January 07, 2009

Paying Markets And Jobs For January 7th

PAYING MARKETS

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

Poets & Writers Magazine, 90 Broad Street, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10004. Email: editor-at-pw.org. Website: http://www.pw.org/magazine. Mary Gannon, Editor. "The primary source for what creative writers need to know. Along with essays on the literary life and interviews with contemporary writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, the magazine publishes articles with practical applications for both emerging and established writers. In addition, it provides the most comprehensive listing of literary grants and awards, deadlines, and prizewinners available in print." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 60K. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Buys First North American Serial Rights. No reprints. Responds 4-6 weeks. Sample available by email request to admin-at-pw.org; sample cost is $4.95. Subscription $14.97. Guidelines online at http://www.pw.org/about-us/submission_guidelines.
CURRENT NEEDS: "The Literary Life, The Practical Writer, News & Trends." Pays $150-$300 per article for 500-3000 words. Send query and two clips by email, or by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A.

Porthole Cruise Magazine, 4517 NW 31st Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. Email: jlaign-at-ppigroup.com. Website: http://www.porthole.com. Jeffrey Laign, Editorial Director; Jodi Ornstein, Managing Editor. "Porthole is the nation's leading consumer newsstand magazine for people who like to cruise." 95% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms up to 6 months after acceptance. Buys 1st North American rights. No reprints. Responds within several months. Sample articles online. Guidelines online at http://216.247.229.94/html/PortholeWriters.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We have covered every destination in the world a thousand times; we're always looking for fresh, exciting angles." Pays approximately $0.50/word for 500-1000 words. Query by email only.
PHOTOS/ART: Query by email only. Pay is negotiable.
HINTS: "Give us something fresh and new. No 'How I Spent My Summer Vacation' pieces. Consider what issues would appeal to cruisers."

SavvyMiss.com, Savvy Miss, LLC, 8271 Melrose Ave., Ste. 205, Los Angeles, CA 90046. Website: http://www.savvymiss.com. Allison Firestone, Assistant Editor (DIY, Recipes, Reviews-book, product, beauty, entertainment, College Life); Delilah, Editor-Media Relations (Ambitious Women Interviews, Dating, Career). 20% freelance. "Savvy Miss is a website community dedicated to connecting, empowering and informing women. We target intellectually curious, fun-loving women ages 18-35." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 50K-100K monthly unique visitors. Weekly. Pays on acceptance. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys all rights. Rarely accepts reprints. Responds quickly. Sample at http://www.savvymiss.com/company/sign-up.html. Subscription free. Guidelines by email to contact-at-savvymiss.com.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Fun, Sassy, Smart pitches regarding careers, finance, dating, diy
projects, beauty, fashion, health and sanity." Pays $0.35/word. Submit query by email to contact-at-savvymiss.com.

Southern Illinois University Press, 1915 University Press Drive, SIUC Mail Code 6806, Carbondale, IL 62901. F(618)453-1221. Email: kageff-at-siu.edu. Website: http://www.siu.edu/~siupress. Karl Kageff, Editor-in-Chief (American Literature, Film, regional studies, rhetoric and composition); Sylvia Frank Rodrigue, Executive Editor (Civil War and Reconstruction history); Kristine Priddy, Acquisitions Editor (theatre, composition, botany); Bridget Brown, Assistant Acquisitions Editor (communication, poetry). "We are a non-profit, scholarly publisher of works in the humanities and social sciences, including film, theatre and stagecraft, regional and Civil War history, communication, rhetoric, composition, American literature, criminology, aviation, and contemporary poetry. We publish books for scholars and for the general public." Average of 50 titles published per year. Welcomes new writers. Average first print run is 1K. Advances are offered for general audience book authors. Publishes book approximately 12-18 months after acceptance. Responds within 4-6 weeks. Readers can obtain a catalogue by request online, or electronically for older copies. Guidelines online at http://www.siu.edu/~siupress/submission.htm, or by email, fax or mail request.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are especially looking for regional trade and film studies titles at this time." Average advance is $1500; royalties are 10%+ for trade cloth titles and 7% for net trade paperbacks. Manuscripts average 40,000-100,000 words. Submit book proposal, cover letter, and bio by mail with SASE.
HINTS: "Do not submit a complete manuscript unless we ask you to do so. Do not submit a proposal for a book that is outside the subject areas we've listed above. If you are not sure if a book fits our list, email or send a letter briefly describing the project before submitting a proposal."

Threads, 63 South Main Street, Newtown, CT 06470. P(800)926-8776. F(203)364-1240. Email: th-at-taunton.com. Website: http://www.threadsmagazine.com. April Mohr, Administrative Assistant. 75% of writers are experts on sewing. "Threads is a garment sewing (including technique, product, inspiration and creative articles) publication for intermediate and advanced sewers." Welcomes new writers, but mostly experts on sewing. Bi-monthly. "Proposals are done in outline form. When proposal has been accepted and manuscript has been requested and received, $150 advanced payment is made. Remaining payment is made after all materials have been received and the article has reached what we call the 'loop' phase of production." Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds within one month. Sample copy for email request. Subscription $32.95; $38.95 in Canada. Guidelines online at http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/th_authorguidelines.asp.
CURRENT NEEDS: See guidelines. Pays $150 per page. Length is given with assignment. Submit per guidelines.
PHOTOS/ART: "Only to support proposed idea. Photos/illustrations do not have to be professional--but may be needed for clarity."
HINTS: "We want authors who are experts in an area of sewing that intermediate/ advanced sewers might want to know about. We do not use freelance writers--unless they also happen to be expert sewers."

Unique Opportunities, 214 S. 8th St., Suite 502, Louisville, KY 40202. P(502)589-8250. F(502)587-0848. Email: editor-at-uoworks.com. Website: http://www.uoworks.com. Barbara Wilson, Associate Editor. 60% freelance. "A national magazine for physicians, providing articles about various aspects of finding a practice, running a practice, and developing a medical career." Occasionally works with new writers. Circ. 80K. Bimonthly. Pays 30 days from publication. Publishes ms 1 month after acceptance. Buys 1st N.A. print and web rights. No reprints. Responds 1-3 months. Sample by mail with SASE ($1.72 postage). Subscription $30; not available outside the U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.uoworks.com/writers.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Queries on articles of interest to physicians in career transition." Pays $0.50-$0.75/word plus expenses (up to $75 for expenses) for 2500-3000 words. Submit query by email or mail.
PHOTOS/ART: "Illustrations and portraits assigned as needed. Stock photos of locations needed for community profile articles." Pays $450 for assigned portraits and illustrations; $50 per image for stock.
HINTS: "First, check the archives to see what we've covered recently. Be sure your idea covers a topic related to physicians' careers or practice. Provide clips of business or medical articles for best referral."

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