Get Published in Parenting and Family Magazines
Copyright 2011, 2010 and 2009
by Kerrie McLoughlin
3rd edition
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Table of Contents (for full version of ebook)
Steps to Take to Get Published
Exclusivity and Simultaneous Submissions
An overview of cover and query letters
Taking on Assignments: Just Do It!
Getting Paid (Invoicing, How Much to Charge, etc.)
Keeping Track (Sample Logs: Submissions, Time, Money, Publishing Credits)
Regional Parenting and Family Magazines (276)
Email Address Table of Regional Parenting and Family Magazines
Bonus Markets: 46 National, International and Online Publications
Email Address Table of Bonus Markets
Welcome, Writers! Let’s jump right in with the answers to some questions you probably have …
Why Did You Write and Compile This Ebook?
I put together this ebook kit to make your life easier because it made my own submission process so much more efficient. A couple of years ago I spent a ridiculous amount of hours gathering information to even sit down and begin to submit my first piece to a regional parenting magazine.
My goal is to share everything I’ve learned with you and to save you the time and effort that I’ve already spent. Basically, this ebook is the fast-track way to get published! I want you to enjoy the success (and paychecks!) I’ve enjoyed for the last couple of years.
This ebook works because I’m also submitting my work to the places I’m telling you about. I’m in this business with you. I believe I prove this by offering ebook updates and updates in general for free.
To get these free updates — check the Get Published website regularly (GetPublishedParentingMags.com) or sign up for an email subscription. As soon as I find out a publication has started up or is going out of business, I’ll share that information with you.
Exactly What is a Regional Parenting Magazine?
A Regional Parenting Magazine is a publication that caters to parents and families in a specific geographic area (e.g., Boulder County Kids distributes their magazine in Boulder County, Colorado plus Broomfield and Westminster, along with points in Denver and Estes Park covering many topics locally and statewide). The articles in RPMs range from how to handle newborn sleep issues to how to deal with a surly teenager to how to deal with living with an aging parent. RPMs depend on freelancers to fill their pages with articles, essays, fillers, how-tos, etc., usually on a monthly basis. They make most of their money from advertisers and give out their magazine for free, which means pay to writers is usually low ($15-150 per article in general). And while writing for RPMs is a great stepping stone on your way to writing for national markets, there’s no reason you can’t keep writing for the RPMs and sell your reprints. Or tailor your $1,000 article into 25 more sales to the RPMs. The sky is the limit once you get into the groove of writing for this special market.
FYI: I have already collected pay information for dozens of new markets because I have personally written for them in the last year. I also have dozens of new markets ... BONUS and regional.
In the 2011 edition you’ll find:
29 market additions (plus 30 that were previously “hidden”, such as the individual publications owned by companies like Davler Media, Family Magazine Group, ParentsCanada Group and “Baby” editions). [These are listed in detail in the full version of the ebook]
22 market changes (mostly email addresses) [Listed in detail in full version of ebook]
Hyperlinking! When you see something in underlined, colored type, just Control+Click on it, and you will be taken to the correct place in the document. This will save you much mind-numbing document scrolling!
A sample typical writer’s release you may be asked to sign
Information on creating and submitting your reprint list
Updated editorial calendars
And, because you are a writer, I’ve also included 4 bonus markets for writers you might want to check out (Funds for Writers, Write From Home, The Writer, Writer’s Digest)
322 total markets (regional and bonus) versus 267 in the 2010 edition and 233 in the 2009 edition