September 06, 2006

Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For September 6th

PAYING MARKETS

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Cineaste, 304 Hudson Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013-1015. P(212)366-5720. F(212)366-5724. Email: cineaste-at-cineaste.com. Website: http://www.cineaste.com. Gary Crowdus, Editor-in-Chief (feature articles and interviews and home video reviews); Cynthia Lucia: Film Reviews; Richard Porton: Book Reviews. 30%-40% freelance. "America's Leading Magazine on the Art and Politics of the Cinema." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 11K. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-3 months after acceptance. Buys 1st serial rights. Rarely accepts reprints. Responds 1-2 months. Sample $6. Subscription $20. Guidelines online at http://www.cineaste.com/lobby/guidelines.html or by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Queries." Pays flat fee of $10-$100, depending on length and nature of the ms. "We are always glad to consider completed mss; otherwise query letters are encouraged, with writing samples." See guidelines for more information.
PHOTOS/ART: We obtain photos for all our published mss.
HINTS: Common mistakes include "unfamiliarity with our publication, which is not just another film magazine. Be familiar with our magazine and its particular editorial orientation and requirements. Get a copy of our writer's guidelines."

Chapman, Scotland's Quality Literary Magazine, 4 Broughton Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3RX, Scotland UK. P(+44)0131-557-2207. F(+44)0131-556-9565. Email: chapman-pub-at-blueyonder.co.uk. Website: http://www.chapman-pub.co.uk and http://newtown.dtdns.net/chap2/home.php. Joy Hendry, Editor; Edmund O'Connor, Assistant Editor. 95% freelance. "The leading quality Scottish literary magazine, featuring new writing (poetry, articles, shorter fiction, reviews) with a firm Scottish base but publishing and selling internationally." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 2K. 3 issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 6 months after acceptance. Buys First British Serial Rights. Only accepts reprints in exceptional circumstances. Responds 2 months. Sample by mail or email - send £6.50. Subscription £20.00; US $48. Guidelines online at http://newtown.dtdns.net/chap2/contributions.php.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Good writing." Pays approximately £10/page. "No limits but the longer the story/article, the higher the quality must be." Average length is 3000 words. Submit query or complete ms and bio by mail with SASE/IRC.
PHOTOS/ART: Pays £10.
HINTS: "Writers often make the mistake of thinking they must supply Scottish content. Those who attempt to write to what they think is our agenda get it seriously wrong. We're interested in what they want to say - not what we want to say! Chapman is published in Scotland and Scotland is its primary concern, but our intellectual range is international, as is the spectrum of writers we publish."

Cincinnati Magazine, 705 Central Ave., Suite 175, Cincinnati, OH 45202. P(513)421-4300. Email: cmletters-at-cintimag.emmis.com. Website: http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com. Linda Vaccariello, Executive Editor (all freelance queries EXCEPT those for Escape - travel within-easy - 3 to 5 hours-driving distance of Cincinnati), which go to Amanda Boyd, Deputy Editor. 10% freelance. "An upscale lifestyle service publication featuring the people, places and issues of the Greater Cincinnati area - this includes Northern Kentucky as well." Circ. 35K. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes manuscript almost immediately after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 2-4 weeks. Sample $7. Subscription $19.95, $23 Canada/Mexico, $26 other. Subscribe online at website or call 800/846-4333. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are a city magazine serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. We're looking for service stories, serious journalism that examines current issues, and non-fiction that illuminates the human experience--all with a clear focus on our region. Obviously, finding these stories is easier if you live here. We do have staff writers, so freelancers have the most opportunity in the area of departments." Pays $300 for departments of 1200-1800 words, $500+ for features of 2500-4500. Submit query and clips by mail or email, "and please demonstrate familiarity with the magazine and the city."
PHOTOS/ART: "We have a staff photographer."
HINTS: "This is a city magazine: stories must have a local hook, and writers must be able to demonstrate that they understand the difference between news reporting and magazine feature writing."

