Apologies if you get
this twice.
First, the bad news. The
“Going Out” pages of Focus are being cut down to a single page,
meaning I’ll have a lot less room for your science- and
technology-related events. If you neglect to send me all the details I need*,
you’ll probably go straight into the virtual bin. Even if you send me
everything promptly and you’re event is brilliant, you may still be
unlucky. Sorry.
But if you’re
outside London,
there’s good news. I’m going to be trying very hard to keep a
geographical spread across the whole of the UK. So do keep sending me your
information – just don’t hate me if it doesn’t get in every
time.
I’m now looking
at the October issue – on sale September 25th. So anything you
have happening from September 26th to the end of October, please let
me have information by next week – Wednesday 20th would be
ideal.
Thanks in advance
Timandra
*what I need is:
- Event or exhibition title
- Date/s and time/s
- Full venue details including postcode
- Price/s and whether people have to book
- A telephone number and web address that we can
publish for people to contact you
- As much detail as you have on what people will
see/hear/learn/do/smell/taste/be forced to think about if they come:
- Full names of
any speakers and where they’re from (e.g. “Professor Hymene
Arbuthnot of the University of Carolina Department of
Applied Skullduggery”).
- Specific things they might get a look at.
- An idea of why it’s
topical/interesting/important/funny.
- Anything I can use to generate truly awful puns.
But – no pictures please, just tell me if you have them so I can
set the Picture Desk on you
Timandra Harkness
tel. (+44) 07958 988689
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