Publications & Advertising Guidelines

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Event Listings: We provide the event listings as a free service. All listings will include your event name, dates, location, a brief description, a phone number and a website address if applicable. Once submitted, it will remain in the events listings section of the website until the end of the month. See Event listings.

All available listings are then printed in the "Events Calendar" section of the quarterly Canadian Fiddler. See Submission Deadlines.

The Canadian Fiddler

The Canadian Fiddler is the quarterly newsletter published by the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association. Sample issue - March 2009 (PDF 608KB)

Articles: All articles, photos and announcements are welcome and are free to include with each issue. We are particularly looking for what is happening in your area such as competitions, contest results, festivals and other events and articles about interesting fiddlers.

To submit materials, please send us the following:

  • Half-page or full-page article (Word, excel, .pdf)
  • Include a credit for an article (Author or Contributor)
  • When submitting photos, please provide:
    • High resolution B/W or colour image (300 dpi resolution or higher)
    • Most formats accepted: .jpeg, .tif, .pdf, .eps (electronic or hardcopy)
    • Will be published in black and white, unless otherwise specified.
    • Include a credit for each photo (i.e. Photographer's name or person
      giving permission to use photo.

Editorial material can be emailed to: media or mailed to:

ATT: Media/Publications
Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association
101 Centrepointe Drive
Ottawa, ON, K2G 5K7

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Advertising in the newsletter

If you are interested in advertising in the Canadian Fiddler, please see our 2011-2012 Ad Rates Form for rates, sizes and specifications.

Canadian Fiddler: Colour ads are placed on the back cover of the Fiddler on a first-come, first-served basis. All other ads are placed as black and white images throughout the publication as space allows.

To advertise in the Canadian Fiddler, please contact us at: media or mail your request form and payment to:

ATT: Media/Publications
Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association
101 Centrepointe Drive
Ottawa, ON, K2G 5K7

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CGM Competition Program

Advertising in the CGM Competition Program: Normally all ads are black and white. Special ad rates apply, please see our 2011 Ad Rate Card for rates, sizes and specifications. Please contact us at: ads for more information.

Contestant submissions: All contestants will need to submit a short bio, clear headshot, age and photo credit. For complete details, please contact us at: contestants for more information.

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Publication Dates & Submission Deadlines

All materials may be submitted by hard copy or electronically. Please contact media if you have questions regarding of your submission.

Publication 2011 2012
  Submission Deadline Delivery date Submission Deadline Delivery date
Canadian Fiddler - March Feb 15 Mar 15 Feb 15 Mar 15
Canadian Fiddler - June May 15 Jun 15 May 15 Jun 15
CGM Competition Program Jul 15 Aug 28 Jul 15 Aug 25
Canadian Fiddler - Special Fall Competition Edition Sept 15 Sept 30 Sept 15 Sept 28
Canadian Fiddler - December Nov 15 Dec 9 Nov 15 Dec 7

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