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Advertise in Persimmon Tree

Persimmon Tree accepts ads from women 60 and over for books, magazines, websites, art works, gallery showings, play readings and performances, concerts, recordings, textiles and weaving, greeting cards, jewelry, and anything else in the world of literature, the arts or crafts that you wish to share.

The advertising pages can be accessed from anywhere in the magazine by clicking on ArtsMart, which is at the top of every page. The order of ads in ArtsMart changes every time a reader opens their browser, so every ad will rise to the top of the page with some frequency. In addition to appearing in ArtsMart, ads are scattered throughout the editorial pages of the magazine, and are featured every few weeks in emails sent to Persimmon Tree’s mailing list of 8,000 readers, subscribers and friends.

Links to Amazon and Bookshop.org are affiliate links, meaning that although the price to the purchaser and your royalty from the publisher remain the same, Persimmon Tree receives a small commission on each purchase. Nevertheless, we will continue also to suggest to purchasers that they can buy your work from independent bookstores, and we will include in your ad any links, in addition to the links to Amazon and Bookshop.org, that you request.

Rates – General

1 issue (3 months online) $115
2 issues (6 months online) $225
3 issues (9 months online) $330
4 issues (1 year online) $420

Rates – Contributors

We are now offering a reduction in rates to anyone whose work is in the current issue or has been published in Persimmon Tree in the last 24 months.

1 issue (3 months online) $92
2 issues (6 months online) $180
3 issues (9 months online) $264
4 issues (1 year online) $336

Formatting

Formatting your ad for Persimmon Tree is easy. We’ll do it all for you. Just send us the text you’d like to have in the ad (we suggest that you keep it to 250 words or less), a photo of the book cover or whatever other picture you’d like in the ad, and a link to purchase or learn more about your book or website. Our web designer will do the rest. We’ll send you a mockup of your ad for your approval before it appears in Persimmon Tree. If you have additional images, formatting or special requests, we can handle those too for an additional formatting fee.

Ad Guidelines

Ad Size

  • We recommend ads include a title, subtitle, and/or byline, along with approximately 250 words of text and one “cover” image. Please also provide links to purchase your item or to learn more about your product or service.
  • Standard ads are 640 pixels wide and 500–700 pixels tall. Click here to view/download a sample ad for reference.
  • If your ad is taller than 700 pixels, there will be an extra fee of $15 for each additional 100 pixels in height.
  • If your ad requires multiple images, there will also be an extra $15 fee for each additional image.

  • Revisions

  • Every ad includes one round of revisions at no extra cost.
  • If you’d like more changes after that, or if you send over new text or images once the ad is in progress, there will be an additional $30 fee per revision. This simply covers the extra time it takes to update and polish your ad.

  • Tips to Save on Fees

  • Try to send your text and images in final form whenever possible.
  • Keep your ad within the standard size to avoid extra charges.

  • We’re here to make sure your ArtsMart listing looks great. Please reach out with any questions.

    Deadlines

    Advertisements are accepted on a rolling basis and can go live on the website at any time. If you wish your advertisement to appear in a particular issue of the magazine, email our volunteer ads coordinator at publisher@persimmontree.org for information about the deadlines for that issue.

    Reservations and Payment

    To reserve space, email publisher@persimmontree.org. Payment is required to secure your reservation.

    Pay by Check

    Checks payable to Persimmon Tree can be mailed to

    Persimmon Tree
    c/o Jean Zorn, Publisher
    20 W. 64th St.
    Apt 30N
    New York, New York 10023

    Pay by Credit Card

    For credit card payments, go to PayPal and address your payment to publisher@persimmontree.org.

    Pay by Zelle

    Address your Zelle payment to publisher@persimmontree.org and note in the memo line that it is for an advertisement.

    Contact Us

    Email publisher@persimmontree.org. If you prefer to speak by phone, please include a phone number and times when you can be reached. Our volunteer ad coordinator will contact you.

    Leaving Home at 83
    by Sandra Butler
        Leaving Home at 83 is an intensely personal story yet one shared with thousands of aging women who are wondering whether to move closer to their children and leave their friendships behind or stay in their communities. Readers will see their own questions on these pages and recognize their own fears, insecurities, and uncertainties. Butler examines the often-unspoken struggle to sustain our autonomy as we age and our conflicted longing for dependency as we become more vulnerable. Both longings are embedded in the desire not to be a burden to those we love. With its sharp humor and refreshing honesty, this wry account brings a welcome and necessary perspective to the inevitable moment when we end one chapter of our lives and begin whatever comes next. “...The ensemble of characters is hilarious, jaw-clenching, at times worthy of a Jack Russell Terrier head tilt. Butler’s writing is tender, funny and unequivocally relatable.” —Karen Lee Erlichman, D.Min, LCSW, psychotherapist, spiritual director, writer and mentor. Available from Amazon and at www.sandrabutler.net.