OfficeSolutions and OfficeDealer Magazines
Address: P.O. Box 1028
Mt. Airy, NC 27030
USA
Contact: Edwin Powell, Managing Editor
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Website: http://www.os-od.com/
Phone: (336)783-0000. F(336)783-0045
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Description of Publication:65-70% freelance. OfficeSolutions is the only publication dedicated to serving office professionals. Founded in 1984 (as OfficeSystems), this BPA audited magazine has more than 100,000 subscribers who are responsible for the management of their offices. OfficeDealer, a bimonthly magazine launched in 1987, is an industry leading publication serving more than 17,000 subscribers involved in the reselling of office supplies, furniture, and equipment. Welcomes new writers. Circ. OS 83K; OD 12K. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-4 months after acceptance. Buys first N.A. serial rights and electronic rights. Rarely accepts reprints. Responds 2 months. Sample on request. Subscription $36. Guidelines by mail with SASE or by email (sent as a PDF document).
Current Needs: Currently looking for story ideas for next year's editorial calendars. Queries with specific story ideas submitted after editorial calendars for next year are completed will be considered for the following year's schedule. Assignments for next year's story budgets are made in the fourth quarter of the current year. Pays average of $0.30/word for departments to 1000 words and features of 1500-2000 words. Each query should include the primary focus of the proposed article, the main points of discussion, and a list of any sources to be described or interviewed in the story. Queries should be a single page or less and include a SASE for reply. Writers may query via mail or e-mail; NO phone calls.
welcomes new writers
Pay: Pays average of $0.30/word for departments to 1000 words and features of 1500-2000 words.
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