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Call for Manuscripts


Call for Manuscripts

  Do you have a lesson or activity that you would like to share? Have you read an interesting book that you would like to review or have you discovered some valuable resources on the World Wide Web? Would you like to write a piece for one of our regular columns? We want to hear from you!  To have your work considered for publication, follow the guidelines below.

You could write a piece for one of our regular columns:

OUT & ABOUT-  here's your opportunity to share experiences and insights gained while attending an NCTE convention, graduate school, workshops, lectures and more! 

LESSON EXCHANGE- this is an opportunity to share lesson plans, classroom activities and more. 

VOICES OF NEW TEACHERS- provides new teachers with the opportunity to speak out and share insights. 

You could also write a Feature Article:

FALL LUNCHEON-  Share your experience and the insights you gained at this annual NHCTE event. 

WINTER BOOK CHAT- Shed some mid-winter  light on your colleagues by sharing with them the titles and recommendations for great reads you discovered while attending this annual NHCTE event.  

SPRING CONFERENCE- So many workshops to explore and ideas to share- put paper to pen (or fingers to keyboard) and let us all in on what you learned at this annual NHCTE event.

 Submission Guidelines:

  • Submit  manuscripts via e-mail as an attached file.
  • Manuscripts in MS Word are preferred; therefore, authors using other word processing programs must save the file as Word for Windows.
  • Length: Somewhere in the ballpark of 250 words.
  • All manuscripts should be written in Times New Roman size 12. Be aware that graphics, tables and other formatting may not be in a compatible file type and may not be reproduced in the newsletter or on the website.
  •  All submissions must be original works that have not been published or submitted elsewhere.
  •  When necessary, use in-text documentation, following the current edition of the MLA Handbook.
  •  All submissions must follow the NCTE's Guidelines for Gender-Fair Use of Language.
  •  Provide editors with the following contact information:  Your name, school name and any additional information you feel is necessary. Note to Authors: Your name and school name will be published along with your submission unless you request otherwise.  
  • ALL AUTHORS must download and complete a consent to publish form which must be received by the editor before a manuscript can be published.


Edition

Deadline for Submissions*

*Missed deadlines result in delayed publication dates.

Publication Date

Fall/Winter of Current Academic Year

Two weeks following NHCTE Annual Fall Luncheon.

 November/ December

Winter/Spring of Current Academic Year

Two weeks following NHCTE Annual Book Chat for Book Lovers.

 March/April

Spring/Summer of Current Academic Year

Two weeks following NHCTE Annual Spring Conference.

Late June


Send Submissions along with completed NHCTE Consent to Publish Form to:

 Meredith Potter- Newsletter Content Editor
Campbell High School
1 Highlander Court
Litchfield NH 03045