Family Publications

Adoptive Families is the leading magazine for families before, during, and after adoption. Topics covered in every issue include: preparing for adoption; health issues; school and education; family, friends, and community; open adoption; birth families; talking about adoption; parenting tips and guidelines; and transracial adoption. Payment for reported articles varies.

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Focus on the Family Clubhouse readers are 8- to 12-year-old boys and girls who desire to know more about God and the Bible. Their parents (who typically pay for the membership) want wholesome, educational material with Scriptural or moral insight. The kids want excitement, adventure, action, humor or mystery. All nonfiction should fall between 400-500 or 800-1,000 words. Pays 15 to 25 cents a word.

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Clubhouse Jr. is a 32-page magazine designed to inspire, entertain and teach Christian values to children ages 3 to 7. With a circulation of approximately 60,000, the magazine reaches young readers and their parents all over the world. Unsolicited fiction, nonfiction and Bible stories pay $100-$200, depending on how much editing is required (and other factors). An average payment for poetry is $50-$100. Puzzles pay $30-$80, and rebus stories pay $75-$150.

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Family Chronicle Magazine, published bimonthly, is written for family researchers by people who share their interest in genealogy and family history. Word length: up to 2K words/article. Payment: 8 cents per word, plus $7 for each photo.

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Georgia Family Magazine is a complete and trusted local source of information relating to parenting. Many 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, Childrens Health Bulletin, Womens Health, Ages and Stages (015) and more. 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. We rarely print articles over 700 words. Georgia Family pays on average $20-$80 for first publication rights to feature stories.

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MetroFamily Magazine is dedicated to informing parents and empowering families. The goal of our features, departments, and columns is to educate, inspire, and uplift readers. The editors are interested in well-written, thought-provoking feature stories (800-1,500 words), short features (400-750 words) or shorts (up to 400 words) that focus on timely issues and highlight local experts or conditions. Payment: $40-$60 per article.

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New Jersey Family is always looking for experienced freelance writers and bloggers to contribute to the magazine, ancillary publications, and website. Our mission is to help New Jersey parents (of babies through teens) be the best parents they can be; we strive for a good mix of fun and substantive stories. Feature articles: 600 to 1,200 words. Payment for feature articles (6001,000 words), variable rate, but approx. 10 cents per word. Reprints: $25$50 depending on length. Web-only articles/blogs: $5 to $15 per post

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Orlando Family Magazine is a free, monthly publication designed to inform, serve and enrich families throughout the Central Florida area with parenting ideas, fun family activities and a wide variety of invaluable resource guides. Editorial content is focused toward parents with children ages 0 to 15. Feature articles pay $50-$75 and reprints pay $25-$40.

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Portland Family Magazine is a bi-monthly regional publication which focuses on the positive accomplishments of those involved in the arts, politics, environment, healthcare, technology, religion and ethics, housing, and culture. We publish several features in each edition, from hard-hitting articles about weighty topics to pieces designed for entertainment. Portland Family Magazine pays on a variable scale depending on length/complexity of the article based on a contract between the editor and the writer.

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Richmond Family Magazine is a full-size, full-color monthly magazine published for the Metro Richmond readership. Articles vary in length from 800 to 1,300 words. Content should answer everyday questions parents ask about: family life, healthy living, education, working parents. We buy exclusive periodical rights and electronic rights. Payment is based on experience and quality of work and will be made at the time of acceptance.

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The Family Magazine fills a need as the only family-focused magazine in the four-county Michiana area and targets a mom with kids ages ten and under. Every page provides smart, practical solutions to help moms of young children (typically ten and under) to raise happy, healthy families. Payment is $30 for original work including web rights.

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Washington FAMILY Magazine is a regional parenting publication distributed throughout the Washington, DC area, including Maryland and Northern Virginia. Feature-length stories run 800-900 words. Average payment for one-time reprint rights is $50.

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Western New York Family Magazine is 90% freelance-written. Articles should address current parenting issues with a Western New York tie-in whenever possible. Strong emphasis is placed on how and where to find family-oriented events, as well as goods and services for children, in Western New York. Each issue has an “Up Front” focus article with appropriate sidebars, as well as additional articles, regular columns (childrens books, family travel, fathering, single parenting, tweens & teens, internet/technology, food allergies in the family, restaurant review) and a very popular centerfold calendar of events. Non-fiction main theme articles run 1,500-2,500 words. Payment: $40-$150 depending on type and length of article.

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– Now running 64-80 pages per issue, WNY Family is 90% freelance-written. Articles should address current parenting issues with a Western New York tie-in whenever possible. Strong emphasis is placed on how and where to find family-oriented events, as well as goods and services for children, in Western New York. We buy first rights or reprint rights. Payment is made upon publication. Pays $35-$200 depending on type and length of article.

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