Monday Markets for August 31, 2009
August 31, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Monday Markets
This week’s edition of Monday Markets includes a publication for people interested in gaming, one that focuses on Jewish Life, and one that celebrates girls and women.
From the Web Site:
Pyramid Magazine is a PDF magazine published by Steve Jackson Games in Austin, TX. Its primary focus is tabletop roleplaying games (RPGs), with most articles devoted to either generic (systemless) gaming or GURPS, with the occasional (rare) dabbling into other systems as the mood strikes us. Pyramid started in 1993, as an old-fashioned paper magazine that ran bimonthly for five years (and 30 issues). In 1998, we began publishing entirely on the Internet, as a weekly periodical offering articles in HTML format. During this era, it was the first electronic publication to first be nominated for — and then win — an Origins Award for Best Professional Game Periodical. Ten years (and over 500 issues!) later, Pyramid reinvented itself yet again, this time as a monthly PDF publication that combines the visual pizazz of a paper publication with the immediacy and versatility of an Internet periodical. Pyramid is available for purchase exclusively through e23; the magazine’s URL is http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/.
Each issue of Pyramid centers on a specific theme related to adventure gaming. We might devote an issue to tools and tricks for wizards, or space opera, or how to combine horror with espionage. While some articles are written by SJ Games staffers, most of it comes from freelancers. Pyramid provides an excellent opportunity to get some exposure in the game business, and to establish a professional relationship with Steve Jackson Games.
From the Web Site:
Moment is dedicated to publishing unpredictable stories that will interest members of all branches of the Jewish community including Jewish Renewal, Reform, Conservative, Modern Orthodox, Haredi, Hasidic, Secular Humanist and the unaffiliated. Our stories range in scope from global to local (with a global twist), right to left, the literary to the political. We are looking for in-depth, evocative and richly rendered compositions on all things relevant to Jewish life.
We’re interested in the stories that haven’t yet been told. However, we know that there are those topics that will forever bear interest to the Jewish community (the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, intermarriage and aliyah to Israel). If we choose to explore these topics we will always tell them from a new angle, inspired by fresh information and insight. As a bi-monthly magazine we have the responsibility of providing depth and perspective on issues that other publications cannot provide.
From the Web Site:
Send all electronically by email to submissions@newmoon.com
NEW MOON GIRLS EDITORIAL GUIDELINES FOR WRITERS
Objectives of New Moon Girls: New Moon Girls portrays girls and women as powerful, active and in charge of their own lives – not as passive beings who are acted upon by others. New Moon Girls celebrates girls and their accomplishments—we support girls’ efforts to hold onto their voices, strengths and dreams as they move from being girls to becoming women. New Moon Girls is a tool for girls to use as they build resilience and resistance to destructive societal messages, moving confidently out into the world, pursuing their unique paths in life.
General Guidelines: All material should be pro-girl and focus on girls, women, or female issues. New Moon Girls was created by girls and women for girls who want their voices heard and their dreams taken seriously. It is edited by and for girls ages 8-12. New Moon Girls takes girls very seriously; the publication is structured to give girls real power. The final product is a collaboration of girls and adults. An editorial board of girls aged 8-12 makes final decisions on all material appearing in the magazine.
Please read a copy of New Moon Girls to understand the style and philosophy of the magazine. Writers and artists who comprehend our goals and philosophy have the best chance of publication. Include your name, address and phone number on the title page of each submitted work or query.
Monday Markets for August 24, 2009
August 25, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Monday Markets
From the Web Site:
What’s in Adventure?
The magazine covers the world of adventure, from exciting travel destinations and outdoor pursuits to accounts of cutting-edge expeditions and profiles of modern-day explorers. Each issue reports on a range of locations and activities and offers readers actionable information as well as thought-provoking “good reads.”What’s Adventure looking for in a query?
We suggest writers send focused ideas tailored to a department of the magazine. Queries should be accompanied by at least three published clips—preferably related to the field of adventure or adventure travel—along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope and contact information, including an e-mail address if available. We try our best to respond to submissions within three months. However, we cannot assume responsibility for the loss or return of unsolicited manuscripts or artwork.You can e-mail adventure@ngs.org or send materials to:
National Geographic Adventure magazine
104 W 40th Street, 19th Floor
New York, New York 10018FEATURES
Our feature articles (4,000 to 8,000 words) are in-depth, descriptive pieces on celebrities of adventure, gripping accounts of groundbreaking expeditions and scientific exploration, and intriguing, unknown historical tales. Feature writers possess unique expertise on or experience with the subject they cover; their articles tell a previously untold story, at once finely detailed and broad reaching.
