ABA Journal: Market Spotlight
For this week’s market spotlight, we look at the ABA Journal, the flagship magazine for members of the American Bar Association.
For this week’s market spotlight, we look at the ABA Journal, the flagship magazine for members of the American Bar Association.
ABA Journal: Market Spotlight
ABA Journal is the flagship magazine for members of the American Bar Association. With a circulation around 400,000, it's considered the magazine for lawyers and the legal profession. As such, it's a very competitive market with a reputation of paying competitive rates to freelancers.
The editors say, "The ABA is the largest voluntary professional association in the world. With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public."
What They’re Looking For
ABA Journal does not review unsolicited manuscripts. Rather, the editors want freelancers to query with their resumé and published clips. They expect articles to include multiple sources and opposing points of view.
The editors say, "The ABA Journal considers queries from professional writers or from potential sources who wish to contact us regarding subjects that might be of interest to our readers."
Estimated length and payment are discussed upon assignment.
How to Submit
Potential writers should query managing editor Kevin Davis at releases@americanbar.org.
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Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
