December 27, 2006

Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For December 20thPaying Markets And Freelance Jobs For December 27th
printable version

PAYING MARKETS

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

Four Weeks Magazine, 1324 Lexington Avenue, Suite 200, New York, NY 10128. P(212)987-4460. Email: Editors-at-fourweeksmag.com. Website: http://www.fourweeksmag.com. Gabrielle Lichterman, Editor-in-Chief. 50%-60% freelance. "Four Weeks Magazine is the first magazine tailored to each week of a woman's monthly hormone cycle. Four Weeks is a free monthly online women's lifestyle publication that features shopping, travel, food and DIY items that make our readers' lives fuller, easier and more fun." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 50K. Monthly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 1-3 months after acceptance. Buys first N.A. serial rights. No reprints. Responds 2-4 weeks. Sample articles online. Subscription free. Guidelines online at http://www.fourweeksmag.com/writersguidelines.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We're currently seeking pitches for shopping, travel, DIY and food sections." Pays $25 to $50 per 300- to 500-word article as of September 26, 2006. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "Please read Four Weeks Magazine before pitching. We're set up slightly differently than other magazines. We tailor our articles to the four weeks of a woman's hormone cycle. So, in essence, Four Weeks is made up of four mini-magazines with different focuses in each. Please be patient when waiting for a reply to your pitch. We consider each one carefully and try our best to respond within two to four weeks."

Freelance Writer's Report, P.O. Box A, North Stratford, NH 03590. Email: FWR-at-writerseditors.com. Website: http://www.writers-editors.com. Dana K. Cassell, Editor. 10%-25% freelance. "Newsletter targeted to the serious part-time or full-time freelance writer/editor and book author. Provides market news and information to help build more profitable editorial businesses." Rarely works with new writers, "because we use successful writers' tips and experience. This must come from experienced writers. Circ. 500. Monthly. Pays on publication, "Check is sent with copy of the issue, usually by the first of the month of issue." Period between acceptance and publication varies. We do not use jumps and use outside material to fill in the 'holes' after putting in the market news and other in-house columns, so the length of a piece has as much to do with when it is used as how long it's been here. The shorter the item, the faster we can use it, usually, because it gives us more flexibility as to where we can use it. Buys one-time rights. Accepts reprints. Responds to email queries usually by end of that day; mailed queries within 1-2 days. Sample by mail with SASE (2 ounces) or download the pdf version at http://www.writers-editors.com/Writers/Membership/FWR_Online/fwr_online.htm. Subscription $39; $47 Canada & Mexico; $54 other. Guidelines by mail with SASE or online at http://www.writers-editors.com/Writers/News_Items/Writer_Guidelines/writer_guidelines.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Tips and techniques on how to run a more profitable freelance writing or editing business, how to break into a new field, how to cut expenses, 'different' marketing techniques." Pays $0.10/word for 750 words max, but more frequently can use pieces shorter than 400 words (even under 200) to fill out columns." Submit complete ms by email. Queries okay, by email or mail with SASE, but much prefer email and prefer the complete ms.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A.
HINTS: "Write newsletter style - crisp, succinct, use bullets. No lengthy magazine-style leads or closes."

The Funny Times, P.O. Box 18530, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118. P(216)371-8600. Email: ft-at-funnytimes.com. Website: http://www.funnytimes.com. Attn: "The Editors." 50% freelance. Nation's leading liberal monthly humor review. Warmly welcomes new writers. Circ. 75K. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 4-8 weeks after acceptance. Buys one-time rights. Accepts reprints. Response time could be up to four months. Sample $3. Subscription $23; $33 outside US. Guidelines by mail with SASE or available online at http://www.funnytimes.com/submissions.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Anything funny." Pays $60 flat fee for stories of 400-700 words. Submit query or complete ms by mail (include SASE if you want material returned).
PHOTOS/ART: Needs cartoons. Pays $25-$50 depending on number of panels and size.
HINTS: Do not overwhelm the editors, please pick a couple of your favorites, cartoons or stories. We'll ask for more if we like the first batch.

Gay Parent Magazine P.O. Box 750852, Forest Hills, NY 11375-0852. Email: acain-at-gis.net. Website: http://www.gayparentmag.com. Angeline Acain, Publisher/Editor. 30% freelance. "News, personal stories, and events for prospective and current lesbian, gay, bi and transgender parents." Welcomes new writers. Circ. not provided. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys one-time rights. Accepts reprints. Response time varies. Sample for email request. Subscription $20; $30 outside of the U.S. Guidelines by email (will be online soon).
CURRENT NEEDS: Queries. Pays $0.10/word for 500-1000+ words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Desired." Payment negotiable.

Go World Travel Magazine and GoColorado.com, Go World Publishing & Productions, 807 Arapahoe Street, Golden, CO 80401. P(720)259-7489. Email: submissions-at-goworldtravel.com. Website: http://www.goworldtravel.com. Heike Schmidt, Senior Editor (Go World Travel Magazine); Mim Swarz, Editor - mim.swarz-at-goworldpublishing.com (GoColorado.com). 70% freelance. "Go World Travel Magazine is an international online travel magazine covering the world's most fascinating people and places." Welcomes new writers: "For those without a stack of clips, we prefer to review the finished ms." Circ. N/A. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-3 months after acceptance. Buys non-exclusive online rights. Accepts reprints. Sample online. Subscription N/A. Guidelines online at http://www.goworldtravel.com/ex/aspx/articleGuid.%7B14B31B4E-FDCC-472C-82A3-BDE7BFA4F667%7D/xe/article.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: For GoColorado.com, We prefer that those writers are Coloradans who know the state well. For Go World Travel Magazine, "we're looking for profiles of fascinating people from around the world, as well as interesting travel essays and articles. We cover the world, so we're open to stories from just about anywhere. We're especially interested in writers who can cover a destination from an insider's perspective. We are in need of North American destinations. Go World Travel provides content that goes beyond the usual articles carried in newspaper travel sections. We want to know more than how to get to a place or what to do there. Tell us about the people who call this destination home, the treasured regional customs, or the places where locals hang out. We want to smell the aromas, taste the food, explore the streets and walk down hidden paths. Go World Travel aims to help our readers experience a destination. Please keep in mind that our readers span the globe, so the magazine is written from an international perspective." Pays flat fee of $15-$40 for non-exclusive rights to feature articles of 600-1200 words with photos and short departmental pieces. Considers reprints. Submit complete ms or query with clips to submissions-at-goworldtravel.com. Please state availability of photos, but do not send images until requested.
PHOTOS/ART: "The magazine is highly visual. Digital photos accompany each piece. The writer supplies photos or we can source them from a tourism bureau." Payment included in article fee.
HINTS: "Please read our writer's guidelines carefully. The guidelines describe exactly what we are looking for."

FREELANCE JOBS

Freelance Investigative/Consumer Reporter
myamericanbenefitsplan.com

Freelance Editor / Web Content Manager
CartandHorse.com

Freelance Writer - near Salinas Valley, CA
family magazine in the Salinas Valley

Researcher and Writer - Pays $15/hour
blind ad

Cyclicals/Industrials - Reporters
Off The Record Research LLC

Freelance Spanish Speaking Writers
kidzworld.com

Freelance Annotators - Pays $8-$12/hour
University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

Freelance Writers
men's lifestyle magazine

Freelance Copy Writer
New York Shells

Automotive Blogger
Topspeed.com

Freelance Copywriter
Local Phoenix Tech Company