Terms and Conditions
(For Scout-e-zine story submissions to Honor Publishing Company)
These terms and conditions are in effect November 1, 1999.
Part One:
1. Stories can be any length.
2. Each story submitted must be original and unpublished, or the submitter must own
copy rights to the story
(previously published stories are accepted).
3. All submitted stories are eligible to be published in Honor Publishing Company's
free e-magazine, Scout-e-zine and
possibly in the Scouter's Digest
Magazine.
4. Honor Publishing Company reserves the right to edit or alter any story submissions.
5. Authors of stories chosen by for inclusion in on-line e-magazine, Scout-e-zine, will NOT be paid an
honorarium.
Upon acceptance, Honor Publishing Company will send a free copy of Scouter's Digest Magazine to the author. Stories
may be accepted for inclusion in the e-magazine or magazine at any time after being
received.
6. For original short stories of 2,000 words or more: an payment is negotiated
with the author per our Payment Policy.
Honor Publishing Company
will retain First North American Serial Rights to publish the story in their
magazine, in their
on-line Scout-e-zine, and in any book series
in the future, For stories that have been previously published in
any format
prior to submission, permission from the publisher will need to be
obtained.
7. All stories selected for publication will be credited with the original author's
byline and copyright claim. No
compensation will be paid by Honor Publishing Company for stories
featured in the free e-zine. Honor Publishing
Company will have no rights or claims to these stories other than the
right to accept them at any time for inclusion in
the Scouter's Digest Magazine, in their on-line Scout-e-zine,
or in any future book series, in which case an appropriate
honorarium will be paid to the author of each selected story.
8. No story submitted to Honor Publishing Company will be published or offered for
publication by Honor Publishing
Company in any form or format other than those mentioned above without
the original author's explicit permission.
9. Authors of stories and anecdotes selected for publication in our on-line, Scout-e-zine
will receive a complimentary copy
of Scouter's Digest Magazine. Honor Publishing Company will
contact the authors upon the magazines printing to verify
mailing addresses. Honor Publishing Company will not be obligated to
deliver a copy of the magazine if unable to contact
the author at the e-mail address or physical address submitted with the
story or otherwise on file.
10. Original authors retain all copy rights to their stories. These rights extend to
any medium, including electronic and print,
radio, television, motion pictures, cartoons, advertising,
etc.