April 09, 2008

Paying Markets And Jobs For April 9th

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. Gail Perry, 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.
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."

AGD Impact, 211 E. Chicago Ave, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60611. E-mail impact - at - agd.org. Website http://www.agd.org. Cathy McNamara, Executive Editor. 20% freelance. "The articles are slanted toward dental professionals. We cover practice management, dental education, and hot issues surrounding general practice." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 37K. Monthly. Pays on acceptance. Period between acceptance and publication is discussed on assignment. Buys all rights. Accepts reprints. Responds quickly. Sample articles on website in "Publications." Subscription $50. Guidelines not available. "We work very closely with writers."
CURRENT NEEDS: "Articles written for the dental professional." Pays $0.45/word. Submit query by e-mail.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A

Alaska Business Monthly, 501 W. Northern Lights Blvd., Ste. 100, Anchorage, AK 99503. P(907)276-4373. F(907)279-2900. Email editor - at - akbizmag.com. Website http://www.akbizmag.com. Debbie Cutler, Editor. "A statewide business publication representing all industries of Alaska." 80% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 12K-14K. Monthly. Pays month of publication. Publishes ms 3 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. Accepts reprints, provided they are related to Alaska business. Responds 1 day to 3 months. Sample available by request via email or send SASE to above address. Subscription $29.95. Guidelines available by mail with SASE or by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Anything to do with Alaska business, featuring Alaska companies and Alaska sources. Topics approved before assigned." Pay ranges from $125 to $300 on average for 550 to 2,000 words. Submit query or complete ms with cover letter and bio by mail with SASE or by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Photo requirements - 300 dpi, 5 megapixals, jpeg. Payment varies.
HINTS: "Please focus only on Alaska business issues. We get dozens of queries not related to Alaska."

Bird Watcher's Digest, P.O. Box 110, Marietta, OH 45750. Website http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com. Bill Thompson, III, Editor. 65% freelance. "A bimonthly magazine about birds and bird watchers covering topics about the joy of birding in the backyard and beyond." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 50K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-24 months after acceptance. Buys first or one-time rights. Occasionally accepts reprints. Responds up to 8 weeks. Sample $5. Subscription $19.99. Guidelines online at http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/bwd_corporate/sg_writers.aspx.
CURRENT NEEDS: See guidelines for current needs. Pays $100 for short features. Articles run 500-3500 words. "We prefer submissions via mail due to potential inconsistencies with e-mail, SPAM filters, etc. We prefer cover letter, complete ms., SASE. We can get bio, images after acceptance."
PHOTOS/ART: "Slides well protected in sleeves and 20-unit slide sheets. OR on CD, Mac-compatible format." Pays $75 per image.
HINTS: "Common mistakes: Expecting an immediate answer to e-mail queries and submissions; Simultaneous submissions to other bird magazines; Writing about pet/baby birds; Submitting material on topics we've recently covered."

BLOW, 9487 Jamaica Beach, Galveston, Texas 77554. Email kate - at - blowsite.com. Website http://www.blowsite.com. Kate Gould, Editor. 25% freelance. "Entertaining fiction, non-fiction, verse, cartoons, and commentary geared toward the general public - not academia or literature which will not hold its own outside the classroom." Welcomes new writers. "Our editor has long experience working with new writers, as well as published pros. We are willing to work with anyone exhibiting a noticeable potential to help BLOW get quality words on the shelves." Circ. 5K (inaugural), 8K (projected 2008). Will publish quarterly in 2008. Pays on acceptance. Period between acceptance and publication varies. "The exclusive rights we buy expire 1 year from contract." Buys first world (English language) rights, exclusive for 1 year. Non-exclusive anthology and reprint rights for an additional royalty. Rarely accepts reprints. Responds 1 week to 1 month. Sample will be available in October. See website for sample articles in the near future. Subscription "$1/60pence. No break for yearly subscriptions." Guidelines online at http://www.blowsite.com/uploads/Guidelines.doc.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Enthralling fiction, insightful non-fiction (humorous is best), accessible poetry. Within guidelines, nothing is categorically overlooked. Pay scale is $25 to $250, dependant on space available, quality of work, and general appeal." Prose runs to 7K words; poetry to 500 words, depending on line breaks. Submit query per guidelines.
PHOTOS/ART: "We do not publish photographs. We run cartoons in every issue. See guidelines." No additional pay for photos, but does pay for cartoons.
HINTS: "Slow beginnings, literary ramblings, prolonged descriptive passages, and overtly pointed or cathartic writing is unlikely to find a home with us. If it speaks to the magazine reader and occasional book buyer, it might be for us. If it causes people to talk about it after they're done reading it, we'll buy it. We seek heavy plots, astounding (though brief) imagery, and moving characters. We love humor, and subtlety goes a long way with us."

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. 400+. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys first N.A. rights and first electronic 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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