PINK Writer's Guidelines
The PINK reader is a sophisticated, highly successful female business executive or entrepreneur. PINK avoids telling her what every other magazine already does; we always try not to underestimate her perceptiveness and, most importantly, PINK cannot waste her time. PINK endeavors to be a vital tool to help her find greater financial independence and success in work and more joy in life.
- Be sure to read the magazine before submitting anything. It is available at major bookstores, including Borders and Barnes & Noble.
- Please send a detailed query rather than a completed manuscript. Include a relevant bio and two writing samples or clips.
- Payment varies.
- Send queries to articles@pinkmagazine.com.
- We try to respond to all submissions promptly, but due to the volume we receive it is not always possible to do so. Please be patient; if you have not heard from us within a month, feel free to resubmit.
If you are assigned a story, please observe the following:
- Include interviews with diverse top-level professional women from different parts of the country who will go on record with their experiences, problems and/or solutions.
- Include advice and information from a variety of experts, not just one.
- Include data on the latest trends and statistics applicable specifically to the particular topic.
- Set up the problem and the solution.
- Solutions should have a breakout box on what women can do.
- Avoid dispensing advice that in any way talks down to our readers (as in "here's what you should do ----.")
- SHOW, don't tell. Include detailed anecdotes to illustrate the issue.
- All writers are responsible for their own fact checking. When sending in your completed article, please include phone numbers and e-mail addresses of sources for backup and the websites of any information you got from the Internet.
- Adhere to AP style.
- Remember: we are looking for articles that are original, edgy, sexy and must-read.
