October 21, 2009
Paying Markets And Jobs For October 21st
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PAYING MARKETS
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DRAFT Magazine, 4350 East Camelback Road, Suite A125, Phoenix, AZ 85018. P(888)806-HOPS. Email: jessica.daynor-at-draftmag.com. Website: http://www.draftmag.com. Jessica Daynor, Managing Editor; Erika Rietz, Editor-in-Chief. 60% freelance. "DRAFT is a national lifestyle magazine similar to cigar or wine magazines but with a focus on beer. In addition to formal reviews and beer content, DRAFT offers food, sports, travel and other lifestyle stories." Prefers to work with published writers. Circ. 300K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication, "depends on the story--sometimes we'll assign something for the issue we're currently working on, and other times we'll accept a pitch with the intent to run it a few issues down the line." Buys "1. Sole and exclusive rights for a period of one year after acceptance of the manuscript; 2. The right to use your name or part or all of your work in DRAFT overruns, advertising and/or promotions; 3.The right to have your work included, along with the entire issue of DRAFT Magazine in which it appears, on an electronic database; and 4. Your manuscript may not appear elsewhere, in whole, in part or in an alternate version, until after DRAFT Magazine's rights expire. In the event DRAFT Magazine rejects the manuscript, all rights revert to you." No reprints. Responds 2-8 weeks. Sample for email request to managing editor. Subscription $19.99. Guidelines online at http://www.draftmag.com/submissions.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Shorter, 150-600-word or blurb-style pieces for our front-of-book sections, On Tap (beer-related), On Tap Life (not beer related), Trek Notes (travel-focused) and Taste Notes (food-related) departments, as well as both beer- and non-beer-related features for the feature well. Features can focus on anything guys are interested in--cars, sports, adventure, etc.--as well as profile-style pieces on subjects of interest. Pays $0.50-$1/word, depending on the department and experience of the writer. "Front-of-book pieces range from 150-600 words, travel pieces usually run about 1000 words, and features run 1500 words-plus."
PHOTOS/ART: "Usually our art department rounds up photos or arranges shoots, but we may also have freelancers ask for photos from a company or PR firm they're working with for a particular story." No additional pay "unless the photo is commissioned."
HINTS: "Writers need not have any beer knowledge, and pitches don't have to be (and shouldn't be) just about beer. We want male-interest stories; if a guy would want to read it, pitch it. Our demographic isn't much different from Maxim, Esquire or Men's Journal. Also, we never accept beer reviews; all of our reviews are written by our expert review panel and subscribe to the BJCP guidelines."
Fiberarts Magazine, 201 East Fourth St. Loveland, CO 80587. P(800)272-2193. Email: kbrock-at-interweave.com. Website: http://www.fiberartsmagazine.com. Liz Good, Senior Editor. "Fiberarts is the world's leading textile-art magazine. It documents trends, explores issues and developments in the field, and promotes contemporary fiber art and artists, covering the best and most interesting work in basketry, fiber, knitting, needlework, papermaking, quilting, sculpture, surface design, wearable art, weaving & more." 90% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 18K. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 6-12 months after acceptance. Buys exclusive first-time publication, non-exclusive subsequent publication rights. Responds 3 months. Sample available for purchase via the website or visit a library. Subscription $26. Guidelines online at http://www.fiberarts.com/submissions/submissionguidelines.asp.
CURRENT NEEDS: "January/February 2009: Wearable Art - Our annual issue on art clothing and art inspired by clothing. April/May 2009: On the Move - Portable Studios | Residencies & Retreats | Fiber in Film | Education & Travel; Summer 2009: In the Mix - Mixed Media | Multi-Media | Pop Culture | Collage; September/October 2009: Reinvention - New Materials & Techniques | Networks & Networking; November/December 2009: Making it Big - Collecting Trends | Student Showcase | Installation Art." Pays $50-$300. "To submit an idea for an article, send a one-paragraph synopsis of your proposed article, one to two recent writing samples, and a maximum of four images* pertaining to the idea. Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like your materials returned."
PHOTOS/ART: "Please do not submit artwork or proposals by email. Please do not submit artwork or proposals by email. Images are accepted in the form of slides, transparencies, or high-resolution digital images. Send examples of recent work with full caption information (artist, title, year completed, materials, techniques, dimensions, and photo credit, where applicable). If you are submitting digital images, please include
printed thumbnails. We prefer the high-resolution digital images to be TIFF format, 300 dpi resolution, and at least as big as they would be printed in the magazine (around 5ñ6 inches). If your high-resolution images do not meet these requirements, please do not convert them. Upon submission we will determine if they suitable."
The Gay & Lesbian Review / Worldwide, P.O. Box 180300, Boston, MA 01118. P(617)421-0082. Email: HGLR-at-aol.com. Website: http://www.GLReview.com. Richard Schneider Jr., Editor. "A bimonthly journal of GLBT history, culture, and politics." 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 12K. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Response time varies. Sample available by request via email or regular mail. Subscription $22; $32 Canada; $42 other. Guidelines online at http://glreview.com/submission.php.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Essays rather than book reviews. Topic areas open, but GLBT content is essential." Pays $100 for original feature articles to 4,000 words; $50 for book (and other) reviews. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "We receive a large number of personal memoirs and autobiographical writings, which is a genre that we really don't publish. Unsolicited book reviews are not accepted. In general, I prefer proposals to completed papers, especially when the latter were originally written for a different venue."
Gateway, P.O. Box 11940, St. Louis, MO 63112-0040. P(314)746-4558. F(314)746-4548. Email: vwmonks-at-mohistory.org. Website: http://www.mohistory.org. Victoria W. Monks, Editor. "Annual magazine covering Missouri history and culture." 75% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 11K. Annual. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 6-12 months after acceptance. Buys first North American serial rights. No reprints. Responds in 1 month to queries; 2 months to mss. Sample copy for $10 online or by mail with #10 SASE. Guidelines online at: http://www.mohistory.org/publications/author-guidelines/gateway.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Photo essays, historical essays, Missouri biographies, viewpoint on historical events, regional architectural history, literary history." Pays $250-$400 for 1500-5000 words. Submit query or complete ms with cover letter by email or by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: "State availability with submissions."
NOTE: ANGELA SUBSCRIBES TO THE PUB BELOW AND IT IS EXCELLENT!
GreenPrints, "The Weeder's Digest", P.O. Box 1355, Fairview, NC 28730. Email: pat-at-greenprints.com. Website: http://www.greenprints.com. Pat Stone, Editor. "GreenPrints is the only magazine of personal garden writing, the human, not the how-to, side of gardening. We share humorous, heartfelt, and insightful true garden stories." 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 12K. Quarterly. Pays upon acceptance. publishes ms one month to several years after acceptance. Buys first North American serial rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 3 months. Sample $6.00. Subscription $19.97 U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.greenprints.com/wguidelines.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "STORIES! Good, but true, personal garden-connected STORIES!!!" Pays $25-$100. Submit query or complete ms by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: Guidelines online at - http://www.greenprints.com/aguidelines.html.
HINTS: "Read the guidelines (please), read stories on the website (or, better yet, subscribe!), don't send how-to."
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