February 04, 2009

Paying Markets And Jobs For February 4th

PAYING MARKETS

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

LAPTOP magazine, 1410 Broadway, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10018. P(212)807-8220. F(212)807-1098. Email: aattkisson-at-laptopmag.com. Website: http://www.laptopmag.com. Mark Spoonauer, Editor-in-Chief (all feature articles); Anna Attkisson, Managing Editor (all Bedford Communications special issues, as well as LAPTOP magazine's News & Trends, Business Edge, and Tips & Tricks sections); Michael Prospero, Reviews Editor (product reviews and product submissions for LAPTOP and Laptopmag.com); Joanna Stern, News Editor (news for Laptopmag.com). "LAPTOP--Mobile Solutions for Business & Life celebrates the infusion of mobile technology in our daily lives and provides the information and insights that enable its readers to thrive in a wireless world. It serves as the essential guide for mobile professionals and tech-savvy consumers who depend upon our expert product evaluations, helpful how-to advice, and examination of the societal impact of mobile technology." 30-40% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 100K. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 30 days. Subscription $6.99. Guidelines not available.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Expert writer/product reviewers in various fields of mobile technology including, but not limited to, cell phones, software, networking, GPS navigators, audio equipment, projectors, scanners, and printers." Pays $0.50/word for 500-2000 words. Submit query with cover letter and clips by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A.
HINTS: "Do not approach us with a finished manuscript. Ideas are great, but most important is to demonstrate your familiarity with the market and expertise within a subject area."

Minority Engineer Magazine, 445 Broad Hollow Road, Suite 425, Melville, NY 11747. P(631)421-9421. F(631)421-1352. Website: http://www.eop.com. Jim Schneider, Editor. "Distributed through career and placement offices at colleges and universities around the country, aimed for African-American, Hispanic, Native-American, and Asian-American students and engineers." 60% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 17K. Three issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3 months after acceptance. Buys First North American rights. Responds 1 day. Write or email for sample. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Role-model profiles and industry trends" Pays $0.10/word for the first article, then negotiated for 2,000 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Query first.
HINTS: "Be on target to our particular audience."

National ENQUIRER, 1000 American Media Way, Boca Raton, FL 33464. Email: humaninterest-at-nationalenquirer.com. Website: http://www.nationalenquirer.com. Steve Plamann, Executive Editor. "Supermarket tabloid." 10% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 2M. Weekly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys all rights. Rarely accepts reprints. Responds 1 week. Sample articles at website. Subscription $61.88. Guidelines not available.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Human interest stories about ordinary people doing extraordinary things, amazing animals, tales of survival, medical miracles, heroes and more." Pays $100 to $5,000 for 150 words. Submit via email.
PHOTOS/ART: Pays $50-500.

North Florida Doctor, 13500 Sutton Park Drive South, Suite 105, Jacksonville, FL 32224. P(904)992-9945. F(904)992-9907. Email: editor-at-beson4.com. Website: http://www.beson4media.com. Dawn Josephson, Editor. "North Florida Doctor is a monthly business and lifestyle magazine for physicians in the northeast Florida market. Our purpose is to recognize local physicians who have accomplished something noteworthy or who have interesting hobbies or lifestyles, while giving readers news they can use in running their practices or supporting the medical community. The flavor of the magazine is decidedly local, with multiple photos accompanying each article. Writers must be able to write for a physician audience and understand the lifestyles and attitudes prevalent within the medical community. Writing style is friendly, but with liberal use of medical terms and advanced vocabulary." 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 5K. Monthly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 1-3 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 1-2 weeks. Sample articles available at the website. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "*Medical business - running a medical practice, employee/practice management, marketing a medical practice, etc; *Interview/profile (of local physicians) - profiles are more about the person rather than the doctor. We want to know about the unique things doctors do in their spare time. The purpose of a profile is for a reader to finish reading the piece and say, Hmmm. I never knew that about Dr. Smith'; *Political issues affecting physicians; *Local medical community news; *Travel; *Luxury living." Pays $0.11/word for 1500-2000 words. Submit query by email or phone.
PHOTOS/ART: "Several print-quality photos are needed for profiles. JPEG, TIFF, GIF. Minimum 300 dpi resolution at print size. We arrange any cover shoots."
HINTS: "This is a local magazine for local doctors. Every article, even a business-oriented one, must contain some local sources. Profile pieces must not be solely about the person's profession. They are to show interesting things about the subject i.e. maybe the doctor has an unusual collection of rare yo-yos, perhaps she is a fencing champion, or maybe he is an award winning organic gardener. We want the story behind the story."

