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December 17, 2008
Paying Markets And Jobs For December 17th
PAYING MARKETS
These are NOT recycled guidelines. WritersWeekly.com only features original market listings, received from and approved by the editors at each publication.
Country Folk Magazine, HC 77, Box 580, Pittsburg MO 65724. Email: editor-at-countryfolkmag.com. Website: http://www.countryfolkmag.com. Susan Salaki, Managing Editor; Larry Henry, Editor. "Country Folk is all about the people, places and events, both current and historically, in the Missouri Ozarks region. Every story is true and real names and places are always used. Often writers send in true stories from their family genealogy books. Sometimes writers interview older folks who lived in the Ozarks in their youth. The most important thing all writers need to know is that just writing a history story is not enough. They must use real names and places or the story is not accepted." 80% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Pays on publication. **Only pays writers, "who send in excellent material complete with old photos, material that we do not have to edit much at all.** (If they try to publish your piece for free, WritersWeekly recommends you withdraw your article. If it's good enough for them to publish, it's good enough to earn you a paycheck from them!) Publishes ms within a few months of acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds within a few weeks. Sample $5. Subscription $24. "Our guidelines are simple. We only accept true stories about people, places, or events in the Missouri Ozarks region. You must use real names. Try to keep it under 900 words."
CURRENT NEEDS: "Currently we are looking for true ghost stories in the entire Ozarks region, that includes the Ozarks region in Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas. Real names and places must be used." Pays flat fee of $25-$100 for good material and photos only. (See note above.) Payment depends on length and quality and if photos are submitted. Maximum length is 900 words. "No minimum length since we can always use very short historical or humorous pieces as fillers. If you are submitting a manuscript with photos, use a manila envelope. If you are submitting a manuscript only, save postage by using a #10 plain envelope. Our preferred way is by email with digital photos attached." Send manuscripts to editor-at-countryfolkmag.com.
PHOTOS/ART: "Photos and artwork are not required with any manuscript but the manuscript must be exceptional on its own without photos. We can always do the artwork in-house. We don't buy photos by themselves. Manuscripts that come with photos receive more pay."
HINTS: "The most common mistake writers make is assuming their material will be accepted even though they do not use real names and places in their material. Far too often we receive 'old time stories' about the history of 'country folks' and no names or only first names are used. We don't even finish reading manuscripts that don't use surnames."
The Dabbling Mum. Website: http://thedabblingmum.com. Alyice Edrich, Editor. 90% freelance. "National, online publication with a Christian undertone. Features articles that deal with business, writing, parenting, and recipes. Voted as one of the top 101 websites for 2005 and 2006 by Writer's Digest Magazine." Welcomes new and veteran writers. Weekly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-4 weeks after acceptance. Buys exclusive electronic rights for 1 month only; non-exclusive print rights; indefinite archival rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 6-8 weeks. Sample articles at website; "browse the centers". Subscription is free. Guidelines online at http://thedabblingmum.com/writersguidelines.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We're looking for articles on specific business ideas that can be
worked from home." Pays $20-$40 for articles of 500-1500 words; $10 for reprints of any length. Submit query or complete manuscript per guidelines.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "We have an editorial web page that lists our current needs. If you want to break into our publication, take the time to write something we need NOW. The web page to visit is: http://thedabblingmum.com/writersneeds.htm.
Descant Magazine, 50 Baldwin Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1L4, Canada. P(416)593-2557. F(416)593-9362. Email: info-at-descant.ca. Website: http://www.descant.ca. Karen Mulhallen, Editor in Chief. "Poetry, Fiction, Essays, Visual Art. Now in its third decade, *Descant* is a quarterly journal publishing new and established contemporary writers and visual artists from Canada and around the world. Begun in 1970 as a mimeograph, *Descant* has evolved into an exquisitely produced journal of international acclaim. Over the years many ground-breaking special editions of *Descant* have been published, including issues focusing on single artists such as Dennis Lee, Michael Ondaatje and R. Murray Schafer, theme issues such as Male Desire, Romantic Love, Anatomy and Music, and issues exploring the culture of countries such as India, Australia/New Zealand, China, the former Yugoslavia and Japan." 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 2K. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 4-12 months after acceptance. Responds from immediately to a few days. Subscription $28 (CAN); US $38 (CAN); other $45 (CAN). Guidelines online at http://www.descant.ca/submit.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Current themed issue: Writers in Prison. Any work relevant to this theme. Pays $100 honorarium. Submissions must be typed, double-spaced on one side of the page, with ample margins. Good quality photocopies or computer printouts are acceptable. The sender's full name, type of submission and complete address should be printed on the envelope. There is no need to include an SASE unless the sender cannot communicate by email and/or would like their manuscript returned."
PHOTOS/ART: "Art submissions can be mailed to us, either on hard copy or on CD-R. If sending on CD-R, use low resolution jpgs or pdf, preferably Mac format, but PC is acceptable." Pays $100 honorarium.
HINTS: "It is a common error to pay insufficient attention to our submissions guidelines: we do not accept submissions via email. In addition, it should be noted that our editorial process is slow and it may take up to 12 months to receive a response from us. In addition,manuscripts and cover letters should be thoroughly checked for errors in spelling, grammar and syntax. It is advisable to read through our website thoroughly before contacting us with queries, as the responses to many of these can be found in its content. It is also advisable to be patient when waiting to hear back from us about the status of submissions as we receive more than 1500 submissions a year and aim to give all this work the attention it
deserves. We aim to contact all writers as soon as possible after the editorial decisions have been made as we appreciate that it can be frustrating to experience long delays! We are currently looking for work for our upcoming themed issue 'Writers in Prison' and we are always accepting general, un-themed submissions."
