Paying Markets And Jobs For August 27th

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August 27, 2008

Paying Markets And Jobs For August 27th

PAYING MARKETS

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Arthur McAllister Publishers. Email: editor-at-amcpub.com. Gordon L. Weil, Publisher. "Print and online publisher. Non-fiction, not including personal memoirs, legal." Publishes an average of 5 new titles/ year. Welcomes new writers. Offers advance. Publishes book approximately two months after final manuscript acceptance. Responds one day to two weeks.
CURRENT NEEDS: "One page email initial submissions only." Advance depends on each individual book. Royalties are 6.67% to 15% of net final revenues received by publisher. Books must be 50 page minimum; no maximum. This publisher, like many others today, utilizes print on demand technology to produce books. AMp will also offer electronic (ebook) versions of some titles.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A.

CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine, 445 Broad Hollow Road, Suite 425, Melville, NY 11747. P(631)421-9421. F(631)421-1352. Email: jschneider-at-eop.com Website: http://www.eop.com. Attn: Jim Schneider. 60% freelance. "Career-guidance magazine received by college students and professionals with disabilities." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 10,500. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-6 months after acceptance. Buys first N.A. rights. No reprints. Responds 3-5 days. Sample articles at website. Subscription $13. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Role-model profiles and industry trends." Pays "10 cents per word at first, then from $350-$400 per article" for 1,500-2,000 words. Submit query by email or by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: Discussed on assignment. No additional pay.

Coastal Woman, 3463 State St. #208, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. P(805)453-7509. F805)682-2259. Email: editor-at-coastalwoman.com. Website: http://www.coastalwoman.com. Barbara Lanz-Mateo, Editor. "Women today are more interesting than ever as they seek ways to balance traditional roles and unconventional choices. Coastal Woman explores the ways they each make it work living in Santa Barbara, juggling nature and nurture, family and career, personal time and community care. Women look to Coastal Woman for the information and resources that inspire them to achieve big dreams and live well." 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 25K. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-6 months after acceptance. Buys first print and electronic rights. Accepts reprints. Responds up to a month, usually less. Sample available online or send them $6 and they'll mail a copy. Subscription $15 for two years. Guidelines online at: http://www.coastalwoman.com/writers.php.
CURRENT NEEDS: Queries. Pays $0.20/word for 800-1500 words. "Email recent clips and cover letter."
PHOTOS/ART: "If photos are available, we would like to know that." Pays $50.
HINTS: "Writers pitch me stories with sources from other areas; we are a local publication and want (at least some) local sources in our stories. We are in Santa Barbara. Stories about quilting bees, scrapbooking and other craft-type articles just don't work for us.

Diabetes Self-Management, 150 West 22nd Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10011. P(212)989-0200. F(212)989-4786. Email: editor-at-diabetes-self-mgmt.com. Website: http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com. Ingrid Strauch, Managing Editor. 95% freelance. "Diabetes Self-Management is a consumer health publication that aims to help people with diabetes control their condition. We cover nutrition, exercise, pharmacology, medical and technological advances, and mental health issues." Occasionally works with new writers. Circ. 450K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 4-12 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. Occasionally accepts reprints. Responds 6 weeks. Sample on request. Subscription $18; $36 outside the U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/about/contactus.cfm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Accurate, up-to-date knowledge of diabetes and its treatment. We do not publish personal experiences, celebrity profiles, or research breakthroughs. Pays flat fee of $700 or less for 2000-2500 words. Submit query.
PHOTOS/ART: "We do not purchase art or photos."

Drum Business Magazine, 12 Old Bridge Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. Email: kevk-at-moderndrummer.com. Website: http://moderndrummer.com/currentissue.php. Kevin Kearns, Editor. 35% freelance. "Trade magazine focusing on helping retailers of drum and percussion products with information on merchandising, management, product description and review, and sales techniques." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 7000. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-12 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. Accepts reprints not previously published in music retailing industry. Responds 1-4 weeks. Sample for email request. Subscription $24 US/Canada; $44 other. Guidelines for email request to sueh-at-moderndrummer.com.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Retail merchandising concepts." Pays flat fee of $200 for departments of 1000-1200 words and $350 for features of 2500-3000 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Payment depends on size.
HINTS: "Be practical with ideas."

Fate Magazine, P.O. Box 460, Lakeville MN 55044. P(800)728-2730. F(952)891-6091. Email: submissions-at-fatemag.com. Website: http://fatemag.com. Andrew Honigman, Associate Editor. "Fate is a full-color, 160 page bimonthly magazine that delivers a one-of-a-kind reading experience. Published continuously since 1948, FATE is the longest-running publication of its kind, supplying its loyal readership with a broad array of true accounts of the strange and unknown for 60 years. Fate is looking for factual, informative, and entering articles on the following subjects: UFO sightings and alien abductions, paranormal investigations, psychics, Spiritualists, mystic experiences, the occult, ancient mysteries, myths, legends and lore, ghosts, cryptids, angels, fairies, and strange science." 75% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 15K. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-6 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 6 weeks. For a sample send a post card to their mailing address. Subscription $27.95. Guidelines online at http://fatemag.com/WritersGuidelines.pdf.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Fate is looking for factual, informative, and entertaining articles on the following subjects: UFO sightings and alien abductions, paranormal investigations, psychics, Spiritualists, mystic experiences, the occult, ancient mysteries, myths, legends and lore, ghosts, cryptids, angels, fairies, and strange science." Pays $0.10/word for 800-4000 words. Submit query by email to submissions-at-fatemag.com.
PHOTOS/ART: "Art is encouraged, but not required." Pays $10.
HINTS: "Fate gives preferential treatment to material written from a first-person, hands-on perspective. We prefer first-hand accounts of cases and investigations, as opposed to theory or opinion-based pieces."

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Non-Fiction Book Authors - Offers advance.
Arthur McAllister Publishers (AMc)
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