School Foodservice & Nutrition
Address:700 South Washington Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
USA
Contact: Patricia Fitzgerald, Editor; Jennifer Boisvert, Assistant Editor.
Email Address:
Website: http://www.asfsa.org/
Phone: (703)739-3900
Fax: (703)739-3915
Description of Publication:
40% freelance. School Foodservice & Nutrition provides information that inspires and instructs school foodservice operators at all levels of the profession. Our publication promotes positive awareness of and advocacy for school nutrition programs, as well as encourages partnerships among operators, industry representatives, school administrators, faculty, parents and the community to help improve school foodservice and nutrition programs and serve America's children. Welcomes new writers, pending need. Circ. 57K. Monthly, except June/July which is combined release. Pays on acceptance. The vast majority of freelance articles are made on assignment for a specific issue. Most articles are assignments and rights are retained on a work-made-for-hire basis. On other occasions, we purchase initial publication and electronic rights. Rights should be negotiated at time of assignment or acceptance of article. Occasionally accepts reprints. Responds 1-3 months. Sample by calling (800)877-8822, ext. 120. Subscription $75; $125 outside U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.asfsa.org/childnutrition/sfn/contribute.asp as well as contacting Linda Ross to have them faxed or sent by email.
Current Needs: Queries that follow contributor's guidelines. Understand that the content of any article should relate to the professional interests of those working in child nutrition or school foodservice and nutrition. Too often, queries focus on issues of greater interest to the general consumer or parent. Writers should have experience in magazine feature writing and a basic knowledge base of food, nutrition and children. Submit detailed cover letter following contributor's guidelines with query, two feature writing clips and bio by email or mail with SASE is clips need to be returned.
welcomes new writers
Pay: Pays flat fee for 800-3000 words.
Hints: Read a sample copy of the magazine and be sure to look at the editorial calendar (published on Web site) in order to try to target your queries. Also, know that what might seem neat and innovative to you (because you haven't had a school lunch in some years) may not be a fresh idea for this magazine and its audience.
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