Calling all reunion scribes!

You’re the expert about your reunion whether you’re the planner or a regular participant. You know what’s unique about your group and you’re proud to be a part of it. You want to celebrate with lots of others and sing it from the roof tops — so tell it in Reunions magazine. All you have to do is write a report or story and include all the details you think are important and special about your family, class, military or other group. We want to learn about it and share it with others who are thinking about or planning their reunion and can learn from your experience.

We do not judge your writing, but we do edit everything we use. If you submit something and say we can’t touch a word of it, we’ll send it right back because we reserve the right to polish everything we use. We have never had a complaint about our editing and until we do, we will continue to consider it a part of our duty to make the best, most enjoyable reading we can for our audience. Make it as long or as short as you want. We do ask that you make sure all names of people and places are spelled correctly.

If there is something very special you’ve done and you want to acknowledge that, feel free. We want to learn about it. Perhaps your historian or a genealogist has made a special presentation or you’ve invented a new game, contest or tournament other reunions might enjoy or you have special workshops other reunions might learn from. Share them!

Think about how you want us to illustrate your submission. Add pictures and videos, of course. Speaking of pictures, we frequently receive very colorful descriptions of a groaning board or potluck of food that leaves our mouths watering. Don’t just describe it: take pictures!

Pictures and videos must be yours and you authorize us to use. Send high resolution pictures (250KB or higher, if digital, and 300 dpi, if scanned). Please send videos as an . mp4, .mov, or .wmv video file via www. wetransfer.com (a free transfer service that allows up to 2GB to be sent). If you’re sending your large group picture, we only need to know the name of the reunion. If you share pictures of smaller groups (say two to maybe 8 people max), please identify them, left to right and add children’s ages.

The best time to write a report is right after your reunion when you are still high on the success, the adrenaline is raging and memories are fresh. It’s also when you can most easily get help from other attendees (either their ideas and/or photos and videos when they’re still at everyone’s finger tips.)

Feel free to ask questions. Send your stories, pictures, videos and questions to Edith Wagner at editor@reunionsmag.com We will acknowledge receipt and estimate when you might see your report in an issue. It’s a fun way to celebrate the hard work of planning and staging your reunion and its many members. We look forward to learning about you and your reunion!