DEADLINE for the June Issue is May 31st
Send your submissions to herald@istad.org


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Yes, it’s that time again! We had a great issue, thanks to all your help (tribute will be out shortly :) and yet again, it's time to build a lovely new paper full of informative and exciting articles on Rivendell and its affairs!

Who’s Who in This Month’s Upcoming Issue...
KEY: RED: Writer needed!
GREEN: Volunteer has signed up to cover this department!
BLACK: We have a completed article!

MONTHLY REPORTS for Guilds and Groups
• Writers Needed for: Army Report, Bards’ Guild, Racing Team, Writers’ Guild, Drill Team, Word Sleuth, or any kingdom group that wants publicity!

(when you sign up, it’s a good idea to check with your guild or team head)

MONTHLY FOREIGN REPORTS
Writers needed for: Fangorn, Meduseld, Khazad-dûm, Lothlórien, The Shire, the White Council
Erlend*: Minas Tirith
Bashtakh*: Mordor

*please confirm that you still want to write for us this month!

RIVENDELL RPGs, ACTIVITIES, and SPECIAL EVENTS
Articles about special goings-on around Rivendell, or current RPGS. If it's big, if it's happening in our kingdom, we want-- no, we need-- a report!
Suggestions AND Writers needed

INTERVIEW
Someone on the plaza. Please keep it mostly plaza-related!

HOUSECALLS
A paragraph or two telling our readers about activities in one plaza house, and what makes that house unique. Be sure to get permission of the owners.
Tour Guides welcome!

THREAD REVIEWS
Games, ongoing threads, guilds and groups-- these are the mainstays of the plaza. Write a review (like a movie review, except more IC) of one of these activities!
Critics Needed!


NEWBIE PERSPECTIVES
Share with us your first impressions, experiences as you settle into Rivendell.
Newbies needed!

MISCELLANEOUS...
Articles on Middle-earth topics, non-Rivendell news, or topics that don’t quite fit any of our other categories. We'd love to see what you come up with! (But please keep in mind that we aim for the style of the Herald to be like Bilbo's book or a tome from Elrond's library... something you might read in Middle-earth.)
Suggestions for Topics AND Writers Welcome

CREATIVE SUBMISSIONS
Poetry or short pieces of fictional prose.
Don’t sign up, just send them in; we want to showcase the talent of Rivendell’s writers!

LORE • LANGUAGES • CRAFTS OF THE ELVES
Articles on items of lore, language, culture and crafts of the Elves.
Scholars needed!

GAMES & PUZZLES
Cryptograms, Riddles, Crossword Puzzles, etc, we want several each issue!
Puzzlers Needed!

HUMOR!
Make our readers leave with a laugh! Comedians Needed!

See TOP POST for SUBMISSION GUIDELINES, deadline and where to send your submission. And thank you, as always, for volunteering!