Get featured in Evening Standard
London news, culture, going out and property
We write a custom feature about you and manage the placement. You approve every word before it goes live.
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How do I get featured in Evening Standard?
We develop your story, write the feature to editorial standard, and manage the placement. You approve every word before anything goes live.
About Evening Standard
The Evening Standard is London's news, sport and culture title, branded online as The Standard at standard.co.uk and published in print as The London Standard.
Why a feature here matters
It is where Londoners follow the city's news, restaurants, culture and property, so a feature puts you in front of readers who live and work in the capital.
Best for: London businesses, founders, restaurants and bars, cultural venues, property and interiors brands, and experts with a London angle.
How coverage happens at Evening Standard
There are two ways in. The first is to pitch the paper yourself. Its Contact page asks for story ideas to go to the news team at news@standarddigital.co.uk and lists separate addresses for features, sport and Homes & Property. This is free, but it is slow, there is no promise of a reply and the desk decides what runs. The second is to work with DNA. We develop the London angle with you, write the feature to the paper's standard, manage the placement and send you the draft to approve. Nothing goes live until you have signed off every word, and we tell you plainly if your story belongs somewhere else.
The kind of story that lands
The Standard's sections are News, Sport, Business, Lifestyle, Culture, Going Out, Homes & Property and Comment. Going Out covers restaurants, bars, things to do and live events; Homes & Property covers interiors, renting, buying and property news; Culture covers music, film, theatre and exhibitions. The stories that fit are London stories: a restaurant opening with a story behind it, a founder expanding in the capital, a new exhibition, a property trend in a particular borough or an expert view on a live London issue. Real names, places and figures matter. A national story with London added on rarely works.
How to Get Featured in the Evening Standard
What the Evening Standard is
The Evening Standard is London's news, sport and culture title. Online at standard.co.uk it now brands itself The Standard, and its print edition is The London Standard, with a digital replica available through PressReader. Its postal address is the Alphabeta building on Finsbury Square in London, and its code of conduct applies the Editors' Code of Practice to material published by the Evening Standard and the Independent.
To get featured in the Evening Standard you can send a story to its news team or the relevant desk yourself, or work with DNA to develop a feature, write it to the paper's standard and manage the placement. Either way, the story needs a reason a London reader would care.
What the Evening Standard covers
The main sections are News, Sport, Business, Lifestyle, Culture, Going Out, Homes & Property and Comment, with Showbiz alongside. News covers London, politics, crime, the UK, tech and the environment. Culture covers music, film, TV, theatre and exhibitions. Going Out covers restaurants, food and drink, pubs and bars, things to do and live events. Homes & Property covers property news, interiors, renting, buying and mortgages, and celebrity homes. Lifestyle includes fashion, wellness, beauty, travel and London Life.
Because the Standard is a London title, much of its coverage follows the city's calendar: openings, exhibitions, elections and seasonal events. A story tied to one of those moments has a clearer reason to run.
How to submit a story to the Evening Standard
The Contact page is direct: if you have a story the paper might be interested in, email the news team at news@standarddigital.co.uk. The same page lists desk contacts for features (features@standard.co.uk), sport (sport@standarddigital.co.uk) and Homes & Property (homesandproperty@standard.co.uk), so a lifestyle, sport or property story can go straight to the right team.
A good submission is short and specific. Put the news in the subject line, say in the first two sentences what happened and why it matters to London, and give a named person who can speak to it with a way to reach them quickly. Attach nothing large; link to images instead. The desk decides whether to follow it up, and there is no promise of a reply.
The Comment section runs opinion on London politics, culture and city life, but we found no published op-ed or letters submission route on the site. If your idea is an argument rather than news, the features desk or an agency are the realistic options.
What makes a strong piece for the Evening Standard
London comes first. A restaurant opening with a story behind it, a London founder hiring or expanding, a new exhibition, a property trend in a specific borough or an expert view on a live London issue suits the sections above. Give real names, places and figures. A national story with London added as an afterthought rarely works. For national reach beyond the capital, The Independent is the closer fit.
How the process works with DNA
We begin with a short call to understand your story and find the London angle and the section it suits, whether that is Business, Going Out, Homes & Property or Lifestyle. We write the feature to the paper's standard and send you the draft. You approve every word before it goes live, and we manage the placement from there. If the Standard is not the right home for your story, we say so.
How long it takes
Expect weeks rather than days. Shaping the angle and agreeing the draft takes time, and London news can move a story. We do not promise a publication date or an outcome.
How we get you in Evening Standard
Questions about Evening Standard
Is the Evening Standard coverage a real, published feature?
Yes. It is a genuine article published on the outlet, written about you and your work — not an ad you design yourself.
How long does it take?
Most placements take weeks rather than days. We give you a realistic timeline for Evening Standard before we start, and never promise a date we cannot control.
What if I am not happy with the draft?
You review and revise until it is right. Nothing publishes without your approval.
How do I submit a story to the Evening Standard?
Email the news team at news@standarddigital.co.uk, as the Contact page asks. Features, sport and Homes & Property stories can go to the desk addresses listed on the same page.
Is the Evening Standard now The London Standard?
The print edition is The London Standard, and the website at standard.co.uk brands itself The Standard. Its contact and code of conduct pages still refer to the Evening Standard.
Can I write an opinion piece for the Evening Standard?
The Comment section runs opinion pieces, but the site does not publish an op-ed or letters submission route. Pitching the features desk or working with an agency are the options.