How to Get Published In Reader's Digest

If you want to get published in Reader's Digest, do your homework.

Reader's Digest has been around for a very long time and has an absolutely enormous readership. If you are a writer hoping to get published in a magazine, getting published in Reader's Digest is a great goal to have. Read this article for specific tips about how to get published in Reader's Digest.

Instructions

1. Read as many issues of Reader's Digest as you can locate. (This is a rule you will want to apply to all article submissions.) It is critically important to familiarize yourself with the overall tone and style of the articles that appear in Reader's Digest. You don't want to imitate other Reader's Digest writers, but at the same time, you want to submit an article that will appeal to Reader's Digest editors. Take note of the content and subject matter of the articles, as well as the average lengths of the articles, in addition to making observations about the various article writers' styles.

2. After reading numerous articles that have been published in previous issues of Reader's Digest, draft your own proposal and/or your actual article. Make it unique, but also make sure that it has a broad appeal. (Remember that the Reader's Digest readership is huge.)

3. Next you will want to log on to the Reader's Digest website. Scroll down to the very bottom of the page, where you will see a link that reads "Contact Us." Click on this link. You will be directed to a web page with all sorts of contact information for the magazine. Focus on the top paragraph entitled "Email the Editors." Here you will find the email address where you can send your proposals for articles: [e-mail]. Do not submit complete articles to this email address. As you can see, they have specified that proposals can be submitted, but they have not indicated that it is acceptable to submit full articles right off the bat. If you send a full article, they could get annoyed, and you definitely do not want to annoy them, as this could reduce your chances of getting published.

Tips & Warnings

• Be aware that Reader's Digest, like most popular magazines, receives many, many unsolicited article submissions. Do not lose all hope if your submission is rejected. Alas, all writers need to develop a thick skin when it comes to rejection because it is simply a fact of life in the writing profession. You can always revise an article that has been rejected by Reader's Digest editors and submit it to another magazine. Also, you can consider developing a new article proposal and writing a different article to submit to Reader's Digest.