Editorial calendar
Strong forward planning will greatly improve your chances with freelance submissions. Here are some themes to consider for the coming months.
100 years ago: August 1921
• The R-38 class airship crashed into the Humber Estuary, killing 44 passengers, in the world’s first great airship disaster.
• Swimming champion and aquamusical synchronised swimming star Esther Williams was born.
• Alex Haley, author of Roots and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, was born.
80 years ago: August 1941
• The National Fire Service, which amalgamated local authority fire brigades with the Auxiliary Fire Service, was created.
• Actor Martin Jarvis was born