Monday Markets for November 16, 2009
November 17, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Monday Markets
From the Web Site:
A horse health publication for laymen, EQUUS features articles on health care, behavior, training techniques, veterinary breakthroughs and exercise physiology.
EQUUS welcomes freelance submissions for practically any section of the magazine. The best preparation for the prospective EQUUS contributor is familiarity with the magazine. Indeed, for writers interested in learning EQUUS style and standards, there’s no substitute for regularly reading the magazine.
That said, the editors will consider publishing any worthwhile submission on horse-related topics so writers need not limit themselves to conventional topics or approaches. If a piece is accurate, well organized, relevant and interesting, we will work with a writer to find a place for it within our format.
There are, however, a few guidelines that prospective contributors should keep in mind.
We ask that unsolicited hard-copy manuscripts be typed, and please note: If you would like your materials returned, a self-addressed, stamped envelope needs to be included with your submission. If you prefer, you may submit your manuscript via email to EQletters@equinetwork.com.
Features generally run from 1,600 to 3,000 words, and the amount of payment depends on quality, length and complexity of the story. In short, we do not pay by the word.
We do not review or accept simultaneous submissions.
From the Web Site:
Since Adventure Rider Magazine is produced by adventure riders for adventure riders, we encourage submissions by people who are out on their bikes exploring the world. We love ride reports, how-to’s, things that work and don’t work, how to plan for an extended trip, and profiles on places to visit. Of course, every good story needs good pictures to help tell it, so you have a much better chance of getting published if you have great pictures.
Stories
We use a variety of stories of different lengths. Typical feature articles can be anywhere between 2,000 to 4,000 words and should be accompanied by 10-40 good pictures (with captions) that help tell the story. We also publish shorter stories of 800-1,500 words. These are typically location reviews, cool places to visit, things to do.
It is important to note that writing for a magazine is different than writing a ride report on advrider.com or similar web site. We love those ride reports, but the format is much different than for a magazine. When writing for Adventure Rider Magazine, the story needs to be strong enough to stand by itself without pictures. It should be entertaining, descriptive, funny and create an urge in the readers to want to take the same trip.
From the Web Site:
We welcome queries from inexperienced writers, but particular care should be taken with these proposals: much of what is rejected is a result of poor execution and/or inappropriate story ideas.
African Vibes Magazine is not interested in stories that have been widely covered in the mainstream media unless the writer has developed a genuinely original angle—a challenge to the mainstream’s coverage. This Magazine publishes only six issues per year; stories must not be so time-sensitive that they will seem dated six months in the future. Our schedule means that we are best able to provide in-depth analysis of issues and strong people-oriented reportage—as opposed to responses to fast-moving news stories.
Promising queries are discussed by the editorial board. If a proposal is accepted, the writer will be contacted by the editor. Please allow six to eight weeks for a response. Unsolicited manuscripts (completed articles) must be accompanied by a query letter. African Vibes Magazine is not responsible for loss or damage to unsolicited submissions. Please do not send originals.
To submit your ideas, please write a query letter that includes the following:
- Send a well fleshed out proposal with an outline. Be sure to tell us what is new or fresh about your idea
- Send writing samples, if you have them
- Specify the section of the magazine for which the piece is intended
- Convey your specific qualifications to write on this topic
- Specify the proposed story length
- Include possible experts (if it is a reported piece) and what access you have to them
- Provide an explanation of why this idea would appeal to the African Vibes reader.
Query letters for specific features and departments should be no more than one page in length and accompanied by recent writing samples ( Your samples should not include the actual story that you are proposing).
