October 28, 2009

Paying Markets And Jobs For October 28th

PAYING MARKETS

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The Antigonish Review, P.O. Box 5000, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2W5, Canada. P(902)867-3962. F(902)867-5563. Email: TAR-at-stfx.ca. Website: http://www.antigonishreview.com. Bonnie McIsaac, Office Manager. 95% freelance. "The Antigonish Review is a quarterly literary journal published by St. Francis Xavier University. The Review features poetry, fiction, reviews and critical articles from all parts of Canada, the US and overseas, using original graphics to enliven the format." Welcomes new writers. Circulation 1K. Quarterly. Pays upon publication. Publishes ms approximately 4-8 months after acceptance. Buys first rights. No reprints. Responds immediately to general queries. Sample by email or by mail for $7. Subscription $24 Canada; $30 (US funds) USA; $40.00 (US funds) all others. Guidelines online at http://www.antigonishreview.com/submissions.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: Submissions. Pays flat fee of $100 (CAD) for fiction, articles and essays, $50 (CAD) for book reviews and $30 (CAD) per page of poetry. No more than 3,000 words for fiction. Submit query or complete ms with cover letter by mail with SASE/IRC.
PHOTOS/ART: Submit query by email to Art Editor at TAR-at-stfx.ca. Payment varies.

Antiques & Collecting Magazine, 1006 S. Michigan Ave, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60605. Email: info-at-acmagazine.com. Website: http://www.acmagazine.com. Greg Graham, Editor; "We cover antiques & collectibles made before 1980. Occasionally we will include newer collectibles." Four freelance stories per issue. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 17K. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms one month to a year after acceptance. Buys first rights. No reprints. Responds one week to one month. Sample for email request. Subscription $38; $50 outside the U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.acmagazine.com/site_images/editorguideline.pdf
CURRENT NEEDS: Queries. Pays $50-$250 for 1,000-1,600 words. "This includes images to illustrate the piece." Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "We require the writers to provide us with high res. images (300 dpi or more) to illustrate the piece."

Brick, P.O. Box 609 Stn. P, Toronto, ON M5S 2Y4, Canada. Email: info-at-brickmag.com. Website: http://www.brickmag.com. Tara Quinn, Assistant Editor. "Brick is a biannual literary journal that publishes non-fiction essays, usually based upon the writing life and the arts in general." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 4K. Bi-annual. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-4 months after acceptance. Buys first rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 3-6 months. Samples are available for purchase on the website. Subscription $38 CDN in Canada; $41 USD in the U.S.; $46 USD overseas. Guidelines online at http://www.brickmag.com/submissions.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Original, non-fiction literary essays on the writing life and the arts in general." Pays $100-$400 CDN for 1000-2000 words. Submit complete MS only, SASE, cover letter. Does not accept queries.
PHOTOS/ART: Pays $50-75CDN.
HINTS: "Although Brick looks for literary essays in a conversational tone, many writers send memoirs or essays that are entirely too personal and more of a diary format, which are less likely to be accepted by our editors."

The Chrysalis Reader, 1745 Gravel Hill Road, Dillwyn, VA 23936. P(434)983-3021. F(434)983-1074. Email: chrysalis-at-hovac.com. Website: http://www.swedenborg.com/chrysalis. Rob Lawson, Editor (poetry). Robert Tucker, Editor (fiction); Carol Lawson, Editor (non-fiction). "This journal explores contemporary questions of spirituality. Perspectives are published from many viewpoints, including Swedenborgian. Each issue has a theme." 90% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 2K. Annual. Pays on publication. Publishes ms up to 15 months after acceptance. Responds 4 weeks. For a sample copy, write and send check for $10 to Virginia office or order from their website. Guidelines online at http://www.swedenborg.com/chrysalis/bailey_prize.asp.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Essays, personal experience, non-fiction for Bridges theme (2010 issue)." Pays $75-$100 for 1500-3000 words. Submit complete ms., cover letter, bio, SASE, email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Send suggestions with submission. No additional payment for photos accepted with ms. One-time rights for photographs."
HINTS: "We do not accept religious articles. Themes are "Bridges" (2010) and "Marketplace" (2011)."

Sourcebooks, 1935 Brookdale Road, Ste. 139, Naperville, IL 60563. Website: http://www.sourcebooks.com. Submissions should be sent to "Editorial submissions." "We're an independent, general trade publisher. More than 300 books a year across a wide variety of categories, nonfiction, fiction, romance, calendars, and children's and young adult books." Welcomes new authors. Average first print run is 7500. Offers advance. Publishes book approximately a year after acceptance. Responds within 6-8 weeks. Readers can obtain a catalogue online at http://www.sourcebooks.com/catalogs.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We continue to look at all projects across our wide range of core categories. In adult nonfiction, we are actively looking for college reference, parenting, humor, anything women-oriented, and uniquely targeted memoirs. We publish all subgenres within romance fiction. In adult fiction, we seek historical fiction and contemporary women's fiction. We are also the world's leading publisher of Jane Austen sequels. Our new YA imprint, Sourcebooks Fire, seeks unique voices across all styles. In children's, we are looking for girl- and boy-oriented middle grade novels, chapter books, picture books, and board books. All multimedia projects in any genre will receive special consideration." Payment varies depending on the project and category. Submit cover letter, proposal, short examples, bio, and Table of Contents by mail with SASE.
HINTS: "We are very market-sensitive. Authors who are most successful with us have a good sense for how their book fits and stands apart in its category. We have strong marketing and publicity machinery and seek authors willing and able to be very active in those efforts."

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