Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For August 1st

August 01, 2007

Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For August 1st
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These are NOT recycled guidelines. WritersWeekly.com only features original market listings, received from and approved by the editors at each publication.

Cineaste, 243 Fifth Avenue, #706, New York, NY 10016. P(212)366-5720. Email cineaste - at - cineaste.com. Website http://www.cineaste.com Gary Crowdus, Editor-in-Chief (feature articles and interviews and home video reviews); Cynthia Lucia: Film Reviews; Richard Porton: Book Reviews. 30%-40% freelance. "America's Leading Magazine on the Art and Politics of the Cinema." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 11K. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-3 months after acceptance. Buys 1st serial rights. Rarely accepts reprints. Responds 1-2 months. Sample $6. Subscription $20. Guidelines online at http://www.cineaste.com/lobby/guidelines.html or by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Queries." Pays flat fee of $20-$100, depending on length and nature of the ms. "We are always glad to consider completed mss; otherwise query letters are encouraged, with writing samples." See guidelines for more information.
PHOTOS/ART: We obtain photos for all our published mss.
HINTS: Common mistakes include "unfamiliarity with our publication, which is not just another film magazine. Be familiar with our magazine and its particular editorial orientation and requirements. Get a copy of our writer's guidelines."

Clay Times, P.O. Box 365, 15481 Second Street, Waterford, VA 20197. P(540)882-3576. F(540)882-4196. Email claytimes - at - aol.com. Website http://www.claytimes.com. Polly Beach, Editor. 60% freelance. "Clay Times is a bimonthly magazine designed to provide pottery students, teachers, professionals, hobbyists, and studio artisans with practical hands-on information about all aspects of pottery." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 24K. Bi-monthly. Pays within 45 days of publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 1 month. Sample on request. Subscription $30; $36 Canada; $55 other. Guidelines online at http://www.claytimes.com/wpgline.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Of particular interest are oxidation glazing and firing methods that yield unique results: lustres, hare's fur, layered glazing, mottling. Articles on firing practices such as raku, wood firing, pit firing, gas firing, etc. should give careful consideration to explaining the complete process with its necessary equipment, supplies, and precautions in layman's terms." Pays flat fee of $75 per full-length article of 1000-1500 words. Submit query. Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome, yet we prefer that you query Clay Times first with your story idea in outline form and, if possible, two clips of published work; then wait for approval before writing an article. Clay Times is designed on Macintosh equipment via InDesign, using Adobe Illustrator for graphics, and Adobe Photoshop for photos. Queries, digital images (saved as TIFF files, 3.5 x 5 in size, at least 300 dpi in resolution) and submissions via CD or Zip disk (clearly labeled with file name and software/version # used to create document), printed manuscripts, slides, and photographs may be sent via U.S. mail or email.
PHOTOS/ART: Photographers earn a photo credit and $10 per published studio shot; $5 per photo on a series; $12 per illustration.

Composites Manufacturing Magazine, 1010 North Glebe Rd, Suite 450, Arlington, VA 22201. P(703)525-0511. F(703)525-0743. Email arusnak - at - acmanet.org. Website http://www.cmmagazine.org "Composites Fabrication now reaches 11,000 influential fabricators and end-users in the Automotive, Architectural, Bath, Marine, Cast Polymer, Civil Engineering, Corrosion, Pultrusion, and Transportation industries. Composites Fabrication Magazine is a source for "how to" features on manufacturing composites structures. Our circulation targets everyone involved in the fabrication process - technicians, front line supervisors, and small business owners, as well as suppliers, distributors, end-users, program representatives in Federal and State Governments, and R&D communities." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 11K. Monthly (11 issues/year). Pays on acceptance. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys all rights. Occasionally accepts reprints, "but not from direct competitors." Responds 2 - 3 days. Sample on request. Subscription free. Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Market trend analysis, progressive business ideas conducive to composites market, innovative, cutting-edge ideas in entrepreneurial industrial management." Payment negotiable, editors are "willing to pay more for better stuff." Article lengths are negotiable. Submit query or complete ms by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Photos are encouraged." Pay is negotiable.
HINTS: "Common mistakes; not knowing: Readership; The dynamics of entrepreneurial industrial businesses; The composites market; and True innovation in marketing, manufacturing, small businesses. Best advice for journalists who are not technical subject-matter experts is to look for innovative ideas in industry and comparative stats on composites vs. traditional materials industries. For specific guidelines, contact Andy Rusnak."

