New Moon Girls Writer and Artist Guidelines
New Moon Girls Upcoming Themes
Jan/Feb 2010: "Past, Present, Future" Deadline: September 15, 2009
Mar/Apr 2010: "Sleep and Dreams" Deadline: November 15, 2009
May/Jun 2010: "25 Beautiful Girls" Deadline: January 15, 2010
Jul/Aug 2010: "Once Upon a Time (The Summer Reading Issue)" March 15, 2010
Sept/Oct 2010: "The Popularity Issue (Coming of Age)" Deadline: May 15, 2010
Nov/Dec 2010: "Sleuths and Superheroes" Deadline: July 15, 2010
Send all electronically by email to submissions@newmoon.com
NEW MOON GIRLS EDITORIAL GUIDELINES FOR WRITERS
Objectives of New Moon Girls: New Moon Girls portrays girls and women as powerful, active and in charge of their own lives - not as passive beings who are acted upon by others. New Moon Girls celebrates girls and their accomplishments—we support girls' efforts to hold onto their voices, strengths and dreams as they move from being girls to becoming women. New Moon Girls is a tool for girls to use as they build resilience and resistance to destructive societal messages, moving confidently out into the world, pursuing their unique paths in life.
General Guidelines: All material should be pro-girl and focus on girls, women, or female issues. New Moon Girls was created by girls and women for girls who want their voices heard and their dreams taken seriously. It is edited by and for girls ages 8-12. New Moon Girls takes girls very seriously; the publication is structured to give girls real power. The final product is a collaboration of girls and adults. An editorial board of girls aged 8-12 makes final decisions on all material appearing in the magazine.
Please read a copy of New Moon Girls to understand the style and philosophy of the magazine. Writers and artists who comprehend our goals and philosophy have the best chance of publication. Include your name, address and phone number on the title page of each submitted work or query.
New Moon Girls is not able to respond to queries about submissions over the telephone. New Moon Girls prints original work and buys all rights, except under special circumstances. If your work has been published previously, note the date and publication. If you are sending this work simultaneously to another publication, please let us know this, too.
New Moon Girls edits manuscripts for style, length, clarity and philosophical considerations.
When emailing submissions, insert the text directly into your message. No attachments PLEASE! All other work must be typed, double spaced with one-inch margins. Your name and address should appear on each page. Submit only copies of your work, not originals. We are unable to return submissions.
Articles should be between 300 and 1200 words. We will consider adult work for our Herstory, Women's Work, and Fiction sections. WE WILL NOT PUBLISH ADULT WORK IN ANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
Herstory: (600 words) Profiles girls, women, or events pertaining to them from history. Herstory articles have the best chance of acceptance if they fit with an editorial theme.
Women's Work: (600 words) Profiles a woman in her chosen career. Best chance of acceptance if it fits with an editorial theme.
Fiction (900 - 1600 words): Short stories in which the main character is a girl ages 8 to 12 and includes subject matter and a plot that empowers girls of this age. Keep in mind that New Moon Girls mission is to let girls tell the world who they are-it is not our mission to tell girls who they should be. Best chance of acceptance if it fits with an editorial theme.
Please note:
New Moon Girls sometimes holds articles for consideration for up to two years. In the meantime, it's OK if you submit your work elsewhere. Please do not email or call to check on the status of your work -we'll notify you when we make a final decision.
New Moon is a magazine for girls and by girls. An article written by a girl will ALWAYS take precedence over an adult-written article of a similar nature.
Adults can send in suggestions of girls to profile, but we will always ask the girl to write the article herself rather than having an adult write about her.
Keep original copies of your work for your own files.
Submissions from girls and women only, please.
Writers must be aware that New Moon Girls will not print material that contains hate speech. We define hate speech as follows: speech that shows a prejudice or a harmful stereotype; negative speech directed at a specific group of people; speech that uses words such as "you're wrong," or "you're bad," rather than, "I disagree"; speech that could hurt someone; speech that attacks a part of a person's identity that they can't change rather than a specific opinion.
NEW MOON GIRLS EDITORIAL GUIDELINES FOR ARTISTS
New Moon Girls accepts a variety of artwork for publication from girls and women ages 8 and up! Some of our most popular sections for girls to submit artwork are Luna’s Art Gallery, and Draw Luna. These two sections are for girls ages 8-12 only!
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New Moon Girls magazine has been bringing girls' voices to the world for more than 15 years.
OUR MISSION
We fulfill our mission by keeping girls at our center. Through active girl involvement and participation in all our business decisions, we provide respectful, creative, energetic and safe communities where girls explore, discover, create, grow and share their voices to make a positive difference in their lives and in the world.
