Marginata

Marginata is published six monthly by the Western Australian Writers Centre Inc (an incorporated association comprising Peter Cowan Writers Centre, Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers Centre and the Fellowship of Australian Writers WA) and the Western Australia State Literature Centre Inc.

Marginata publishes well crafted non fiction articles of topical interest, news, gossip, competition information and opportunities, as well as poetry and fiction.

Readership
Marginata is subscription-only, mailed to aproximately 1,000 writers and readers, primarily in Western Australia.

Format
Marginata is a 24-page (minimum), mono, A4 publication on newsprint.

Submission Guidelines
Submissions of relevant feature articles, news items, anecdotes, poetry, short fiction and graphics in any genre are welcomed.
Please follow these guidelines.
Send your submission to your editorial committee at the writers' centre where you are a member, well before the advertised deadline. Participating centres are Fellowship of Australian Writers (WA), Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers Centre and Peter Cowan Writers Centre.
Send as an email attachment (or floppy disk) in MS Word of your submission. Paper copies can not be accepted because of time involved with retyping should they be selected. However, the Fellowship staff can help you convert your work into the required format
Make sure your name, postal address and email address are on every poem, story or article that you submit.
Prose over 1500 words or poems exceeding 50 lines are rarely accepted (for reasons of space).
Feature writers should contact the Managing Editor via email well before deadline to discuss their proposed article
Previously published works may be accepted. Please indicate if they have been published elsewhere
Work that cannot be published in one issue may be held over for a later issue, with the author's permission.
Work may be edited for content and length. If so, the author's approval will be sought.
Unsuccessful submissions should be revised and resubmitted.
The editorial board will make a final selection from the submissions forwarded by the editorial committees of the writers' centres. The board's decision is final. No discussion will be entered into. If you have any complaints, please write to the chairperson or president of your writers centre.
The FAWWA provides some feedback to writers whose submissions are unsuccessful.
If you do not have internet access a floppy disk will be accepted with an MSWord or text file/s. Please mark discs with your name, address, phone number and titles of works (disks are non returnable).
If you do not have access to a computer, please phone to book use of a machine at Tom Collins House. Assistance is also available from 1-3 pm on Thursdays at Tom Collins House.
Deadlines
Deadline for submissions is 1st of the month prior to publication.
Staff - Managing Editor: Rob Finlayson Ph (08) 9432 9559 robf@fremantle.wa.gov.au - Advertising: (08) 9432 9559 - emmag@fremantle.wa.gov.au