OAK GROVE ORACLE

Artwork and Multimedia Submission Information:

OAK GROVE ORACLE (aka OGO, OGO!ON, OakGroveOracle.com, and OakGroveOracle.org ) 
includes a user-created multimedia segment for free expression of the Radical Faerie experience 
and includes an open forum for, among other things, new ideas, radical views, and controversial 
issues.

The broad scope of OAK GROVE ORACLE includes audio and visual components and information on 
alternative lifestyles, gay identity, history and contributions, politics, spirituality, and creative arts. It  
contains within its pages regular sections including illustrations, photography, videos, spoken word,  
music, and other multimedia expression. 

Submissions:

We'll contact you if your submission is selected. We sometimes hold material for future development.  
Contributors receive a written credit that appears with their work and the option to include their  
e-mail contact information. 

While most work will be submitted electronically, a self-addressed stamped enveloped will ensure the  
return of your originals.

Please include the Submissions Request Form along with your work. We print the names of all contributors.   
Contributors may be reached through OAK GROVE ORACLE.  We do not give out the addresses of users  
or contributors, although OAK GROVE ORACLE will forward mail to them.   E-mail will only be given with
your permission.

Writings:

At this time, there is no segment for reader-written articles or poetry.  We recommend that users  
consider submitting their written works to Radical Faerie Digest (RFD), which is a reader-written  
journal.  OAK GROVE ORACLE does not have a formal relationship with RFD.  For more information on  
RFD, please see their website located at www.rfdmag.org.  Spiritual essays may be appropriate for
White Crane, which is also open to public submissions, please see their website located at
www.whitecranejournal.com.

Drawings, Illustrations, Photography:

Artwork and photography is essential to the core mission of the web-sight. Send us good quality images  
of color or black and white line drawings.   Files may be sent in the following formats:  Photoshop (.psd),
Acrobat (.pdf, .pdp), Illustrator (.ai), .tif, .gif, .bmp, or .jpg format.  Please keep the image size to approximately
300 by 300 pixels and of computer monitor quality for Internet viewing.  If you E-mail OAK GROVE ORACLE
your file at E-mail: OGO@ OAK GROVE ORACLE.com and the file is over  500k, please zip it before sending.
We suggest either Winzip (Windows) or Maczip (Mac), both free.  

Send to E-mail: OGO@OakGroveOracle.com along with Submissions Request Form.  You may send OAK GROVE
ORACLE your materials in the mail to the San Diego office at the address below.

Audio:

Tribal Beats is an audio feature, and as such we do not take text submissions.  All submissions must be in MP3 format
to save on size for transmission by e-mail.  Please make sure that the audio quality is acceptable.  You do not need
to have the best production facilities but please ensure that the sound level is not distorted or full of white noise.
Occasional clicks and buzzes are okay.  Audio features, music or spoken word, should be kept to approximately
under 3 minutes.  At this time we request that all performances be in English and/or include an English translation.
Spoken Word pieces should include a sign off with your real or Faerie name - you may want to end the piece with
the title and your name: Example; when I have ended my piece, I will pause, then say the title of the piece followed
with "by Pipa Phalange, - Bright Blessings to You."

Send to E-mail: OGO@OakGroveOracle.com along with Submissions Request Form.  You may send OAK GROVE
ORACLE your materials in the mail to the San Diego office at the address below.

Video:

The time allotted each video is limited to FOUR (4) minutes and to 30 megabytes final data size.  This includes your
titles and credits. OAK GROVE ORACLE does not accept analog (videotape) submissions. Your submission must be
received as a digital video file. We recognize that there are a number of different possible file types for digital video
playback. We recommend that you use MPEG-2 for your digital video. This digital video format is playable through
a number of common desktop video players and will be viewable by reviewers.  Note: If you are using analog videotape
and converting it to digital, you will likely introduce compression artifacts (motion blur, pixilation, audio noise, etc.).
Please take this into account by planning your video accordingly: a lengthy video, at 30 megabytes final data size,
will have to be considerably compressed. Therefore, fast, sweeping motions will generally result in dropped frames
and appear choppy to the viewer.

Send to E-mail: OGO@OakGroveOracle.com along with Submissions Request Form.  You may send OAK GROVE
ORACLE your materials in the mail to the San Diego office at the address below.