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SUBMISSION POLICIES

Heather ’n Yon welcomes letters and articles written by Heather Gardens residents. 
Please review our policies below prior to submitting.  
Letters to Editor Policy

Heather ‘n Yon encourages reader participation on its editorial page. We welcome diverse and varied opinions regarding the Heather Gardens community.  Due to space limitations, only one letter per person will be published within any three-month period. Letters must be 300 words or fewer and may be edited for grammar. Letters containing inappropriate language or content, as determined by the editor, will not be published.

 

Letters will be rejected if they include:

 

  • Confusing or unclear points

 

  • Crude or offensive language

 

  • Poor taste or inappropriate tone

 

  • Disrespectful comments regarding an individual’s or group’s ethnicity, gender, religion, culture, sexual orientation, or race

 

  • Incendiary remarks or inflammatory language

 

  • Endorsements of or complaints about individually named commercial products or services

 

  • Poetry

 

  • Personal attacks

 

Heather ‘n Yon will not knowingly publish factually incorrect information.

 

Please note:

 

  • Letters addressed to third parties or submitted to multiple publications will not be accepted.

 

  • Responses to previously published letters should refer to the headline and date of the original letter, not the writer's name.

 

  • Civil discourse is expected; all individuals should be referred to respectfully.

 

 All submissions must include the writer’s first and last name and building number.

 

 

 

Article Submission Policy

Heather ’n Yon publishes articles written by Heather Gardens residents. Submissions must be nonfiction compositions up to 800 words and meet one of the following criteria:

  1. Resident Profile
    Profiles an HG resident (or residents) who is significant in an unusual or interesting way.

  2. News Article
    Informs HG residents of current issues or events affecting the community and clearly summarizes the main facts (who, what, when, where, why, and how).

  3. Opinion or Personal Essay
    An opinion piece or personal essay that informs, entertains, inspires, or persuades, written on a topic of interest to HG residents.
     

Poetry and fiction by HG residents are occasionally published when space permits.


Submission Requirements

  • All submissions must include the writer’s first and last name and building number.

  • Submissions should be sent to Editor Susan Harman: bluefishpublishingco@gmail.com


This policy also applies to Clubs/Organizations and Sports/Recreation submissions.


Photo submissions: – please submit photos in a separate file: jpeg, 300 dpi (high resolution)

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Grounds for Rejection

Article submissions will be rejected if they include any of the following:

  • Confusing or unclear points

  • Disrespectful comments regarding an individual’s or group’s ethnicity, gender, religion, culture, sexual orientation, or race

  • Incendiary remarks or inflammatory language

  • Endorsements of, or complaints about, individually named commercial products or services

  • Personal attacks
     

Submission of material does not guarantee publication. All content is published at the discretion of the editor.

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