Finding the Bacon  
By Meg Weaver

Hi everybody,

Our theme today seems to be brides seeing all the bridal magazines Ginny McCracken, who picks the magazines for this column, sent over to me.  Is she telling me something?

But I have something else on my mind: Closing January.  You know, business accounting departments close their books every month, making sure they are balanced.  Writers should do the same thing.

If you made New Year’s resolutions for your writing, now is the time to check your progress.  How many queries did you really send out?  Did you finish creating that portfolio?  Is your website finally up?

You’ve heard this before: If you divide up your New Year’s goals into twelve monthly mini-goals, your progress is going to be so much easier.  But you have to keep checking that you have actually achieved the monthly plan  and make one for next month.

“Closing the books” shouldn’t be only for accountants.  

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GLAMOUR
Conde Nast Publications Inc.
4 Times Square, 16th Fl.
New York, NY 10036

Phone: (212) 286-2860
Fax: (212) 286-7731

Website: http://www.glamour.com 

E-queries: No, mail a query letter

Contact: Susan Goodall

Writers' guidelines online: No

Pays: $0.75 to $1.00 per word

Photos: Professional photographers only.

Rights: All Rights

Description: This magazine is for young women interested in fashion, beauty, career opportunities, image building, and contemporary lifestyle.

Circulation: 2,200,000

Notes: “Most readers of Glamour are women between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five, and articles that are slanted to our older readers must work for the younger ones as well.”

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ELEGANT BRIDE
Pace Communications Inc
584 Broadway, Suite 607
New York, NY 10012

Phone: (212) 625-0331
Fax: (212) 625-0332

Website: http://www.elegantbride.com

E-queries: No, mail a query letter.

Contact: Deborah Moses

Writers' guidelines online: No

Pays: $0.30 to $0.60 per word

Rights: All Rights

Description: This magazine provides “sensible step-by-step information with refined good taste and practical personal style.”

Circulation: 120,000

Notes:  Elegant Bride magazine accepts freelance submissions on subjects related to wedding planning and the couple's first year of marriage.

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BRIDE’S
Conde Nast Publications Inc.
4 Times Square, 6th Fl.
New York, NY 10036

Phone: (212) 880-8800
Fax: (212) 286-8331

Website: http://www.brides.com

E-queries: No, mail a query letter.

Contact: Sally Kilbridge

Writers' guidelines online: No

Pays: $0.50 to $1.00 per word

Rights: All Rights.

Description: This magazine is written for the first- and second-time bride, the groom, their families and their friends to help the couple plan their wedding and adjust to married life.

Circulation: 382,000

Notes: Bride's magazine is written for the first- and second-time bride, the groom, their families and their friends.  The editorial goal is to help the couple plan their wedding and adjust to married life.

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BRIDE AGAIN
Roxbury Media LLC
240 N Jefferson Avenue, Suite G
Anaheim, CA 92807

Phone: (714) 632-7000
Fax: (714) 632-5405

Website: http://www.brideagain.com

E-queries: No, mail the complete manuscript

Contact: Beth Ramirez

Writers' guidelines online: http://www.brideagain.com/writers.html

Pays: $0.35 per word

Rights: First North American Serial Rights

Description: Bride Again magazine is a complete resource for the encore bride.

Circulation: 125,000

Notes: The magazine is targeted to women over 30 who have been married at least once before, have children from a previous marriage or are marrying someone with children and are currently planning to be remarried.

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BRIDAL GUIDE
RFP LLC, Globe Communications Corporation
3 East 54th Street, 15th Fl.
New York, NY 10022-3108

Phone: (800) 472-7744
Fax: (212) 308-7165

Website: http://www.bridalguidemag.com/

E-queries: No, mail a query letter

Contact: Denise Schipani

Writers guidelines online: No

Pays: $0.40 to $0.50 per word

Rights: All Rights

Description: This is a magazine for bride's-to-be with information needed for a
successful wedding day.

Circulation: 206,000

Notes: Bridal Guide is interested in articles about “relationships, marriage, sexuality, fitness, psychology, finance and travel.  Please do not send queries concerning fashion, beauty or home design stories, since we produce these pages in house.”

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Air Mail Markets
By Amy Brozio-Andrews

Hello again and welcome to the latest issue of Air Mail Markets. 

As the days fall back into their usual routine after the holidays of December and January, there are so many less distractions from writing. Fiction and nonfiction writers are encouraged, along with poets and essayists, to submit to Nova Scotia's Antigonish Review and Toronto's Descant, both well known for encouraging new writers. Descant is one of the few markets that also considers plays and novel excerpts. Canadian writers feeling altruistic in sharing their wisdom about the world of writing are invited to query Canadian Writer's Journal. The magazine accepts queries worldwide, but their mission and Canadian postal subsidies require significant Canadian content. So if you have a great story in your last sale, send it to Canadian Writer's Journal for consideration. The magazine is a valuable resource for both aspiring and established writers.

Bonne chance!

