Introducing Beyond Narratives

We Invite You to Share Your Experiences

As Britannica continues to innovate in a world where fact and fiction collect ever more rapidly, we’ve embarked on a mission to elevate global conversations and curate noteworthy voices. We invite you to join our community of narrators, so you can help too.

Today, we’re creating Beyond Narratives, a new forum that enables lifelong learners to explore their curiosities and share their experiences. The best Narratives often start with a single idea. We want to share your stories that have changed the way you see the world.

Britannica covers thousands of categories of content. And we’re constantly looking to expand. We’re in search of thought-provoking personal essays that explore relevant and current social issues as well as what’s new and trending in politics, economics, and education. We also welcome well-researched papers on scientific and historical topics, events of global importance, and more.

So, please, share your Narratives with us and become part of the Britannica family.

Narrative Types

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IWitness​

We are seeking articles that express a personal opinion on a variety of issues. We are interested in opinions on events, social issues, government policies, and more

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Letter to the Editor​

We welcome reactions to our content, and we want to include a range of views on the topics we cover. Tell us what you think of our articles with a letter to the editors. ​

Reader Roundup

Periodically, Britannica will want to publish a round-up of key answers to featured topics and questions. There are a number of ways you can participate in this Reader Roundup.

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Popular Content Categories

Britannica and Beyond serves 12 primary categories supporting 1000+ different subcategories of content.  We’ve identified just a handful of the most popular categories of content

Entertainment & Pop Culture
Entertainment and leisure activities have been a part of all cultures in one form or another since the ancient times, whether the activity in question involved participating in a dance performance, attending a Broadway show, going to a music festival, or watching a movie.

Geography and Travel
Planet Earth contains some extraordinarily diverse environments, some of which are easily habitable and some not so much. In different areas of Earth, one might find sweltering deserts, dense tropical rainforests, or bone-chilling tundras.

Law & Government
The world today is divided territorially into more than 190 countries, each of which possesses a national government that claims to exercise sovereignty and seeks to compel obedience to its will by its citizens.

Science
The field of science has developed over many centuries as a way of studying and understanding the world, beginning with the primitive stage of simply noting important regularities in nature and continuing through the rise of modern science.

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Topics We're Interested In

As we expand into Narratives, we’re interested in learning from our readers on a variety of events, topics and perspectives. 

Social Issues

Education Transformation

Law and Government

Government Policies

Health Reform 

Technology Innovations

Scientific Breakthroughs

Industry Transformation 

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