Each quarterly issue of the Transformer is now being written by a different local AVP group around a theme of their choosing.

Local groups are encouraged to take on responsibility for an edition.

Editorial Coordinator Pat Hardy works with the group to select their theme and receives their copy and prepares it for graphic design.

Individual Instructions

Articles, photos and artwork are always welcome, especially around topics related to the themes of upcoming issues.

• Click here for Editorial Calendar.

  • 2009 Editorial Calendar for the Transformer Summer - New England - AVP in New Locations Nancy Shippen, nancyshippen@comcast.net May 25 - All electronic copy due Fall - Youth Committee Youth Judy Meikle, www.judymeikle.org, jubilantjudy@mac.com August 10 - All electronic copy due Winter - Susanville, CA prisons Community Building Eugene Dey P37864 P.O. Box 2210 (L2-116) Susanville, Ca 96127-2210 November 23 - All electronic copy due

the Transformer seeks articles that deal with facilitation and organization of AVP workshops since this publication is written specifically for facilitators.

The preferred method of article submission is through email. The preferred electronic formats are text in body of the email or a Word document. Submit your copy to Editorial Coordinator, patmhardy@earthlink.net. Click here for detailed submission information, Editorial Guidelines.

• Click here for detailed submission information, Editorial Guidelines.

  • AVP USA the Transformer Newsletter Editorial Guidelines 1- Each Issue Editor will set the Theme with the Editorial coordinator (Pat Hardy) and other Issue Editors for upcoming year. 2- Copy material should represent several areas where possible. (These are taken in order of their preference from a recent survey): a. Stories/hints about workshops from outside and inside facilitators b. New exercises (allow one page so it can readily copied and put in a manual) /L&Ls or tweaking of existing exercises c. Ethical issues on facilitation d. Hints on working with prison staff e. Information on how a local council functions, handles problems f. AVP USA activities (this can be handled by the editorial coordinator) g. Each article should have a very small 10-25word bio on the writer. 3- Copy should be submitted electronically, single-space in Word with each article in a separate document to AVPpat@earthlink.net a. Do not attempt to layout the copy. It only makes it more difficult for the graphics design. For paragraphs, merely hit the RETURN on your computer, no need to indent. b. Use one typeface/font c. If you wish a section to be a sidebar in a box, then type in that request but don't put in a box d. Commas, periods, exclamation points should have only one space after them. e. If you have a chart, put it in Excel and the publisher will convert it. 4- Feel free to assign headlines and use sub-heads for sections in articles for easier reading, but no need to change the typeface or capitalize to show this. The graphics person will figure that out. If you don't use sub-heads, we will create them in long articles. 5- Providing high quality, reproducible art or photos that augment the articles is highly recommended. Submitting it electronically is preferred. If you can get it scanned locally that is preferred. Word Count: You have eight pages for copy and photos. You have no more than 5000 words, to allow for including photos and art. You are encouraged to provide photos and drawings. Do not feel you need to fill the newsletter. We have things we save for when we have extra space. There are approximately 650 words per page. For each inch used by graphics in one column we lose about 54 words.