November 11, 2009
Paying Markets And Jobs For November 11th
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PAYING MARKETS
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Fiberarts magazine, 201 East 4th Street, Loveland, CO 80537. Email: lizg-at-fiberarts.com. Website: http://www.fiberarts.com. Marci McDade, Editor; Liz Good, Assistant Editor. "For thirty years, Fiberarts has covered the best and most interesting work in basketry, fiber, knitting, needlework, papermaking, quilting, sculpture, surface design, wearable art, weaving & more!" 95% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms several months after acceptance. Buys exclusive first time rights, non-exclusive subsequent rights. Responds 2-3 months. Sample available at newsstands. Guidelines online http://fiberarts.com/submissions/submissionguidelines.asp.
CURRENT NEEDS: Queries. "To submit an idea for an article, send a one-paragraph synopsis of your proposed article, writing samples, and images." See guidelines. Pay varies by word count.
PHOTOS/ART: "Images are accepted in the form of slides, transparencies, or high-resolution digital images. Send up to twenty examples of recent work with full caption information (artist, title, year completed, materials, techniques, dimensions and photo credit, where applicable). If you are submitting digital images, please include printed thumbnails. We prefer the high-resolution digital images to be TIFF format, 300 ppi resolution, and at least as big as they would be printed in the magazine. If your high-resolution images do not meet these requirements, please do not convert them. Upon submission we will determine if they suitable."
Freelance Market News, Sevendale House, 7 Dale Street, Manchester, M1 1JB United Kingdom. P(0161)228-2362, ext. 210. F(0161)228-3533. Email: fmn-at-writersbureau.com. Website: http://www.freelancemarketnews.com. Angela Cox, Editor. 25% freelance. "Provides details of markets for freelance writers plus competition news, editorial changes, a monthly article on writing-related topics plus letters page and readers' competition with £50 prize." Welcomes new writers. Monthly (except for July). Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-3 months after acceptance. Buys one-time print rights. Responds less than one month. Sample on request. Subscription £29. Guidelines online at http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?p=43303 and http://www.freelancemarketnews.com/contact.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Details of paying markets (50-200 words)or articles (700-1400 words) on various aspects of writing professionally." Pays £40 per 1000 words for market notes and £50 per 1000 words for articles. Submit complete ms by email or by mail with SASE/IRC.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "If you send us market notes they must not be 'lifted' from another publication! They must include the editor's name, the publication's requirements and how much they pay. We do not want details of markets that do not pay. For articles, bear in mind that all our readers are also writers so don't state the obvious or give facts that are too basic."
Imagination Cafe, P.O. Box 1536, Valparaiso, IN 46384. Email: editor-at-imagination-cafe.com. Website: http://www.imagination-cafe.com. Rosanne Tolin, Editor. 65% freelance. "A safe, fun 'edutainment' website. Articles in the Career-o-Rama section include interviews with people in careers of all kinds, helping kids to answer the question, 'What do I want to be when I grow up?', while other areas of the website include features on animals, history, science, and sports, plus games, quizzes, and writing contests." Typically works with published writers, "but we're willing to take a look" at new writers. Circ. N/A. Updated continuously. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 1 week to 6 months after acceptance. Buys web rights and non-exclusive print rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 1 day to 3 weeks. Sample articles online. Subscription free. Guidelines online at http://www.imagination-cafe.com/info/guidelines.asp.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Quizzes, articles on sports, and kid-friendly recipes." Pays $25-$125 for 100-350+ words depending on department and length. Submit query or complete ms by email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Photos are a bonus!" Payment is negotiable.
HINTS: "This is not a beginners market. It's imperative that writers look throughout the entire site, reading content in all applicable departments before submitting. Also, remember that this is a KIDS market. Think like a kid--editorial voice is a no-no."
Perdido: Leadership with a Conscience, 2081 Calistoga Drive, Suite 2N, New Lenox, IL 60451. P(815)717-3780. F(815)717-3783. Email: editor1-at-hightidepress.com. Website: http://www.perdidomagazine.com. Mary Rundell-Holmes, Editor. "The magazine addresses issues faced by leaders/managers and offers practical tools they can employ in the workplace to become more successful." 50% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 6K. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-4 months after acceptance. Buys one time rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 1-3 weeks. Sample for email request. Subscription $25.00. Guidelines online at http://www.perdidomagazine.com/main/submissions.php.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We need articles that offer leaders/managers practical advice on creativity, successful leadership styles, efficient/productive uses of technology, and development of leadership skills." Pays $0.05-$0.07/word for 1200 to 3500 words. Submit query or a complete ms with bio by email.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A.
HINTS: "Writers need to make sure their work is practical and supported with real life examples of the concept(s) in action."
Poisoned Pen Press, 6962 E. 1st Ave, Suite 103, Scottsdale, AZ 85251. P(480)945-3375. Email: editor-at-poisonedpenpress.com. Website: http://www.poisonedpenpress.com. "Adult Mystery Fiction." Publishers approx. 36 titles/year. Welcomes new authors. Average first print run is 3K. Offers advance. Publishes book approximately 12-18 months after acceptance. Responds within 3 weeks. Catalogue can be received by request online, or by calling 1-800-421-3976 - select option 2. Guidelines online at http://www.poisonedpenpress.com/submission-guidelines.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Well-written mysteries." Payment: "$500 on signing of contract; $500 on delivery of manuscript. Royalties are (9%) of the suggested retail price on the first 3,500 hardcover or trade paperback copies sold, twelve percent (12%) on the next 2,500 hardcover or trade paperback copies sold, and fifteen percent (15%) on all copies sold in excess of 6,000 hardcover or trade paperback copies sold." Manuscripts are 65K-90K words. "Begin with a query letter to our editor. If it is successful, follow with synopsis and full manuscript. Please read our submission guidelines so your pages are ready for our readers. We look forward to your work."
HINTS: "Please carefully proof your documents. Nothing pulls a reader away from a story more than obvious mistakes."
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