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Finding the Bacon Hello everybody, Here are some
magazines you don’t often see in market listings and they do run the gamut:
Fro the bi-weekly political American Prospect to the pot culture High Times.
The last three
publications exemplify how difficult it can be to interpret the writer’s
rights that magazines purchase. We
have “sound-alikes” First North American Rights, First Serial Rights and
First North American Serial Rights. The easiest way to
decipher the meaning is to realize that there is a geographical component, a
publication component and a time component in rights statements.
Like this: Geographical:
“First North American,” usually meant to include the US and Canada. Publication:
“Serial,” which means a magazine or journal that is published on a
repetitive basis. Time: “First,”
i.e. the same as “one-time” rights but the publisher is buying the rights to
publish first. So, the ubiquitous
“First North American Serial Rights” means that the publication is buying
the right to publish first in magazines distributed in the US and/or Canada. Hope that helps a
little. ***************************************************** THE AMERICAN
PROSPECT Phone: (617)
570-8030 E-queries: Yes.
Please enclose a brief cover letter summarizing your article proposal and your
relevant experience. Contact: Erin
Pressley Email: articles@prospect.org
Writers'
guidelines online: http://www.prospect.org/about/#submissions
Pays: $0.50 to
$1.00 per word Rights: All Rights
Description: This
magazine strives to “contribute to a renewal of America's democratic
traditions by presenting a practical and convincing vision of liberal
philosophy, politics, and public life.” Circulation:
45,000 Annual frequency:
22. Notes: The
American Prospect accepts unsolicited contributions.
Writers are strongly encouraged to send brief query letters (750 words or
less) rather than finished articles. Submissions
should be sent via electronic mail or by regular mail. ***************************************************** FIFTY PLUS Phone: (416)
363-5562 E-queries: No;
mail query letter or complete manuscript Contact: Arlene
Stacey Writers'
guidelines online: This magazine does not provide formal writers' guidelines. Pays: $0.50 per
word Rights: All Rights
Description:
FiftyPlus is an award winning Canadian magazine for those age 50 and up.
Each edition features articles on health and finances, travel and
leisure, plus news from CARP, the national organization for the 50+ readers. Circulation:
400,000 Notes: "Both
our magazine and our website do make use of freelance material.
While we have no formal writers' guidelines, we generally encourage
potential writers to supply samples of their writing plus one or two
well-crafted story outlines. The
best way to find out what we're all about, and what we write about, is to read
the magazine." ***************************************************** HIGH TIMES Phone: (815)
734-1104 E-queries: No,
mail a query letter. Contact: Steven
Hager Writers'
guidelines online: High
Times Pays: $0.14 to
$0.15 per word Photos: Payment
for photos varies between $25 and $300. Rights: First
North American Rights Description: HIGH
TIMES is a journal of marijuana-related news, stoner culture, humor and
adventure. Circulation:
250,000 Notes: The best
way for new writers to break into the magazine is “through our news section.
We are always looking for regional stories involving the Drug War that have
national significance. High Times has been a leading voice of the counterculture
in America. For 25 years we have
struggled to preserve the goals and aspirations of that culture.” ***************************************************** IN THESE TIMES Phone: (773)
772-0100 E-queries: E-mail
a query or the complete manuscript Contact: Craig
Aaron Email: itt@inthesetimes.com
Writers'
guidelines online: No Pays: $0.12 per
word Rights: First
Serial Rights Description: “In
These Times is an independent political newsmagazine. Our purpose is to
challenge the ideological conformity of the corporate media, and to make sense
of the news bites and disembodied stories we are fed in the daily press and on
television.” Circulation:
30,000 Notes: The
magazine consistently covers labor, the environment, women's issues, Washington
politics, minority communities, international affairs and the media. ***************************************************** MOTHER JONES Phone: (415)
665-6637 E-queries: Mail or
e-mail a query letter Contact: Alastair
Paulin Email: query@motherjones.com
Writers guidelines
online: http://www.motherjones.com/about/admin/mag_guidelines.html
Pays: $0.75 to
$1.00 per word Rights: First
North American Serial Rights Description: The
national bimonthly magazine is known for its investigative journalism and
exposes, and its coverage of social issues, public affairs, and popular culture. Circulation:
160,000 Notes: Most of the articles we print are written by freelancers. What we're looking for: Hard-hitting, investigative reports exposing government cover-ups, corporate malfeasance, scientific myopia, institutional fraud or hypocrisy, etc. These markets are brought to you by Wooden Horse Publishing - a news and resource site for article writers at http://www.woodenhorsepub.com. Check it out for the latest magazine news and markets, markets, markets. Air Mail Markets Hello again and welcome to the latest issue of Air Mail Markets. TriSpec Magazine Grain Magazine Vancouver Magazine ***************************************************** 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. Spotlight
on Deidre Knight Name:
Deidre Knight Title:
Agent Agency:
The Knight Agency Address:
P.O. Box 550648, Atlanta, GA 30355 How long have you been an agent? I began agenting nearly seven years ago, in the spring of 1996. My husband, Judson Knight, has been a silent partner since that time, and in 2003 will join our staff full-time as business manager. Our staff also includes administrative assistant Lisa Payne, hired in 1999, and agent Pamela Harty, who joined us in 2000. Read the rest of this interview by clicking here. |
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