The Sleuth is published 6 times a year, first day of the month: Feb., Apr., Jun., Aug., Oct., and Dec.

We accept submissions on Nancy Drew and other girls' and boys' series--see submission info below.

6 Double Issues: January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, and November/December. Each issue will be mailed on the 1st of the month of the second issue date, i.e. Feb. 1st, Apr. 1st, Jun. 1st, Aug. 1st, Oct. 1st, and Dec. 1st. All submissions, letters, ads are due on the 1st of the month preceding the issue's mail date:

Jan/Feb issue: submissions due Jan 1st, mailed Feb 1st
Mar/Apr issue: submissions due Mar 1st, mailed Apr 1st
May/Jun issue: submissions due May 1st, mailed Jun 1st
Jul/Aug issue: submissions due Jul 1st, mailed Aug 1st
Sept/Oct issue: submissions due Sept 1st, mailed Oct 1st
Nov/Dec issue: submissions due Nov 1st, mailed Dec. 1st

Issue Themes (articles submitted do not have to match the theme):

Nov/Dec '06: Dastardly Villains, Jan/Feb '07: River Heights, Mar/Apr '07: Cliffhangers, May/Jun '07: The Ghosts of Carolyn Keene, July/Aug '07: The Stratemeyer Syndicate, and Sept/Oct '07: Ghosts and Hauntings.

Issues are 5 1/2" wide x 8 1/2" tall. For eye catching appeal, the covers will be on glossy white cardstock with full color printing. Pages inside are in b/w.

Submission Information for Articles:

Articles should run 2 to 4 pages in length--that's actual printed pages of 5 1/2" wide x 8 1/2" tall sized pages with 1/2" margins all around. If it runs over 4 pages just a little, that's fine and in some cases a particular column or subject may warrant that. We also accept serial articles with each part appearing in future issues. One could also write Op-Ed style for an 800 to 1000 word limit.

We prefer submissions to be sent as an e-mail attachment in Word or these can be mailed to us on a CD. (Word Perfect is ok. Please do not send PDF files.) Type article in Arial font--12 point. Book titles and anything that needs to be in italics should be formatted that way rather than underlining or using quotes. Any pictures to be used in the article should NOT be included within the article, and instead should be sent as separate files: jpgs or tiffs preferred. We have quite a few images related to Nancy Drew so check with us to see if we have an image you want to use with your article to avoid the task of having to send it.

Submissions will be edited for grammar and spelling and any inflammatory material which is not allowed! We reserve the right to refuse any submission or photo.

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