What Magazine
Address: 108-93 Lombard Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 3B1
CANADA
Contact: Barbara Chabai, Editor.
Email Address:
Website: http://www.whatmagnet.com
Phone: (204)985-8160
Fax: (204)957-5638
Description of Publication:40% freelance. Canadian teen pop-culture magazine (including music, movie & TV interviews, topical issues and other themes affecting readers 13 -19 years of age). Welcomes new writers. Circ. 250K via Canadian high schools. Bimonthly. Pays one month after publication. Publishes ms approx. 2 - 3 months after acceptance. Buys 1st Canadian rights. Occasionally accepts reprints. Responds 1 - 2 months. Sample by email or written request. Subscription $14.12 (CDN). Guidelines by mail with SASE/IRC or by email.
Current Needs: Always looking for current entertainment features and star interviews. Submit query by mail with SASE/IRC or by email. Complete mss welcome, but only by mail with SASE/IRC.
welcomes new writers
Pay: Pays $75 (CDN) for half page (around 450 words); $150 for full-page; $250 and up for full features of 2 - 3 pages.
Hints: We will not accept stories of a stereotypical nature, i.e. study habits, acne prevention, dating disasters. Our readers are media savvy and look to us for edgy, current content they can't find elsewhere. Also, all features should (must) include distinctly Canadian content (i.e. Canadian interviews) except for interviews with entertainers.
Photos/Art: N/A