Features and departments cover the following categories:
- Arts and Entertainment: Music, Movies, Books, Theater and the web
- Fashion and Beauty: tips, trends and news pieces
- Finance: investments, legal matters, and work issues
- Health and Fitness: tips, trends, studies and guides
- Travel: travel to Africa
- Home: tips and guides
- Relationship: practical information and advice
- General interest: new thinking, research, information on timely topics, trends
- Profiles or first-person accounts of people who have made a dramatic change in their lives or the lives of others
- Culture: culture essay, trends, studies and guides
- Reflection: first person essay on a personal experience
Hair Stylist and Cosmetologist Jobs Writer Wanted
November 12, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Writing Gigs
Seeking experienced writer to cover topic of “Hair Stylist & Cosmetologist Jobs.” The material can be expanded to include massage therapists, nail salons, and other tangents under ‘health and beauty’ umbrella.
- What skills are required?
- Schools / Certificate Programs / Training
- Where to find work…salons, resorts, spas, cruise ships, etc.
- Job descriptions w/pay information
- Starting your own business
- Sourcing clients
- Positives / negatives of the job
- Self-evaluation: determining if career is right for you
- Job search tips
- and so forth…
1. 30-35 pages
2. Avg. 400 words per page
3. For the Web
4. 6.5 cents per word
5. Submitted as Word doc
6. Deadline: January 15, 2010 (or sooner)
Material will be published on a well-established careers website. Preference is for a writer who has experience in the ‘field’ so to speak.
The outline will be jointly developed.
PLEASE SEND RESUME AND AT LEAST TWO WRITING SAMPLES FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES. NO CONSIDERATION W/O SAMPLES.
CONTACT: Kevin@jobmonkey.com
Staffing/Recruiting Jobs Writer Wanted
November 12, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Writing Gigs
Seeking experienced writer to cover topic of “Staffing/Recruiting Jobs.” There are many sectors: healthcare recruiting, technology recruiting…for example.
- What skills are required?
- Who uses recruiters?
- In-house vs. third-party recruiting
- How much do recruiter jobs pay? (commission, base+ commission, etc.)
- Starting your own recruiting company
- Sourcing candidates
- Using ‘overseas’ talent
- Basic overview of laws pertaining to interviewing
- “HR” jobs vs. straight ‘recruiter’ jobs
- “corporate headhunting”
- and so forth…
1. 25-35 pages
2. Avg. 400 words per page
3. For the Web
4. 6.5 cents per word
5. Submitted as Word doc
6. Deadline: January 15, 2010 (or sooner)
Material will be published on a well-established careers website. Preference is for a writer who has experience in the ‘field’ so to speak.
The outline will be jointly developed.
PLEASE SEND RESUME AND AT LEAST TWO WRITING SAMPLES FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES. NO CONSIDERATION W/O SAMPLES.
CONTACT: Kevin@jobmonkey.com
Faith Based Jobs Writer Wanted
November 12, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Writing Gigs
Seeking experienced writer to cover topic of “Faith Based Jobs.” Not necessarily slanted towards any one faith.
1. 30-40 pages
2. Avg. 400 words per page
3. For the Web
4. 6.5 cents per word
5. Submitted as Word doc
6. Deadline: January 15, 2010 (or sooner)
Material will be published on a well-established careers website. Preference is for a writer who has experience in the ‘field’ so to speak.
The outline will be jointly developed but generally speaking topics to cover include (in no particular order of importance): 1) camp counselors at Christian / Religious summer camps; 2) church jobs (pastors, admins, etc.; 3) missionaries (domestic/abroad); 4) volunteer work; 5) fund-raising; 6) Job search strategy; 7) self assessment: determining whether you’re a good candidate for faith-based employment; 
paid vs unpaid work; 9) … Lots of ideas! We’ll figure it out together.
PLEASE SEND RESUME AND AT LEAST TWO WRITING SAMPLES FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES. NO CONSIDERATION W/O SAMPLES.
CONTACT: Kevin@jobmonkey.com
Monday Markets for November 9, 2009
November 10, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Monday Markets
From the Web Site:
Notre Dame Magazine is published quarterly by the University of Notre Dame for more than 150,000 readers, most of whom are graduates of the university. The magazine reports on alumni activities, covers institutional events, people and trends, and examines a broad spectrum of cultural issues reflecting the university’s wide-ranging discussion of science and the arts, society and its structures, the spiritual and the human. Because a large proportion of its readers are Catholic, the magazine often addresses topics of interest to a Catholic audience.
