info: our contact and further information page
(1) about Folklife & FW: www.folklife.uk |
(2) contact ; |
(3) "info" ~ deadlines, ad rates, & membership |
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FW, the Folklife West magazine,
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FW ( 1 )
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(2) Contact ~ simply email the information
Due to spam, we don't use forms (other than data protection form, as below), please email details instead
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Do email us . . . . . . firstly, please read what we do - and what we don't
TO RECEIVE OUR EMAILED FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER, without joining Folklife: email sam@folklife.uk : 'Opt In’ + country or if England, region DATA page on our main Folklife site states our Data policy |
Do join us:
Folklife membership for Folklife West, 60-64 pages (A4) print magazine, folk news (Wales, England West Country & West Midlands & Oxon) & folklife traditions.
To join Folklife.
To join: £18 a year. Please send by BACS to: Folklife, sort code 09-01-55, account 18675181. EU £27. USA £36.
Or instead of posted, PDF by WeTransfer, £18 worldwide.
New Data rules (from May 2018)
Read our DATA page <------ [ link to our main Folklife website ]
You will receive 1 copy of 3 issues per year, and for each issue you can send in
------ your folk listings, as in this online DIRECTORY,
------ your folk news. Word limits apply: 200 words per item, more if advertising, see below
Folklife membership for Folklife West, 60-64 pages (A4) print magazine, folk news (Wales, England West Country & West Midlands & Oxon) & folklife traditions.
To join Folklife.
To join: £18 a year. Please send by BACS to: Folklife, sort code 09-01-55, account 18675181. EU £27. USA £36.
Or instead of posted, PDF by WeTransfer, £18 worldwide.
New Data rules (from May 2018)
Read our DATA page <------ [ link to our main Folklife website ]
You will receive 1 copy of 3 issues per year, and for each issue you can send in
------ your folk listings, as in this online DIRECTORY,
------ your folk news. Word limits apply: 200 words per item, more if advertising, see below
Our apologies.
Exceptional circumstances. Information below this green-bordered box is not up to date.
MEMBERSHIP x1 COPY POSTED.
Our simple Membership fee of £16 a year has been complicated ....
For existing members, we are extending membership for May & Sept online issue only (4 months each).
For January & May issues, each £2 credit as a smaller issue (Folklife Traditions pages only).
1/1/2021: Price rise from £16 a year to £18 a year - as the cost of posting 1 magazine UK, 2nd class (<250g) has gone up 15% since 25/3/2019 (£1.32, then £1.40 on 23/3/2020 , then £1.53 on 1/1/2021).
For new members, and for renewals, rate rises to £18 a year, however £2 credit for Jan, hence new members £16 if starting with Jan issue.
MEMBERSHIP MULTIPLE COPIES POSTED.
Credits, & new rates, to be announced.
ADVERT RATES
Reduced circulation (no multiple copies to clubs etc) so half-price for January & May issues.
September TBA.
1/5/2021
Exceptional circumstances. Information below this green-bordered box is not up to date.
MEMBERSHIP x1 COPY POSTED.
Our simple Membership fee of £16 a year has been complicated ....
For existing members, we are extending membership for May & Sept online issue only (4 months each).
For January & May issues, each £2 credit as a smaller issue (Folklife Traditions pages only).
1/1/2021: Price rise from £16 a year to £18 a year - as the cost of posting 1 magazine UK, 2nd class (<250g) has gone up 15% since 25/3/2019 (£1.32, then £1.40 on 23/3/2020 , then £1.53 on 1/1/2021).
For new members, and for renewals, rate rises to £18 a year, however £2 credit for Jan, hence new members £16 if starting with Jan issue.
MEMBERSHIP MULTIPLE COPIES POSTED.
Credits, & new rates, to be announced.
ADVERT RATES
Reduced circulation (no multiple copies to clubs etc) so half-price for January & May issues.
September TBA.
1/5/2021
(3) "info"
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The above PDF to download (an image of which is shown on the right)
is the same as the information below
--- deadlines;
--- Membership;
--- & word limits;
--- Your adverts in FW.
This is a copy of FW page 3, which is always our "Info page"
download size: A4 page
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Articles for Folklife Traditions pages: 2 months 1 Nov, Mar, July
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Late changes after Deadlines? Possibly … conditions apply.
Changes might be possible after deadline, conditions apply, see below:
ADVERTS
FOLKLIFE MEMBERS’ NEWS & LISTINGS: changes
ADVERTS
- IF: same size / image-type (eg jpg) as originally sent by Copy Date above
- . . . . . . . up to 30th Nov , 31st Mar, 31st Jul as we need to finalise advert layout !
