WRITERS GUIDELINES

Long Island Mothers Journal
limjedit@optonline.net

ABOUT THE PUBLICATION
- Long Island Mothers Journal is a bi-monthly magazine focusing on women's
and children's issues with a circulation of 35,000 distributed free
throughout Nassau County on Long Island, NY.
- Long Island Mothers Journal is targeted at women - mothers, grandmothers,
educators, caregivers.

EDITORIAL CONTENT
Women's issues:
- Arts & Media (books, films, videos, music, theater, websites, software)
- Health & Fitness (for women, pregnancy thru menopause)
- House & Garden (decorating, remodeling, design, gardening, landscaping,
etc.)
- Cooking & Dining (food and drink)
- Travel & Leisure (family vacations and 'getaways' without the kids)
Children's issues:
- Media & Entertainment (books, films, videos, music, theater, websites,
software, toys, games)
- Education & Parenting (babies thru teenagers)
- Health & Nutrition (babies thru teenagers)
- Pregnancy & Newborns (health and parenting)
- Children with Special Needs (physical, mental and emotional)
also:
- Family Life, Parenthood, Womanhood (perspectives, reflections, anecdotes,
opinions, humorous stories, etc.)

Ft.Myers & Southwest Florida  magazine
ftmyers@optonline.net
http://www.ftmyersmagazine.com

ABOUT THE PUBLICATION
- Ft.Myers magazine is a bi-monthly magazine focusing on local and national
arts & lifestyles with a circulation of 20,000 distributed free throughout
southwest Florida.
- Ft.Myers magazine is targeted at successful, educated, active and creative
residents of Southwest Florida, as well as guests at the best resorts and
hotels on the Gulf Coast.

EDITORIAL CONTENT
- Media columns and features include: Books, Music, Video, Films, Theater,
Internet, Software (news, previews, reviews, interviews, profiles)
- Lifestyles columns and features include: Art & Design, House & Garden,
Food & Drink, Sports & Recreation, Health & Fitness, Travel & Leisure,
Science & Technology (news, previews, reviews, interviews, profiles)
manuscripts

SUBMISSIONS
- Submissions and queries accepted via email.
- Articles accepted 'on spec' or available as reprints.
- Submissions accepted via email as Microsoft Word attachments or in body of
email.
- Please include suggested headlines, subheadlines and a brief biography (a
sentence or two) that may appear at the end of your article.
- Include all photographs and artwork that may enhance the presentation of
your article. Please include captions for all photos and artwork supplied.
Submit photographs and artwork as hi-resolution JPEG or TIFF files.
- Include your name, address, telephone number, fax number and email
address. If we publish your article we will need your social security
number.
- Allow 6-12 weeks for a response.

DEADLINES
- Editorial deadline is the first day of the month preceding publication
(deadline for February-March issue is January 1st).

RIGHTS
- Long Island Mothers Journal and Ft.Myers magazine buys one-time rights to
articles that will not be appear in other publications on Long island, NY
within one year of publication.
- Long Island Mothers Journal and Ft.Myers magazine buys one-time rights to
previously published articles that have not appeared in other publications
on Long Island, NY.

PAYMENT
- Payment will be made within 30 days of publication.
- Contributors receive one copy of publication including published work.

RATES FOR EDITORIAL
approximately 10¢ per word
400-500 words ............. $50
500-750 words ............. $75
750-1000 words ......... $100
1000-1250 words ....... $125
1250-1500 words ....... $150
1500-1750 words ....... $175
1750-2000 words ....... $200

RATES FOR ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS & ARTWORK
Cover ........................... $100
Full page ..........................$75
1/2 page or larger .......... $50
Smaller than 1/2 page .... $20
- Submit high-resolution images (JPEG or TIFF) via email.