Submit an Article

Budgerigar articles are the lifeblood of Budgerigar.co.uk, generating discussion among fanciers and helping to develop the hobby world-wide.

Budgerigar.co.uk therefore warmly welcomes articles from those in the hobby to be published on the site.

Articles can be submitted by ANY reader of Budgerigar.co.uk – you can be a total beginner or veteran world champion budgie breeder – as long as the article is budgerigar-related and will be of interest to our readers, then consider yourself a potential contributor!

Budgerigar.co.uk therefore urges you to get writing – and send us your compositions.

In order to increase your chances of publication, please read the following sections describing the what, how, when etc. .

Quicklinks:

• Writing an Article
• Article Terms & Conditions
• Send us Your Article

Writing an Article

• Your article should be between 700 and 1500 words in length and must be in English
• Your article should be on a topic that helps and / or informs the budgerigar hobby – e.g. it should not just be about your product or service
• Please give the article a title and (optionally) send illustrative materials – e.g. sharp digital photos, or sharp colour or black & white prints can be sent via e-mail or by post as appropriate
• Please also supply a mini-biography (i.e. a few sentences) and photo of yourself (colour or black and white – format as above) – these will appear beneath your article in the “About the Author” paragraph.
• Your article should be written using one of the following methods:
  • Microsoft Word (i.e. “.doc” and “.docx” file formats)
  • A text editor (i.e. “.txt” or “.rtf” file formats)
  • Inside the body of the email you send
  • Web Page (i.e. “.htm” or “.asp” or “.php” file formats etc.)
  • Adobe PDF (i.e. “.pdf” file format)
• Please note: Articles written in Microsoft Works or using Apple Mac file formats may not be compatible – so please check that your article is fully readable on a PC prior to submission.
• If you have any queries regarding the above, please email us at the address below

Article Terms & Conditions

• All articles must be unique.
• Copyright becomes the property of Budgerigar.co.uk & the author.
• The article may not be reproduced in any associated magazine, worldwide, without the approval of both parties.
• Articles published on the site are open to all visitors for comments (approved by Budgerigar.co.uk), which are published beneath the article concerned.
• Under no circumstances will Budgerigar.co.uk provide payment for articles.
• Budgerigar.co.uk reserve the right to:
  • decide whether an article is to be published on the site or not
  • decide under which category (or categories) the article will be published
  • edit your article
  • remove or move your article on our website at any time without notice

Send us Your Article

Once you have written your article, please e-mail it (along with the supporting images & mini-biography) to us at the following address:

If you wish you can post your article (along with the supporting images, mini-biography and contact information) to:

• Budgerigar.co.uk
  Tanglewood
  Knowle Grove
  Virginia Water
  Surrey
  GU25 4JB
  United Kingdom

Upon receipt, we will review your article and contact you regarding its publication as soon as possible.