Contributions
& Publication Deadlines
Guidelines for Contributors
Feature Review and Article Guidelines
Maximum Length: 1200 words (except when otherwise negotitated)
Payment: $A150.00 (plus GST where applicable)
Style Guide
Spacing: Use single spacing after full stops
Dates: 1990s not 90s or 90’s Use Nineteenth Century
Initials: Do not use full stops – no spaces after initials in names and one space before surname. eg. PA Jones.
Italics: Use Italics for titles of books, magazines, newspapers, plays, films etc.
Quotations: Use single quotation marks (‘’)for quotes. Use double quotation marks for a quote within a quote. If the quotation is over thirty words long, it should be indented without quotation marks.
Spelling: English spelling preferred to US spelling. eg -our not -or as in colour, -iour not -ior as in behaviour, -ise not -ize as in organise, -re not -er as in metre or centre, -lled, -lling as in labelled and travelling. Other spellings to note include: coordinate, cooperate, no one, bestseller, postwar, reissue, percent
Abbreviations: Shortened forms ending in the last letter of the word do not use a full stop. eg. Dr., Ms., eds. Words that do not end in the last letter of the word do take a full stop: co., Mon., vol. Acronyms do not take full stops: WHO, USA, AUS. Spell out TV as television.
Numbers: Spell out one to ninety nine in words, but use numbers for all others. To start a sentence with a number use the written out form. eg. Twelve trees were chopped down. Groups of numbers, measurements, time and currency should be expressed in numbers. eg. 10 km, 5 a.m., $25. Centuries should be expressed in words. eg. twentieth century, eighteenth century literature. Use words for approximate or rounded numbers. eg. two thousand, six million, about two hundred.
Titles: Use capitals for the first letters of words in titles except for prepositions, articles and conjunctions. eg. ‘Children’s Literature in the Secondary School’.
Book Details: Please provide for each title reviewed: Author, Title, Publisher, Date, ISBN (with correct spacing), Recommended retail price, Hardback (hb) or paperback (pb). Eg. Rubinstein, Gillian, Galax-Arena, Hyland House, 1982, 0 947062 93 9, $16.95 pb.
Paragraph Style: Do not use Tabs or Indents. Use hard returns at the end of each paragraph. Please submit reviews using Times New Roman in 12 point with single line spacing.
Publication Deadlines for 2005
Volume 13 No 1 Autumn 2005
Articles, reviews - December 17, 2004
Advertising - February 4, 2005
Inserts - February 11, 2005
Distribution - February 25, 2005
Volume 13, Number 2 Winter 2005
Articles, reviews - April 15, 2005
Advertising - Aprill 22, 2005
Inserts - May 6, 2005
Distribution - May 13, 2005
Volume 13, Number 3 Spring 2005
Articles, reviews - June 17, 2005
Advertising - July 1, 2005
Inserts - July 15, 2005
Distribution - August 5, 2005
Volume 13, Number 5 Summer 2005
Articles, reviews - September 3, 2005
Advertising - September 17, 2005
Inserts - Septmber 24, 2005
Distribution - October 14,
Publication Deadlines for 2006
Volume 14 No 1 Autumn 2006
Articles, reviews - December 16, 2005
Advertising - February 3, 2006
Inserts - February 10, 2006
Distribution - February 24, 2006
Volume 14, Number 2 Winter 2006
Articles, reviews - April14, 2006
Advertising - April 21, 2006
Inserts - May 5, 2006
Distribution - May 12, 2006
Volume 14, Number 3 Winter 2006
Articles, reviews - June 16, 2006
Advertising - June 30, 2006
Inserts - July 14, 2006
Distribution - August 4, 2006
Volume 14, Number 4 Summer 2006
Articles, reviews - September 2, 2006
Advertising - September 16, 2006
Inserts - September 23, 2006
Distribution - October 13, 2006
Viewpoint: on books for young adults
Editor: Pam Macintyre
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