Queen's Alumni Review Magazine

About the Review

• Queen's Alumni Review (circ. 106,000) is published four times annually (in February, May, August, and November),
• The Review is a member of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.
• The Review is delivered at no cost to Queen's alumni and friends. Subscriptions for non-alumni are $25/year.
• The Review is printed and bound by Dollco Printing, Ottawa, ON. 
• Opinions expressed in the Review are not necessarily those of the Alumni Association.

For more information, and to read our latest edition online, please...

Go to the Alumni Review website.

Editor:
Ken Cuthbertson, Arts'74, Law'83, e-mail ken.cuthbertson@queensu.ca

Editor Emerita:
Catherine Perkins, Arts'58, e-mail c/o review@queensu.ca

Keeping in Touch Notes Editor:
Andrea Gunn, MPA'07, e-mail review@queensu.ca

At the Branches Editors:
Liz Gorman, Sc'97, and Andrew Naples, Artsci'06

Art Direction:
Larry Harris, Queen's Creative Services
Department of Marketing and Communications

Advertising Coordinator:
Nadene Strange, e-mail advert@queensu.ca

Executive Director, Marketing & Communications:
Helena Debnam, e-mail helena.debnam@queensu.ca

Vice-Principal (Advancement):
Tom Harris, Sc'75, e-mail vpadv@queensu.ca

2009-2011 Alumni Association President:
Heather Black, Sc'80, e-mail QUAA.President@queensu.ca

Writers' guidelines

Keeping in Touch Notes and Photos
We welcome Keeping in Touch notes-job news, births, deaths, marriages, news of recent honours, and just about anything else you think your classmates, former professors, and friends would be interested in reading. We also publish photos of new additions to your family (don't be shy, mom or dad . . . get in the picture with your newborn), wedding photos, retirement party photos, etc. As has always been the case, there's no charge for the Keeping in Touch notes or photos we publish. (Please be advised that all notes are subject to editing for style, content, and length.)

Does the Review pay for articles?
Yes. We pay upon publication. Fees start at a 35 cents/word and range upward, depending on the writer's experience, the amount of research involved in writing the article, and its length and complexity.

Who receives the magazine, and how often does it appear?
The magazine is published four times each year-in February, May, August, and November-and is mailed to about 106,000 readers. Alumni make up 90 percent of the total circulation. The balance includes faculty, staff, and other friends of the University. Our readers are bright, curious, and critical, and their ranks include experts on just about every subject you can think of. However, articles are written for the intelligent layperson.

How can I get a sample copy of the magazine?
Recent copies of the magazine are available on-line at alumnireview.queensu.ca For hard copies, send an e-mail to review@queensu.ca.

What makes a good Review article?
Each story in the magazine must have a connection to Queen's University, whether explicit or indirect. Besides that, our scope is wide. In our features section, we deal with timely topics of broad interest to the Queen's community. We also profile alumni who've gone on to interesting adventures or to remarkable achievements. We report on books by Queen's authors -- alumni and faculty alike. We print news of research and other campus developments, and we also chronicle major events on campus. In each issue, we publish a first-person Last Word essay or column by an alumnus, faculty member, or staff person. Our Keeping in Touch section includes Special Note articles on interesting alumni.
Our feature articles generally range between 1,000 and 3,500 words. Our columns are 650-700 words, as are our Alumni Spotlights. Special Notes range between 200-500 words.

How do I submit story ideas to the magazine?
The best way to reach us is by e-mail. Send query letters to review@queensu.ca. Otherwise you can write to: Editor, Queen's Alumni Review, Department of Marketing and Communications, Office of Advancement, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6.
We consider all queries, but the best ones are both brief and specific. Include salient details of your proposed subject and explain why the story is ideal for the Review. Give us your sense of the story's overall length and flow. Pieces submitted on spec should be no longer than 700 words.
If you have not written for the Review before, please tell us a little about yourself: describe your previous freelance experience and enclose a copy of your resume along with three to five published clips. We look for writers who not only demonstrate professionalism and rigorous reporting skills but also write with style and flair.

What happens once a story is assigned?
The editors work with writers to set deadlines, determine the word count, and hammer out central themes. While features may take a month, or several, to write, department stories are usually due three or four weeks after they're assigned.
We ask our writers to fact-check their articles before turning them in. Once an article is submitted, we edit it and may ask the writer to make revisions, answer content questions, or even to do additional research - before a final draft is approved.

How do writers get paid?
The Review pays upon publication. About 10 business days before press date, writers submit an invoice, which should include contact information, a social insurance number, and specifics of the article assignment (Issue number, word count, deadline, etc.)