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General Guidelines
¨ Bread 'n Molasses celebrates Atlantic Canadian culture,
applauds our successes, encourages independent thinking, promotes personal growth, instills pride, teaches cooperation and
unites our Community. We strive to publish varied content of interest to Atlantic Canadians regardless of age, sex,
whether living in the region or away. We only consider submissions in tune with this objective.
¨ Bread 'n Molasses is a regional magazine. Positivity
is the key ingredient. If you have nothing nice or helpful to share, this probably isn't the best place to submit your
work.
¨ Submissions can be in any style. Non-fiction or fiction, prose
or poetry, artwork or graphic design, photograph or film, spoken word or music recording - we're open to anything as long
as it has a positive slant and is of interest to our readers.
¨ We are committed to having most of our content contributed
by Atlantic Canadians. However, we may accept outside work if we find it's of value and interest to the community.
¨ You may submit as many pieces of work as you desire, we only
ask you limit your submissions to one per email.
¨ We accept work year round. Send submissions to editor@breadnmolasses.com
¨ Please do not send attachments as they will be deleted unread.
¨ Allow between one and three months for consideration of your
work. We will respond to your submission as soon as possible. If you haven't heard from us after three months, please send
a reminder.
¨ We consider simultaneous submissions. Please indicate in your
email that the work is being considered elsewhere.
¨ We accept previously published work. Tell us where the work
was published so we can give credit.
¨ You retain the copyright to your work. Bread 'n Molasses asks
for permission to keep your work on our site in archives, but will remove at any time. If desired, just ask.
¨ Contributors are not paid.
Non-Fiction Writing
¨ Non-fiction submissions should be no longer than 1500 words,
unless a larger work has been discussed and agreed upon.
¨ Writing should be clear, concise and correct. Double-check
for spelling mistakes and typos.
¨ Make sure you've got your facts straight. Ask yourself, "Would
an intelligent twelve year old understand?" If the answer is no, you need to rework the piece. Avoid using a fancy word where
a simple one will do.
¨ Do not send attachments. Attachments will be deleted
unread.
¨ Paste submissions into the body of an email message and send
to editor@breadnmolasses.com
¨ Put the title of your work in the subject line of your email.
¨ Include a brief bio with contact information including your
name, address, phone number, and email address.
¨ Indicate whether it is a simultaneous submission.
¨ Include a word count at the beginning of the piece.
¨ Make sure you use a font we can read, nothing smaller than
10 points, please. If you are using Arial, make it 12 points.
Content
¨ If you have an idea but you don't want to write, email us your idea and we'll write the story.
¨ If you have a story, or an idea for a story and you aren't
sure the material is appropriate email us and tell us about it.
¨ We are interested in any positive content of interest to our
readers. This includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
· Business - Success stories; start-ups; profiles;
stories of interest to local small business owners like advertising, government services, marketing, grants and so on.
· Technology - Local IT business profiles, success
stories and start-ups; technological advances of particular interest to the region; website resources and so on.
· Health - Inspirational stories on overcoming
medical obstacles; advances in medicine; new health programs and initiatives; alternative medicines; healthy living; mental
health and so on.
· Sports - Our athletes; our teams; commentary;
profiles; events; the players; the coaches; the venues; the sports; inspirational stories of beating the odds; success stories
and so on.
· Retirement - Planning for retirement; planned
activities in the region; special events; volunteering; trips and so on.
· Home & Garden - Decorating; buying a new
home; to rent or own; vegetable gardens; flower gardening; growing herbs; rock gardens; landscaping; renovations and so on.
· Fashion & Style - What's hot; all natural
products; trends; beauty and make-up; local designers; stylists and so on.
· More topics include Education, Weather, Arts, Entertainment,
Hobbies, Travel, Tourism, Food, Drink, Opinion, Humour, History and much more.
Fiction/Poetry
¨ Short story submissions should be no longer than 1500 words.
Please do not submit poems greater than 165 lines.
¨ Subject matter should be suitable for family viewing. No horror,
violence, romantic scenes or curse words.