Practical eCommerce, 2232 N. 7th Street, Suite 15 Grand Junction, Colorado 81501. P(970)257-0606. Email: contact-at-practicalecommerce.com or armando-at-practicalecommerce.com. Website: http://www.practicalecommerce.com. Armando Emanuel Roggio, Sr., Contributing Editor. "Practical eCommerce is a resource for online merchants. Our readers are online retailers with sales of less than $5 million annually. They wear many hats, do a lot of the heavy lifting, if you will, themselves, and their businesses are probably growing. They want how-to advice on a variety of topics - think shopping cart platforms to legal issues. We do our best to give them what they want. That simple." 80% freelance. Welcomes new writers. 45k visitors each month. Pays upon publication. Publishes 2 weeks after acceptance. Buys all rights. Responds within one week.
CURRENT NEEDS: "(1) How to articles related to online retail marketing, search engine optimization, advertising, etc. (2) How to articles related to using online video or audio to boost sales. (3) Web tool, shopping cart, etc. reviews that provide the pros and cons of using a particular tool. (4) Articles that discuss tactics for improving web traffic (5) Best practices (6) Interviews or profiles of SEO and Marketing experts (7) Case studies of successful online merchants." Pays between $0.10-/40.50/word depending on experience and topic. "We like articles between 600 and 800 words. Case studies can be as long as need be. We also pay up to $40 additional for audio or video content associated with an article. Please contact us via email only. The subject line should read: Freelance Writer, (YOUR NAME) (YOUR RATE PER WORD i.e. $0.01.' Please provide: (1) Your contact information. (2) An introduction (body of the email) that demonstrates that you understand e-commerceótechnology, business, or marketing. (3) A short (less than 400 word) writing sample. (4) Your rate per word for articles that are between 600 and 800 words. (5) A list of audio and video equipment you have available to you. (6) A link to your Linkedin profile, Facebook page, etc.
PHOTOS/ART: "None outside of what writers submit with their articles. We do require photos for profiles and interviews and don't pay for these."

RANGE magazine, P.O. Box 639, Carson City, NV 89702. P(775)884-2200. F(775)884-2213. Email: cj-at-rangemagazine.com. Website: http://www.rangemagazine.com. C.J. Hadley, Editor. 70% freelance. "Advocates for food producers, especially cowboys and sheepherders. Educates readers on America's rangelands and the people who live and work on them. Provides a forum for discussion on issues facing the American West." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 160K. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-12 months after acceptance. Buys first N.A. rights (preferred), "but second serial okay, too, with info. as to where and when story was published." Accepts reprints, as long as info. is provided where it was previously appeared. Responds 2-16 weeks. For a sample issue, send $3 with your name and address by mail. Guidelines online at: http://www.rangemagazine.com/guidelines/.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Great multigenerational ranch stories." Pays $50-$500. Article lengths: Features - 1,500-2,000 words; Confessions of Red Meat Survivors - 600 words; opinion columns - 600 words; photo essays - 300-500 words. Submit query by email or by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: See info on their website. Pays $10-$100. Digital photo info. is online at http://www.rangemagazine.com/guidelines/.
HINTS: "Do not submit stories to RANGE without having read at least two issues."

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