Below are some general guidelines that apply to all writers
for wildfowl carving, followed by
guidelines for specific types of articles. Please use these suggestions
whenever possible, and feel free to contact us for further information.
General
Guidelines
• Whenever possible, please submit a type-written (or
word-processed) manuscript. Include a hard copy on standard letter-size paper
as well as a disk, if possible. Microsoft Word is the preferred file type, but
we can read many other formats, as well.
• Leave only one space between a period and beginning of
next sentence, and between comma, colon and semicolon and the character that
follows it.
• Use program commands for em and en dashes, italic, bold
and other character attributes. (Do not use encoded quotation marks with
WordPerfect documents.)
• Do not capitalize names of species unless they derive from
a proper noun; e.g. cedar waxwing, Steller’s eider.
• Include a bibliography, where applicable, in Modern
Language Association (MLA) style. The purpose of the bib is to provide
additional reference sources for our readers. Even if you did not cite the
author, include texts that may be of interest.
• Include a title, deck, byline, subheads and photo credits
in all feature articles and live-bird features.
• Number photographs/slides with pencil or grease pencil;
when numbering slides, be sure to mark them on the front side. Include captions
(captions may repeat material in article).
• Include a short (2–3 sentences) autobiography, or author’s
tag, and a black-and-white, glossy-finish photo or a color slide of yourself.
• Use serial commas between lists of nouns: Herons eat fish,
insects, and crustaceans. And use serial commas between lists of verb phrases:
I enjoy fishing, sailing, and skiing.
Contact
information:
Wildfowl Carving Magazine
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (717) 234-5091, ext. 211