Dramatics Magazine, 2343 Auburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45219. Email dcorathers - at - eda.org. Website http://www.edta.org. Don Corathers, Editor. 80% freelance. "Published by the Educational Theatre Association, Dramatics is an educational theatre magazine. Most of our readers are members of the International Thespian Society. The primary editorial objectives of the magazine are to provide serious, committed young theatre students and their teachers with the skills and knowledge they need to make better theatre; to be a resource that will help high school juniors and seniors make an informed decision about whether to pursue a career in theatre, and about how to do so; and to prepare high school students to be knowledgeable, appreciative audience members for the rest of their lives." Welcomes new writers. Circ 36K. Monthly, Sept. - May. Pays on publication. Publishes 1-3 months after acceptance. Buys 1st rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 2-6 months. Sample by mail with $2.50 and 9x12 SASE. Subscription $27; $37 outside the U.S. Guidelines online http://www.edta.org/publications/writers_guidelines.asp.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Profiles of working professionals in various theatre jobs that illuminate what it's like to pursue a career in the theatre." Pays flat fee of $100-$500 for 800-4000 words. Submit query or complete ms with cover letter by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: 5x7 or larger B/W prints; 35mm and larger color transparencies; B/W line art; high resolution (300 dpi) jpgs (preferred). Payment included with article.
HINTS: "Our readers are bright, eager, young theatre artists. We look for articles that don't talk down to them and that take a realistic view of what it's like to have a life in the theatre."

The Elks Magazine, 425 W. Diversey Parkway, Chicago, IL 60614. Email CherylS - at - Elks.org. Website http://www.elks.org/ElksMag. Cheryl T. Stachura, Editor. 35% freelance. Buys approximately 30 general interest manuscripts per year. "The basic mission of the magazine is to share the news of the charitable activities of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks with its members. However, well-targeted and well-written freelance feature articles are also published. The Elks Magazine is a 4/color, glossy magazine that contains advertising." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 1M. 10 issues/year. Usually pays on acceptance; may pay on publication. Buys first publication rights, and one-time North American serial rights in print only. No reprints. Prefers a final ms to a query as decisions are based only on final ms. Sample by mail request. Subscription US only $12. Guidelines online at http://www.elks.org/elksmag/default.cfm?page=3
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are always in the market and will buy what seems to fit our audience. We're interested in topics including sports and sports figures, Americana and American history, technological advances, personal finance, nature, and so forth. We do not buy travel stories because we have a contracted travel writer. Our readers are primarily men over 50. Please refer to the writer's guidelines." Pays $0.30/word for 1500-2500 words. Submit complete ms.
PHOTOS/ART: No longer purchase freelance cover photos.
HINTS: Basically a problem is when writers haven't read the guidelines nd submit manuscripts that are too long or short, are first-person or religious or political--all someone need do is check the guidelines." Obtaining a few issues to get an idea of our typical feature article is a good idea too.

Fresh Cut Magazine, PO Box 128, Sparta, MI 49345; e-mail: editor - at - freshcut.com. Website http://www.freshcut.com 15%-20% freelance. "Fresh Cut magazine features all aspects of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, from processors who cut, package and handle them to retail and foodservice outlets where consumers buy or consume them. Readership includes processors, wholesalers, distributors, brokers, retailers, foodservice operators and chains." Only works with published writers. Circ. 17K. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes within 2 months of acceptance. Buys all rights. Accepts reprints -- for reduced fee. Responds 2 weeks. Sample by mail with SASE. Subscription $25; $56 Canada; $100 other. Guidelines by e-mail to editor - at - freshcut.com.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Information about technology and how it is being used in processing fresh fruits and vegetables. Food safety articles, as it relates to fresh-cut." Pays $125 per 900-word story. Submit query.
PHOTOS/ART: Pays $15 per photo.