August 06, 2008

Paying Markets And Jobs For August 6th

PAYING MARKETS

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

Adventure Kayak, P.O. Box 70, Palmer Rapids, ON K0J 2E0 Canada. P(613)758-2042. F(613)758-2853. Email: editor-at-adventurekayakmag.com. Website: http://www.adventurekayakmag.com. Tim Shuff, Editor. 90% freelance. "Adventure Kayak is a kayak touring magazine with distribution across North America. Our readers range from rank beginners to expert paddlers who share the desire to learn, explore and experience the kayak touring world. We accept submissions at any time." Occasionally works with new writers. Circ. 15K. Publishes 4 issues/year. Pays within 45 days of publication. Publishes ms 6 months after acceptance. Buys FNAPR. Responds 6 weeks. Sample articles online (see back issues). Subscription $15. Guidelines online for pdf download at https://www.rapidmedia.com/contact_info/editorial_department.php or by email request.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Queries. We are always in the market for articles that have depth, emotional impact and take-away value for the reader, complemented by striking photos." Pays up to $0.20/word CDN for 100-1500 words, depending on length, content and quality. Submit thorough article query per guidelines via email or mail with SASE/IRC. "We do not accept queries over the phone."
PHOTOS/ART: "Send low-res sample images with query. See photo guidelines." Publishes between 2 - 6 images per issue. Pays $25-$200 CDN.
HINTS: "Read our query guidelines and provide thorough queries."

Albedo One, 2 Post Road, Lusk, Co. Dublin, Ireland. Email: bobn-at-yellowbrickroad.ie. Website: http://www.albedo1.com. Robert Neilson Co- Editor (for fiction submissions); John Kenny Co-Editor (for art submissions). "Albedo One focuses on science fiction, fantasy and horror, though we are very much on the outer borders of the genres. Each issue of the magazine features an author interview (our last three subjects have been Raymond E. Feist, Geoff Ryman and Christopher Priest), an opinion piece (a bit like a soap box), letters, editorial, book reviews and 30 to 35 thousand words of fiction. We have been operating since 1993 and in that time have won three European SF Awards. In 2004 we started an international short story competition (The Aeon Award), which currently features a 1000 euro top prize. The response to this competition has been phenomenal and this year we have introduced second and third prizes for the first time. One of the stories from our 2005 final was featured in Gardiner Dozois' Year's Best SF Anthology and the writer, David D. Levine, has gone on to win a Hugo Award subsequently." 80% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 900. Three issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms within a couple of years of acceptance. Buys First English Language Rights. Responds usually within 3 months. Sample available by contacting their website. Guidelines online at http://www.albedo1.com/html/writers_guidelines.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Thoughtful, character-driven fiction. Pays three euro per thousand for fiction. We prefer stories between 2000 and 6000 words. We are currently interested in short fiction only. Authors should submit the entire story (send one at a time to give yourself the best chance of success) and a brief cover letter per the guidelines."
PHOTOS/ART: "Searing cover artwork. See our current cover as an example."
HINTS: "Read a copy of the magazine before submitting - you need to know what we like and also if writers do not support magazines like ours they will rapidly disappear from the market. Do not tell us about your story in the covering letter. Do not tell us how good it is (that's for us to judge). Absolutely do not write back and argue if we reject your story. Send us another one: we reject upwards of 98% of all stories submitted. We have never accepted an heroic fantasy story and have published the sum total of one poem - go with the statistics."

