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Revolving Door Newsletter: 08.21.09
Vogue Travels In Style; Marie Claire Accessorizes With New Staff

How To Pitch: Inside Jersey
Get inside the pages of this regional mag with gutsy, Jersey-centric pitches for the front-of-book and feature well.

How To Pitch: Milwaukee Magazine
Rooted in Wisconsin's largest city, this mag boasts big opportunities for writers who can churn out stories with a strong local angle.

How To Pitch: Edible Queens
This just-launched local food mag is entirely freelance-written, so dig in with distinctive profiles, appetizing features, and neighborhood news.

How To Pitch: Associations Now
Encompassing the world of associations, this pub wants news and features on business, leadership, and problem-solving.

How To Pitch: Fine Cooking
Brimming with useful information, this magazine wants technique-driven articles and insider tips for epicureans.

How To Pitch: The Big Money
Editors at this mostly freelance-written business and finance site invest in timely, original feature pitches.

How To Pitch: Midwest Living
This regional magazine wants food, home and travel pitches with distinctly Midwestern flavor -- residency not required.

How To Pitch: Fit Parent
This parenting pub wants to hear from 'anyone with their finger on the pulse' of family and fitness for front-of-book and feature articles.

How To Pitch: Clear
Powerful visuals and forward-thinking freelance pieces are in demand at this innovative fashion, art, and design book.

How To Pitch: YourTango.com
Personal essays and reported features told 'through the lens of love and relationships' are in demand at this niche outlet.

How To Pitch: Filter
This mag for film, music, and art lovers seeks intelligent pitches for features, items about on-the-verge bands, and more.

How To Pitch: Organic Beauty
Editors at this eco-friendly beauty mag love working with freelancers to grow ideas for high-quality green lifestyle pieces.

How To Pitch: Food Network Magazine
Watch our video to find out why 'newsy, quirky' stories are ingredients for freelance success at this foodie mag.

How to Pitch: Garden & Gun
Show an 'appreciation for all things Southern' to get a byline in this culture and lifestyle mag.

How to Pitch: Inked
Editors at this tattoo culture mag seek pitches that 'appeal to a broad audience but still connect directly with their readers.'

How to Pitch: Delish.com
This new online foodie destination seeks 'fun, easy, service-oriented' freelance pitches for every section.

How to Pitch: Ogden Publications 'GreenCore' Titles
Mother Earth News, Utne Reader, and Natural Home magazines seek freelance pitches for news, service, and feature stories with a sustainability angle.

How To Pitch: Girlfriend Getaways
Make travel accessible and fun for the budget-conscious female readers of this lifestyle mag.

How to Pitch: Boho
This brand-new mag seeks 'uplifting' stories with a green angle for 'free-spirited, independent women who love fashion.'

How to Pitch: NylonMag.com
Nylon's Web site seeks compelling takes on a gamut of pop culture trends.

How to Pitch: LoftLife
This quarterly and its online counterpart crave freelance articles about city living to fill 60 percent of its pages.

How to Pitch: Lexus
This luxury pub wants freelance features that drive readers to its pages.

How to Pitch: TravelandLeisure.com
The online destination of T+L seeks freelancers for its original features.

Ellies 2008: How to Pitch: Philadelphia
More than a city pub, this Ellie-nominated glossy seeks short- and long-form writing tailored to its affluent, educated readers.

How to Pitch: New York Weddings
Keep your proposal specific and sweet, and this magazine might say, "I do."

How To Pitch: Wine Enthusiast
Uncork your best travel and food stories for this wine aficionados' magazine and Web site.

How to Pitch: Geek Monthly
Let your geek flag fly with science, tech and nerd culture trend pitches to this irreverent mag.

How To Pitch: Tennis
Serve up access to a star player, fitness instruction, personal essays or breaking news for this tennis mag and its Web site.

How To Pitch: Esquire
This men's mag wants freelancers with access to high-profile sources and below-the-radar trends to pen smart features.

How to Pitch: VegNews
This bimonthly's editors cultivate newsy features from freelancers, whether they're green or experienced.

How to Pitch: Relish
Hungry for pitches and 90 percent freelance-written, this outlet devours stories connecting readers to their food.

How to Pitch: Running Times
You won't break a sweat pitching this pub open to service-y features targeted to hardcore runners.

How to Pitch: Paper
"Anything fabulous" is fair game at this breeding ground for talent that spawned Brandon Holley and Alex Kuczynski.

