Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For January 17th

January 17, 2007

Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For January 17th
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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.

Food Writing. Email foodwritingezine - at - yahoo.com. Website http://www.food-writing.com. Pamela White, Publisher. 25%-50% freelance. "Food Writing is a bi-weekly, online newsletter geared to writers who love food, and food lovers who write. All articles are geared to educating and supporting writers who focus on or just want to dabble in food writing.: Welcomes new writers, "but only with book reviews and interview type articles. Please don't pitch an article on how to get published if you haven't been published." Circ. 1500. Biweekly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 1 month after acceptance. Buys "one time, non-exclusive, electronic rights and archival rights for six months." Accepts reprints. Responds 2-4 weeks. Samples articles at website or request by email. Subscription free - subscribe by sending email to Food-Writing-subscribe - at - yahoogroups.com. Guidelines online at http://www.food-writing.com/pages/6/index.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Pitching television scripts or programs; Food styling for photos; Turning food writing into a full time job; Interviews with published food writers; Writing advertorials on food; Writing personal essays on food; Developing recipes for publication; How to approach editors on the phone; Interviews with food magazine editors, or magazine food editors." Pays $20 for articles, $5 for reprints, $10 for book reviews. "ALL payments are made through paypal, a free service. All written pieces around 400 words, but we're flexible if you need more to make the article better for our readers." Submit query, manuscript or reprint by email. "Be specific about book you wish to review, or editor you plan to interview. Include a brief outline of your proposed article."
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "Food writing is not about food. Do not send articles with recipes in them. Instead use your writing experience or culinary experience to craft an article to advise food writers to write better and earn more."

Ft. Myers magazine, 15880 Summerlin Rd., Suite 189, Fort Myers, FL 33908. Email ftmyers - at - optonline.net. Website http://www.ftmyersmagazine.com. Andrew Elias, Director. 90% freelance. Bi-monthly 'arts & living' magazine distributed free throughout Southwest Florida. Warmly welcomes new writers. Circ. 20K. Bi-monthly. Pays within 30 days of publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys first rights. Accepts reprints "as long as they have not been published in Southwest Florida within a year." Responds 1 week to 3 months. Sample $3. Subscription $20. Guidelines online at: http://www.ftmyersmagazine.com (click on 'contact us' and then 'writers guidelines').
CURRENT NEEDS: "We publish regular columns: 'Arts' - Music, Books, Video, Film, Theater, Software, Internet; 'Living' - Art & Design, House & Garden, Health & Fitness, Sports & Recreation, Travel & Leisure, Food & Drink, Science & Technology. Also News about arts, culture and the environment in Southwest Florida (people, places, events, issues)." Pays combination of per word/article length - $50-$200 for articles ranging from 50-2000 words. Submit query or complete manuscript via email as Word documents or in body of email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Send available photos/art that will accompany/enhance article." Pays $25-$100.

Ghost! Magazine, Subscriptions: 6125 S. River Circle Macclenny FL 32063. Email jcar - at - ghostmag.com. P(904)259-2585. Website http://www.ghostmag.com. Submissions or reviews: (Ms.) Fletcher Allderdice, P.O. Box 2052, Macclenny, FL 32063. All submissions to fletch@ghostmag.com. 50% freelance. "Ghost! Magazine is dedicated to bringing credible and thought-provoking articles to those interested in ghosts and paranormal research. Each issue addresses those readers who are merely curious to those who have dedicated years to hunting and researching ghostly phenomena." Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 3-6 months after acceptance. Buys first N.A. rights. No reprints. Responds 2-4 weeks. Sample articles at website. Subscription $19.95. Guidelines online at http://www.ghostmag.com/writer_guide.htm. "I generally just handle each incoming prospect as the delightfully unique experience I know it is bound to be. After all, isn't that what guidelines are for?
CURRENT NEEDS: "Phantom Fiction - 1200-1500 word ghost oriented story. No horror. Paranormal in nature, featuring or including a ghost; The Clubroom - 800 words featuring a ghost hunting organization and the reason for their success; Tales from the Trenches - 1000 words featuring a particularly interesting investigation by a research or paranormal group; Spaces, Places and Faces - 500-800 words featuring some ghostly venue such as bed and breakfasts, ghost tours, and interesting ghostly stories which don't fit into any other department; Chasers: Celebrity paranormal researchers / mediums / psychics - 1200-1500 words. Regardless of department, copy is expected to be clean and free of the usual run of the mill grammar and spelling errors. Otherwise, it doesn't have a 'ghost' of a chance." Pays $25-$50 per article. NOTE: The company's online guidelines currently state they don't pay, but they do pay writers. Submit query to appropriate editor via email. "Do not send full manuscripts. We will not accept unsolicited attachments and they will not be opened."
PHOTOS/ART: "400 dpi. Model release must accompany photo." Pays $25 if accepted.
HINTS: "Many erroneously think that Ghost! Magazine is a blood and gore type of magazine, or is slanted for the horror genre. It is not."