From the Web Site:
About Herizons Magazine
Herizons aims to reflect a feminist philosophy that is diverse and relevant to women’s daily lives. The purpose of Herizons is to empower women; to inspire hope and foster a state of wellness that enriches women’s lives; to build awareness of issues as they affect women; to foster a spirit of co operation; to promote the strength, wisdom and creativity of women; to broaden the boundaries of feminism to include building coalitions and support among other marginalized peoples; to foster peace and ecological awareness and to expand the influence of feminist principles in the world. Herizons is a non-profit organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada.What Herizons Publishes
Herizons’ audience is a feminist readership. Articles about applying feminist principles in work, in relationships and organizations, and in social justice are welcome. Our readers are interested in health issues, social and political issues, environmental issues, equality issues, justice issues, spiritual issues; parenting issues and all issues informed by diverse racial and cultural experiences. Articles in which the writer is engaged with the material work best; personal experiences, journalism style articles, interviews, articles which bring in current research and a clear feminist perspective are all things we look for.NEWS
500 – 700 words. News items of interest to feminist readers taking place in communities across Canada.FEATURES
1,000 – 3,000 In depth articles on feminist debates, current social/ political/legal/environmental/culture emerging issues or personal stories with a broader social relevance. Can be interview style, essay style or journalism style. Non academic writing is preferred.REVIEWS
350-words Book, music and film reviews; preference is given to Canadian authors, filmmakers, musicians. $55Payment License Use:
Payment is made in Canadian funds upon publication. Articles in Herizons are licensed for first time North American rights @ .25 cents per word with an additional .5 cents per word for non-exclusive subsidiary rights, including the right to transfer articles to CD rom for educational/academic libraries and/or secure on-line database services. (Total .30 per word) Herizons reserves the right to post select articles on Herizons’ web site in order to promote the magazine.
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.
Monday Markets for August 17, 2009
August 17, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Monday Markets
This week’s edition of Monday Markets includes a publication for people who work on gaming machines in casinos, as well as an astrology magazine. The third selection on today’s list is all about the beautiful state of Connecticut.
From the Web Site:
Who reads Slot Tech Magazine? Slot Tech Magazine is geared for those who are actually working on gaming machines or for the slot managers themselves. Slot Tech Magazine is for slot machine technicians of all skill levels from beginning to advanced. Slot Tech Magazine is not intended for slot machine hobbiests or for older equipment. It is intended as a repair and maintenance assistant for modern casinos and slot machine operators world-wide.
Areas of interest include:
• General Machine Troubleshooting
• Power Supply Diagnostics and Repair
• Monitor Diagnostics and Repair
• DBV Diagnostics and Repair
• Touchscreen Diagnostics and Repair
• Coin Comparitor Diagnostics and Repair
• Player Tracking Systems
• Coin Hoppers
• Conversions
• Casino Signage Diagnostics and Repair
• Networking
In short, anything casino related that requires a technician to keep it going.
Pays $0.10 per word for feature articles of 1500-2000 words.
From the Web Site:
Query letters should be one to three pages maximum (and be very specific about the proposed topic, estimated length, and charts or illustrations to be included). The article outline should include the main points you wish to cover and sample paragraphs from various parts of the article. Please provide biographical information about yourself and your work and interests. TMA does not accept more than one submission at a time, nor do we accept simultaneous submissions (sent to several journals at once). We do not usually accept articles that have appeared in the English language within the last five years. TMA occasionally reprints journal articles and book excerpts, and writers may query us about this. If your proposed article is time sensitive, you should begin the query process at least 10 months before the publication date of the magazine you’d like the article to appear in, although we can sometimes squeeze in a current events article.
Pay is negotiated on an individual article basis.
From the Web Site:
Connecticut Magazine is a general interest, service and issue-oriented magazine that covers all aspects of life in the state—arts, politics, travel, people, business, health, environment and newsworthy issues. Connecticut Magazine readers are generally affluent and well-educated. They enjoy intellectual pursuits, entertainment, dining out and recreation. They are inquisitive, active. They are concerned about the state in which they live and are looking for information and entertainment in our pages.
Unsolicited Articles: Many of the articles we publish, including restaurant reviews, interiors, politics, and gardening, are written by our regular contributing writers. Connecticut Magazine does, however, purchase unsolicited articles from free-lancers. We look for service articles, investigative pieces, personality profiles and other pieces of interest to Connecticut readers. We do not publish fiction or poetry. Writers are encouraged to read recent issues of Connecticut Magazine to get a sense of the types of articles and styles appropriate for the magazine.
Query Letters: The editors request that free-lancers query their ideas by letter and not by telephone. A query letter should contain a detailed outline of the proposed piece and a list of sources. Copies of articles previously published should be attached, if possible. Query letters are reviewed by the editors, and if the idea is accepted, the piece may be assigned.
