SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1). General Guidelines

2). Written Submissions

3). Graphic Art/Photo Submissions

4). Submission Deadlines 2006

5). Staff Writer or Contributor?

6). Submission Wish List

1). General Guidelines

a. We accept submissions of original art, photography and the written word expressing all aspects of the female journey through the Mists. The Tor Stone is published quarterly,and each issue will reflect the prominent energy of that time of year and how our processes of healing and growth as women mirrors this endless cycle. There will be features in each issue on Personal Growth and Journeys, Herbs, Poetry, Art, Hearth Updates, The Goddesses of Avalon, Energetic and Ritual Techniques and other related articles.

b. When you submit your work to us, we will assume your work is available to publish, unless you state otherwise.

c. All submissions are published with the understanding that there will be no compensation made to the contributor. We are operating as a nonprofit organization. However, The Tor Stone will be happy to extend free advertising space to our published contributors for goods or services relating to the scope of this journal (i.e. healing, spiritual tools, art, crafts, etc.). We reserve the right to refuse advertisements that do not meet the intent of this journal.

d. If your submission is published you will also receive a free copy of that issue, if you are a subscriber this will be in addition to your regular subscription copy.

e. We can accept material in either Mac or PC formats on 3 1/2” floppy disks, 100 MB Zip disks or CD-ROMs. Written material preferably in Microsoft Word, a text only or ASCII format, graphic art (in order of preference) can be either EPS, Tiff or Bitmap. Photography can be in any PhotoShop viewable format.

2). Written Submissions

We accept fiction, nonfiction and poetry relating to personal growth and empowerment. All submissions must be the original work of the author. All works should be submitted using Word (.doc) as an attachment to an e-mail.  Please use the default font, make sure to cite all resources, and you MUST have your name and e-mail address at the top of your work.    Send all submissions to editor@torstone.org . *NOTE*  If you have a Macintosh or a program besides Word, please submit it as a Rich Text Format file. All published contributions will give credit to the author unless otherwise requested. All manuscripts must contain the author’s name, pen name (if applicable), address and phone number on each page. We reserve the right to edit for length, clarity, and grammar. 

**If you are unable to send an electronic version of your work, please contact the editor for the address to which you can mail your submission.  When sending your work by snail mail, please include your name and e-mail address on every page of transcript.  If you want your work returned to you please also include a SASE.

3). Graphic Art/Photo Submissions

We accept graphic art and photographs suitable for reproduction in black and white. All graphic art and photo submissions must be the original work of the artist. Scan and/or send art submissions as .jpg or .tif files as email attachments to the editor here.   Make your name the name of the file, please.All published contributions will give credit to the artist unless otherwise requested. All material must contain the artists name, address and phone number on each item.

**If you are unable to send an electronic version of your work, please contact the editor for the address to which you can mail your submission.  When sending your work by snail mail, please include your name and e-mail address on every page of transcript.  If you want your work returned to you please also include a SASE.

4). Submission Deadlines for 2006:

     Imbolc - February 1 (Lunar Holy Day February 12)

     Beltane - May 1 (Lunar Holy Day May 13)

     Lughnassadh - July 28 (Lunar Holy Day August 9)

     Samhain - October 25 (Lunar Holy Day November 5)

 5). Staff Writer or Contributer?

A staff writer is a part of the Tor Stone Staff, just like its editors, proofreaders, etc.  That is, they have made a commitment to working for this magazine by agreeing to write an article for every issue of The Tor Stone.  Since we are a quarterly e-zine, that is four issues per year.   (This does not include poetry or artwork).  You can look at a list of columns we wish to see covered in our journal and pick from there, or come up with your own idea. 

Contributors send in work at the time of their choosing.  Either they do not want or don't have the time to write for every article, or they wish to submit poetry, artwork, or photography.   Contributors are free to choose what type and topic of submissions to send in, though there are numerous suggestions of articles on the "wish list" page.  To view the list, click here. 

*NOTE*  Both staff writers and contributors receive free issues of The Tor Stone in which their article is featured.

6). Submissions Wish List

There are numerous things we would like to see covered in our online journal.  This is not a full list, but hopefully it will give you an idea of regular articles we would like to feature.  If you are just looking to be a contributor for one article, feel free to write your story and submit it.  However, if you are looking to be a feature writer and want your column to be on one of the following topics, please e-mail me with your application first, with your column idea listed.

This list will change from time to time as we gain writers and ideas, so check back to see if you find something you would rather write on.  Remember you can always come up with your own columns or article idea: it does not have to be listed here.  And as always, remember the goal of this journal and make sure your writings adhere to the submission guidelines.  

*Crafts column/articles--ideas on projects in devotion to the goddess, especially any projects that are traditionally done on the holy days of that magazine edition.

*Holiday column/article--A subject with a wide variety of ways to approach it.  The article could be ways to honor the day, traditional meanings and celebrations, the history and beginnings of that particular holy day, or a little bit of everything!

*Paganism in the modern world column--we are looking for a feature writer who wants to share a more personal approach to life with the goddess.  How do you live as a pagan today?  What are the problems and hurdles, and how do you overcome them to find the absolute joy of being one with Her?

*Fictional short story articles--We always welcome occasional contributions of short stories.  If you are a fiction writer, consider writing a piece of pagan fiction and submitting it to the Tor.

*Gardening with the Goddess column--Got a green thumb?  Willing to share some tips and how-to's with our readers?  A column on the growing of herbs and other essentials and how those can be used in ritual and daily life is a article we would love to see in our journal.

*Tarot column/article--Detailing of a specific deck for a one time article or the sharing of your knowledge of the Tarot for a column are just some ways out of many of approaching this piece.

*Music, book reviews article/column--Although a regular columnist is welcome, you can also submit whenever you like reviews of pagan music or cd's, or books on the goddess.

*Author/artist interview articles--We continually accept articles by someone who has interviewed either a pagan author or music artist.

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To our readers, present and future :
Please feel free to write in with any ideas of columns or articles that you want to read about, and I will add them to this "wish list"!

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