COMPANION PARROT QUARTERLY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES...

Thank you for your interest in submitting material for the Companion Parrot Online Magazine. We are looking for all types of articles but prefer not to print generalized articles based on species description. We are particularly interested in personal experience with an emphasis on behavior and personality. Our readers seem to particularly enjoy stories about people’s experiences with their companion parrots and why the birds mean so much to them. Articles about rehabilitated or rescued birds and the progress of improving their lives are also well received. We also like to publish in-depth care articles. At this time, we are interested in articles on parrots we have not covered as well in the past … Conures, Ppoicephalus, Psittacula, Cockatiels, Budgies, Lovebirds, Eclectus, Caiques, and Macaws. However, we are also interested in good articles on African greys, Amazons and Cockatoos.

We will not print articles that contain rampant generalizations or stereotypical information about parrot species. All behavioral information must be trust-building and not trust-destroying. We prefer not to print articles written from the parrot's perspective unless they have specific merit for other reasons. Occasionally we like to publish quality fiction relating to parrots. We reserve the right to edit information that we believe does not represent the policies of the Companion Parrot Quarterly and PBIC, Inc.

Send Us Your Article for Consideration
E-mail Word for Windows attachments to staff@companionparrot.com  Or, you can insert the article in your e-mail message, but that is often harder for us to format.  Once we receive an article, we will let you know within 30 days or sooner if we plan on using it in the magazine. We will also try to let you know what issue it will be printed in. If you do not hear from us, please contact us again. The Companion Parrot Online Magazine will be published six times a year.

Payment for Published Articles and Artwork

At this time, I am not able to pay for articles.

If we print an article whether the author is financially compensated or not, we require first publication rights, the right to sell the issue the article in back issues as long as they remain in print, and the right to use the article in future CPQ article compilations. If this is objectionable to you, please let us know before the article is printed.

Publishing Rights
The Companion Parrot Online Magazine maintains exclusive rights to an article for 6 months after it has been published in the Companion Parrot Online Magazine. An article published in the CPOM may not be published in another magazine, a newsletter, or on any web site for 6 months after publication in the CPOM without written prior arrangement from the Sally Blanchard. In publishing an article in the Companion Parrot Quarterly, we also have the right to publish the article on our web site or in a future CPOM Compilation. We can accept articles that have been published previously to a limited readership (for example-a bird club newsletter) but not in a national magazine. If it has been published in another national publication or on a "well-traveled" web site, then we could only print the article if it was rewritten and updated so that it basically has the same information but reads differently. If an article printed in the CPOM is later reproduced on a web site, it should be credited to the Companion Parrot Quarterly as follows "Reprinted with permission from the Companion Parrot Online Magazine" with a link back to the CPQ web site at www.companionparrot.com Failure to follow the above protocol may jeopardize acceptance of future articles for publication in the Companion Parrot Online Magazine. We reserve the right to republish any article that has been published in the PBR/CPQ in a future Companion Parrot Online Magazine.