Submit to the Latest Issue! (Deadline: 20th January)

[Prof. Sky Alton]

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

The theme for our upcoming issue is: Song and dance
Deadline for submissions: 11:59 PM HOL time on the 20th of January, 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 ‘song and dance’ so we’re hoping to hear about all things musical, rhythmic and joyful. We're also happy for you to interpret the theme more metaphorically, so you can focus on parties and spectacles in general. So whether you want to profile a famous composer, tell us about your line dancing career or tell us about a party you’re planning, 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’re making two changes to our rules from this issue forward.
1. 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).

2. 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’re going about your day when you suddenly hear beautiful music coming from somewhere….” (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
Dance Crazes Through The Ages (Emily Spencer)
Broadway Musicals (Emily Spencer)
Social Media Dance Challenges + graphic (Janne Halla)
Ear-worm Songs + graphic (Janne Halla)
A Guide To Current West End Musicals (Lex Green)
Unseen Parts Of Being A Performer (Lex Green)
The Eurovision Song Contest (Ereshkigal Csintalan)
The Science of Music (Viviana Kingston)
Audition Tips + Graphic (Prof. Sindor Aloyarc)
Live Aid (Maverick Bradshaw)

Seasonal
December and January Birthstones (Anne-Marie Gagne)
Christmas with Dickens (Victorian) (Emily Spencer)
Winter-related Mythology (River Fenwick)
Northern Lights Folklore (Evie Figg)
History of Dogsledding (Evie Figg)
Holidays in December and January celebrated around the world (Scarlet Robloutain)
Christmas and New Year Traditions in parts of the world (Skylar Peyton)

Biographies
Dolly Parton (Anne-Marie Gagne)
J.R.R. Tolkien (Anne-Marie Gagne)
Taylor Swift (Lex Green)
R.E.M. + graphic (February Fortescue)
Stephen Hawking (Skylar Peyton)

General
Upcoming movies/TV shows/Books/Games (Scarlet Robloutain)
Reviews of movies/TV shows/books/games (Skylar Peyton)

News from the Wizarding World
Interview with a new, rising wizarding musician (Katherine Laurier)
An article on the art of making drinks in the wizarding world (Dibyarup James Potter)

Wizarding Ads
An advert for a Hogwarts school production (Lex Green)
Yule Ball Invitation (River Fenwick)
Celestina Warbeck new concert ad (Katherine Laurier)
A Flourish and Blotts Offer Ad (Dibyarup James Potter)
Three Broomsticks Food Eating Competition Ad (Dibyarup James Potter)
Gringotts Accounting Internship Ad (Dibyarup James Potter)
Winter Duelling Championship Ad (Dibyarup James Potter)

Ads
'Wonders of the World' activity in the Sett (Evie Figg)
Av/Sig Services (Viviana Kingston)

Puzzles (full)
Word search (Janne Halla)
Maze (Janne Halla)
Visual Sudoku (February Fortescue)
Fallen Letters (River Fenwick)
Crossword (Katherine Laurier)
Jigsaw (Skylar Peyton)
Masyu (Dibyarup James Potter)
Hashi (Dibyarup James Potter)

[Anne-Marie Gagne]

I'd like to do the following articles:
December and January Birthstones
Biography of Dolly Parton
Biography of J.R.R. Tolkien

[Emily Spencer]

I would like to do the following articles:

Dance Crazes Through The Ages

Broadway Musicals

Christmas with Dickens (Victorian)

[Janne Halla]

I'd like to do these, please.

Social Media Dance Challenges + graphic
Ear-worm Songs + graphic
Word search
Maze

Thank you!

[Lex Green]

Could I please do:

A Guide To Current West End Musicals
Unseen Parts Of Being A Performer
An advert for a Hogwarts school production
A biography of Taylor Swift (not listed in the idea bank but her birthday is December 13th!)

[Prof. Maxim Trevelyan]

I'd like to do the following articles:
December and January Birthstones
Biography of Dolly Parton
Biography of J.R.R. Tolkien

I would like to do the following articles:

Dance Crazes Through The Ages

Broadway Musicals

Christmas with Dickens (Victorian)

I'd like to do these, please.

Social Media Dance Challenges + graphic
Ear-worm Songs + graphic
Word search
Maze

Thank you!

Could I please do:

A Guide To Current West End Musicals
Unseen Parts Of Being A Performer
An advert for a Hogwarts school production
A biography of Taylor Swift (not listed in the idea bank but her birthday is December 13th!)

All accepted!

[February Fortescue]

I'd like to do:

a biography of R.E.M.
a graphic to go with the article
a visual Sudoku puzzle

[Aurelia West]

I'd like to do:

a biography of R.E.M.
a graphic to go with the article
a visual Sudoku puzzle

That’s approved, Feb!

[River Fenwick]

I'd like to do:

Winter related mythology
Yule Ball invitation
Fallen phrase puzzle

[Aurelia West]

I'd like to do:

Winter related mythology
Yule Ball invitation
Fallen phrase puzzle

Sounds good! Those are accepted, River!

[Evie Figg]

I have a few ideas I'd like to run by:

2 Seasonal Articles:
Northern Lights Folklore
History of Dogsledding

Advertisements:
Ad for the 'Wonders of the World' activity in the Sett.

Thank you!

[Prof. Maxim Trevelyan]

I have a few ideas I'd like to run by:

2 Seasonal Articles:
Northern Lights Folklore
History of Dogsledding

Advertisements:
Ad for the 'Wonders of the World' activity in the Sett.

Thank you!

All approved!

[Ereshkigal Csintalan]

I would LOVE to do an informative article on the Eurovision Song Contest!

[Prof. Sky Alton]

I would LOVE to do an informative article on the Eurovision Song Contest!

Go for it, Ereshkigal.

[Scarlet Robloutain]

I'd love to do:

A Christmas (short) story
A poem
Upcoming movies/TV shows/Books/Games
Holidays in December and January celebrated around the world

[Prof. Maxim Trevelyan]

I'd love to do:

A Christmas (short) story
A poem
Upcoming movies/TV shows/Books/Games
Holidays in December and January celebrated around the world

Approved for upcoming movies and holidays!

You can freely submit your creative writings, you do not need your ideas for that approved.

[Katherine Laurier]

I'd like to do the following please:
1. Celestina Warbeck new concert ad
2. Interview with a new, rising wizarding musician
3. Crossword

[Prof. Maxim Trevelyan]

I'd like to do the following please:
1. Celestina Warbeck new concert ad
2. Interview with a new, rising wizarding musician
3. Crossword

All approved!

[Viviana Kingston]

I’d like to do an article about the science of music! And oh, an ad for signature and avatar creation.

[Prof. Sky Alton]

I’d like to do an article about the science of music! And oh, an ad for signature and avatar creation.

Hi Viviana - the article is approved. With the ad, do you mean you’d like to advertise that you’re willing to make signatures and avatars or would it be more fictional? I just want to make sure I’ve understood properly.