ColoradoBiz, 7009 S. Potomac St., Suite 200, Englewood, CO 80112. Email: rschwab-at-cobizmag.com. Website: http://www.cobizmag.com. Robert Schwab, Editor; Mike Taylor, Managing Editor; Keith DuBay, Online Editor. 90% freelance. "Covers business in Colorado." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 17K. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2 months after acceptance. Buys first N.A. rights. No reprints. Response time varies. Subscription controlled. Guidelines online at http://cobizmag.com/freelancers.cfm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Good Colorado stories about businesses and business issues, especially outside Denver metro area and away from the Front Range of Colorado. We seek features of 650-2500 words, and we always look for corresponding sidebar and chart material. Pay is a flat fee based on the story's complexity, length and time frame. Pay can range from $50 for a department item to $800 for a feature, including any sidebars. Our departments use stories in the 50- to 250-word range and cover people, companies, trends, unusual products, facts and more. ColoradoBiz also pays such expenses as phone and 35 cents a mile in certain cases." Submit query per their guidelines.
PHOTOS/ART: Discussed on assignment.

Connecticut Family Today, 110 Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. P(203)662-0511. F(203)662-0545. Email: kristin-at-ctfamilytoday.com. Website: http://www.ctfamilytoday.com. Attn: Kristin Calve. 90% freelance. "Connecticut Family Today is Fairfield County's leading source of information about local events and activities. In addition, we draw from local experts for advice on anything from real estate and health to personal finance." Welcomes new writers. Circ. online only except for annual resource guide, which is in print and has a circ. of 20K. Pays on acceptance. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 7-14 days. Sample articles at website. Subscription free through local outlets. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Original stories about things that are relevant to Fairfield County Connecticut. We are also looking for people with experience doing rankings. We prefer local writers since the content is all local." Pays $0.50-$1.50/word for 150-500 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "We ask writers to try to take photos or have sources provide artwork. We do have photographers available if necessary. Payment included in article fee when writers provide photos. However, regarding professional photographers, "we are always looking for people to help with covers and the calendar feature."
HINTS: "1. Writers often pitch very general stories. Everything must relate to Fairfield County or Connecticut in some way. 2. Many writers pitch the same old parenting stories over and over again. Our goal is to differentiate ourselves from the national publications and avoid repeating stories that people can read elsewhere. We need original ideas."

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, 475 Park Avenue South, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10016. Email: elleryqueen-at-dellmagazines.com. Website: http://www.themysteryplace.com/eqmm. Freelance percentage not provided. "EQMM has been in continuous publication since 1941. From the beginning, three general criteria have been employed in evaluating submissions: We look for strong writing, an original and exciting plot, and professional craftsmanship. We encourage writers whose work meets these general criteria to read an issue of EQMM before making a submission. EQMM's range in the mystery genre is extensive: Almost any story that involves crime or the threat of crime comes within our purview. However, like all magazines, EQMM has a distinctive tone and style and you can only get a sense of whether your work will suit us by reading an issue." Welcomes new writers. Circ not provided. Publishes 10 issues per year, including 2 double issues. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys first N.A. serial rights. Considers out of country reprints, but nothing from the Internet. Responds 3 months. Sample $5 or $2.95 and a 6 X 9 SASE by mail. Subscription $43.90 in the U.S. $53.90 elsewhere. Guidelines online at http://www.themysteryplace.com/eqmm/guidelines.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We publish every kind of mystery short story: the psychological suspense tale, the deductive puzzle, the private eye case-the gamut of crime and detection from the realistic (including the policeman's lot and stories of police procedure) to the more imaginative (including 'locked rooms' and 'impossible crimes'). We need hard-boiled stories as well as 'cozies,' but we are not interested in explicit sex or violence. We do not want true detective or crime stories. With the exception of a regular book review column and a mystery crossword, EQMM publishes only fiction. We are especially happy to review first stories by authors who have never before published fiction professionally. First-story submissions should be addressed to EQMM's Department of First Stories." Pays $0.05 - $0.08 per word, though sometimes higher for established authors. "2500-8000 words is the preferred range, but we occasionally use stories of up to 12,000 words and we feature one or two short novels (up to 20,000 words) each year, although these spaces are usually reserved for established writers. Shorter stories are also considered, including minute mysteries of as little as 250 words." Submit complete ms by mail with SASE only. "We do not accept email, fax or disk submissions."
PHOTOS/ART: "We do accept art and cartoon submissions, but not photography. Cartoons submitted by mail addressed to 'The Editors', all other artwork should be addressed to 'Associate Art Director, Dell Magazines'."
HINTS: "All manuscripts should be printed on one side of the paper and double-spaced. If you would like the manuscript returned in the event that we cannot use it, please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope of suitable size. If you do not want the manuscript returned, please indicate this and enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for a reply; if you live outside the U.S., please use International Postal Reply coupons for return postage."

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