March 27, 2008

Paying Markets And Jobs For March 27th

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

Minority Engineer Magazine, 445 Broad Hollow Road, Suite 425, Melville, NY 11747. P(631)421-9421. F(631)421-1352. Website http://www.eop.com. Jim Schneider, Editor. "Distributed through career and placement offices at colleges and universities around the country, aimed for African-American, Hispanic, Native-American, and Asian-American students and engineers." 60% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 17K. Three issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3 months after acceptance. Buys First North American rights. Responds 1 day. Write or email for sample. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Role-model profiles and industry trends" Pays $0.10/word for the first article, then negotiated for 2,000 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Query first.
HINTS: "Be on target to our particular audience."

Modern Fiction Magazine, 4056 Meadowbrook Road, Unit 121, London, Ontario, N6L 1E3, Canada. P(519)652-0908. F(866)417-5433. Email jsimpson - at - modernfiction.net. Website http://www.modernfiction.net. John Simpson, CEO/Publisher/Editor. "Modern Fiction Magazine offers our readers a variety of short stories in any genre." 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 10K. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-6 months after acceptance, "depending on quality of story and backlog of accepted stories." Buys first print rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 1-2 weeks. Subscription $35 Canadian + shipping if outside Canada/USA. Guidelines online at
http://www.modernfiction.net/authorterms.php and http://www.modernfiction.net/authorfaq.php.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Quality short stories." Pays $50-$200 (CDN) per story. Amount based on length and quality of story. Stories run 1,500 - 7,000 words. Submit via their website.
PHOTOS/ART: "If you are a published author wishing to promote a book, cover art for the book must be submitted if available."
HINTS: " Even though we have an online submission system, many writers do not include the title of their story or their name in their document files. It makes back-tracking the story to the original submission difficult at times."

Newsdesk Media Inc., 700 12th St. NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005. Email claire.manuel - at - newsdeskmedia.com. Website http://www.newsdeskmedia.com. Claire Manuel, Group Editorial Director. "No submissions; resumes only." 100% freelance. "Newsdesk Media is a custom publisher based in London with an office in Washington, DC. We produce special publications for organizations, usually on a one-off or annual basis. These are usually highly specialized publications written for a B2B audience and we use only writers with a proven track record in their fields. We welcome new writers if they have the specialist qualifications we need. Circ. N/A. Pays on invoice after publication. Buys all rights. Writers must sign verification that work is original.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are currently looking for writers with experience in the fields of financial markets (NO personal finance, please), futures-options-derivatives, commodities, insurance, aerospace and aviation, defense, state economic development. Also looking for those with experience in writing about economic topics in Latin America or Asia. Journalism/magazine experience only; no PR/corporate writers, please. Rates start at $0.75/word. Stories run 800-2000 words. Submit resume and cover letter by email, only if you have experience in the fields listed above. Please, no queries, no submissions.
PHOTOS/ART: No freelance photos.
HINTS: Please don't reply unless you have substantive experience in fields listed.

O'Brien's Literary Speculator, 2500 E. Imperial Highway # 201-347, Brea, CA 92821. Email info - at - obriensliteraryspeculator.org. Website http://www.obriensliteraryspeculator.org. Jerry O'Brien, Editor. "We publish speculative literature of all kinds as long as it is under 7,000 words. We also publish poetry and graphic arts." 90% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Tri-annual. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms up to 150 days after acceptance. Buys one time print rights and all web rights. Accepts reprints. Responds within 45 days. Sample available after submission. Subscription is $21. Guidelines online at http://www.obriensliteraryspeculator.org/submissions.php.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Original work, prose, poetry, interviews, essays, graphic arts, etc." Pays $25 honorarium for a max of 7,000 words. Submit query or complete ms as an MSWord attachment by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Send as a PDF. Pays $25.
HINTS: "Strange as it is, we have to say be original, proofread, edit, and don't send the work until you love it. Most of what we have received is good, some of it a lot better, few if any pieces were really poor."

