April 23, 2008

Paying Markets And Jobs For April 23rd

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

Growing Wealth, 255 S. Orange Ave., Sixth Floor, Orlando, FL 32801. P(407)420-6366. F(407)206-6505. Email editor - at - growingwealthmag.com. Website vhttp://www.growingwealthmag.com. Leah Miller, Managing Editor 50% freelance. "Our target audience is anyone who is seeking to grow his or her wealth through both traditional and nontraditional means. We are especially interested in articles on real estate investing, business opportunities (not promotional), entrepreneurialism, securities investing, etc." Welcomes new writers, "if they have a background or training in journalism." Circ. 25K. Monthly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 2 months after acceptance. Buys all rights for two years. No reprints. Responds 1 week. Subscriptions available online. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: Writers who have "published writing samples." Pays $125-$500, depending on several factors. Submit query and clips by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Recommendations or separate payment for professional art." Pays $50.
HINTS: "We are looking for writers with experience." Background in some topic areas is good. Must have some sense of what it takes to be a journalist and how a journalist differs from a copywriter. We need mss. for everything. An editorial calendar is available.

Missouri Life, 515 E. Morgan St., Boonville, MO 65233. P(660)248-3489. F(660)248-2310. Email info - at - missourilife.com. Website http://www.missourilife.com. Rebecca French Smith, Managing Editor. 90% freelance. "Missouri Life celebrates and explores the unique qualities of the state, with a special focus on leisure (day trips, weekend getaways, things to do and see) and history. Welcomes new writers, but on spec." Prefers to work with published writers with clips. Circ. 20K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-12 months after acceptance. Buys all rights, but non-exclusive. Responds within six weeks. Sample at newsstands and libraries. Subscription $19.99. Guidelines online at http://www.missourilife.com/submissions.shtml.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Stories on Missouri artists, little-known travel destinations around the state, historical features, personality profiles on ordinary Missourians doing extraordinary things, and features on Missouri's Civil War History." Pays $0.20/word for long features of varying lengths; $50/article for departmental pieces under 300 words. Some departments run 500 words. Submit query with clips or writing samples by mail with SASE, fax, or email to rebecca - at - missourilife.com. If you're unpublished, must include sample of your writing; if published, tell us where to see clips online or send.
PHOTOS/ART: "All Missouri Life stories must have visual component. We can work with any format but prefer digital images, minimum 300 dpi at 4 x 6. For features, pays $50 for publication of a single photo, package contracts are negotiated for usage of multiple photos from a single source. Writers for short pieces provide photography as part of their standard fee (often provided to them by their sources). Assignment fees vary."
HINTS: "Please do not query us without reading at least one issue to see who we are and better see our needs. Check your letters for spelling; we won't consider anything with errors and you'd be amazed how often we get letters with spelling errors. We would worry you'd be careless with the story, too."

Naughty American, The, 625 Broadway, Ste. 700, San Diego, CA 92101. P(619)237-5014. Email moye - at - latouraineinc.com. Website http://www.thenaughtyamerican.com. David Moye, Editor. One to two freelance contributions per issue. "A new daily online newspaper celebrating naughty Americans." Welcomes new writers. Circ. not yet available. Daily. Manuscripts will be published within 3 weeks of acceptance once the publication debuts. Buys first rights. Occasionally accepts reprints (depends on piece and level of previous publication). Responds within 1 week. Sample will be available online. Subscription free. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Saucy celebrity interviews, offbeat interviews with naughty Americans; titillating trend pieces." Pays per word for features; flat fee for columns. Submit query or complete manuscript and bio by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "If you have photos, we'll look at them." Payment TBD.
HINTS: "Don't submit pieces that are made up."

Off Lead, 970 West Trindle Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. P(717)691-3388. F(717) 691-3381. Email info - at - barkleigh.com. Website http://www.off-lead.com. Marsha Lohr, Managing Editor. 10%-15% freelance. "Off-Lead seeks to improve dog training techniques, business skills and relationships. We are interested in profitable solutions and problem solving." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 6.5K. Quarterly. Publishes ms 60+ days after acceptance. Buys first N.A. rights. Occasionally accepts reprints. Response time varies. Sample for email request. Subscription $15.95; $25 outside the U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.off-lead.com/writers.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Off-Lead will accept articles that are in any way related to the world of dogs, as long as the dogs are obedience trained with motivational methods - i.e. dance, carting, hunting, performance, freestyle, tricks, and, of course, competition. We want to advise and educate trainers and instructors about all the latest discoveries in the world of canines." Submit query by email to Steven Appelbaum at topdawg - at - dawgbiz.net.
HINTS: "Query first! Query on all submissions before writing an article that may not be needed at this time. Queries should be in writing. We prefer double-spaced, typed articles. Articles may be e-mailed in RTF format to topdawg - at - dawgbiz.net. When e-mailing submissions, title the correspondence with "OL" at the beginning. Create a short
Synopsis of the points that you plan to make. A sample paragraph would be helpful. Articles that are accepted for publication are subject to editing for content, punctuation and space."

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. Amanda Stewart, 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://www.ourstate.com/mag/guidelines.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: See editorial calendar at http://www.ourstate.com/mag/calendar.asp. 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."

Seattle Magazine, 1505 Western Ave., Suite 500 (above Kasala on the Hillclimb), Seattle, WA 98101. P(206)284-1750. F(206)284.2550. Email Rachel - at - seattlemag.com. Website http://www.seattlemag.com. Rachel Hart, Editor; Virginia M. Smyth, Managing Editor; Brangien Davies, Arts and Culture Editor (all arts, culture, trends and community events); Andrea Delimont, Lifestyle Editor (shopping, product pages, dining, lifestyle features). 75% freelance. "The editorial mission of Seattle Magazine is to help people to live better in their city. Whether it's through a fun and informative service piece about the Best Doctors or an investigative political story that breaks down an issue for understanding, the piece must enrich the lives of our readers and give them useful, practical information about our city. The Seattle Magazine editorial style must be bright, lively and utilitarian wherever possible. Pieces should provide insight into the subject that goes beyond the obvious, beyond what the dailies and weeklies are saying, and provide insider information the reader couldn't find elsewhere. We cover food, arts, people, politics, news, business, shopping--all aspects of city living." Welcomes new writers "with great ideas and clips." Circ 45K-50K. 12 issues/yr. Pays 60 days after publication. Publishes ms 2-6 months after acceptance. Buys exclusive, periodical reproductions and distribution rights for 90 days from publication. Occasionally accepts reprints. Responds 2-6 months. Sample by phone or email. Subscription $18.95; $28.95 Canada; $38.95 other. Guidelines online at http://www.seattlemag.com/writers.asp and http://www.seattlemag.com/editorbios.
CURRENT NEEDS: "EXPERIENCED LOCAL WRITERS. Knowing which stories are appropriate for our magazine. Local expertise." Pays $0.25-$0.50/word, "sometimes more depending on writer and story," for articles of 100-2000 words. Submit query letter and clips by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: Requires slides or 2 1/4 film preferred. Pay varies.
HINTS: "Mistakes: many writers pitch us travel stories on Mexico or Australia--Not relevant to the local market. People can read about that and get better info from travel and leisure publications. We want regional travel stories."

Freelance Writing Maven - Near Seattle, WA
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Freelance Greeting Card Writers
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Freelance Jr Copywriter
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Freelance Arabic Copywriter/Translation
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Berlin Correspondent
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Freelance Researcher/Fact-Checker
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