About Us

About the Publication

The Basenji was established in July 1964 by Minnie K. Hill, Helen M. Longshore and Carolyn Forse. From October 1964, the magazine was maintained by Francis L. and Minnie K. Hill. The Basenji transferred to Jon and Susan Coe in September 1978. In May 2001, Patrick J. Cotter and Maria Cotter maintained the magazine. Toni Ackerman and Lisa Auerbach have maintained The Basenji since September 2005. Julie Hartigan, Ph.D., joined us in July 2007.

Publisher

The Basenji is published by AWA, LLC. Lisa Auerbach, Toni Ackerman, and Julie Hartigan are co-editors.

Sample Copies

A sample copy of The Basenji is available upon request. One per customer, please. Breeders or rescue organizations can request a sample copy for each of their puppy buyers or adoptors. Please email the request to subscribe@thebasenji.com, or write to The Basenji at the address below.

Writers' Guidelines

In general, we are looking for well-written articles of 250-1000 words - shorter articles are preferred to longer ones in that range - that are about Basenjis or are Basenji-related in some direct way. Articles with unique angles or perspectives are very welcome. No articles written from the dog's point of view. Articles that play into the issue's themes are given preference, but any well-written article is considered.

Small "blurbs" or fillers about Basenjis can also be useful to us - 50-150 words - to fill in spaces when the magazine is laid out.

We pay in contributor's copies.

It's a good magazine to get writing credits or if you just like to write.