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Content Guidelines
To help us publish a clear, readable, and useful newsletter each month, please keep the following in mind:
- Submissions may be very short or up to about 500 words.
- You can type, paste from Word, or import a Word document into the form.
- Content should be relevant to life in Sandia Heights or of clear interest to neighbors.
- Write for a general neighborhood audience. Keep content respectful, constructive, and appropriate for all ages.
- Avoid inflammatory language, personal attacks, or speculation presented as fact.
- Please avoid excessive business promotion. For advertising, contact office@sandiahomeowners.org.
- If you reference links, include the full URL.
Photos
Choose or drag photos into the submission form: up to five JPEG, PNG, or WebP files, 10 MB each. Choosing a photo immediately adds a [PHOTO: filename] note to your text. Move that note where the photo belongs and add a caption beneath it. Photos are uploaded with your submission and go privately to the editor. For photo contest entries, use the photo submission page to see the submission period and rules.
Editing & Placement
Editors may shorten or edit submissions for clarity and fit. Not all content will appear in the same issue it is submitted; some items may be saved for a future month.
Not Sure Where It Fits?
If you're unsure which topic to choose, leave the form set to General Submission / Other.
Submission Terms & Conditions
Approved by the Communications & Publications Committee: June 22, 2026
By submitting content to The GRIT, you agree to the following terms:
Rights Granted
You retain ownership of your submission. You grant the Sandia Heights Homeowners Association (SHHA) a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to edit, publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, and display your submission in connection with SHHA publications and communications, including but not limited to:
- The GRIT
- SHHA websites
- Email communications
- Social media
- Other SHHA publications or promotional materials
Editorial Review
All submissions are subject to editorial review. SHHA reserves the right to edit submissions for clarity, length, style, formatting, and available space. SHHA may decline, postpone, abbreviate, or remove any submission at its sole discretion. Publication is not guaranteed.
Contributor Responsibilities
By submitting content, you represent that:
- The submission is your original work or that you have permission to submit it.
- You have the necessary rights to any text, photographs, artwork, or other materials included in the submission.
- The submission does not knowingly infringe upon the rights of others.
If identifiable individuals appear in submitted photographs, the editor may require the contributor to obtain and provide their permission for publication.
Attribution and Endorsement
The GRIT includes both official SHHA communications and contributed content.
Official SHHA Communications
Official SHHA communications may include Board Notes, President’s Messages, committee updates, office announcements, routine office reports, and other content submitted by authorized SHHA representatives acting in their official roles.
When content pertains to SHHA as a whole, such as Board Notes, office notices, or routine staff-generated reports, it may be published without an individual author or byline.
When content is submitted on behalf of an SHHA committee and pertains to that committee’s area of responsibility, the committee shall be identified in the byline. This may be accomplished by listing the author’s committee title (for example, Jane Doe, Chair, Architectural Control Committee) or by attributing the article directly to the committee (for example, Environment & Safety Committee).
Committees and other SHHA representatives are responsible for ensuring that submissions made in an official capacity accurately reflect the position, decisions, or work of the body they represent.
Contributed Content
Contributed content includes resident articles, letters, opinions, classifieds, announcements, photographs, and similar submissions made in a personal capacity.
Contributors must provide their name and contact information. SHHA may publish contributor names but will not publish personal contact information without permission. Anonymous or unverifiable submissions may be declined.
Contributed content reflects the views and responsibility of the contributor unless clearly stated otherwise. Publication of contributed content does not imply endorsement by SHHA, its Board of Directors, committees, employees, volunteers, or contractors.
Limitation of Liability
SHHA assumes no responsibility for errors, omissions, or inaccuracies contained in submitted content.
Changes to These Terms
SHHA may revise these Terms & Conditions from time to time. Updated terms will apply to future submissions.