Alex Rondini  

Welcome to Phantom Magazine's Newsletter No 15

Phantom Magazine Issue # 15 – August 1^st, 2009

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Message from the editor:

Greetings all,

August is finally here and that means Paracon 2009 has finally arrived. The event is taking place August 5, 6, and 7 in Sarnia, Ontario and promises to be a spectacular event. There will be numerous speakers such as Robbie Thomas whose hosting the event, Steve Genier from S.O.P.S. And host of Nocturnal Frequency Radio, Bill Bean, and many more. If you live in and around the area and haven't purchased your tickets yet, you can still do so at http://www.paracon2009.com.

There is also another event that is happening on August 8^th in Hamilton, Ontario. For more information, please visit www.phantomezine.com and you can view the details of the event on the main page under "Press Release".

Remember everyone, that the "Forum" is available at www.phantomezine.com for every registered user to take advantage of.

As a last note, I will be attending Paracon 2009 on Friday, August 7^th, I hope to see a lot of people there that I have met throughout the year.

Sincerely,

Alex Rondini

Did you know:

• Don't forget that the FORUM section is online for you to use. Talk with others, share ideas, and get to know others in the field from around the US, Canada, and around the world.

• You can submit articles, poll questions, and topic ideas for the podcast by e-mailing me at submissions@phantomezine.com

What's New:

Archive section:

In case you missed July's issue, catch all the article's here.

eZine:

Paranormal section: ***Feature Article*** 'Should We Know, or Should We Not' Written by Alex Rondini.

'Graveyard Investigations' Written by Lynn Williams.

Occult/Esoteric section: `The Existence of Alternative Planes – part 3' Written by James L Choron, PhD and Dr. I. I. Fabrishnikov, MD.

'Torn' Written by Alex Rondini

'Changing Our World' Written by Alex Rondini

UFOlogy: Nothing in this section this month.

Superstitions section: Nothing in this section this month

Case Files section: In the 'Interviews' sub-section: Phantom Magazine Case File # 10

In the `Investigations' sub-section: "PI Summary Case # 14" by April Abercrombie of the Denver Paranormal Research Society

Audio/Video: Phantom Podcast # 13. Back from hiatus, Frank and I discuss the famous Skinwalker Ranch.

Events page:

Don't forget that if you are hosting an event, or you know of an event that is happening, I can post it in the events page for you free of charge. Just e-mail me at inquiries@phantomezine.com with the details and/or a banner.

Banner Page:

There are five new banners in the 'Banner' page. Please stop by visit them.

Things to Note:

• Any subscriber or registered user can submit a weblink for the Links page through the website. You may do so by clicking the "Submit Weblink" link in the user menu on the right hand side after log in. Please be aware that links that are submitted are subject to approval and have to be in line with the topic.

• Submissions of articles have to be e-mailed to submissions@phantomezine.com, along with submissions of audio and events. Please specify what you are submitting on the subject line of the e-mail.

• There will be monthly polls available for anyone to participate in, and suggestions are always welcome. For poll submissions please e-mail submissions@phantomezine.com and clearly state that it's a poll suggestion in the subject line.

• There are also two more notable sections. The "Announcements" and "Recommended Books" sections, both located in the main page.

Submissions:

For anyone who is interested in submitting material to Phantom Magazine, here are the guidelines:

1. Articles are to be minimum of 1200 words if you wish the article to be a featured article.

2. Minimum words per article should be 850 words.

3. If there are pictures associated with the articles, I will only be able to post one.

4. If submitting a Paranormal investigation report, please specify in the subject heading as such, and be aware that it will be published in the "Submissions" section of the eZine.

5. If submitting audio, please ensure that the file is no bigger the 1mb.

6. Videos on the site are streamed from Youtube. If you have a video to submit, please post it on Youtube and send me the link via e-mail.

7. Please understand that at the moment, payment will not be given. In exchange for the material, I will grant a one month subscription for every article submitted until the magazine is more established and has revenue coming in.

With respect to the rights of the material; because I am not paying for the rights to the material, you may post your material elsewhere in its original format. I do ask that you do not post this material at the same time as it is posted on Phantom Magazine.

Contact Information:

For any general inquiries, please e-mail us at inquiries@phantomezine.com

For any submissions to the magazine, please e-mail us at submissions@phantomezine.com

For any info that you want posted on the newsletter, please e-mail us at newsletter@phantomezine.com