Guidelines for submissions to The Berkshire Eagle

Submitting your news The Eagle welcomes your news items. The Eagle prefers e-mail submissions. Since not all items can be e-mailed, faxes may be sent to (413) 499-3419; news items may also be mailed to The Berkshire Eagle, Attn: News Department, 75 South Church St., Pittsfield, MA, 01201.

When e-mailing, keep in mind:

• Send us news items at least 7 days in advance of the event. The Eagle cannot guarantee publication of items received later than that.  
• Briefer is better. Items of 300 words or less are preferred.  
• In the e-mail subject line, use a two- or three-word description and give a date of the event, if there is one. For instance, Church Spaghetti Supper, Nov. 30.  
• Do not send us attachments; avoid sending HTML-coded text, signature lines and e-mail backgrounds/stationary. Copy and paste the plain text into the body of the e-mail.  
• Photos that accompany news releases may be attached to the email sent to news@berkshireeagle.com.
   
• When writing your news release, make sure these basic questions are answered: What is it? Who's doing it? When is it? Where is it? Who do readers contact?  

To send a letter to the editor: E-mail your letters to

. Faxes may be sent to (413) 499-3419; news items may also be mailed to The Berkshire Eagle, Attn: News Department, 75 South Church St., Pittsfield, MA, 01201.

• The Eagle reserves the right to edit letters for length, style and content.  
• All letters must include the author's address and telephone number.  
• Writers are asked to limit their letters to 400 words in length. Shorter letters have a better chance of being published.  
• The Eagle does not run anonymous letters, form letters or letters seeking funds.  
• Do not send news releases as attachments; avoid sending HTML-coded text, signature lines and e-mail backgrounds/stationary. Copy and paste the plain text into the body of the e-mail.  

To send a photo: