Paying Markets And Jobs For July 30th

July 30, 2008

Paying Markets And Jobs For July 30th
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PAYING MARKETS

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Apex Magazine, Apex Publications, P.O. Box 24323, Lexington KY 40524. P(859)312-3974. Email: jason-at-apexdigest.com. Website: http://www.apexdigest.com. Jason Sizemore, Editor-in-Chief; Gill Ainsworth, Senior Editor; Deb Taber, Editor; Mari Adkins, Editor; Jodi Lee, Editor. 100% freelance. "*We publish dark sci-fi short fiction." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 3K. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-3 months after acceptance. Buys N.A. serial rights and non-exclusive electronic rights. Accepts reprints for online magazine - but query first. Responds 10-20 days. Sample available at http://www.apexbookcompany.com. Subscription $20; $24 Canada; $34 other. Guidelines online at http://www.apexdigest.com/submit.shtml.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Short dark sci-fi." Pays $0.025/word + 2 contributor's copies. Stories run 100-10,000 words. Submit query or complete ms by email to submission-at-apexdigest.com.
PHOTOS/ART: "We mostly hire new artists looking to establish themselves in the sci-fi/ horror art community. Pay is generally $15 + contributor copy for inside art."
HINTS: "As a slipstream magazine, writers are often confused about what type of fiction we need. Some mainstream examples of the 'type' we like are King's Dark Tower series, the movie Alien, and HG Well's War of the Worlds."

AZIZAH Magazine, P.O. Box 43410, Atlanta, GA. P(404)325-4041. F(404)325-4043. Email: letters-at-azizahmagazine.com. Website: http://www.azizahmagazine.com. Tayyibah Taylor, Editor-in-Chief; Marlina Soerakoesoemah, Creative Director. "Azizah is the magazine that presents the issues and accomplishments of Muslim American women from their perspective." 75% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 45K. Quarterly. Pays upon publication. Publishes ms 3 months after acceptance. Buys first rights. No reprints. Responds 2 weeks. Sample available on the website. Subscription $30 in the US; $45 in Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean; $30 plus shipping other. Guidelines online at http://www.azizahmagazine.com/info-writer.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Décor, destination and profile articles by Muslim women. Pays $100 for Special Report; $50 for features and departments; and $35 for first person essays. Special report 3,000 words, features and departments 1,700 words and essays 1,500 words. Query."
PHOTOS/ART: Varies with each assignment. Pay varies.
HINTS: "Biggest mistake - people submit material without having read the magazine. Know the tone of the publication."

Cadet Quest, P.O. Box 7259, Grand Rapids, MI 49510. Website: http://calvinistcadets.gospelcom.net/cadetquestthemes.php. Email: submissions-at-CalvinistCadets.org. G. Richard Broene, Editor. 40% freelance. "Cadet Quest is a 24-page magazine for boys ages 9 - 14. It is a Christian-oriented magazine for members of a Christian youth organization known as the Calvinist Cadet Corps. Boys from many Protestant denominations make up the Cadet Quest's audience. Our purpose is to show how God is at work in the lives of boys and in the world around them. We have worked with new writers in the past and would do so in the future if their work fits our themes." Circ: 8K. 7 issues/year. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms within 1 year of acceptance. Buys first rights or reprints. Responds 6 to 8 weeks. Sample on request by mail with SASE. Subscription $14.35 US; $15.75 Canada. Guidelines online at http://calvinistcadets.gospelcom.net/writersguide2.php.
CURRENT NEEDS: Pays $0.05-0.08/word for 900-1300 words (fiction) and 700-1200 words (articles). Submit complete ms with cover letter by mail with SASE or by email (copy manuscript into body of email - attachments will not be opened). No queries.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A.
HINTS: "Active adventure combined with humor. Please don't send the same old, same old... river rescues, boys lost, boy saving his family during a crisis, etc. Have a Christian basis for what is being done, not just that the kid is being a good kid. Please make your stories fun to read, but not unrealistic. Fiction should fit our current themes. We are
always looking for articles on Christians making a mark in this world -- sports, music, and volunteer work. Things that make a difference to people around them."

