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-# Contributing to awesome-golem
+# Contribution Guidelines
 
-<> Placeholder <>
+Please ensure your pull request adheres to the following guidelines:
+
+- Make an individual pull request for each suggestion.
+- Use the following format: `[PACKAGE](LINK) - DESCRIPTION.`
+- New categories, or improvements to the existing categorization are welcome.
+- Keep descriptions short and simple, but descriptive.
+- End all descriptions with a full stop/period.
+- Check your spelling and grammar.
+- Make sure your text editor is set to remove trailing whitespace.
+
+The rules above take precedence, but in case I missed something, check [the
+awesome guidelines](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome/blob/master/contributing.md)
+too.
+
+Your contributions are always welcome!  Thank you for your suggestions!