Market Round-Up November 2007© Jodi
M. Webb –
All Rights Reserved
Women’s Magazines. For a long time I
thought that meant either fashion or housekeeping. As my family can tell
you, my knowledge of those two subjects is limited. The same goes for a lot
of other female (and male) writers. Does that mean we have to cross women’s
magazines off our “to query” list? Definitely not, especially since I’ve
discovered a whole new branch of women's magazines covering things like do
it yourself projects, sports, politics, business, personal finances—with a
sprinkling of love and fashion advice.
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This first market covers subjects every adult
needs to know about: hiring a contractor, starting an
investor’s club, buying running shoes—but with a female
perspective. If you’re an expert on anything and know some
tips that are strictly for women try Savvy Gal.
Savvy Gal
http://www.thesavvygal.com/about_us/ |
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Although they are probably 75% sports related articles,
the adventure referred to in this magazine's title is the adventure of
life. So even if you only sweat in a sauna check out the health, food,
travel and current events needs of Women’s Adventure.
Women’s Adventure
http://www.womensadventuremagazine.com/guidelines.html
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BeE Magazine takes on the subjects that were once
considered the domain of successful men: worldwide travel, politics,
investing, expensive hobbies. Welcome to a magazine that recognizes
that women have as much disposable income and brains as men. The
editorial calendar can be found at the following link under “media kit”.
BeE Magazine
http://www.beewomanmag.com/advertise.htm#content
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Jodi’s Tip:
Don’t unconsciously let your gender limit
you. Men’s and women’s magazine are two sides of the same coin. If you
wrote an article on retirement planning for a men’s magazine, there’s also a
home for it in a women’s magazine. Not the exact same article but close
enough that most of the work is already done. Don’t only query “your”
magazines. Worried the editor of Family Circle won’t want an article on
women’s vitamins by “Ralph Smith”? Try “R. Smith”.
Stay tuned next month for the other side of this
coin—opportunities writing for men’s magazines.
About the author:
Jodi M.
Webb spent years writing articles for dozens of magazines such as
Pennsylvania Magazine, American Profile, and Christian Science Monthly. But
recently she’s been discovering a wonderful new market: business writing.
Her new specialty includes catalog copy, customer newsletters, and press
releases. You can also find her blog Readin', Writin' and Unravelin' at As
We Are Magazine (www.aswearemagazine.com
). Like every writer Jodi feels she has a book (or two…or three) in her but
she hasn’t managed to get an agent or publisher to agree with yet. Stay
tuned for updates!/
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