Travelingmom reserves the nonexclusive right to republish your story, under your name, in other columns or books for up to one year from date of author agreement. If any money is collected for republishing, 75% will be paid to the author. Travelingmom reserves the right to edit stories for length and clarity.
There are several areas to which to submit articles. Payment currently is $25-$50 per story; preferred article length is 800 to 1,000 words. Travelingmom does not currently pay for articles submitted to other sections of the site. However, they are great places for reader interaction, story ideas and feedback.
Travelingmom offers the following sections and categories for your articles:
GOING PLACES
TRAVEL TALES – Your story as only you can tell it, from your perspective. Did you tell the cab driver to step on it as you drove away, kids crying at the window? Was the family fun vacation fun? (Family vacation is, after all, an oxymoron). Guidebook-type information is welcome, but is not the primary focus in this section. Of particular interest are interviews with executive and celebrity moms. The Travelingmom signature question: How do you stay connected to your kids when traveling?
DESTINATIONS – The focus here is on the practical aspects of travel with children. When you went to Egypt, China, India, or Indiana, where did you stay? What amenities were offered to you and to the kids? If traveling with an infant, were you able to find formula, diapers, and Tylenol? And we all want to know: Do they have chicken nuggets? All Destinations articles must include the following, in this format (becomes a call-out to your article). A separate attachment will be provided to you to fill in.
- Must Stay: Hotel:
- Must See: Restaurant 1:
- Must Do: Restaurant 2:
- Must Eat: Restaurant 3:
- Must Buy:
- Must Skip:
- Emergency Info:
- Infant Amenities: Immunization info:
- Kid Amenities:
- Teen Amenities:
- Parent Amenities: Fun Factor:
- Kid's Rating Overall (1-5 stars, 5 = best):
- Parent's Rating Overall:
SOLUTIONS – Have a favorite stroller, bag, skincare product, minivan, private jet? What things are on your kid’s must-pack lists? How about yours?
Have a great travel tip or product to share? Security guidelines are changing daily. How is it affecting our travel choices? Travel insurance, evacuation insurance, emergency care, neighborhood information, safe travel, safety gear – all are hot topics. We also address health care on trips: the good, the bad, the waiting room.
ALL ABOUT YOU
FOOD – Not just about food on board (although that topic arises too). This category was created when publisher Kim Orlando was traveling weekly for work. Leaving home-cooked meals for the kids comforted her while away – a way of being there in spirit.
Now & Later® dinners are recipes that work for at least two meals. In some, the same ingredients are used to make two dinners simultaneously – one for tonight and one for the freezer. Other recipes delineate a meal for tonight along with a recipe for leftovers that can be enjoyed another day.
FITNESS – Mind and body fitness tips while traveling. Hotel fitness, ways to stay in shape while on vacation. Interviews with fitness experts.
SANITY – For all of you Licensed Family Therapists, life coaches, and mothers of wisdom out there with a story or advice for the guilt-ridden, exhausted, travelingmom -- as well as her kids!
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