November 19, 2008

Paying Markets And Jobs For November 19th

PAYING MARKETS

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

Canticle magazine, 325 Scarlet Blvd., Oldsmar FL 34677. Email: editor-at-canticlemagazine.com. Website: http://www.canticlemagazine.com. Sue Brinkmann, OCSD. "A bimonthly publication for faith-filled, thoughtful Catholic women. A publication of the 'Women of Grace' apostolate founded by Johnnette Benkovic." 60% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Bi-Monthly. Pays 30 days after publication. Publishes ms at least 4 months after acceptance. Buys First North American rights. No reprints. Responds 2-4 weeks. Sample copies available on the website. Subscription $29.95 for US, additional for international subscriptions. Guidelines online at http://www.lhla.org/canticle/guidelines.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Always looking for inspiring stories about 'Women of Grace' -- saint stories with personal application, articles about prayer and the deeper spiritual life. Canticle/WoG has a Carmelite charism." Pay for columns (600 words) starts at $25; pay for features (1000-1200 words, with photos) starts at $75 for unsolicited pieces. "Rates slightly higher for assignments to regular writers. With rare exceptions, feature articles do not exceed 1200 words. Send query or complete ms; e-mail preferred. Refer to guidelines for details."
PHOTOS/ART: "Photos that accompany articles, including author headshots, should be jpegs of high resolution, at least 300 dpi, 100% scale."
HINTS: "Please read several recent issues before querying. We give preference to subscribers. We seldom publish poetry except as part of a larger article; no fiction. March/April and Nov/Dec issues have special eight-page insert pertaining to the liturgical seasons of Easter and Christmas."

DRAFT Magazine, 4350 East Camelback Road, Suite A125, Phoenix, AZ 85018. P(888)806-HOPS. Email: jessica.daynor-at-draftmag.com. Website: http://www.draftmag.com. Jessica Daynor, Managing Editor; Erika Rietz, Editor-in-Chief. 60% freelance. "DRAFT is a national lifestyle magazine similar to cigar or wine magazines but with a focus on beer. In addition to formal reviews and beer content, DRAFT offers food, sports, travel and other lifestyle stories." Prefers to work with published writers. Circ. 300K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication, "depends on the story--sometimes we'll assign something for the issue we're currently working on, and other times we'll accept a pitch with the intent to run it a few issues down the line." Buys "1. Sole and exclusive rights for a period of one year after acceptance of the manuscript; 2. The right to use your name or part or all of your work in DRAFT overruns, advertising and/or promotions; 3.The right to have your work included, along with the entire issue of DRAFT Magazine in which it appears, on an electronic database; and 4. Your manuscript may not appear elsewhere, in whole, in part or in an alternate version, until after DRAFT Magazine's rights expire. In the event DRAFT Magazine rejects the manuscript, all rights revert to you." No reprints. Responds 2-8 weeks. Sample for email request to managing editor. Subscription $19.99. Guidelines online at http://www.draftmag.com/submissions.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Shorter, 150-400-word or blurb-style pieces for our front-of-book sections, On Tap and On Tap Life. (On Tap is beer-related, On Tap Life is not). Also, sports- or game-related pieces for our Play department, and lifestyle (non-beer) features for the feature well. Features can focus on anything guys are interested in--cars, sports, adventure, etc.--as well as profile-style pieces on subjects of interest. For instance, we've done features on dream jobs (in which we profiled six guys with amazing jobs) and superfans (we profiled 5 guys whose lives revolve around their favorite team)." Pays $0.50-$1/word, depending on the department and experience of the writer. "Front-of-book pieces range from 150-400 words, pieces for Trek and Play (our travel and sports/games departments, respectively) usually run about 900 words.
Features are always different depending on their format." Submit query with clips by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Usually our art department rounds up photos or arranges shoots, but we may also have freelancers ask for photos from a company or PR firm they're working with for a particular story." No additional pay "unless the photo is commissioned."
HINTS: "Writers need not have any beer knowledge, and pitches don't have to be (and shouldn't be) just about beer. We want male-interest stories; if a guy would want to read it, pitch it. Our demographic isn't much different from Maxim, Esquire or Men's
Journal. Also, we never accept beer reviews; all of our reviews are written by our expert review panel and subscribe to the BJCP guidelines."