Pay is negotiated on an individual basis.
Monday Markets for August 10, 2009
August 11, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Monday Markets
This week’s edition of Monday Markets has a magazine for mothers, as well a publication for homeschoolers. The third one on this week’s list is Art Jewelry magazine. I included it because the web site has wonderful step-by-step instructions for submitting a query and a flow chart with the magazine’s submission guidelines. I hope you find something interesting in this week’s selections.
From the Web Site:
Familiarize yourself with Mothering. We are more likely to publish your article if you are a Mothering reader and are familiar with the issues we discuss. Think about the subjects you know well, and those that are not over-exposed. The “Your Letters” section of the magazine is a good place to find topics of interest to our readers. Mothering is a bi-monthly publication with an international readership of more than 250,000. We regularly cover the following subject areas:
The Art of Mothering focuses on the inspirational and spiritual side of nurturing. Here is where we share ideas and philosophies that help us to be the kinds of parents we want to be.
Health explores new approaches to health care for the whole family. We welcome coverage of a wide range of topics, encouraging articles on approaches to common childhood health questions that incorporate integrative medicine.
A Child’s World contains articles that reflect the world as a child sees it. In this section, we especially like to feature activities, crafts, arts, music, and stories for children.
Pregnancy, Birth and Midwifery features all aspects of pregnancy and birth as well as actual experiences and stories of childbirth. While we regularly feature homebirth stories, we welcome stories of birth in a variety of settings. We also like to feature stories of freestanding birth centers. We like well-researched articles on the politics of childbirth and how-tos on avoiding unnecessary medical intervention. Inspirational, practical, and advocacy articles are welcome.
Breastfeeding We regularly publish articles on breastfeeding. We like stories of moms overcoming obstacles to breastfeeding, how-to articles on breastfeeding, and breastfeeding advocacy articles.
Ways of Learning features articles on innovative, multidimensional, people-centered approaches to education. This section focuses on how people learn as well as where they learn, and includes learning about traditional subjects as well as subjects usually thought of as outside the realm of education: responsibility, ethics, adventure, travel, intuition, spirituality. We want to know about new, as well as rediscovered “old,” ways of learning, with attention to schools and methods that support the full potential of the human child.
Family Living contains informative, general interest stories that share helpful hints, practical suggestions, and insights into the daily realities of parenting.
Peggy’s Kitchen is our recipes section. Recent topics include Winter Soups, a toddler cooking class, and holiday-themed recipes. Generally, an introductory block of text of about a thousand words is followed by 5-7 recipes.
Poetry We publish at least one poem in each issue. Please send us no more than three poems at a time. Poems can be submitted directly to Candace Walsh, our poetry editor, at candacew@mothering.com, as an MS Word attachment(do not send them in a zip file). Please include your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address with your submission. We generally do not print rhyming poetry.
Web Publication Our site hosts a mix of content from prior magazine issues, as well as web exclusives. Articles may be submitted via email to webarticles@mothering.com in consideration for exclusive web publication. The added venue of our website offers us the chance to publish new online content weekly. Articles submitted to the magazine may also be considered for web publication.
Queries. We encourage you to send a query if you are unsure of our interest in the topic of your article. A query is a one-page specific description and outline of your article. You can query us on more than one topic at a time.
Length: We recommend that essays run 1,500 to 2,500 words. Longer, researched articles can be up to 3,500 words.
Pays $200-$500 for one-time use 90 days after publication.
From the Web Site:
As the largest, highest-quality homeschooling magazine on the market, TOS is always looking to expand its coverage with fresh content addressing and exploring all facets of home-based education. We are interested in articles and stories that educate, inspire, and encourage our family of readers. Areas of particular interest include articles and anecdotes about vital aspects of homeschooling and family life: living in God’s strength, involving fathers, encouraging mothers, joyful parenting, creative homemaking, improving organization, raising children, and getting it all done. We also welcome academically oriented pieces such as conference information and reports, applications or methods for teaching academic subjects in the homeschool environment, state and national homeschooling trends, political affairs, and international home education news. Research pieces and professional or technical articles relating to homeschooling and education are especially welcome.
Each issue of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine focuses on two themes, one historical and one academic, although published articles may include additional topics or themes. We appreciate queries that demonstrate an understanding of our magazine and our target audience and strongly suggest that interested writers familiarize themselves with our content, subject matter, and style. For instance, our Storytime column is geared toward both children and stay-at-home mothers and should be interesting and informative to both audiences. Storytime articles are generally original works of fiction with a junior or adult focus. Storytime tales specifically written for children should contain a maximum of 900—1,000 words, preferably accompanied by original color art or graphics. Storytime pieces for moms should have “goose bumps appeal” and a maximum of 2,000 words.
