Boys' Life Magazine
Address:P.O. Box 152079
Irving, TX 75015-2079
USA
Contact: Mike Goldman, Senior Editor (non-fiction); Rich Haddaway, Associate Editor (fiction).
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Website: http://www.boyslife.org/
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Description of Publication:
90% freelance. Award-winning BOYS' LIFE has been America's leading youth publication since its beginning in 1911. The 90-year-old flagship publication of the Boy Scouts of America showcases the talents of top writers, photographers and illustrators to reach every level of reader through an entertaining and educating variety of general interest articles, fiction and cartoons - while reinforcing Scouting's strong values and programs. Works with new writers on rare occasions. Circ. 1.3M. Monthly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 8-10 months after acceptance. Buys 1st magazine rights. No reprints. Responds 4-6 weeks. Sample $3 addressed to Writer's Guidelines by mail. Subscription $18;$36 outside U.S. Guidelines online at: http://www.scouting.org/mags/boyslife/resources/writers.html
Current Needs: We cover everything that pertains to a 12-year-old boy's life: pro sports to American history to how to pack a canoe. Pays flat fee of $150-$1500 for non-fiction of 500-1500 words; $750 for fiction of 1000-1500 words. Submit for non-fiction: query with clips and cover letter by mail with SASE to Senior Editor. Submit for fiction: query or complete ms with cover letter by mail with SASE to associate Editor.
welcomes new writers
Pay: Pays flat fee of $150-$1500 for non-fiction of 500-1500 words; $750 for fiction of 1000-1500 words.
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