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Good Old Days Magazine 3

About

Good Old Days tells the real stories of the people who lived and grew up in “the Good Old Days” (about 1935–1960). We like stories to sound informal and conversational, as if you’re sitting around the kitchen table reminiscing with your friends and family. However, we are open to any way you choose to write your story, as long as it is true and falls within our targeted period of time.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 6 x per year.

Nonfiction Open

We look for real stories—happy, sad, the good, the bad. Humor is always a plus. Most of our writers are not professionals. We prefer the author’s individual voice, warmth, humor and honesty over technical ability. Successful stories tend to stick with one subject or plot (i.e., “how my brother and I got caught skipping school one day and faced the consequences,” “my favorite Christmas gift,” “my graduation dress,” etc.), not simply descriptions of a time or place (ex. “life on the farm” or “growing up in the 1940s”). Some stories are presented “as told by” the person who actually had the experience, but we do not accept fictional manuscripts.

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific age group.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Mainstream, Personal.
Topics:
History (History by epoch, See guidelines), Memoir (See guidelines), Other (See guidelines).
Types/Lengths:
TypeLength Details
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative Nonfiction500 - 1,000 words.
Payscale:
We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
Unknown payment Unknown payment.
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalReprintsSimultaneousMedia
OK OK Unknown UnknownText format submissions
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Visual Art Open

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific age group.
Art Media:
Open to all/most Art Media.
Art Styles:
Open to all/most Art Styles.
Topics:
History (History by epoch, See guidelines), Other (See guidelines).
Types/Lengths:
TypeLength Details
Artwork ArtworkUnknown number of pieces.
Payscale:
We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
No monetary payment No monetary payment.
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalReprintsSimultaneousMedia
OK OK Unknown UnknownImage format submissions
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Dates

Last Updated: 28 Mar 2024
Last Audited: 06 Feb 2024 We audit each active listing twice a year.
Date Added: 29 Mar 2016

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