Paying Markets And Jobs For April 29th

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April 29, 2009

Paying Markets And Jobs For April 29th

PAYING MARKETS

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

Downstate Story, 1825 Maple Ridge, Peoria, IL 61614. Email: ehopkins7-at-prodigy.net. Website: http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfgeh/dss. Elaine Hopkins, Publisher. "An annual literary magazine featuring 10 original short stories, illustrated with original art." 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 200. Annual. Pays on publication. Publishes ms a year or longer after acceptance. Buys 1st rights. Responds in late fall. Sample available for sale at website. Subscription $8. Guidelines online at http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfgeh/dss.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Good fiction." Pays $50 for 2000 words max. "Send manuscript by mail, NOT e-mail." Submit by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: "We commission art after stories are selected."
HINTS: "Write well. Read Updike and Roth to learn how."

Early American Life, 16759 West Park Circle Drive, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023. P(440)543-8566. Email: queries-at-firelandsmedia.com. Website: http://www.earlyamericanlife.com. Jeanmarie Andrews, Executive Editor. "EAL is the authority on early American decor and style. It features the architecture, antiques, crafts, history and lore of America from Jamestown (1607) to the beginning of the industrial age (1840)." 70% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 100K. Published 7 times a year. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 6-12 months after acceptance. Buys exclusive rights while magazine is on the newsstand; nonexclusive thereafter. Response time varies from days to months, "depending on topic and the review of our editorial board." Contact the circulation department for a sample copy - $4.99; $5.99 Christmas. Subscription $23. Additional postage and handling for foreign subscriptions. Guidelines online at http://www.ealonline.com/editorial/guidlines.php.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Read the magazine. We look for stories regarding historic homes and decorating, antiques, crafts, and general history. Pay depends on the quality. First time writers can expect $500; experienced writers more. Our articles generally run about 2500 words. We accept unsolicited manuscripts. Include SASE for return. A vita is helpful but not required."
PHOTOS/ART: "Our magazine is very visual so art is important. We have high standards and have won awards for our photography and writing. Author should provide a source for illustrative materials. We hire professional photographers at their negotiated day rate. We rarely find authors' photos that meet our standards."
HINTS: "Read the magazine before making an inquiry. We serve a specialized, niche market. We have high standards for writing quality and accuracy. We often vet articles to experts. We aim for variety, so if you see us run a story about blacksmithing (for example) we likely will not run another blacksmithing story for years."

education.com, 2317 Broadway Street, Suite 240, Redwood City, CA 94063. Email: editorial-at-education.com. Website: http://www.education.com. Danielle Wood, Director of Editorial. 60% freelance. "Education.com is an easy-to-use, one-stop destination for parents of kids in preschool through grade 12. It blends cutting edge editorial, useful tools, community features, and thousands of reference articles from the most trusted universities, non-profits, and government agencies in the country. We cover topics across the parental spectrum...from how to make homemade finger-paint, to why autism is on the rise, guilt-free after school snacks, to navigating the parent-teacher conference. In an environment where the average parent spends 14 minutes or less per web session, it's our goal to empower parents and to offer them the best educational resources and lifestyle content available. We look for articles that tackle key educational issues, but also activity ideas those that make learning and family life more fun." Welcomes new writers, "especially if they are teachers or parents with kids in this age range." Circulation: 1 million unique visitors per month. Growing monthly. Publishes 10 original editorial articles each week, plus publishes about 50 new activities each month. Pays on publication. Usually publishes within 1 month of acceptance. Buys all rights. Considers reprints that have only previously been published in print. "While we'd love to respond to each query, we're a startup magazine, with a very small department. If you don't hear back from us in one month, please assume we were not able to use your article." Sample articles and activities appear at their website. Subscription free.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are actively seeking material from teachers and other educators, in the form of fun, grade-specific activities that teach key skills in an unusual way (for example, having kids practice statistics by hosting a mini Olympics in your backyard, or using fractions while baking). Parents are extremely interested in what they can do at home to help their children succeed in school. We are actively seeking teachers in preschool- grade 12 for this endeavor. We pay a flat fee of $15 for each activity of about 400 words in length. Look closely at the activities on our site to get a sense of the structure and tone: http://www.education.com/activity/all-grades. Each starts with a paragraph introduction which introduces the skill set, why it's important for children in that particular grade to learn, and how this activity will help a child master the skill. Then, the activity lists materials under the "What You Need:" section, followed by "What You Do:" with a set of clear, linear directions. Each activity should target a specific grade and subject area. After looking closely at the examples on the site, please send a finished activity on spec. Of course we will pay for anything we end up using. Be sure to tell us a bit about yourself, especially if you have relevant parenting or teaching experience. And please, no attachments! If you are including writing samples or any other material, please paste them directly into your email. It saves us a lot of time. Write 'Writing Submission' in the subject line."

