Women's Magazine Writing

Pitch and publish in women's magazines with the deputy editor of Redbook

WHEN Materials available starting May 22
Discussions start Wednesday, May 29, 9-10 pm ET - Full Schedule

WHERE Online

PRICE
$660 (or $635 for AvantGuild members - details)

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From Glamour to Good Housekeeping to theknot.com, women's magazines and websites are among the most lucrative and high-profile markets. In this intensive workshop, you will learn how to wow editors with the stories they want (and need).

Each week, you'll produce a different story, each a type of article that is a mainstay at women's magazines and websites. You'll also workshop pitch letters, editing them to perfection to ensure they get read by editors. Your goal in this class is to pitch articles immediately after workshopping them. The pieces that you will complete include a short service piece, a Q & A, a health article, a personal essay, a long service piece, and a human interest piece (an "as told to" or narrative).

In this class, you will learn how to:

Write in the voice of the magazine or website in which you want to be published
Know which sections are easiest to break into and are most "freelancer-friendly"
Find sources
Rewrite and self-edit
Connect with other writers in the industry

By the end of class, you will have:
A complete portfolio of publishable articles that will impress any editor.

Students who have taken this class have been published in:
Real Simple, For Me, Woman's Day, Self, Seventeen, Pregnancy, Fit Pregnancy, Everyday with Rachael Ray, Cooking Light, and Redbook.

The online classroom has several components:

Lessons: Learn new skills through video-based lessons
Discussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video
Assignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback
Forums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions

Course Syllabus

Women's Magazine Writing (PDF)

View a sample syllabus for the class here.

Instructor

Sarah Smith is a deputy editor at Redbook, where she oversees the Body (health, nutrition, and fitness) and Life (relationships, travel, money, and more) sections. She also spent 8 years at the National Magazine Award–winning Parenting and was the editorial director of the bi-monthly magazine KIWI, where she edited the cookbook Allergy Friendly Food for Families.

Sarah has 15 years of experience helping writers turn pitches and ideas into great essays, features, and short articles.

Sarah Smith's Courses
Magazine Writing – New York (Starts July 15)
Women's Magazine Writing – (Starts May 22)