Writer's Guidelines

Query letters for specific features and departments should be one page in length and accompanied by recent writing samples. The letter should explain the idea for the piece, tell how you would approach it as a writer, give some sense of your writing style, and mention the section of the magazine for which the piece is intended. Your samples should not include the actual story that you are proposing.

Features and departments cover the following categories:

• Finance: investments, legal matters, and work issues
• Health: tips, trends, studies
• Food: recipes, emphasis on healthy eating
• Travel: domestic and international
• Consumerism: practical information and advice
• General interest: new thinking, research, information on timely topics, trends
• Profiles or first-person accounts of people who have made a dramatic change in their lives

AARP The Magazine discourages the submission of unsolicited manuscripts and assumes no responsibility for their return. Also, we do not print articles that have been previously published.

Rate of Payment

AARP The Magazine pays on acceptance at the minimum rate of $1.00 per contracted word. A kill fee of 25% will be paid for assigned articles that are not accepted for publication. Address all query letters to:

Editorial Submissions
AARP The Magazine
AARP
601 E St. NW
Washington, DC 20049

AARP The Magazine does not accept queries by fax. You may submit your query by email to member@aarp.org, but please do not send actual manuscripts via email.