Submission Guidelines

The Garner Citizen cannot guarantee inclusion of submissions that do not follow these guidelines.

• The deadline for submissions is Monday at 4 p.m. for the following Wednesday’s issue.
•  Submissions should be e-mailed to submit@garnercitizen.com.
• Questions? E-mail us.

Pictures

• We accept high-quality (300 dpi) images as .jpg or .tif files.
• If sending more than one picture, rename each file “pic1,” “pic2,” and “pic3,” and so on.
• All pictures must include a caption. Captions should be in a separate document called “captions.doc.” Use Times New Roman font.
• Ideally, the caption should describe an action in the present tense, and include a date and location.
• If subjects are recognizable, they must be identified. Identify subjects left to right, and use both first and last names.
• Include photo credits (“Photo by…”) if you would like them listed.

Calendar events

Event details should be in the body of an e-mail:

• The first line should include the day and date (no year)
• The second line should include the event name
• A short description of the event should follow. Include cost and contact name/number/Web site if applicable.
• End with the time and location.
• Here is an example:

  Friday, June 27
  Southern Gospel Concert
  Lighthouse Gospel Music Association will host a southern gospel concert. The concert will feature Naomi & The Segos from Centerville, Ga. and Masters III from Henderson, N.C. Admission is free, but there will be a love offering to help with the expenses of the singers and the center. Doors and concession open at 6 p.m. with door prize drawings at intermission. For a complete concert schedule, visit www.lgma.info and click on "concert schedule," or call 919-661-6902.
  Location: Lighthouse Convention Center, 326 Tryon Rd. in Raleigh
  Time: 7 p.m.

• Formatting
  • Please use Times New Roman font
• Time: 7 a.m. (not 7 AM or 7am) and 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• Dates: Dec. 7 (not December 7th or December 7)
• Web sites: remove all hyperlinks (www.garnercitizen.com instead of www.garnercitizen.com)
• Phone numbers: include area code as 919-521-5849 (not (919) 521-5849 or 919.521.5849)
• The Garner Citizen prints calendar events for the next 30 days. Please do not send details for events occuring more than a month after the issue date.

Announcements

• When e-mailing an announcement (engagement, wedding, birth, birthday, anniversary, congratulations) or happy ad, include a daytime telephone number in the e-mail.
• If including a picture, attach a separate file. See “pictures” guidelines, above.
• Message should be included in the body of an e-mail. Follow “format examples,” above.
• Please use Times New Roman font.
• Fact- and spellcheck the message before sending.
• Prices:
  • Announcement without photo: $35 (up to 30 words)
  • Announcement with photo: $45 (up to 30 words)
  • Additional words: $4.75 per line (average of 5 words per line)
  • Happy ad: $25