Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Submission Guidelines: Children's Magazines Part 1

There is a vast writing market available in Magazines. With hundreds of magazines published monthly, some offer the opportunity for you to see your name in print and a few extra dollars in you checking account as well.

Today's sampling is dedicated to Children's Magazines. This is an extremely short list with more to be added in additional parts over the coming days.

American Girl
Bi-monthly magazine geared to girls age eight and up. Submission guidelines can be found here.

Appleseeds
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Kid-focused stories let young readers explore both the ordinary and extraordinary people and places of the past and present - and see how they impact the world." Submission guidelines can be found here.

Ask
Encourages the minds of young readers. This is a science magazine geared towards 7-10 year olds. Submission guidelines and samples can be found here.

Babybug
Produces ten (10) magazines per year. Stories and poetry must be simple, as specified in their guidelines.

Calliope
Geared towards the mysteries of ancient civilizations. Age range is 9-14. Guidelines can be found here.

Click
Designed to encourage a lifelong love of reading and learning about the sciences, nature, technology, and the arts. Guidelines can be found here.

Child
Monthly magazine. You can find the guidelines for submission here.

Children's Better Health Institute
These are five (5) magazines produced by Children's Better Health Institute. You can view their guidelines for all magazines here.

Cobblestone
Bring children face to face with great people and events from American History. Guidelines can be found here.

Connecticut's County Kids
Geared to children from birth to teen. There is more than one magazine produced by this Connecticut company. You can view their submission guidelines here.

Cricket
High quality fiction and nonfiction magazine. The guidelines can be found here.

2 comments:

Itsallgroovy said...

Thank you so much for your time and commitment to sharing your knowledge. Your obvious passion for what you are doing is sure to take you to where you want to go.
I am attempting yet again at the life of a freelancer and your website is a Godsend to me. Not only is all your information helpful but also your words are inspiring and have helped push me up the hill all the more. I look forward to reading your blog many more times.
Happy writing!!!

Amanda Hakkarainen

Mysti said...

Amanda,

I encourage you to continue working towards your goals of publication! I have devoted a blog entirely to working from home. You can view it at http://pewam.blogspot.com. There's even more guidelines and information covering numerous work from home options.

Thank you for stopping by!