Paying Markets And Jobs For September 30th

September 30, 2009

Paying Markets And Jobs For September 30th
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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.

Able, the newspaper for, by and about the disabled, P.O. Box 395, Old Bethpage, NY 11804. P(516)939-2253. F(516)939-0540. Email: ablenews-at-aol.com. Website: http://www.ablenews.com. Angela Melledy, Editor. 20% freelance. "We are a monthly newspaper that provides information for people with disabilities." Welcomes new writers. Monthly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys one-time rights. Accepts reprints. Sample articles online. Subscription $18/year. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: Queries. Pays $50 for 500 words. Submit query by email.

AccountingWEB.com, P.O. Box 2252, Westerville, OH 43086-2252. Email: gperry-at-accountingweb.com. Website: http://www.AccountingWEB.com. Gail Perry, Managing Editor. 50% freelance. AccountingWEB is a news and information source for CPAs, accounting/finance professionals and their clients. Our readers represent all segments of the accounting industry but primarily work for small and mid-sized firms. We cover accounting, taxation, finance, and small business. Most of our articles concern national issues, however we do consider regional and local issues if they appeal to a national audience. Most local issues are related to specific accounting firms, accounting professionals or are "Lite News"/human interest stories." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 50K. "Our website is updated daily, Monday through Friday, and we also produce multiple news wires consisting of digests of web site content and original content on various weekly and bi-weekly schedules." Pays within first 20 days of the month following publication. Publishes ms approximately 1 week after acceptance. Buys "First Electronic/Online, Online/Electronic Archive and Electronic Digest Rights." Accepts reprints. Responds 1-2 weeks. Sample articles at website. "Visit The AccountingWEB.com web site and subscribe to the free AccountingWEB news wires. The site is free with registration." Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We need writers familiar with accounting and/or the accounting industry. Articles on accounting firm/practice management, spreadsheet tips, small business issues, taxes, and accounting software/technology." "Pays $60 per article (most articles average 500 words or less)." Submit query with clips or complete ms by email. "Please include WW or WritersWeekly in the Subject line"
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "Be familiar with the kind of news we cover and our audience. We try to show accounting professionals how national news and events apply to their practice or, conversely, explore local/regional news that can be implemented in other regions of the country or world. You don't have to be an accountant to write for us, but a business or finance background is helpful."

AZIZAH Magazine, P.O. Box 43410, Atlanta, GA. P(404)325-4041. F(404)325-4043. Email letters@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: "Decor, 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."

Bead&Button magazine, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187. P(262)796-8776. Email: editor-at-BeadAndButton.com. Website: http://www.BeadAndButton.com. Lora Groszkiewicz, Editorial Assistant. "As the complete beading resource, Bead&Button magazine publishes innovative and imaginative beaded-jewelry projects that challenge and inspire readers to learn, grow and excel. As helpful partners in beading, Bead&Button's editors fully test step-by-step project instructions for clarity and dependability so that readers can master the skills needed to create beautiful, wearable jewelry. As advocates for the beading community, we nurture the craft of beading, we share our enthusiasm for beaded art and lampworking, and we educate people about the importance of beads and beadwork in history, culture and society." 80% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 137K. Bi-monthly. Pay upon acceptance. Publishes ms 4-12 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 1-6 weeks. Sample $5.95. Subscription $28.95; $38 outside the U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.beadandbutton.com/bnb/default.aspx?c=a&id=204.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are always looking for beautiful and innovative step-by-step jewelry projects. We sometimes accept queries for artist profiles (see Bead&Button)." Pays $75-$300 for complete jewelry projects; $150-$400 for non-project features of 1000 words. Use the submissions page for project articles. Email feature-article queries to editor-at-BeadAndButton.com.
PHOTOS/ART: "Photographs must be 300 dpi." Payment is included above.
HINTS: "Bead&Button is a niche magazine for the jewelry-maker who loves to stitch small beads and other jewelry materials together with a needle and thread. It is not for the general reader. If you wish to submit a query for a profile of a beadwork artist or a bead-maker, please review several issues of the magazine before making a proposal."

Sandlapper, The Magazine of South Carolina, 3007 Millwood Avenue, Columbia, SC 29205. P(803)779-8763. F(803)254-4833. Website: http://www.sandlapper.org. Email: aida-at-sandlapper.org. Aida Rogers, Editor. "Sandlapper covers the people, places, history and culture of South Carolina. Because it's a quarterly with a statewide focus, space is tight and "newsy" subjects don't work. If anything, Sandlapper is seasonal, with autumn, winter, spring and summer issues. We don't cover fashion, politics, religion, or travel outside the state. Nor do we publish fiction or poetry. We do run an occasional essay. Our columns cover restaurants, cooking and books. The magazine, which is known for its fine color photography, is published by Sandlapper Society, Inc. The society is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) organization, which seeks to educate readers about South Carolina's positive attributes." 60% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 60k. Quarterly. Pays approximately 1 month after publication. Publishes ms approx. 1 year after acceptance. Buys first rights and right to reprint electronically. Authors and photographers retain the copyrights. No reprints. Responds up to 3 months. Sample for email request. Subscription $25. Guidelines by email or by mail with SASE.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Sandlapper writers need to either live in South Carolina or be very familiar with the Palmetto State. We're interested in humor and out-of-the-ordinary topics. (We don't need a piece about someone's vacation in Myrtle Beach or Charleston, for instance.)" Pays $100/published page for 500 to 2500 words. Send query and 2 clips or manuscript by mail with SASE or by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Digital images at a minimum of 300 dpi. Prints accepted too." Pays $100/published page.
HINTS: "Please look at back issues of the magazine to see what we've covered recently. Recognize that our readers either live here or did at one time, so they'll grasp quickly if the writer is really familiar with South Carolina. Don't send a generic 'southern' piece about iced tea, good manners, or cornbread unless South Carolinians are quoted."

YPNI News, 6710F Ritchie Hwy, Ste. 322 Glen Burnie, MD 21061. P(301)358-2322. F(301)560-5329. Email: info-at-ypninews.com. Website: http://www.ypninews.com. Jamilya Ross, Features Coordinator. "We are a positive newspaper focusing on positive and resourceful information." 40% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Weekly. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds within 48 hours. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Sample for email request. Subscription info. at website. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Query with bio, photos, company form completed, any websites that they would like to be featured that demonstrates their work or any other business or endeavors." Pays $175 for 500-1500 words. Submit by email to aross-at-ypninews.com.
PHOTOS/ART: "Not a requirement but photos are accepted."
HINTS: "Be prepared and have a bio, so people can know who you are and what you are doing."

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