Events --  You may now add your events directly to our calendar by clicking on "Submit Your Event" on our calendar.  This is an electronic submission.  We have prepared an instruction sheet for those of you who would like to review the procedure before attempting to use the online submission program.  Add an event.

Note: You are invited to add specific events related to exhibits, for example exhibit openings, but please do not list exhibits as daily events in our calendar of events.    See Exhibits below.

Exhibits -- Please submit information on exhibits, along with an image, directly to us at info@windingriver.com and we will add it to our exhibits page and our Exhibits Directory on our Home page.  Temporary exhibits with a published opening and ending date will be listed on our Home page directory for the duration of the exhibit -- up to 120 days.  New permanent exhibits -- or exhibits with no published end date will be listed on our directory for 120 days.

Press Releases and Announcements -- Please submit information to us at info@windingriver.com and we will add it to our Press Releases and Announcements page.

Note:  All Events, Exhibits and Announcements must be submitted to us by the source of said event, exhibit or announcement.

Web Article (Home Page on www.WindingRiver.com)

Article size:  250+ words    
Submission Deadline:  3 - 6 weeks prior to publication
Content:  Articles may deal with specific events, exhibits or topics related to area history and natural resources.  If the article deals with an event or exhibit, it must be information not included in the Calendar of Events or Exhibit listing.
Exposure: In addition to being on our Home Page, which receives more than 3,000 unique visitors each month, your article is referenced in our weekly e-mail blast, which currently goes to more than 1,000 subscribers. You will be listed as the author, with live links to your organization's website.  Your article will remain on our Home Page for up to one month.
Suggestion: To drive readers to your website, we can publish two to three paragraphs and an image supporting your article to our Home Page, with a link to the rest of the article on your website. If you do not have the ability to link an article to your website, we can print the complete article on our website.

Newsletter Article (monthly print publication)

Article size:  250 - 500 words    
Submission Deadline:  6 - 8 weeks prior to publication
Exposure: Current circulation includes 2,000 printed copies and more than 3,000 e-mailed as .pdf files to readers throughout Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas.  You and your organization will be given full credit for the article.  Previous copies of the newsletter are available for reference.
Special requirement: Articles in the print media newsletter must not be time-sensitive.  The newsletters are designed to have a long shelf life, and should not reference specific current events or exhibits.  However, we will make an effort to run an article about a particular subject during the same time period as an ongoing event or exhibit at your facility.
Promotional idea: You may wish to time your articles to special events or promotions.  While we will not include event dates in the newsletter article, we can bring attention to your website where the reader can gain additional information.
Editorial ideas:  Two different types of articles are being sought: 1) Articles dealing with topics and issues related to the history and natural resources of the 25 counties served by WindingRiver.com and 2) Articles that describe your facility or organization.  We will include samples in the next few weeks.

Additional Guidelines For Print Media Newsletter Articles

• Articles will remain the property of the author, but WindingRiver.com will be given permanent rights to use the articles for the purpose submitted.
• Authors will be required to submit an authorization form confirming that the work is their own, or that they have authority to submit it for publication.
• All articles will be subject to review and editing for common style and grammar.
• Authors are encouraged to submit images with their articles, but all images must have their specific sources identified and we must be able to confirm the source.  We recommend images owned by the author whenever possible.
• The publisher retains the right to accept or reject all submissions.

Civil War 150 

Add a link:  You are invited to submit links to your website that will expand on the infomation we have listed on our Civil War Almanac. 
Submission Deadline:  Open.  We will add links to our almanac at any time during the publishing cycle.  
Submit a link.

African American Heritage Project

Article size:  500+ words    
Submission Deadline:  2 - 4 weeks prior to publication
Exposure: Your article will be archived as part of a collection of essays encompassing the African American Heritage throughout the 25-county area covered by www.WindingRiver.com.

Student Essays

Article size:  500+ words
Submission Deadline:  2 - 4 weeks prior to publication
Exposure:  An archive of articles featuring essays written by local high school and college students on topics of local historic interest.
Special submission requirement: All submissions must be made through local high school teachers and college professors.