March 11, 2009

Paying Markets And Jobs For March 11th

PAYING MARKETS

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Aruba Nights, Bonaire Nights, Curacao Nights, St. Maarten Nights, Island Gourmet, and Panama Days, 1751 Richardson Street, Suite 5.530, Montreal, P. Quebec H3K 1G6, Canada. P(514)931-1987. F(514)931-6273. Email: editor-at-nightspublications.com. Website: http://www.nightspublications.com. Jennifer McMorran, Editor. 85% freelance. "Lifestyle & travel magazines with an editorial focus that targets the visitor who is already on the island. Includes stories on activities, dining, shopping, history and culture. Distributed free-of-charge throughout each respective location." Welcomes new writers. Circ. Bonaire Nights 80K; others 150K to 250K. Annual (December). Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 10-12 months after acceptance. Buys first Caribbean and N.A. rights. No reprints. Responds 1 month. Sample $5 (US) payable to Nights Publications, Inc. No SASE required. Subscription not available. Guidelines online at http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?p=53334.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Fresh treatments of familiar destination topics: Activities, Nightlife, Shopping, Entertainment, Dining; Lifestyle stories on colorful local people who readers can meet, or whose art or contributions to island life readers can enjoy firsthand." Pays $100-$250 for 300-750 words. Submit cover letter with complete ms by e-mail.
PHOTOS/ART: Indicate photo availability with cover letter. Pays $50 per photo.
HINTS: "Writers should focus on a particular theme or activity rather than general overviews. Be descriptive, fluid and friendly in your writing, and remember that your reader is already on vacation there!"

Atlanta Social Season, 3411 Kingsbere Trace, Marietta, GA 30062. P(770)998-1118. F(678)302-8759. Email: gloria-at-seasonmagazine.com. Website: http://www.seasonmagazine.com. Gloria Lane, Editor; Brett Lane, Health & Beauty Editor. "Atlanta Social Season is a beautiful, 4-color, quarterly publication focusing on non-profits and charities and the volunteers and corporate sponsors supporting them. It also offers lifestyle departments, such as fashion, dining, weddings, travel, new products, homes, gardens, and profiles of interesting people." 15% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 30K. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-2 months after acceptance. Buys first rights. Accepts reprints. Responds almost immediately, depending on their workload. Sample available for purchase from their website. Subscription $18. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We're interested in a myriad of topics." Pays $0.50-$1.00/word for 500-750 words. "Submit proposed article by email, with a sample of writing. We prefer positive approaches, no negative; we love inspirational, uplifting and entertaining info. written in a direct and to-the-point style, with humor or a light approach."
PHOTOS/ART: "We love photos to accompany an article; don't really budget separate payment. Pay is usually included in negotiated price for article. Sometimes we will purchase an outstanding photo sans article."
HINTS: "The mistake most writers make is taking a heavy-handed approach to their writing; we like sharp, sophisticated writing with a light touch and/or a bit of humor."

BackHome Magazine, P.O. Box 70, Hendersonville, NC 28793. P(828)696-3838. F(828)696-0700. Email: info-at-backhomemagazine.com. Website: http://www.backhomemagazine.com. Lorna Loveless, Ed. 70% freelance. "Sustainable living, self-sufficiency, low-cost/mortgage-free building, renewable energy, organic farm & gardening, workshop and home business." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 29K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Usually publishes ms 4 months after acceptance (but they can't guarantee this). Buys 1st N.A. serial rights. Occasionally accepts reprints. Responds 2 - 6 weeks. Sample $5 postage-paid. Subscription $21.97; $31.97 Canada; $41.97 other. Guidelines by mail or online at http://www.backhomemagazine.com/BackHome_guidelines.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Submissions." Pays $35 per printed page. Submit query or ms by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Pays $20 per photo published."
HINTS; "We like photos with submissions and prefer all info to be included from the start."

Tree Care Industry, 136 Harvey Road - Suite 101, Londonderry, NH 03053. P(603)314-5380. F(603)314-5386. Email: staruk-at-tcia.org. Website: http://www.treecareindustry.org. Don Staruk, Managing Editor. 90% freelance. "Tree Care Industry is a trade publication for arborists, urban foresters, landscapers, golf course superintendents, property managers and pesticide applicators.î Welcomes new writers if they have specialized knowledge of tree care or industry safe practices." Circ. 27,500. Monthly. Pays within 30 days of publication. Publishes monthly. 6 weeks after acceptance. Buys first print and web rights for the green industry. Accepts reprints. Responds 2 weeks. Sample by e-mail. Subscription $40; $60 outside the U.S. Guidelines by e-mail.
CURRENT NEEDS: Queries. Pays $100-$350 for columns of 800 words and for short features of 1500 words to long features of 2,500 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Pays $25 to $100 for photos (if purchased separately from articles).
HINTS: "We are a specialty magazine for tree care professionals. Please know your subject."

Vestal Review, 2609 Dartmouth Drive, Vestal NY 13850. Email: submissions-at-vestalreview.net. Website: http://www.vestalreview.net. Mark Budman, Publisher/Editor (flash fiction). 100% freelance." Vestal Review is a magazine for flash (short-short) fiction. Stories under 500 words only. We are both in print and an ezine." Welcomes new writers. Circ. not provided. Semi-annual print and ezine. Pays 30 days after print publication. Publishes ms 60 days after acceptance. Buys first serial and electronic rights. No reprints. Responds 24 hours to queries; 3 months for submissions. Sample $10 + $2 postage in the U.S.; + $4 postage outside of the U.S. Subscription $20; $26 outside of the U.S. Please make checks payable to Mark Budman or send a PayPal payment to writer-at-stny.rr.com. Guidelines online at http://www.vestalreview.net/guidelines.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Flash Stories (under 500 words)." Pays $0.03-$0.10/word for 50-500 words, plus a free copy of the issue. Submit online at http://www.vestalreview.net/guidelines.html. "E-mailed submissions only. Postal submissions will not be considered or returned."
PHOTOS/ART: N/A.
HINTS: "No jokes pretending to be stories. No stories exceeding 500 words. No children's stories. Read our guidelines before submitting."

WHY: Work. Home. You., P.O. Box 337, Massapequa Park, NY 11762. Email: info-at-workhomeyou.com. Website: http://www.workhomeyou.com. Dina Santorelli, Editor & Publisher. 100% freelance. "The idea of working from home to the uninitiated conjures up visions of snooze buttons, bathrobes and bunny slippers, but, as you know, the reality is far more chaotic. WHY is dedicated to work-at-homers of all types and gives them the tools they need to manage their work and home lives." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 600+. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys all rights. No reprints. Response time varies. Sample articles at website. Subscription free. Guidelines online (click on Menu, Writer's Guidelines).
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are open to any piece that deals with work-at-home life--the more specific the topic, the better." Pays $25 for departments to 500 words and $50 for features to 1000 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "We request that potential writers sign-up on our free mailing list so that we know they are abreast of any updates/changes we make to the publication in the future. And, again, the more specific you can be in your query, the better chance your query has of being accepted."

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