More Writing Opportunities for The Moms Out There

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I keep posting these writing opportunities that cross my path for the simple reason that I am not a mommy. Though I could write an article pretending to be a mommy, I'd rather pass the chance for paid publication on to those of you truly are talented mommies... Good Luck!

AustinMama.com
http://www.austinmama.com/contact.htm

AustinMama.com describes itself as "a long overdue,
one-of-a-kind, cyber-haven tailored especially for Austin's
thinking mothers." Its "MamaSaid" section publishes "features,
short fiction, book excerpts, essays and poetry written primarily by
Austin talent." Accepts reprints. Pay depends on the material and the
writer's experience, "usually between $35.00-$50.00."


Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers
Editorial Office
PO Box 5566
Charlottesville, VA 22905
http://www.brainchildmag.com/guidelines.html

This "literary magazine dedicated to motherhood" includes
personal essays, features, and more (including a "parody"
section). "We pay as much as we can, though our fees are still modest
for now."


ChildbirthSolutions
http://www.childbirthsolutions.com/a...ubmissions.php

ChildbirthSolutions calls itself "the online storehouse of
information, services and support for childbearing women
worldwide." Welcomes nonfiction, 2000 words or less,
including "essays, photo feature, expose, interview/profile,
personal experience." Pays $25 for unsolicited articles and
reprints, $40 for assigned articles. Pays $25-$50 per photo. Also
seeks poetry that deals with "childbirth, new babies, family life
with new babies and creation." Pays $5-$20 per poem.


Empowered Magazine: For Today's Young Parent
One Young Parent: Attn: Submissions Editor
127 Bishop Rd. NW
Cartersville, GA 30121-7324
http://www.oneyoungparent.com/empowe...idelines.shtml

This new electronic magazine--meant to "empower" teen/young
parents--currently seeks articles, essays, and craft pieces. The
magazine is particularly interested in articles "that assist
young parents in returning to school or furthering their
education."

Essay submissions are welcome from "current young parents, former
young parents, friends and families of young parents […], and even
those who were born to young parents." The magazine pays $25 for
original articles, $20 for original essays, $10 for article/essay
reprints, and $10 for craft pieces ($5 for reprints). Payment on
publication.


FamilyFun
244 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060
http://familyfun.go.com/utilities/gl...unmag_aboutmag
/familyfunmag_aboutmag.html

Targeted for families with children ages 3 to 12, this magazine
emphasizes activities and ideas. In addition to its features, the
magazine runs several departments open to freelance queries and
submissions. The "My Great Idea" section highlights "a practical,
innovative idea that the writer used to solve a common household
problem." This piece runs 800-1,000 words and pays $1,250 on
acceptance.

An adjunct column, "My Great Idea: From Our
Readers," includes "simple, clever ideas that solve common
household problems, but in the form of brief letters from writers and
readers." These letters run 100-150 words and pay $75 on
publication. The "Family Ties" section features reader essays
providing "insight into the emotional relationship between the
writer and his or her children." Submit query or full manuscript.
Essays run 1,300 words and pay $1,625 on acceptance. See the
writers'guidelines for more information and details on other
departments, as well as specific directions about which editors
should receive the appropriate queries or manuscripts. Specific
photographer's guidelines and travel writer's guidelines also
available online.


Home Digest
William Roebuck, Editor
268 Lakeshore Rd., E. Unit 604
Oakville, ON L6J 7S4
Canada
http://www.home-digest.com/editorialguidelines.html

The focus of this publication is "the concerns of families living in
their own homes in the Greater Toronto area (GTA) and Durham Region
of Canada." Pays on publication, $.10/word (Canadian). "Note that
we'll consider reworks of previously published pieces that have not
appeared in our market area."


Today's Parent
One Mount Pleasant Rd., 8th Floor
Toronto, ON M4Y 2Y5
Canada
http://www.todaysparent.com/corpinfo/article.jsp?
content=20030416_171629_4196

This Canadian magazine is intended for parents with children ages 14
and younger and includes both "straightforward service articles
and more philosophical or issue-oriented stories." The guidelines
detail departments open to freelancers, including a "Your
Turn" column that offers a chance for parents (especially readers
of the magazine) to "share their experiences"; this column
runs 800 words and pays $200. Professional writers are encouraged to
consider the "Slice of Life" column, "that explores the
lighter side of parenting, but never at the expense of kids."
This 750-word column pays $650. The "Beyond Motherhood" column
"recognizes that mothers are women, too, and deals with topics
not directly related to parenting, e.g., women's health and
well-being, stress, exercise." This column pays $800. Note:
"Because we promote ourselves as a Canadian magazine, we use only
Canadian writers."

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Here's another nice link for the SAHWM (stay at home writing mom)

http://www.picture-book.com/

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Today's SAHWM Link:

THE MYRIA NETWORK
http://www.myriamedia.com/writers/index.htm
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Myria is an online magazine for moms, which is always looking
for ways to help our readers improve and enjoy their lives by
providing them with information, enlightenment, community
interaction and entertainment. $25 - 50 per feature article;
$10 for first person pieces and reprints.

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These are great leads. Thanks for the time you've taken to share with us all.

Sandy