Contributor Submission

Townships Sun Contributor Submission

Thank you for your interest in contributing to the Townships Sun. Please complete this form and upload your submission and required materials. All submissions are reviewed by the editorial team. Completion of this form confirms that you have read and agree to the contributor terms outlined below.

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Contributor Information

Contributor Status*

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Submission Details

Format of Publication*

Indicate if this submission is for the print and web magazine publication and/or the Townships Sun blog.

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Submission Publication Month*

Below, please indicate the issue of the Townships Sun this submission is preferred to be published. In most cases, submissions need to be approved before the 10th of the month prior to the magazine publication (e.g., April 10 to be published in the May issue). The editorial team will do our best to get submissions in the preferred issue, but they may be added to another month.

Type of Submission*

Number of Images

Submissions of photos or artwork related to the issue’s theme are invited for consideration for publication on the inside pages, on the front or back cover of the magazine, or to accompany articles. We are looking for work with visual impact in either black-and-white or in colour.

Please enter a number less than or equal to 5.

Submission Title*

Image/Artwork Title 1*

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Image/Artwork Title 5*

Brief Description of the Submission*

1–2 sentences describing theme, focus, or relevance to the Eastern Townships

Word length for submission (Article, essay, review, short story)

One full-page of text is usually 800-900 words in length. The addition of images can reduce the word requirement for a text.

Please enter a number less than or equal to 2000.

Line length for submission (Poetry)

Poems should be a maximum of 40 lines; line length 3.5 inches (1-column) utilizing 11-point Calibri font.

Please enter a number less than or equal to 40.

Image/Artwork Details*

Please include: Title of work; Artist/photographer name; Year of creation; Medium; Dimensions; Source (if applicable); Any relevant contextual information

Book Review Details*

Please include: Title of piece being reviewed; author/creator name (year); publisher; pages, medium, cost (e.g., The Black Wolf; by Louise Penny (2025); Minotaur Books; 384 pages, hardcover, $40)

Review - Art (Gallery or Museum Exhibition)*

Please include: Exhibition title; Artist(s) name(s) (if relevant); Medium(s) (e.g., photography, oil, mixed media, installation, digital); Venue name; Exhibition dates (opening and closing); Curator (if relevant); Key themes or conceptual framework; Historical or cultural context (if applicable); Admission cost (or free)

Review - Theatre Production*

Please include: Production title; Playwright/composer/lyricist/production company; Director; Venue name; Performance date reviewed; Full run dates

Review - Concert or Work of Music*

Please include: Artist(s)/band(s); Tour name or Album title (if applicable) - Release date; Venue of Performance; Performance date; Genre(s); Format reviewed (digital, CD, vinyl)

Review - Restaurant*

Please include: Restaurant name; Address and neighborhood; Cuisine type; Chef and/or owner; Date(s) of visit; Meal type reviewed (brunch, lunch, dinner, tasting menu); Price range per person

Review - Creative Body of Work (This applies to artists, writers, designers, filmmakers, or collectives.)*

Please include: Creator name(s); Discipline(s) and medium(s); Time period covered by the body of work; Scope (number of works, projects, or pieces); Central themes or artistic concerns

Agreements for Publication

Artificial Intelligence Use Declaration & Consent*

The Townships Sun is committed to publishing original creative and journalistic work created by human contributors.

By submitting work through this form, I confirm and agree to the following:

No Generative AI Use
I declare that my submitted work (including written text, images, artwork, photographs, and any accompanying creative material) was not written, generated, illustrated, altered, or composed using generative artificial intelligence tools (including but not limited to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Midjourney, DALL·E, Stable Diffusion, or similar systems).

Human-Created Work
I affirm that the creative decisions, expression, structure, and content of the submission are the result of my own human authorship. The work reflects original thought, experience, observation, or artistic practice.

Permitted Technical Tools
I understand that the use of non-generative tools—such as spelling and grammar checkers, formatting software, accessibility tools (e.g., speech-to-text), image scanning, or basic photo corrections (e.g., cropping, exposure adjustment)—is acceptable, provided these tools do not generate, rewrite, or materially alter creative content.

Disclosure Obligation
I acknowledge that failure to disclose the use of generative AI, or the submission of AI-generated or AI-assisted creative work, may result in rejection of the submission or withdrawal of publication acceptance at any stage of the editorial process.

Editorial Verification
I understand that the Townships Sun reserves the right to request clarification regarding the creation process of submitted work and to decline or remove content that does not comply with this policy.

Good-Faith Submission
I confirm that this declaration is made in good faith and that all information provided in connection with this submission is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

I confirm that my submission complies with the Townships Sun’s policy on artificial intelligence and that no generative AI tools were used in the creation of the submitted work.

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