Frequently Asked Questions
ABOUT
US
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING
DEADLINES
DISPLAY
ADVERTISING
EDITORIAL
GUIDELINES
HOW
TO CONTACT US
SUBMITTING
FAMILY CALENDAR ITEMS
STAFF
MEMBERS
WHERE
CAN I FIND A COPY OF PARENTS' PRESS?
HOW
CAN I HAVE PARENTS' PRESS DELIVERED TO MY SCHOOL OR BUSINESS?
HOW
CAN I SUBSCRIBE?
ABOUT
US
Parents' Press: Founded 1980.
Published monthly in tabloid newspaper format and distributed
free in the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco,
Marin, and southern Solano. For parents with children from infancy
through the high school years and expectant parents. Circulation
is 75,000.
AWARDS. Parents' Press has been
named the best regional parenting paper in the country twice
by our trade association (Parenting Publications of America),
and has won numerous other awards from PPA, the American Cancer
Society and the National Association for the Education of the
Young Child.
PHILOSOPHY. Our goal is to make
both magazines helpful for and accessible to all families. To
achieve this, we try to publish objective, straightforward articles
that will give families the information they need to make decisions
that are right for them. The magazines have no affiliation with
any political or religious organization and do not seek to promote
any particular formal theory of childrearing or education.
DEADLINES
The deadline for display advertising,
classified advertising, and family calendar submissions normally
falls on the 10th of the previous month (e.g., June 10 for the
July issue). If the 10th is on a Saturday or Sunday, the deadline
is the preceding Friday. If the 10th falls on a legal holiday,
the deadline is the preceding business day.
HOW
TO CONTACT US
Parents' Press
1454 Sixth St.
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 524-1602 (phone)
(510) 524-0912 (fax)
E-MAIL ADDRESSES
General information,
display ad inquiries, editorial submissions: ParentsPrs@aol.com
Classified advertising: classifiedads@parentspress.com
Family Calendar, Bulletin Boards for
Parents & Teens, School Open Houses: calendar@parentspress.com
Book releases & publicity: bookreviews@parentspress.com
.pdf's of camera-ready ads: artdept@parentspress.com
Websites:
parentspress.com
parent-teen.com
OUR
STAFF
EDITOR/PUBLISHER: Dixie
Jordan. Address queries and general press releases to her.
CALENDAR & SPECIAL SECTIONS
EDITOR: Tara Taylor.
(Responsible for Family Calendar, the annual Pregnancy &
Birth Resources Guide in the February issue, the annual Summer
Day Camps & Activities Guide in the March issue, and the
annual Bay Area Family Fun Guide in the July issue.)
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: Michelle
Jewell.
ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES:
Judith Garvey,
Thomas Henderson,
Michelle Jewell.,
Shawn Shaffer.
ART DIRECTOR: Ann
Skram.
PRODUCTION: Judy
Garvey, George Garcez.
SUBMITTING
FAMILY CALENDAR ITEMS
The Parents' Press Family Calendar
and What's Happening sections list free and low-cost events of
interest to families and children. To be considered for inclusion,
items must reach Parents' Press by the 10 th of the month for
the following month's issue. Submit items in writing only; we
don't take calendar items over the phone.
Please type or print clearly
and include the following information:
* Name and description of the
event.
* Location.
* Date and time.
* Appropriate age range.
* Cost. Please specify free if there's no charge,
* If advance registration or reservations are required.
* Sponsoring group or agency.
* An information phone number for the public.
It's also helpful to include
the name and daytime phone number of someone Parents' Press can
contact if we need additional information.
Please address calendar items
to Melanie Lawrence and submit in one of the following ways:
* By mail to Parents' Press,
1454 Sixth St., Berkeley, CA 94710.
* By fax to (510) 524-0912.
* By e-mail to calendar@parentspress.com.
No attachments, please.
All items published in the Family
Calendar are chosen by our editorial staff solely for their interest
and usefulness to our readers. Items are published on a space-available
basis; we receive many more items each month than we are able
to print. There is no change for calendar listings, and payment
is not accepted. We give preference to free and low-cost events.
Private (for-profit) classes and groups are listed only in exceptional
circumstances.
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