Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For February 7th

February 07, 2007

Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For February 7th
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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.

AccountingWEB.com, P.O. Box 2252, Westerville, OH 43086-2252.
Email JHammond - at - AccountingWEB.com. Website http://www.AccountingWEB.com.
Jay Hammond, Managing Editor. 50% freelance. AccountingWEB is a news and
information source for CPAs, accounting/finance professionals and their clients. Our readers represent all segments of the accounting industry but primarily work for small and mid-sized firms. We cover accounting, taxation, finance, and small business. Most of our articles concern national issues, however we do consider regional and local issues if they appeal to a national audience. Most local issues are related to specific accounting firms, accounting professionals or are "Lite News"/human interest stories." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 50K. "Our website is updated daily, Monday through Friday, and we also produce multiple news wires consisting of digests of web site content and original content on various weekly and bi-weekly schedules." Pays within first 10 days of the month following publication. Publishes ms approximately 1 week after acceptance. Buys "First Electronic/Online, Online/Electronic Archive and Electronic Digest Rights." Accepts reprints. Responds 1-2 weeks. Sample articles at website. "Visit the AccountingWEB.com web site and subscribe to the free AccountingWEB news wires. The site is free with registration." Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We need writers familiar with accounting and/or the accounting industry. Articles on accounting firm/practice management, spreadsheet tips, small business issues, taxes, and accounting software/technology." Pays $0.10/word for articles to 2000 words (most articles average 500 words or less). Submit query with clips or complete ms by email. "Please include WW or WritersWeekly in the Subject line"
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "Be familiar with the kind of news we cover and our audience. We try to show accounting professionals how national news and events apply to their practice or, conversely, explore local/regional news that can be implemented in other regions of the country or world. You don't have to be an accountant to write for us, but a business or finance background is helpful."

Stone Soup, the magazine by young writers and artists, P.O. Box 83, Santa Cruz, CA 95063. P(831)426-5557. F(831)426-1161. Website http://www.stonesoup.com. Ms. Gerry Mandel, Editor. 100% freelance. "Stone Soup is a literary magazine made up entirely of stories, poems, book reviews, and illustrations by children ages 8 to 13. We do not publish any writing or art by adults at all." Warmly welcomes new writers. Circ 20K. 6 issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-8 months after acceptance. Buys first rights. No reprints. Sample $5.75 by phone or online. Subscription $34; $38 Canada; $42 other. Guidelines online at http://www.stonesoup.com/main2/sendwork.html or by mail with SASE.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Stories by children about real life experience. We do not publish any writing or art by adults." Pays flat fee $40 for 2500 words maximum. Submit complete ms by mail with SASE. "The editors only respond to work they can use. No response means the work cannot be used. No email submissions allowed.
PHOTOS/ART: "Send samples of your artwork if you are age 13 or younger and you would like to illustrate for us." Pays $25 per illustration.
HINTS: "Please don't send queries, just send submission. Please read stories on our website to get an idea of the kind of work we publish."

Sugar Land Magazine, 3506 Highway 6 So., Suite 318, Sugar Land, TX 77478. Email editor - at - sugarlandmagazine.com. Website http://www.sugarlandmagazine.com. Katrina Katsarelis, Editor-in-Chief. 90% freelance. "A beautiful, upscale, community and family publication targeted to families in Sugar Land Texas." Welcomes new writers, if they live in Sugar Land, Texas. Circ. 40K. Quarterly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms approx. 6 weeks after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 10 days. Does not respond to queries from writers located outside of Sugar Land. Sample articles appear at their website. Subscription $16. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Local stories and resource guides, inspirational people stories; anything of interest pertaining to Sugar Land Texas. Content is upbeat and family friendly." Pays "$100 for features (800-900-words), $50 for spotlight pieces ($300-500 words); and $25 for Resource Guides, such as listings and such." Submit query and clips by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "We provide; writer may help coordinate details of the photo shoots with our photographer."
HINTS: "We do not use writers who do not live in Sugar Land Texas."

