Written Articles: Fall/Winter 2016 Issue
The Future of Appalachia
Beginning Submission Date: July 1, 2016
Final Submission Date/Deadline: August 31, 2016
Submissions must relate to Appalachia and to a specific, upcoming theme.
Fiction, news and feature articles, interviews, and personal essays are accepted.
Writing can include information gleaned from diaries, letters, and family histories,
as well as standard research and reportage. Clearly label any first-person piece as
either a fiction or nonfiction essay.
Submissions generally run between 1,000 and 1,500 words.
Note: Though we prefer first publication rights on work, we do accept reprints and simultaneous
submissions. You need to supply us with signed reprint permission and inform us of
other publications considering the work. Acceptance and publication in another Appalachian-focused
publication precludes its use in Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine.
Submission Procedure
Submissions are accepted as attached, electronically-mailed Word documents (preferred)
and as USPS mailed hard copy documents. In the case of the later, an appropriately-sized,
stamped, self-addressed envelope must be included if you want your document(s) returned.
Include a brief statement of your works pertinence to the theme and to the region.
Include an email address, regular mailing address, and daytime phone number(s).
E-mail document to: nowandthen@etsu.edu
Hard copy document to:
Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine
Center for Appalachian Studies and Services
East Tennessee State University
Box 70556
Johnson City TN 37614-1707
Once Your Work Has Been Accepted
You will be notified via email if your query or manuscript meets our needs. A final
deadline and word length will be confirmed at that point.
Works will be edited as necessary to meet space and style requirements.
Our editorial staff strives to protect the integrity of the work while insuring a
finished product of which we can all be proud.
As a nonprofit, educational initiative, Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine offers a complimentary copy of the issue in which the writer is published. Bylines
are given, and we ask for a two-to-three sentences (maximum) writer bio.
We may also ask for assistance in procuring photographs, particularly with nonfiction
submissions.
We grant First NA (North American) Serial Rights. This means that after publication
the rights revert to the author, who can then reprint the material so long as credit
is given to Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine. For further questions about serial rights, please contact us.
A Few Helpful Suggestions
When editing, we use both the Chicago Manual of Style and the Associated Press Stylebook.
For spelling, we reference Webster's Third New International Dictionary.
Generally, we spell numbers one through ninety-nine.
We lowercase geographical parts of states, as in southwest Virginia , western North Carolina, northeast Tennessee.
If you are submitting a Word document as an attachment, please place one space between
any sentence's period and the capitalized first letter of the next sentence.