Scrap Magazine, 1615 L St. NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036- 5610. P(202)662-8547. F(202)626-0947. Email: kentkiser-at-scrap.org. Website: http://www.scrap.org. Kent Kiser, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief. 50% freelance. "Scrap is the preeminent magazine for the scrap recycling industry, providing news and feature articles on a variety of topics to help scrap recyclers operate better, more profitable businesses." Welcomes new writers. Circ 11,000. Bimonthly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms within two months of acceptance. Buys all rights, including electronic. No reprints. Responds within 3 months. Sample articles at website. Sample issues only available for free to writers in North America. International requests must pay postage. Subscription $40; $47 Canada/Mexico; $126 other. Guidelines online at http://www.scrap.org/contact_us.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We do not rely on freelancers to suggest article ideas (though that is always welcome). Usually we have an article idea and hire a writer who can best address the topic." Pays $800-$1200 for articles ranging from 2000-3000 words in length. "Submit query to the editor first if you have an idea for an article. Otherwise, simply submit a letter of introduction and several clips to the editor for review and possible consideration for future assignments."
PHOTOS/ART: "At various times, Scrap commissions photographs and illustrations to accompany specific articles. We generally don't rely on freelance writers to provide visuals to accompany their articles (unless there are no other options)." Pays $600- $1200 for photo shoots.
HINTS: "Writers need to know that the scrap recycling industry is NOT the same as curbside recycling. The best way to understand the scrap industry is to visit our website and the site of our related trade association (http://www.isri.org) and review a sample copy of Scrap."

Wisconsin Trails Magazine, 10 E. Doty St., Suite 200, Madison, WI 53703. P(800)236-8088. Email: dbacha-at-journalsentinel.com. Website: http://www.wisconsintrails.com. Diane Bacha, Executive Editor (features, essays, profiles); Andrea Bahe (food, reviews, and events). 50%-80% freelance. "Wisconsin Trails is 'The Magazine of Life in Wisconsin.' It features articles on Wisconsin people, history, nature, adventure, lifestyle, arts, sports, recreation and business. We're interested in the out-of-the-way and the popular destinations-but everything must have a Wisconsin tie or connection. We strive to publish writing that takes readers beyond the nuts and bolts of an adventure and shares a sense and spirit of place and people." Works with professional and previously published writers. Circ. 40K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-12 months after acceptance. Buys first and one-time rights, including electronic rights. No reprints. Responds 3-4 months. Subscription $24.95. Guidelines online at http://www.wisconsintrails.com.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We make no assignments without first having a sense of writers' abilities and previous experience." Pays $40 for short pieces and $0.25/word for features and other departments. Submit cover letter of introduction and at least 2 published clips (if you are new to the magazine), as well as a detailed query letter and bio by mail with SASE or by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Color digital photography." Payment varies.
HINTS: "Common mistakes: Being unfamiliar with the magazine, its content, format, voice and recent coverage; Querying about subjects unrelated to Wisconsin; Mistaking a destination for a story idea--for instance, saying you'd like to write a piece about Green Bay; Not following the writers' guidelines for submissions; The inability to be open to editing and constructive criticism meant to improve manuscripts; Sloppiness, submitting manuscripts with typos, factual, inaccuracies, etc.; Missing deadlines."

Wittenburg Door, The, P.O. Box 1444, Waco, TX 76703-1444. Website: http://www.wittenburgdoor.com. Robert Darden, Senior Editor. 90% freelance. "The world's oldest and largest (and probably only) religious humor and satire magazine is now in its 36th year of using humor AND satire to hold a mirror before the Church. We are NOT Mad Magazine, nor are we National Lampoon. We're a group of Christians who genuinely love the Church Triumphant and Universal. It's just the people who make us want to hurl." Warmly welcomes new writers. Circ. not provided. Bi-monthly. Usually pays 30 days after publication. Publishes ms 2-6 months after acceptance. Buys first N.A. rights. No reprints. Respond 2 months. Sample $5.98 - send request to The Wittenburg Door, 5622 Columbia Avenue, Dallas, TX 75214. Subscription $29.95. Guidelines online at http://www.wittenburgdoor.com/wguidelines.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Really funny stuff about religion that has a point. No first-person
essays, sermons, poetry. Sharp, cutting-edge humor from an insider's POV." Pays $40-$250, depending on the piece. Article lengths vary. Submit email as an attachment or
pasted into the email to dooreditor-at-earthlink.net, or by mail with SASE to Robert
Darden, Senior Editor at the P.O. box listed above.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "READ THE MAGAZINE FIRST! Read several, in fact. Read our Writer's Guidelines. Check out our website. But DON'T send stuff you'd send anywhere else...we're the only magazine doing what we're doing!"

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