THE OTHER HERALD has been serving the Western New York and global communities since its first issue in November of 2006.

Heralding the art of words...

After much contemplation, and feedback from our readers and subscribers, we're permanently switching over to our larger, booklet-style format nicknamed "the next big thing"effective with the July 2010 issue.

FREQUENCY OF ISSUES
July 2010 and after, there are four quarterly issues per year: Jan, Apr, July, Oct.
Nov. 2006-July 2010, there were twelve issues per year. (See format change noted below in cover price section.)

COVER PRICES - NOW
July 2010 and after, TOH was published quarterly.
Quarterly issues are $3 each, and the format is a 4 1/4" x 11" 16-page booklet.

COVER PRICES - THEN
Nov. 2006 to July 2010, TOH was published monthly.
With only four exceptions, the cover price for MONTHLY issues from Nov. 2006 to July 2010 is 50 cents, and the 50-cent issues are sized is either 8 1/2" x 11" or 8 1/2" x 14".
The exceptions are: 
     *   Oct. 2009 "huge" issue due to influx of great content combined with our 3-year anniversary ($3),
     *   A recurring special booklet-style issue nicknamed "the next big thing" ($3) released Feb. 2009, April
         2010, and July 2010. (For more about "tnbt", please see our Home Page.)

U.S. SUBSCRIPTIONS
Subscriptions are $10 per year to U.S. addresses. Please note answers to frequently-asked questions, about subscriptions already paid-up at the time of change to quarterly issues, appear in right column on our HOME page.
If you pay for your subscription by Paypal or Etsy.com please pay $10.75 because of additional fees; it's a small charge for the convenience of online remittance and it helps to keep overall subscription prices from increasing. Thanks.

NON-U.S. SUBSCRIPTIONS
Additional postage required for subscriptions to be mailed outside of the U.S. Please inquire by email as to how much additional cost for your country. You will be charged extra for actual additional postage only, so we will raise your subscription price accordingly... Just ask! 

BULK SUBSCRIPTIONS
Please ask about an individual or bulk subscription for your library or school. Gift subscriptions welcomed. TOH does not charge subscribers extra to subsidize any gift subscriptions to such organizations, and we are not in a position to provide them without any support to cover that cost, so your gift to them is appreciated on many levels. Giving a subscription to a library is a gift to many, not one...and it's only $10 if a U.S. address!

THANKS!
A special "thank you" to all of our readers and writers: past, present and future! TOH is always looking for your input; we like to think of it as "your" publication, not ours. Please tell us what you think! Enjoy this always-evolving web site!!

TOH's Writing Competitions on WritersCafe.org :    Click here to view our current contests on WritersCafe.org

Every so often, TOH will offer a themed writing competition which is hosted on WritersCafe.org.  Winners receive publication of winning piece(s) in an issue of The Other Herald; Honorable Mentions receive mention and possible publication. More info about contests on Writerscafe.org. You may submit to TOH for inclusion in a themed issue and not participate in contest; that is allowed! Currently there are no open contests for 2010, sorry. The rest of year 2010 issues will be without pre-defined theme, so submit the old-fashioned way if you prefer! 

Note: You do have to sign up on the Writers Cafe website if you want to post your work there, but it is a simple sign-up. You can then choose whether you want your work viewed by others or not, and once the work is posted you may enter it in any contest you find appropriate. I've posted on this web site for a number of years without problems, but please note The Other Herald is not in any way affiliated with WritersCafe.org, other than we use their site to run our writing contests. (As Editor, I am a user on their site, under the name "TFRice".) 

SEND FOR A FREE ISSUE:
For a free sample copy of an issue of TOH, mail a SASE to the address below with a brief note of your request for free issue; no strings attached, but please make sure to include proper postage.

For addresses outside of the U.S., contact us instead by email for instructions to get a free sample issue (we make sure we collect the exact postage, after paypal or such fees).

Note: We will send you a random issue from our supply, as a sample, and will not take requests for specific issues regarding this offer. (We reserve the right to limit the # of issues requested by any individual if an unreasonable # requests.)

WHO PUBLISHES THE OTHER HERALD?
THE OTHER HERALD is published by Hidden Valley Farm... "where the fish laugh from the creek". The name is taken from a private property full of inspiration near Perry, in Western NY State, nearby Letchworth State Park.

Literary Events Calendar Listings:

Due to the limited space in each "printed" issue of TOH, for local Western New York events listings, the online calendar will provide a more complete listing.

For groups meeting, we are happy to list the usual meeting time and place, day of month, etc. ... as well as contact info IF PROVIDED and/or a web site. Email your writers meeting info to us!

For web sites offering multiple events listings, we will provide link in exchange for reciprocal link. We will give several good sites to choose from...

Literary Events in TOH's Hometown:

Poetry in Motion
                       - annually in April - Perry, NY

2010 Schedule to be announced (Friday-Sunday)

Main Street Perry businesses allow posting of your poetry on windows over the weekend... the pages flap in the wind... in honor of National Poetry Month! Join us!

...for more info about this annual event, contact the Arts Council for Wyoming County
( http://www.artswyco.org ) or the Other Herald