Travel Time News, P.O. Box 5067, Vancouver, BC, V6B 4A9 Canada. Email globe_vancouver - at - yahoo.com. B. Zembic, Editor-in-Chief. 90% freelance. "Print publication focusing on Canadian and international destinations with a bent toward adventure in far-flung regions." Welcomes new writers "as long as they are rigorous in their self-editing." Circ. not yet available. Monthly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. "We are collecting stories for first six months of publication. Writers retain all rights before acceptance and after publication. Multiple submissions allowed unless in the same urban region." Accepts reprints. Responds within "several months." Sample not available. Subscription not yet available. See "Guidelines" below.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are looking for non-fiction travel stories containing up to 1000 words. Articles should have a central focus--such as your search for the perfect orchid in the forests of Peru--a strong narrative and sense of place, and include some history of the region. They must also contain travel tips, an idea of cost, and booking information. We are also interested in travel book and restaurant reviews. We are not very attracted to travelogues, academic-style writing, or simple lists of things to see and do in a given locale. We are especially interested in tales that contain adventure in far-flung areas of the planet. As our project is fledgling, we are--at this point--in a position to offer only modest compensation for articles (with photos) chosen--likely between $25 and $50." Articles average around 1000 words. Submit query or complete ms ("must be unpublished or ones you own all rights to") by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Photos may be sent as email attachments or by post with an SASE." Payment included in article fee above.
HINTS: "We are very interested in tales rather than advertisements for a travel destination. A strong narrative is essential to a good story. Before submitting, please ensure your work is rigorously edited for everything from sentence structure to word usage."

Women's eNews, 135 West 29th Street, Suite 1005, New York, NY 10001-5164. P(212)-244-1720. F(212)244-2320. Email editors - at - womensenews.org. Website http://www.womensenews.org. Submit via email to editors - at - womensenews.org. Corinna Barnard, Senior Editor; Jennifer Thurston, Associate Editor. 80% freelance. "Women's eNews is the definitive source of substantive news - unavailable anywhere else - covering issues of particular concern to women and providing women's perspectives on public policy. It enhances women's ability to define their own lives and to participate fully in every sector of human endeavor." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 35K. Daily. Pays after publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 2-4 weeks. Sample articles online. Subscription free. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We accept pitches for news features, commentaries and personal essays that have a strong women's angle or policy focus." Pays $150-$350 for 800- 1000 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Editor will advise."
HINTS: "Please review our archives carefully to understand our approach to stories before pitching, especially for topics that we have covered previously."

Working Nurse Magazine, 3600 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1526, Los Angeles, CA 90010. P(213)385-4781. F(213)385-3782. Email ron.reis - at - working-nurse.com. Website http://www.working-nurse.com. Ron Reis, Editor. 100% freelance. "Working Nurse Magazine, part of Rhodes Publications, Inc., is distributed to over one-hundred thousand Registered Nurses in the greater Los Angeles area every three weeks. We concentrate on work-related issues for RNs." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 100K. 17 issues year (one every 3 weeks). Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 2-3 months after acceptance. Publishes 2-3 months after acceptance. Buys first N.A. rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 2 days. For sample, e-mail editor Ron Reis with your snail-mail address and a free copy will be sent. Subscription controlled (distributed free to RNs). Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are looking for feature articles on work related issues for RNs." Pays $50-$200 for 250-2500 words. Submit query or complete ms by email. Manuscripts may be submitted as MSWord attachment.
PHOTOS/ART: "Digital photos of subjects would be nice, but not required." Pays $25/photo.
HINTS: "Writers should supply complete contact information with every correspondence. We will be expanding our geographical coverage and adding more editorial content. Writers should understand that they are talking nurse-to-nurse when writing for our magazine. While we do not cover clinical issues, our readers are sophisticated RNs, often with years of experience. We are looking for writers who have something to say about the working nurse experience, and are able to say it in a friendly, engaging, and professional manner."

FREELANCE JOBS

Freelance Writers - Simple living stories. Pays $200. Query first.
Simple Living America

Freelance Writer - for case studies on newspapers and technology
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Freelance Writers
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Freelance Science Writer/Reporter
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Freelance Copywriter
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Freelance Graduate Reporters
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Freelance Gossip Columnist
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Freelance Technical Writers (2) - near Gig Harbor, WA
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Freelance Copywriter
murad.com

Freelance Copy Editor
Med Legal Consulting Source

Enterprise Software Industry Writer - Pays $300-$400/week
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Freelance Instructional Technology Copy Editor - for light copyediting of online course materials in English.
Grammar, punctuation
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Freelance Scriptwriter
Defense oriented Subcontracting company

Freelance Writer/Editor
a local newspaper with a target audience of West Indian readers

Freelance Writers and Experienced Word Processors
The Friedman Group (TFG)

Freelance Editor
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Freelance Student Journalists - Pays "stipend, supplies, and other materials."
campusj.com

Freelance Writers
PageViews.com

Freelance Writers - Pays $10-$15/hour
eco-friendly publication

Investigative Journalist - to ghostwrite book on abuses in class action litigation
individual

Foreign-Language Proofreaders
Phoenix Translations

Freelance Writer - for video segment
educational media company

Freelance News Writer
FundFire