Departments
The magazine has four departments, including campus news and an alumni notes section. A third section, “CrossCurrents” (formerly called Perspectives), contains three to four essays per issue. Often written in first-person, these pieces range in length from 750 to 1,500 words and deal with a wide array of issues — some topical, some personal, some serious, some light. Feature stories, typically 2,000 words or more, comprise the major part of the magazine. These, too, address a variety of issues appealing to college-educated readers who take an active interest in the contemporary world.
Submissions
Most of the magazine’s editorial content is freelance-written. This is especially true of the CrossCurrents and Features sections. For FEATURES, the editors require a QUERY LETTER with clips of published articles. Less experienced writers may be asked to write on speculation. For CrossCurrents, it is appropriate to submit complete manuscripts. We buy first serial and electronic rights. Payment (comparable to fees paid by some national publications) is made upon acceptance. All copy is subjected to rigorous editing.
From the Web Site:
Lake Superior Magazine is a bimonthly full-color consumer magazine which focuses exclusively on the Lake Superior region – history, current events, life styles, environment, tourism. Our long suit is outstanding photography accompanied by well-written and relevant editorial. We like to surprise our readers, and therefore will try to present an unexpected slant to the stories they’ll receive in each issue. The magazine was established in 1979 and has since become the authority on Lake Superior living and travel. All submissions should support that concept.
As a regionally focused publication with national distribution, we are highly selective, considering only quality material. However, each year we accept a number of offerings from new writers and photographers. The strongest advice we can give is to read the magazine to understand our approach before submitting.
Pays up to $600 for feature stories of 1,600-2,200 words.
Western New York Family Magazine
From the Web Site:
Now running 64-80 pages per issue, WNY Family is a 90% freelance-written, subscription and free courtesy copy publication — both in a conventional “hard copy” print edition and an online “3D” digital edition launched in January 2009. Our print edition has a monthly audited circulation of 25,000 copies concentrated in Erie and Niagara Counties of the Buffalo, New York metro area.
EDITORIAL FOCUS
Articles submitted should address current parenting issues with a Western New York tie-in whenever possible. Strong emphasis is placed on how and where to find family-oriented events, as well as goods and services for children, in Western New York (the Buffalo metro area).
Each issue has an “Up Front” focus article with appropriate sidebars, as well as additional articles, regular columns (children’s books, family travel, “The Newbie Dad,” single parenting, tweens & teens, internet/technology, restaurant review) and a very popular centerfold calendar of events targeted to young, growing families…
We are interested in well-researched, non-fiction articles on surviving the newborn, preschool, school age and adolescent years. Our readers want practical information on places to go and things to do in the Buffalo area and nearby Canada. They enjoy humorous articles about the trials and tribulations of parenthood as well as “how-to” articles (i.e., organizing a child’s room, keeping your sanity while shopping with preschoolers, ideas for holidays and birthdays, etc.) Articles on making a working parent’s life easier are of great interest as are articles written by fathers. We prefer a warm, conversational style of writing.
?Themes which repeat annually are: Birthday Celebrations (January issue), Cabin Fever (February), Caring For Our Aging Parents (March), Having A Baby and The Special Needs Child (April), Mother’s Day (May), Father’s Day (June), Healthy Child, Healthy Family and Travel/Vacation (July), Summer Fun (August), Back to School (September), Halloween Happenings (October), Family Issues and The Family Pet (November), and Exploring Education and Holiday Happenings (December).
Because this is a regional publication, LOCAL writers are given preference, but ALL authors are given equal consideration based on their writing skill, style and the appropriateness of subject matter.
Pays $35-$200 depending on type and length of article.
