October 18, 2006

Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For October 18th
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PAYING MARKETS

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

Agri-News, P.O. Box 30755, Billings, MT 59107. Email: editor-at-imt.net. Website: http://www.cattleplus.com. Tami Jo Arvik Blake, Editor. Freelance percentage varies. "A weekly Ag paper with current news and lots of Western history and old photographs. Covers the entire spectrum of agriculture - farming and ranching, although leans towards ranching. Has a cooking column and a Poet's Corner. Mostly, if the subject isn't Ag-related in some manner, it doesn't appear in the paper." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 22K. Weekly. Pays at the end of every month. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys one-time rights. Accepts reprints. Response time varies. Sample on request. Subscription $26. Guidelines not available.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Queries." Pays flat fee of $50 for 750 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Not required, but appreciated." Pays $7.50 per photo.
HINTS: "A third of the readers are from Montana and the rest are scattered over the nation. Appeal to the predominantly rural audience."

NOTE: The email addresses for Moxi Femme are bouncing back to us today!
Moxi Femme Magazine. Email: theeditor-at-moxifemme.com. Website: http://www.moxifemme.com. Tracy Harris, Editor. 95% freelance writing. "A women's mag without the fluff." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 10K. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-2 months after acceptance. Buys non-exclusive rights. No reprints. Responds 2-5 days. Sample at Chapters, Indigo, or "email for a sample." Subscription $19.99 (CDN). Guidelines online at http://www.moxifemme.com/writers/index.php.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are looking for articles that are related to women." Pays per article. Accepts stories for ezine, but does not pay. (CDN). Submit query by email with 1-2 writing samples.
PHOTOS/ART: "300 dpi high res image." No additional pay.

Nob Hill Gazette, #5 3rd Street, Suite 222, San Francisco, CA 94103. P(415)227-0190. F(415)974-5103. Email: merla-at-nobhillgazette.com. Website: http://www.nobhillgazette.com. Merla Zellerbach, Editor. 80% freelance. "A monthly publication reporting charity benefits, social events, philanthropy, and current topics relating to the Bay Area and upscale lifestyles." Welcomes new writers. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-6 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. Accepts reprints (that were not previously published in the San Francisco Bay area). Responds 1 week. Sample for $3 and 10x13 SASE. Subscription $35. Guidelines sent by mail with acceptance of query or manuscript. Include SASE.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Stories of interest to upscale San Francisco Bay Area residents. Stories with humor, quotes from prominent people. But no new unsolicited manuscripts, please." Pays $100 for articles of 800 - 2500 words. Submit query.
PHOTOS/ART: No additional pay. Photo guidelines online at: http://www.nobhillgazette.com/publicity.htm.

The Pedestal Magazine.com. Email: pedmagazine-at-carolina.rr.com. Website: http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com. John Amen, Editor; Nathan Leslie, Fiction Editor; JoSelle Vanderhooft, Senior Reviewer. 100% freelance. "The Pedestal Magazine.com is a premier literary and art magazine, exclusively available online, featuring new and established writers and visual artists." Welcomes new writers. Circ 14,000 unique visitors per month. Bimonthly. Pays after publication. Publishes ms 2 - 4 weeks after acceptance. Buys 1st-time rights and right to use in subsequent issues. No reprints. Responds 4-6 weeks. Sample online. Subscription free. Guidelines online at: http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/submit1.asp.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Poetry and fiction." Pays $30 per poem and $0.05 per word for fiction up to 6000 words. Submit complete ms online.
PHOTOS/ART: query by email to pedmagazine-at-carolina.rr.com.

Philadelphia STYLE magazine and DC STYLE. STYLE magazine, 141 League St., Philadelphia, PA 19147. P(215)468-6670. Email: sarah-at-phillystylemag.com. Website: http://www.PhillyStyleMag.com and http://www.DCStyleMag.com Sarah Schaffer, Editor in Chief, Joy Manning, Senior Editor, Tracey Giordano, Beauty Editor. DC Style, DCStyleMag.com. 60% freelance. "STYLE is a bimonthly magazine that covers fashion and lifestyle in the Philadelphia area. DC Style is a bimonthly magazine that covers fashion and lifestyle in the Washington, D.C., area." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 70K. Publishes seven times per year. Pays on a Net 60 basis. Publishes 2-4 months after acceptance. Buys first N.A. rights. No reprints. Responds 2 weeks. Sample on request. Subscription $20. Guidelines by email or by mail with SASE.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Query letters on topics from beauty, health, national/international travel, fashion, dining, interior design and culture." Pays up to $0.50/word for 2000 words. Submit query with writing samples by mail with SASE or by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Pays $150/page.

Savannah Magazine, P.O. Box 1088, Savannah, GA 31402. P(912)652-0293. F(912)525-0611. Email: linda.wittish-at-savannahnow.com. Website: http://www.savannahmagazine.com. Linda Wittish, Editor. 95% freelance. "A regional lifestyles publication featuring the people and places that make coastal Georgia and South Carolina unique." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 12K. Bimonthly plus two special homes issues (this may change next year). Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2 months after acceptance. Buys first North American serial rights. No reprints. Responds 2-3 weeks. Subscription $18.95. Guidelines by mail with SASE or online at http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?p=48679.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are particularly interested in profiles of local residents, general interest travel (within a day's drive of Savannah; weekend getaways), decorating/renovation articles, gardening, and Southern history (particularly Georgia and South Carolina)" Pays flat fee of $150-$350 for 750-2500 words. "Submit query letter via mail or email. No phone queries."
PHOTOS/ART: "Depends on nature of article; prefer digital images. If local, we have a freelance photographer." Pays $100-$300 each.
HINTS: "Please DO NOT call to pitch stories."

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Teachers - to Write About Employment
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Teachers - to Write Classroom Materials
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Freelance Copyeditor - Pays $25/hour
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Freelance Writers
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Freelance Copywriter
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Freelance Writer - Spanish Translation Language Expert - Pays $0.04/word
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Freelance Medical Insurance and Medicare Writer
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Freelance Writers - for Science Test Item Writing. Pays $20 per test item.
anaxosinc.com

Freelance Researcher - Interviewer-Writer
software startup, finalist in the UC Berkeley business plan competition