Parents Magazine – Writer's Guidelines & History
Information About the Rearing Of Children
Aug 11, 2009
Through many generation, Parents Magazine has been depended upon to provide practical advice. It has lived up to its reputation of offering sound information on child rearing.
History of Parents Magazine
Parents Magazine was founded in 1926 originally titled Children, The Magazine for Parents. It began by popularizing scientific knowledge on child development to help parents rear their children. It eventually came to reach millions of homes. It used experts in child health, psychology, and educational translated studies. It was written in a popular style with terms that could be easily understood and offered practical suggestions. Advertising promoting ready -made baby food, preparatory schools. and summer camps provided the necessary income to produce the magazine.
It was founded by George J. Hecht, a businessman and social service worker. He believed that even educated, middle-class parents needed access to knowledge and assistance in raising their children. His venture was originally funded by the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Foundation.
In addition to publishing Parents Magazine, Mr. Hecht and the first editor, Clara Savage Littledale, who had come of age during the Progressive Era, they urged parents to look beyond their own children and to support legislation on behalf of children and families.
By 1946, Parents Magazine had reached over a million readers. By then, it had expanded into creating a series of children's books and other children's magazines. By the year 2002, it had over two million subscribers.
Parents Magazine Requirements for Prospective Writers
- Parents Magazine welcomes new writers and prefers query letters instead of completed manuscripts.
- The editors suggest that writers look carefully at the magazines. This will provide a good idea as to the kind of stories that are published as well as tone they convey.
- Look at the masthead to make sure the query letter is directed to the correct department.
- The query letter should be a one-page letter detailing the topic as well as the strategy to be used in writing the story. It should include where the research was obtained for the expert advice and real-parent examples.
- Although the editors will look at query letters from new writers, they prefer to see photocopies stories that have been written for other publications.
- Essays are only published from experienced writers and essayists.
- Stories should be aimed at a wide variety of readers and specific age groups. Human-interest stories are always welcome.
- No unsolicited fiction or poetry are accepted.
- It generally takes from four to six weeks to receive a reply if a stamped-self-addressed envelope is enclosed.
Query letters should be sent to:
(Editor)
Parents Magazine
375 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
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