Grain Magazine, Box 67, Saskatoon, SK S7K 3K1, Canada. P(306)244-2828. F(306)244-0255. Email: grainmag-at-sasktel.net. Website: http://www.grainmagazine.ca. Sylvia Legris, Editor. "Grain Magazine, published four times per year, is an internationally acclaimed literary journal that publishes engaging, surprising, eclectic, and challenging writing and images by Canadian and international writers and artists." Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Sample copy available through website. Subscription: $30.00 in Canada; add $10.00 for U.S. subscriptions. Full submission guidelines online at: http://www.grainmagazine.ca/submissions.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: Please see submission guidelines on website. Pays $50-250 for all genres.
PHOTOS/ART: "Interior work paid at same page rate as text contributors. Cover images (full-colour) paid at current CAR/FAC rates."

Hill Country Sun. Email: Julie-at-hillcountrysun.com. Website: http://www.hillcountrysun.com. "Interesting people, places and destinations in the Texas Hill Country" 70% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 34K. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds in 2 days. Sample available by email. Subscription $25. Guidelines not available.
CURRENT NEEDS: Queries. Pays $50-$60 for 600 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Accompanying photos required, pay included in fee."

Hayden's Ferry Review, The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 875002; Tempe, AZ 85287-5002. P(480)965-1337. Email: hfr-at-asu.edu. Website: http://www.haydensferryreview.org and http://haydensferryreview.blogspot.com. "Hayden's Ferry Review is a semi-annual journal of literature and art out of Arizona State University whose mission is to identify and support emerging writers and visual artists whose work we feel is of significant cultural merit. HFR is committed to constantly expanding and improving its distribution and community interaction in an effort to widen the reach of our emerging artists' voices both nationally and internationally. We publish fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, translations and art." 95% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 1200. Bi-annual. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-4 months after acceptance. Buys First North American Serial Rights. No reprints. Responds to unsolicited submissions after about 4 months. "Emailed questions are responded to in 2-3 days." For sample mail or call with payment info. Sample issues are $7.50. Subscription $14.00; Supporting subscription: $35.00+; Friend: $150.00+; Patron: $350.00+. Guidelines online at http://www.asu.edu/pipercwcenter/publications/haydensferryreview/submit.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We're happy to look at any fiction, creative nonfiction, art, translations and poetry anytime. We get distinctly less creative nonfiction than everything else, so I guess if something is 'needed,' that would be it." Pays $25/page up to $100 + 2 copies and a 1-year subscription. "No query necessary. Submit manuscript with a cover letter and SASE to the appropriate genre editor at the address above."
PHOTOS/ART: "Submit digital art submissions on CD or standard 2 x 2 slides, to above address. Pays $25/page up to $100 + 2 copies and a 1-year subscription."
HINTS: "We always encourage submitters to read copies of HFR to determine the kind of work we publish. We sometimes have themed issues, though not on any kind of regular basis. We post those special submission calls on our website, on our blog, and through our email list. To join our email list, send an email to hfr-at-asu.edu."

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