Monday Markets for October 26, 2009
October 26, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Monday Markets
From the Web Site:
KEY CLUB is published two times during the academic year. Two printed issues are mailed to Key Clubs and are also posted on the Web site.
It is the official publication of Key Club International, the largest high school service organization in the world with more than 245,000 members in 28 nations. Members of Kiwanis clubs, who sponsor these youth groups and have an active interest in them, also read the magazine.
Members of Key Club are service-minded students interested in helping others and in making their communities and schools better places in which to live and learn. Because service and leadership is the basis of Key Club, those topics are important to KEY CLUB’s editorial slant. We are looking for general-interest, academic, self-help and service- and leadership-related feature articles that help Key Clubbers become better students and better Key Club members.
Each couple of years, Key Club International develops a Major Emphasis Program around which nearly one article per issue is written. Appropriate articles for this category should offer guidance for Key Clubs and individual members in their efforts to contribute time and service to their communities.
Some of the published articles include “Service’s Profound Perspective,” “How to Follow the Leader,” “Amazing Fund-Raising,” and “Spice Up Your Study Habits.”
Read the magazine before submitting any material. We quickly reject first-person remembrances and single-source stories. We publish articles that are the product of first-hand interviews as well as research in published sources. Writers should substantiate major points in the article with illustrative examples and quotes from persons involved in the subject or qualified to speak about it. We also like to include club members as sources and will help writers obtain those. Authors are encouraged to include anecdotes—real-life or hypothetical scenes—to illustrate the points of the article. After reading the first several paragraphs, the reader should have a good understanding of what the article will address.
Writers should be aware that KEY CLUB is not exclusively a US publication. Thus, they should avoid references to “our country” or “our president” and strive for quotes and attribution to professional references from non-US sources, if practical.
- We do not publish filler copy.
- We do not publish first-person essays.
- We do not publish personal profiles.
- We do not publish fiction.
- We do not publish poetry.
- We do not review books, movies, or music releases.
Payment/Queries
Payment for accepted material ranges from $100 to $400 for 250 to 1,500 word articles. We pay on acceptance for publication. Photographs are not essential but are desirable when they are of high quality and add substantially to the impact of the article. Photos are purchased as part of the package with consideration given to the time and expense of the author.We prefer queries, but we will consider unsolicited manuscripts. Ideas submitted via unsolicited manuscripts, if accepted, often require extensive rewriting, which can be avoided by working through a query letter. Writers usually are notified within a month. A stamped, self-addressed envelope should accompany all manuscripts and queries.
From the Web Site:
YES! Magazine documents how people are creating a more just, sustainable, and compassionate world. We welcome submissions that relate directly to this focus.
Each issue of YES! includes a series of articles focused on a theme—about solutions to a significant challenge facing our world—and a number of timely, non-theme articles. Our non-theme section provides ongoing coverage of issues like health, climate change, globalization, media reform, faith, democracy, economy and labor, social and racial justice, and peace building. For past examples, please see our back issues page.
Content
YES! is not interested in simply bemoaning the problems that face our society. Instead, we highlight solutions in action that address the roots of our deepest ecological, social, and political problems. We emphasize engaging storytelling and factual accuracy. We are especially interested in authentic stories of positive change from the grassroots that can serve as models and inspiration for others. We also publish essays that frame or re-envision societal trends—and how these could bring about transformation and progress.
We do not accept unsolicited poetry or fiction. Personal essays are sometimes considered if they illuminate a relevant cultural, political, or environmental topic. We do not endorse any candidate, party, or legislation, although we cover legislation and political races as news items, to the degree that they relate to our core mission. We do not adhere to any particular spiritual tradition, although we welcome articles that are explicitly founded in any faith (or in secularism).
Compensation
Pay rates for articles vary and are negotiated based on the circumstances of the writer and the assignment. YES! pays higher rates for original reporting and deeply researched stories that break new ground. YES! is a nonprofit publication and accepts no advertisements.
