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About Us/History
The Pepper Tree Magazine is the first literary magazine in Sarasota and Manatee. This free magazine is published monthly to celebrate and give recognition to talented writers of all ages in our community. If you are passionate about something, you should express yourself with words. Our format is tabloid in size, magazine in content. Editor/publisher Julie Ann Howell, a resident of Sarasota since 1972, author of children's books, established the magazine in 2004.
The mission of The Pepper Tree is to give unknown writers and illustrators a chance to become known and to promote literacy and the arts in the community. We also print articles and short stories written by published writers so readers can learn from their experience.
The Pepper Tree Magazine is a literary magazine with its main focus on the writers and illustrators in our community. This magazine will give people of all ages an opportunity to show their work and earn that byline they have always dreamed about. If you have a passion for writing you should write what you know and write it from your heart.
The cover always will feature an illustrator from our community and will be a full-page, color rendering of the illustrator’s artwork, highlighting his or her particular style and imagination. If you are an illustrator and would like the opportunity to have your work featured on the cover of The Pepper Tree Magazine, please contact us and set up an appointment with the editor/publisher.
We publish family-oriented writing of fiction and nonfiction. Articles, stories, poems, fairy tales and how-to articles are all acceptable. No profanity please. Images include photographs, graphics, artwork, etc.
Submissions for Manuscripts and Images
· Submissions are accepted via e-mail.
· Text copy should be in a Word document.
· Images should be in a JPEG or TIFF file and 300 dpi.
· Submissions should be 1,500 words or less.
· Single space your document.
· Use a single space after periods.
· Include your name, address, phone number and e-mail address.
· Allow two weeks for emailed submissions.
· When documents are scanned, the scanner picks up all errors and white-out.
· Profanity is not and will not be included.
To maintain the integrity of the publication, The Pepper Tree Magazine staff will edit all submissions for grammatical and technical corrections.
The publisher has the final say on what is published.
Submissions are welcome anytime. Deadline each month is the 13th. We generally take about 2 weeks for emailed submissions and 2 months for mailed submissions to reply regarding our desire to publish work. (I prefer emailed) If you do not have a computer, please make a reasonable effort to go to the library or borrow a computer from a friend.
No compensation is given to writers or artists. No fee is charged to publish their work.
The deadline for advertisements is the 18th of the month prior to the publication date. We accept black and white, spot and four-color ads. For a rate card, please e-mail us.
Files should be sent on either hard copy, CD or floppy disk. Digital PDF is our preferred mode, but we can accept files in Quark, Photoshop and PageMaker.
The Pepper Tree Magazine is distributed free monthly to a variety of locations, including bookstores, schools, coffee shops, boutiques, restaurants, medical offices, print shops, libraries, retirement facilities and more. Now in over 500 locations.
The Pepper Tree Magazine
1269 First Street, Suite 7
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-922-2662
PeppertreePublishing@Yahoo.com
Thanks for submitting your work!
Julie Ann Howell
Founder/Publisher/Editor
“Planting Literary and Artistic Seeds in the Community”
© 2006-2008 The Pepper Tree Literary Magazine. All rights reserved.