September 16, 2009
Paying Markets And Jobs For September 16th
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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.
ESPACE, 4888 St-Denis, Montreal, QB H2J 2L6, CANADA. Email: espace-at-espace-sculpture.com. Website: http://www.espace-sculpture.com. Serge Fisette, Editor. "ESPACE is a quarterly magazine dedicated entirely to informing and educating the public on various topics relating to sculpture. ESPACE, launched in 1987, is published four times a year: March, June, September and December. Bilingual (French / English), the magazine is distributed in Canada, the United States and Europe." 80% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 1400. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Responds 1 week. Sample copy available by writing ESPACE. Subscription $60(CDN). Guidelines online at http://www.espace-sculpture.com/index.php?lien=article.
CURRENT NEEDS: See guidelines. Pays $65(CDN)/page for 1000 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
Faith Today, MIP Box 3745, Markham, ON L3R 0Y4 Canada. Email: editor-at-faithtoday.ca. Website: http://www.faithtoday.ca. Bill Fledderus, Senior Editor. "Faith Today is Canada's premier interdenominational Christian magazine. It exists to 'connect, equip and inform evangelical Christians in Canada.' It has been published since 1983 by The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, an association of more than 40 church denominations." 33% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 20K. Bimonthly. Pays 45 days after acceptance. Publishes ms 2-4 months after acceptance. Buys First North American periodical rights and non-exclusive electronic (Internet) rights. Rarely accepts reprints. Responds 2 weeks. Sample online at http://www.faithtoday.ca/digital. Print subscription $30.15 in USA; $36.15 overseas. Digital subscription $24.15 (CAN). Guidelines online at http://www.faithtoday.ca/writers.
CURRENT NEEDS: "300-word Canadian related news stories and profiles." Pays $0.20/word (CAD) for 300-2000 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "266 dots per inch." Pays $20-$200 (CAD).
HINTS: "Our complete magazine including pictures and adverts will soon be online thanks to a new contract we signed recently with Texterity."
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 $0.05/word for 800-4000 words. Submit query by email to submissions@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."
FIELD: Contemporary Poetry and Poetics, 50 N. Professor St., Oberlin, Ohio 44074. P(440)775-8408. F(440)775-8124. Email: oc.press-at-oberlin.edu. Website: http://www.oberlin.edu/ocpress. David Young, Co-Editor; David Walker, Co-Editor; Pamela Alexander, Associate Editor. "FIELD was founded in 1969 as a periodical devoted to poetry, poetry in translation, and poetics. It seeks to combine fresh viewpoints, editorial discrimination, and an attention to the best work being produced regardless of allegiance to schools, categories, or reputations. It is published twice annually, in spring and fall." 70% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 1200. Biannual. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-5 months after acceptance. Buys first rights. No reprints. Responds 6-8 weeks. Sample available by sending a check for $8.00 to Oberlin College Press at the address above. Subscription $16.00; add $4.00 per year for Canada and $9.00 per year for all other countries. Guidelines online at http://www.oberlin.edu/ocpress/submissions.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Only poetry (prose poems are fine) and poetry in translation." Pays $15/page. "Send 3 to 5 of your best poems with a brief cover letter" by email.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "Poets might want to check our website for sample poems from each issue and/or find an issue of FIELD to get a feeling for our editorial eye."
The Funny Times, P.O. Box 18530 Cleveland Heights, OH 44118. Website: http://www.funnytimes.com. "Humor, Politics and Fun." 20% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 68K. Monthly. Pays upon publication. Buys one-time rights. No reprints. Responds 6-8 weeks. Sample for $3 plus 8.5 x 11 SASE. Subscription $25; $45 outside the U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.funnytimes.com/submissions.php.
CURRENT NEEDS: "HUMOR!!!" Pays $60 for 700 words. No queries. Only accepts complete manuscripts.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: Common mistake is "not being familiar with the publication before submitting their work."
GEMC GEORGIA MAGAZINE, P.O. Box 1707, Tucker, GA 30085. P(770)270-6950. Email: Ann.orowski-at-georgiaemc.com. Website: http://www.georgiamagazine.com. Ann Orowski, Editor (features, special sections, photography); Victoria DeCastro, Associate Editor (travel, energy content, home improvement, "My Georgia" column); Jennifer Hewett, Managing Editor (Georgia Cooks column, cookbook of the month, Georgia news items, special contests, web site). "GEORGIA Magazine celebrates the Georgia lifestyle, the spirit of its people and the flavor of its past. Published by the state's electric cooperatives, it creates a sense of community among 1.2 million readers who take pride in being Georgians and co-op members, in order to improve their quality of life." 75% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 500K+. Monthly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 3-12 months after acceptance. Buys first North American rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 2-3 months. Sample available by calling 770-270-6947("It's better to view web site for focus, coverage"). Subscription $9.95. Guidelines online at http://www.georgiamagazine.org/currentissue.asp?menu=22&ID=1176.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Original Georgia travel stories (though we're branching into Tenn., Ala., and Fla. in the coming year.); unusual Georgia people, etc." Pays $300-$500 for 500-1000 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Photography support is required either by providing actual slides, prints or digital images (minimum 300 dpi) that serve as illustration or as examples for photo shoot possibilities." No additional pay.
HINTS: "Respect an editor's time. DON'T NAG AND CALL EVERY FEW DAYS OR EVEN EVERY WEEK. Once they've ascertained a submission or query has been received, a call-back or email in a month or two is more likely to get a response."
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