How To Pitch: American Baby
Bring a fresh angle to evergreen health and lifestyle topics to earn a byline at this mag for expectant and new parents.

How to Pitch: Draft
This lager lover's pub freelances more than half its pages, so pitch a front-of-book or feature with a 'beer angle.'

How to Pitch: Babble.com
Editors at this online mag welcome parenting stories written with 'irreverent honesty.'

How To Pitch: Parenting Early Years and Parenting School Years
This go-to pub for parents is now split in two editions, each ripe for relatable freelance stories for moms at every stage.

How to Pitch: Redbook
Focus your freelance work on women's 'Decade of Change.'
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How To Pitch: Family Circle
Freelancers fluent in family interests and issues can pitch an array of features to this service-oriented mag.

How to Pitch: Self
Pitch cutting-edge features focused on the "health and happiness" of women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to this fitness magazine.

How to Pitch: Garden Design
Pitch stories with plush photography for outdoor living lovers at this design mag.

How to Pitch: Texas Monthly
Only the best stories from the second biggest state will grace TM's pages.

How to Pitch: San Francisco
This bastion of the Bay Area wants stories that "shine an entertaining, informative spotlight" on what's new in the region.

How to Pitch: Runner's World
This mag devoted to running enthusiasts seeks talented freelancers for almost every section.

How to Pitch: Girls' Life
Editors at this mag want unique, advice-driven articles about boys, friends and school that young teens can relate to.

How to Pitch: Popular Mechanics
Full of 'smart ideas [that] really matter,' this tech mag leader wants your news stories, narratives, and trend pieces.

How To Pitch: Nerve.com
Work up the nerve to pitch personal essays, sex stories, and dating debates to this irreverent Web site.

How to Pitch: Fast Company
Target the FOB and feature well of this forward-looking business pub.

How To Pitch: AARP The Magazine
Cater to the 50-plus crowd with a service piece or inspiring profile to earn a spot in this widely-read magazine.

How to Pitch: Slate
Driven by ideas, not trends, Slate.com is looking for smart commentary to lend a new perspective on culture news.

How To Pitch: The Hollywood Reporter
Delivering a daily dose of entertainment industry news, this pub seeks writers with an insider perspective for features, profiles and more.

How To Pitch: Health
Pitch cleverly packaged service stories, investigative features, and first-person essays to this health mag and Web site.

How To Pitch: Boston
The 'ultimate field guide' to Boston, this monthly is 'always looking' for fresh feature ideas and masterfully reported pieces.

How to Pitch: Marie Claire
This glossy women's mag seeks personal essays, in-depth features and trend pieces with an irresistible news hook.

So What Do You Do, Maile Carpenter, Editor-In-Chief, Food Network Magazine?
The growing foodie title's EIC dishes on launching a print iteration of an established brand and working with a cadre of celeb chefs.

Pitching an Agent: Shepherding Authors From Slush Pile to Bestseller Status
This agency's hungry for new writers, so find a spot on the diverse client list with an eloquent proposal.

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Parents Exec Ed. On Post-Layoff Success: "Work On The Sympathy Factor -- And Work Fast" - Posted February 25, 2009
Freelancer Beth Roerhig From left: Parents executive editor Chandra Turner, and Meredith Corp. human resources manager Jill Peters discussed their experiences with media industry layoffs at last night's ASME Next panel. Last night's ASME Next's event, "The New Rules for Success: How to Get or Keep a Job in Today's Economy," couldn't... [FishBowlNY]

Parents Exec Ed. On Post-Layoff Success: "Work On The Sympathy Factor -- And Work Fast" - Posted February 25, 2009
Freelancer Beth Roehrig From left: Parents executive editor Chandra Turner, and Meredith Corp. human resources manager Jill Peters discussed their experiences with media industry layoffs at last night's ASME Next panel. Last night's ASME Next's event, "The New Rules for Success: How to Get or Keep a Job in Today's Economy," couldn't... [FishBowlNY]

Parents Exec Ed. On Post-Layoff Success: "Work On The Sympathy Factor -- And Work Fast" - Posted February 25, 2009
Freelancer Beth Roehrig From left: Parents executive editor Chandra Turner, and Meredith Corp. human resources manager Jill Peters discussed their experiences with media industry layoffs at last night's ASME Next panel. Last night's ASME Next's event, "The New Rules for Success: How to Get or Keep a Job in Today's Economy," couldn't... [FishBowlNY]

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