The Acoustic Network will accept unsolicited material for review and submission for publication. At this time, we are unable to pay for use of submitted material we select for publication. Please follow this guideline for submitting material to us:

IN GENERAL: All written submissions must be in a text format. Please do not send images embedded in a Word Document. Please submit via email or on a CD. We are phasing out flopppy disks.

ARTICLES: All articles to be considered for publication must be sent via E-mail, mailed on a CD, or neatly typed and mailed to the address below. Submissions must be in text format. The authors of articles selected are requested to provide bio information and an optional picture. Submissions become the property of The Acoustic Network.

MEDIA: Submitted media must be on either CD or DVD. Material must be bluegrass or derivatives/expansions thereof, or acoustic in nature. Please clearly indicate whether material is for review, airplay consideration or both. Please note our Review Policy.

VIDEO: Video must be submitted in VHS or DVD format. Video must be primarily of a bluegrass nature, as a documentary, a festival taping, a band performance or an instructional video. All taped material must be presented by the owner of the material or their agent. Commercial videos to be reviewed must be an identical copy of the video as offered for direct sale to the public.

BAND PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL: To be listed in the performers section of AcousticNetwork, go to the band section and add your band information. Each performer/band can have an optional band picture of the ban'd schoice for a fee of $10. If the band has a website, please include the URL in your listing, however, we are unable to include links to "profile sections" of other websites. Submissions of all material is preferred in electronic format. Please do not send schedules, as we are unable to publish such, although the performer may add them directly to AcousticNetwork in the Events section on on their profile page.

FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: AcousticNetwork will list your festival for a fee as disclosed in the event secion. Festival/event announcements must be submitted from the AcousticNetwork website festival page here.

PRINTED MEDIA: AcousticNetwork will accept publicity pictures and similar material, as well as special announcements, in printed form. Books and magazines may also be submitted in their bound form. All other material, including manuscripts, must be submitted electronically via Email to cwo@ibest.net or on CD in text format. .

OTHER MATERIAL: The Acoustic Network will review other music-related products, including instruments, however, you must first make arrangements with The Acoustic Network by contacting us at cwo@ibest.net .

Unless otherwise specified, all materials submitted to The Acoustic Network become the property of The Acoustic Network. Any material that is to be returned to the submitter must be pre-authorized and submitted with a self-addressed, return envelope/package and sufficient postage.

Submissions that do not meet these guidelines are not likely to be considered for review or accepted for publication.

Mailing Address:

The Acoustic Network
P.O. Box 397
Black Creek, NC 27813