February 18, 2009

Paying Markets And Jobs For February 18th

PAYING MARKETS

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

Adventure Cyclist Magazine, 150 E. Pine St., Missoula, MT 59802. P(406)721-1776 ext. 222. Email: magazine-at-adventurecycling.org. Website: http://www.adventurecycling.org/mag. Michael Deme, Publications Director. 70%-80% freelance. "Adventure Cyclist is the member magazine of the Adventure Cycling Association. It is the only cycling magazine in North America devoted exclusively to bicycle travel, with features covering locations all over the globe." Welcomes new writers. Circulation 45K. Monthly January through June. Three issues July through December. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 6-18 months after acceptance. Buys first right "to publish the Work(s) and to distribute throughout the world the issues, in all forms, in which the Work(s) are published. Adventure Cycling´s exclusivity is worldwide and will continue for the 90-day period after the publication of each Work in Adventure Cyclist magazine." Responds 2-4 weeks. Sample articles at website. Subscription $40, $50 Canada/Mexico, $60 International. Guidelines online at http://www.adventurecycling.org/mag/submissions.cfm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We currently have no needs but we are always willing to review queries. There is no guarantee that we will respond to unsolicited manuscripts." Pays $0.30-$0.45/word for features of 2,000-3,500 and Columns of 1000-1500 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "With queries, 40 low resolution jpegs. Upon agreement to publish, high resolution digital images or 35mm slides. No prints." Pays $75-$500, depending on location and size.
HINTS: "Best advice is to query us first. A quick email exchange or conversation will help avoid wasting time and making mistakes."

Alaska Business Monthly, 501 W. Northern Lights Blvd., Ste. 100, Anchorage, AK 99503. P(907)276-4373. F(907)279-2900. Email: editor-at-akbizmag.com. Website: http://www.akbizmag.com. Debbie Cutler, Editor. "A statewide business publication representing all industries of Alaska." 80% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 12K-14K. Monthly. Pays month of publication. Publishes ms 3 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. Accepts reprints, provided they are related to Alaska business. Responds 1 day to 3 months. Sample available by request via email or send SASE to above address. Subscription $39.95. Guidelines available by mail with SASE or by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Anything to do with Alaska business, featuring Alaska companies and Alaska sources. Topics approved before assigned." Pay ranges from $125 to $300 on average for 550 to 2,000 words. Submit query or complete ms with cover letter and bio by mail with SASE or by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Photo requirements - 300 dpi, 5 megapixals, jpeg. Payment varies.
HINTS: "Please focus only on Alaska business issues. We get dozens of queries not related to Alaska."

OCEAN Magazine, P.O. Box 84, Rodanthe, NC 27968. P(252)256-2296. Email: diane-at-OceanMag.org. Website: http://www.oceanmag.org. Diane Buccheri, Publisher. 100% freelance. "OCEAN Magazine publishes articles, stories, poems, essays, and photography about and of the ocean - observations, experiences, scientific and environmental discussions - written with fact and feeling." Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-12 months or longer after acceptance. Buys one time rights. Rarely accepts reprints. Responds up to 3 weeks. Subscription $27.00; $29.00 Canada; $38.00 other. Guidelines online at http://www.OceanMag.org/contributorsguidelines.aspx.
CURRENT NEEDS: "OCEAN requires writing that brings the ocean to the reader. OCEAN's writing is high in quality and integrity, alive, inspiring, and in keeping with OCEAN's motto: to celebrate and protect." Submit query or complete manuscript with cover letter and bio by mail or email. EDITOR'S NOTE: This publisher's guidelines do not contain any statements about payment. However, Diane Buccheri, the publisher, assures us they pay $25-$250.
PHOTOS/ART: "300 dpi photos related to the ocean" Pays $25 to $250.

Outdoor America, 707 Conservation Lane, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. P(301)548-0150. Email: oa-at-iwla.org. Website: http://www.iwla.org. Earl Hower, Director of Chapter Relations. Less than 25% freelance. "Magazine covering the news and activities of the Izaak Walton League of America, a national conservation organization." Welcomes new writers. Circulation 40K. Quarterly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 2-3 months after acceptance. Buys First North American serial rights. Accepts reprints. Responds within 60 days. For sample, send a check for $2.50 along with the request to address above. Subscription $36. Guidelines online at
http://www.iwla.org/fileadmin/template/docs/OA_SubmissionGuidelines.pdf.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Stories about conservation activities involving members of the Izaak Walton League of America." Pays $0.50/word for 1,500-3,000 words. Submit complete ms for essays and op-eds; queries for features; cover letter and bio appreciated; e-mail submissions are preferred; mail submissions must be accompanied with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: "Photos accompanying stories are appreciated, but not necessary. Will pay extra for any photos we use." Pays $50-$500 depending on size and quality.
HINTS: "Make sure the story involves Izaak Walton League members, or has a very strong connection to the organization. Get to know the League's priorities and approach before pitching stories."

