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Canton Today has debuted already. Phase 2 of our business plan is to introduce community magazines in Avon and Simsbury as well.
• TODAY MAGAZINE ONLINE •
• TODAY MAGAZINE ONLINE •
SEND YOUR CONTENT
newsroom @ TodayPublishing.net
When you send aka submit content
to Today Magazine via email or otherwise, you indicate that you agree to this document:
Include the contact person’s full name, hometown, email address
and phone number — phone and email won't be published,
unless you request this
for promotional purposes
Thanks in advance for sharing
your news and story ideas
with Today Magazine
BIO > Publisher + Editor-in-Chief
• Today Publishing covers the heart of the Farmington Valley and beyond — we aim to record Connecticut's under-reported upside — focusing on the five core Valley towns • Avon • Canton
• Farmington • Granby • Simsbury
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See below for submission guidelines for news and our Today Online Calendar
• Email: newsroom @ TodayPublishing.net
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NEWS DEADLINE
• Today Magazine — 25th of month
For our monthly digital publication, send your news by the 25th of the month to be considered for the next edition — for example, by June 25th for the July edition.
• Today Online + Calendar — Anytime
Send your events and news literally anytime for our Today Calendar and Today Online news site — i.e., this is a rolling or ongoing deadline.
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While we receive more news and content than can be published, we want to share as much news from the Valley community as we possibly can — so send us your ideas for cover stories along with your business and community news, events, photos and more. The sky's the limit!
BUSINESS NEWS
Email milestone business news such as launches, renovations and business anniversaries: one-year, 10-year, 20-year, etc. We hope to publish all of your Valley business anniversaries in 10-year increments, but send your five-year increments too and we'll run those as space allows.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Email news related to Farmington Valley residents and organizations.
CALENDAR
Currently a free listing for Valley-connected
events and programs open to the public — via email, follow the format in this example:
Holiday Concert > if relevant, add prefix Online:
Canton Community Center
• Friday 12/30 – 7:00 pm
Free or $Cost • Register + Info – website link • phone and/or email
• Band and choir perform carols and other classics
NOTE — if needed, adjust to fit the program or event — for example, if no registration link or phone or email is necessary, just omit them
PLUS — you can send a lengthier press release in case space is available
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• PHOTOS
Send photos of town landmarks, community events, nature's beauty in your town ... and more! Include caption information — who and/or what is in the photo.
• LETTERS POLICY
Letters to the editor are welcome. Ideal maximum length: 100 words — with occasional exceptions. We reserve the right to edit for style and space considerations.
Provide your full name, hometown, email address and phone number — the phone and email won't be published, unless you request this for promotional purposes.
The publisher is a political independent, and that is the editorial stance of the magazine. Letters are welcome from across the political spectrum as long as they are civil and tasteful.
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Since the financial fallout of the COVID shutdown and other factors have interrupted our monthly print edition, we are publishing a digital-exclusive monthly magazine
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TODAY Magazine
Today Magazine and Today Online are produced by Today Publishing
Covering the Heart of the Farmington Valley — and Beyond
• Avon • Canton • Farmington • Granby • Simsbury
Community News That Matters Nationwide
Recording Connecticut's Underreported Upside
Five Towns • One Aim
Exceptional Community Journalism
Thank you for visiting our website — if you have questions, here's our contact info:
• 860-988-1910 • office @ TodayPublishing.net
AWARD-WINNING JOURNALISM
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Today Magazine and Today Publishing have won 68 SPJ awards in 5+ years since our debut in October 2018
SPJ = Society of Professional Journalists
SPJ is an acclaimed U.S. media agency
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2024 Award Story
Today wins most SPJ awards
among CT magazines
2023 Award Story
Sweet 16: More SPJ awards for Today
2022 Award Story
2021 Award Story
Nine more SPJ awards for Today
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Editor-in-chief Bruce Deckert has won
43 SPJ awards — 41 with Today, including his first-place award in 2020 for a cover story on volunteer fire departments and the 9/11 connection