Island Angler - Pays $25 (Canadian)

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Island Angler
30 Acacia Ave.
Nanaimo, BC V9R 3L4 Canada
Website http://www.islandangler.net
Andrew Kolasinski, Publisher and Editor

Island Angler's guidelines page: http://www.islandangler.net/guidelines.htm

Island Angler – Writer’s Guidelines

Thank you for your interest in Island Angler. We have been publishing our tabloid-format sport fishing magazine since 1989. Our pages have presented the work of many of British Columbia’s best known sport fishing writers including: David Boland, Garry Cooper, Alan Crow, Ian Forbes, Alex Henry, Alec Merriman, Ron MacIsaac, Blair McLean, Courtney Ogilvie, Dennis Reid, Ralph Shaw, Barry M. Thornton, Charlie White, David Wiwchar.

We publish 6 editions per year. Each issue carries 3 to 5 feature articles. Shorter submissions are welcome also. These are usually news stories.

Payment for feature article is $25 for 800-1200 words.

Writers should submit articles or queries by mail to: Island Angler, 30 Acacia Ave., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 3L4. Or by email, as copy/paste inset into body of the email (rather than as attachments - which will not be opened).

Feature articles should be 800-1400 words in length. How-to and where-to type articles are most welcome. Our focus is always on either the fresh and saltwater fisheries of Vancouver Island.

Articles should rely as much on narrative as on information. Our readers want to learn while being entertained. Humour and warmth are just as valuable to our readers as good information that will help them become better anglers.

If you’ve never sampled Vancouver Island’s unique fisheries chances are you have little to say to our readers. Don’t be discouraged; come on out to the Island and get fishing. You’ll soon see why Vancouver Island anglers are such enthusiasts. Island Angler welcomes new writers if submissions match our editorial requirements.

Photos are welcome as part of submissions. Photos may be submitted via email as JPGs or as prints via snail mail.

Text should be presented in Canadian English (ITC Nelson Canadian Dictionary and CP Style Guide are editorial standards for form and spelling).

We do not capitalize common names of fish species. Salmon species are referred to by their Canadian common names. We do not capitalize common or generic-type names of flies and lures unless they are trademark brand names lures, or manufacturer's names.

The best way to know what we're looking for is to order an issue at the address above: $5 in Canada – mark the request envelope “Sample”.

BOOK PROPOSALS: Our guide book series includes Island Angler’s Guide to Island Rivers, Guide to Saltwater Salmon Fishing, Guide to Bass Fishing in British Columbia, and Ralph Shaw’s Vancouver Island Adventures.

If you think you can write a compatible book send a 2 – 3 page summary of your proposal, include possible sources, list of photos, available maps, illustrations, etc. Payment for book manuscripts is negotiable.

Regards,
Andrew Kolasinski,
Island Angler - 30 Acacia Ave. Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 3L4 Canada

Email: editor - at - islandangler.net WEBSITE: www.islandangler.net

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