What Writers Need To Know

1. Our goal is to provide articles of interest to families with children and grandchildren of all ages, families with a variety of lifestyles and beliefs. We would like to share information and experiences with others while remaining respectful of differing family values. We are especially interested in articles that promote a developmentally appropriate, healthy and peaceful environment for children. We have the opportunity to encourage the powerful bond of “family” through our editorial.

2. Articles for Sacramento Parent must be non-sexist, non-racist and respectful of others.

3. We try to balance articles so that every age group is addressed in each issue. (Infant/toddler, preschool, school-age & teenage.)

4. Deadline is the 10th of the month prior to publication.

5. Article length should be approximately 300-500 words long for a short article, and 700-1000 words long for a feature article.

6. Articles should be informative and readable, without being technical.

7. Story ideas, outlines or excerpts from articles may be submitted, as well as photos that may accompany a manuscript. Our goal is to schedule editorial at least two months ahead of time. If you are submitting a piece on speculation, we should receive time-dated pieces three months prior to their proposed date of publication.

8. Once an article has been accepted for publication, we would like an e-mailed copy. (Microsoft Word format is preferred.)

9. The Editor has the right to edit copy and make final decisions on page layout. We are not able to provide the writer a final draft before printing.