November 01, 2006

Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For November 1st

PAYING MARKETS

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Fitness & Physique Magazine, P.O. Box 1006, Bryans Road, MD 20616. Email: info-at-FPmagOnline.com. Website: http://www.FPmagOnline.com. Matt Shepley, Editor. "Fitness & Physique magazine strives to provide informative, interesting, and/or entertaining information related to general health & fitness related in some manner to drug-free physique competition. (Ex. weight training, dieting, nutrition)" Welcomes new writers. 50% freelance. Published 3x per year (Feb, Jun, Sept ). Circ, 20M. Pays on publication. Publishes 1-5 months after acceptance. Buys one-time rights. Occasionally accepts reprints. Responds 1-4 weeks. Sample on request. Subscription $16.00
CURRENT NEEDS: "Articles on strength training, nutrition, contest preparation, and all other areas related to steroid-free bodybuilding, fitness or figure competition. Submitted photos must be of high quality. Pays $0.05 per published word (can vary based on experience). "Whenever possible, include artwork for articles. Identify any photos with name of photographer (if known) or studio. Artwork is credited in the magazine.
Email submissions preferred.
PHOTOS/ART: Pays $5 for each quarter page of space covered with photo(s); $75 cover.

German Life, 1068 National Highway, LaVale, MD 21502. P(301)729-6190. F(301)729-1720. Email: editor-at-germanlife.com. Website: http://www.germanlife.com. Mark Slider, Editor. 75% freelance. "Covers travel, cultural, historical, genealogical topics (in English) about Germany, Austria, Switzerland and German America." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 40K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 6-12 months after acceptance; please allow 4 month minimum lead time. Buys first North American serial rights. No reprints. Responds 60 days. Sample on request by email or by mail with SASE. Subscription $22.95; $32 outside the U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.germanlife.com/submissions.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Queries." Pay for features starts at $350 for 1200 - 1500 words. Submit cover letter and query or complete ms by email or by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: "Images are required with text. Payment is for text and images unless other arrangements are made with editor."
HINTS: "Articles must have a strong connection to the German-speaking countries or German America. Please do not submit queries for articles that do not have a connection. Remember, German Life is a niche publication, not mass market."

GRAND Magazine, 4791 Baywood Point Dr., St. Petersburg, FL 33711. Email: editor-at-grandmagazine.com. Website: http://www.grandmagazine.com. Christine Crosby, Editorial Director . 50% freelance. "GRAND is a bimonthly magazine for baby-boomer grandparents, celebrating today's active, healthy, vital grandparents and their grandchildren." Welcomes new writers, "if they approach us professionally and familiarize themselves with the publication." Circ. 100K. Bimonthly. Pays 30 days after acceptance. Publishes ms 1-12 months after acceptance. Buys first N.A. rights. Occasionally accepts reprints. "It depends on author credentials and where it has previously appeared." Responds 1 month max. Samples in Barnes and Noble stores, on newsstands or by mail with full-size SASE with $1.50 postage to address above. Subscription $10.95. Guidelines online at http://www.grandmagazine.com/editorialsubmission.asp.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Human interest stories about relationships between grandparents and their grandchildren; professional insights into grandparenting." Pays around $0.20/word for 500-1000 words. "All submissions must be accompanied by bio and published credits if any. Published writers with credits may send queries. Unpublished writers should send article (on spec) up to 750 words. Electronic submission required." See guidelines for details.
PHOTOS/ART: "If photos included, must be 300dpi and submitted electronically." Pays $25/photo.
HINTS: The most common mistake is thinking of our reader as elderly in a rocking chair. The most irksome are queries that clearly show no understanding of the publication or are not appropriate for our readership. Articles should be tight and full of useful information."

Hill Country Sun, P.O. Box 1482, Wimberley, TX 78676. P(512)847-5162. F(512)847-5162. Email: allan-at-hillcountrysun.com. Website: http://www.hillcountrysun.com. Allan C. Kimball, Editor. 70% freelance. "Monthly magazine featuring interesting people, places and events in the Central Texas Hill Country." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 30K. Monthly. Pays on acceptance. Period between acceptance and publication varies greatly. Buys first rights. No reprints. Responds within 1 week. Sample for emailed or mailed request. Subscription $18. Guidelines by email or by mail with SASE.
CURRENT NEEDS: "More stories from the Highland Lakes area, from the Wimberley area and the San Marcos area; more features on Hill Country musicians." Pays $50 per story; may raise rates to $60 in near future. Articles average 600-700 words. Submit query by email or by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS: Must be taken or provided by author; publication quality required. "Absolutely no web photos will suffice." No additional pay.
HINTS: "Read and understand our magazine before you write a word."

HipsandCurves.com, Email: editor-at-hipsandcurves.com. Website: http://www.hipsandcurves.com. R. Jennings, Editor. Freelance percentage not provided. "Hips and Curves.com is a plus size lingerie site publishing a monthly e-newsletter with stories of plus size women in sexy lingerie. Our newsletter has become very popular and we are looking for writers we can work with on an ongoing basis." Welcomes new writers. Monthly Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-6 months after acceptance. Buys non-exclusive rights and online archival rights. Accepts reprints if author is the sole owner of the copyright. Responds 1-3 months. Sample at online archive-most recent 2006 stories only. Subscription free. Guidelines online at
http://www.hipsandcurves.com/info~topic~copywriters.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are looking for steamy, flash fiction stories with well-rounded women and sexy lingerie - especially stories about women who have a positive outlook about their bodies and their sexuality. Since we are a lingerie site, lingerie must be an integral part of the story. At least one item from our site must appear in the story in a natural and appealing way. Don't say, 'He took off her chemise, tossed it on the floor and said he liked her better naked.'" Pays flat fee of $150-$200 per story of 500 - 1200 words. Submit in the body of email. No attachments.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A.
HINTS: "We really want smart, sexy and unique. The stories need to grab the readers' attention with the first sentence. We want stories that portray a moment in time, a small peek into someone's life; just one issue, rather than an entire story about how long they'd been dating, what high schools they went to, etc."

Hispanic, Hispanic Editorial Office: Page One Media, 6355 NW 36th St., Suite 401, Miami, FL 33166. P(305)774-3552. F(305)774-3578. Email: editor.hispanic-at-page1media.com. Website: http://www.hispaniconline.com/magazine. Daniel Eilemberg, Editor. 100% freelance. "Hispanic Magazine is a leading lifestyle monthly for the Hispanic community. We work with experienced new freelancers." Circ 300K. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-2 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 1 day to 3 months. Sample on request. Subscription $10. Guidelines by email request.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Varies." Payment varies according to story: $0.40+ per word for 500-3000 words. Submit query with bio by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Contact Associate Art Director Carlos Martin at photo-at-page1media.com.
HINTS: ""Do your homework. Read our magazine before sending a query. The best queries are targeted for the magazine's sections. Don't make any mistakes in the query (i.e., misspellings of names, typos.)"

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