SPOTLIGHTSWRITERS GUIDELINES
Thank you for your interest in writing for Georgia Family Magazine. This information is offered to help you.
Georgia Family Magazine is a regional parenting publication with a circulation of 20,000 in Central Georgia. It is a complete and trusted local source of information relating to parenting. Established in
1992, this award-winning free publication runs 48-72 pages a month.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
A large percentage of Georgia Family articles are purchased from freelance writers. In a typical issue, readers will find a variety of regular departments: GO: Calendar of Events, Travel, Family Mouse, Children’s Health Bulletin, Women’s Health, Dining Out, and more. Our feature articles are on topics which relate directly to parenting issues. Features require careful research, independent reporting, and well-developed story lines. We prefer articles which can be localized to parenting in Central Georgia. However, we do consider general articles which relate to the family.
Material previously published outside Central Georgia is welcome. We do not buy work from writers who are published by our competitors. For reprint offers, let us know where the material has already appeared.
All work must be submitted at least one month in advance, earlier if possible. If you have an idea keyed to a particular issue, event, or season, we suggest that you send it early. All work must be e-mailed.
Internet Publication: Georgia
Family Magazine may include all editorial submissions on www.georgiafamily.com .
This further exposes the editorial to our readers. This
Internet exposure does not allow for the redistribution
or republishing of the editorial submission. Should Georgia
Family receive a request for reprinting, the inquiry will
be immediately forwarded to the writer.
PAYMENT
All work for this publication must be submitted on speculation
by e-mail. Only those articles which will be considered
for publication will be responded to. Georgia Family
pays $20 to $90 for first publication rights to feature
stories. We will ask you to sign a contract warranting
that the work submitted is your original work and agreeing
that you will not submit work to any other publication
in Central Georgia. Writers are paid $10 to $30 for reprints
of articles that are published elsewhere. Payments are made (along
with a tear sheet) within the first month of publication for
the article.
We may ask that you submit your original work on speculation.
That means the finished article will be bought only if it meets
our standards. We will work with you in the editing process,
and we reserve the right to edit all work. Please include your
name, address, e-mail and telephone number with all queries
and submissions so that we may contact you. If you submit e-mail
attachments, please include your contact information on the
attachment as well.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I have reviewed and approved the Editorial Guidelines of Georgia Family Magazine.
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