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World's Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals For July, 2025!

World's Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals For July, 2025!

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The Masters Review

“Founded by Kim Winternheimer in 2011, the Masters Review is an online and in print publication celebrating new and emerging writers. We are on the lookout for the best new talent with hopes of publishing stories from writers who will continue to produce great work. We offer critical essays, book reviews by debut authors, contest deadlines, submissions info, and interviews with established authors, all with the hopes of bridging the gap between new and established writers. The Masters Review has several ways to submit. New Voices is open year round and is available to any emerging writer. This category is always free to enter and pays up to $200 for selected stories. Additionally, we are (almost always) open to contest submissions, with prizes up to $3,000. There is a $20 submission fee for contest entries. The full contest calendar is available on our website.” Weekly. Buys first rights. No reprints. Responds within three months. Guidelines online. Pays $200 for short stories and narrative essays, $100 for flash-length work Read more →

Massage Magazine

Monthly in print, and five times a week in digital. Pays 30 days after publication. Publishes ms 30-90 days after acceptance. Buys First N.A. rights, and right to repurpose. No reprints. Responds in 30 days. Guidelines are available by email. Pays $0.20/word for 1000-2000 words Read more →

Military History

"Military History is the nation’s oldest and most popular war magazine devoted to the history of warfare." 75% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Pays on publication. Buys all rights. No reprints. Response time varies. Guidelines available by email. Pays $250-$500 for departments; $1500 and upward for features. Read more →