Sending
a proposal is more efficient than sending in a
pre-written article that we may turn down or ask
you to rewrite. We welcome unsolicited articles
but please contact us before sending an
article.
If
you have an idea for an article or a visual presentation,
please send your proposal to our info email
address .
Your
proposal should communicate a clear article focus,
as well as demonstrate your familiarity with the magazine
and our style. Please describe what you are proposing,
who/what the article is about and why readers would
want to read the article.
An
editor will work with you to shape your article for
publication in Literacies once your proposal
is received and accepted.
the
format
Please
send submissions as Text Only files, with a minimum
of formatting. We prefer that you not use footnotes.
Please
attach a title page to your contribution with the
following:
- your
name and contact information
- the
name of the article
- a
50-word biography
Your
name should only appear on the title page.
If
we decide to publish your article, we will ask you
to write a summary of 100-250 words.
editorial
procedures
The
editors of Literacies reserve the right to
make editorial changes in any manuscript accepted
for publication for the sake of style or clarity.
Edited articles will be sent to authors for approval.
publication
Literacies
cannot guarantee publication dates and reserves
the right not to publish any article.
rights
Once
your piece is accepted for publication, you grant
Literacies the right to post your article
on our web site. You will keep copyright of your work
and may publish the paper anywhere else, as long as
you acknowledge Literacies as the original
publisher.
Literacies
is copyright free and we encourage readers to
make use of it. We only ask that when you do so, you
acknowledge the source.
If
you submit photographs to accompany your piece, we
require a signed release form from each person.
complimentary
copies
Literacies
does not pay for submissions. However, authors
of published articles, commentaries, and reviews will
receive 2 free copies of the issue in which their
piece appears.
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