From the Web Site:
Thank you for requesting our guidelines. The editors at The Oxford American are constantly searching for well-written, substantive new material. We request, however, that before submitting work, writers make themselves familiar with the spirit and aim of the magazine. It is discouraging to the editors to receive manuscripts from writers who clearly do not know much about the magazine.
1. We do not accept faxed or e-mailed submissions.
2. The Oxford American will consider only manuscripts that are from and/or about the South and that are clearly typed and double-spaced.
3. A self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) with the correct postage must accompany all manuscripts. A SASE is needed for any kind of response, even if the writer does not want the material returned.
4. The pay scale for accepted material varies.
5. Payment is issued within thirty days of publication.
6. The Oxford American does not agree to pay expenses associated with the completion of a work unless an agreement has been reached between the editor and writer before the expenses are incurred.
7. We require an express acknowledgement if a manuscript is a simultaneous submission.
8. The Oxford American does not publish work that has been published elsewhere, including the Internet.
9. A good photocopy of the manuscript, rather than the original, should be sent. The Oxford American is not responsible for lost manuscripts.
10. Response time varies, but during our most hectic periods may take more than 16 weeks.
11. Poetry submissions should be three to five poems, of any length. Like fiction and nonfiction submissions, these should be from or about the South.
12. We do not publish pornography, society gossip, or poems about cats.
Monday Markets for October 19, 2009
October 20, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Monday Markets
From the Web Site:
Listen is a magazine primarily aimed at teenagers, but some younger and many older readers are subscribers as well. It encourages development of good habits and high ideals of physical, social, and mental health. It bases its editorial philosophy of primary drug prevention on total abstinence from tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. Because it is used extensively in public high school classes, it does not accept articles and stories with overt religious emphasis.Published monthly, 32 pages, four-color. Circulation: Listen is a classroom tool. Actual printed copies each month about 20,000; estimated reader exposure approximately 100,000. Reports in eight weeks. Pays on acceptance. Listen buys rights to publish in Listen, in subsequent reprints and advertising excerpts, and where indicated in our guidelines portions are used on our Web site. All material is copyrighted on publication. Enclose an SASE with all submissions and queries if you want your material returned. We accept simultaneous submissions–just tell us in the cover letter and notify us if it is sold elsewhere after we accept it. Submissions via e-mail should be sent to editor@listenmagazine.org.
Listen regularly seeks professionally written, teen-oriented articles from 350-750 words. Listen is comprised of the following types of freelance articles:
PERSONALITIES AND CELEBRITIES: For our Personality Features, articles focus on teenagers and adults who, because of their achievements as well as their wholesome, upbeat, drug-free lifestyles, may serve as positive role models for Listen’s teenage readers. Subjects may come from everyday life as well as professional or amateur sports, the entertainment world, or public life. The personality piece will follow a blog format in 2009-2010. We would like personalities (if they are willing) to sign our Listen pledge which can then placed on their article. Sometimes during the course of an interview you might be provided with pictures to pass along to us. If so, that would be great. If not, please obtain the name and contact information of someone who can provide pictures and send that information to our designer, Bill Kirstein, at bkirstein@rhpa.org. Personality articles pay $200-250 and are 700 words.
LIFE SKILL ARTICLES: With this kind of article, Listen offers positive, practical skills teens can use in challenging situations to help them cope with everyday conflicts and develop self-esteem. Subjects may or may not have a direct connection to drug use. Recent topics have been handling spare time, coping with depression, handling stress, overcoming self-centeredness, coping with military deployment, building a résumé, dealing with abuse, getting along with a stepparent, forgiving friends, etc. As a companion piece to this feature, each month our Web site will provide a real-life situation on the topic featured in the magazine. Our expert will explain how the situation can be safely handled and teens will be encouraged to submit how they have handled, or how they would handle, the situation. Life Skill articles should include three separate sections. The piece for the print publication is 750 words and should include an introduction to the subject and an implementation element involving (if possible) at least 3 learning styles. For example, as a take-away exercise on the topic of tolerance they could: journal about an incident in which they were intolerant of someone else or someone was intolerant of them, they could reach out to one person who they perceive as different from themselves, they could draw a poster featuring positive tolerance messages. This section should be a brief “here’s what you can do to take this topic to your world” kind of segment and is included in the 750 words. The third section is a real life situation, which should be open ended so teens can respond, for publication on the Web site and is 100-150 words. Payment for all three sections is $100-150.
