ABOUT US

HONOR ROLL

Story Monsters Ink® has been named among the best in family-friendly media, products, and services.

• Gold Award Recipient, Mom’s Choice Awards

• Named among the “great magazines for kids and teens” by School Library Journal.

• 2016 Irwin Award winner for “Best Publisher of a Literary Magazine” and “Best Editorial Director”

PUBLICATION DATES

Each new digital issue is made available during the third week of the preceding month listed on the cover.

Example: The February 2021 is released during the third week of January 2021.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Deadline: The 27th of the month for the next month's issue.

Submit a Book for Review: Please mail two copies of the book, contact information, and any media materials to: Cristy Bertini, Story Monsters Ink Book Reviews, 1271 Turkey Street, Hardwick, MA 01082. We do not guarantee that all books received will be reviewed and published in Story Monsters Ink. Reviews may be written by adults or students in the intended age group of the title. We do not charge a fee for book reviews.

Submit News, Reviews, Photos or Articles: Please email Cristy Bertini at cristy@storymonsters.com. Paste your submission into the body of the email, as well as sending it as an attachment. Text attachments must be in Word (.doc) format. Photos must be 300 dpi and sent as JPGs (.jpg). Please include captions with subject identification. Writer’s and/or photographer’s name, email address and phone number must accompany all submissions. Submissions to Story Monsters Ink are published on a space-available basis at the discretion of the editor and publisher. Article bylines will be given if substantial editing is not required. Photo credits will be given when submitted with photo. Payment will not be rendered for printed submissions unless a signed contractual agreement between the publisher and writer or photographer exists at time of submission.

Issues of Story Monsters Ink are recorded by

The Arizona Talking Book Library

ENDORSEMENT

We are honored to share this endorsement from Midwest Book Review.

For many years, Story Monsters Ink® has maintained a professional relationship with Midwest Book Review. At their request, our monthly children’s book reviews are featured in their Children’s Bookwatch publication — a professional collaboration that has continued for many years.

In addition to the visibility books receive in Story Monsters Ink®, the reviews are distributed monthly through Midwest Book Review to more than 3,000 librarians, booksellers, and industry professionals — and through Gale Cengage Learning’s Book Review Index database, subscribed to by thousands of libraries and library systems throughout the United States and Canada.

This extended distribution reinforces each review, providing sustained visibility across multiple trusted platforms — an important factor for librarians, educators, and book buyers when making acquisition decisions.

We are grateful for this continued partnership and the trust placed in our reviews.

“Our ‘Children’s Bookwatch’ is a month book review publication and has a has a 3,000+ subscribership of children’s K-12 librarians, Daycare Center/Preschool caregivers, community/public librarians, bookstore managers, and members of the general public.

Additionally, the reviews comprising our ‘Children’s Bookwatch’ are provided to the Gale Cengage Learning’s Book Review Index database which is subscribed to by thousands of libraries and library systems throughout the United States & Canada.

These reviews are also archived on the Midwest Book Review website for five years.

Story Monsters has a regular monthly column of preschool through high school children’s book reviews. As the Editor-in-Chief of the Midwest Book Review I can attest to the quality, authenticity, accuracy, and practical usefulness of Story Monster reviews that are presented in a format that especially appeals to time limited school and community librarians looking for suggestions on what to spend their acquisition budgets on.”

—James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, Midwest Book Review