Articles exploring the history, current status, and character of the homeschool movement always get our attention, as do works offering insight into higher education, such as interviews with university representatives and homeschool graduates or pieces that offer new ways to approach colleges and gain college credits while finishing high school. We also consider academic unit studies on appropriate educational topics. Unit studies normally contain 2,000—2,500 words plus sidebars and graphics.
Please query us with a well-structured article proposal that includes a catchy lead, a summary of the article (including approximate length and sidebar ideas,) and appropriate details.
From the Web Site:
Art Jewelry publishes articles of interest to those who love to design, construct, and collect jewelry that makes a statement.
Our featured artists work primarily with wire, metal, metal clay, and complementary materials. We offer step-by-step instructions for a range of projects compiled to appeal to various skill levels. As a workshop-centered publication, we emphasize safety and take an accessible, friendly approach to introducing techniques.
We also provide news about shows, events, workshops, classes, gallery exhibits, and other activities of interest to makers and collectors of art jewelry.
Monday Markets for July 27, 2009
July 27, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Monday Markets
Today’s Monday Markets feature a “green magazine” and one geared toward students. The third magazine on the list is published for physicians who are looking to establish or change practices.
From the Web Site:
As the largest independent environmental magazine, with a circulation of 50,000, E serves an important role as the voice for the environmental movement and as a vital information source on national and international coverage of environmental issues. Founded in 1990, E is sponsored by Earth Action Network, a nonprofit organization located in Norwalk, Connecticut. In an attempt to stay consistent with our values and goals, we print our magazine on recycled paper and screen our advertisers carefully.
1. We request that writers send an e-mail (preferred) or written query when first contacting E with a story idea. FAXed queries are acceptable. Please indicate approximate article length and which section of the magazine you are targeting, allowing a three-month lead time. We will contact you on acceptance of an article and assume no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts. Please include writing samples and a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) with your submission. We do not send free issues to potential freelancers.?
2. Payment: E pays 30 cents per word upon publication. Please submit an invoice upon acceptance, including your social security or tax ID number.?
3. Articles should be submitted on deadline in typed form (preferably in MS Word) with an approximate word count indicated. E-mail transmissions are preferred, although IBM-compatible disks are also acceptable. Please include a few sentences about yourself for the brief “author bio” we include at the end of many articles.?
4. Articles for E should be written in a journalistic style in order to be easily understood by those not immersed in the environmental movement. Unfamiliar terms, scientific language and jargon should be avoided or explained for the benefit of the lay reader. We are not interested in strident, opinionated writing. We want a balanced tone that will not alienate the casual reader; E is an “advocacy” magazine that aims to broaden the base of the environmental movement, not to preach to the converted.?
5. We are interested in articles dealing with environmental issues, current environmental thought and action, and the dynamics of the movement (see “Section Guidelines” below). We are also interested in articles that explore the connections between environmental and other social change/humanitarian issues. We like articles which suggest ways to become involved and include places to write letters of support or protest, contact names and addresses, resources to tap, etc.?
6. If photos and/or artwork are available, please indicate so in your query. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY ART MATERIALS UNTIL THEY ARE REQUESTED. We are not responsible for unsolicited artwork. Rates for images are negotiable.?
7. We reserve the right to edit for grammar, brevity, clarity and tone. We prefer gender-neutral phrasing-i.e., “humankind” instead of “mankind.”
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.
Pays $100-$400 for 250-1500 words, on publication.
Unique Opportunities
From the Web Site:
Unique Opportunities® is a national bimonthly magazine for physicians looking for their first or next practice opportunity. Its goal is to educate the reader about how to evaluate career opportunities, negotiate the benefits offered, and plan career moves. It also provides information on the legal and economic aspects of accepting a position.
AUDIENCE
Unique Opportunities is distributed to 80,000 physicians who are interested in new practice opportunities or who are in their final years of residency.TYPES OF ARTICLES
Unique Opportunities publishes feature articles that cover the economic, business, and career-related issues of interest to physicians who would like to relocate. Feature articles range in length from 1,500 to 3,500 words.QUERY
Submit article ideas via mail or e-mail. The editors prefer to assign articles from queries rather than receive complete article submissions.
Pays $0.50-$0.75 per word within 30 days after publication. UO buys first North American rights.
