Articles

50plus Senior News publishes articles by, for, and about the 50-plus community. Our monthly newspaper is distributed to Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York counties in central and southeastern Pennsylvania.

Our editorial content is geared toward celebrating the mind, heart, and spirit of the 50-plus community. Topics include but are not limited to:

• health
• nostalgia
• genealogy
• history
• trivia
• humor
• poetry
• veterans’ stories/news
• in-depth people profiles
• travel
• grandparenthood
• finance
• home and garden
• local and regional events

50plus Senior News prefers queries and submissions via e-mail to mjoyce@onlinepub.com. Be sure to include complete contact information, including mailing address, email address, and phone number. If you would like to submit via post, please send to Megan Joyce, Editor, 50plus Senior News, 3912 Abel Drive, Columbia, PA 17512.

Ideal article length ranges from 400 to 800 words, and 50plus Senior News retains the right to edit submissions for grammatical accuracy, sentence structure, etc., and to cut submissions for length when necessary. 50plus Senior News publishes articles by local, regional, and national writers on a space-available basis.

By submitting your work to 50plus Senior News, you grant us the right to archive your work online for an indefinite period of time. As appropriate, we may also choose to nominate published work for awards or recognition. You retain all other rights.

Once the issue featuring your work has been published, you are free to republish your work as you wish, online and/or in print. You are also welcome to create a link to 50plus Senior News (www.seniornewspa.com) from your personal website.

Calendar of Events

50plus Senior News publishes a county-specific calendar of events section in each monthly issue. Libraries, senior centers, parks, support group, and other community programs/organizations are encouraged to send up to three events per county per month. Events should be of interest to the 50-plus demographic, and all events must be free and open to the public.

Because 50plus Senior News is a monthly publication, events must be submitted by the 15th of the month prior for possible inclusion. For example, events that will occur in June must be submitted by May 15th. 50plus Senior News retains the right to reject submissions. As an entirely advertiser-supported newspaper, 50plus Senior News requires events that promote, advertise, or otherwise benefit a business to be publicized through paid advertising.