The Post receives more than 30,000 letters to The Open Forum column a year, averaging about 600 a week. Because we have space to print only about 10 percent of the letters we receive, we try to give preference to differing viewpoints and to The Post's critics in choosing letters to be published.
Letter writers are generally limited to one appearance every two months.
The only time you will be called for verification is if your letter is selected. We welcome letters of up to 200 words on topics of general interest. Letters may be edited for length, grammar and accuracy. These are one-shot submissions and should stand on their own, without reference to previously published material. We try not to accept more than one or two columns a year from any individual writer.