Submission Date Cut-Offs For Entry:
 

Both photos and narrative anecdotes must be submitted by:

January 5 for the February Newscaster
March 5 for the April Newscaster
May 5 for the June Newscaster
July 5 for the August Newscaster
September 5 for the October Newscaster
November 5 for the December Newscaster.

Technical Requirements for Submission:

PHOTO Submission Requirements:

Photos capturing interesting aspects of life in Spring Shadows. One winner will be chosen for each published edition.

Photos dimensions must be must be exactly 7.5”  (W) x 5” (H)  = for pixels (at 96 ppi); ( 720 x 480 )

for adequate web resolution output). The photo format should preferably be BMP, TIFF, PNG or JPEG.  Photos larger than 2 megapixels when saved cannot be considered.

 

Anecdote/Narrative Submission Requirements:
 

Anecdotes/stories/narratives of life in Spring Shadows that capture the spirit of our neighborhood. One winner will be chosen for each published edition.

Submissions are required to be 1000 words or less, double spaced and submitted as a Microsoft Word document that uses an ARIAL or TIMES NEW ROMAN font. We are unable to consider any submissions that exceed this word count. To find out the word count of your submissions when using Word, simply click on the Review tab and then click on the Word Count under the proofing section.

We require that submissions are at minimum spell checked and grammar checked in Word before submission.  You can use the Spelling and Grammar option in Word by selecting the review tab and then selecting Spelling and Grammar. Because we are volunteer reviewers, we cannot edit/proofread content with significant grammar and spelling errors and only those submissions that have few to no editing requirements will be considered.

A word to the AI obsessed, we do know what AI reads like and will not accept those submission that are “clearly  well written but that have that boring as heck quality” linked to AI authorship. Your unique voices, as homeowners, are what we’re looking for. 
 

We’re also asking that those who submit content are 18 years old or older, although we’re hoping to soon add a similar space for our younger community. 

​Contact the SSCA office for more information.