Calling All Parents Who Like To Write!

New York Family magazine is always looking to work with talented local parents interested in writing for magazines and websites. Depending on your level of experience, we have work-at-home internship opportunities for parents interested in cultivating their journalism skills, and more advanced opportunities (writing feature articles, blogging columns, etc.) for parents who already have the expertise. Whatever your experience level, these are especially good opportunities to write about subjects like health and fitness, education, green living, home design, travel, culture, special needs, weekend activities and of course parenting and family. For more info, send an explanatory letter about your interest and background to NY Family Editor Eric Messinger at emessinger@manhattanmedia.com.      

CONTESTS & GIVEAWAYS

Family Ski Trip Giveaway

Want to spend a dreamy week in a winter wonderland—with skiing, snowboarding, tubing, ice skating, snowmobiling, dog sledding and more? It’s getting chilly and that means it’s time to hit the slopes! If your family hasn’t already planned a ski trip to a great family resort like Smugglers’ Notch, Vermont…what are you waiting for? To help get you started, one lucky family of four will win a fabulous 5 day/5 night stay at Smugglers’ Notch, along with mountainside lodging, lift tickets and lessons! And, rest assured, children’s programs abound at Smugglers’ Notch where a FunZone Family Entertainment & Recreation Center will keep the gang busy before and after your time on the mountain. To enter, leave a comment on our Facebook Page telling us why you'd like to win. Then, send an email to familygiveaways@manhattanmedia.com and put “Smugglers’ Notch” in the subject line. Be sure to include your contact info and address. Deadline to enter is Friday, December 16.

Win Skip Hop Crib Bedding 

Skip Hop’s new Complete Sheet Collection should probably be on your wish list this holiday season. Why? Because this new bedding solution looks like a fabulously dressed crib but acts as a well-constructed (and safe) bumper alternative. The four-piece set is 100% cotton and includes a sheet, nursery blanket, airflow wearable blanket and linen crib skirt. The sets come in charming motifs like Alphabet Zoo and Chocolate Lattice. And Skip Hop is giving away two sets of their Complete Sheet Collection to New York Family readers. To enter, send us an email explaining why you’d like to win to familygiveaways@manhattanmedia.com and put “Skip Hop” in the subject line. Be sure to include your contact info and address. Deadline to enter is Friday, December 30.

ON THE WEB

Meet Our Newest Bloggers

This fall, we’ve added some promising new bloggers to our online roster. They have a diversity of backgrounds, talents and interests, and we think they’re all pretty great. Allow us to make a few quick introductions. Joe Wack is taking our Parenting In Progress blog by storm. A writer and sketch comedian, he currently teaches science to elementary school children in the Bronx. He lives in Harlem with his wife and 3-year-old son and blogs about the joys and the uncertainties of parenting, always with a hint of wit. New to our Joy Of Shopping blog is independent media producer Mia Weber. Her passion for pop culture and fashion inspired her to start writing at sopresh.blogspot.com. She has a great eye, even better taste, plus a knack for finding new and noteworthy buys. Recently joining Born & Bred is Debra Flashenberg—a certified vinyasa yoga instructor who is now Director of the Prenatal Yoga Center, Prenatal & Postnatal. Debra writes mostly about childbirth, health and wellness. She is the proud mother of new baby boy, Shay. Also new to Born & Bred is Angela Johnson, a freelance writer and stay-at-home mom living in Brooklyn. In the (very little) free time she has, she enjoys practicing yoga and baking, and also considers herself an amateur DJ. We’re constantly adding new contributors to our blogs. Stop by and see what they have to say! (Don’t just take our word for it.)