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Our magazine seeks articles, essays or reviews that differ from newspaper stories or op-ed pieces in their breadth, depth of research, and quality of prose. We look for a unique argument and a strong writing voice that expresses a salient point of view about a Townships issue, event or creative product.

Articles or essays are usually 600 to 900 words in length; reviews are a maximum of 600 words. The written piece may take the form of a memoir, a reported narrative, an interview, a short feature about a specific topic, a book review, or a review of an art exhibit, concert or music CD, photo exhibit, theatre, or creative body of work.

Creative fiction, personal story, humour…. Surprise us; sometimes we don’t know what we want until we see it. Submit original work only.

Poems should be a maximum of 40 lines, and line length 3.5 inches or less (11-point Calibri font). Submit original work only. For concrete poetry or poems with unusual formatting, please submit the work also as a PDF or JPG image.

Submissions of photos or artwork 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.

Photos and artwork submitted must either belong to YOU, or be classified as being in the public domain. Note that historical photos over 70 years old are customarily in the public domain; however, you must not take them from sources such as the Eastern Townships Resource Centre (ETRC) without permission.

When submitting, please include the following information:

• title of the work,
• name of the artist or photographer,
• year of creation,
• media used,
• dimensions of the work,
• source (e.g. photographer’s and/or organization’s name), and
• any other pertinent information.

All images should be in as high resolution as possible, preferably 600 ppi or higher. Minimum 3.5 inches wide. They may be in the following file formats: JPG, TIFF, PDF, PNG, EPS or PSD.

If you have questions regarding a potential submission (i.e., a complex article, essay or review) please query the editor by email. A successful query will show that you have a good idea, that you can write, that you can research the topic, that you know the Townships Sun, and that your idea is pertinent for this magazine. The query letter should be sent well in advance of the target issue and include:

• A “pitch” paragraph or lead that attracts the reader’s eye and arouses their curiosity.
• Article description. Tell us about your intended research, approach, format (interview? photos? title?) and length of time needed to complete the article.
• Your credentials and experience. What qualifies you to write this article? (If you have not written for the Townships Sun before, you may provide a link to previous work online, or attach samples.)
• Contact information. Your full name, phone number, address, and email address.

Please send your query in the body of an email to the editor via our Contact page.

Please allow two weeks for a reply before following up by email.