Pockets, P.O. Box 340004, Nashville, TN 37203-0004. P(615)340-7333. Email: pockets-at-upperroom.org. Website: http://www.pockets.org. (Ms) Lynn W. Gilliam, Editor. 80% freelance. "Each issue of Pockets reflects a specific theme and features material that children can use in a variety of ways. The contents include stories from scripture, fiction, poetry, prayers, puzzles, and activities with colorful illustrations and graphics. Submissions do not need to be overtly religious but should reflect daily living, lifestyles, and problem-solving based on living as faithful disciples. They should help children know that the Christian life is not always a neatly wrapped moral package but is open to the continuing revelation of God's will in their lives. Pockets uses seasonal material, both secular and liturgical. The magazine is written primarily by adults. We welcome submissions from children, particularly for the two Pockets Club Pages. Pockets is inter-denominational. Our readers include children of many cultures and ethnic backgrounds. These differences should be reflected in the lifestyles, living environments (suburban, urban, rural, reservation), families (extended families, single-parent families), and peoples' names. Stories should show appreciation of cultural differences. We are always open to new writers. Time and workloads do not allow us to 'work' with writers. We suggest that all writers read, read, study, read, study, study, and study several issues of Pockets. Read the themes that relate to those issues." Circ. 95K. 11 issues/year. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms. approx. 10 months after acceptance. Buys newspaper, periodical, and electronic rights. Accepts reprints if they've been published only once before. Responds within 6 weeks. Sample $1.50 plus 9x12 SASE with 4 first-class stamps. Subscription $21.95; $25.95 outside of the U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.upperroom.org/pockets/writer_guidelines.asp; upcoming themes online at http://www.upperroom.org/pockets/upcoming_themes.asp.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We continue to need articles about children involved in environmental, community, and peace/justice issues. Such articles are entitled, 'Peacemakers at Work' or 'Someone You'd Like to Know' on the table of contents of each issue. We have very few submissions for this feature. Similarly we have few 'Wendell' stories. These stories are targeted for younger readers, 5-7-year-olds. No more than 600 words. They must reflect the theme of the issue." Pays $0.14/word for stories and articles; $2/line, maximum of 24 lines, minimum of $25 for poetry; $25 and up for games and activities. Non-fiction, is 400-1000 words; Fiction 600-1400 words. Contributions should be typed, double-spaced, on 8 1/2"x 11" paper, accompanied by an SASE for return. We do not accept queries or manuscripts by FAX or email. Writers who wish to save postage and are concerned about paper conservation may send an SASP for notification of unaccepted manuscripts, which will be recycled. Please list the name of the submission(s) on the card."
PHOTOS/ART: "For non-fiction submit 4-8 photos. We prefer pictures of children engaged in the activity and close-up rather than distant shots. Send pictures that show their faces, not their backs. Digital pictures must be 300 dpi. Prints must be without staples or paper clip marks with no impressions on the front of the picture from writing on the back. We accept school photos." Pays $25/published photo. "Submit name and address of photographer along with photographs."
HINTS: A common mistake is when "writers submit material that is not appropriate for Pockets. Writers are wasting their time, energy, and postage. Know what kind of material interests a publisher before submitting. Please do not query. Read the guidelines and the themes. Study issues of Pockets, and then submit your material. Read the guidelines and the themes again. Study another issue of Pockets, and then submit your material. (This is not a typo!) We respond to submitted material within 6 weeks. Read the guidelines and the themes again. Study another issue of Pockets, and then submit your material."

Workers Write!, P.O. Box 250382, Plano, TX 75025-0382. P(972)824-0646. Email: info-at-workerswritejournal.com. Website: http://www.workerswritejournal.com. David LaBounty, Editor. "Workers Write! is a collection of stories and poems from a particular workplace. Our first issue was Tales from the Cubicle and featured stories from office workers." 95% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 1.5K. Annual. Pays 1-2 months after acceptance. Publishes ms 4-6 months after acceptance. Buys First North American Serial Rights and Reprint Rights. Accepts reprints. Responds to queries in 1 week. Sample articles at website. Subscription $18. Guidelines online at http://www.workerswritejournal.com.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are accepting stories for our sixth issue, Tales from the Capitol - stories from the government workers' point of view. We are also looking for other workplace stories, between 5,000 and 12,000 words for our Overtime series (one-story chapbooks that are mailed out to subscribers during the year)." Pays $5-$50 depending on the word length and rights bought. 50-5000 words. Submit query or complete manuscript by email.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A.
HINTS: "Common mistake is sending us a story not from the worker's point of view."

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