IN THIS ISSUE

Here in New England, April means the flowers of spring and I have to say, I won’t mind a little more light every day. With the freshness of spring, I hope you have lots of ideas springing to life for new magazine writing possibilities. You’ll notice we’ve switched our “closed market” list to its own spot, accessed via the drop-down Market Guide. If you know of a closed magazine – online or in print – or one that is temporarily closed to submissions, drop up a line and let us know.

We also want to make you aware of a great resource available online – we’ve mentioned it in INSIDE MARKETS, but it’s worth putting on the front page too. Children’s writer, Liana Mahoney has a .DOC (MS Word) file on her website that lists the up-to-date themes for all the children’s magazines. This is a huge help to children’s magazine writers, so I highly recommend checking it out.

Also in this April Issue:

We had a great chat with Marcia Lusted, editorial assistant at the Cobblestone family of magazines and she has some great insight for those of us interested in find a spot in these terrific magazines. Be sure to read EDITOR SPEAK to see what she had to say.

Do you sometimes struggle with whether to call yourself a writer? Check out IN THE BEGINNING for a fantastic article by Evelyn Christensen on coming to accept that part of yourself.

Don’t Miss IN YOUR OFFICE for Jennifer Blessing’s terrific tips on outfitting your travelling office. If you spend less time with butt in chair than you do butt in car – you’ll find a lot of great stuff here.

Also, one of our all time favorite writers Laura Purdie Salas has a fantastic piece on writing a education friendly poetry form – the diamante. So peek in METER READERS for a technique piece you’ll love trying out. And don’t miss Laura’s bio where she shares about the terrific online poetry classes she has available this spring.

Keep clicking to find all the goodies in this month’s issue. And if you feel especially inspired, why not share an article with your fellow magazine writers? We’re always open to submissions from writers looking to share the wisdom and the journey – just drop us a line.