Wild COAST MEDIA, ADVERTISING and Contributor Guidelines
Media & Advertising
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Contributor Guidelines
Wildcoast Fishing South Australia welcomes submissions for publication from freelance writers and photographers. We are constantly on the lookout for photographic and written material for inclusion within our magazine.
Below are a few of the guidelines that should be considered before submitting work. Give it a go; it’s not as hard as you’d think!
STORY IDEAS & STYLE
Firstly, ideas are best discussed with the editor before submitting them. This is so we can maintain a balanced magazine each and every issue without doubling up on content. Ultimately this means you’ll get published quicker as well.
A full sized feature article will vary in length between 1500 to 2500 words with 2000 words ideal. Two part features can be arranged if the topic warrants it.
Feature articles can be written in a variety of ways – we are looking for practical ‘how to’ articles, species profiles, location profiles, and articles detailing successful fishing trips. Camping, boating and 4WD is also acceptable content. The better articles tend to be a balance of information and entertainment.
Features should be written in a lively manner to keep readers interested. Keep your audience in mind when writing. Content should be centred on South Australia as this is our primary audience.
Feature articles aside, we’ll also accept product reviews and any other material that would be of interest to Wild Coast readers.
All features should be submitted in Word format and double or single line spaced. Captions for photographs should be written below the main story. The story can be burnt onto the same disk as the photographs or emailed through. Please make contact before emailing content.
PICTURES
Photographs are the make or break part of any fishing story. Wild Coast puts particular emphasis on only publishing shots of a reasonable standard. Nowadays digital format is the industry standard for publication. We’ll except scanned slides also.
Ideally pictures should be taken on a six megapixel camera or better. Many writers use 8 to 12 megapixel to achieve those double page glossy spreads you see in magazines. Please don’t manipulate photos in any way before submitting them. If colour, blood etc. needs to be corrected we are capable of doing it.