SubmissionCriteria

Type of Submission	Format & File Size Limits	Copyright Requirement or Certification of Ownership	Limits on Subject	Other Criteria
Genealogy – Reports	Text: DOS txt or MS Word doc Images: jpg (jpeg) or gif Sizes: 500 kb per total submission, 200 kb per image	Certification of ownership of the source genealogy file required	One family name or line per report	May use WinZip to compress groups of files that exceed 500 kb. For preformatted reports with images in critical placement, the main document should be written into an Adobe pdf file to preserve formatting.
Genealogy – Obituaries	Ditto	The original source and date of publication of the obit must be given. Old obits from archives may be so characterized if original publication information is not known.	One per person deceased	Ditto
Genealogy – Family Trees	Ditto	Certification of ownership of the source genealogy file required	One family name or line per report	To preserve the family tree graphical structure, report/file should be converted to Adobe pdf before submission
Genealogy -- Photos	Does not apply. Photos without accompanying reports or text description cannot be published			Photo-only submissions would probably best be published on the Amite Reunion web site. See links page.
History Articles (Obituaries, even if very old will be considered genealogy info.)	Text: DOS txt or MS Word doc Images: jpg (jpeg) or gif Sizes: 500 kb per total submission, 200 kb per image	Articles shall have a copyright notice or a certification of ownership &/or right to publish in the name of the submitter	Article must be focused on a single event, place, person, limited time period or aspect of life in Amite County.	See "Genealogy – Reports" above, plus articles already published in essentially the same form and substance on another web site shall not be duplicated here. Instead a link to the other site page may be submitted.
Creative Work – Short stories	Ditto	Ditto	Story may be fact, fiction, or a mixture to facilitate relating of story.	See "Genealogy – Reports" above. Images used to illustrate factual stories should also be factual. Images used for fiction may be analogies or impressions.
Creative Work – Poetry	Ditto, except submit no images for poetry	Ditto	Poems should have inspiration from some aspect of Amite County	Poetry already published in essentially the same form and substance on another web site shall not be duplicated here. Instead a link to the other site page may be submitted.
Creative Work – Song lyrics	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Lyrics already published in essentially the same form and substance on another web site shall not be duplicated here. Instead a link to the other site page may be submitted.
Creative Work -- Music	Do not submit music			Since a variety of venues exist for publication of truly original music, this site will not attempt to publish music in any form.
Creative Work – Photos	Format: jpg (jpeg) or gif Sizes: 500 kb per total submission, 200 kb per image	Ditto	Photos must have been taken in Amite Co. or contain the image of a person who lives or originated in Amite County	Photos already published in essentially the same form and substance on another web site shall not be duplicated here. Instead a link to the other site page may be submitted.
Creative Work -- Art	Submit Photos of artwork in compliance with criteria for p hotos above	Ditto	Artwork must depict or render an impression of an Amite Co. subject	Ditto