Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For March 7th

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March 07, 2007

Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For March 7th

PAYING MARKETS

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

AccountingWEB.com, P.O. Box 2252, Westerville, OH 43086-2252. Email JHammond - at - AccountingWEB.com. Website http://www.AccountingWEB.com. Jay Hammond, Managing Editor. 50% freelance. AccountingWEB is a news and information source for CPAs, accounting/finance professionals and their clients. Our readers represent all segments of the accounting industry but primarily work for small and mid-sized firms. We cover accounting, taxation, finance, and small business. Most of our articles concern national issues, however we do consider regional and local issues if they appeal to a national audience. Most local issues are related to specific accounting firms, accounting professionals or are "Lite News"/human interest stories." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 50K. "Our website is updated daily, Monday through Friday, and we also produce multiple news wires consisting of digests of web site content and original content on various weekly and bi-weekly schedules." Pays within first 10 days of the month following publication. Publishes ms approximately 1 week after acceptance. Buys "First Electronic/Online, Online/Electronic Archive and Electronic Digest Rights." Accepts reprints. Responds 1-2 weeks. Sample articles at website. "Visit the AccountingWEB.com web site and subscribe to the free AccountingWEB news wires. The site is free with registration." Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We need writers familiar with accounting and/or the accounting industry. Articles on accounting firm/practice management, spreadsheet tips, small business issues, taxes, and accounting software/technology." Pays $0.10/word for articles to 2000 words (most articles average 500 words or less). Submit query with clips or complete ms by email. "Please include WW or WritersWeekly in the Subject line"
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "Be familiar with the kind of news we cover and our audience. We try to show accounting professionals how national news and events apply to their practice or, conversely, explore local/regional news that can be implemented in other regions of the country or world. You don't have to be an accountant to write for us, but a business or finance background is helpful."

Afterimage, 31 Prince St., Rochester, NY 14607. P(585)442-8676, ext.105. F(585)442-1992. Email afterimage - at - vsw.org; editor's email afterimageeditor - at - yahoo.com. Website http://www.vsw.org/afterimage. Karen vanMeenen, Editor. 80% freelance. "We cover media arts (independent film and video, photography, artists' books, new media) and cultural studies (in relation to the media arts). We publish reports on festivals, conferences and other events; review of exhibitions, films and books; and scholarly feature articles." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 10K. Bi-monthly. Pays 6 weeks after publication. Publishes ms 8-16 weeks after acceptance -- depends on timing, type of article, amount of editing, etc. "Buys joint copyright for all print and electronic use of entire issues as well as single articles." No reprints. Responds 2-4 weeks. Sample by mail for 11x14 SASE with $1.75 postage. Subscription $33; ($23 for students with copy of current ID): $15 additional for foreign; $30 additional for guaranteed airmail delivery. Guidelines online at http://vsw.org/afterimage/submit.html or by mail, phone, or email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Letter of interest and specialties, resume, published clips if available, full contact info." Pays $.05/word for all categories, up to $100 for news of 300-800 words, reports of 800-1500 words and reviews of 800-2000 words, up to $150 for essays of 2000-3000 words and up to $300 for features of 3000-7000 words. Submit cover letter describing interests and specific projects, resume, published clips if available, manuscript if finished, and outline if in process, by either email or mail with SASE. Also publishes 1 portfolio per issue (send images grayscale 300 dpi on CD with artist's statement and resume).
PHOTOS/ART "Writer is responsible for having images sent to editor by date specified at time of acceptance of article. Editor will return images to appropriate parties with tearsheets upon publication. We are unable to pay for acquiring photographs or rights."
HINTS: "Common mistakes: not sending resume; not being specific to needs of publication (e.g., sending environmental treatise to an arts publication); not spell checking cover letter (first impressions do mean something); sending photographs and other supporting materials without return postage."

Sugar Land Magazine, 3506 Highway 6 So., Suite 318, Sugar Land, TX 77478. Email editor - at - sugarlandmagazine.com. Website http://www.sugarlandmagazine.com. Katrina Katsarelis, Editor-in-Chief. 90% freelance. "A beautiful, upscale, community and family publication targeted to families in Sugar Land Texas." Welcomes new writers, if they live in Sugar Land, Texas. Circ. 40K. Quarterly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms approx. 6 weeks after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 10 days. Does not respond to queries from writers located outside of Sugar Land. Sample articles appear at their website. Subscription $16. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Local stories and resource guides, inspirational people stories; anything of interest pertaining to Sugar Land Texas. Content is upbeat and family friendly." Pays "$100 for features (800-900-words), $50 for spotlight pieces ($300-500 words); and $25 for Resource Guides, such as listings and such." Submit query and clips by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "We provide; writer may help coordinate details of the photo shoots with our photographer."
HINTS: "We do not use writers who do not live in Sugar Land Texas."

