Paying Markets And Jobs For December 26th

December 26, 2007

Paying Markets And Jobs For December 26th
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These are NOT recycled guidelines. WritersWeekly.com only features original market listings, received from and approved by the editors at each publication.

Savvy Miss, LLC, SavvyMiss.com, 8271 Melrose Ave., Ste. 205, Los Angeles, CA 90046. Website http://www.savvymiss.com. Allison Firestone, Assistant Editor (DIY, Recipes, Reviews-book, product, beauty, entertainment, College Life); Delilah, Editor-Media Relations (Ambitious Women Interviews, Dating, Career). 20% freelance. "Savvy Miss is a website community dedicated to connecting, empowering and informing women. We target intellectually curious, fun-loving women ages 18-35." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 50K-100K monthly unique visitors. Weekly. Pays on acceptance. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys all rights. Rarely accepts reprints. Responds quickly. Sample at http://www.savvymiss.com/company/sign-up.html. Subscription free. Guidelines by email to contact - at - savvymiss.com.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Fun, Sassy, Smart pitches regarding careers, finance, dating, diy projects, beauty, fashion, health and sanity." Pays $0.35/word. Submit query by email to contact - at - savvymiss.com.

Soho Press, Inc., 853 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. P(212)260-1900. F(212)260-1902. Email soho - at - sohopress.com. Website http://www.sohopress.com. Laura Hruska, Editor-in-Chief; Katie Herman, Editor. "Literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, and procedural mystery series with foreign or exotic settings." Publishes 5-7 titles/month. Welcomes new authors. First print run varies. Offers advance. Publishes ms 8-21 months after acceptance. Responds within three months. Catalog for email request. Guidelines online at http://www.sohopress.com/submissions.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Literary novels and narrative nonfiction." Advances vary, and industry standard royalties are offered. Manuscripts run 60K-120K words. "Submit the first three chapters with a cover letter, synopsis, and author bio" by mail with SASE. The synopsis and author bio may be included in the cover letter. "We do not accept electronic submissions."
HINTS: "Writers often send synopses that are several pages long. Keep your synopsis brief. Also, do not follow up on your submission before three months have passed. We respond to all submissions and will respond to yours as soon as we are able."

Specialty Retail Report, 195 Hanover St., Hanover, MA 02339. F(888)213-1857. Email ntanker - at - specialtyretail.com. Website http://www.SpecialtyRetail.com. Nancy Tanker, Managing Editor; Patricia Norins, Publisher. 80% freelance. "Established in 1996, Special Retail Report is a retail trade magazine for entrepreneurs who operate carts, kiosks and temporary in-line stores in malls, airports, theme parks and other high-traffic retail venues." Each issue 200+ pages, full color. Readership: 75K. Quarterly (Jan., Apr., July, Oct.). Pays 30 days after acceptance. Publishes ms 4 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time: 6 months; submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Byline given. Buys all rights. Responds to queries within 2 weeks. Archived issues are online (www.SpecialtyRetail.com). Subscription $49.95/yr.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Writers with experience covering retail operations or profiling retail/business entrepreneurs. Email clips (or links to clips online) with query. Currently seeking writers for retail-trends features (must have cart/kiosk/temp. in-line focus, e.g. selling pet products via carts/kiosks), and entrepreneur profiles \ (e.g. cart/kiosk-based retailers with a unique product or interesting success story)." Pays flat fee of $400 for 1,200-word entrepreneur profiles (1-2 interviews); $600- $750 for 2,000-word trends features (6+ shorter interviews). Kill fee: 20%. Pays expenses of writers on assignment. Submit query with published clips by email, or email managing editor regarding potential assignments. Writer's guidelines online at: www.SpecialtyRetail.com/about.
PHOTOS/ART: State photo availability with query (do not e-mail photos with query); writer assists photo-gathering for assignments. Buys: 24 features per year.
HINTS: "Read back issue(s) prior to query (archives online). Best bet: Find a retail entrepreneur with an unusual product/retail concept selling from carts/kiosks and tell us what makes that entrepreneur interesting. Next-best bet: Trends feature (category of products sold from carts/kiosks, e.g. pet products, sports merchandise, cosmetics, etc.)." All queries must relate to cart, kiosk and temporary in-line industry. Tip: Check online archives to see if/when we've covered entrepreneur/product category in past issues before querying.

