Photo Story Submission Form

In order to publish with The Gold Star Journal, the following criteria must be met:

• Author is a current student in good standing at The Citadel and has been accepted into a Citadel program;
• Author will be a student in good standing in the spring semester, when this Work could potentially be published if accepted;
• The Work is original and was completely created by the Author;
• Author is vested with sole ownership and with the power to convey all rights that are granted and assigned in this Agreement, and that Author has full power to make this Agreement;
• The copyright has not previously been assigned nor the Work published elsewhere;
• The Work has not been and will not be submitted for publication while it is under consideration for publication in The Gold Star Journal at The Citadel;
• The Work does not infringe any valid copyright or other proprietary right of any other person. The Work cites all consulted references, according to the academic discipline.
• The Work does not infringe on the privacy of others; and
• The Work contains no obscene, libelous, defamatory, or other unlawful material.

Write a brief story of no more than 250 words.

The paper should start with the title of the photo story followed by the prose. There should not be any title page.

Please remove your name, course name, and professor’s name from the document. Since photo stories will be reviewed anonymously, your name should not appear in the submitted document or in the filename.

Please name your photo story file with an abbreviated title of the work followed by the word story.

Submit Word files (.doc or .docx) only.

You may submit up to three of your best photo stories, although only one will potentially be accepted for publication.

The photo story should include 9-12 high quality photographs of at least 300 dpi.

Submit .jpg files only.

Please name each photograph with an abbreviated title of the picture.

The biographical sketch of the author should include the following information: the class year, cadet company, major(s), minor(s), scholastic accomplishments, activities, hobbies, and career goals.  It should not exceed 80 words.  The biography of the author will accompany the paper in the printed journal. 

Sample Biography

Kristy T. Jenkins, a junior from Charleston, SC, is a member of Band Company. She is an English major with a minor in Fine Arts. Kristy is Secretary of her class. She is a member of the Protestant Color Guard and the Pre-Law Society. Kristy enjoys reading and playing her flute. She plans to attend law school and to become a city prosecutor.

Complete the Photo Story Publishing Contract.

The contract will open in Docusign. On the first page, enter your name and email address. Click the Begin Signing button at the bottom of the page and then the Continue button. The actual form will then open.

On the first page of the contract, fill-in your name and title of the work. Write your initials at the bottom of each page. On the last page, print your full name, sign, and date the contract.

If you submit more than one photo story, you must submit separate contracts for each one.

Download the completed form to your computer. Please name the contract file with the same abbreviated title of the photo story followed by the words story contract.

Submit the signed Photo Story Docusign form where indicated down below.

If there are any people who can be recognized in any of the submitted photographs, then the photographer must obtain signed permission of each person.

Each recognizable person must complete a separate Subject Contract, if applicable.

The contract will open in Docusign. On the first page, the subject will enter his/her name and email address. Click the Begin Signing button at the bottom of the page and then the Continue button. The actual form will then open.

Download the completed form to your computer. Please name the subject contract file with the same abbreviated title as for the photo story followed by the words subject contract.

Submit the signed Subject Docusign form where indicated down below.