Puzzles For Catholic Diocesan Newspapers

PUZZLES FOR DIOCESAN NEWSPAPERS

Why publish word games in your newspaper?
Word games add a new dimension to your publication. For some readers a word game is a challenging past-time; for others, it may be educational; some may consider it entertainment. Whatever the reason, a word game is an asset to any newspaper looking to expand, both in size and circulation. Consider this:

30 to 40% of readers of general interest newspapers solve the word games.

Word game pages are seen for extended periods of time. An avid crossword doer invests at least 20 minutes solving a Gabriel Publications word game; a less-experienced puzzle doer may spend an hour. In fact, it is not at all uncommon for a puzzle doer to work on a puzzle and go back to it repeatedly until they've finished. Consequently, space adjacent to a word game is more valuable and can be sold to an advertiser at a higher rate. Even non-contiguous space on the same page is more valuable.

What's so special about Gabriel Publications' puzzles?
Gabriel Publications creates a variety of puzzles designed specifically for diocesan newspapers that are the caliber of those found in general interest newspapers.

Standard crosswords produced by Gabriel Publications consist of approximately 70 to 75 clues and is of professional configuration. A minimum of 30% of the clues are drawn from Catholic teaching, Church history, interesting facts about Catholicism, or scripture--primarily the new American Bible. This content would appeal to Catholics of all ages: retired religious and shut-ins, Catholic families, and teachers, who can use these puzzles as an additional way to bring your paper into their classrooms.

Recently introduced are crosswords with 100% Catholic clues. Making high-quality crosswords that contain only Catholic clues isn't as simple as one might think. Including the right combination of two and three letter words minimizes dangling words and prevents the puzzle from having more black space than letters. It takes a great deal of thought and planning to create such a puzzle worthy to be called a Gabriel Publications crossword. You can view and print one of these puzzles (with its solution) by following the link to the right.

All the clues in our word search puzzles are drawn from a religious context, and each puzzle has either a theme or seasonal focus, such as Marian Titles or Advent.

All of our puzzles are edited and tested by Catholic educators, and are examined for orthodoxy and accuracy.

Many of our client newspapers successfully use our puzzles to sell advertising. One client tells us they sold advertising for an entire year with their crossword puzzle.

Most of our newspaper clients receive their puzzles by e-mail, either as PageMaker 6.5 documents (two layouts are offered), or a combination of text (RTF) and EPS or TIFF files for customizing your own layout; we can also provide camera-ready artwork.

Our rates are extremely reasonable, and are based on your circulation.

If you would like more information about how you can publish Gabriel Publications' puzzles in your diocesan newspaper, please contact us:

Gabriel Publications
PO Box 14099
Louisville, Kentucky 40214-0099

E-mail: mlmbartlett@bellsouth.net

Phone: 502-368-6980
Toll free: 1-888-462-3030
FAX: 502-368-6988

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