About
The Chronicler supervises all publishing activities of the Kingdom, and is the editor or supervises the editor of the Kingdom newsletter, which is responsible for all required announcements and notices of Society events, Kingdom Law, and other Kingdom business. The Chronicler works with the Society Registrar on matters of mailing and circulation. The Chronicler is also responsible for accounting for the corporate stipend and other kingdom newsletter income, and reporting all such income and expenditures to the Society Chancellor of the Exchequer as required by that officer.
The Chronicler leads the Kingdom Communications Team. This team consists of the Publications Manager/ Page Editor, Kingdom Social Media Officer, Kingdom Web Minister, Kingdom Calendar Deputies, and Zoom Team Deputies. The Chronicler also works closely with the Kingdom Seneschal in regards to the publication of Society and Kingdom announcements and law changes or revisions.
Dagny the Blue
Kingdom Chronicler
Officers
West Kingdom Chronicler: Dagny the Blue
West Kingdom Deputy Chronicler: OPEN
West Kingdom Page Editor: Christina O’Riain
Resources
The Publications Manager/ Page Editor is responsible for print media, including all official publications within the realm, regular publication of The Page as the newsletter of the Kingdom, publishing the current Laws of the Kingdom and the Principalities every five years in an Administrative Issue, and encouraging the publication of the results of research by any subject of the Kingdom.
The Page, the West Kingdom Newsletter
Chronicler Policies / Handbook
About The William Blackfox Awards
Submissions to the Chronicler
Newsletter: The Page
To submit artwork to be featured in the West Kingdom Newsletter, The Page, send photos and descriptions to Chronicler@WestKingdom.org.
How to Request Event Dates
IMPORTANT NOTE: Your event date must be approved by the Kingdom Calendar Deputy before you submit the Event Copy. (West Kingdom Calendar Policy)
- Date requests are to be made via the date request form.
- Coronets, Investitures, events where Crowns, Coronet or Landed Barons/Baronesses give awards or transact other business of lasting effect to the SCA must also appear in the Kingdom Newsletter.
- Any event sponsored by an official SCA branch and advertised to the members of that branch, either in The Page Newsletter or a branch newsletter, is covered by SCA insurance.
How to Submit Event Copy
- Event Copy is to be sent via the West Kingdom Event Copy Submission Form only. Any individual attempting to submit an Event Copy not through the form will be advised/redirected to the form. Any changes or updates to an event may be sent through the initial email chain created upon submission of the form.
- Event copy will be published for the month of the event and the month prior. Event Copy submission deadline is 5:00 pm PST – the FIRST DAY of the month, two months BEFORE the cover date. See Deadline Infographic for more information.
- Event Copy must be published in the Kingdom Newsletter– The Page — to hold official business.
- All Event Copy submitted using this form will be received by the Kingdom Communications Team — the WK Chronicler, WK Page Manager, WK Web Minister, WK Social Media Officer — and their deputies.
- If you have any additional questions or concerns please email the team directly at Communications@WestKingdom.org
Check out the Event Steward Timeline for an additional resource!
Release Forms
- Creative Work Copyright Assignment / Grant of Use Form
- Creative Work Copyright Assignment / Grant of Use Form (PDF with fillable blanks)
- Model Release Form
- Model Release Form (PDF with fillable blanks)
- Photographer Release Form
- Photographer Release Form (PDF with fillable blanks)