The NCJLT (National Council of Japanese Language Teachers) is an organization which supports not only the development and promotion of Japanese language materials and programs across the United States, but contributes significantly to the professional development of its member teachers (over a thousand strong, from K-16). Among the services we provide, we publish the journal Oshirase and which has a total of 6 issues through the year (4 digital and 2 print). As of the March 28th NCJLT board meeting, the eOshirase will be discountinued.

Deadlines for the Oshirase (NEW!)

Submission Date (All advertisements& payment, articles, photos, etc.	Approximate Posting Date
December 1: Welcome and Year-End Activities Issue (DIGITAL)	December 15th
January 1: Nengajoo and ACTFL Issue (PRINT)	January 20th
March 1: Spring Issue (DIGITAL)	March 15th
May 1: Early Summer and Yonkoma Manga Issue (DIGITAL)	May 15th
August 1: Late Summer Issue (DIGITAL)	August 15th
October 1: Year-End and ACTFL Preview (DIGITAL)	October 15th

Submissions at: cofltweb@gmail.com
web site: http://www.ncjlt.org/

Submission guidelines:

• Submissions are accepted only in digitized forms.
• Submissions with the MsWord (doc), Rich Text (RTF), and Text (txt) are appreciated.
• For photos, JPEG/JPG, GIF, are the preferred formats.
• For inquiries regarding the submission, please send e-mail to: Andrew Scott, Oshirase editor and Webmaster at cofltweb@gmail.com.

NOTE: NCJLT reserves the rights to edit, change and delete information from any submissions to the Oshirase.

Please make sure to send the written permission along with the photos and/or text if it includes a person under 18 years old. Please fill out the form and send it via email attachment. For more information about publishing photos and names, see the NCJLT policy for images and names release, which can be found here.