Submitting a Story to Penntertainment: What you need to know…

Hi Penn undergrads and alumni,

If you want me to consider doing a feature on you… please first join our community and register/login via the “Registration” link in the top menu.

– Please use the form below to submit your article to us.  Please write in the 3rd person.  You can use this article as a template for how to set up the article.

– Be sure to also email us an accompanying image for this article that is 600×339 and no more than 100 kb to:

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In your article, be sure to include the following:

1) Your name, class year and activities you were involved in at Penn

2) What news you would like me to consider

3) A blurb about how you got your start doing what you’re currently doing.

4) (If relevant) Please embed a youtube clip in the article

5) What other Penn undergrads or alumni are involved in the news/video you just submitted? Please let me know their

• -names
• -school and
• -class year (i.e. “C’07, W’07, Eng’07).

6) Submit a picture you would like me to consider

• as it relates to your story
• of yourself to use in my post

7) Additional media requested:

• Any relevant weblinks related to your news:

• Actor: your headshot

• Musician: embeddable code to your mp3 of the song/s you want me to feature

• Digital Producer: a screengrab of the site, a few links to articles you want highlighted, a blurb about the site

• Author/Screenwriter: a couple of pages (in pdf format) from your book AND an image of the cover of your book. Also, it would be helpful if you could mail me a copy of your book (please email me so I can supply my address) or send me a link to download the digital copy of the book on itunes.

8) If you are a creative type, go ahead and pitch me a title for the post under “Post Title”. (Think about what will get users clicking to read more. ) The more creative, the better!

9) Are there any other alumni working in entertainment who you know who you think I should get in touch with to turn them onto the Penntertainment site?

10) Please join our social networking sites (see icons in upper right hand corner of site)

thanks!
Matt

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