RAP SHEETS: These two short one page spreads feature three elements:
1) A brief overview of the drug featured.
2) A true anecdote demonstrating the danger of the drug.
3) Pertinent, current, information about the drug.The purpose of the rap sheet is to present the dangers of a particular drug or behavior and bring teens up to speed on ways a particular drug has evolved into a new, and usually even greater, threat. An example of this would be the new combination of heroin and certain OTC cold medications such as Tylenol PM which contain acetaminophen and the antihistamine diphenhydramine creating a new drug called “cheese” heroin.These articles should present current, accurate information on the nature and effects of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. They should not include the street names for drugs, side effects of drugs, and statistics. Due to their unchanging nature, those elements will become a permanent part of our Web site. Check our current theme list to see exactly what we are covering any given year. Topics vary somewhat. Rap Sheet articles pay $100-125 and are 350 words.
FACTUALS: These articles should present current, accurate information on the featured drug or behavior. They may contain true anecdotes if they clearly communicate the negative consequences of the drug/behavior, quotes by professionals, and examples or descriptions of legal repercussions of involvement with the drug/behavior. They should not include street names for drugs, side effects of drugs, and statistics. Due to their unchanging nature, those elements will become a permanent part of our Web site. A variety of reliable sources should be quoted. If printed material is quoted hard copies of the article or book must be mailed and received before payment is made. (Mail to: Céleste Perrino-Walker, Editor, Listen Magazine, P.O. Box 1005, Rutland, Vermont 05701. PLEASE NOTE: Submissions sent to this address will be returned without being read. Please use our submission address for all submissions.) Check our current theme list to see exactly what we are covering any given month. Topics vary somewhat. Factual articles pay $100-150 and are 700 words.
SPORT/HOBBY: These articles should offer readers activities that increase one’s sense of self-worth through achievement and/or involvement in helping others. They are often categorized by three kinds of focus:
1. Hobbies—Recent subjects have been scrapbooking, Space Camp, coin collecting, writing Haiku, and blogging.
2. Sports—Listen has recently featured articles on balance boarding, hiking, trampolining, and Geocaching.
3. Clubs—The Civil Air Patrol and the Red Cross Youth Corps are examples of the types of organizations or clubs that have a positive impact on teens and have recently been covered in Listen.
Sport/Hobby articles pay $100-150 and are 650 words.ALERTS: Our back page features a current, emerging drug or behavior of concern, or will present a problem solving tip or resource. Portions of this text will be posted monthly to Facebook users who are members of our cause to make them aware of new potential dangers on the drug scene and/or new problem solving tips or resources. Alerts pay $80-100 and are 400 words.
From the Web Site:
In the pages of Cottage Magazine, cottage, cabin and property owners share a common interest in recreational living in Western Canada. The bulk of our writers and photographers not only come from the local cottaging community, but many of them were long-time Cottage Magazine readers before coming aboard as a contributor.
The Cottage reader buys the magazine for two reasons:
- To read about destinations or for ideas geared to Western Canadian recreational living.
- To learn the latest about self-sufficiency, renovations and gear.
TYPES OF STORIES
We buy features and contributions to our departments. Rates vary with the amount of revision required per manuscript, and whether or not the photography is strong enough to justify a color spread. Features run up to 2,000 words and include color photos. Departments run 800 to 1,000 words.
