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Columns & Newsletters We have a monthly V8 Column (half page) and three periodic V8 Newsletters (four pages) published in Safety Fast! each year. Safety Fast! is an award winning monthly colour magazine produced by the MG Car Club. This webpage provides information on copy dates for members who would like to send in a contribution or news item for the column or newsletter together with guidance on the content and length of material. There is also a page template which will help members size their material to a typical page in Safety Fast! V8 Newsletters The V8 Register has three V8 Newsletters published in Safety Fast! each year in April, August and December. What are the copy dates for the V8 Newsletters?
Each V8 Newsletter is four pages and the usual editorial format is: Page 1 - news of forthcoming events, brief articles, and general news. Members are very welcome to send in articles and reports of V8 events in the UK or abroad. Page 2 - a full page montage of colour photos of MGV8s, V8 events and members. Photos can be sent to the V8 Scribe as attachments to emails (in jpeg format from scans of original photos or from a digital camera) or they can be sent as originals which the V8 Scribe will scan. If you send originals and would like them back, please enclose a suitable self addressed protective package or envelope. Page 3 - feature article(s) on V8 events or technical matter related to spares and maintenance for MGV8s. Quite often recent workshop notes are released here. Page 4 - usually carries several workshop notes or other useful material for V8 enthusiasts. Contributions for the periodic newsletters will be very welcome from V8 Register members.Where
do I send any news items or my contribution for the V8 Column
or V8 Newsletter? Victor Smith, V8 Scribe, PO Box 888 London SW14 7YT victorsmith((at))v8register.net Tel: 0208 392 9434 Download
a copy of the page template here
The template is a Word file (165KB) |
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Columns The V8 Register has a monthly column in Safety Fast! which is limited to a half page. There is generally only room for brief reports of recent and forthcoming events together with a photo together with a couple of paragraphs which can cover one or two short articles, or a workshop note. All contributions for the monthly columns will be very welcome from V8 Register members. What are the copy dates for the monthly V8 Columns?
Contributions from members are very welcome. What are the guidelines for content and size? Content - reports of V8 events, book reviews, practical tips for members on spares or maintenance matters, and news of RV8s at auction. Examples of material sent in by members over the last twelve months have included a note from Peter Kilmister of an excellent replacement tyre service at Micheldever Tyres in Hampshire, a tip from Gavin Bailey on a cause of carburettor difficulties with an MGBGTV8, reports of the V8 Curry Night at Beaconsfield and the Sunday lunchtime V8 Gatherings at the Shoulder of Mutton on Hazeley Heath in Hampshire, full reports on the V8 25th Anniversary events in 2003, the report on the V8 Cornish Tour, and news of the replacement RV8 front springs from Gavin Brown in Tasmania. Size (monthly V8 Column) - as there is only a half page, space is tight and it is necessary to prepare articles and reports with a one or two paragraph limit. The editor of Safety Fast! recommends a 750 word limit less 200 words for each photo used. Size (V8 Newsletters) - reports and articles can be a little longer, particularly for the feature articles and event reports. Book reviews should be 750 words maximum. What
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