Georgia Voice 2027 Media Kit

Georgia Voice by Rough Draft

The South’s LGBTQ+ voice. Your Pride partner, all year.

The Southeast’s premier LGBTQ+ community publication: in print every month, in the inbox every week, and front and center every June & October.

Advertise with Pride.

Build your planMeet our audience
  • The news the community needs, the stories they crave.
  • Brand-safe, community-first journalism.
  • Part of the Rough Draft® family of local publications.

Our reach

Print, Pride, travel and the inbox.

Four ways to reach the South’s LGBTQ+ community and its allies.

35

Years of LGBTQ+ journalism

The Southeast’s longest-running Queer community publication.

Across print, Pride, travel and the inbox.

By product

Georgia Voice

3.5K
monthly copies at top local and LGBTQ+ businesses

Pride Issue

7.5K
copies every October, our largest edition

Destination Gay Atlanta

10K
copies of the annual LGBTQ+ travel guide

Crosswalk

3K
weekly opt-in subscribers
52%
average open rate

Print

Georgia Voice, every month.

Full color, and free at top local and LGBTQ+ businesses and venues across Atlanta.

  • Free
  • Monthly
  • Full color
  • Georgia Voice AD Front cover banner
  • AD Back cover
  • AD Full page
  • AD Half page
  • AD Quarter page

Back Cover and Front Cover Banner: one advertiser per issue. Plus Branded Content: your story in print, with your ad on the facing page.

Newsletter

The weekly LGBTQ+ inbox.

Crosswalk by Georgia Voice, our weekly email newsletter, delivered to readers who asked for it.

Every Wednesday

LGBTQ+ news, dining, culture, arts and community.

Weekly

every Wednesday

3K

opt-in subscribers

52%

avg. open rate

Where your brand appears

Crosswalk MastheadSponsored StoryText AdVignette
Monthly sponsorships run 4 consecutive weekly sends.

Takeovers

  • Full Issue TakeoverStatic masthead, a 75-word sponsored story and all three text ads
  • Dynamic Masthead TakeoverAnimated GIF or video masthead with a 75-word sponsored story
  • Static Masthead Takeover“Sponsored by” masthead, 75-word sponsored story, branded photo and links

Placements

  • VignetteA compact feature: image, 50 words and a link
  • Display ad970 × 250 banner
  • Text adUp to 40 words, your company name in bold, and a link

Social

Custom and Boosted Reels.

30-second vertical video made by our in-house social team, built to travel.

Follow @thegeorgiavoice

Custom Reel

  • 30 seconds, vertical
  • Produced by our in-house team
  • Cross-posted to TikTok and YouTube

Boosted Reel

  • 30 seconds, custom-produced
  • Includes paid Meta ad spend
  • Reaches beyond our followers

Pride

Our largest edition, every October.

The Georgia Voice Pride Issue lands as Atlanta celebrates, with sponsorship opportunities for brands that show up for the community all year.

Pride Bundle

A portfolio takeover to be proud of.

One buy: your ad in the Georgia Voice Pride Issue and Destination Gay Atlanta, plus placements in 4 Crosswalk newsletters.

GEORGIA VOICE · PRIDE ISSUE AD Georgia Voice Pride Issue AD Destination Gay Atlanta Georgia Voice CROSSWALK AD Crosswalk
  • Full page + DigitalGeorgia Voice, Destination Gay Atlanta, Crosswalk by Georgia Voice
  • Half page + DigitalGeorgia Voice, Destination Gay Atlanta, Crosswalk by Georgia Voice
  • Quarter page + DigitalGeorgia Voice, Destination Gay Atlanta, Crosswalk by Georgia Voice

Destination Gay Atlanta

Add the guide visitors keep.

Our annual LGBTQ+ travel guide, produced in partnership with Atlanta CVB and distributed to top travel destinations and local hospitality.

Glossy

6 × 9 in., full color
In partnership with

10K

copies annually

Where your ad sits

  • ADCenter spread
  • ADInside covers
  • ADFull page
  • ADHalf page
  • ADQuarter page

Running in the Pride Issue too? The Pride Bundle puts your ad in Georgia Voice, Destination Gay Atlanta and Crosswalk in one buy.

Key dates

2027 Georgia Voice deadlines

Space, artwork and publish dates for every issue. October is the Pride Issue.

MondaySpace reservation, 9 days before publication
FridayArtwork due, 5 days before publication
1 week priorCrosswalk creative due before the send date

Q1Jan–Mar

January2027

  • SpaceDec. 7
  • ArtworkDec. 11
  • PublishesDec. 16

February2027

  • SpaceJan. 11
  • ArtworkJan. 15
  • PublishesJan. 20

March2027

  • SpaceFeb. 8
  • ArtworkFeb. 12
  • PublishesFeb. 17

Q2Apr–Jun

April2027

  • SpaceMarch 8
  • ArtworkMarch 12
  • PublishesMarch 17

May2027

  • SpaceApril 12
  • ArtworkApril 16
  • PublishesApril 21

June2027

  • SpaceMay 10
  • ArtworkMay 14
  • PublishesMay 19

Q3Jul–Sep

July2027

  • SpaceJune 21
  • ArtworkJune 25
  • PublishesJune 30

August2027

  • SpaceJuly 19
  • ArtworkJuly 23
  • PublishesJuly 28

September2027

  • SpaceAug. 23
  • ArtworkAug. 27
  • PublishesSept. 1

Q4Oct–Dec

OctoberPride Issue

  • SpaceSept. 13
  • ArtworkSept. 17
  • PublishesSept. 22

November2027

  • SpaceOct. 12
  • ArtworkOct. 15
  • PublishesOct. 20

December2027

  • SpaceNov. 8
  • ArtworkNov. 12
  • PublishesNov. 17

A deadline that falls on a national holiday moves to the next business day. Destination Gay Atlanta deadlines are set with each annual edition.

Specs

Print and digital specs

Camera-ready ads. Georgia Voice shares specs with Rough Draft in Print.

Georgia Voice

Camera-ready, no bleed.

Ad unitInches, W × H
Full Page10 × 12.5
Half Page, vertical4.94 × 12.5
Half Page, horizontal10 × 6.185
Quarter Page, vertical4.94 × 6.185
Front Cover Banner7.45 × 1.74

Destination Gay Atlanta

6 × 9 in. trim, glossy. Ads bleed 0.125 in. past trim; keep text 0.125 in. inside.

Ad unitWith bleed, inches
Full Page, Inside Front & Back Cover6.25 × 9.25
Center Spread12.25 × 9.25
Half Page5.5 × 4.1
Quarter Page2.6 × 4.1

File requirements

Files
PDF (preferred) or JPEG, CMYK, 200 dpi or higher, fonts outlined.
Crosswalk
970 × 250 display banner; text ads up to 40 words; vignettes with an image, 50 words and a link. Creative due 1 week before the send date.

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