Thank you for your interest in Working Mother. Our readers include full-time, part-time and sidelined moms who work at public and private companies of all types and sizes; who are entrepreneurs; and who are self-employed. The best way to pitch an idea that can work: Read Working Mother for content and tone. You can subscribe here, or download our 2009 editorial calendar.

Features
We do assign features to freelancers. These fit the three primary sections of the magazine: You, Work and Family. Features are also assigned to fit our initiative packages (100 Best Companies, Best Companies for Multicultural Women, Best Green Companies, etc). Features are usually 1000 to 2000 words. Basically, we look for articles that help moms successfully navigate the task of juggling job, home and family. We like tightly focused pieces that celebrate working moms while sensibly solving or illuminating a problem unique to our readers and/or their children and family. We also want to share personal stories for and about working moms who have experienced career triumphs and/or life changes—all while raising kids and working a job. Topics of interest include: career-related (work/life) issues; diversity in the workplace; family relationships; time, home and money management; and parenting.

Columns
Most of our columns—news, lifestyle, activities, recommendations, parenting, travel, food, beauty and fashion—are staff written. But we might assign out:

Learning Curve—500-word, age-by-age (0–2, 3–5, 6–10, 11+) child development column

My Story—1000 word personal story from a reader that illuminates a working mother issue or scenario and how she triumphed over or solved or dealt with it. Humor is good here too.

Queries can be emailed or snail-mailed. If possible, please include clips of your previously published work. Of course include all contact info so we can reach you if we need to. If pitching about a specific working mom, include recent photographs/jpegs (at least 300 dpi) if possible. Unsolicited manuscripts will not be returned.

Please pitch queries/ideas to the correct editors:

Work/life, finance: suzanne.riss@workingmother.com

Lifestyle, entrepreneur moms: teresa.palagano@workingmother.com

Family, parenting, travel, food: barbara.turvett@workingmother.com

100 Best Companies, Best Companies for Multicultural Women, Best Small/Green Companies, Best Law Firms: jennifer.owens@workingmother.com

Women’s and children’s health, celebrities: ilisa.cohen@workingmother.com

Cover mom ideas, news: irene.chang@workingmother.com

New moms, review books: tiffany.forte@workingmother.com

Miscellaneous ideas: editors@workingmother.com

If our staff decides to pursue your idea(s), we will contact you directly to discuss. However, due to the large volume of unsolicited queries we receive, we’re unable to respond to every proposal. If you don’t hear from us within 90 days, please assume that we’re not interested.

To snail mail queries or manuscripts:

[correct editor]
Working Mother magazine 
2 Park Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10016

See 2009 Editorial Calendar