Outword Magazine has applied for CNPA membership. Fred Palmer is publisher of the Sacramento-based twice-monthly, founded in 1995.

Outword bills itself as “the area’s largest, most respected and dependable LGBTQ+ publication for Sacramento and Northern California.” Its average press run is 10,000.

The applicant’s reasons for joining CNPA: Additional revenue from CNPA advertising networks, enter the California Journalism Awards, help protect the interests of California news media at the State Capitol and use CNPA’s free Legal Help Line.

Until confirmation by the CNPA Board of Directors, the applicant is a provisional member of CNPA and eligible for all the benefits of membership.