MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS
Materials required for advertisements to run in Durango Magazine as of February 1, 2013:
MacIntosh format CD with SWOP-compliant proof, see details below.

1. DEADLINES:

2. AD DIMENSIONS (IN INCHES):

3. PRINTING:

4. ELECTRONIC FILE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

5. AD PREPARATION TIPS:

6. DELIVERY PROCEDURES:

Please make sure ad materials are as requested. Non-conforming materials will not be accepted, with late fees charged for submissions or re-submissions after materials deadline. Materials are not returned unless requested in writing. Please include contact information for the person who creates the file.

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PHOTO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Payment:

• Durango Magazine buys one-time publishing rights for six months of exclusive usage (during current issue circulation) -- exclusive for cover and large photos; non-exclusive for photos less than one-half page.
• Every effort will be made to process payment within thirty (30) days of receipt of your invoice.
• Credit lines are given except on website.
• A payment of $35 is made if a minimum of 20 photos are submitted, but none are published.
• Black-and-white payment rates are one-half of color payment rates. Black-and-white photos are typically used only for historic stories. Please submit color photos only.
• Color rates are as follows:

• Magazine Cover = $405
• Two-page Rate (one photo) = $500
• Web Use = $35

Rate structure has changed to a two-page rate, more in keeping with the way the magazine is laid out during the design process. Published photos are measured as a percentage of the two-page spread and paid accordingly so as to pay for the actual size of a photo rather than one rate for a wide range of sizes. Example: if the photo measures 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 = 19.25 square inches. This figure represents 10.6% of the total space of a two-page spread, which equals $53. Minimum payment for a published photo: $50.

Photo Submission Requirements:

Slides
Originals or good quality dupes. If dupes, please be sure originals are available if needed. 35mm or larger accepted, individually packed in clear plastic sleeves labeled with your name on each slide mount. Extreme care is taken with all slides, but please expect normal wear and tear with usage.

CD/DVD
Photoshop TIFF, RGB, submitted at full resolution size - please do not resize your image to meet a specific purpose for us. Please include contact sheets with no more than 12 images per page (titles on contact sheets must match file names on CD). Please place your name at the top of each contact sheet.

Photo Location/Identification
It is important that you note the general location of the photograph for identification/caption purposes, particularly with landscape/scenic images, especially names of mountains and/or people. Please submit local landscapes only.

E-Mail
Photo images via e-mail will not be accepted or reviewed.

Delivery
Mailing Address - P.O. Box 3408, Durango, CO 81302 (for USPS regular mail). Physical Address - 128-A W. 14th Street (Riverfront Building). Please call first.

Summer and Fall Subjects Needed:

Summer and fall activities, attractions, and scenery including Mesa Verde, D&SNG, Music in the Mountains, DMR, downtown Durango, Animas River, skateboard park, river trail, Trimble Hot Springs, Strater Hotel, parks, cycling (all types), climbing, hiking, camping, jeeping, kayaking, rafting, fishing, boating, rodeo, alpine slide, swimming, parades, shopping, dining, etc.

Miscellaneous Guidelines:

• Your photos will be under consideration through May. Slides will be returned after publication in early June. Disks are not returned unless requested.

• Previously-published work is accepted if the publication which published your work is not one of the following: All Aboard, Arts Perspective, Directory Plus, Durango Herald (plus specialty publications), Four Corners Travel Host, Inside/Outside, Ouray Magazine, Silverton Magazine, Telluride Magazine, and DATO and DMR travel planners.

• Please notify Durango Magazine if you become aware that a submitted photo will be used in one of the above publications so that we may remove it from consideration in the upcoming issue.

• Your photos may be used throughout the six-month shelf life of the issue for our promotional purposes, especially the cover. Photos used on the cover of the magazine may be used as Durango Magazine cover art in perpetuity by the publisher and/or his assigns for promotional purposes, etc. at no additional charge.

• Dream Home photos are solicited directly from the advertiser at no charge. Durango Magazine assumes that the photographer has been fairly compensated for the use of these photos.

• If we use your photo we will send you a statement for payment due as well as forms W-4 and I-9. Please complete and return. To claim independent contractor status, send appropriate documentation with your invoice. Contact photo editor Lisa Mackey for details at home office, 247-3004.

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EDITORIAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Queries: Most articles in Durango Magazine are assigned to freelance contributors, usually in February for the Summer/Fall issue and in August for the Winter/Spring issue. Queries or manuscripts are read promptly. Our preferred method of communication is via e-mail to durangomagazine@durango.net, attention: Editor.

Articles: Length of articles range from 150-word shorts to 2,000-word features. Payment is at the rate of 40¢ a word for our established writers. Writers working with us for the first time are asked to submit their finished manuscript on speculation. We buy First North American Rights only, with all rights returned after publication. Previously published materials are okay if the other publication is non-competing.

Kill Fees: For assigned stories, we make every effort to publish the article in a future issue. A kill fee of 20¢ per word will be paid if the story cannot be used within two issues after the issue for which the story was assigned. All rights revert back to the writer.

Photos: We always appreciate images to accompany your story. Let us know if any are available and request our Photo Submission Guidelines if you are interested in submitting photos.

Style: We follow AP Stylebook as a guide to editing manuscripts. Use minimum punctuation and the downstyle of capitalization--lowercasing the first letter of words when there is a choice. In general, write out numbers up to nine, then use figures for all others. We reserve the right to cut, condense and edit all manuscripts submitted.

Manuscripts: Please send your story via e-mail double-spaced, with a wide, three-inch, left-hand margin on each page. Include your name, address, phone number and e-mail address at the top of the first page. Do write a title for your piece and include a short biography for publication at the end of your published article.

Usage: If we use your story we will send you a statement for payment due as well as forms W-4 and I-9.  Please complete and return.  To claim independent contractor status, send appropriate documentation with your invoice.  Contact us for details.