Unique Opportunities, 214 S. 8th St., Suite 502, Louisville, KY 40202. P(502)589-8250. F(502)587-0848. Email bett - at - uoworks.com. Website http://www.uoworks.com. Bett Coffman, Associate Editor. 60% freelance. "A national magazine for physicians, providing articles about various aspects of finding a practice, running a practice, and developing a medical career." Occasionally works with new writers. Circ. 80K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1 month after acceptance. Buys 1st N.A. Print and web rights. No reprints. Responds 1-3 months. Sample by mail with SASE ($1.72 postage). Subscription $30; not available outside the U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.uoworks.com/writers.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Queries on articles of interest to physicians in career transition." Pays $0.50-$0.75/word plus expenses (up to $75 for expenses) for 2500-3000 words. NEW: We are planning a new lifestyle section with 1500-word pieces on various Lifestyle topics tailored to physicians. (i.e. personal style, travel, hobby gadgets, home renovation, etc.) Submit query by email or mail.
PHOTOS/ART: "Illustrations and portraits assigned as needed. Stock photos of locations needed for community profile articles." Pays $450 for assigned portraits and illustrations; $50 per image for stock.
HINTS: "First, check the archives to see what we've covered recently. Be sure your idea covers a topic related to physicians' careers or practice. Provide clips of business or medical articles for best referral."

Vestal Review, 2609 Dartmouth Drive, Vestal, NY 13850. Website http://www.vestalreview.net. Attn: To The Editors. 100% freelance. "A flash fiction magazine." Welcomes new writers. Circ. not provided. "Quarterly Webzine, Bi-Annual Print." Pays after publication. Publishes online 3 months after acceptance; in print 6 months after acceptance. Buys first N.A. serial rights. No reprints. Responds within one business day to queries, if "QUERY" appears in the subject line of your email. Sample $12 in the U.S., $14 outside of the U.S. "Please make checks payable to Mark Budman or send a PayPal payment to writer - at - stny.rr.com." Subscription $20; $26 outside of the U.S. "Please make checks payable to Mark Budman or send a PayPal payment to writer - at - stny.rr.com." Guidelines online at http://www.vestalreview.net/guidelines.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Flash fiction (stories under 500 words). Stories up to 100 words (excluding the title) pay 10 cents a word. Stories between 101 and 200 words--5 cents a word. Stories between 201 and 500 words--3 cents a word. Stories of great merit receive up to $25 flat fee. Three cents a word is a minimum pay in any case." Stories don't exceed 500 words. Submit query or complete ms by email.

Wisconsin Trails, 10 E. Doty St., Suite 200, Madison, WI 53703. P(608)256-9106. Email editor - at - wistrails.com. Website http://www.wisconsintrails.com. Harriet Brown, Editor. 75% freelance. "We're a bimonthly regional magazine about life in Wisconsin. Everything we publish has some connection to Wisconsin." Welcomes new writers. Circulation: 40K. Bimonthly. Pays within 30 days of publication. Publishes ms two months to two years after acceptance. Buys First North American Serial Rights. No reprints. Responds 2-16 weeks. Sample can be ordered from publisher or purchased at newsstands. Subscription $24.95. Guidelines online at http://wistrails.com/TMG2/WiTrails2/WiTrailsguidelines.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Fresh, appealing stories on aspects of life in Wisconsin. Please don't suggest a place. We've covered pretty much all the places in the state in the past. We're looking for specific story angles and ideas, whether they're profiles of a quirky or important person or a new way of thinking about travel around the state, or a cultural event that's not to be missed. Please read the magazine before querying." Pays $0.25/word for 200-2500 words. Submit by email or by mail with SASE.

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