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Editorial Invitations

Upcoming Feature Stories:

MAY 2008
• Plush
• Construction Toys
• Arts & Crafts

JUNE 2008
• Licensing Show Preview
• Spotlight on European Toys
• Back-to-school Merchandise
• Puzzles
• Skill-building Toys

To submit new products for consideration in any of the above feature stories, please email high resolution images* and corresponding product information to us at toyfairitems@reedbusiness.com. Please include the name of the feature story you are submitting product for in the subject line of the email. While we endeavor to include as many products as possible or which fit the particular focus of a story, we cannot guarantee any submitted product will be included in our final story.

Deadlines
The editorial submission deadline for all issues of Playthings, except for the February Toy Fair issue, is the 1st of the month prior to the issue's release. (Ex: April 1 for the May issue) 

Departments
Playthings' monthly department pages (i.e. 'Upfront') include coverage of toy industry trends and exclusive interviews with particularly timely/newsworthy companies and individuals spanning the children's entertainment businesses. In addition, we run ongoing product coverage of niche areas of the market on an ongoing basis, including:

• Children's Books ('Upfront: Bookshelf')
• Audio, DVDs and Video Games ('Upfront: Multimedia')

We are also always interested in story ideas in areas such as:

• Retailing/merchandising successes ('Upfront: Retail')
• Opinion pieces from industry members on issues they feel emotional about ('Upfront: At Issue')
• 'How to' stories designed to improve any area of the toy business (Upfront: 'Minding Your Business')
• Licensing and new properties of note. ('Upfront: Licensing')

If you have a story idea, or if you are a toy, hobby or children's entertainment industry professional who would like to contribute a bylined article to our magazine, contact Cliff Annicelli (cannicelli@reedbusiness.com), Playthings' editor, to discuss your idea.

IMAGE SPECS:
Resolution:
300 dpi or above
File format: .jpg, .tif, or .eps (preferably for PC)
Dimensions: 4' x 4' or greater
Preferences: 'Beauty' shots of product out of packaging. Without children. Preferably of product taken against a WHITE background. None of these aesthetic preferences are mandatory, but meeting them significantly increases the chance we would use your product image in print.


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