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DECEMBER 29, 2009

DEAR WRITERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS!

With 2010 and the hot phase of the High School Varsity season nigh, we are always looking for good authors.

We are happy to consider unsolicited game reports. We offer you a shot at a wider readership.

The contact for submitting articles is info@breakawaymonthly.com.

If we publish your work, you will be credited and you will share copyright. If your work meets our needs, we may come back to you later with requests for specific assignments.

By the way, we could name at least two working sports journalists who got their start with Breakaway!

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

1. These rules are not carved in stone. What matters most is that your story is a good story!

STYLE, DETAIL AND COLOR

2. You should include the basic information about the game, the teams, the schools and the leagues that will allow anyone to understand what your story is about. (See the list, below.)

3. We encourage you to enrich stories with quotes from players and coaches, descriptions of shots and saves, references to stars, rivalries and controversies, or relevant facts about the schools and towns. There's no need to overdo it. A spot of color and a splash of drama go a long way.

PHOTOS

4. We love photos! If you brought a camera to the game, please send along three to ten of your best shots in full-size resolution.

5. Before sending, please rename your photos as follows by providing a numeric date, your name, and then a number for the photo in chronological order:

In the above examples, the number in the first part represents the year (2009), month (12) and day of the game (11). The number at the end should be the order of the photo chronologically.

6. PLEASE INCLUDE CAPTIONS for the photos. We can't publish them otherwise. The names, positions and teams of the players usually suffice. Tell us if they are doing something dramatic, like scoring a goal.

7. Action shots of great plays are the Holy Grail. But we might also publish shots of the benches, where players are recognizable without their helmets, and of spectators, coaches, parents, cheerleaders, banners, the arena, etc.

8. Note that most Internet servers limit e-mail to no more than 9 megabytes, so attach photos to separate e-mails as necessary. Otherwise your mail is likely to bounce.

9. Again, you will be properly credited for photos. If your work meets our needs, we may come back to you with requests for specific assignments.

STORY FILE AND FORMAT

10. Please save text files as standard Word documents (.doc) or in Rich Text Format (.rtf). In the file name, include the numeric date and your name.