August 08, 2007

Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For August 8th

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

Alaska Business Monthly, P.O. Box 241288, Anchorage, AK 99524-1288. P(800)770-4373. F(907)279-2900. Email editor - at - akbizmag.com. Website http://www.akbizmag.com. Debbie Cutler, Editor. 80% freelance. Alaska Business Monthly is written, edited and published by Alaskans for Alaskans and other U.S. and international audiences interested in the business affairs of the 49th state. Its goal is to provide thorough and objective analysis of the issues and trends affecting Alaska's businesses, and to feature stories on the individuals, organizations and companies that shape the Alaska economy. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 80K-100K readers per month (they are on most in-state airlines and in hotels). Monthly. Pays after publication. Publishes ms approx. 2 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 1 month. Sample on request with SASE. Subscription $29.95. Guidelines by mail with SASE.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Articles pertaining to Alaska business." Pays $125-$300 for 500-2000 words. Submit query or complete ms by mail with SASE or by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Assigned. Pays $25-$400.
HINTS: "We get a lot of queries and submissions that aren't related to business in Alaska. We don't publish anything that doesn't have an Alaska theme/focus."

Arizona Highways, 2039 W. Lewis Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85009. P(602)712-2024. F(602)254-4505. Email editor - at - arizonahighways.com. Website http://www.arizonahighways.com. 100% freelance. We are a travel magazine designed to encourage travel to and through Arizona. We publish a variety of Arizona travel stories, history stories, and nature stories. We also have an Along the Way column for freelance writers. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 376K (62% of subscribers are outside Arizona). Monthly. Pays on acceptance. Usually publishes ms 1-3 years after acceptance. Buys first print and non-exclusive electronic rights. No reprints. Responds 2-3 weeks. Subscription $24; $34 outside US. Guidelines at website, by e-mail or by mail with SASE.
CURRENT NEEDS: Travel adventure stories and travel history stories based in Arizona. Humor features based in Arizona. Along the Way columns (500 words) that present a viewpoint on topics the magazine covers or on humor that has some relationship to Arizona. No 'A New Yorker looks at Arizona' columns. Pays $0.55 - $1.00 per word depending on type of story for features of 800-1800 words and departments of 700 words or less. Submit query for features; complete manuscript for columns and humor. Send queries to queryeditor@arizonahighways.com. PHOTOS/ART: Bulk of photography comes from assignments. Stock photography space rates beginning at $125, but most payments are based on assignment fees. Photography guidelines available at website, by e-mail or by mail with SASE.
HINTS: "We have contributor meetings once a year at which we discuss needs."

The Bear Deluxe Magazine, P.O. Box 10342, Portland, OR 97296. P(503)242-1047. Email bear - at - orlo.org. Website http://www.orlo.org. Tom Webb, Editor; Casey Bush, Reviews Editor; Susan Wickstrom, Fiction Editor. 25% new freelance per issue. Many of their nonfiction writers are not on staff but have a history with the magazine. "The Bear Deluxe is an award-winning environmental publication, but we are not your typical 'environmental' magazine. We do cover more-traditional environmental news, but more and more we are looking for more modern, cultural, artistic and unexpected connections to environmental, place-based themes. Above all, we are looking for strong, compelling and timely ideas from engaged writers. We are sort of a cross between High Country News, Northern Lights, Adbusters and Harpers, yet still quite distinct on our own. We embrace the magazine approach, both in content and writing style and are looking to include a range of voices and subject matter in each issue. Space is becoming increasing competitive, so no fluff, PR, or generic story ideas, please." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 46K. Quarterly. Pays "a few weeks after publication." Publishes ms 1-6 months after acceptance. Buys first rights only. "We are very selective on reprints. Must be noted as such. Same with simultaneous submissions." Responds 1-3 months. "We cannot respond to all email queries." Sample $3. Subscription $16; $22 Canada; $28 other. Guidelines online at http://www.orlo.org/bear_submit.htm or by mail with SASE.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Quality feature reporting complete with magazine research work is most desired. Quality short-fiction is also in high demand. Quirky/unique short news pieces and nontraditional editorials stand out, too." Pays $100-$300 for features, fiction and essays; $50-$100 for departments; $25 for reviews; $25 for poems. All contributing writers receive a subscription and contributor copy. Articles run 300-4000 words. Submit query, clips and publishing history by mail with SASE. "Email queries are okay but we cannot guarantee to respond to those not chosen for publication."
PHOTOS/ART: No specific art requirements. Pays $30.
HINTS: "You REALLY SHOULD get a sample copy and writing guidelines. Writers should email us and ask to be put on our writers list-serve. There are growing opportunities there and it's the best way to hear about themes/submission calls and events. Too many writers stop sending queries if they are not accepted right off the bat."

