Writers’ Guidelines

Writer’s Guidelines and Subscription/Advertising information for Excellent Writing
a newsletter sponsored by the Center for Writing Excellence, a division of the Institution for Instructional Excellence.

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We are looking for the following types of articles:

Fillers (100 to 150 words)

We’re always on the lookout for:

• Short tips and tricks on relevant writing topics.
• Reviews of other writing Websites, blogs, etc.
• News bytes (awards, funding, community events, research and/or project initiatives, etc.)
• Drawings and Cartoons.
• Poetry about writing or the writing life

Short articles (200-300 words)

• Consist of standard main head, and sometimes a lead-in subhead.
• Find a slant, hook or angle that will make the article unique and different from similar stories.

Feature/Major articles (500 words)

• Consists of standard main head and lead-in subhead.
• Feature articles can be based on live interviews with key experts or appropriate individuals. – Find a slant, hook or angle that will make the article unique and different from similar stories.
• Often uses sidebars which breaks up the text and makes reading easier. Sidebars range between 50 – 125 words and can be a listing of tips, key facts and figures, or information you want highlighted.

Notes for Article Submissions:

• We prefer articles and images be submitted as electronic files and we accept the following formats (MS Word, JPEG, GIF). Text can also be copied directly into e-mail.
• Send images/pictures as e-mail attachments.
• All writers remember to include a byline and an author’s note (including email address and/or website link) to be published with your article.

Writer submissions must adhere to the following guidelines to be considered for publishing in this newsletter :

• All articles must be useful to this newsletter’s audience.
• All articles must be grammatically correct and free of spelling errors.
• All articles must be original.

Publication Schedule

• Monthly on the first Monday of each month.
• Deadline for all articles is the last Thursday of every month for the following month’s newsletter.

Compensation

• This is a free newsletter with no advertising revenue.
• Payment is in the form of publication with byline, credits, links to writer’s Websites, blogs, etc. Author’s note may contain promotional material for author’s products, etc.
• If the author chooses, I will also include a FREE 2×3 inch .jpg display ad. I will create the ad using the author’s logo, pics, copy. The ad will accompany the article and the author will receive a copy that can be used anywhere else.

How to Submit Your Articles, etc.

• Please submit all articles and poems as .doc, .pdf, or .rtf attachments to this email address: janiewrites1@gmail.com
• Please submit pictures as .jpg, or .gif attachments to the same email address.
• Short articles and poems can also be copied and pasted into the body of the email.

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