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: Setting Sail
Deadline for submissions: 11:59 PM HOL time on the 31st of October, 2023

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 ‘setting sail', so we’re hoping to hear about voyages on the high seas. We're also happy for you to interpret the theme more metaphorically, so you can focus on setting out on journeys in general. So whether you want to profile a famous pirate, inform us about your favourite marine animal or tell us about a new goal you've just started working towards, we're all ears. Remember that regular articles and submissions don’t need to fit the theme, though it’s great if they do!

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.

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: "the boat crested a huge wave
and then...." (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
The etymology of sea related sayings + graphic (Janne Halla)
Titanic (Anne-Marie Gagne)
Ghost ships (Ereshkigal Csintalan)
Strange or mysterious sea creatures (Ereshkigal Csintalan)
Sea deities in Ancient Egypt (Alexandra Rosier)
Sea related myths from around the world (Scarlet Robloutain)
Shipwrecks and Their Tales (Scarlet Robloutain)
The History of Pirates (Scarlet Robloutain)
Seasonal
September and October birthstones (Anne-Marie Gagne)
Pumpkin Spice Mania + graphic (Janne Halla)
Autumn related mythology (Evie Figg)
history of the superstitions surrounding Black Cats + graphic (Evie Figg)
Holidays Celebrated in September and October (Aquaria Sandalwood)
The Science Behind the Changing Leaves (Skylar Peyton)
The History of Halloween (Skylar Peyton)
Biographies
Keanu Reeves (Anne-Marie Gagne)
a famous pirate (Emily Spencer)
Agatha Christie (Lex Green)
R.L. Stine (Skylar Peyton)
General
a write up of movies that feature a pirate as one of the main characters (Emily Spencer)
food-related article/recipes inspired by the coast/sea (Emily Spencer)

Wizarding Ads
Back to school deals at Flourish and Blotts (Lex Green)
Eeylops Owl Emporium (February Fortescue)
Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlour (February Fortescue)
Chocolate Frogs (Silvana Mandeville)
Art department (Silvana Mandeville)
Library department (Silvana Mandeville)

Puzzles (8/8 spots filled)
Visual Sudoku (Janne Halla)
Hashi (Janne Halla)
Logic puzzle (Lex Green)
Wand Wood Word Search (Dibyarup James Potter)
Fallen Letters Puzzle (Dibyarup James Potter)
Crossword (Ellie Vernez)
Letter tiles (Ellie Vernez)
Nurikabe (Caius Magnusson)
Note: We're not accepting any further puzzle submissions for this issue as we have enough.

[Janne Halla]

I'd like to do the following.

The etymology of sea related sayings + graphic
Pumpkin Spice Mania + graphic
Visual Sudoku
Hashi

[Prof. Sky Alton]

I'd like to do the following.

The etymology of sea related sayings + graphic
Pumpkin Spice Mania + graphic
Visual Sudoku
Hashi

Go for it, Janne.

[Anne-Marie Gagne]

I'd like to do informative articles on September and October birthstones, Keanu Reeves, and on the Titanic.

[Emily Spencer]

I would like to do the following:

-a short biography of a famous pirate

-a write up of movies that feature a pirate as one of the main characters

-food-related article/recipes inspired by the coast/sea

[Evie Figg]

May I write a Seasonal article drawing off of "Autumn related mythology"?

I'd like to do an article about the history of the superstitions surrounding Black Cats, as well as 1 graphic included

[Lex Green]

I'd like to submit:

- an ad for back to school deals at Flourish and Blotts

- a biography of Agatha Christie

- a logic puzzle

[Prof. Maxim Trevelyan]

I'd like to do informative articles on September and October birthstones, Keanu Reeves, and on the Titanic.

I would like to do the following:

-a short biography of a famous pirate

-a write up of movies that feature a pirate as one of the main characters

-food-related article/recipes inspired by the coast/sea

May I write a Seasonal article drawing off of "Autumn related mythology"?

I'd like to do an article about the history of the superstitions surrounding Black Cats, as well as 1 graphic included

I'd like to submit:

- an ad for back to school deals at Flourish and Blotts

- a biography of Agatha Christie

- a logic puzzle

All ideas are approved. We are looking forward to seeing them.

[Aquaria Sandalwood]

I would like to do an article on holidays celebrated in September and October around the world!

[Aurelia West]

I would like to do an article on holidays celebrated in September and October around the world!

Sounds great, Aquaria! That is approved

[Dibyarup James Potter]

I would like to make the following:
1. Wand Wood Word Search
2. Fallen Letters Puzzle

[Prof. Maxim Trevelyan]

I would like to make the following:
1. Wand Wood Word Search
2. Fallen Letters Puzzle

Approved!

[Ellie Vernez]

I would love to do a cross word and a letter tiles puzzle please

[Ereshkigal Csintalan]

I'd love to write a couple of informative articles- one on Ghost Ships and another on strange or mysterious sea creatures!

[February Fortescue]

I’d like to submit

A graphic for my column
An ad for Eeylops Owl Emporium
An ad for Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlour

[Prof. Sky Alton]

I would love to do a cross word and a letter tiles puzzle please

I'd love to write a couple of informative articles- one on Ghost Ships and another on strange or mysterious sea creatures!

I’d like to submit

A graphic for my column
An ad for Eeylops Owl Emporium
An ad for Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlour

Go right ahead, Ellie, Ereshkigal and February.

Note: Many Apologies for any confusion. Trying to do this from my phone is tricky!

[Alexandra Rosier]

I would like to write about the sea deities in the ancient Egypt

[Prof. Maxim Trevelyan]

I would like to write about the sea deities in the ancient Egypt

Approved!

[Caius Magnusson]

I'd like to do a Nurikabe puzzle for this edition!

[Prof. Maxim Trevelyan]

I'd like to do a Nurikabe puzzle for this edition!

Approved!