Dialogue, Blindskills, Inc. P(503)581-4224. Email: info-at-blindskills.com. Website: http://www.blindskills.com. Karen Lynn Thomas, Editor. "Dialogue is an international news magazine written by and for people who are experiencing vision loss or who are blind. It is published by the nonprofit organization Blindskills Inc. based in Oregon. The magazine's purpose is to encourage and facilitate independent living. It provides a wealth of useful information and hints to make life easier. Many topics are covered including finding transportation, starting a career, managing illness, traveling, participating in sports, accessing computers, and adapting the home environment. Dialogue reviews low vision
aids and devices, provides tips on coping with vision loss, and interviews professionals in the field." 20% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Bi-monthly. Buys First North American Serial Rights. Occasionally accepts reprints. Responds in less than a week to queries; three months or more to submissions. Sample copies are free upon request. Subscriptions $35 for all four formats - Large Print, Braille, audio, and email. Guidelines online at http://www.blindskills.com/submit.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "DIALOGUE is currently seeking descriptions of workable solutions for operating appliances and other visually-oriented devices; experiences with conducting business online; reviews of new or improved accessible software and hardware; explanations of innovative communication strategies utilized by people who are deaf-blind; safety tips for blind and visually impaired travelers; inspirational accounts of educational pursuits such as study abroad, internships and mentoring programs; and stories of blind and deaf-blind people engaged in challenging, intriguing or unusual careers. Other articles of interest include people who are blind or visually impaired involved in adapted sports such as goal ball, tandem cycling and martial arts; fitness programs such as aerobics, yoga and dance; and crafts such as woodworking, knitting and crocheting. Articles on topics related to dating, relationships and family; daily living, cooking and household management; and examples of people with vision loss developing a positive
attitude, setting goals and planning for the future are also being sought. Short humorous anecdotes related to living with a vision impairment are also accepted. To review the complete table of contents of past issues as well as sample articles, visit
http://www.blindskills.com/current_past.html. Pays $15-$50 depending on length, quality, and research difficulty. "Articles of 200, 500, and from 800 to 1,000 words are preferred. Articles of more than 1,000 words are rarely used. We do occasionally run longer articles if the importance of the topic or nature of the material warrants. While we accept unsolicited manuscripts, we prefer e-mail queries. Both queries and manuscripts may be e-mailed. Include your last name and the query topic or the first three or four words of the article title in the subject line. In the body of the message, please also indicate for which column you think your proposed article is best suited. All text must be placed in the body of the message--absolutely no attachments, please. You may e-mail queries and manuscripts to magazine-at-blindskills.com. Please accompany manuscripts with a cover letter that includes your mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number. Manuscripts in printed form are acceptable. Blindskills, Inc. cannot be responsible for manuscripts lost in the mail. Writers are therefore advised to retain a copy of each submission."
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "Some writers who have never experienced vision limitations overreact to the situation. Blindness is a significant circumstance, not an illness."
Dovetail: A Journal by and for Jewish/Christian Families, 45 Lilac Ave., Hamden, CT 06517. Email: Debit4RLS-at-aol.com. Website: http://www.dovetailinstitute.org. Debi Tenner, Interim Editor. "Non-denominational, non-judgmental publication aims to give dual-faith (primarily Christian and Jewish, but also other mixes) resources to make informed choices and implement those choices." 95% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-6 months after acceptance. Buys 1st North American serial rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 1 week, if the query is properly directed. Sample available at the website. Subscription $39.95 in US or overseas (overseas subscribers must pay by IMO to DI-IFR, 775 Simon Greenwell Ln., Boston, KY 40107). Guidelines available online at http://www.dovetailinstitute.org/writers.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Concrete, well-informed anecdotes, essays, or interviews for mixed-faith households. NO 'inspirational' or sermonizing or proselytizing material, NO single-faith only material." Pays $25 for articles, $15 for poems or reviews. Submit query or complete ms by email with a brief bio. Hard copy submissions must be accompanied by SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "About two-thirds of what we get is from people who evidently don't know or don't care what we're about. Read the sample issue! Articles about celebrating holidays in interfaith households or planning interfaith weddings are always popular; real-life experiences of two-faith parents raising children, whether they're educating them in both traditions or have chosen one as the household religion, are also useful."
Downstate Story, 1825 Maple Ridge, Peoria, Il. 61614-7915. Email: ehopkins7-at-prodigy.net. Website: http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfgeh/dss. Elaine Hopkins, Publisher/Editor. "An annual literary magazine that publishes 10 short stories illustrated with original art." 100% freelance. Circ. 250. Annual. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms in issue published after acceptance. Buys first rights. No reprints. Responds in late fall after selecting the stories they will use. Guidelines online at http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfgeh/dss/guidelines.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: :Good mainstream fiction, 2000 words or under. Prefer some connection with Illinois or the Midwest." Pays $50/story for 2000 words max. Mail disposable manuscript. "We do NOT accept email submissions. We prefer email correspondence. No phone calls."
PHOTOS/ART: "We find artists to illustrate the stories." Pays $50.
HINTS: "Write well. Study the greats: Roth, Updike, etc."
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Freelance Celebrity Gossip Writer - Pays $20 for 100-200 words; requires 6 pieces per week
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