Are you interested in facilitating public discourse?
Sharing your perspectives with others in your community?
If so, there are several area publications which welcome your input in the form of letters to the editor. The publications vary by allowable length and submission deadlines. They all require you to give your name, address and phone number to be considered for publication. The publications reserve the right to edit your submission. For quick reference, refer to the table below. Publication specific requirements can be found on their respective websites.
Please note: The Bellingham Herald no longer publishes letters to the editor.
Cascadia Daily
250 Letters
10 am Tuesdays
letters@cascadiadaily.com www.cascadia.com
Salish Current
300 Letters
No Deadline
s.fletcher@salish-current.org
(News editor) : www.salish-current.org
Ferndale record and Lynden Tribune*
300 Letters
(One letter per household every 60 days)
9 am Mondays
editor@lyndentribune.com or Bill Helm, Editor:
bill@lyndentribune.com
www.lyndentribune.com
The Northern Light
150 Letters
(One letter per author every 4 weeks)
Mondays letters
@daffodilpress.net www.thenorthernlight.com
Skagit Valley Herald
300 Letters
@skagitpublishing.com
www.goskagit.com
La Conner Community News
300 Letters
Form on website www.laconnercommunitynews.org
Seattle Times
200 Letters
@seattletimes.com
www.seattletimes.com
This is NOT meant to be a comprehensive list of Washington state publications. Where data is missing, please refer to the website.
This list was compiled by Nancy Sheng in October 2026.
