October 01, 2008

Paying Markets And Jobs For October 1st

PAYING MARKETS

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

9-1-1 Magazine, 18201 Weston Place, Tustin, CA 92780. P(714)544-7776. F(714)838-9233. Email: editor-at-9-1-1magazine.com. Website: http://www.9-1-1magazine.com. Randall Larson, Editor. 90% freelance. "9-1-1 Magazine is the magazine for the public safety communications and response industry, i.e.; dispatchers, 9-1-1 operators, managers and supervisors, in Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) and dispatch centers; serving law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services. 9-1-1 Magazine provides valuable information to readers in all aspects of the public safety communications and response community.. Each issue contains a blending of product-related technical, operational, and people-oriented features, covering the skills, training, and equipment which these professions all share in common." Occasionally works with new writers. Circ. 15K. 9 issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-12 months after acceptance. Buys first serial rights. No reprints. Responds 30 days. Sample by email. Subscription $30. Guidelines online at: http://www.9-1-1magazine.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=3&id=71&Itemid=43 , by email, or by mail with SASE.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Each issue contains a blending of product-related, technical,
operational, and people-oriented stories, covering the skills, training, and equipment which these professions all share in common. We run stories on provocative issues and cover major incidents from both a responder and a communications standpoint. We do not consider simultaneous submissions." Pays $0.10/word for 1000-2200 words. Submit query by email or by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: Pays $50 per interior photo (1/3 page or smaller), $75 (1/2 page), $100
(full page), $300 cover.
HINTS: "We are a trade magazine for the emergency services communications community. Our writers should be familiar with the industry and write for readers working in the emergency services field. We are not interested in stories directed to the lay public."

Able, the newspaper for, by and about the disabled, P.O. Box 395, Old Bethpage, NY 11804. P(516)939-2253. F(516)939-0540. Email: ablenews-at-aol.com. Website: http://www.ablenews.com. Karin Falcone, Editor. 20% freelance. "We are a monthly newspaper that provides information for people with disabilities." Welcomes new writers. Monthly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys one-time rights. Accepts reprints. Sample articles online. Subscription $15/year. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: Queries. Pays $50 for 500 words. Submit query by email.

Propeller Magazine, 17640 East Nine Mile Road, P.O. Box 377, Eastpointe, MI 48021-0377. P(586)773-9700. F(586)773-6490. Email: propeller-at-apba-racing.com. Website: http://www.apba-racing.com. Tana Moore, Editor. 100% freelance. "Official publication of the American Power Boat Association, covering boat racing throughout the U.S., with some international articles." Welcomes new writers. Circ 4K. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1 month after acceptance. Buys one-time rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 1 day. Sample by phone, email or mail. Subscription $25; $55 outside the U.S. Guidelines by phone or email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Writers who know, or are willing to learn about, power boat racing. Ability to write concise, clean, interesting racing stories covering all classes at an event, or human interest connected to boat racing." Pays $50-$100 for articles of 500-2500 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Images on CD preferred. Color prints, slides, JPEG, TIFF, EPS, or Photoshop files - 300 dpi preferred." Pays $25 each for cover; $15 for interior. "Please label your images as to event/photographer/driver/class. Unidentified photos cannot be used."
HINTS: "We are on a tight budget. Sometimes people can sell an article both to a local paper and to us. Contributors who can both write a decent article and take good photos are extremely valuable."

RUSSIAN LIFE, P.O. Box 567, Montpelier, VT 05601. P(802)223-4955. Email: editorial-at-russianlife.com. Website: http://www.russianlife.com. Paul Richardson, Publisher. "A bimonthly magazine on Russian culture, history, travel and life." 70%-80% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 12-20K. Bimonthly. Pays 30 days after publication. Publishes ms 1-6 months after acceptance. Buys either first serial, second serial or all rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 1 month. For sample send 9 x 12 SASE w/ $2 postage affixed to the editorial office. Subscription $33 US; $38 Overseas. Guidelines online at http://www.russianlife.net/freelance.cfm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Well-written travel pieces to far flung regions. Stuff that does not appear in mainstream media." Pays $300-$400 per article for 1000-5000 words. Extra for photos. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "We are a photographic essay magazine. Pay varies from $20 to $150 depending on placement, size and quality."

When I Was 13, Email: editor-at-thewheniwas13story.com. Website: http://thewheniwas13story.com. Angela Giles Klocke, Editor - all sections. "The "when i was 13" Story website features true life tales of your teen years, stories that will move readers." 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Weekly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms within a month or two after acceptance. Buys One-time electronic rights. Accepts reprints. Responds one month. Guidelines online at: http://thewheniwas13story.com/guidelines.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Essays to kick off the site. Stories of teen years that recount something the writer experienced and recovered well from. Stories to help current teens or adults feel inspired." Pays $25 for original essays ($10 for reprints) for 250-600 words. Query with short overview of story to share -- event, recovery, and approximate word count -- to know first if it overlaps recently accepted stories.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "Once the site is off the ground and running, we plan to feature more essays rather than just one each week, as well as add a humor section. Before submitting, ask yourself if your story really moves and inspires your intended reader."

WRITERS' Journal, P.O. Box 394, Perham, MN 56573. P(218)346-7921. F(218)346-7924. Email: writersjournal-at-writersjournal.com. Website: http://www.writersjournal.com. Leon Ogroske, Editor. "WRITERS' Journal-The Complete Writer's Magazine (published since 1980) is a bimonthly, 64-page publication directed toward all writers. With our matter-of-fact approach to writing, editing, and publishing, the WRITERS' Journal is a favorite among people wanting to be published. Poets will find our publication valuable as the only major publication with two poetry columns encouraging them with a guiding hand. Readers learn from our poetry editor's critique of prize-winning poems-which is done tactfully, respectfully, and creatively. Writers and photographers are enlightened as to how they can incorporate pictures into their efforts in our Photography Techniques column. Screenwriters are given valuable information in the Effective Screenwriting column so they can compete with the best Hollywood has to offer." 30% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 20K. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 6 months after acceptance. Buys one-time rights. Accepts reprints. Responds within a week to queries; up to 6 months to article submissions. For sample copy, mail $6.00 by mail with a written request. Subscription $19.97; $34.97 Canada; $54.97 other. Guidelines online at http://www.writersjournal.com/Writer'sGuidelines.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Our audience wants to learn how to become better writers and seek advice on how to get published. We especially like pieces explaining unusual and unique methods of earning income writers can use while practicing and honing their writing skills. Pay is usually $30.00 and a one-year subscription for articles between 1,000 and 2,000 words. Longer pieces may be accepted, but they may be run as a two-part series. Postal mail submission should include an SASE. E-mail submissions must be pasted into the message. We do not open attachments."
PHOTOS/ART: NO additional payment. "We seldom use photos except with some profile articles."
HINTS: "Avoid writing in first person. We shy from personal essays."

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