NYMetroParents has opportunities for professioanl writers and aspiring writers alike, publishing personal essays by parents in the local community as well as advice from experts and features from seasoned writers in the parenting field—here's how to contribute to the NYMetroParents family of print publications and to the NYMetroParents.com website.

Davler Media Group publishes eight award-winning monthly magazines — Big Apple Parent, Queens Parent, Brooklyn Parent, Westchester Parent, Rockland Parent, Fairfield Parent, Suffolk Parent, and Nassau Parent.

In print through our eight titles, we reach 1 million parents each month in the NYC area. Our articles are also posted on our website, www.NYMetroParents.com. We’re the largest publisher of local parenting media in the country.

We accept both pitches and full pieces on spec from writers who reside (or have a business) in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Westchester, Rockland, Fairfield County, CT, or Long Island. We do not publish: memoirs, fiction, or poetry. Before you submit, please familiarize yourself with our brand by spending some time on our website.

We're most looking for the following, with a specific NY-Metro-area bent if at all possible:

Essays:  A real-life parenting experience, written in first person, that is likely to resonate with other NY-metro-area parents. We cast a broad net here: it can be about one day/one point in time, a milestone in your life as a parent or your child's life, or a parenting lesson you've learned. The tone can be funny, heartwarming, tear-jerking, thought provoking, or even educational. For samples of essays we loved, click here.

Expert Q & As: Local experts providing practical, actionable answers to common questions parents ask surrounding health, special needs, child development, camps, education, extracurricular activities, and party planning. If you're a local expert who'd like to help readers solve a problem, please submit your proposed question(s) and complete answer(s) along with a brief bio outlining your credentials at this link: Ask the Experts Submissions. We will let you know when your contribution is posted, and you'll also find along with the submission form a helpful guide with more details about contributing to this section.