Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For July 11th

July 11, 2007

Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For July 11th
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Access All Areas, 79 Portsmouth Drive, Toronto, ON M1C 5C8, Canada. P(416) 335-0744. F(416)335-0748. Email crossfire - at - accessmag.com. Website http://www.accessmag.com. Keith Sharp, Publisher; Sean Plummer, Editor. 40% freelance. Circ. 125K. 6 issues/year. Pays within 90 days of publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys first rights. Includes online reprint rights. Sample $5 (CDN). Subscription $40 (CDN). Guidelines not available.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Stories geared towards an 18- to 30-year-old audience, including music, film, travel, technology and fashion. Canadian angle appreciated." Pays $0.25/word (CDN). Submit query by mail with SASE/IRC or by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Pays negotiable rates.
HINTS: "Mistakes - not reading up on the magazine and not knowing what we're about."

Autograph Collector Magazine, P.O. Box 25559, Santa Ana, CA 92704. P(800)996.3977. Email Brooklynn - at - AutographCollector.com. Website http://www.AutographCollector.com. Brooke Kelley, Editor. 90% freelance. "We focus on celebrities of today and yesteryear, and we tell the inside story you won't find anywhere else. Our articles come from the angle of celeb friends and fans. Our magazine is less about the autograph and more about the actual experience of getting to meet or getting to know a star. We work with new writers only if they are knowledgeable about collecting signatures and memorabilia." Bi-monthly. Pays one month after publication. Usually publishes ms 1-2 months after acceptance, "but we reserve the right to hold onto a manuscript for future issues if necessary." Buys First North American rights. Accepts reprints. Responds up to one month. Sample articles at their website. Subscription $29.95; $34.95 Canada; $44.95 other. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We need strong and experienced writers who are knowledgeable about the collecting business. If we can't have that, we'll take an excellent writer with even better research skills." Pays flat rate: $25 for 200 words, $125-150 for less than 1200, and $300 for main features up to 2500 words. Submit query by email (preferred) or by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: "In some cases we may need the writer to get the subject to provide them from their stash of signed photos." No additional pay.
HINTS: "See writers guidelines."

Cast Polymer Connection, 1010 N. Glebe Rd., Suite 450, Arlington, VA 22201. Email mcardenas - at - acmanet.org. Website http://www.icpa-hq.org/connection/index.cfm. Monica Cardenas, Assistant Editor. 50% freelance. "Cast Polymer Connection is the official magazine of the International Cast Polymer Alliance of the American Composites Manufacturers Association, the word's largest trade association dedicated solely to the cast polymer industry. As the premiere magazine in the cast polymer realm, CPC covers all aspects affecting today's marketplace, including technical needs, business management, marketing, and government and regulatory issues. In each issue, industry insiders share their technical expertise in 'how-to' articles, human-interest profiles shed light on success stories, and business professionals break down the latest trends and strategies." Welcomes new writers. Circ. not provided. Quarterly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms within 2 months of acceptance. Buys all rights. Occasionally accepts reprints, but no material that has appeared in competing publications. Responds 1 week. Sample for email request. Subscription controlled. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Business trends, kitchen and bath design trends, marketing strategies for small business, technical (cast polymer)." Generally pays $250 for 1000-2000 words, commensurate with experience. Submit "query with cover letter, and bio, including email contact."
PHOTOS/ART: "Photos appreciated but not required." No additional pay.
HINTS: "General business, marketing, and design articles are accepted, but it is helpful when the general article brings a focus to cast polymer products, i.e. cultured marble and cultured granite."