Canoeroots and Family Camping magazines, P.O. Box 70, Palmer Rapids, ON K0J 2E0, Canada. P(613)758-2042. F(613)758-2853. Email: editor-at-canoerootsmag.com or editor-at-familycampingmag.com. Website: http://www.rapidmedia.com. Ian Merringer, Editor. 90% freelance. "A canoeing magazine with an insert in each issue on family camping, publishes three times a year. A resource for entertainment, information and inspiration for today¹s canoeist and for families that spend time outdoors." Occasionally works with new writers. Circ. 15K. Publishes annually in February. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 6 months after acceptance. Buys FNAPR. No reprints. Responds 6 weeks. Back issues are posted online for samples. Subscriptions for $17.95. Guidelines online for download at http://www.rapidmedia.com/contact_info/editorial_department.php or by email request.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Queries." Pays $0.20/word CDN for 100-1500 words. Submit
query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Send low-res sample images with query. See photo guidelines."
Pays $25-$200 CDN.
HINTS: "Read our query guidelines and provide thorough queries."

Dovetail: A Journal by and for Jewish/Christian Families, see addresses for respective editors below. P(800)530-1596. F(502)549-3543. Website: http://www.dovetailinstitute.org. Leila D'Aquin, Editor (articles and poems). Email: ldaquin-at-entergy.com or ldaquin-at-yahoo.com; Mary Grein Rasner, Editor (reviews) - 35 Laurel St., #3, Somerville, MA 02143. Email mgrasner-at-gmail.com. 80% freelance. "Dovetail's mission is to provide a channel of communication for interfaith couples, their parents, and their children. We have no denominational affiliation or agenda, but seek to provide resources across a continuum of constructive approaches and strategies for intermarriage." Welcomes new writers. This is now an online pdf-format publication; access is to subscribers only. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. "Depends on needs and topic; can be as soon as two weeks or as long as two years; if it's going to be longer than six months, we'll ask permission of the author to hold it." Buys negotiable rights, "all rights standard." Accepts reprints. Access codes for sample supplied by email to editor. Subscription (includes annual membership) $39.95. Guidelines by email, mail or online at http://www.dovetailinstitute.org/writers.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Articles with useful information or stimulating discussion specifically targeted to interfaith couples. Particularly looking for treatment of gender role issues as they play out in Jewish/Christian marriage, cultural as well as religious; articles treating Muslim intermarriage; cultural differences in approaches to food and money." Pays flat fee of $25/article; $15/poem or review. Also pays $25 + access codes for downloaded copies for articles of 800-1000 words; Pays $15 + access codes for downloaded copies for reviews of 500 words. Submit complete ms and bio by mail with SASE or email as unformatted text in body of a message - no attachments.
PHOTOS/ART: "Rarely use."
HINTS: "No matter what we say, we can't seem to get people to stop sending us denominational, proselytizing material, especially specifically Christian preachy or 'inspirational' stuff. We cannot use it; sending it to us only wastes our time and yours."

FACES: People, Places, and Cultures, 30 Grove Street, Suite C, Peterborough, NH 03458. Website: http://www.cobblestonepub.com. Elizabeth C. Carpentiere, Editor. "We are a world cultures magazine for middle school readers. Each month, FACES introduces readers to a different world culture, region, or topic." 80% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 15K. Monthly with combined issues in May/June, July/August, and November/December. Pays on publication. Publishes ms approx. 5 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 2 to 3 months. Sample issues are available for $5.95 plus $2.00 shipping and handling. Send 10" x 13" self-addressed envelope. Subscription $33.95; $48.95 outside the U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_FAC.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are currently looking for queries for our next issue." Pays $0.20-$0.25/word for 300-800 words. "A query must consist of all of the following information to be considered (please use non-erasable paper): a brief cover letter stating the subject and word length of the proposed article, a detailed one-page outline explaining the information to be presented in the article, an extensive bibliography of materials the author intends to use in preparing the article (if appropriate), and a self-addressed stamped envelope. Writers new to FACES should send a writing sample with the query. If you would like to know if your query has been received, please also include a stamped postcard requesting acknowledgment of receipt. In all correspondence, please include your complete address as well as a telephone number where you can be reached. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced and include final word count. Authors are requested to supply a 2- to 3-line biographical sketch."
PHOTOS/ART: N/A

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