ephemere. Journal

Writing Guidelines

As ephemere. moves to engage and respond to needs of photographers and photography communities with its exhibition and publishing program, the ephemere. Journal stands to bridge various program elements by surfacing voices, opinions, reportage, reviews and more. To best present articles/features to our audience the following guidelines may be used as pointers to structure them for the Journal, namely –

  • Introduction – sets the context and voice,

  • Closing – concludes with writer’s thought(s) /observation(s) and/or a summary,

  • Visibility and Reach – includes keyword phrases to help with discovery on the Internet,

  • References – points readers to additional resources related to the article content.

Introduction – 

An introduction sets the direction for the reader, offering them a peek into the mind of a writer, insights into their interests, motivations and experiences, together setting the context for what follows next.

In prefacing interviews, introductions are invaluable. Everywhere else they’re good to have. Include an introduction between 100-400 words at the beginning of the article.

   

Closing – 

Conversations and remarks while seeing a visitor off can close the interaction on a memorable note. It remains on the mind for some time after, and will likely serve as a starting point to elsewhere.

Include a conclusion/closing between 100-200 words toward the end of your article.

 

Visibility and Reach – 

Writers, and their work, are best served with increased visibility and reach on the Internet. In writing your article/feature consider incorporating 3-4 short keyword phrases that users are likely to use in searching on the Internet for content that’s central to your article.

The keyword phrases could refer to the article’s subject, concepts, domain, events where referenced, among other things.

 

References –

References point readers to supplementary reading – E.g. Journals, Books, Reports, Periodicals, Webpages. They can help readers gain additional context, point to new information, clarify concepts, and broaden understanding among other things.

Listed below are examples you can consider using where necessary or applicable to your submission. The list of references will appear below the article/feature.

  

References (Examples below – Journal / Book / Report / Periodical / Web Article)

One or more of the below examples is applicable depending on the source and number of reference(s) used in your completed article/feature. Provide references if you feel that supplementary reading will help readers understand and/or build on your article/feature further.

Last Name, A. B. (Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Pages #-#. [URL].

Last Name, C. D. (Year). Book Title. [URL].

Last Name, D. E., Last Name, F. G. (Year). Report Title. [URL].

Last Name, H. I. (Year, Month Day). Article Title/Headline. Periodical. [URL].

Organization Name. (Year, Month Day). Webpage Title. [URL].

 

Note 1: “Pages #-#” is useful when quoting or referring from a book.

Note 2: “URL” in the case of books could be either a link to the book if available (as pdf/doc) online or a link to a page where the book is available for purchase. If neither, skip “URL”.

Note 3: “URL” in the case of webpages could refer to past articles/interviews, YouTube videos, Audio, etc.