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Do you want to find magazines to write for and only the best works for you? This article talks about 3 of the most popular and most prominent commercial magazines in their respective markets:
- Women’s: Cosmopolitan
- Parenting: Family Fun (Parents)
- Men’s: Maxim
If you think you have what it takes to get published in these magazines, go for it. Send a pitch. What do you have to lose?
You can make hundreds to thousands of dollars for an article in each of these magazines.
Cosmopolitan
Website: Cosmopolitan
Guidelines: none online, but here is the masthead so you can pitch the appropriate editor: Masthead
Send Story Query To: see masthead link above
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: not listed but reported from 25 cents a word online and up to $2.00 a word for the print magazine — so up to around $5,000.00
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: No
Pays Writers on Assignment: No
More Info:
Cosmopolitan is a prominent women’s magazine that has both a traditional print magazine and an online version. A byline from a magazine like Cosmo would be a feather in most writers’ caps.
Nonfiction: Read the magazine and pitch based on what you see. They really like true stories and first-person essays from freelance writers. They are a women’s magazine, so they write about women’s issues such as fashion, beauty, relationships, sex, education, and work.
They have seen it all, so to get noticed, you will not only need a pitch in a category they would actually publish but an interesting twist or angle.
Family Fun
Website: Family Fun (Parents)
Guidelines: Family Fun Guidelines
Send Story Query To: [email protected]
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $100.00 — $3,750.00
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: No
Pays Writers on Assignment: No
More Info:
Family Fun is looking for features and columns. A couple of the columns either pay a flat rate of $100.00–200.00, or they will pay $100.00–200.00 if they use the idea but want a staff writer to enter. Overall, they pay $1.25 per word for most columns and features — features can be as long as 3,000 words, so the max payment is $3,750.00.
Nonfiction: For feature articles, they cover various topics related to parenting and family. These topics include parties, food, crafts, family entertainment, holidays, celebrations, games, household cleaning, household projects, decorating, travel, vacations, and family outings.
Columns: The writer’s guidelines are 3 pages long and list 10 different columns they are looking for. These columns are idea of the month, more great ideas, how we have fun, explore, create, kids in the kitchen, let’s party, healthy family, happy home, and favorite things. Check the guidelines for more info.
Maxim
Website: Maxim
Guidelines: Maxim Guidelines
Send Story Pitches or Completed Manuscripts To: [email protected]
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: Reported as $2.00 a word — up to $7,000.00
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: No
Pays Writers on Assignment: No
More Info:
Maxim is a popular Men’s Magazine. The guidelines do not specify a payment amount but reports online list Maxim as paying up to $2.00 a word.
Nonfiction: They are looking for articles to fit with their magazine categories of fashion, lifestyle, health & fitness, and Dating & Sex. All articles must be unique and be a minimum of 1,500 words. They prefer the articles to be 2,000 words and no longer than 3,500 words.
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