Monday Markets for July 20, 2009
July 21, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Monday Markets
From the Web Site:
About the Magazine
Paste magazine is a monthly publication focusing on music, film, books and other forms arts and entertainment. We focus on a variety of musical genres—-rock, singer/songwriters, alt.country, Americana, indie rock, world music, electronica and whatever else we think will grab music-lovers seeking something a little deeper. Paste strives to cover the best music in this eclectic mix, devoting space to independent musicians alongside more established artists. The tagline, “Signs of Life in Music, Film and Culture,” refers to the depth and meaning we feel the best art is capable of conveying….Our film coverage has included features on filmmakers Wes Anderson, Gus Van Sant, Jim Jarmusch and Cameron Crowe. The magazine also delves into other areas such as film, books, visual arts and cultural commentary. One of the best opportunities for writers is to come up with article ideas we wouldn’t have thought of—-like the article we published on a radio station in Louisiana run by prison inmates or the trash-dump art series in San Francisco.
Paste magazine can be found most every Barnes & Noble and Borders, along with independent book and record stores, airports and newsstands. We print approximately 250,000 copies of each issue, and each comes bundled with a compilation CD (featuring many of the above artists) and, for gold subscribers, a DVD sampler with music videos and short films.
Solicitations & Assignments:
Paste Magazine welcomes unsolicited articles from anyone who believes the piece is appropriate for Paste and its readers. (Hint: Best way to figure out what is appropriate is to read the magazine.)Queries soliciting approval of an idea may be submitted. Queries should include proposed subject, length, applicability and writer samples.
Pays on Publication
From the Web Site:
Bee Culture is the magazine of American Beekeeping. We cover beekeeping – its history, how-to, equipment used, and even the humorous side of this craft. But there’s so much more to the world we touch – pollination, honey plants, gardening with bees, wildlife and woodland plantings, and all the creatures that bees affect and interact with.
There’s a serious side too – pesticides, politics, imports, marketing, pests and predators. All are examined, investigated, explored and explained.
Bee Culture has a constant demand for articles on bees and beekeeping, pollination and honey plants, garden and forest management for bees, and a wide variety of related topics. Averaging 64 pages/monthly issue, we generally run six to nine regular articles, all averaging 800-2000 words.
Pays $150-$200 on publication.
From the Web Site:
Pseudopod is always looking for quality fiction to feed our listeners. If you’re a writer with a short horror story that you’d like to hear narrated by one of our talented performers, we’d like to see it. Probably.
What We Want
Pseudopod is a genre magazine in audio form. We’re looking for horror: dark, weird fiction. We run the spectrum from grim realism or crime drama, to magic-realism, to blatantly supernatural dark fantasy. We publish highly literary stories reminiscent of Poe or Lovecraft as well as vulgar shock-value pulp fiction. We don’t split hairs about genre definitions, and we do not observe any taboos about what kind of content can appear in our stories. Originality demands that you’re better off avoiding vampires, zombies, and other recognizable horror tropes unless you have put a very unique spin on them. What matters most is that the stories are dark and compelling.
Since we’re an audio magazine, our audience can’t skim past the boring parts, so stories with beautiful language at the expense of plot don’t translate well. We’re looking for fiction with strong pacing, well-defined characters, engaging dialogue, and clear action. It can be beautiful too, if you’ve got all those other bases covered.
Dark humor is just fine, and we run it on occasion; but we are more interested in tragedy than comedy, and comedy is better received the more sick and morbid it is. Above all, we want stories that make us think, that stick with us, that make us catch ourselves checking the locks a second time before bed.
Pay varies depending on the type of fiction submitted.
Monday Markets for July 6, 2009
July 7, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Monday Markets
In this week’s edition of Monday Markets, I’ve continued my quest for interesting niche publications. I’ve found one for turkey hunters and one for motorcycle enthusiasts who like to ride in Texas. The third magazine on this week’s list caters to people who enjoy sewing.
National Wild Turkey Federation
From the Web Site:The NWTF publishes six magazines — Turkey Call, Women In The Outdoors, Wheelin’ Sportsmen, Get in the Game and JAKES Magazine — that are available through membership.
The NWTF publishes six magazines — Turkey Call, Women In The Outdoors, Wheelin’ Sportsmen, Get in the Game and JAKES Magazine — that are available through membership.
Articles submitted for publication fulfill the promise of the author’s query and, more importantly, the editor’s assignment. Familiarize yourself with our publications to ensure your material is compatible with the magazine’s format or needs. Articles must be free of spelling errors, grammatically correct and accurate.
Written queries may be submitted via conventional or electronic mail and must fully explain a proposed article and its main points. Queries should include ideas for potential graphic aids and sidebars. Because queries exemplify an author’s writing talent, verbal queries are not acceptable.
Queries allow us to assign specific articles according to our needs. Even though you may have a fantastic article idea, we may have recently published a similar story or have one in our files.
Pays varies, depending on the publication.