Pockets, 1908 Grand AV, P.O. Box 340004, Nashville, TN 37203-0004. P(615)340-7333. Email pockets - at - upperroom.org. Website http://www.pockets.org. (Ms) Lynn W. Gilliam, Editor. 80% freelance. "Each issue of Pockets reflects a specific theme and features material that children can use in a variety of ways. The contents include stories from scripture, fiction, poetry, prayers, puzzles, and activities with colorful illustrations and graphics. Submissions do not need to be overtly religious but should reflect daily living, lifestyles, and problem-solving based on living as faithful disciples. They should help children know that the Christian life is not always a neatly wrapped moral package but is open to the continuing revelation of God's will in their lives. Pockets uses seasonal material, both secular and liturgical. The magazine is written primarily by adults. We welcome submissions from children, particularly for the two Pockets Club pages. Pockets is inter-denominational. Our readers include children of many cultures and ethnic backgrounds. These differences should be reflected in the lifestyles, living environments (suburban, urban, rural, reservation), families (extended families, single-parent families), and peoples' names. Stories should show appreciation of cultural differences. We are certainly open to new writers. Time and workloads do not allow us to 'work' with writers. We suggest that all writers read, read, study, read, study, study, and study several issues of Pockets. Read the themes that relate to those issues." Circ. 95K. 11 issues/year. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms. approx. 10 months after acceptance. Buys newspaper, periodical, and electronic rights. Accepts reprints if they've been published only once before. Responds 6 weeks. Sample $1.50 plus 9x12 SASE with 4 first-class stamps. Subscription $19.95; $25.95 outside of the U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.upperroom.org/pockets/writer_guidelines.asp; upcoming themes online at http://www.upperroom.org/pockets/upcoming_themes.asp.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We continue to need articles about children involved in environmental, community, and peace/justice issues. Such articles are entitled, Peacemakers at Work' or 'Someone You'd Like to Know' on the table of contents of each issue. We have very few submissions for this feature. Similarly we have few 'Wendell' stories. These stories are targeted for younger readers, 5-7 year olds. No more than 600 words. They must reflect the theme of the issue." Pays $0.14/word for stories and articles; $2/line, up to maximum of 24 lines, minimum of $25 for poetry; $25 and up for games and activities. Non-fiction, runs 400-1000 words; Fiction 600-1400 words; Fiction for younger children, 5-7 year olds, no more than 600 words.; and Poetry is 24 lines maximum. Contributions should be typed, double-spaced, on 8 1/2"x 11" paper, accompanied by a SASE for return. We do not accept queries or manuscripts by FAX or e-mail. Writers who wish to save postage and are concerned about paper conservation may send a SASP for notification of unaccepted manuscripts. We will recycle the paper the submission is printed on. Please list the name of the submission(s) on the card."
PHOTOS/ART: "For non-fiction submit 4-8photos. We prefer pictures of children
engaged in the activity and close-up rather than distant shots. Send pictures that show their faces, not their backs. Digital pictures must be 300 dpi. Prints must be without staples or paper clip marks and no impressions on the front of the picture from writing on the back. We accept school photos." Pays $25/published photo. "Submit name and address of photographer along with photographs."
HINTS: A common mistake is when "writers submit material that is not appropriate for Pockets. Writers are wasting their time, energy, and postage. Know what kind of material interests a publisher before submitting material. Please do not query. Read the guidelines and the themes. Study issues of Pockets, and submit your material. We respond to submitted material within 6 weeks. Again, we suggest that all writers read, read, study, read, study, study, and study several issues of Pockets before submitting material. Read the themes that relate to those issues."

Reading Today, 800 Barksdale Rd., P.O. Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139. P(302)731-1600, ext. 250. F(302)731-1057. Email jmicklos - at - reading.org. Website http://www.reading.org. John Micklos, Jr., Editor in Chief. 15% freelance. "Reading Today is the bimonthly membership newspaper of the International Reading Association. It covers issues pertaining to reading education in general and the activities of the Association in particular." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 80K. Bimonthly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 4-6 months after acceptance. Buys all rights, "although author may re-use material with permission of the publisher." Accepts reprints. Responds in six weeks. Sample for written request. Subscription is part of a membership to IRA; basic membership fee is $36 for one year. Guidelines by mail with SASE or by email, and online at http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?p=57462.
CURRENT NEEDS: "All articles have to pertain to reading and/or reading education and must be of interest to an audience of educators." Pays $0.10-$0.30/word to professional writers for articles of 300-1000 words. Submit query with cover letter, bio and clips by mail with SASE or by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Black and white prints, color prints, digital images. Include model release information and caption. Pays $100 for all photos.
HINTS: "Our audience is very specialized. Writing must be on target for an audience of reading educators."

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