Electric Spec. Email: editors-at-electricspec.com. Website: http://www.electricspec.com. David E. Hughes, Betsy Dornbusch, Lesley L. Smith (editors). "Electric Spec publishes short stories in the science fiction, fantasy, and macabre genres. It also features author interviews and a movie column." 85% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. "400k hits." Published 3 times a year. Publishes ms 1 month after acceptance. Buys First world electronic rights. No reprints. Responds 1-3 months. Samples available at the website. Subscription free. Guidelines online at http://www.electricspec.com/Submissions.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Science fiction, fantasy, and macabre short stories between 250 and 7000 words. We are also looking for cover art." Pays $20 flat fee for 250 to 7000 words. Prefer stories shorter than 5000 words. Submit cover letter with short bio and story attachment in rtf and doc.
PHOTOS/ART: "Pays $20 per cover art piece."
HINTS: "Please see our blog http://electricspec.blogspot.com/ for tips and suggestions."

Fiberarts magazine, 201 East 4th Street, Loveland, CO 80537. Email: lizg-at-fiberarts.com. Website: http://www.fiberarts.com. Marci McDade, Editor; Liz Good, Assistant Editor. "For thirty years, Fiberarts has covered the best and most interesting work in basketry, fiber, knitting, needlework, papermaking, quilting, sculpture, surface design, wearable art, weaving & more!" 95% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms several months after acceptance. Buys exclusive first time rights, non-exclusive subsequent rights. Responds 2-3 months. Sample available at newsstands. Guidelines online http://fiberarts.com/submissions/submissionguidelines.asp.
CURRENT NEEDS: Queries. "To submit an idea for an article, send a one-paragraph synopsis of your proposed article, writing samples, and images." See guidelines. Pay varies by word count.
PHOTOS/ART: "Images are accepted in the form of slides, transparencies, or high-resolution digital images. Send up to twenty examples of recent work with full caption information (artist, title, year completed, materials, techniques, dimensions and photo credit, where applicable). If you are submitting digital images, please include printed thumbnails. We prefer the high-resolution digital images to be TIFF format, 300 ppi resolution, and at least as big as they would be printed in the magazine. If your high-resolution images do not meet these requirements, please do not convert them. Upon submission we will determine if they suitable."

Flight Journal, 20 Westport Rd., Wilton, CT 06897. P(203)431-9000. Email: rogerp-at-airage.com. Website: http://www.flightjournal.com. Roger Post, Editor. "Caters to the aviation enthusiast who loves aircraft and the adventures pilots have had in them. The main focus has been combat stories that have been gathered from veterans." 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 60K. Bi-monthly. Pays upon publication. Publishes ms from 1 week to a few years after acceptance. Buys one-year rights. Responds to email in one day. Sample available at Barnes & Noble, Borders or local hobby shops. Some magazine stores, too. Subscription $17.95; $22.95 Canada; $27.95 other. Guidelines available online at: http://www.flightjournal.com - click on Contributor's Guidelines near the end of the left-hand column.
CURRENT NEEDS: Queries. Pays $700/per article for 2,500 w/two sidebars of 200 words each. Photos are paid extra. Submit by email.
PHOTOS/ART: 300dpi, 17-inch width if used as a spread; 7-inch width for regular use. Must be sharp and clean. Pay depends on size; $40-$225.
HINTS: "Write engaging articles that grab the reader from the start. Be sure that all facts are correct because we will check them."

The Gay & Lesbian Review / Worldwide, P.O. Box 180300, Boston, MA 01118. P(617)421-0082. Email: HGLR-at-aol.com. Website: http://www.GLReview.com. Richard Schneider Jr., Editor. "A bimonthly journal of GLBT history, culture, and politics." 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 12K. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Response time varies. Sample available by request via email or regular mail. Subscription $22; $32 Canada; $42 other. Guidelines online at http://glreview.com/submission.php.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Essays rather than book reviews. Topic areas open, but GLBT content is essential." Pays $100 for original feature articles to 4,000 words; $50 for book (and other) reviews. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "We receive a large number of personal memoirs and autobiographical writings, which is a genre that we really don't publish. Unsolicited book reviews are not accepted. In general, I prefer proposals to completed papers, especially when the latter were originally written for a different venue."

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