Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For August 15th

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August 15, 2007

Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For August 15th

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Our State magazine, P.O. Box 4552, Greensboro, NC 27404. P(800)948-1409. F(336)286-0100. Email editorial - at - ourstate.com. Website http://www.ourstate.com. Susan Saunders, Admin. Assistant. 80% freelance. "Our State is a magazine devoted to history, culture, and travel in North Carolina." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 135K. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-12 months after acceptance. Buys first-time serial rights. No reprints. Responds 8 weeks. Sample $6 by mail - Attn: Circulation Department. Subscription $24.95. Guidelines online at http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=7553.
CURRENT NEEDS: See writer's guidelines. Pays flat fee of $300-$500 for 1200-1500 words. Submit query with writing samples or complete ms by email or mail.
PHOTOS/ART: "Include anything that might be useful." Pays $50-$500 (cover). Photo guidelines online at http://www.ourstate.com/mag/photo_guidelines.html.
HINTS: "All our stories are inherently North Carolinian in nature. We do not publish an 'outsider's perspective.' The biggest mistake writers make is querying stories that are not suitable - not being familiar with the magazine or our audience."

Permanent Buildings & Foundations, 575 East Center, Provo, Utah 84606. P(801)794-1393. F(801)804-6691. Website http://www.permanentbuildings.com. Roger Nielsen, Editor. 90% freelance. "Permanent Buildings & Foundations focuses on builders who build residential and light commercial concrete buildings." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 30K. New issue is published every 6 weeks. Pays on publication. Publishes ms immediately after acceptance. Buys first N.A. serial rights. No reprints. Responds within 1 week. Sample on request. Subscription $40. Guidelines online.
CURRENT NEEDS: "General management pieces, job profiles, contractor profiles."
Pays $0.30-$0.45/word for 800-2000 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "All stories must include photos and captions." Pay included in
amount above.
HINTS: "The most common mistake writers make for us is that they don't read the publication before submitting a query."

Tree Care Industry, 3 Perimeter Road, Unit 1, Manchester, NH 03103. P(603)314-5380. F(603)314-5386. Email staruk - at - treecareindustry.org. Website http://www.treecareindustry.org. Don Staruk, Managing Editor. 90% freelance. "Tree Care Industry is a trade publication for arborists, urban foresters, landscapers, golf course superintendents, property managers and pesticide applicators." Welcomes new writers "if they have specialized knowledge of tree care or industry safe practices." Circ. 27,500. Monthly. Pays within 30 days of publication. Publishes ms 6 weeks after acceptance. Buys first print and web rights for the green industry. Accepts reprints. Responds 6 weeks. Sample by mail with SASE. Subscription $30; $45 outside the U.S. Guidelines by email or by mail with SASE.
CURRENT NEEDS: Queries. Pays $100-$350 for columns of 800 words and for short features of 1500 words to long features of 3000 words. Submit query by mail with SASE or by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Pays $25 to $100 for photos (if purchased separately from
articles).
HINTS: "We are a specialty magazine for tree care professionals. Please know your subject."

Savannah Magazine, P.O. Box 1088, Savannah, GA 31402. P(912)652-0293. F(912)525-0611. Email linda.wittish - at - savannahnow.com. Website http://www.savannahmagazine.com. Linda Wittish, Editor. 95% freelance. "A regional lifestyles publication featuring the people and places that make coastal Georgia and South Carolina unique." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 13K. Bimonthly plus two special homes issues. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2 months after acceptance. Buys first North American serial rights. Responds 3-4 weeks. Subscription $18.95. Guidelines by mail with SASE, and online at http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?p=59443.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are particularly interested in profiles of local residents,
general interest travel (within a day's drive of Savannah; weekend getaways), decorating/renovation articles, gardening, and Southern history (particularly Georgia and South Carolina)" Pays flat fee of $150-$400 for 750-2500 words. "Submit query letter via mail or email. No phone queries."
PHOTOS/ART: "Depends on nature of article; prefer digital images. If local, we
have freelance photographers." Pays $100-$300 each.
HINTS: "Please DO NOT call to pitch stories."

TheCitizen, 426 East 9th Street, Suite 5A, New York, NY 10009. Email trekshare - at - gmail.com. Website http://thecitizenguide.com. Joseph Kultgen, Editor. 75% freelance. "TheCitizen is a unique travel guidebook written for the anti-tourist. The purpose of this guidebook is to disembowel corporate tourism and give travelers a chance to find a city's darker side through the humor and wit of local contributors." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 60K unique visits/month. Updated frequently. Pays on publication. Publishes ms approximately 1 week after acceptance. Buys all rights. Occasionally accepts reprints for certain sections. Responds 3 days. Sample article at website. Subscription free. Guidelines online at http://www.thecitizenguide.com/about.html. "We'll email a list of topics that will help as a guide."
CURRENT NEEDS: "If you are a talented writer with local knowledge of a city's darker side, we would like to hear from you. Humorous perspectives and crazy links are necessary." Pays $100 flat fee for 1500-2500 words. Submit query or complete ms with bio by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "None, but we usually publish 3 photos with each piece so if you have some fun photos we'll take a look at them." No additional pay.

WHY: Work. Home. You., P.O. Box 337, Massapequa Park, NY 11762. Email submissions - at - workhomeyou.com. Website http://www.workhomeyou.com. Dina Santorelli, Editor & Publisher. 100% freelance. "The idea of working from home to the uninitiated conjures up visions of snooze buttons, bathrobes and bunny slippers, but, as you know, the reality is far more chaotic. WHY is dedicated to work-at-homers of all types and gives them the tools they need to manage their work and home lives." Welcomes new writers. Circ. not yet established (new publication). Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys first N.A. rights. No reprints. Response time varies. Sample articles at website. Subscription free. Guidelines online (click on Menu, Writer's Guidelines).
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are open to any piece that deals with work-at-home life--the more specific the topic, the better." Pays $25 for departments to 500 words and $50 for features to 1000 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "We request that potential writers sign-up on our free mailing list so that we know they are abreast of any updates/changes we make to the publication in the future. And, again, the more specific you can be in your query, the better chance your query has of being accepted."

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