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Guardian Literary Review

United Kingdom (National)

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Notes

The specifications contained in this section are for both Display (Run Of Paper) and Classified sections. Please ensure you have the right section for your ad. Sections are clearly marked.

For a list of approved repro houses, Bureaus and advertising delivery methods please see the links below:

Delivery Methods: http://www.guardian.co.uk/advertising/electronic-ad-delivery

Approved Senders: http://specle.net/uk/guardian-news-media/approved-repros-bureaus

For some general guidelines to designing your ad to make it suitable for print, please see this link: http://specle.net/uk/guardian-news-media/print-guidelines-for-guardian-observer

WE DO NOT accept emailed advertising of any type. You must use one of our approved delivery methods.

We never accept any advertising copy with crop marks, colour bars or other printers marks of any description. Advertising should be supplied to exact dimensions only.

Fixed Sizes for Display

Review publishes every Saturday

Deadlines: 4pm Tuesday prior to publication

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22x5

Size: W 141mm x H 220mm

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Full Page

Size: W 286mm x H 440mm

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Double Page Spread (DPS)

Size: W 601mm x H 440mm

Must be supplied as one file (not as separate pages)
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22x10 (half horizontal 1)

Size: W 286mm x H 220mm

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24x10 (half horizontal 2)

Size: W 286mm x H 240mm

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33x8

Size: W 228mm x H 330mm

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8x10

Size: W 286mm x H 80mm

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10x10

Size: W 286mm x H 100mm

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16x4

Size: W 112mm x H 160mm

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12x4

Size: W 112mm x H 120mm

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10x2

Size: W 54mm x H 100mm

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Display advertising column sizes

Ad Dimensions are given as Centimetre Depth x Column Width

To calculate the dimensions of any ad not in the standard size examples, take the depth in millimetres x the millimetre width of the desired columns from the table below.

Example: 20×4 would be 200mm high by 112mm wide

Columns:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
25mm 54mm 83mm 112mm 141mm 170mm 199mm 228mm 257mm 286mm
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440mm

Classified advertising column sizes

Ad Dimensions are given as Centimetre Depth x Column Width

To calculate the dimensions of any ad not in the standard size examples, take the depth in millimetres x the millimetre width of the desired columns from the table below.

Example: 20×4 would be 200mm high by 112mm wide

Columns:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
25mm 54mm 83mm 112mm 141mm 170mm 199mm 228mm 257mm 286mm
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430mm