About the Rough Draft
Newsletter basics
The Rough Draft is the official newsletter of the Society for Technical Communication, Phoenix Chapter community. The newsletter provides news about chapter events, members, and publishes members’ opinions about technical communication topics. Beginning in 2009, the Rough Draft became a blog.
Newsletter staff
» Managing Editor: Gloria McConnell
» Contributing Editor: Karen Zorn
» Reviewers: Chanda Child and Susan Katz
Submitting content
We invite readers to submit articles on subjects of interest to Chapter and Society members.
To add a blog article on our site, follow the instructions in at http://www.stc-phoenix.com/wp-manuals/how-to-blog-quick-start.pdf. Tag the article with the Rough Draft and next issue date categories. For details, contact newsletter@stc-phoenix.com.
If you do not want to add a blog article, we will accept articles submitted as e-mail, or files in plain text, Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or HTML format (such as from Microsoft FrontPage or Adobe Dreamweaver).
The Rough Draft staff reserves the right to edit articles for clarity and length, or to reject submissions judged unfit for publication. We try to review substantive editing of feature articles with the author before publication. Our style guide is the Chicago Manual of Style.
Newsletter mailing addresses
E-Mail: newsletter@stc-phoenix.come
U.S. Mail:
Gloria McConnell, Managing Editor
851 S. Arroyo Dr.
Prescott, AZ 86303
Reprinting articles
Authors: By submitting original material, you license this newsletter to use it and other STC publications to reprint it without permission.
Also see “Copyrights” for information on submitting others’ works or your works to other publications.
Other publications: If you reprint an article from the Rough Draft, please credit this newsletter as the source and send the Managing Editor a copy of the reprint or the URL of the Web page where the article was re-published.
Copyrights
The layout and design of this newsletter are the copyrighted work of the Society for Technical Communication. Copyrights for all newsletter articles belong to the authors.
Phoenix chapter mission statement
As a world-class educational and informational forum, we discuss cutting-edge concepts and technology, encourage sharing information among members, and sponsor top-quality seminars and conferences. We give our members the opportunity to grow professionally and be creative; to develop leadership, management, and other skills; to be recognized for their outstanding skills and service; to be the most soughtafter employees in our field; and to attain international status as Society-level leaders. We provide a fun and friendly, high-energy environment that fosters associations and friendships. We promote the value of technical communication and communication in general.