July 19, 2006

Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For July 19th

PAYING MARKETS

These are NOT recycled guidelines. WritersWeekly.com only features original market listings, received from and approved by the editors at each publication.

ARTChic Magazine, 211 Pine Street, #603, Seattle, WA 98101. Website: http://www.geocities.com/artchicmagazine. Email: info-at-artchicmagazine.com. Michaelene Nordfors, President/Editor. 80% freelance. "We are a new style online art publication designed to present all aspects of art in a way that artists and art consumers are able to comprehend, appreciate, and be a part of. We look at ways to consume, invest, create, and decorate with art, all the while having fun!" Welcomes new writers. Circ. not provided. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms up to 3 months after acceptance. Buys first rights. No reprints. Responds 1 week. Sample by email. Subscription $5. Guidelines online at http://www.geocities.com/artchicmagazine/ARTChicStyleSheet.pdf.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Feature articles on Northwest artists or galleries." Pays $.04/word for 250-1500 words. Submit query or complete ms as an MSWord file with bio by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Relevant photo preferred. No additional pay.

BackHome Magazine, P.O. Box 70, Hendersonville, NC 28793. P(828)696-3838. F(828)696-0700. Email: backhome-at-ioa.com. Website: http://www.backhomemagazine.com. Lorna Loveless, Ed. 70% freelance. "Sustainable living, self-sufficiency, low-cost/mortgage-free building, renewable energy, organic farm & gardening, workshop and home business." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 29K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Usually publishes ms 4 months after acceptance (but they canít guarantee this). Buys 1st N.A. serial rights. Occasionally accepts reprints. Responds 2 - 6 weeks. Sample $5 postage-paid. Subscription $21.97; $27.97 outside the U.S. Guidelines by mail or online at http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?p=44412 and http://www.backhomemagazine.com/BackHome_guidelines.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Submissions." Pays $35 per printed page. Submit query or ms by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Pays $20 per photo published."
HINTS; "We like photos with submissions and prefer all info to be included from the start."

Blue Mountain Arts, Inc., Attn: Editorial Department, P.O. Box 1007, Boulder, CO 80306. Email: editorial-at-sps.com. Website: http://www.sps.com. All submissions should be addressed to "Editorial Department." "Blue Mountain Arts has published greeting cards and gift books for over 30 years. The majority of our products have uplifting messages with a positive theme. Our greeting cards are known for bringing people together with heartfelt messages and sentiments." Welcomes new writers. Pays on acceptance. Period between acceptance and publication varies depending on the product, but is usually within "a few months." Buys "exclusive rights for all greeting cards. If a work is used only in an anthology, the writer keeps the copyright." No reprints. Responds 2-4 months. "Our greeting cards and books are widely available at Cracker Barrel stores around the country, as well as at many other gift shops and bookstores. Our books can also be purchased online at Amazon or Barnes and Noble." Guidelines online at http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?p=45277 and http://www.sps.com/greetingcards/index.htm, by email, or by mail with SASE.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are looking for highly original greeting card submissions. We are also accepting book proposals in non-fiction areas such as self-help, family, relationships, positive living, etc." Pays $300 for greeting cards, $50 if a piece is used only in an anthology. Payment for book proposals is negotiable. "Greeting card submissions should be typewritten, one poem per page, and your name should appear on each page. You must enclose a SASE if you would like a response. Email submissions should be sent as the text of the email, not as attachments. If submitting several poems by email, please send them all in one email. See poetry contest guidelines at http://www.sps.com/k/poetry/contest.htm. Book proposals should include an overview of the book, a biography of the author, and at least a few chapters of the book. We do not accept book proposals by email."
PHOTOS/ART: "We do not accept freelance artwork or photography."
HINTS: "Please take note that the majority of the material we publish does not rhyme. Don't be too specific when writing greeting cards, as it will limit the audience. Try to add original details that make a card sound unique, yet are universally shared. It can often help to have someone in mind when writing (a friend, relative, etc.). Become familiar with our products, but then try to submit something that is different from them in some way. We are focusing on finding new voices and new, creative ways of writing and expressing emotion."

