Paying Markets And Jobs For June 18th

June 18, 2008

Paying Markets And Jobs For June 18th
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PAYING MARKETS

These are NOT recycled guidelines. WritersWeekly.com only features original market listings, received from and approved by the editors at each publication.

Military Officer and Today's Officer, 201 N. Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Email: editor-at-moaa.org. Website: http://www.moaa.org. Molly Wyman, Managing Editor. 50% freelance. "Our readers are active and retired officers (average age about 70) of the US uniformed services (Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, NOAA, Public Health Service). Military Officer offers a mix of military-specific topics (operational features, strategic essays) and general interest features (finance, health, travel); Today's Officer serves younger (<60) officers with a greater emphasis on career content." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 365K. Military Officer is monthly; Today's Officer is an online publication updated weekly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms approximately 4 months after acceptance. Buys First North American serial rights plus web rights. No reprints. Acknowledges receipt within 1-2 weeks; responds with yes or no within three months. Sample for mailed request with 9 x 12 SASE. Subscription $27; $36 outside the U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.moaa.org/magazine - click on "Guidelines for Freelance Writers" at right.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Finance, health, current military activities." Pays $0.80/word. Features are usually between 1,000 and 2,000 words (longer for military topics, shorter for service articles). "We prefer writers e-mail a detailed query that includes a 2-3 paragraph summary of the topic and why it matters to our readers and lists possible interview subjects and their credentials."
PHOTOS/ART: "We rarely publish author photos."
HINTS: "We always appreciate hearing from writers who have done their research and studied past issues to get a sense of our preferred topics, style, etc. (Currently most magazine content is password-protected -- e-mail editor-at-moaa.org to get access.)"

Minority Engineer, Woman Engineer, CAREERS & the disABLED, Hispanic Career World, African-American Career World, Workforce Diversity for Engineering & IT Professionals, and Equal Opportunity, 445 Broad Hollow Road, Suite 425, Melville, NY 11747. P(631)421-9421. F(631)421-1352. Website: http://www.eop.com. Jim Schneider, Editor. 60% freelance. Career magazines aimed for members of minority groups. Welcomes new writers. Circ. of the magazines range from 10K-18K. Publication schedules range from tri-annual to quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-3 months after acceptance. Buys first rights. Accepts reprints that have not appeared in competing publications. Responds within 1 week. Sample on request. Subscription controlled. Guidelines by mail with SASE.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Role-model profiles and industry trends." Pays $0.10/word for articles of 1500-2500 words. Submit query by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: Electronic at 300 dpi. No additional pay.
HINTS: "Be specific to our audience."

Oregon Quarterly, 5228 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-5228. Email: quarterly-at-uoregon.edu. Website: http://www.OregonQuarterly.com. Ross West, Managing Editor; Guy Maynard, Editor. "Oregon Quarterly is the successor to Old Oregon, the University of Oregon's alumni magazine founded in 1919. Although our 100,000 readers consist predominantly of UO alumni, our editorial approach has evolved in the past few years from a traditional alumni magazine to a regional magazine of ideas. To highlight this change, we now describe ourselves as 'The Northwest Perspective from the University of Oregon.'" 80%- 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 100k. Quarterly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms approx. 1 month after acceptance. Buys first magazine rights; posts on the OQ website for approx. 3 months; permanent posting in the University of Oregon Library's Scholars Bank and OregonQuarterly.com archive. Accepts reprints. Usually responds quickly; sometimes slowly. Sample available via the US mail or can look online at OregonQuarterly.com. Subscription $30; $40 outside the U.S. (NOTE: Please make checks out to UO, putting OQ on the memo line). Guidelines online at http://oregonquarterly.com/html/guidelines.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Unlike a traditional alumni magazine, the majority of our features are not about the UO as such. Instead, we generally address topics of state and regional interest (ideas, issues, and personalities) using the resources of UO faculty and alumni. The UO benefits from its involvement in these stories, not as their subject matter. Our goal is to reach a broad, well-educated regional audience, whether or not they have ties to the UO. As a magazine, we want to be recognized for the quality of our writing. Good magazine stories should have shape and depth. They are closer in conception and execution to a thoughtful essay than to a newspaper feature. They should involve the reader, awaken the imagination. They require some effort to write, but they are much more a pleasure to read. Most of our stories are contributed by freelancers. If the topic has a contemporary regional interest, and if UO involvement can be demonstrated (through faculty or alumni participation), we'd like to hear about it. We prefer a brief query letter (with SASE) that show the flavor of the proposed article and your writing style. Submit clips that demonstrate your ability. If you don't have a story idea but would like to be considered for assignments, submit clips with a cover letter explaining your interests and experience. We invite queries for features, short stories and UO alumni profiles. Our features generally run 1,200--3,000 words; short subjects run about 400-1,200 words, and profiles run about 350-1,000 words. Pay varies depending on subject matter and writer's experience, with department stories usually ranging from $100 to $500 and features significantly more. We pay on acceptance (after requested revisions), plus reasonable expenses (with receipts), provided they are cleared by us in advance. For contracted stories we do not accept, we pay a kill fee of 20 percent the contracted amount. We prefer a brief query letter (with SASE) that show the flavor of the proposed article and your writing style. Submit clips that demonstrate your ability."
PHOTOS/ART: "We ask writers to help us find strong photos to accompany stories. We assign photographers and illustrators." Pay varies.
HINTS: "As I am sure every other editor has said: read the dang magazine. In addition, we are an alumni publication from the University of Oregon--a strong UO connection is always appreciated. Tell us what you can do for us, not what we can do for you. A good way to get our attention is by entering our annual no-fee essay contest (winners receive good cash prizes and publication in the magazine)."