Travel Time News, P.O. Box 5067, Vancouver, BC, V6B 4A9 Canada. Email globe_vancouver - at - yahoo.com. B. Zembic, Editor-in-Chief. 90% freelance. "Print publication focusing on Canadian and international destinations with a bent toward adventure in far-flung regions." Welcomes new writers "as long as they are rigorous in their self-editing." Circ. not yet available. Monthly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. "We are collecting stories for first six months of publication. Writers retain all rights before acceptance and after publication. Multiple submissions allowed unless in the same urban region." Accepts reprints. Responds within "several months." Sample not available. Subscription not yet available. See "Guidelines" below.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are looking for non-fiction travel stories containing up to 1000 words. Articles should have a central focus--such as your search for the perfect orchid in the forests of Peru--a strong narrative and sense of place, and include some history of the region. They must also contain travel tips, an idea of cost, and booking information. We are also interested in travel book and restaurant reviews. We are not very attracted to travelogues, academic-style writing, or simple lists of things to see and do in a given locale. We are especially interested in tales that contain adventure in far-flung areas of the planet. As our project is fledgling, we are--at this point--in a position to offer only modest compensation for articles (with photos) chosen--likely between $25 and $50." Articles average around 1000 words. Submit query or complete ms ("must be unpublished or ones you own all rights to") by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Photos may be sent as email attachments or by post with an SASE." Payment included in article fee above.
HINTS: "We are very interested in tales rather than advertisements for a travel destination. A strong narrative is essential to a good story. Before submitting, please ensure your work is rigorously edited for everything from sentence structure to word usage."

Women's eNews, 135 West 29th Street, Suite 1005, New York, NY 10001-5164. P(212)-244-1720. F(212)244-2320. Email editors - at - womensenews.org. Website http://www.womensenews.org. Submit via email to editors - at - womensenews.org. Corinna Barnard, Senior Editor; Jennifer Thurston, Associate Editor. 80% freelance. "Women's eNews is the definitive source of substantive news - unavailable anywhere else - covering issues of particular concern to women and providing women's perspectives on public policy. It enhances women's ability to define their own lives and to participate fully in every sector of human endeavor." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 35K. Daily. Pays after publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 2-4 weeks. Sample articles online. Subscription free. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We accept pitches for news features, commentaries and personal essays that have a strong women's angle or policy focus." Pays $150-$350 for 800- 1000 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Editor will advise."
HINTS: "Please review our archives carefully to understand our approach to stories before pitching, especially for topics that we have covered previously."

Working Nurse Magazine, 3600 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1526, Los Angeles, CA 90010. P(213)385-4781. F(213)385-3782. Email ron.reis - at - working-nurse.com. Website http://www.working-nurse.com. Ron Reis, Editor. 100% freelance. "Working Nurse Magazine, part of Rhodes Publications, Inc., is distributed to over one-hundred thousand Registered Nurses in the greater Los Angeles area every three weeks. We concentrate on work-related issues for RNs." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 100K. 17 issues year (one every 3 weeks). Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 2-3 months after acceptance. Publishes 2-3 months after acceptance. Buys first N.A. rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 2 days. For sample, e-mail editor Ron Reis with your snail-mail address and a free copy will be sent. Subscription controlled (distributed free to RNs). Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are looking for feature articles on work related issues for RNs." Pays $50-$200 for 250-2500 words. Submit query or complete ms by email. Manuscripts may be submitted as MSWord attachment.
PHOTOS/ART: "Digital photos of subjects would be nice, but not required." Pays $25/photo.
HINTS: "Writers should supply complete contact information with every correspondence. We will be expanding our geographical coverage and adding more editorial content. Writers should understand that they are talking nurse-to-nurse when writing for our magazine. While we do not cover clinical issues, our readers are sophisticated RNs, often with years of experience. We are looking for writers who have something to say about the working nurse experience, and are able to say it in a friendly, engaging, and professional manner."

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