CROSS TRAIL NEWS - SUBMISSION GUIDELINES & DEADLINES
Digital submission of letters, club news, event reports, articles, and advertisements to the Cross Trail News is preferred. Suggested lengths are up to 200-250 words for letters and club news; 200-500 words for reports and articles of interest to square and round dancers.
We can handle most document formats including doc, docx (preferred), odt, ppt, pptx, pub, rtf, txt, and wpd. Paper submissions will either be scanned or retyped. You can also type your submission in an email.
For images we can handle most graphics formats. Please do not resize photos or embed them in a document or email. A minimum resolution of 300 dpi is recommended. For ads we will accept graphics files (including pdf) but we can’t edit them to correct any typographical or formatting errors unless you also send us the original document file.
Please include your personal, club, or business name at the beginning of your file names so we can identify files without having to open them. Please attach your files to your email and send to crosstrailnews@shaw.ca. All submissions must be received by the submission deadlines below.
Views and opinions published in the Cross Trail News are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the editorial staff and/or the Associations. The Editor reserves the right to accept, reject, and/or edit any material submitted. Articles may be reprinted provided credit is given to the Cross Trail News and to the author. For further information please contact the Editor at crosstrailnews@shaw.ca.
Cross Trail News – Submission Deadlines 2024-2025 | |||
Issue | Deadline | Dance Dates | Other Information |
September-October-November 2024 | Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024 | September 2024 to August 2025 | Directory information form including list of dances and event dates. |
September, October, & November 2024 | Fall start-up dates, new dancer class dates & ads, special dances ads, club news, sympathy. | ||
December 2024-January 2025 | Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024 | December 2024 & January 2025 | Special dances ads, Christmas dance, season’s greetings ads, first dance in New Year, club news, sympathy. |
February-March 2025 | Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 | February & March 2025 | Special dances ads, summer weekend event ads, club news, sympathy. |
April-May 2025 | Sunday, Mar. 2, 2025 | April & May 2025 | Special dances ads, windup dates, summer weekend event ads, club news, sympathy. |
June-July-August 2025 | Sunday, May 4, 2025 | June, July, & August 2025 | Special dances ads, summer dances ads, summer weekend event ads, new dancer class ads, club news, sympathy. |
Publication Dates: within about one week after each deadline. | |||
