Adoptive Families
Address: 42 West 38th Street, Suite 901
New York, NY 10018
USA
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Description of Publication:We are a bimonthly magazine devoted to adoption and parenting. For more than 30 years, we've been the leading resource for families before, during, and after adoption. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 35K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 4 months after acceptance. Responds 6 - 8 weeks. Sample online. Subscription $29.95; $37.95 Canada; $41.95 other. Guidelines online at http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=259
Current Needs: Personal stories about adoption and parenting, of approximately 1400 words. Reported features about issues and trends in adoption, of approximately 1800 words, including service-oriented sidebar. We are also always looking for good, opinionated editorials (700 words). Typically pays $150 for personal essays and shorter pieces that appear in our regular columns, $350 for reported feature articles. 700 - 2500 words please. Submit query letter with outline, and state why you are the right person to write the story, via email with attachments.
welcomes new writers
Pay: Typically pays $150 for personal essays and shorter pieces that appear in our regular columns, $350 for reported feature articles.
Hints: Of course, good writing always stands out. Our style is frank and positive and our readers see our magazine as a sort of national support group in print. How-to and service-oriented pieces are always welcome (e.g. How to talk to your child about adoption, How to create an adoption announcement, How to prepare your child for entering school, How to Respond to friends' and relatives' questions about your adoption). Beautifully written, emotional stories are always welcome, too, as are humorous essays.
Photos/Art: We can also use prints sent by mail, but we cannot guarantee that unsolicited photographs will be returned.