October 11, 2006

Publisher's Desk For October 11th

Winter 24-Hour Short Story Contest
We're now accepting entrants for the Winter 2007 24-Hour Short Story Contest. Participation is limited to 500 entrants. Contests usually fill up, so don't delay if you want to participate! You can see the list of prizes (first prize is $300, second is $250 and third is $200 - plus 82 other prizes!) and sign up here:
http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html

Have A Need For Creative Freelancers?
http://www.writersweekly.com/phpBB2/index.php?c=2

Are You Missing The Party?
The Freelance Writing Forum is very active and we'd love to have you join us!
http://www.writersweekly.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=15

Need Our Advertising Rates?
See: http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/adrates.html

New Classes Start November 6th!
- **NEW** How To Write A Cookbook And Sell It!
- Remember, Write and Publish Your Life Story with Angela Hoy
- Marketing Boot Camp For Freelance Writers
- Cash in on Newsletter Writing and Publishing
- Cash in on Teens and Tweens!
- Writing As Healing: The Power Of Personal Stories
- Finish Your Novel in 8 Weeks!
- Creating Three Dimensional Characters
- Six Secrets To The Perfect Plot
- The Art of the Press Release
- Buzz Your Book with MJ Rose (this one starts in January!)
Class descriptions and prices:
http://www.writersweekly.com/wwu/courses/

Writer's Guidelines Database
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewforum.php?f=12

New guidelines added to the database:

Wisconsin Trails Magazine - Pays $0.25/word
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6730

Northwest Palate magazine - Pays $0.25/word
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6728

Horse Illustrated - Pays $50-$400
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6727

Go World Travel Magazine - Pays $15-$40
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6726

The Funny Times - Pays $60
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6225

Four Weeks Magazine - Pays $25 to $50
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6724

9-1-1 Magazine - Pays $0.10/word
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6723

The Wittenburg Door - Pays $40-$250
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6722

University Business Magazine - Pays $0.60/word
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6721

Turtle Press - Pays $1K advance plus 10% royalties
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6720

Scrap Magazine - Pays $800-$1200
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6719

San Diego Family Magazine - Pays $1.25 per column inch
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6718

Mysteries magazine - Pays $0.05/word
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6717

LEE & LOW BOOKS - Pays royalties
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6716

Kids' Pages Family Magazine - Payment negotiated
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6715

Insight - Pays $50 minimum
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6714

The First Line - Pays $20 per story
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6709

Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest - Pays $0.015/word
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6708

The Antigonish Review - Pays $100 for essays and articles
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6707

Analog Science Fiction and Fact - Pays $0.05-$0.08/word
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=6706