Cincinnati Magazine, 705 Central Ave., Suite 175, Cincinnati, OH 45202. P(513)421-4300. Email cmletters - at - cintimag.emmis.com. Website http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com. Linda Vaccariello, Executive Editor (all freelance queries EXCEPT those for Escape - travel within-easy - 3 to 5 hours-driving distance of Cincinnati), which go to Amanda Boyd, Deputy Editor. 10% of content from each issue comes from new freelancers; 30% from their stable of regular freelancers. "An upscale lifestyle service publication featuring the people, places and issues of the Greater Cincinnati area - this includes Northern Kentucky as well." Circ. 35K. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes manuscript almost immediately after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 2-4 weeks. Sample $7. Subscription $19.95, $23 Canada/Mexico, $26 other. Subscribe online at website or call 800/846-4333. Guidelines by email, and online at http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?p=57464.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are a city magazine serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. We're looking for service stories, serious journalism that examines current issues, and non-fiction that illuminates the human experience--all with a clear focus on our region. Obviously, finding these stories is easier if you live here. We do have staff writers, so freelancers have the most opportunity in the area of departments." Pays $300 for departments of 1200-1800 words, $500+ for features of 2500-4500. Submit query and clips by mail or email, "and please demonstrate familiarity with the magazine and the city."
PHOTOS/ART: "We Inquiries about art/photography assignments: Nancy Stetler, Art Director - nstetler@cintimag.emmis.com."
HINTS: "This is a city magazine: stories must have a local hook, and writers must be able to demonstrate that they understand the difference between news reporting and magazine feature writing."

Coastal Woman Magazine, 3463 State St., Suite 208, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. P(805)453-7509. F(805)682-2259. Email editor - at - coastalwoman.com. Website http://www.coastalwoman.com. Barbara Lanz-Mateo, Editor and Publisher. 100% freelance. "We are a glossy, full color magazine for women living in and around Santa Barbara, California." Welcomes new writers, but requires first article be written on spec. Circ. 80K. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. "Unless otherwise agreed to beforehand, Coastal Woman will have 'first California serial rights,' which means the magazine buys the right to publish the piece first in any periodical in California." Accepts reprints. Usually responds within 1-2 weeks. Sample $5. Issues are free locally. "We are a free publication, but have subscriptions for those who like the convenience of receiving the magazine in the mail." Guidelines online at http://www.coastalwoman.com/freelancers.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "See guidelines." Pays $0.20/word for first rights; $0.10/word for reprints. "Our stories usually are 500 to 700 words; longer for specially assigned pieces." Submit per their guidelines.
PHOTOS/ART: 300 dpi, color; Payment varies.

Writer's Chronicle, The, MS 1E3, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030. P(703)993-4301. F(703)993-4302. Email chronicle - at - awpwriter.org. Website http://www.awpwriter.org. David Fenza, Executive Director & Editor-in-Chief; Supriya Bhatnagar, Director of Publications & Editor. 50% freelance. "The Writer's Chronicle presents essays, articles, news, and information designed to enlighten, inform, and entertain writers, editors, students, and teachers of writing." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 26K. Six issues/year during the academic year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms around 6 months after acceptance. Buys first serial rights for print and web. No reprints. Responds 3 months. Sample by email request. Subscription $20.00 in the U.S.; international rates vary - see their website for details. Guidelines online at http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?p=45955 and http://www.awpwriter.org/magazine/guidelines.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Interviews with main stream women writers; articles on pedagogy." Pays $10 for every 100 words. "Essays longer than 7,000 words are generally not accepted. Simultaneous submissions are not encouraged and must be noted as such on the cover letter. We publish interviews between 4,000 and 7,000 words. Interviews should include a two-paragraph introduction to the author, including all pertinent biographical information. This introduction should be mainly factual. We do sometimes publish essays that are adapted from lectures and discussions." Submit query or complete ms with cover letter by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: "As needed." No additional pay.
HINTS: "Please do not follow the MLA style, which is well-designed for professional readers, but annoying to general readers, in whom we still have great faith. Acknowledge your sources by using endnotes and follow The Chicago Manual of Style. If you quote a poem, song, or short-short story in its entirety, it is your responsibility to secure permission and pay for that permission. We recommend that you limit quotes to fair use and avoid quoting whole works, as many trade publishers charge absurdly high fees for permissions."

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