January 14, 2009
Paying Markets And Jobs For January 14th
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PAYING MARKETS
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iStockAnalyst.com, P.O. Box 4322, Salem, OR 97302. Email: admin-at-istockanalyst.com. Website: http://www.istockanalyst.com. "Our business model is different. We publish our own section and articles from contributing authors. We publish full text news from thousands of sources." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 400K+ per month. Daily. Pays on acceptance. Usually publishes ms same-day. Buys exclusive rights. Accepts reprints but does not pay for them. Responds 1-2 days. Sample articles online.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are building our exclusive section (top section of website). There are a few authors working on regular basis and a few on a freelance basis." Pays flat fee of $25-$150 for 400-600 words. "Submit via email to admin-at-istockanalyst.com with subject: Financial Writer."
PHOTOS/ART: N/A.
HINTS: "If a writer does not have finance background and they are writing non-financial articles, please do not apply. It is waste of your time and my time."
Lucrezia Magazine. Email: editor-at-lucreziamagazine.com. Website: http://www.lucreziamagazine.com. Nicholas Christie, Sub-Editor/Commissioning Editor. "Nicholas is receiving all submissions at the present time, while the rest of us are working on site development. But he will continue to work on articles and reviews after the site development is complete. He can be contacted at nchristie@lucreziamagazine.com." Eddie Ostrowski, Art Direction. "Eddie will review all art submissions. He can be contacted at artsubs@lucreziamagazine.com." A. Mavromatis, Editor in Chief. "Currently dealing with queries. Can be contacted via email at queries-at-lucreziamagazine.com." 80-90% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Monthly. Pays upon publication. Publishes ms approx. 2 months after acceptance. Buys one-time Worldwide Electronic Rights for six months. No reprints, "but if submitted to other publications, when signing contract for publication make sure that it is only being published at this one publication." Responds within one week. Sample articles at website. Subscription Free. Guidelines online at http://www.lucreziamagazine.com/2.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Articles (Sex, relationships, pop culture)." Pays $10-$20. Fiction - 500-6000 words. Essay/Confessional/Opinion - 1000-1500 words. Submit with cover letter, bio and query or story/article by attaching it as a word RTF or plain text by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "All images need to be submitted in either JPEG or GIF format, with a cover letter and biography." Payment is negotiated but is usually $10-$20.
HINTS: "The common mistakes: Writers who approach erotica as a bit of fun, who have not written erotica before, presuming that it's a bit of slap and tickle. If a writer feels icky about erotica, then they shouldn't submit to us, as we can detect the icky feeling a mile away, usually within the first three paragraphs. After our Feb 2008 launch, we will plan themed issues (for fiction submissions), and are looking at running competitions."
Native Peoples, 5333 N. 7th St., Suite C 224, Phoenix, AZ 85014. F(602)262-8483. Email: editorial-at-nativepeoples.com. Website: http://www.nativepeoples.com. Daniel Gibson, Editor. 45% freelance. "Dedicated to the sensitive portrayal of the arts and life ways of the Native peoples of the Americas." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 50K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms approximately 2 months after acceptance. Buys First North American periodical, plus web re-use, and database markets rights. No reprints. Responds 3-6 weeks. Subscription is $19.95. Guidelines online at http://nativepeoples.com/about/editorial.php.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Broad variety of feature articles, mostly on subjects related to arts and culture, as well as ideas for departments open to freelancers: Pathways (travel) and History." Pays $0.25-$0.40/word for 500 to 2500 words. Submit query by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Actual images ideal (via subject or professional photographers), or leads to photo sources." Pays $45 for 1/4 page or less, $75 for 1/2 page, $150 for full page and $250 cover.
HINTS: "Please be familiar with the magazine and check back issue indexes to see if we've covered the topic within the past five years--if so, we are not interested in it."
Notre Dame Review, University of Notre Dame, 840 Flanner Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Email: ndreview-at-nd.edu. Website: http://www.nd.edu/%7Endr/review.htm. William O'Rourke, Fiction Editor; John Matthias, Poetry Editor. 90% freelance. "The Notre Dame Review is an independent, non-commercial magazine of contemporary American and international fiction, poetry, criticism and art. Our goal is to present a panoramic view of contemporary art and literature - no one style is advocated over another. We are especially interested in work that takes on big issues by making the invisible seen, that gives voice to the voiceless - work that gives message form through aesthetic experience." Welcomes new writers. Circulation 1500. Biannual. Pays on publication. Publication ms approximately about 6-12 months after acceptance. Buys First Rights. No reprints. Responds within three months. "Send for a FREE ISSUE of the Notre Dame Review! All you have to do is e-mail us that you would like to subscribe and we'll send out your free issue along with a postage-paid reply envelope. If you like the issue, simply return the envelope with payment to begin your subscription. If you decide that the Notre Dame Review is not for you, the free issue is yours to keep--our gift to you for giving us a closer look. There's NO RISK, and your gift issue is ABSOLUTELY FREE." Subscription $15. Guidelines online at http://www.nd.edu/%7Endr/submissions.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Prose and Fine poetry." Pays a flat fee of $25 + a one-year subscription to the magazine. Submit per their guidelines.
Pediatrics for Parents, PO Box 219, Gloucester, MA 01931. Email: richsagall-at-pedsforparents.com. Website: http://www.pedsforparents.com. Richard J. Sagall, M.D. 10%-20% freelance. "A monthly, 16-page newsletter covering children's health topics of interest to parents and others. Our articles are based on recent articles in the medical press and topics of interest to parents that have their basis in good science. We don't want first person stories or general parenting articles." Welcomes new writers. There are two versions of the newsletter - printed with a circulation of 500 and PDF send electronically with a circulation more than 200,000. Monthly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys 1st N.A. rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 7-10 days. Sample online or $3 by mail. Subscription in print $25; $40 outside U.S. There is no cost for the electronic version. Guidelines online at http://www.pedsforparents.com/indices/writersguidelines.shtml or with requested sample by mail. Prefer to receive articles as Word documents via email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We're always looking for good, well-written articles." Pays $25 plus a one-year subscription. Submit per guidelines by email.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A.
Pelican Publishing Company, Inc., 1000 Burmaster St., Gretna, LA 70053. P(504-368-1175. F(504)368-1195. Email: editorial-at-pelicanpub.com. Website: http://www.pelicanpub.com. Nina Kooij, Editor in Chief. "General trade publisher." Average of 75 titles published per year. Welcomes new authors. Average first print run is 3K. Publishes book approximately 9-18 months after acceptance. Responds within 1-3 months. Readers can obtain a catalogue online or submit request by mail. Guidelines online at http://www.pelicanpub.com/auguidelin.htm or by mail with SASE.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Regional, popular history, Civil War, World War II, biography, politics, cookbooks, art, architecture, business, self-help, Jewish, Scottish, Irish, African-American, children's picture books." Pays advance occasionally and royalties of 10%+. Books average 65K-150K words for nonfiction; 1,100 words maximum for children's picture books. Submit cover letter, bio, and outline by mail with SASE.
HINTS: "Common mistakes are not checking our catalog first and not following our posted guidelines."
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