permaculture

[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

Greg, et. al.,
Since the next issue deals with "the Art of Permaculture" (Sept 1 
deadline),  your article could  probably  fit.  Guidelines (from the 
front page of our site) follows:
Thanks,
Keith

*GUIDELINES FOR WRITERS*
Thank you for you interest in writing for the Permaculture Activist, the 
oldest journal on permaculture and related subjects. The following 
guidelines will help you prepare and submit materials for publication 
consideration.

*SUBMITTING WRITTEN MATERIALS*
The Activist accepts feature articles; book, video, and film reviews; 
reports on conferences, convergences, and gatherings of interest; brief 
news items, "From the Regions"; "Movement Musings"; letters to the 
editor, and other materials.

- *Feature articles* should be 1,500-3,000 words in length and on topics 
of the widest possible interest that address the theme of the particular 
issue (Upcoming deadlines and future issue themes are published in each 
issue). We want experienced permaculturists to write about what they 
know but if you write about your site, project, course, etc., it must be 
of general interest and application, not simply to promote yourself or 
your work. Whenever possible, cite examples from other projects or 
permaculturists with which you are familiar and give practical details 
so that readers not only understand your project but can cull and use 
information and techniques you have used and perfected.

Important questions to consider and answer in your article include: How 
did you do it? What was the design process? Who participated? How long 
did it take? At what stage is the project? What was learned from 
successes and mistakes? How does the project embody specific 
permaculture ethics and principles? What are the plans for the future?

- *Reviews* of books, video, or film should be from 500 to 1,200 words 
in length.

- *"From the Regions"* items are brief reports about news and happenings 
of interest in the writer's area and may be submitted as news releases 
or short features of between 800 and 1,000 words. These items need not 
relate directly to the theme of an issue. Items that relate to 
date-specific events, courses, etc., should be submitted as calendar or 
events listings.

- *Reports* on convergences, conferences, and gatherings of interest may 
be submitted as features or as items for "From the Regions" if they 
reflect a regional focus. These items need not relate directly to the 
theme of an issue.

- *"Movement Musings"* are akin to editorials or they may report on 
aspects of permaculture education, organization, or social and political 
impacts. They should reflect the writer's views and experiences on 
topics of interest in permaculture (1,000-1,500 words). These items do 
not need to relate directly to the theme of an issue.

Submission of materials to the Activist is not a guarantee of 
publication. We use many criteria to select items to publish including, 
but not limited to: relevance to the issue's theme, general interest to 
readers, good writing and clear communication of the subject, balance of 
subjects and geographic focus or origin of articles in each issue, use 
of photos and illustrations, and other considerations. We read all 
submissions received by deadline but may decline to publish any item or 
may hold a story for publication in a future issue. We will notify 
writers of our decision in advance of publication. We cannot be 
responsible to return unsolicited items.

*ADVANCE NOTICE OF YOUR SUBMISSION*
If you wish to submit an article, it is very important that you let us 
know what you are thinking before the deadline. A short e-mail or phone 
call outlining your story idea is sufficient and helps us plan the 
content of an issue in advance. We may ask you to include a specific 
focus in your article. Advising us of your intentions and ideas in 
advance will enhance your chances of being published.
Write to editor@permacultureactivist.net or call Scott Horton at (951) 
659-5362.

*DEADLINES*
The Permaculture Activist is a quarterly published in February, May, 
August and November. *Deadline for submitting materials is the first of 
the month
two months prior to publication (e.g. December 1 is the deadline for
February, March 1 for May, June 1 for August, and September 1 for 
November)*.
Materials submitted after deadlines will not be considered for 
publication in the upcoming issue.

*WRITING STYLE*
If you have questions about style, grammar, punctuation, etc. please 
consult The Chicago Manual of Style (University of Chicago Press). We 
really appreciate writers' submitting materials in the style of the 
magazine.

*EDITING YOUR WORK*
We reserve the right to edit all materials submitted for content, 
grammar, punctuation, length, clarity, and accuracy. We may ask writers 
to fact check and provide additional documentation and references of 
factual material included in their work. If substantial edits are made, 
we will make every effort to send the writer the edited version in 
advance of publication for comments or may ask the writer to revise or 
re-write. We will not contact writers regarding edits for grammar, 
style, or punctuation.

*PHOTOS AND GRAPHICS*
If you are submitting photos, they should be in digital format at 150 
dpi, no smaller than 5"x7" format, no larger than 8"x10", and saved as 
.tif or .jpg files. All photos must be accompanied by captions 
identifying the subject of the photo, location, and all people pictured. 
If you have hard copy photos or slides you wish to submit, please make 
arrangements with the editor well in advance. Graphics should be as 
simple as possible with clear, bold lines, good contrast, and as little 
screening as possible. We prefer to receive graphics as .tif files.

*PERMISSIONS*
Writers are solely responsible for obtaining permissions for copyrighted 
or protected materials they submit to the Activist. This includes 
quotes, lyrics, excerpts from others' works, releases from people in 
photos, original and protected artwork, etc. You must obtain all 
necessary permissions before you submit your materials and submission of 
them to the Activist constitutes the writer's guarantee that all 
permissions have been granted. Writers are responsible for supplying the 
Activist with all credits for use of others' work (e.g. "photo courtesy 
of _______" or "excerpt used with permission of the author").

Upon publication, the Permaculture Activist owns first North American 
publishing rights to your materials unless other arrangements have been 
made with us in writing in advance. This means that if you wish to have 
your material published elsewhere, you must request permission from the 
Activist (which we almost always grant) and your materials when 
published elsewhere must include the credit "Originally published in the 
Permaculture Activist."

While we prefer to publish original, previously unpublished work, we do 
consider materials that have been published elsewhere, but you must 
disclose this upon submission of your work and have secured permission 
for republication in the Activist.

*OTHER QUESTIONS*
Please feel free to contact us if you have other questions or thoughts at
editor@permacultureactivist.net or by calling editor Scott Horton at 
(951)659-5362.

Many thanks for your interest. We look forward to hearing from you.

*Upcoming Themes and Submission Deadlines:*

#62, The Art of Permaculture, deadline Sept 1*
*#63, Building & Technology, deadline Dec 1
#64, Waste = Food, deadline March 1, 2007



Greg wrote:
> Keith,
>
> I have been meaning to catch up with you about the writers guidelines 
> for writing for the Activist.  First if you wouldn't mind forwarding 
> any guidelines to me it would be very much appreciated.  Second, I 
> work a lot on the edge of permaculture and I have developed a model to 
> present pc and sustainability to mainstream and I am thinking that i 
> would like to write an article about that.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Greg
--
Keith Johnson
Permaculture Activist Magazine
PO Box 5516
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 335-0383
http://www.permacultureactivist.net
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