Sometimes we will buy longer pieces and break them into two or three episodes, but usually longer pieces are commissioned because, in our opinion, the idea deserves a longer discussion than we can provide in a single issue. Usually, whatever can be said in 10,000 words can be improved by cutting it to 2,500 words. Often, what’s been written in 2,500 words will work in 1,500, and in the hands of a good writer can be told in 500 or less.
We do not pay by the word because it just encourages longer pieces. Write tight, write short, write with the reader in mind, write to inform, write to entertain. We also buy short (50 to 250-word) news items for our CURRENTS section (current events, coast guard and other government updates, trade news, people news, boat gatherings and festivities).
QUERIES
We prefer queries rather than finished manuscripts. Your idea may have been used recently, or the idea could benefit from a bit of shaping to suit our requirements before you begin writing. Every magazine has a “slush pile” of unsolicited material that comes in “over the transom,” and Cottage Magazine is no exception. Our slush pile exists because some writers do not write query letters. However, you will save considerable time in the long run if you master this skill. Queries submitted with a few sample photographs will get the editor’s attention much, much faster.
SUBMISSION FORMAT
Queries are accepted on paper, by mail or fax. With the finished product, we will consider type-written manuscripts, but our preference is emailed—Word (IBM or Mac), or attached plain text sent to editor@cottagemagazine.com (ATTN: Editor Cottage Magazine).
Please ensure the correct spelling of all names and titles—our editors have been known to waste hours trying to correct poor spelling and sometimes even the best proofing will not catch a misspelled proper name that we cannot confirm without a local phone call or reference to a book in our library. Be accurate, and ensure that you have covered the five basic Ws. Be specific, our readers like to know how far, how long, how many. Be historic, these touches enrich the read.
From the Web Site:
We publish essays, interviews, fiction, and poetry. We tend to favor personal writing, but we’re also looking for thoughtful, well-written essays on political, cultural, and philosophical themes. Please, no journalistic features, academic works, or opinion pieces. Other than that, we’re open to just about anything. Surprise us; we often don’t know what we’ll like until we read it.
We pay from $300 to $3,000 for essays and interviews, $300 to $2,000 for fiction, and $100 to $500 for poetry, the amount being determined by length and quality. We may pay less for very short works. We also give contributors a complimentary one-year subscription to The Sun. We purchase one-time rights. All other rights revert to the author upon publication.
We’re willing to read previously published works, though for reprints we pay only half our usual fee. We discourage simultaneous submissions. We rarely run anything longer than seven thousand words; there’s no minimum word length. Don’t bother with a query letter, except perhaps on interviews; the subject matter isn’t as important to us as what you do with it.
We try to respond within three to six months. With nearly a thousand submissions a month, however, our backlog of unread manuscripts is often substantial. Don’t let a longer wait surprise you.
Submissions should be typed, double-spaced, and accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. (Poems may be single-spaced.) Your work will not be returned without sufficient postage, and we cannot respond unless a return envelope is provided. Do not send your only copy. Do not submit work or queries by e-mail or fax. Submissions received this way will not be acknowledged.
Houston About.com Seeks Writers
October 17, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Writing Gigs
We’re looking for someone to write 10 neighborhood profiles for our site. The profiles typically range from 400-600 words. It’s lots of actionable content — nothing too much in the way of opinion — and would need to be done in the format linked below. We can pay $400 for this assignment.
We would need these turned in within five weeks time (preferrably two per week). We’re looking for someone either native to Houston or with enough writing experience that he or she will be able to make copy sound natural.
Interested applicants should send a resume and one relevant writing clip houston.guide[at]about.com or sheaserrano[at]gmail.com. Thank you.
Examples:
http://houston.about.com/od/neighborhoods/a/MontroseProfile.htm
http://houston.about.com/od/neighborhoods/a/SpringBranch.htm
http://houston.about.com/od/neighborhoods/a/BellaireProfile.htm
We will provide the names of the neighborhoods to be profiled, and this may lead to future work.
