Submit to the Latest Issue! (Deadline: 31 October)

[Prof. Sky Alton]

Welcome to HOL's very own newspaper, The HOwLer!

The theme for our upcoming issue is: Hitting the road.
Deadline for submissions: 11:59 PM HOL time on the 31st of October, 2025

So do you have an idea for an article, or maybe even a column? Perhaps you've got a concept for the perfect ad. Or maybe you are just itching to flex your creative muscles with a spot of writing or by creating a work of art. Well, you are in the right place!

Our theme is ‘Hitting the road' so we’re hoping to hear about journeys and vehicles of all kinds (actual ones and metaphorical ones). So whether you want to tell us about the history of the car (or the broomstick!), somewhere you've always wanted to travel to or an adventurer who went on an epic journey, we're all ears.

Remember that regular articles and submissions don’t need to fit the theme, though it’s great if they do!

Approval
All ideas for informative articles, Wizarding World News, opinion pieces, ads and puzzles must be approved before they are submitted. While illustrations don’t need to be approved, we would appreciate it if you could mention them as well as it makes it easier to plan out the layout in advance.

If what you want to write needs to be approved, all you have to do is post your idea(s) below and wait for one of the Howler's editors to approve it. It will then be added to the list below. Please be patient though. We will get to you as quickly as possible, but it may sometimes take a while.

Creative submissions do not need to be approved.

Reminders
Here are a few reminders of recent changes to the guidelines and things to remember.
1. The hard upper limit for written pieces is 2500 words. However, we would appreciate it if you could keep your submissions far below that as it makes them easier to read, edit and format.
2. While illustrations don’t need formal approval, we would appreciate it if you could mention them when you post here as it makes it easier for us to plan the layout in advance.
3. Please remember to keep images to 600x600 pixels or less.

Idea Bank
If you don't have any ideas, we have curated an Idea Bank where you can go to find ideas for articles and ads. Please remember that even idea bank ideas have to be presented here for approval though (so we don't suddenly have ten articles on the same topic!).

Creative Showcase
For our creative showcase, we invite you to submit artwork or creative writing that fits the theme somehow. You don’t need to get these ideas approved - you can just start working on them.
For every issue, we give you a prompt to help spark your imagination. You don't need to use it, it's just there to help with inspiration.
For this issue, that prompt is: "I took my first step out onto the road..." (you can use this as the starting point for a story or the inspiration for an artwork)

Requirements and Submitting
For more information and guidelines on our various sections, what types of submissions you might submit and what the requirements for each one are, please read through the overview thread and then head over to the Guidelines section to learn more.

Once your idea has been approved, you can send your submission through this form.

We are very excited to hear from you all!

Approved Ideas

Informative Articles
History of the bicycle (River Fenwick)
History of traveling circuses (River Fenwick)
Fantasy Travel - The Wizard of Oz (Emily Spencer)
Travel Traditions around the World + graphic (Janne Halla)
Travelling Throughout the Ages (Kaylee Oatsong)

Seasonal
Fall Folklore and Superstitions + graphic (Janne Halla)
Halloween Traditions Around the World (Kaylee Oatsong)
September and October's Impactful Historical Moments (Malena Leux)

Wizarding World News
History of the Floo Network (Emily Spencer)
Enchanted mural unveiled at platform 9 3/4 (Viviana Kingston)
Magical Map Makers Warn of Haunted Roads (Aisling Lestrange)
A Guide to Autumn Magical Herbs and Spices (Aisling Lestrange)

Ads (4/8)
Art Department Ad (Emily Spencer)
Write for the Howler ad (Janne Halla)

Wizarding Ads
Ad for Dogwood & Deathcap Potions Shop (Emily Spencer)
Daily Prophet’s travel writing contest (Viviana Kingston)

Puzzles (5/8)
Fallen Letters (River Fenwick)
Maze (River Fenwick)
Word Search (Emily Spencer)
Crossword Puzzle (Emily Spencer)
Hashi (Janne Halla)

[River Fenwick]

I'd like to do:

Informative Articles:
History of the bicycle
History of traveling circuses

Puzzles:
Fallen Letters
Maze

[Emily Spencer]

I would like to submit the following:

History of the Floo Network
Fantasy Travel-The Wizard of Oz

Art Department Ad
Ad for Dogwood & Deathcap Potions Shop

Word Search
Crossword Puzzle

[Janne Halla]

I'd like to do the following, please.

Travel Traditions around the World + graphic
Fall Folklore and Superstitions + graphic
Hashi
Write for the Howler ad

[Viviana Kingston]

Hi, I’d like to contribute:

Enchanted mural unveiled at platform 9 3/4
Daily Prophet’s travel writing contest

[Prof. Maxim Trevelyan]

I'd like to do:

Informative Articles:
History of the bicycle
History of traveling circuses

Puzzles:
Fallen Letters
Maze

I would like to submit the following:

History of the Floo Network
Fantasy Travel-The Wizard of Oz

Art Department Ad
Ad for Dogwood & Deathcap Potions Shop

Word Search
Crossword Puzzle

I'd like to do the following, please.

Travel Traditions around the World + graphic
Fall Folklore and Superstitions + graphic
Hashi
Write for the Howler ad

Hi, I’d like to contribute:

Enchanted mural unveiled at platform 9 3/4
Daily Prophet’s travel writing contest

All approved!

[Prof. Sky Alton]

You still have over a week to get an idea approved and turned in. Let's make this a spectacular issue!

[Kaylee Oatsong]

Hello,

I would love to do:

Informative Articles: Travelling Throughout the Ages
Seasonal: Halloween Traditions Around the World

Kaylee Oatsong

[Malena Leux]

Hello!

I'd like to do:

Seasonal
September's and October's Impactful Historical Moments

[Prof. Sky Alton]

Hello,

I would love to do:

Informative Articles: Travelling Throughout the Ages
Seasonal: Halloween Traditions Around the World

Kaylee Oatsong

Hello!

I'd like to do:

Seasonal
September's and October's Impactful Historical Moments

All approved.

[Aisling Lestrange]

Could I do:
- Magical Map Makers Warn of Haunted Roads
- A Guide to Autumn Magical Herbs and Spices

[Prof. Maxim Trevelyan]

Could I do:
- Magical Map Makers Warn of Haunted Roads
- A Guide to Autumn Magical Herbs and Spices

Approved!