Over the past couple of months, I’ve made a point of friending the editors of publications I’d like to write for on Twitter. I’ve landed several assignments through Twitter, including a few where the editor sought me out, rather than the other way around. That’s because Twitter is an ideal tool for building connections: when an editor sees your updates day in and day out, she’ll start to feel like she knows you to some extent. You can help that feeling grow by replying to tweets and generally holding conversations.

Then, when you’ve got a good idea to pitch to a magazine, you’ve got a way to run it by the editor first. More often than not, an editor who you contact on Twitter will still ask you to put in a formal query letter, but she’ll keep an eye out for whatever you submit. You still have to win over the editor’s approval for your story, but at least you aren’t querying out of the blue.

To that end, I suggest following the editors you want to work with on Twitter. Furthermore, make a list of the editors you follow through Twitter’s functionality. That way, you can pick them out of the other folks you follow without too much trouble. I’m not suggesting that you should make a special effort to ingratiate yourself with these editors, but just as you might spend a few extra minutes with an editor at a networking event, it’s not unethical to work on learning more about an editor so that you can more appropriately pitch topics.

To get you started, here are the Twitter handles of more than 80 editors on Twitter.

1. Valerie Latona — SHAPE Magazine — @VlatonaSHAPE
2. Kate M. White — Cosmopolitan — @katemwhite
3. Cindi Leive — Glamour — @cindi_leive
4. Lucy Danziger — Self — @LucyDanziger
5. Carin Barnes — Delicious Mag — @CarinBarnes
6. Peggy Northrop — Readers Digest — @pnorth
7. Lance Ulanoff — PC Magazine — @lanceulanoff
8. Chris Anderson — Wired Magazine — @chr1sa
9. Ted Johnson — Variety — @tedstew
10. Vitaly Friedman — Smashing Magazine — @smashingmag
11. Jennifer Preston — New York Times Magazine — @NYT_JenPreston
12. Phil Torrone — Make Magazine — @torrone
13. Dan Costa — PC Magazine — @Dancosta
14. Max Chafkin — Inc Magazine — @chafkin
15. Jemima Kiss — The Guardian — @jemimakiss
16. Bobbie Johnson — The Guardian — @bobbiejohnson
17. Dan Oliver — .Net Magazine — @danoliver
18. Nat Ives — AdAge — @natives
19. Michael Learnmonth — AdAge — @learmonth
20. Abbey Klaassen — AdAge — @amklaassen
21. Charles Arthur — The Guardian — @charlesarthur
22. Scot Finney — Computer World — @scotfinnie
23. Seth Porges — PC World — @sethporges
24. JR Rafael — PC World — @jr_raphael
25. Adam Aston — Business Week — @adamnyc
26. Amy Feldman — Business Week — @amyfeldman
27. Ana Marie Cox — Time — @anamariecox
28. Ari Berman — The Nation — @ariberman
29. Arik Hasseldahl — Business Week — @ahess247
30. Ben Levisohn — Business Week — @ben_levisohn
31. Burt Helm — Business Week — @burthelm
32. Josh Jackson — Paste — @joshjackson
33. Steve LaBate — Paste — @stevelabate
34. Kate Keifer — Paste — @katekiefer
35. Rachel Maddux — Paste — @rachaelmaddux
36. Jay Sweet — Paste — @ajsfour
37. Sascha Segan — PC Magazine — @saschasegan
38. Richard Strohmeyer — PC World — @rstrohmeyer
39. Alex Wolfe — Information Week — @awolfe58
40. Mark Frauenfelder — Make Magazine — @frauenfelder
41. Ayren J. Cannady — Fitness Magazine — @FITNESSayren
42. Bethany Gumper — Fitness Magazine — @FITNESSbethany
43. Caroline Hwang — Fitness Magazine — @FITNESScaroline
44. Kristen Dierich — Fitness Magazine — @FITNESSkristen
45. Lindsey Emery — Fitness Magazine — @FITNESSlindsey
46. Marianne Magno — Fitness Magazine — @FITNESSmarianne
47. Wendy Rodewalk — Fitness Magazine — @FITNESSwendy
48. Jen Sinkler — Experience Life Magazine — @jensinkler
49. Jen Ator — Women’s Health Magazine — @jen_ator
50. Howard Chua-Eoan — Time — @hchuaeoan
51. Gilbert Cruz — Time — @GilbertCruz
52. Steve Wildstrom — Business Week — @swildstrom
53. Steve Hamm — Business Week — @stevehamm31
54. Steve Baker — Business Week — @stevebaker
55. Spencer Ante — Business Week — @spencerante
56. Shirley Brady — Business Week — @shirleybrady
57. Sarah Lacey — Business Week — @sarahcuda
58. Roben Farzad — Business Week — @robenfarzad
59. Reena Jana — Business Week — @rjmac
60. Rachel King — Business Week — @sfwriter
61. Phil Mintz — Business Week — @pmintz
62. Peter Coy — Business Week — @petercoy
63. Peter Carbonara — Business Week — @petercarbonara
64. Nancy Shute — US News and World Reports — @nancyshute
65. Matt Vella — Business Week — @mattvella
66. Marty M. Fawnche — Electronic Retailer Magazine — @fawnkey
67. Marc Ambinder — The Atlantic — @marcambinder
68. Louis LaVelle — Business Week — @louislavelle
69. Lauren Young — Business Week — @laurenyoung
70. Kevin Allen — Financial Times — @kevinallisonft
71. Keith O’Brien — PR News — @keithobrien
72. Karen Tumulty — Time Magazine — @ktumulty
73. Jon Fine — Business Week — @jonfine
74. Johna Byrne — Business Week — @johnabyrne
75. Charles DuBow — Business Week — @charlesdubow
76. Douglas MacMillian — Business Week — @dmac1
77. Garrett M. Graff — Washington Magazine — @vermontgmg
78. Heather Green — Business Week — @Heatherlgreen
79. Ivan Oransky — Scientific American — @ivanoransky
80. Jason Chupick — PR Newser — @jasonchupick
81. Jason Pontin — Technology Review — @jason_pontin

Thanks to Leslie Joy for her help compiling this list.