Can articles I have written for other publications count toward fulfilling the dW author program requirements?
Sorry, no. The dW author program is intended to recognize contributions to developerWorks, so only original contributions that are published first in developerWorks are applicable. Content initially published elsewhere (including book excerpts), podcasts on other sites, your personal blog, and so on, are not applicable. Similarly, IBM-based content that is not published on developerWorks, including Redbooks, Technotes, Information Center entries, IBM Press books, and so on, cannot be applied to the program.