July 08, 2009

Paying Markets And Jobs For July 8th

PAYING MARKETS

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

AntiqueWeek, 27 N. Jefferson St., Knightstown, IN 46148. P(800)876-5133. Email: connie-at-antiqueweek.com. Website: http://www.antiqueweek.com. Connie Swaim, Managing Editor. "Weekly national paper covering the antiques industry." 75% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Weekly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-7 months after acceptance. Buys first time rights. Accepts reprints. Responds in one week. Subscription $41.95. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "In depth features on specific antiques and collectibles." Pays $175-$300 for 500-2500 words. Email query or complete ms.
PHOTOS/ART: "Email, color, 300 dpi. Pay is included as part of article payment.
HINTS: "Ask for a review copy first so you know what types of articles we use."

BackHome magazine, P.O. Box 70, Hendersonville, NC 28793. P(828)696-3838. Email: info-at-backhomemagazine.com. Website: http://www.backhomemagazine.com. Lorna Loveless, Editor. "Mostly first-person accounts of sustainable living activities and projects, covering alternative energy, alternative building methods, organic gardening, community projects, etc." 80-85% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 35K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms with a year of acceptance, usually sooner. Buys First N/A rights. Accepts reprints. Responds in a week to a month. Sample copy available for $5. Subscription $21.97/year; $31.97 Canada; $41.97 other. Guidelines online at http://backhomemagazine.com/guidlines.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Mostly first-person accounts of sustainable living activities and projects, covering alternative energy, alternative building methods, organic gardening, community projects, etc." Pays $35 per printed page. Articles run 800-2500 words. "New writers need to submit complete ms., but can query as to appropriateness of subject matter."
PHOTOS/ART: "300 dpi or better for photos. Pays $20 per photo used."
HINTS: "We do NOT accept essays or poetry. Some writers think BackHome means nostalgia. Not so. We are not interested in a writer simply searching the Internet for information and putting it together in an article."

Bee Culture, 623 W. Liberty St., Medina, OH 44256. P(330)725-6677, ext. 3214. Email: Kim-at-BeeCulture.com. Website: http://www.beeculture.com. Kim Flottum, Editor. "Readers are beginning and sideline beekeepers who want solid information on the basics of keeping bees, managing hives, pollination, business of bees, some science, marketing, some humor...all related to bees and beekeeping." 25-30% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 14K. Monthly. Buys FNASR. Accepts reprints. Responds quickly to electronic submissions and slower to mailed submissions. For sample, "call and ask." Subscription $25. Guidelines online at http://www.beeculture.com/content/WritersGuidelines.pdf.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Solid information on the basics of keeping bees, managing hives, pollination, business of bees, some science, marketing, some humor...all related to bees and beekeeping." Pay ranges from $150-$300, for about 2000 words, depending on the amount of editing, length, photos, quality, etc. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Jpeg, 300 dpi. Pay goes with article as single fee...covers, $50."
HINTS: "No How I started With Bees, ... solve a problem, answer a question, make something, make something better, save money, hints on marketing, selling and business. Stories about Dad keeping bees when you were young don't make it...unless Dad solved problems, etc."

Canoeroots and Family Camping magazines, P.O. Box 70, Palmer Rapids, ON K0J 2E0, Canada. P(613)758-2042. F(613)758-2853. Email: editor-at-canoerootsmag.com or editor-at-familycampingmag.com. Website: http://www.rapidmedia.com. Ian Merringer, Editor. 90% freelance. "A canoeing magazine with an insert in each issue on family camping, publishes three times a year. A resource for entertainment, information and inspiration for today¹s canoeist and for families that spend time outdoors." Occasionally works with new writers. Circ. 15K. Pays on publication. Publishes less than 6 months after acceptance. Buys FNAPR. No reprints. Responds 6 weeks. Back issues are posted online for samples. Subscriptions for $17.95. Guidelines online for download at http://www.rapidmedia.com/contact_info/editorial_department.php or by email request.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Queries." Pays $0.20/word CDN for 100-1500 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Send low-res sample images with query. See photo guidelines." Pays $25-$200 CDN.
HINTS: "Read our query guidelines and provide thorough queries."

Chapman, Scotland's Quality Literary Magazine, 4 Broughton Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3RX, Scotland UK. P(+44)0131-557-2207. Email: chapman-pub-at-blueyonder.co.uk. Website: http://www.chapman-pub.co.uk. Joy Hendry, Editor. 95% freelance. "The leading quality Scottish literary magazine, featuring new writing (poetry, articles, shorter fiction, reviews) with a firm Scottish base but publishing and selling internationally." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 2K. 3 issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 6 months after acceptance. Buys First British Serial Rights. Only accepts reprints in exceptional circumstances. Responds 2 months. Sample by mail or email - send £6.50. Subscription £24.00; US $48. Guidelines online at http://www.chapman-pub.co.uk/contributions.php
CURRENT NEEDS: "Good writing." Pays approximately £10/page. "No limits but the longer the story/article, the higher the quality must be." Average length is 3000 words. Submit query or complete ms and bio by mail with SASE/IRC.
PHOTOS/ART: Pays £10.
HINTS: "Writers often make the mistake of thinking they must supply Scottish content. Those who attempt to write to what they think is our agenda get it seriously wrong. We're interested in what they want to say - not what we want to say! Chapman is published in Scotland and Scotland is its primary concern, but our intellectual range is international, as is the spectrum of writers we publish."

FIELD: Contemporary Poetry and Poetics, 50 N. Professor Street, Oberlin, OH 44074-1091. P(440)775-8408. F(440)775-8124. Email: oc.press-at-oberlin.edu. Website: http://www.oberlin.edu/ocpress. David Young, Editor. 60% freelance. "Since 1969, FIELD: Contemporary Poetry and Poetics has been celebrated as one of the most stimulating poetry journals. FIELD regularly publishes the liveliest American poets, such as Christopher Buckley, Alice Friman, Timothy Liu, Sarah Vap and Franz Wright. Many contributors to each issue are new to the magazine and are very often poets who have yet to publish a first book. Being firmly committed to an international sense of the poetry scene, FIELD also features translations. Fall issues are prized for their symposia on the work of a featured poet , most recently Jane Cooper and Adrienne Rich. Spring issues include essay-length reviews by the editors and invited critics." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 1200. Bi-annual. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 4-5 months after acceptance. Buys first rights. No reprints. Responds 6-8 weeks. Sample $8, payable to Oberlin College Press. Subscription $16; $20 Canada; $25 other. Guidelines by mail with SASE.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Three to five of (your) best poems. Send cover letter with brief bio, 3 - 5 poems, and a SASE. (Watch our website for start of electronic submissions in fall 2009.)" Pays $15/page.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A

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