Paying Markets And Jobs For February 1st - Writers Weekly

February 01, 2012

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PAYING MARKETS

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Freelance Market News, 8-10 Dutton Street, Manchester, M3 1LE United Kingdom. P(0161)819 9919. F(0161)819 2842. 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 here.
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.
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."

German Life, 1068 National Highway, LaVale, MD 21502. P(301)729-6190. F(301)729-1720. Email: editor-at-germanlife.com. Website: http://www.germanlife.com. Mark Slider, Editor. 75% freelance. "Covers travel, cultural, historical, genealogical topics (in English) about Germany, Austria, Switzerland and German America." Welcomes new writers. Circ. 40K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 6-12 months after acceptance; please allow 4 month minimum lead time. Buys first North American serial rights. No reprints. Responds 60 days. Sample on request by email or by mail with SASE. Subscription $24.95; $34 outside the U.S. Guidelines online here.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Queries." Pay for features starts at $350 for 1200-1500 words. Submit cover letter and query or complete ms by email or by mail with SASE.
PHOTOS/ART: "Images are required with text. Payment is for text and images unless other arrangements are made with editor."
HINTS: "Articles must have a strong connection to the German-speaking countries or German America. Please do not submit queries for articles that do not have a connection. Remember, German Life is a niche publication, not mass market."

GrandStrandBoomers.com, Pittsburgh Better Times and Western PA Hospital Journal, 340 Francyne Court, NE, Atlanta, GA 30328-5233. Email: writer-at-danielcasciato.com. Website: http://www.grandstrandboomers.com. Harvey Kart, Publisher. "Grand Strand Boomers is a lifestyle online publication for the baby boomers who work, live and play in the Grand Strand region of South Carolina." Sister publications are Pittsburgh Better Times and Western PA Hospital Journal. 30% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Weekly. Pays 45 days after publication. Publishes ms 2-3 weeks after acceptance. Responds 2-3 weeks. Writers retain all rights. Accepts reprints. Responds within 2 weeks. Sample copy available online. Guidelines available by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Looking for profile ideas on baby boomers who live/work in the Grand Strand area. Articles will be assigned." Pays $50-$75 for 400-700 words.
PHOTOS/ART: "Photos/Images are to be requested from the source. 300 dpi."
HINTS: "We are a start-up publication, backed by a 25-year publishing company. Review articles written in our other publications, Western PA Hospital News and Pitssburgh Better Times for a sense of the writing style we prefer. For Grand Strand Boomers, we are seeking human interest pieces on baby boomers in the Grand Strand area of Myrtle Beach."

GRIT Magazine, 1503 SW 42nd St., Topeka, KS 66609-1256. P(785)274-4300.
F(785)274-4305. Email: cregan-at-grit.com. Website: http://www.Grit.com. Caleb Regan, Managing Editor. "GRIT is a nationally distributed bi-monthly magazine with a circulation of approximately 150,000 through subscriptions and newsstand distribution. GRIT celebrates the intergenerational bonds among those who live on the land with zpirit and style - a legacy of self-sufficiency, audacious ingenuity and pragmatic
problem solving that gave this country its backbone and continues to shape its unique character." 75% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Pays on publication. Publishes ms up to one year after acceptance. Buys SHARED non-exclusive rights. Rarely accepts reprints. Responds within 3 months. Sample copy available for $6 by mail. Subscription $19.95. Guidelines online at http://www.grit.com/guidelines.aspx.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We do not accept fiction or poetry submissions. Articles are assigned. Send queries via email to Caleb Regan, cregan-at-grit.com, with Query and article title in the subject line." Pays $75-$750 for 500-1500 words.
PHOTOS/ART: "Freelance photographers are contacted via an e-mail callout that lists specific topics for an issue. Please send low-resolution images, links to lightboxes, or contact sheets via email in response to a specific callout. To be added to the callout list, please email Caleb Regan, cregan-at-grit.com."
HINTS: "DO NOT try to write for GRIT if you know nothing about rural life, gardening or urban farming. We intend to be an authoritative and sometimes playful voice for rural lifestyle farmers and country or small-town dwellers, and we require our writers to be informed about that way of life."

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