Submit to the Latest Issue! (Deadline: 31st October)

[Prof. Sky Alton]

Welcome to HOL's very own newspaper, The HOwLer!

The theme for our upcoming issue is: Conversations.
Deadline for submissions: 11:59 PM HOL time on the 31st of October, 2024

So do you have an idea for an article, or maybe even a column? Perhaps you've got a concept for the perfect ad. Or maybe you are just itching to flex your creative muscles with a spot of writing or by creating a work of art. Well, you are in the right place!

Our theme is ‘conversations' so we’re hoping to hear about everything from cosy chats to declarations of love. So whether you want to talk about famous conversations from history, conduct an interview with your favourite wizarding world celebrity or do a deep dive on small talk, we're all ears.

Remember that regular articles and submissions don’t need to fit the theme, though it’s great if they do!

We’ve also updated our rules a little, so please check the section down below for information on that!

Approval
All ideas for informative articles, Wizarding World News, opinion pieces, ads and puzzles must be approved before they are submitted.

If what you want to write needs to be approved, all you have to do is post your idea(s) below and wait for one of the Howler's editors to approve it. It will then be added to the list below. Please be patient though. We will get to you as quickly as possible, but it may sometimes take a while.

Rule Updates
We made some changes to our rules last year and have another change this time round, so here's a rundown.
New change: We're now limiting ads to two (2) per person as with puzzles. This applies to both hol and wizarding world ads.
Previous changes:
1. We're now specifying that graphics must be no more than 600 by 600 pixels.
2. We've updated the poetry guidance to ask that poems be at least 60 words in length as well as 10 lines and to clarify that if a poem has lines that repeat, there will need to be more than 10 lines.
3. To ensure what we’re publishing is as accurate as we can make it, we’re asking everyone to submit sources along with their articles from now on. All informative articles and factual columns must have sources included or we won’t be able to publish them. The only exception are articles/columns that are purely based on your opinion or that are mostly creative (like Wizarding World news).
4. A lot of people have been forgetting about our requirement to provide puzzle solutions. If you submit a puzzle and don’t also submit a solution along with it, 2 house points will be deducted from the 5 you would usually earn. The only exception to this is jigsaw puzzles.

Idea Bank
If you don't have any ideas, we have curated an Idea Bank where you can go to find ideas for articles and ads. Please remember that even idea bank ideas have to be presented here for approval though (so we don't suddenly have ten articles on the same topic!).

Creative Showcase
For our creative showcase, we invite you to submit artwork or creative writing that fits the theme somehow. You don’t need to get these ideas approved - you can just start working on them.
For every issue, we give you a prompt to help spark your imagination. You don't need to use it, it's just there to help with inspiration.
For this issue, that prompt is: “you accidentally walk into the middle of a fierce debate" (you can use this as the starting point for a story or the inspiration for an artwork)

Requirements and Submitting
For more information and guidelines on our various sections, what types of submissions you might submit and what the requirements for each one are, please read through the overview thread and then head over to the Guidelines section to learn more.

Once your idea has been approved, you can send your submission through this form.

We are very excited to hear from you all!

Approved Ideas

Informative Articles
Conversations in the Animal Kingdom + graphic (Janne Halla)
Psychology in face-to-face conversations (River Fenwick)
Communication skills through the generations (River Fenwick)
Important Historical Conversations (Emily Spencer)
The Art of Speaking: Harnessing the Power of Words to Inspire and Transform! (Dibyarup James Potter)
Non- verbal communication and how to recognize it (Galena May)

Seasonal
Fall related mythology + graphic (Janne Halla)
September Babies - Libra and Virgo (Galena May)

Biographies
Eleanor Roosevelt (February Fortescue)
Marie Curie (Galena May)
Queen Elizabeth I (Galena May)

Personal/Opinion
Is small talk a waste of time? (Galena May)

News from the Wizarding World
An Interview with a Wizarding Superstar (Emily Spencer)

HOL Ads
An ad for the Book Club (Emily Spencer)
Slytherin Sidekick (February Fortescue)
Visiting Wizarding World (February Fortescue)

Wizarding Ads
Hogwarts Debate Club Ad (Dibyarup James Potter)
Hogwarts Poetry Club Ad (Dibyarup James Potter)

Puzzles (8/8) - no puzzles can be submitted anymore
Double puzzle regarding languages (Janne Halla)
Visual sudoku (Janne Halla)
Maze (River Fenwick)
Fallen Letters (River Fenwick)
Cryptogram about conversation (Emily Spencer)
Masyu (Dibyarup James Potter)
Hashi (Dibyarup James Potter)
Wordsearch (February Fortescue)

[Janne Halla]

I'd like to claim the following, please!

Fall related mythology + graphic
Conversations in the Animal Kingdom + graphic
Double puzzle regarding languages
Visual sudoku

Thank you!

[River Fenwick]

I’d like to do:

Informative Articles
Psychology in face-to-face conversations
Communication skills through the generations

Puzzles
Maze
Fallen Letters

[Emily Spencer]

I would like to claim the following:

Important Historical Conversations
An Interview with a Wizarding Superstar
An ad for the Book Club
Cryptogram about conversation

[Dibyarup James Potter]

Graphics:
1. Masyu (Puzzle)
2. Hashi (Puzzle)
3. Hogwarts Debate Club Ad
4. Hogwarts Poetry Club Ad

Article:
1. An article on "The Art of Speaking: Harnessing the Power of Words to Inspire and Transform!"

[Prof. Maxim Trevelyan]

I'd like to claim the following, please!

Fall related mythology + graphic
Conversations in the Animal Kingdom + graphic
Double puzzle regarding languages
Visual sudoku

Thank you!

I’d like to do:

Informative Articles
Psychology in face-to-face conversations
Communication skills through the generations

Puzzles
Maze
Fallen Letters

I would like to claim the following:

Important Historical Conversations
An Interview with a Wizarding Superstar
An ad for the Book Club
Cryptogram about conversation

Graphics:
1. Masyu (Puzzle)
2. Hashi (Puzzle)
3. Hogwarts Debate Club Ad
4. Hogwarts Poetry Club Ad

Article:
1. An article on "The Art of Speaking: Harnessing the Power of Words to Inspire and Transform!"

All these ideas are approved!

[February Fortescue]

Puzzle:
Wordsearch

Graphics:
Slytherin Sidekick
Visiting Wizarding World

Article:
Eleanor Roosevelt

[Prof. Maxim Trevelyan]

Puzzle:
Wordsearch

Graphics:
Slytherin Sidekick
Visiting Wizarding World

Article:
Eleanor Roosevelt

Approved!

[Galena May]

Hello editors!
I would love to do the following:
Informative Articles
Non- verbal communication and how to recognize it
Personal Opinion
Is small talk a waste of time?
Biographies
Marie Curie
Queen Elizabeth I

Eagerly awaiting your approval.

[Prof. Maxim Trevelyan]

Hello editors!
I would love to do the following:
Informative Articles
Non- verbal communication and how to recognize it
Personal Opinion
Is small talk a waste of time?
Biographies
Marie Curie
Queen Elizabeth I

Eagerly awaiting your approval.

All approved! Thank you for your patience as we resolved your other question.