FOLKLIFE MEMBERS’ NEWS & LISTINGS: changes
- IF same word-length or shorter than last issue • up to 6th Dec , 6th Apr , 6th Aug
- Non-members news to Correspondents needs to be sent 2 months before publication date
- It is entirely up to our local Correspondents as to what they put in / have room for. Typically, venue details, but maybe not dates, with preference to smaller sessions etc - guest venues should take out membership (only £18 pa) to list their guests etc..
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⇒ Do Join Us ! Your Membership Benefits FW by post and Free Editorial / Publicity, in print + online • Festivals, Venues, Performers, Media, Services, Organisations, etc • News & Reports, • Listings: in this Directory, with summary in FW • Festival Diary, Workshop Diary No form needed
Posted : 1 year to 1 address £18
Reselling for 6 or more : post-free + discount 1/3rd (cost £2, sell at £3) √ post free 6 or more, by Clubs, Pubs, Venues, Festivals, Performers, Shops, and you - X Sold as ordered - No returns
⇒ Word limits / Editorial ➊ Members' News up to 200 words, for each news item; more if advertising -- 1/8 275 words; 1/4 300 words; 1/2 350 words; A4 450 words your Reports, Dates, Festival Info, CD Info.
➋ Folklife Traditions Articles & news ~ word limits by arrangement. See folklife-traditions.uk website Send News as plain email, or as RTF, or as Word.doc |
⇒ Your Adverts in FW
Ads: 2019 & 2020 Costs (no VAT charged): ‘Prepaid’ -- £4 less than invoiced.
‘Prepaid’ -- Prepaid year over 15% less than 3 prepaid separately. Colour
Mono
Book space by emailing your Purchase Order Nº. Invoiced terms = 30 Days from invoice date. Invoices (and receipts) are emailed.
Ads : Sizes (A4) 'A4' - if you're not sure about page sizes - see our Guide to Page Sizes [<---this is on our main folklife site] - A4, A5, etc, with examples (A4-size pages, not suitable for mobiles). Colour only
Ads : Ads must be emailed (image or text)
√ Colour ads: you are advised to send us a printout so we can check colours. √ If B&W: pl convert colour to greyscale, & check that before sending. √ Tiff √ Jpeg, √ PDF as High-definition 300dpi, text 600 dpi, fonts embedded; if B&W ad, send only as greyscale. ? Word “.doc” is not an image, so can't be used directly
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Using Word.docx ?
Using 'Word' Footnotes and Endnotes For any notes: please use Endnotes. Please do not use Footnotes.
For how to convert Footnotes to Endnotes, see www.folklife-traditions.uk/contact-contribute.html (on our Folklife Traditions website)
For how to convert Footnotes to Endnotes, see www.folklife-traditions.uk/contact-contribute.html (on our Folklife Traditions website)
Special note: Folklife West, Nº 67, 1 May 2021 News Online only!
Folklife Traditions & Festivals pages only in print, Membership-subscriptions credited as smaller issue
• Standard 1 year Membership = 3 printed issues (each covers 4 months)
See Folklife Newsletter (on UPDATES page on main Folklife site) for details
Do join us --- New Members: subscription £16 (£18 - £2 credit for May. being a smaller issue) - you get 3 print issues;
if you join now, you can publicise yourself now, be added to Directory, mentioned in UPDATES
We are supporting our Folklife Members, who support Folklife (£18 a year, since you ask).
With recurring costs (websites, domains, email, repairs & upgrades for computers & software)
and no income from May printed magazine sales, we are losing even more money than usual !
Therefore, only listings from our supportive Members are publicised.
Folklife Traditions & Festivals pages only in print, Membership-subscriptions credited as smaller issue
• Standard 1 year Membership = 3 printed issues (each covers 4 months)
See Folklife Newsletter (on UPDATES page on main Folklife site) for details
Do join us --- New Members: subscription £16 (£18 - £2 credit for May. being a smaller issue) - you get 3 print issues;
if you join now, you can publicise yourself now, be added to Directory, mentioned in UPDATES
We are supporting our Folklife Members, who support Folklife (£18 a year, since you ask).
With recurring costs (websites, domains, email, repairs & upgrades for computers & software)
and no income from May printed magazine sales, we are losing even more money than usual !
Therefore, only listings from our supportive Members are publicised.