LoveToKnow.com Hiring Writers for Several Channels
October 16, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Writing Gigs
LoveToKnow is a fabulous content provider, seeking a freelance writer to create web articles and slideshows on a variety of topics on an ongoing basis. LoveToKnow is a fast-growing content site with useful articles in channels devoted to a variety of popular topics. We are actively hiring writers right now. We are looking for writers with expertise in one or more of the following areas: Cheerleading, Cycling, Cocktails and Mixology, Origami and Paper Crafts, Home Improvement, Appliances, and Teens.
Pay is per article (generally $20 for a 650+ word article) and work is part-time, but we ask writers to commit to creating up to 20 articles per month.
Interested? Learn more and apply online at: http://www.lovetoknow.com/write-for-us.htm
Make sure to highlight your relevant experience, and include the specific topic in the qualifications field. In addition, please include at least two short writing samples as part of your application, as well as a detailed history of your work experience.
Freelance Writing Jobs for Friday, October 16, 2009
October 16, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Writing Gigs
Good morning and Happy Friday FWJ Friends! I hope that everyone has a great weekend and takes some time for themselves. Deb will be back on Monday, and I’m sure she will have some interesting posts to share about her experiences at the BlogWorld and New Media Expo.
Here’s what’s new around the FWJ network:
Building a Blog vs. Building Trust
The One Way to Keep Your Freelance Clients Coming Back for More
Why You Won’t Get Famous Blogging for Someone Else
The Freelance Writing World: Big Enough for Everyone
Why I Can Be Smug, A Blog Action Day Post
Writing Tip of the Day: Threesomes are Tricky…
More than a Wink: How to Use a Semicolon
Leads….
Article Writing Gigs
Freelance Article Writer ($25 per article)
Online Writer – Chicago
Freelance Writers @ SmartBrief Inc.
Legal Writers Needed ($20/400 words)
Freelance Outdoors/Mountain Sports Writers/Bloggers – Denver/Boulder
Full-Time Contract Writers Needed ASAP – Denver (Part Telecommute)
Internet Marketing Company Seeks Freelance Writers
Freelance Writer – Teen Specialist ($20)
Paper Crafts Writer ($20)
Blogging Gigs
Female Tech Blogger ($1,000-$1,200/month)
Personal Finance Bloggers/Writers
Blogger/Writer Wanted ($0.03 per word)
Writers Wanted for TheGlassHammer.com ($20 per post)
Copywriting Gigs
Copywriter @ Razorfish – San Francisco
Copywriter – Advertising – Coconut Grove
Misc. Writing/Editing Gigs
E-Learning Writer/Instructional Designer
Freelance Medical Writing - Contract – Ferndale, MI
Writing/Researching/Editing – Manhattan (Off Site)
Get Paid to Review Web Sites ($10 each)
Legal Writer Wanted – New York
Language Analyst – Dictionary Building Project – One Year Contract – New York
Writer/Editor for Sports Sales and Marketing Company
Freelance Crime Reporter - San Rafael ($100-$300 per month)
Technical Writer
Technical Writer - Contract – La Jolla
Technical Writer - 2 Month Contract – Seattle ($30-$35 per hour)
Technical Writer – 3 Month Contract – Bellevue/Seattle ($35-$40 per hour)
Resume Writing Gigs
Resume Writer Needed – Las Vegas ($100)
Translation Gigs
Iraqi Arabic Translations Needed – Los Angeles/Chatsworth ($100)
Foreign Writing Gigs
Writers/Bloggers for New Canadian Politics Web Site
Academic Writing Tutor – Toronto
Proofreading in French - Toronto
Writer Needed for Business Project
Creator of Order - Contract – QEW/Erin Mills/Toronto ($20 per hour)
Poker Writer ($0.20 per word)
Car Magazine Writer Needed – Vancouver ($80 per page)
Writer/Editor - Telecommute
Novice and Seasoned Writers Wanted – London, UK
International Finance Writer – Singapore
Local Freelance Writers for Major Travel Website – Johannesburg
Good Luck!
