Submit to the Latest Issue! (Deadline: 31st March)
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2026 10:01 pm
Welcome to HOL's very own newspaper, The HOwLer!
The theme for our upcoming issue is: Step into nature.
Deadline for submissions: 11:59 PM HOL time on the 31st of March, 2026
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 ‘step into nature' so we want to hear about everything that's wild and wonderful in the great outdoors. So whether you want to tell us about a particularly fascinating species, the rise of ecotourism or about your own favourite place in nature, 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: "The forest stretched out in front of me...." (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
Biomimicry (Janne Halla)
Why coral reefs matter (Janne Halla)
Natural Phenomena Around the World (River Fenwick)
Profile of the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve (River Fenwick)
Nurtured by Nature: The benefits of connecting with nature + graphic (Emily Spencer)
WOW Animal Species (Kaylee Oatsong)
Wizarding World News
A Spotlight on Herbologists in the Wizarding World (Emily Spencer)
Endangered Fantastic Beasts (Kaylee Oatsong)
Healing Herbs (Kaylee Oatsong)
A Witch's Wardrobe - fashion in the wizarding world (Violett Sangrey)
A Pepper-up potion for the cold - recipe (Violett Sangrey)
Watch out! A Niffler Guide (Violett Sangrey)
Ads
Art Department ad (Janne Halla)
Library Department ad (Janne Halla)
Book Club Ad (Emily Spencer)
Wizarding Ads
Ad for Noltie's Botanical Novelties (Emily Spencer)
Puzzles (6/8 spots filled)
Word search (Janne Halla)
Fallen letters (Janne Halla)
Visual Sudoku (River Fenwick)
Maze (River Fenwick)
Cryptogram (Emily Spencer)
Nature Riddles (Emily Spencer)
The theme for our upcoming issue is: Step into nature.
Deadline for submissions: 11:59 PM HOL time on the 31st of March, 2026
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 ‘step into nature' so we want to hear about everything that's wild and wonderful in the great outdoors. So whether you want to tell us about a particularly fascinating species, the rise of ecotourism or about your own favourite place in nature, 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: "The forest stretched out in front of me...." (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
Biomimicry (Janne Halla)
Why coral reefs matter (Janne Halla)
Natural Phenomena Around the World (River Fenwick)
Profile of the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve (River Fenwick)
Nurtured by Nature: The benefits of connecting with nature + graphic (Emily Spencer)
WOW Animal Species (Kaylee Oatsong)
Wizarding World News
A Spotlight on Herbologists in the Wizarding World (Emily Spencer)
Endangered Fantastic Beasts (Kaylee Oatsong)
Healing Herbs (Kaylee Oatsong)
A Witch's Wardrobe - fashion in the wizarding world (Violett Sangrey)
A Pepper-up potion for the cold - recipe (Violett Sangrey)
Watch out! A Niffler Guide (Violett Sangrey)
Ads
Art Department ad (Janne Halla)
Library Department ad (Janne Halla)
Book Club Ad (Emily Spencer)
Wizarding Ads
Ad for Noltie's Botanical Novelties (Emily Spencer)
Puzzles (6/8 spots filled)
Word search (Janne Halla)
Fallen letters (Janne Halla)
Visual Sudoku (River Fenwick)
Maze (River Fenwick)
Cryptogram (Emily Spencer)
Nature Riddles (Emily Spencer)
