After days of intense work and back-breaking labor, the owners of Calliope - a new guild based on the arts - have finally decided to open to the guild to the public! Citizens of regions all over Neopia ventured to the great unveiling, eager to see what the new guild had to offer for artists everywhere. What they found only fanned further their burning curiosity. Papers lay sprawled across the floor, some with only a few unintelligible words scribbled on them. Bits and pieces of broken CSS floated around the room in meandering, endless paths around an immobile garden gnome that stood in the middle of the room. In the midst of the chaos, three figures sat, cheery faced and exchanging bits of conversation, oblivious to their surroundings. A strand of coding inched its way out of one girl's mouth, latching onto another that had been wandering aimlessly around the room. "Oh, hello, there!" another of the girls exclaimed upon noticing the small crowd that had gathered at the door. "Come on in, and please excuse the mess; this is just a bit of a sketch room, where all of our ideas are allowed to roam free of confine," the last character explained. "But, do allow me to introduce you to us three; there's Moony, Geof, and Dima. Really, not very scary at all." The crowd eyed the gnome once again. With some reluctance, they ventured farther into Calliope's depth; on their way, they would experience laughter, joy, and inspiration. At the end of their introduction, not one of the crowd decided to leave.

As with all beginnings, a short introduction is in order. And, as with all introductions, short or not, the basics come first. In this case, the basics are as follows; the Calliope Times is a biweekly guild newspaper that relies completely on its members for content. It hopes to showcase all sorts of literary abilities, which include, but are not limited to: articles, short stories, news reports, poems, and, for those who are visually gifted, comics. While everyone is encouraged to submit something to the newspaper, those who believe that they can uphold a consistent flow of work can apply for a position on the newspaper committee. More information on the subject can be found on page 4, for those who may be interested. As well as members' literary pieces, the Calliope Times will act as home to several other guild going-ons, such as Featured Artist, the themed crossword, and any other tidbits that may come with time. With that, this introduction has come to its conclusion. Hopefully, you now have a clear understand of what the Calliope Times can bring to you.

What would a newspaper be without its crossword? While there's no reward for solving the crossword that has yet been determined, it's always good to challenge your brain as a way to ensure that it doesn't melt into a pile of mush!

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4. Famous singer born in Tupelo, Mississippi.
5. Greek philosopher mentored by Socrates.
6. Ranked fifth greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stones in 2008.
8. Author of The Tempest, a play.
9. Invented the motion picture camera.
10. Completed the Statue of David in 1504.
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1. Won a Golden Globe Award for performance in Some Like It Hot.
2. Composed Ode To Joy.
3. Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
7. Ranked the richest African American of the 20th century.

While Calliope members are free to submit work to the newspaper whenever they'd like, a reliable source of material is necessary for stability. To ensure that this is possible, the Calliope Times is calling upon its members for some help. Newspaper positions and their descriptions are located below.

Editor-in-Chief: (1/1) Responsible for managing all general elements of the paper. Organizes pieces and polishes layout.
1. Dima (shemaal)

Page Editor: (1/2) Look over and proofread submitted pieces for any grammatical or spelling mistakes. Should be making sure that all documents are ready to be published.
1. Dima (shemaal; temporary)

Short Story Writer: (1/4) Should be able to submit a short story of about 1,000 to 4,500 words every other issue. Writers would alternate issues, to ensure that a short story was written for every time.
1. Jules (reliconfire)

Article Writer: (0/2) Should be able to submit an article of about 1,200 to 30,000 words every other issue. Writers would alternate issues, to ensure that an article was written for every time.

Comic Artists: (0/6) Responsible for submitting a comic to the newspaper every other issue. Artists would alternate issues, to ensure that comics were written for every time.

Critic: (0/4) Submits reviews for works such as books, movies, music, and so forth. While it's suggested that critics send in at least one review each issue, every other issue is satisfactory.

Freelance Writer: (0/10) Can submit works of any genre from every two weeks to every eight weeks.

To apply, send a neomail to Dima with a sample of your work and the position you'd like.

This section is not available at this time. Look out for it in Issue #2!