Paying Markets And Jobs For September 24th

September 24, 2008

Paying Markets And Jobs For September 24th
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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.

Adirondack Life, P.O. Box 410, Jay, NY 12941-0410. Email: astoltie-at-adirondacklife.com. Website: http://www.adirondacklife.com. Annie Stoltie, Editor. "Adirondack Life describes the history, culture, recreation, wildlife and personalities of the area and includes an Annual Guide to the Adirondacks, which is sold on newsstands year-round. The Guide's emphasis is on how-to and where-to articles that meet the needs of new visitors and offer in-depth information about an array of recreational offerings." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 50K. Eight issues annually. Pays 30 days after publication. Buys FNASR and a flat fee is paid for web rights. No reprints. Response time varies. Sample copy on request with $3. Subscription $24.95. Guidelines online at: http://www.adirondacklife.com/template/EditorialGuidelines;jsessionid=baa8DWS6QymJRL.
CURRENT NEEDS: "See guidelines for current department needs." Pays $0.25/word for departments of 1200-2000 words and features of 2000-4000 words. Submit
query with clips by email or by mail with SASE. No unsolicited mss.
PHOTOS/ART: Contact Kelly Hofschneider, Art Director for guidelines at khofschneider-at-adirondacklife.com.
HINTS: "For new writers, the best way to break into the magazine is through departments. We are not interested in poetry, cartoons or short essays of less than
1000 words."

CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine, 445 Broad Hollow Road, Suite 425, Melville, NY 11747. P(631)421-9421. F(631)421-1352. Email: jschneider-at-eop.com Website: http://www.eop.com. Attn: Jim Schneider. 60% freelance. "Career-guidance magazine received by college students and professionals with disabilities." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 10,500. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-6 months after acceptance. Buys first N.A. rights. No reprints. Responds 3-5 days. Sample articles at website. Subscription $13. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Role-model profiles and industry trends." Pays "10 cents per word at first, then from $350-$400 per article" for 1,500-2,000 words. Submit query by email or by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: Discussed on assignment. No additional pay.

Coastal Woman, 3463 State St. #208, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. P(805)453-7509. F805)682-2259. Email editor-at-coastalwoman.com. Website: http://www.coastalwoman.com. Barbara Lanz-Mateo, Editor. "Women today are more interesting than ever as they seek ways to balance traditional roles and unconventional choices. Coastal Woman explores the ways they each make it work living in Santa Barbara, juggling nature and nurture, family and career, personal time and community care. Women look to Coastal Woman for the information and resources that inspire them to achieve big dreams and live well." 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 25K. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-6 months after acceptance. Buys first print and electronic rights. Accepts reprints. Responds up to a month, usually less. Sample available online or send them $6 and they'll mail a copy. Subscription $15 for two years. Guidelines online at: http://www.coastalwoman.com/writers.php.
CURRENT NEEDS: Queries. Pays $0.20/word for 800-1500 words. "Email recent clips and cover letter."
PHOTOS/ART: "If photos are available, we would like to know that." Pays $50.
HINTS: "Writers pitch me stories with sources from other areas; we are a local publication and want (at least some) local sources in our stories. We are in Santa Barbara. Stories about quilting bees, scrapbooking and other craft-type articles just don't work for us.

Diabetes Self-Management, 150 West 22nd Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10011. P(212)989-0200. F(212)989-4786. Email editor-at-diabetes-self-mgmt.com. Website: http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com. Ingrid Strauch, Managing Editor. 95% freelance. "Diabetes Self-Management is a consumer health publication that aims to help people with diabetes control their condition. We cover nutrition, exercise, pharmacology, medical and technological advances, and mental health issues." Occasionally works with new writers. Circ. 450K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 4-12 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. Occasionally accepts reprints. Responds 6 weeks. Sample on request. Subscription $18; $36 outside the U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/about/contactus.cfm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Accurate, up-to-date knowledge of diabetes and its treatment. We do not publish personal experiences, celebrity profiles, or research breakthroughs. Pays flat fee of $700 or less for 2000-2500 words. Submit query.
PHOTOS/ART: "We do not purchase art or photos."

Drum Business Magazine, 12 Old Bridge Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. Email: kevk-at-moderndrummer.com. Website: http://moderndrummer.com/currentissue.php. Kevin Kearns, Editor. 35% freelance. "Trade magazine focusing on helping retailers of drum and percussion products with information on merchandising, management, product description and review, and sales techniques." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 7000. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-12 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. Accepts reprints not previously published in music retailing industry. Responds 1-4 weeks. Sample for email request. Subscription $24 US/Canada; $44 other. Guidelines for email request to sueh-at-moderndrummer.com.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Retail merchandising concepts." Pays flat fee of $200 for departments of 1000-1200 words and $350 for features of 2500-3000 words. Submit
query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Payment depends on size.
HINTS: "Be practical with ideas."

Fate Magazine, P.O. Box 460, Lakeville MN 55044. P(800)728-2730. F(952)891-6091. Email: submissions-at-fatemag.com. Website: http://fatemag.com. Andrew Honigman, Associate Editor. "Fate is a full-color, 160 page bimonthly magazine that delivers a one-of-a-kind reading experience. Published continuously since 1948, FATE is the longest-running publication of its kind, supplying its loyal readership with a broad array of true accounts of the strange and unknown for 60 years. Fate is looking for factual, informative, and entering articles on the following subjects: UFO sightings and alien abductions, paranormal investigations, psychics, Spiritualists, mystic experiences, the occult, ancient mysteries, myths, legends and lore, ghosts, cryptids, angels, fairies, and strange science." 75% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 15K. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-6 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 6 weeks. For a sample send a post card to their mailing address. Subscription $27.95. Guidelines online at http://fatemag.com/WritersGuidelines.pdf.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Fate is looking for factual, informative, and entertaining articles on the following subjects: UFO sightings and alien abductions, paranormal investigations, psychics, Spiritualists, mystic experiences, the occult, ancient mysteries, myths, legends and lore, ghosts, cryptids, angels, fairies, and strange science." Pays $0.10/word for 800-4000 words. Submit query by email to submissions-at-fatemag.com.
PHOTOS/ART: "Art is encouraged, but not required." Pays $10.
HINTS: "Fate gives preferential treatment to material written from a first-person, hands-on perspective. We prefer first-hand accounts of cases and investigations, as opposed to theory or opinion-based pieces."

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