Blue Ridge Country, P.O. Box 21535, Roanoke, VA 24018. P(540)989-6138. F(540)989-7603. Website: http://www.blueridgecountry.com. Email: cmodisett-at-leisurepublishing.com. Cara Ellen Modisett, Editor. 75% freelance. "The guide to the Southern Appalachians." Welcomes new writers. Circ 425K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 4-12 months after acceptance. Buys first N.A. rights. No reprints. Responds 2-6 months. Sample $3 + 9x12 envelope. Subscription $17.95. Guidelines online at http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6154 and http://www.blueridgecountry.com/cu/submit.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Appalachian history features, particularly baby boomer history. First person outdoor adventure/recreation pieces. Shorts: mountain festivals; regional food/recipes pieces; mountain-related environmental and travel news. Blue Ridge Country covers the Appalachian regions of VA, WV, NC, SC, TN, KY, GA, AL and MD." Pays $25-$250 for 150-1200 words. Submit query (preferred) or complete ms with cover letter by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: Pays $40-$150/photo (depending on placement). HINTS: "Study
the magazine. Photos: will accept transparencies and high-resolution digital files."

WindRiver Publishing, Inc., 72 N. WindRiver Road, Silverton, ID 83867-0446. P(208)752-1836. F(208)752-1876. Email: info-at-windriverpublishing.com. Website: http://www.windriverpublishing.com. Gail Howick, Editor-in-Chief (all genres). WindRiver Publishing is dedicated to providing quality publications for readers of general interest, religious works and family fiction for all ages. Specific subjects of interest are: Biographies, Autobiographies, Fiction, History, Hobbies, Humor, Inspirational, Juvenile, Religion and Self-Help." Publishes average of 10 titles per year. Welcomes new writers. Average first run 5K. No advance. Publishes ms approx. 18 months after acceptance. Catalogue, guidelines, and submission form available online at http://www.windriverpublishing.com.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are accepting manuscripts for all subjects listed above." Pays 10%-15% royalties on net sales, depending on type of work, author's recognition/experience and genre. Word count depends on genre. "Generally, we do not restrict the author by word count." Electronic submission preferred. See on-line guidelines for details.

The Writer's Chronicle, MS 1E3, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030. P(703)993-4301. F(703)993-4302. Email: chronicle-at-awpwriter.org. Website: http://www.awpwriter.org. David Fenza, Executive Director & Editor-in-Chief; Supriya Bhatnagar, Director of Publications & Editor. 50% freelance. "The Writer's Chronicle presents essays, articles, news, and information designed to enlighten, inform, and entertain writers, editors, students, and teachers of writing." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 26K. Six issues/year during the academic year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms around 6 months after acceptance. Buys first serial rights for print and web. No reprints. Responds 3 months. Sample by email request. Subscription $20.00 in the U.S.; international rates vary - see their website for details. Guidelines online at http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?p=45955 and http://www.awpwriter.org/magazine/guidelines.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Interviews with main stream women writers; articles on pedagogy." Pays $10 for every 100 words. "Essays longer than 7,000 words are generally not accepted. Simultaneous submissions are not encouraged and must be noted as such on the cover letter. We publish interviews between 4,000 and 7,000 words. Interviews should include a two-paragraph introduction to the author, including all pertinent biographical information. This introduction should be mainly factual. We do sometimes publish essays that are adapted from lectures and discussions." Submit query or complete ms with cover letter by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: "As needed." No additional pay.
HINTS: "Please do not follow the MLA style, which is well-designed for professional readers, but annoying to general readers, in whom we still have great faith. Acknowledge your sources by using endnotes and follow The Chicago Manual of Style. If you quote a poem, song, or short-short story in its entirety, it is your responsibility to secure permission and pay for that permission. We recommend that you limit quotes to fair use and avoid quoting whole works, as many trade publishers charge absurdly high fees for permissions."

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