¨ Writing should be clean. Double-check for spelling mistakes
and typos.
¨ Attachments will be deleted unread. Paste submissions into the body of an email message and send to editor@breadnmolasses.com
¨ Submit no more than one short story or up to three poems per
email.
¨ Put Submission and the title of your work in the subject line.
¨ Include a brief bio with contact information including your
name, address, phone number, and email address.
¨ Indicate whether it is a simultaneous submission.
¨ Include a short story word count or poetry line count at the
beginning of the submission.
¨ Make sure you use a font we can read, nothing smaller than
10 points, please. If you are using Arial, make it 12 points.
Audio/Visual
¨ For submissions of audio or visual media, query first with an email describing your work.
¨ Send queries to editor@breadnmolasses.com
¨ Type Query Audio Visual in your subject line.
¨ Include your name and telephone contact information.
Bread 'n Molasses publishes several regular features in each issue. Our regular columns include
In the Kitchen with Grammie, Atypical Life, A View from the Ridge and others, but we are always interested
in adding to our regular features.
If you have an area of expertise you would like to share with Miramichiers through a series
of articles or an idea that would make an interesting regular feature please email editor@breadnmolasses.com and tell us about it.
In the Kitchen with Grammie
Grammie is waiting for you in her kitchen, rocking in her favourite chair by the stove,
knitting needles clicking away the seconds. Drop by and join her for a spot of tea, a warm molasses cookie and some wise advice.
Every month she answers all your letters as only she can. So, if you have a kitchen-type question or comment for Grammie,
send an email to editor@breadnmolasses.com and put Grammie in the subject line.
When I Was a Young Lad shares the true stories of growing up in Atlantic Canada. Young lads
can be girls or boys so attention, ladies and gentlemen in kind, When I Was a Young Lad wants to tell your story. We
hope to create a living history, a tribute to days gone by. Whether you jot down your memories or have someone else record
them for you, Bread 'n Molasses wants to hear from you. Email submissions no longer than 1500 words to editor@breadnmolasses.com Type When I Was a Young Lad in the subject line. Be sure to include your name and telephone contact
information
Hello Fer Stuff
We're looking for the most informative
sites on the web. So tell us who's got the stuff. Email a link to editor@breadnmolasses.com and tell us what sites you find most helpful. Make sure to put Hello Fer Stuff in the subject line.
You Haven't Lived here if you Haven't . . .
Bread
'n Molasses wants you to finish this thought. What is it that makes living in Atlantic Canada a unique experience
for you? Email your suggestions to editor@breadnmolasses.com Type You Haven't Lived in the subject line. Please include your name and telephone contact information.
We want to hear about your vacation. Atlantic Canadians are
on the move, visiting places all over the world! And Bread ‘n
Molasses wants to tag along! Send us your photos or a link to your vacation website today. Email editor@breadnmolasses.com
Family Traditions
Bread ‘n Molasses invites you
to share your Family Traditions. Whether old traditions passed down from generation to generation or new ones you’ve
just begun, we want to hear about it. Tell us about your Family Traditions and we’ll publish them in an upcoming issue. Photos welcome. Email editor@breadnmolasses.com
Your Say (Letters to the Editor)
We welcome your comments about any
of our articles or Bread 'n Molasses. Write a Letter to the Editor and we might publish it in an upcoming issue. Email
your comments to editor@breadnmolasses.com Place Your Say in the subject line. Include your name and contact information.
Sticky Notes
Are you searching for a long lost family member who might
be living in the region? Or do you want to say hello to everyone back home? Maybe you have children overseas and you want
to wish them a Happy Birthday? Send your messages to editor@breadnmolasses.com and we'll publish them in Sticky Notes. Please put Sticky Notes in the subject line of your email.
Have an Idea for a Column?
Do you have what it takes to write your own monthly column? If so, Bread 'n Molasses wants
you. We're looking for helpful information or humourous essays about your hobbies, family, work, or general musings about
everyday life. If you think you can sustain a monthly conversation with our readers send us an email with your idea for a
monthly column. Email editor@breadnmolasses.com
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