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The Antigonish Review
P.O. Box 5000
Antigonish
Nova Scotia B2G 2W5
Canada

Website: http://www.antigonishreview.com 
Tel: (902) 867-3962
Fax: (902) 867-5563
Editor: Allan Quigley
Email: tar@stfx.ca 

Snapshot: The Antigonish Review is published quarterly by St. Francis Xavier University. For thirty years the university has been publishing fiction, poetry, reviews and critical articles from new writers across Canada and abroad. Writers including Rohinton Mistry, Annie Dillard, Carol Shields and Leo McKay have all had work published in this literary journal. The Antigonish Review also makes use of original graphics to add to its content. 

Writers' Guidelines Online: Yes, at http://www.antigonishreview.com/submissions.html 

E-Queries: No

Payment: review articles - $100 (USD$65), articles - $100-200 (USD$65-131) depending on agreement with author, book reviews - $50 (USD$32), fiction - $50 (USD$32), poetry - payment in copies (2)

Rights: Not specified

Notes: All submissions must include a SASE, including International Reply Coupons if mailing from outside Canada. Submissions without a SASE will not be returned. While the literary journal does not accept emailed submissions, you can include your email address for a response, rather than including a SASE if you don't want your submission returned. Allow four to eight months for a response. Simultaneous submissions are not okay. The Antigonish Review considers encouraging Atlantic Canadian and Canadian writers part of its mission, although the editors will consider quality writing from any location, whether original works or translations. The Antigonish Review welcomes new and young writers to submit their work. The editors try to provide suggestions for rejected manuscripts when possible, especially when asked to do so, or in the case of new writers. 

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Descant 
P.O. Box 314, Station P 
Toronto, ON, Canada
M5S 2S8

Website: http://www.descant.on.ca  
Tel: (416) 593-2557
Editor: Karen Mulhallen
Email: descant@web.net 

Snapshot: Since 1970 Descant has been issued quarterly, publishing short stories, poetry, articles, essays, plays, interviews, and novel excerpts of new and emerging writers from Canada and abroad. Over the years, some issues have focused on single individuals, like Michael Ondaatje; themes, like Male Desire, Romantic Love, and Anatomy and Music; or cultures, like Australia/New Zealand, China, India and Japan. 

Writers' Guidelines Online: Yes, at http://www.descant.on.ca/submis.cfm 

E-Queries: No

Payment: $100 (USD$65) honorarium upon publication

Rights: Not specified

Notes: According to the submission guidelines posted on the magazine's web site, "Descant is currently accepting submissions of original, unpublished poetry, fiction, non-fiction, essays, art and photography for issues about Latvia, and Venice, and Suburbia, and for Love(s) That Dare(s) (Not), with guest editor Camilla Gibb." A deadline has not yet been set for accepting submissions for this issue. No simultaneous submissions are accepted. Descant has very high standards for acceptance, and writers should take care to submit their best, carefully edited work. If you would like your work returned, please include a SASE with the appropriate postage or International Reply Coupons. You may also include an email address for a response. Descant may take up to one year to publish accepted pieces. 

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Canadian Writer's Journal 
Box 5180, 
New Liskeard, Ontario
Canada, P0J 1P0

Website: http://www.cwj.ca/ 
Tel: (705) 647-5424
Fax: (705) 647-8366
Email: submissions@cwj.ca 

Snapshot: Canadian Writer's Journal is published six times per year, and specializes in clear, tightly written pieces on any subject related to writing, as well as book reviews (preference given to books published in Canada), short fiction, fillers, anecdotes, and poetry. CWJ began publication in 1984. 

Writers' Guidelines Online: Yes, at http://www.cwj.ca/cwj-guid.htm 

E-Queries: Accepts

Payment: $5 (USD$3.25) per printed page (approx. 450 words) up to $7.50 (USD$5), plus a complimentary copy of the issue in which your work appears. A $2 (USD$1.30) premium will be paid on electronic submissions. Payment is made upon publication (usually 2-9 months after acceptance). Payment rates and schedules are always under review, and may change. 

Rights: one-time rights, preferably First North American Serial

Notes: Unsolicited manuscripts are welcomed. Allow three months for a response to your submission. If you'd like your work returned, please include a SASE with the appropriate postage or International Reply Coupons. Content and writing style are the primary criteria for selection. Electronic submissions have a slight edge between two pieces of similar content and style. Canadian Writer's Journal is over 90% Canadian written. 

Amy Brozio-Andrews is a freelance writer living in New York;  she writes on a variety of topics for print and online publications, and is hard at work on her first novel.  Please feel free to check out her website at www.penpadandpixel.com, and e-mail her at amy@penpadandpixel.com. 

Barbara Harris Literary Agency
An Interview by Christina Hamlett

There’s a lot of similarity between courting a prospective agent for your work and testing the waters of a new relationship.  Specifically, (1) Do you have enough in common to sustain a long-term association, (2) Were you introduced by someone who knows both of you, and (3) How much should you reveal at the start if you want to ensure a satisfying pursuit?

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