Family Circle
375 Lexington Ave.
New York, N.Y. 10017
Phone: 212/499-2000
Family Circle's Deputy Editor Nancy Clark covers all sections that are not food or fashion-related. In the Women Who Make a Difference section, Clark looks to profile women who have made extraordinary volunteer efforts. Profiles in Courage is another section with stories of inspiring women. She is working to increase coverage of teens, so send Clark any teen stories, from discipline problems to teens making a difference. The only profile no-no applies to career stories. Fax or e-mail works best for Clark, who says "gracefully get off the phone if I say no." (fax: 212/499-1987; e-mail: [email protected]; phone: 212/499-1913)
Editors at Family Circle classify all other feature topics - fashion, beauty, fitness, diet, home and gardening - as the Service section. Overseeing this area is Executive Editor Barbara Winkler. You can send press releases to her or the department editors, but don't send the same press kits to all editors. "It's kind of frustrating," Winkler says. "Less is much better." Tailor pitches to fit this magazine for "middle America," Winkler says. "We don't cover designer clothes or designer things. This is for women who do too much." Mail is best. Also try targeting the following beat editors: Peggy Katalinich, food director, Linda Moran, beauty director and Lauren Hunter, home editor. (median age, 47; median HHI, $41,600; 64% are married; and 43% have children)