Editorial Submission Form

Deadline: Wednesday by noon.

To submit an editorial please complete all fields below.
Full Name:

Your Email address:

Select your preferred area of publication:

Date & Time of Event:

Subject:

Message:

Word Count:

    Don't Forget:

  • your name and contact information!
  • to read the submission guidelines below before submitting articles.
  • Editorial submissions must be in by noon on wednesday!

OPTIONAL Image Upload:

we can also accept your submissions
in the following ways.
By Mail:

• Pennywise, Box 430,
Kaslo, V0G 1M0

By Fax:

(250) 353-7444

By E-mail:

    Drop-off:

  • Nelson drop off ad Kootenay Currency Exchange office at
    715 Vernon St., located at street level.
    From there it will be directed to our Kaslo office.

  • Kaslo, 400 A Avenue; BC; V0G 1MO
Guidelines

Pennywise welcomes articles to be used as community news. We cannot guarantee their publication, but we do our best to include a variety of articles in each of our editions every week. The following guidelines are intended to help customers who would like to submit community news.

• The earlier we receive your article into our office, the better the chance you have of it being published. Wednesday is the always the deadline for articles being entered into our community news file for that week. Articles that advertise a specific business or are of a political or controversial nature are considered as paid advertising only.

• Please indicate in which Pennywise areas you would like to see your community news appear: Kootenay Lake; Nelson/Salmo; Castlegar/Slocan Valley; Trail/Beaver Valley/Rossland.

• Thank-you lists are not considered community news but can be submitted as classified or display advertising. These lists will be excluded from community news submissions.

• Please do not send articles in PDF format

Photo Guidelines

It's always nice to get photos with community articles. If there is room, we will print them both.

• The article will take priority over the photo, however, and we will try to include the article even if there is not room for the picture.

• Good quality prints or digital images (TIFFs or high quality JPGs) are best. We are able to use regular prints and slides as well.

• If you would like your photograph returned, please note that on the article as well as a return address on the back of the photo with a soft tip marker (no ball point pens please) and we will be sure to get it back to you.

  
Rules of Thumb

Community news space is limited. The space changes week to week, and varies between editions. Keep in mind the following rules of thumb:

• Shorter articles (approx 1/4 page or 150 words) can be used in more places than longer ones and therefore have more chance of being published.

• We attempt to leave articles as they are written, the less editing required the better the chances of publication.

• If a number of articles are submitted by the same person or organization, it is helpful to prioritize them for us, because we do attempt to fit in as large a variety of articles as we can.

Selection Policy

Space permitting, articles are prioritized as follows:

• Time sensitive articles (ie. upcoming community events.)

• Reports of past community events.

• Non-profit organization information articles.

• Community interest articles.

• Regional interest articles.

• General interest articles.

Note: Community articles submitted with paid advertising will have priority over other articles.