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Writer’s Guidelines (as of March 2009)

Submissions due dates           Publication Dates

April 12                                       April 27
June 11                                        June 25
August 13                                   August 27
October 15                                 October 29
December 14                             December 28

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Themes for which we are accepting submissions:

May-June
Relationships with our parents
What is the funniest thing mother did, father did
Interesting and unusual things couples choose to do for their weddings

July-August
Special issue focusing on local creative women: local visual artists and writers/poets

September-October
Spirituality, the cycles in our lives

November-December
Different ways people celebrate the holidays
Alternative families