Author's Newsletter Submission Checklist
Deadlines are Feb 1, May 1 and September 1
ARTICLES
Please send your manuscript in the following format to Pam Kaster,
newsletter editor at
ride4ever@cox.net and Ann Alden aca@bmi.net
Be sure to include your phone number so
we can call you if necessary.
You must be available daily by email and phone for about two weeks after
submission so that we can follow up with you on details.
If you do not get a confirmation by email within 24 hours that we received your
submission, call Pam Kaster at (225) 658-2323.
In one Word document, using any typeface and size, format your submission in the
following way: (see a previous EFMHA News for format.)
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Title of Article
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Your article in Word, about 600 - 1500 words.
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Byline following title
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Paragraphs defined by indent, not line space
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Subheads every few paragraphs, not indented
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Bio
in a paragraph (max. 60 words) at end of article
ALSO in this email,
send the following photos and captions. Please note that mounted riders in
photos must wear a safety helmet and ground work with horses must show
observance of safety procedures:
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JPEG: bio photo , entitled bio (your last name)
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JPEG photos for article – at least two - with titles that tie in with
captions and your article name.
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Word Doc: caption for each photo referenced to title of photo
About Captions:
The caption should explain or enhance your article in about 30 words or
less. For instance “A program rider grooms his favorite horse.”
doesn’t add anything to the subject of your article. But the same photo in
an article on group therapy with a caption something like this
does: “When riders groom their horses before experiencing a trail ride, they
learn tactile communication skills that are later explored in group
therapy sessions.” Basically, if someone just read the photo captions, they
should come away with a sense of what your article might offer.
The captions are an invitation to read your article to find out more on the
subject.
We will communicate with you about any editorial needs and you will have a
chance to review the final article with 24 hours turnaround. If you are not
available when we send the News out for proofing, we will have to go ahead
with the printing process without your review.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
We request that you follow these guidelines so that we as volunteers can
share with you the many hours we spend with the details involved in sending
an EFMHA News issue to the printer. When your entry is received, you can
expect to hear back from us within a few days. Please check your email for
our confirmation that your entry is received and OK as is. If your entry
does not follow these guidelines or there are other problems, we will send it
back to you for editing to be returned to us within 2 days. Please check your email for these communications so that you can work within
our timeline. If we do not hear back from you, we will not run your piece in
that issue of EFMHA News.
Use the following format for your Ed Ops submission to Carol Knipp at
CarolKnipp01@yahoo.com. Questions can be addressed to her either there
or by phone at (916) 989-3201.
1. OPTIONAL Logo or other piece of art sent in jpg or tif or pdf format as
an attachment. Color or black and white and any size is OK.
The following text is to be sent in an email message (not as an attachment):
2. Name of your organization if not included in logo or art above.
3. Dates of event
4. Name of event
5. Location of event
6. Description of event no more than 100 words
7. OPTIONAL Description of presenters maximum 45 words.
8. Contact information: name, phone, email
Note: if you have several events you are offering, please do not repeat
information that is the same for each one. For instance, the contact
information and presenters and location can go one time at the end of your
list of events.
Sample entry
September 24-26
Equus:Mythic Adventures for
Therapeutic Riding Instructors
Wagner Creek Equestrian Center,Ashland,OR
Experiential work in a wide variety of techniques
for working with riders in therapeutic riding envi-
ronment or able bodied lessons using the power
of myth to develop human capacities.
Presenter:Trish Broersma is a life-long horse
professional and has worked for 15 years in
therapeutic riding as head instructor and direc-
tor for HOPE Equestrian Center and the Saddle
Light Center,both accredited NARHA programs.
She holds an MA in literature from the Univer-
sity of Michigan and is a licensed massage
therapist,as well as a registered therapeutic
riding instructor.Since 1989 she has conducted
Equus with hundreds of teens and adults,offer-
ing transformational experiences with horses
through work in the mythic level of the self.
Contact Trish Broersma
541.482.6210
epohna@aol.com