Bowlers Journal International, 122 S. Michigan, Suite 1506, Chicago, IL 60603. P(312)341-1110. F(312)341-1180. Email jimd - at - bowlersjournal.com. Website http://www.bowlersjournal.com. Jim Dressel, Editor. 10% freelance. "A trade magazine providing insight into bowling as a sport and a business." We feature in-depth articles on various phenomena affecting our game, such as Bowling & The Olympics; The Secrets of a Good Operation; etc." Welcomes new writers. Monthly. Pays on acceptance. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys FNASR. No reprints. Responds 4-8 weeks. Sample not available. Subscription $32; $57 outside the U.S. Also offers an electronic version for $15. Guidelines not available. "Everybody has a different approach to writing, and we don't want to stifle creativity. If we agree on a story, we'll probably also suggest a way of covering it. For the most part, writers should just pretend that we're the Sports Illustrated of bowling, and that should work."
CURRENT NEEDS: "Stories with national implications." Pays $0.15-$0.35/word
for featurettes of 800 words and features of 1200-2000 words. "Submit a letter or email
outlining your idea with a phone number or address (email or otherwise) with which to respond."
PHOTOS/ART: "Depends on the story; we have an extensive photo file, but if it's a story of somebody new or someone that we haven't covered before, we usually require 4/C prints as a minimum; no Polaroids." Pays: Cover $350-$500; spots $50-$100; normal 2 col. by 20 picas $75-$150.
HINTS: Common mistake is "failing to understand that our audience is highly specialized. Advice: Just be yourself; and remember, Hunter Thompson started his
editorial career as an editor for a bowling magazine."

Brick Magazine, A Literary Journal, Box 537, Station Q, Toronto, ON Canada M4T 2M5. Email info - at - brickmag.com ~~ IMPORTANT: Submissions are now only accepted by mail." Website http://www.brickmag.com. Michael Redhill, Publisher. 100% freelance. "Brick is a literary journal that publishes creative non-fiction on the writing life and the arts in general. Though we do publish a selection of poems and fiction in each issue, these are solicited by the editors only. All unsolicited poetry and fiction will be returned unread." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 2500. 2 issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-4 months after acceptance. Buys first-serial world rights. Rarely accepts reprints. Responds 6-9 months. Sample online. Subscription $41. Guidelines online at http://www.brickmag.com/about/submissions.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: Queries. Pays flat fee depending on length, from $100-$500 CDN. Pays between $100-$250 CDN for reprints. Submit per guidelines.
PHOTOS/ART: Not provided.

Chicago Review Press, 814 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Il 60610. P(312)337-0747. F(312)337-5110. Email frontdesk - at - chicagoreviewpress.com. Website http://www.chicagoreviewpress.com. [Cynthia Sherry, Publisher, Chicago Review Press; Yuval Taylor, Senior Editor, A Cappella (imprint); Susan Bradanini Betz, Senior Editor, Lawrence Hill (imprint); Jerry Pohlen, Senior Editor, Zephyr. "Chicago Review Press is an independent company founded in 1973. Over the years we have grown into a dynamic midsize publisher with more than 300 titles of national interest, currently bringing out about 50 new titles yearly under four imprints: Chicago Review Press, Lawrence Hill Books, A Cappella, and Zephyr Press. Publishers Weekly named Chicago Review Press the fifth fastest growing small press in the United States (PW, March 4, 2002). Chicago Review Press, Inc. is the parent company of Independent Publishers Group (IPG). Established in 1971, IPG was the first organization specifically created to market titles from independent presses to the book trade. Chicago Review Press, Inc. acquired Independent Publishers Group in 1987. With consistent growth each year, IPG's success has come from supporting and encouraging the growth of its client publishers throughout the United States and worldwide. IPG now represents more than 300 publishers and is the third-largest book distributor in the United States. All Chicago Review Press titles are distributed and publicized by IPG." Publishes approx. 50 new titles/year. Occasionally works with new authors. Average first print run 5K. Offers advance. Publishes ms approx. 2 years after acceptance. Responds 60 days. Catalog available by mail with $3 check plus SASE. Guidelines online at http://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/about.cfm#manuscriptguidelines.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Check the guidelines at our website." Pay depends on title, author and agent. Submit per their guidelines. See their website for more information about their different imprints.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "Research the publishing houses you are sending your ms(s) to."

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