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How to Pitch: ELLEgirl

Angle stories toward hipsters in the making

By Lauren Smith Ford – February 9, 2006

[EDITOR'S NOTE: We are currently updating this article with the cooperation of the publication's editors. In the meantime, please use these pitching guidelines with caution as some information listed may be outdated.]

Circulation: 600,000
Frequency: 10 issues per year
Special Issues: Makeover issue, May; Hot issue (hot guys), June/July; Back-to-School, August; Fall Fashion, September; Hair issue, October; International Cool issue, November; and Music issue, December.

Background: ELLEgirl is for the teen but with a serious twist. It's for the girls who somehow manage to find out who they are in their teen years, rising above cliques ...

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