From the Web Site:
RIDE TEXAS® is an award-winning travel magazine for motorcyclists. We publish the work of a group of regular writers who contribute the bulk of our content, but will consider work from experienced writers. You should have in-depth knowledge and appreciation for Texas and Texana. We emphasize story telling photography and engaging narrative. Our focus is regional and includes Texas and the neighborhood, but we will consider travel topics outside of this area. We include all types of motorcycles on back roads, highways and dual-sport rides. We strongly recommend you see and issue of RTM for the type and style of articles we publish before submitting. It’s also important that you review the Bibliography of Issues to see the articles we’ve published. We won’t cover the same area more than once every 3 years. Submissions about totally new subjects are preferred.
We require first publication rights, so work that has been published elsewhere either in print or on-line cannot be considered for publication in RTM.
Types of articles published
ROAD TRIPS: Broadly speaking, articles should cover the background of the area and insights into the people and places encountered. But your article proposal should provide specifics about your idea. Part of the travel article submission package is the TRIP PLANNER information, which includes an area overview, and a route, as well as reference information. ROADTRIP articles may cover Texas and the surrounding states. But step one is to submit your proposal, and if we’re interested we’ll start an editorial dialogue with you.
PHOTO ESSAYS: If your photographic work is outstanding, we’re interested. Film preferred for photo essays.
DAY TRIPS: Day Trips are less extensive versions of the road trips described above. A Day Trip needs a route of 50 – 80 miles and a unique/quirky/special destination.
READER RIDES: These are probably the best entry for a writer new to RTM. What’s most important is to convey the “being there” feeling of your ride. Please avoid point-to-point descriptions of the route within the article. Concise writing with a unique perspective is desired. Reader Rides should be 750 – 1000 words.
The article will answer: What’s special about this place? Why should someone want to travel here? Think about the reader.
Pays on acceptance. Rate varies, depending on the story.
From the Web Site:
Threads is a bimonthly, how-to magazine celebrating garment sewing, design, embellishment, and machine and hand embroidery. We’re always looking for new authors to help us bring fresh, exciting ideas, techniques, and information to our readers. If you’ve never written anything before, don’t worry. We work with many first-time authors and are far more interested in your excellence in your craft and your innovative ideas than in your ability to spell or punctuate a sentence (that’s where our editors come in).
We’re interested in articles about construction and embellishment techniques, materials, tools, and design. We want the magazine to include both classic and innovative techniques, which produce the best results in the most streamlined manner possible. In particular, we’re interested in articles on dressmaking, tailoring, patternmaking and alteration, fabrics, fitting, and embellishment. We’re also looking for related articles on making interesting closures and buttons, and making unusual fabrics, as well as on intriguing ways of finishing edges and hems.
Our readers span the gamut of skill levels, from those just turning — or returning — to sewing, to those with advanced skills who may even be earning a living at their craft. To accommodate this broad range of readers, as well as those who work in or outside the home and have very little time for their favorite pastime, Threads includes articles geared toward several skill levels and degrees of complexity.
Threads has a paid circulation of about 150,000 readers. The magazine is four-color throughout, and its feature articles are uninterrupted by advertising.
Our point of view
Our emphasis is on teaching techniques, developing skills, understanding finishing details, and providing ample inspiration to help readers begin to create their own uses for this information. We focus on providing the basic information readers need in order to sew successfully.
Pay varies, depending on the story.
Monday Markets Will Return Next Week
June 30, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Monday Markets
Hi All,
I’ve got my hands full trying to get some stuff finished before month end and won’t be able to get to Monday Markets this week.
I will have some print markets for you next week, though. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Monday Markets for June 22, 2009
June 23, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Monday Markets
From the Web Site:
Wend is namely interested in first person accounts of literate adventure travel with a social/anthropological/environmental awareness that permeates throughout the story. Our stories are about ordinary people doing extraordinary things, not extraordinary people doing ordinary things. We give a lot of space to our features to give the writer a chance to really express him or herself, and take our readers along for the ride. Beyond that, Wend is the magazine you REALLY want to write for, not the one you’re simply trying to make money from. Of course, we pay, and pay competitively, but our goal is to be the darling in your journalistic quiver. We’re nice folks and will treat you well.
Your story should be dripping with passion, with a perspective of the world informed by a big and tolerant global view. And PLEASE, PRETTY PLEASE, don’t even think of querying us if you haven’t read the magazine. Wend is a different sort of journal and familiarity with our tone and style is of utmost importance.
Simultaneous submissions will be considered, but in the event that the writer isn’t transparent about story placement or previous publication, we’ll be grumpy.
Pays $0.25 per word, plus photos. Writers are paid 30-45 days after publication.
