Paying Markets And Jobs For May 7th

May 07, 2008

Paying Markets And Jobs For May 7th
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Antioch Review, P.O. Box 148, Yellow Springs, OH 45387. P(937)769-1365. Email mkeyes - at - antioch.edu. Website http://review.antioch.edu. Robert Fogarty, Editor; Judith Hall, Poetry Editor. "A distinguished, well-established journal that prints lovely and cogent essays, fiction, poetry, and book reviews. Also publishes occasional special issues on topics of contemporary interest and importance." 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Usually publishes ms within 3 months of acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 4-6 months. Sample copies can be ordered through their website using the Subscribe/Order button, or by phone. Subscription $40; $56.00 Canada; $72 other. Guidelines online at http://review.antioch.edu/wg.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Your best work." Pays $15 per published page. Manuscripts should not exceed 8000 words.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A.

The Artist's Magazine, 4700 E. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236. Email TAMedit - at - fwpubs.com. Website http://www.artistsmagazine.com. Maureen Bloomfield, Editor. Label all submissions with "Article Query." 70% freelance. "The Artistπs Magazine celebrates the creative life and the creative act, the artist as well as the art, by showcasing the best workãin all media and in all styles of the best artists working today. With beautiful color reproductions, engaging interviews, lively discussions of timely issues, practical lessons in craft, and news of exhibitions and events, The Artistπs Magazine inspires, informs, encourages and instructs so that an artist's creative life will be filled with success as well as pleasure." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 160K. 10 issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-12 months after acceptance. Buys first world serial rights. Rarely accepts reprints. Responds 6 months. You can order a sample copy by calling (888)419-0421. Subscription $19.96; $29.96 outside the U.S. See http://www.artistsnetwork.com/magazines. Guidelines online at http://www.artistsnetwork.com/upload/images/TAM%20submission%20guidelines.pdf or by mail with SASE.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are always looking for informative articles about techniques from the artist's viewpoint, using the language of art. Features need to emphasize the creative process: how the artist works with a medium, solves problems and conducts business. Our readers are artists, so techniques and methods must be specifically explained and/or demonstrated. Please read a copy of our magazine to familiarize yourself with our columns and departments. Many are written by freelancers." Pays $300-$1000 for features of 500-1200 words. "Unsolicited manuscripts are not accepted for features or columns. Please send a query letter, at least eight slides (or images on CD), resumes and clips of previously published work, an inventory list of images submitted and an SASE. We do not accept e-mail submissions."
PHOTOS/ART: "Send slides or digital images on CD. Digital images should be at least 1600 x 1200 pixels, or about 4x6 inches at 300 dpi. We suggest art be shot with a color separation guide (such as Kodak Q13 or Q14) to ensure accurate color reproduction." Payment is usually included in the feature fee.
HINTS: "It is essential for writers to be familiar with our magazine. Also, we work about six months in advance, so pitches tied to events happening in a month or two will likely be rejected."

Black Warrior Review, P.O. Box 862936, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401. Email blackwarriorreview - at - gmail.com. Website http://www.bwr.ua.edu. Nick Parker, Editor; BJ Hollars, Non-Fiction Editor; Colleen Hollister, Fiction Editor; Whitney Holmes, Poetry Editor. More than 80% freelance. "Established in 1974 by graduate students in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of Alabama, Black Warrior Review publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art by Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winners alongside up-and-coming writers. Stories and poems appearing in Black Warrior Review have been reprinted in the Pushcart Prize series, Best American Short Stories, Best American Poetry, New Stories from the South, and other anthologies. Each issue features a chapbook from a nationally known poet." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 2K. Bi-annual. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-6 months after acceptance. Buys first rights. No reprints. Response time varies. Sample copy $10. Subscription $16; $20 outside the U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.bwr.ua.edu/submit.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Black Warrior Review publishes work from both well-established and brand-new writers. The editors love to see non-traditional work that takes risks and, particularly, questions the limits of form and genre, but, naturally, we consider all manuscripts and quality is always our primary consideration." Pays flat fee of around $50. Manuscripts must not exceed 7500 words. Only seven poems permitted per submission. Submit query or complete ms and cover letter by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: Must be 300 dpi. Artist payment varies.
HINTS: "The best advice I can give is to be familiar with a publication before sending out your ms. Knowing where your work will best fit already gives you a advantage over the writers not willing to do the research."

