Paying Markets And Jobs For December 23rd

December 23, 2009

Paying Markets And Jobs For December 23rd
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PAYING MARKETS

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AGNI Magazine, 236 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215. Email: agni-at-bu.edu. Website: http://www.bu.edu/agni. Sven Birkerts, Editor (nonfiction and art submissions); Jessica Keener, Fiction Editor (fiction submissions); Lynne Potts, Poetry Editor (poetry submissions). 85% freelance. "We publish new literary fiction, poetry, essays, and
translations." Welcomes new writers. Circulation 4K (in print); 20K visitors monthly (online). Publication comes out twice annually in print, and twice monthly online. Pays on publication. Publishes ms approximately six months after acceptance. Buys First North American Serial rights for print publication and First Worldwide Serial for online publication. No reprints. Responds two to four months. Writers can get a sample copy of the publication by mail or online for $10, postage paid within the US ($3 additional for Canada, $6 additional for all other countries). Current issues are $12. Subscription is $20/year individuals; $25 libraries/institutions; $25 Canada; $30 other. Guidelines and online submission available at http://www.bu.edu/agni/submit.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Fiction, poetry, essays, translations." Pays "$10 per AGNI page for prose; $20 per AGNI page for poetry. We also give contributors two copies of the print magazine their work appears in, plus copies mailed to any four people they choose, plus a one-year subscription." Submit query or complete ms and a brief cover letter by email or by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: Pays $250 for the single featured visual artist per issue, for cover art, an eight-page glossy insert, and an essay.
HINTS: "Focus on the work, not on pleasing an editor. Then your writing will be deeply your own--and that's what we're looking for."

Alaska Business Monthly, 501 W. Northern Lights Blvd., Ste. 100, Anchorage, AK 99503. P(907)276-4373. F(907)279-2900. Email: editor-at-akbizmag.com. Website: http://www.akbizmag.com. Debbie Cutler, Managing Editor. "A statewide business publication representing all industries of Alaska." 80% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 12K-14K. Monthly. Pays month of publication. Publishes ms 3 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. Accepts reprints, provided they are related to Alaska business. Responds 1 day to 3 months. Sample available by request via email or send SASE to above address. Subscription $39.95. Guidelines available by mail with SASE or by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Anything to do with Alaska business, featuring Alaska companies and Alaska sources. Topics approved before assigned." Pay ranges from $125 to $300 on average for 550 to 2,000 words. Submit query or complete ms with cover letter and bio by mail with SASE or by email.

Shelby County Life, 620 Main St., Shelbyville, KY 40065. P(502)437-5237. F(502)437-5239. Email: james-at-shelbycountylife.com. Website: http://www.shelbycountylife.com. James Mulcahy, Publisher/CEO. "We're all about Shelby County." 30% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 2K. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms generally within a couple of months of acceptance, but can be longer, depending on topic/needs. Subscription $20/year. For guidelines, e-mail query to james-at-shelbycountylife.com.
CURRENT NEEDS: Queries. Typically pays $100 per article for 600-1000 words. Submit query w/bio & sample.
PHOTOS/ART: Negotiable.
HINTS: "Edit tightly/don't exceed word max."

Sharing the Victory, 8701 Leeds Rd., Kansas City, MO 64129. P(816)921-0909. Email: STV-at-fca.org. Website: http://www.sharingthevictory.com. Jill Ewert, Editor. "Equipping and encouraging athletes and coaches to take their faith seriously, in and out of competition. Ministry of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes." 50% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 80-100k. 9 issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-4 months after acceptance. Buys First rights. No reprints. Responds 13 weeks. Sample copy $1 plus a 9" X 12" self-addressed envelope with three first-class stamps. Subscription $19.95. Guidelines online at http://www.sharingthevictory.com/MediaKit.lsp
CURRENT NEEDS: "Articles on FCA camp experiences. All articles must have an athletic angle. Need stories featuring Christian female professional athletes with FCA connection." Pays $50-$350 for 1000 words. Submit via mail or email to stv-at-fca.org.
PHOTOS/ART: "Articles should be accompanied by at least three quality photos - digital or hard copy. All digital photos must be at least 300dpi."
HINTS: "FCA angle important; pro and college athletes and coaches giving solid Christian testimony; we run stories according to athletic season. Need articles on Christian pro athletes - all sports. It is suggested that writer actually look at the magazine for general style and presentation."

Southern Illinois University Press, 1915 University Press Drive, SIUC Mail Code 6806, Carbondale, IL 62901. F(618)453-1221. Email: kageff-at-siu.edu. Website: http://www.siupress.com/. Karl Kageff, Editor-in-Chief (American Literature, film, regional studies, rhetoric and composition); Sylvia Frank Rodrigue, Executive Editor (Civil War and Reconstruction history); Kristine Priddy, Acquisitions Editor (theatre, composition, botany); Bridget Brown, Assistant Acquisitions Editor (film, poetry). "We are a non-profit, scholarly publisher of works in the humanities and social sciences, including film, theatre and stagecraft, regional and Civil War history, rhetoric, composition, American literature, legal history, aviation, and contemporary poetry. We publish books for scholars and for the general public." Average of 40 new titles published per year. Welcomes new writers. Average first print run is 1K. Advances are offered for general audience book authors. Publishes book approximately 12-18 months after acceptance. Responds within 4-6 weeks. Readers can obtain a catalogue by request online, or electronically for older copies. Guidelines online at http://www.siupress.com/pages/Authors_Proposal.aspx, or by email, fax or mail request.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are especially looking for regional trade and legal history titles at this time." Average advance is $1500; royalties are 10%+ for trade cloth titles and 7% for net trade paperbacks. Manuscripts average 40,000-100,000 words. Submit book proposal, cover letter, and bio by mail with SASE.
HINTS: "Do not submit a complete manuscript unless we ask you to do so. Do not submit a proposal for a book that is outside the subject areas we've listed above. If you are not sure if a book fits our list, email or send a letter briefly describing the project before submitting a proposal."

Unique Opportunities, 214 S. 8th St., Suite 502, Louisville, KY 40202. P(502)589-8250. F(502)587-0848. Email: editor1-at-uoworks.com. Website: http://www.uoworks.com. 60% freelance. "A national magazine for physicians, providing articles about various aspects of finding a practice, running a practice, and developing a medical career." Occasionally works with new writers. Circ. 80K. Bimonthly. Pays 30 days from publication. Publishes ms 1 month after acceptance. Buys 1st N.A. print and web rights. No reprints. Responds 1-3 months. Sample by mail with SASE ($1.72 postage). Subscription $30; not available outside the U.S. Guidelines online at
http://www.uoworks.com/writers.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Queries on articles of interest to physicians in career transition." Pays $0.50-$0.75/word plus expenses (up to $75 for expenses) for 2500-3000 words. Submit query by email or mail.
PHOTOS/ART: "Illustrations and portraits assigned as needed. Stock photos of locations needed for community profile articles." Pays $450 for assigned portraits and illustrations; $50 per image for stock.
HINTS: "First, check the archives to see what we've covered recently. Be sure your idea covers a topic related to physicians' careers or practice. Provide clips of business or medical articles for best referral."

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