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How to Pitch: Seventeen

Though the axe has recently fallen for plenty of other teen mags, this one prevails due to its focus on "real girls," who should star in any freelance pieces you submit

By Cortney Harding – August 3, 2006
Circulation: Over 2 million
Frequency: Monthly
Special issues: Prom Guide, in mid-December

Background: Alive and kicking within a magazine category that's recently sent many of its peers to an early grave (see: Teen People and Elle Girl), Seventeen is an old maid compared to most of its competitors. Launched in 1944, it was one of the first publications to address the needs of adolescents as a social group, covering "young fashions and beauty, movies and music, ideas and people." While Seventeen's editorial content has changed with the times—stories on marriage ...

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