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Living in the Cowichan Valley
Thanks for your interest in submitting to Valley Voice. As we are a community publication, please ensure that all submissions are related to activities within the Cowichan Valley. Wordcount Short and Sweet New Writer and Articles 200 – 275 words New Features 500 – 750 words If you have an idea for a feature, please send us a query e-mail with your topic. Please do not send the full article. Image Resolution – All images must be 200 – 300 dpi only. Images taken from the web (72 dpi ) are not good enough quality for print. Deadlines – Submissions must be received by the 16th day of the preceding month. For example, we need your submission by October 16th for the November issue. Mandate – All articles must include teaching or sharing elements. Business owners are welcome to talk about a special aspect of the business or service; however please refrain from using your business name in your article until the end in your author tagline. Author Tagline – Please include a 3-10 word author bio with your article and an image of yourself. Events – If you are reporting on a local event please include the title of event, date, time and location at the beginning of your article. Please answer these W's when writing your "press release" for events... WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY
who are the organizers? benefactors? what is the event? where is the event? when is the event? is it a benefit or fundraiser? Why should people attend? (make it sound enticing!)
Looking forward to hearing from you! Cheers, Sheila and Richard Badman Cowichan Valley Voice Magazine editor@cowichanvalleyvoice.com
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