From the Web Site:
Renaissance Magazine accepts unsolicited queries and manuscripts related to the Renaissance and late Middle Periods, including but not limited to: historical articles, martial arts, travel, interviews with artisans, articles on the SCA and related re-enactment groups, and the Renaissance Faire experience. Authors are strongly advised to query the editor to ensure that your proposed topic is appropriate and has not been reserved for another writer.
Average feature article is approx. 2,000 words in length although longer work may be considered. Sidebar information is also encouraged, as well as high-resolution graphics, including copyright-free logos, illustrations, and photographs. Renaissance Magazine takes North American serial rights on all work accepted. Those interested in writing for Renaissance Magazine on a regular basis as a staff columnist must query first, and include a brief bio/resume and sample article. If accepted, a writing contract will be required and the writer will be expected to contribute articles/columns on a regular basis.
All submissions should be set up in the standard manuscript format (title, name, address, phone number, rights preferred and approx word count on title page, and every subsequent page fully numbered). Cover letter should include a brief bio and credits, where you heard of Renaissance Magazine, and any other pertinent personal information. An SASE MUST be included with your mailed submission to be considered. We encourage writers to email their articles directly to EditorTom@RenaissanceMagazine.com, to save on mailing and paper costs. Emailed articles should be mailed as an attached word doc or a text file or copied and then pasted into the actual email message to us. PLEASE DO NOT FORMAT YOUR ARTICLE. Documents must be single-spaced, with no hard returns unless a new paragraph, and left-justified. A copy of our style sheet will be sent upon request.
All work (except poetry) is subject to editing for space, grammar, and format considerations. If edits do not affect content, we will not notify the author in advance. Due to normal production factors, Renaissance Magazine cannot guarantee publication of any article, even if scheduled for inclusion. We make every effort to notify writers of the status of article(s) in our inventory. We reserve the right to reject previously accepted work at any time and for any reason.
Book and Music CD Reviews
We accept unsolicited reviews of renaissance and medieval-related books, including fiction, non-fiction and music CD’s. A high-resolution jpg scan of the original cover of the book jacket or CD MUST be available. Authors and publishers of Renaissance and Medieval-related books, games, software and music CD’s may submit a copy of their product to the below address.
Pays $0.10 per word within three weeks after publication.
From the Web Site:
PassageMaker Magazine is a publication covering all aspects of trawlers and ocean motorboats, and welcomes contributions from around the world. Our lifestyle focus addresses the realities of cruising under power and passagemaking. We want balanced articles that are creative, constructive, and informational—with depth. The combination of your personal experiences with technical or informative aspects is the type of story we are interested in. We reserve the right to edit for clarity, organization, and length, and at times may work with an author to create a more complete submission. If you are not familiar with the magazine, you may want to read through a few back issues to familiarize yourself with our style and various departments.
PMM accepts articles for publication in PassageMaker Magazine, on passagemaker.com in our Web Exclusive section of the site, and in our new PMM Newsletter, which is distributed electronically and is available on passagemaker.com. We reserve the right to determine the publication platform of submissions.
Rights & PaymentPMM buys All Exclusive Rights. It is important that manuscripts not be submitted to other publications at the same time. If your work has been published before, we may still be interested—but it is important that we know the details of its prior publication. It is your responsibility to ensure correctness of sources and accuracy of all material.
Payment depends on completeness of material, complexity of the article, length, how much work is required for it to be published, photos submitted and photo quality, and the ultimate use of the article (web, print, or both). Payment is determined following the production process of an article and is issued upon publication. Payment ranges from $300–$950 for magazine feature articles, which can range from 800-4000 words in length and from $150-600 for Web Exclusive articles, which should be no longer than 1200 words.
Queries
We encourage you to contact us with story ideas as well as complete submissions. It may often be to your advantage to send in your story idea before going through the writing process.
Monday Markets for June 15, 2009
June 16, 2009 by Jodee
Filed under Monday Markets
This week’s Monday markets include a magazine for female executives and business owners, a publications for running enthusiasts, and a magazine for dieticians.
From the Web Site:
The PINK reader is a sophisticated, highly successful female business executive or entrepreneur. PINK avoids telling her what every other magazine already does; we always try not to underestimate her perceptiveness and, most importantly, PINK cannot waste her time. PINK endeavors to be a vital tool to help her find greater financial independence and success in work and more joy in life.
* Be sure to read the magazine before submitting anything. It is available at major bookstores, including Borders and Barnes & Noble.
* Please send a detailed query rather than a completed manuscript. Include a relevant bio and two writing samples or clips.
* Payment varies.
* Send queries to articles@pinkmagazine.com.
* We try to respond to all submissions promptly, but due to the volume we receive it is not always possible to do so. Please be patient; if you have not heard from us within a month, feel free to resubmit.