Living Light News, #200, 5306-89 Street, Edmonton, AB T6E 5P9, Canada. P(780)468-6397. F(780)468-6872. Email shine - at - livinglightnews.org. Website http://www.livinglightnews.org. Jeff Caporale, Editor. 75% freelance. "We are an award-winning evangelical Christian lifestyles newspaper featuring news, sports and entertainment which glorifies God and proclaims the Gospel message." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 50K. Bimonthly, plus special Christmas issue. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-3 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 1-2 weeks. Sample by sending international postal coupons of $2.50. Subscription $19.95. Guidelines online at http://www.livinglightnews.org/writing.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Writers who have knowledge of and access to prominent people in entertainment and professional sports who are professing Christians. We are looking also for practical/helpful family-related articles of about 650 words." Pays $0.10/word (CDN) or $0.08/word (US) based on finished word length. 500-1200 word count. Submit query via email or cover letter via mail with IRC.
PHOTOS/ART: Negotiable after story is accepted. Pays $20 CDN ($15 US) for first; $10 CDN ($8 US) for subsequent photos.
HINTS: "US writers mistakenly send us SASE with US postage (which we can't use in Canada) and writers send us non-Christmas related fiction when we specify that we only accept Christmas related fiction."

New England Review, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753. P(802)443-5075. Email nereview - at - middlebury.edu. Website http://go.middlebury.edu/nereview. Stephen Donadio, Editor; C. Dale Young, Poetry Editor. 100% freelance. "New England Review distinguishes itself with a fine blend of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that is both challenging and inviting to the general reader. The selection of writings in each issue presents a broad spectrum of viewpoints and genres, including traditional and experimental fiction, translations in poetry and prose, criticism, letters from abroad, reviews in arts and literature, and rediscoveries. Founded in 1978 and edited by Stephen Donadio, NER has for more than twenty-five years kept its readers in touch with the imaginative adventures of the world's most celebrated authors, while maintaining its commitment to new writers just emerging into prominence." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 2K. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-8 months after acceptance. Buys first rights (rights revert back to author). No unsolicited reprints. Responds 12 weeks. Sample at bookstores, or can be ordered from their website for $8. Subscription $25; $35 outside the U.S. Guidelines online at http://cat.middlebury.edu/nereview/guidelines.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Original fiction, poetry, and essays." Pays $10 per printed page in NER. Submit query or complete ms with cover letter by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: "PDF or TIFF, abstract images for cover art only." No additional pay.
HINTS: "Don't pretend to be on familiar terms with an editor who you have never spoken to, but do remember to mention if an editor encouraged you to send more work or if you've been published in the journal in the past."

Propeller Magazine, 17640 East Nine Mile Road, P.O. Box 377, Eastpointe, MI 48021-0377. P(586)773-9700. F(586)773-6490. Email tana - at - apba-racing.com. Website http://www.apba-racing.com. Tana Moore, Editor. 100% freelance. "Official publication of the American Power Boat Association, covering boat racing throughout the U.S., with some international articles. Welcomes new writers. Circ 5K. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1 month after acceptance. Buys one-time rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 1 day. Sample by phone, email or mail. Subscription $25; $55 outside the U.S. Guidelines by phone or email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Writers who know, or are willing to learn about, power boat racing. Ability to write concise, clean, interesting racing stories covering all classes at an event, or human interest connected to boat racing. Pays $50-$100 for articles of 500-2500 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Images on CD preferred. Color prints, slides, JPEG, TIFF, EPS, or Photoshop files - 300 dpi preferred. Pays $25 each for cover; $15 for interior. "Please label your images as to event/photographer/driver/class. Unidentified photos cannot be used.
HINTS: "We are on a tight budget. Sometimes people can sell an article both to a local paper and to us. Contributors who can both write a decent article and take good photos are extremely valuable."

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