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Newsletter Submission Guidelines

Article Submissions

Articles should be submitted in digital format. However, handwritten and typed articles may be accepted if submitted by the 5th of the month.
Articles in digital format may be delivered as email attachments, on 3.5" diskette, or on CD-ROM. Acceptable digital formats include generic text's .txt, Rich Text Format's .rtf, Microsoft Word's .doc and WordPerfect's .wpd .
Articles should be 500 words or more (or 2 or more double-spaced, typed pages) in length.
Articles should be mailed, delivered or emailed to the branch office no later than the 10th of the month. Mail or deliver to

Tampa Letter Carriers
3003 W. Cypress St.
Tampa FL 33609-1617

or email to
newsletter@nalc599.com

813-875-0599

Photo Submissions

Photos may be submitted as photographic prints or in digital formats on CD-ROM or by email.
Prints should be 4" X 6" or smaller.
Acceptable digital photo formats include .jpg, .tif or .psd .
Digital photos should be at a resolution of 150-300 DPI and no larger than 4" X 6". Photos should be accompanied by a text file which include names of those in photo, captions, the name of the photographer and an explanation of what the photo is about.
All prints will be returned upon request.

Writer's Guidelines

Articles should be in digital format and may be delivered as email attachments or on CD-ROM. Acceptable digital formats include generic .txt , Microsoft Word's .doc and WordPerfect's .wpd .
Articles should have no indents, no all capitalized words and should have only one space after punctuation and at the end of sentences.
Articles should be logically organized and written with separate paragraphs for each topic in the article.
Each paragraph should be signified by a hard return. In other words, hit "enter" twice at the end of a paragraph.
Articles should be 500 words or more (or 2 or more double-spaced, typed pages) in length.
Handwritten articles should be submitted directly to the branch office.
Articles should include the writer's signature (except for submissions in digital format), the name of the writer, the date of submission, and the writer's telephone and email address.
Articles submitted may be about work issues, union issues or business, personal experience or memories, or any other subject you think might be of interest to the readers.
Articles must be factually accurate and must not include personal attacks, slander or any plagiarized material.
Brief quotations and excerpts are permitted but all quotations and excerpts in the article must be attributed to the original source within the article itself.
All photos should include photographer or source information.
All articles should be checked for spelling and grammar errors prior to submission.
Writers should choose a name for their column and should also title each article submitted with a title that relates to the subject or theme of the article.
Writers should submit separately a writer's head and shoulders digital or print photo for inclusion in their columns. A copy of this photo will be published with articles by the writer. The photo should be shot against a plain, light background and should include the writers head and upper torso from just below the shoulders to just above the head. Photos should also meet the submission guidelines for photos as listed above.
Arrangements may be made to photograph article writers at the branch office. Call for details.

A printable email copy of these guidelines is available by sending an email to

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