DDI Magazine, 1145 Sanctuary Parkway, Ste. 355, Alpharetta, GA 30004. P(800)241-9034, ext. 5524. F(770)569-5105. Email rsway - at - ddimagazine.com. Website http://www.ddimagazine.com. RoxAnna Sway, Editor in Chief; Alison Embrey Medina, Managing Editor. 30% freelance. "DDI reports on retail store design, design trends, merchandising strategies and product information of vital interest to design professionals. Coverage includes traditional retail stores as well as venues such as banks, automotive dealerships, movie theaters and restaurants with emphasis on creating the most dynamic and successful selling environments possible. The magazine's readers include store planners and designers, architects, visual merchandisers and key retail executives." Only works with published writers. Circ. 21K. Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-3 months after acceptance. Buys unlimited publication rights. No reprints. Responds 1-2 weeks. Sample not available, view website. Subscription controlled. Guidelines not available.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Fresh, current articles on retail design that would serve the interests of our readers." Payment negotiated on an individual basis. Submit query and clips by mail with SASE or by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "At least 2-3, preferably more, color photos of professional quality (suitable for publication in a design magazine) must be acquired to accompany article; generally the writer acquires these from design firms, retailers, PR agencies or manufacturers at no cost under editorial use clause of original contract with photographer." No additional pay.
HINTS: "Most articles should quote interviews with at least three sources."

Dovetail: A Journal by and for Jewish/Christian Families, see addresses for respective editors below. P(800)530-1596. F(502)549-3543. Website http://www.dovetailinstitute.org. Julie Aziz, Editor (articles and poems) - 775 Simon Greenwell Ln., Boston, KY 40107. Email julieaziz - at - gmail.com. Mary Grein Rasner, Editor (reviews) - 35 Laurel St., #3, Somerville, MA 02143. Email mgrasner - at - gmail.com. 80% freelance. "Dovetail's mission is to provide a channel of communication for interfaith couples, their parents, and their children. We have no denominational affiliation or agenda, but seek to provide resources across a continuum of constructive approaches and strategies for intermarriage." Welcomes new writers. This is now an online pdf-format publication; access is to subscribers only. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. "Depends on needs and topic; can be as soon as two weeks or as long as two years; if it's going to be longer than six months, we'll ask permission of the author to hold it." Buys negotiable rights, "all rights standard." Accepts reprints. Access codes for sample supplied by email; request at di-ifr - at - bardstown.com. Subscription (includes annual membership) $39.95. Guidelines by email, mail or online at http://www.dovetailinstitute.org/writers.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Articles with useful information or stimulating discussion specifically targeted to interfaith couples. Particularly looking for treatment of gender role issues as they play out in Jewish/Christian marriage, cultural as well as religious; articles treating Muslim intermarriage; cultural differences in approaches to food and money." Pays flat fee of $25/article; $15/poem or review. Also pays $25 + access codes for downloaded copies for articles of 800-1000 words; Pays $15 + access codes for downloaded copies for reviews of 500 words. Submit complete ms and bio by mail with SASE or email as unformatted text in body of a message - no attachments.
PHOTOS/ART: "Rarely use."
HINTS: "No matter what we say, we can't seem to get people to stop sending us denominational, proselytizing material, especially specifically Christian preachy or `inspirational¥ stuff. We cannot use it; sending it to us only wastes our time and yours."

Dramatics magazine, 2343 Auburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45219. Email dcorathers - at - edta.org. Website http://www.edta.org. Don Corathers, Editor. 90% 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; $41 outside the U.S. Guidelines online http://www.edta.org/publications/writers_guidelines.asp.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Practical articles on all aspects of acting, directing, design, and stagecraft; 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: High resolution (300 dpi) jpgs preferred; 5x7 or larger B/W prints; 35mm and larger color transparencies; B/W line art; Payment included with article.
HINTS: "Our readers are bright, eager, young theatre artists. We look for articles that don't talk down to them."

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