November 18, 2009

Paying Markets And Jobs For November 18th

PAYING MARKETS

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Apex Magazine, P.O. Box 24323, Lexington, KY 40524. P(859)312-3974. Email: apex.submission-at-gmail.com. Website: http://www.apexbookcompany.com. Jason Sizemore, Managing Editor / Publisher, Apex Publications; Gill Ainsworth, Senior Editor, Apex Publications; Deb Taber, Senior Editor, Apex Book Company; Mari Adkins, Submissions Editor, Apex Magazine; Maggie Jamison, Submissions Editor, Apex Magazine; Sarah Brandel, Submissions Editor, Apex Publications; Jennifer Brozek, Submissions Editor, Apex Magazine. "Apex Magazine is a SFWA professional ezine that specializes in publishing the best in dark science fiction." 90% freelance. Welcomes new writers. 8000 unique visits per month. Monthly. Pays within 30 days of publication. Buys first world rights; exclusive for three months; nine months of non-exclusive e-rights after those three months; and non-exclusive anthology and serial rights for three years. Responds 20-30 days. Guidelines online at http://www.apexbookcompany.com/submissions.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Dark science fiction only. Pays $0.05/word for up to 5000 words firm. Email submissions only, sent to apex.submission-at-gmail.com. Brief cover letter (title, word count, author's name) is appreciated."
PHOTOS/ART: N/A.
HINTS: "Please read the guidelines provided on our website, and make certain that a science fiction theme is central to your story. Avoid dialogue in which both characters are reiterating what they both already know."

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.
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)."

Descant Magazine, 50 Baldwin Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1L4, Canada. P(416)593-2557. F(416)593-9362. Email: info-at-descant.ca. Website: http://www.descant.ca. Karen Mulhallen, Editor in Chief. "Poetry, Fiction, Essays, Visual Art. Now in its third decade, *Descant* is a quarterly journal publishing new and established contemporary writers and visual artists from Canada and around the world. Begun in 1970 as a mimeograph, *Descant* has evolved into an exquisitely produced journal of international acclaim. Over the years many ground-breaking special editions of *Descant* have been published, including issues focusing on single artists such as Dennis Lee, Michael Ondaatje and R. Murray Schafer, theme issues such as Male Desire, Romantic Love, Anatomy and Music, and issues exploring the culture of countries such as India, Australia/New Zealand, China, the former Yugoslavia and Japan." 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 4K annually. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Responds to submissions within 6-12 months. 1-year subscription $28 (CAN); US $38 (CAN); other $45 (CAN). Guidelines online at http://www.descant.ca/submit.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Current themed issues: Ghosts and the Uncanny and Sicily. Any work relevant to these themes. Pays $100 honorarium. Submissions must be typed, double-spaced on one side of the page, with ample margins. Good quality photocopies or computer printouts are acceptable. The sender's full name, type of submission and complete address should be printed on the envelope. There is no need to include an SASE unless the sender cannot communicate by email and/or would like their manuscript returned."
PHOTOS/ART: "Art submissions can be mailed to us, either on hard copy or on CD-R. If sending on CD-R, use low resolution jpgs or pdf, preferably Mac format, but PC is acceptable." Pays $100 honorarium.
HINTS: "It is a common error to pay insufficient attention to our submissions guidelines: we do not accept submissions via email. In addition, it should be noted that our editorial process is slow and it may take up to 12 months to receive a response from us. In addition, manuscripts and cover letters should be thoroughly checked for errors in spelling, grammar and syntax. It is advisable to read through our website thoroughly before contacting us with queries, as the responses to many of these can be found in its content. It is also advisable to be patient when waiting to hear back from us about the status of submissions as we receive more than 1500 submissions a year and aim to give all this work the attention it deserves. We aim to contact all writers as soon as possible after the editorial decisions have been made as we appreciate that it can be frustrating to experience long delays! We are currently looking for work for our upcoming themed issues Ghosts and the Uncanny and Sicily and we are always accepting general, un-themed submissions."

Electric Spec. Email: editors-at-electricspec.com. Website: http://www.electricspec.com. David E. Hughes, Betsy Dornbusch, Lesley L. Smith (editors). "Electric Spec publishes short stories in the science fiction, fantasy, and macabre genres. It also features author interviews and a movie column." 85% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. "5,000 hits/month." Published 3 times a year. Publishes ms 1 month after acceptance. Buys First world electronic rights. No reprints. Responds 1-3 months. Samples available at the website. Subscription free. Guidelines online at http://www.electricspec.com/Submissions.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Science fiction, fantasy, and macabre short stories between 250 and 7000 words. We are also looking for cover art." Pays $20 flat fee for 250 to 7000 words. Prefer stories shorter than 5000 words. Submit cover letter with short bio and story attachment in rtf and doc.
PHOTOS/ART: "Pays $20 per cover art piece."
HINTS: "Please see our blog for tips and suggestions."

Ephemera Buttons, Magnets and Stickers, P.O. Box 490, Phoenix, OR 97535. Email: mail-at-ephemera-inc.com. Website: http://www.ephemera-inc.com. Contact: Ed Polish. "Wholesale novelty company." 95% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Pays on acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 2-5 months. For sample see website or send $4 for printed version of catalog. Guidelines online at http://www.ephemera-inc.com/writers-guidelines.asp.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Funny slogans for buttons, magnets and stickers. Pays $50 per slogan. Short slogans are best. Submitting by email is best, but regular mail is OK (include SASE)."
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "Be as original, weird, off-the-wall funny, rude as you can be!"

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