Author: Vidya Prabhakar
Kidmagwriters is a website created exclusively as an information center for children’s magazine writers. Should you require any specific content related to children’s magazine writing, the website is willing to look it up for you – all you have to do is contact the website!
As a service to the writing community, the website runs material on the topic of writing. It also welcomes writers to write for them on the topic – these are not paid for but they offer to publish a byline and any promotional information that a writer may want to share.
The home page of the site is designed to look like a monthly newsletter with tabs at the top and on the left hand side providing links to a host of information. This attractive presentation makes it easy to read the information presented.
Magazines and submission guidelines:
The website has an index with links to several children’s magazines and parenting magazines along with information on availability of submission guidelines. Though these are largely US based magazines, they will offer plenty of ideas for children’s writers based in India as well as latest trends in writing for children.
Other Sections:
The contents section of the website has a wealth of information. Here is a look at what the website has to offer:
- Special report
This section features various magazines and gives complete details of the featured magazine and its target market. It also provides an overview of the typical contents of the publication along with details of the publishing team and means of sending in contributions. It then goes on to give a detailed review of a specific issue of the magazine and its contents.
- Inside markets
This section has information on opportunities for writers – It appears more like a quick guide on which magazines are accepting contributions from writers and those that are not. The focus is on US based magazines.
- Fresh ideas
This monthly feature offers topic ideas. This section inspires you to write a variety of articles around the same basic theme – targeted at different age groups among kids and covers poetry, fiction and non-fiction.
- In the beginning /word wizard/technique
These three sections carry feature articles with writing tips on three or four focused areas. The write up for March in the section”In the beginning” is about managing and controlling word count – a valuable article for all fiction writers. “Word Wizard” runs useful grammar related tips and articles. The “Technique section” carries a feature article covering a particular writing technique. For the month of March, they have tips on fleshing out characters for a piece of fiction!
Archives:
You can plow through this section for snippets, blurbs and even full feature articles from editors of children’s magazines. Careful reading of this section will give writers an overall idea of the market for children’s magazine writing and the expectations in this line of work.
Sadly, the site lacks a way to dig through older issues for more content on writing.
In summary, this is a useful website if you like writing for children. Make sure to visit the website often or subscribe to their monthly updates if you want access to all their content on writing.
VITAL STATS
Site: Kid Magazine Writers
URL: http://www.kidmagwriters.com/
Features: Information center for children’s magazine writers.
Summary: Sign up for updates and get writing related content if you enjoy writing for children.
About the Author:
Full Name: Vidya Prabhakar – Vidya is a Chartered Accountant and a Psychology postgraduate. She has worked in finance, banking and the content development industry. Reading, writing, baking and needle crafting are among her many pursuits.
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