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Ever submitted to People's Friends or Woman Weekly?
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Oxfordia
 18 Jan 2011, 16:30 #108801 Reply To Post
Hello,

Has anybody ever submitted to The People's Friends or Woman Weekly?
I know they're mainstream but they're generally well written and, well, a little bit of money would be nice...

I'd just like to know what your experience was like if you have.

Ta.

Laurie
Tommi
 18 Jan 2011, 16:46 #108805 Reply To Post
I haven't but I believe Sally Zigmond, who runs the fantastic blog The Elephant in the Writing Room, has had a number published with both
http://theelephantinthewritingroom.blogspot.com/
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Oxfordia
 18 Jan 2011, 16:53 #108806 Reply To Post
Quote: Tommi, Tuesday, 18 Jan 2011 16:46
I haven't but I believe Sally Zigmond, who runs the fantastic blog The Elephant in the Writing Room, has had a number published with both
http://theelephantinthewritingroom.blogspot.com/


Thanks, I'll bookmark her blog!
bunnykin
 20 Jan 2011, 12:15 #109001 Reply To Post
Yes I had a short story published in Peoples Friend in 2010.
Wasn't happy that the ending was changed/ruined - bizarre editing - as well as the title.
pam123writing
 20 Jan 2011, 12:33 #109002 Reply To Post
I submitted a short story to PF last year, they had it three months then sent it back wanting a different ending. That would have meant changing the whole story structure and then it wouldn't have been the story it was or the one I wrote. I submitted it to Pages of Stories, they loved it, it was the 2nd best voted story that month and I got paid very promptly with more than I would have got from PF. They're not always right.
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erict
 20 Jan 2011, 12:58 #109005 Reply To Post
Never got around to submission, but applied for the guidelines. They have quite rigid requirements
No moaning, sex, (there is a comma there) if old people then they must be happy and fiesty. no infidelity,

They don't pay as high as other magazines, but if you have stories of the ilk give them a try. I like occasionally challenging myself to move off genre and do a short story.

I've used http://womagwriter.blogspot.com/ to check out guidelines.
erict
 20 Jan 2011, 13:22 #109006 Reply To Post
Quote: pam123writing, Thursday, 20 Jan 2011 12:33
I submitted a short story to PF last year, they had it three months then sent it back wanting a different ending. That would have meant changing the whole story structure and then it wouldn't have been the story it was or the one I wrote. I submitted it to Pages of Stories, they loved it, it was the 2nd best voted story that month and I got paid very promptly with more than I would have got from PF. They're not always right.


Nice tip on POS by the way - thanks
Chris Campbell
 20 Jan 2011, 19:00 #109033 Reply To Post
Quote: erict, Thursday, 20 Jan 2011 12:58
Never got around to submission, but applied for the guidelines. They have quite rigid requirements
No moaning, sex, (there is a comma there) if old people then they must be happy and fiesty. no infidelity,

They don't pay as high as other magazines, but if you have stories of the ilk give them a try. I like occasionally challenging myself to move off genre and do a short story.

I've used http://womagwriter.blogspot.com/ to check out guidelines.


I was once given advice on the difference between womens magazines.

Cosmopolitan tells you how to have a better orgasm. Woman's Own tells you what an orgasm is.
Peoples' Friend tells you how to knit one.
katarina66
 08 Mar 2011, 19:09 #112749 Reply To Post
Quote: Oxfordia, Tuesday, 18 Jan 2011 16:30
Hello,

Has anybody ever submitted to The People's Friends or Woman Weekly?
I know they're mainstream but they're generally well written and, well, a little bit of money would be nice...

I'd just like to know what your experience was like if you have.

Ta.

Laurie



I have had two stories published by My Weekly. But the last story I submitted to them, I recieved a reply that their guidlines had changed, and to submit by a form on their page. I did, last year, and have had no reply.

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