The Toastmasters
Address:P.O. Box 9052
Mission Viejo, CA 92690-7052
Contact: Kelly Murphy, Associate Editor; Suzanne Frey, Editor.
Email Address:
Website: http://www.toastmasters.org
Phone: (949)858-8255
Fax: (949)858-1207
Description of Publication:
Toastmasters International is a worldwide non-profit educational organization. We focus on the fields of communication and leadership, on topics members can use in their self-improvement efforts. Use anecdotes and examples to present your ideas and write with a 'how to' approach, giving readers practical tips for improving their communication and leadership skills. Appropriate topics include speaking techniques, leadership development, language use, club management principles, and profiles of famous speakers in history. Book reviews, exposes, personality profiles, articles with obvious political and religious slants, poems, speeches and photography will not be accepted for publication. Welcomes new writers. Circ 200K. Monthly. Pays on acceptance and signing of release form. Publishes ms within 1 year of acceptance. Buys all rights; first rights on request. Accepts reprints. Responds 8-12 weeks. Sample by mail with SASE to Publications Department. Subscription free to members of Toastmasters International. Guidelines by mail with SASE or by e-mail.
Current Needs: We need articles related to the fields of communication (public speaking) and leadership on topics members can use in their self-improvement efforts. Submit query letter and author info by mail with SASE or by email.
welcomes new writers
Pay: Pays flat fee of $100-$250 for articles of 600-2000 words unformatted, double-spaced.
Hints: We have a very specific audience from all over the world. It is important that any submission be relevant to the goals of our organization. Please tailor any article accordingly.
Photos/Art: Submit artwork samples, no photography is accepted. Payment negotiable.
