Children’s Magazines

Writing for magazines is an excellent way to boost your publishing credits, and bring in a little extra cash. Last year I wrote a blog about writing for magazines and have updated it by adding more links and getting rid of others who have closed their doors to submissions.   Check out the following sites to find a home for your article:

American Cheerleader
http://www.americancheerleader.com/
Pay: $100-250

ChemMatters
www.acs.org/chemmatters
Guidelines available by email.
Pay: $500-$1,000

Dance International
http://www.danceinternational.org/submissions.html
Pay: $100-$150

DevoZine http://www.upperroom.org/devozine/2009/marapr/writers.asp?week=1&issue=638157
Pay: $15-$100

Dirt Rider Magazine
http://www.dirtrider.com/contactus/index.html
Pay rate not listed.

Family Fun
http://familyfun.go.com/assets/cms/pdf/magazine/writer-guidelines.pdf   
$1.25 a word

Girls’ Life
http://www.girlslife.com/page/Writers-Guidelines.aspx
Pay: $150-$450

Highlights
http://www.highlights.com/
$25 – $150 up
http://www.highlights.com/contributor-guidelines
http://childrencomefirst.com/highlightsneeds.shtml

Insight
http://www.insightmagazine.org/guidelines/index.asp
Pay: $50-$125

Jakes Magazine
http://www.nwtf.org/tv_magazines/Writers_Guidelines.html
Pay: $100-$300

Justine
http://www.justinemagazine.com/
Pay rate not listed.

Key Club
Key Club Guidelines

Kid Zone
http://scottpublications.com/kz/
No info – CORPORATE OFFICE: 866-733-9382 (toll free)

Listen
http://www.listenmagazine.org/article.php?id=17
Pay: $80-$150

Pack-o-Fun
http://www.pack-o-fun.com/Guidelines.aspx
$25 to $150

Pockets
http://pockets.upperroom.org/writers-guidelines/
Stories and articles: 14 cents a word
Poetry: $25 and up
Activities, games: $25 and up

On Course
http://oncourse.ag.org/oc/writers.cfm
Pay: $15-$80

Relate
http://www.relatemag.com/about/
Pay: $50-$700

Seventeen
http://www.seventeen.com/faq
Pay: $1-$1.50/word

Shine Brightly
http://www.gemsgc.org/main/shine_guidelines.html
Pay: $.03-$.05/word

Slap
http://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php
Pay rate not listed online.

Thrasher
http://www.thrashermagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=49
Pay: $.15/word

True Girl
http://www.truegirlonline.net
Request guidelines by email.
Pay: $.15-$.20/word

Zamoof!
http://www.zamoofmag.com/writer_guidelines.html
$.20 a word

Hopscotch Magazine 
$.05 per word – $10 per poem or puzzle 
Submission Guidelines
Boys’ Quest Magazine
$.05 per word – $10 per poem or puzzle 
Submission Guidelines
Fun For Kidz Magazine
$.05 per word – $10 per poem or puzzle 
Submission Guidelines
Download current open theme list (PDF) Fun For Kidz, Boys’ Quest and Hopscotch

Cobblestone Publishing Group Magazines

$.20 – $.25 a word

APPLESEEDS – general history and cultures (for ages 6-9) http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_app.html
CALLIOPE – world history (for ages 9-14) http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_cal.html
COBBLESTONE – American history (for ages 9-14) http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_cob.html
DIG – archeology (for ages 9-14) http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_dig.html
FACES – world cultures and geography (for ages 9-14) http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_fac.html
ODYSSEY – science (for ages 9-14)

http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_ody.html

Illustrators’ Guidelines http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_illustration.html

Cobblestone Publishing magazines select articles by detailed query letter.

Cricket Magazine Group Literary Magazines

$.20 – $.25 a word

BABYBUG – for babies and toddlers http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_bbb.html
LADYBUG – for ages 2-6 http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_lyb.html
SPIDER – for ages 6-9 http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_Sdr.html
CRICKET – for ages 9-14 http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_ckt.html
CICADA – for ages 14 and up http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_cic.html

Our “bug magazines” accept unsolicited manuscripts. (There is currently, however, a moratorium on submissions for CICADA.)

Cricket Magazine Group Nonfiction Magazines

$.20 – $.25 a word

CLICK – opening windows for young minds (for ages 3-6) http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_clk.html
ASK – arts and sciences for kids (for ages 6-9) http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_ask.html
MUSE – the magazine of life, the universe, and pie throwing (for ages 9 and up) http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_mus.html

Good luck,

Kathy

PS: Mary Nida Smith passed this along for more magazine titles – http://www.kidmagwriters.com