News Story or Article:A News Story is usually a report about an event and is visible on the Camden Gardeners web site for a limited period of time (usually 1 month after the event for a post-event report or the day of the event for a pre-event report).News stories are always written in the third person (i.e. no I, we or us etc). An Article provides readers with newsworthy, opinionated, useful, practical, helpful, actionable information that brings readers significant benefits. It provides a platform for sharing ideas, opinions, reflections, learning, stories, and humour with our readers. Unless the article is a personal opinion piece, it should be written in the third person (i.e. no I, we or us etc). The Camden Gardeners web site does not allow the endorsing, promoting or opposing of political parties, candidates or platforms except as a matter of historical record. Author's Information:The byline of any submitted article should be a real human whose details should be submitted to us separately by filling in an author’s information form. You can request this information form by emailing us at this link. We will then send you a word document for you to fill in and return to us. This only has to be done for the first submission. We will then send you your Author Id and a blank submission email taylored specifically for your articles.We prefer to have a head and shoulders image to be used in the byline. It needs to have a maximum width of 200 pixels and should be supplied separately in either a .jpg or .png format. If you submit multiple articles or represent an organization your byline will be linked to a web page that lists all your articles. This page can also list any contact details you wish to list, as well as any biography you want to add. Article Submission:The article needs to be supplied electronically – ideally as a word document. Any images must be supplied separately either in a .jpg or .png format, however we would like you to also include the image(s) in the word document as well so that we get the layout correct. i.e. as you the author intended it. Our website is designed to be viewed at a width of 750 pixels. This is equivalent to about 115 characters or the width of an A4 page with 1cm margins, so please format any articles accordingly.Please Note: We do not pay for articles. Target Audience:The Camden Gardeners web site is targeted at the type of person who comes to visit flower shows or the NGS open gardens, is interested in gardening, allotments or community gardens, or even just interested in the areas many parks.While not necessarily experts our readers may be very knowledgeable plants people so when mentioning a plant it is advisable to reference their botanical (Latin) name as well as the common plant name. When describing a process or explaining a field of expertise please remember that our readers may not be as expert as you in that process or field of expertise so remember to explain any technical terms or jargon used. Copyright:The Author remains the copyright holder for the article.The Author agrees to grant the Camden Gardeners web site and their partners and sponsors a nonexclusive irrevocable licence to edit, reproduce, enlarge, publish and exhibit for any purpose related to the publishing of the submission in any medium, including print and digital. This includes, but is not restricted to, use in press, social media and on websites. The decision of which North London Gardeners’ Web Site the submission is placed is up to the Camden Gardeners' Editor and is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The Camden Gardeners web site will try to ensure the Author will be credited on all mediums, but in the event of inadvertent omission of the credit, the Author agrees that The Electronic Guide Ltd (TEG) and its partners and sponsors are not to be liable. The Author is responsible for any claim made by a third party against the submission. Images:It is the Author's responsibility to ensure that all necessary permissions are obtained from any person or private property featured in an image.Deadline:As an online publication the deadline is flexible. Your submission will be reviewed by us and if it meets our submission guidelines, editorial, and quality standards, we will contact you before we publish the article or news story.We cannot guarantee to respond personally to every submission, and we cannot guarantee that we will use your article. TEG’s North London Gardeners’ Web Sites:The web sites cover the following London Boroughs:-
Disclaimer:The information given in these Submission Guidelines is correct, but the Camden Gardeners web site reserves the right to change any of it without prior notice. |
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