Outside Bozeman magazine, 313 W. Mendenhall, Bozeman, MT 59715. P(406)582-8068. Email: info-at-outsidebozeman.com. Website: http://www.outsidebozeman.com. Mike England, Editor. "Outdoor journal dedicated to lifestyle and recreation in southwest Montana." 75% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 20K. Quarterly. Pays 30- 60 days after publication. Publishes ms average of 6 months after acceptance. Buys one-time print and indefinite web rights. Accepts reprints. Responds on average 45 days. Email for sample information. Subscription $15. Guidelines online at http://www.outsidebozeman.com/guidelines.php.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Engaging, lively writing." Pays $0.15-$0.20/word for features; flat fee of $25-$125 for departments. Submit query or complete ms by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Pays $25-$200 depending on published size.
HINTS: "Don't be overly formal; unless you're under 14, my name is Mike, not Mr. England. Don't list crappy publications as credentials. Be confident. Have a good idea. Get my attention. Above all else, know who we are and what we're all about. Don't send a query for something that our magazine doesn't cover, or is even on the periphery. Sell me some mainstream content first, then once we get to know each other I'll be open to more ancillary ideas."

Paste Magazine--Signs of Life in Music, Film and Culture, PO Box 1606, Decatur, GA 30031, 619 E. College Ave., Suite E, Decatur, GA 30030. P(404)207-1200. Email: editor-at-pastemagazine.com. Website: http://www.pastemagazine.com. Jason Killingsworth (music); Steve LaBate (reissues); Charles McNair (books); Kate Kiefer (film); Austin L. Ray (Web). 50% freelance. Welcome new writers. Circ. 180,000. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds up to 1 month. Samples on newsstand. Subscription $19.95. Guidelines online at http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/81/contributor_information.
CURRENT NEEDS: Pays $0.25/word for 100-5,000 words. Query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A.
HINTS: "Bring us a great story that we would have never found on our own."

Poetry Magazine, 444 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1850, Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. P(312)787-7070. F(312)787-6650. Email: editors-at-poetrymagazine.org. Website: http://www.poetrymagazine.org. Valerie Johnson, Editorial Assistant. "Aims to print the best English verse that is being written today. We feature original poetry, translations of poetry, book reviews, and nonfiction essays. We publish both new and established poets." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 31K. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms within "a few weeks or months" of acceptance. Responds 4-8 weeks. Sample $5.50. Subscription $35. Guidelines online at http://poetrymagazine.org/about/guidelines.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are always looking for original poetry." Pays $10 per line, $150 minimum, $150 per page of prose. Limit of four poems per submission. Submit by email or by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A

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