If you are assigned a story, please observe the following:
* Include interviews with diverse top-level professional women from different parts of the country who will go on record with their experiences, problems and/or solutions.
* Include advice and information from a variety of experts, not just one.
* Include data on the latest trends and statistics applicable specifically to the particular topic.
* Set up the problem and the solution.
* Solutions should have a breakout box on what women can do.
* Avoid dispensing advice that in any way talks down to our readers (as in “here’s what you should do —-.”)
* SHOW, don’t tell. Include detailed anecdotes to illustrate the issue.
* All writers are responsible for their own fact checking. When sending in your completed article, please include phone numbers and e-mail addresses of sources for backup and the websites of any information you got from the Internet.
* Adhere to AP style.
Remember: we are looking for articles that are original, edgy, sexy and must-read.
From the Web Site:
Running Times is the authoritative voice for the dedicated runner. For more than 30 years, our edit has explored training from the perspective of top athletes, coaches and scientists, presented insights into the lives and training of elite runners, and provided stories and commentary reflecting the dedicated runner’s worldview. Our audience is knowledgeable about the sport and actively participates in running and racing.
All editorial relates specifically to running as a competitive sport. Please read recent issues to learn the type of material we seek. Four principles that guide our editorial selection are:
1) We go beyond basic, beginner information: presenting the “why” as well as “how-to,” digging for principles, exploring contexts, analyzing and drawing conclusions from the facts.
2) All content is backed by, or written by, experts who have proven themselves in the specific field of distance running.
3) We present honest content that accurately reflects the runner’s experience and inspires trust.
4) Good writing is a priority; our writing is aimed at an intelligent, informed and discriminating audience.We assign approximately 30% of our editorial material to freelance writers. We are willing to work with unpublished writers. Although we consider unsolicited manuscripts, we prefer to see a written query that describes in two or three paragraphs your idea, the article’s proposed length and scope, why Running Times’ readers would find the material interesting, and what qualifies you to write about it.
We close each issue at least three months ahead of its on-sale date, and assign well in advance of our printing deadlines.
We publish editorial material in the following categories:
Features (1,500 to 3,000 words): Training, Athlete Profiles, Current Events and Issues
Columns (800 to 1,200 words): “Shorts” — News-related, timely items or items of general interest to the serious runner; “Owner’s Manual” — training and racing advice, sports medicine, book reviews or excerpts, coaching wisdom; “At the Races” — Short profiles of top runners, analysis of the racing scene, commentary on racing trends and development; “Hit the Trails” — stories of key trail races, racers or venues; “High School,” “College,” “Masters” — insider stories of top runners, programs, events, trends, issues.
Fiction (1,500 to 3,500 words) – [Very rarely accepted] Any genre, related to running and runnersWe request that all writers submit their proposals or articles via e-mail to: editor@runningtimes.com
From the Web Site:
Today’s Dietitian welcomes lively, timely, and engaging articles on all subjects of interest to the nutrition profession. We encourage the submission of letters to the editor, feature articles, profiles of exceptional dietitians, and manuscripts for the following departments:
* Bookshelf: Reviews of books by, for, about, and of interest to dietitians
* Community Matters: Stories on dietitians using their skills to benefit the community
* Food for Thought: Essays on any issues pertinent to the profession
* Growing Your Business: Practical strategies to help entrepreneurial dietitians start and develop their businesses
* Practice Matters: Stories on any aspect of professional practice
* Research Brief: Summaries of new research on any aspect of medicine
* www.watch: Profiles of Web sites and Internet softwareQueries, Abstracts, and Outlines
A one-page query, abstract, or outline of your story idea is preferred. Please e-mail your proposal to the editor at TDeditor@gvpub.com. A submitted query, abstract, or outline will be read only if the e-mail includes the author’s full name, credentials, academic degree, title, and affiliation (if any), postal address, daytime phone number, and e-mail address. (Information is for verification, not for publication.)Query and Manuscript Submission
Queries and articles should be sent via e-mail as Microsoft Word attachments. A manuscript will be considered only if it is double spaced, includes page numbers, and has a title page that lists the author’s full name, affiliations, highest academic degree, complete address, daytime phone number, fax number, e-mail address, and Social Security number. (Information is for verification, not for publication.) If there is more than one author, provide information for each contributor and designate one author to handle correspondence.When submitting a manuscript, include a signed statement that the article is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not under consideration by any other publication or electronic medium. Also include a brief author biography.
Length
Articles need not conform to strict word counts. However, as a general guideline, feature stories typically run 2,000 to 2,500 words and departments run 800 to 1,200 words. Authors are encouraged to submit sidebars.
