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Finding The Bacon Our researcher,
Ginny McCracken, who picks the magazines we feature in this column, this time
selected publications that don’t seem to have any connections with each other
at all – except maybe for BETTER HOMES & GARDEN and GARDEN DESIGN... But ALL of the
following magazines do have one thing in common; they all publish editorial
calendars. If you’ve never
seen one of these useful documents, check out the “Advertising” or “Media
Kit” section of a magazine’s website (or go directly to the Wooden Horse
Magazines Database.) Here are a couple of ways to use editorial calendars: * Query with
feature articles that directly connects with a theme in the calendar. * Send a query
suggesting a smaller piece with a theme that supports the main calendar theme. * Look back a few
months in the calendar and suggest a feature article updating a theme the
publication printed earlier. * Use last
year’s calendar to query with suggestions for similar - but not identical -
features and shorter articles. * Use the calendar
when the editor suggests you look at previous topics to get familiar with the
magazine and you can’t find back-copies anywhere.
Always check for the editorial calendar – they make life so much easier for writers! ********************************************* 48º NORTH E-queries: No,
mail a query letter or the complete manuscript Contact: Richard
Hazelton Writers'
guidelines online: No Pays: $0.05 to
$0.08 per word. Rights:
All Rights Description: This
is a magazine about sailing, written for sailors, by sailors. Circulation:
22,000 Notes: Readership is 84% male. This is a regional magazine of the Pacific Northwest and "can be found anywhere sailors hang out from Portland, OR through western Washington, British Columbia and into Alaska." This magazine publishes an editorial calendar. ********************************************* AG JOURNAL E-queries: Yes Contact: Jeanette
Larson Email: ag-edit@centurytel.net
Writers'
guidelines online: This magazine does not have writers' guidelines but does
produce an editorial calendar. Pays: $0.02 to
$0.03 per word Photos: Pays
$5-$25 per photo Rights: All Rights
Description: Ag
Journal provides ag producers and agri-business with relevant, insightful
"pocket-book" information. Circulation: 18,000 ********************************************* BETTER HOMES
AND GARDENS E-queries: No,
mail a query letter Contact: Lamont
Olson Writers'
guidelines online: No Pays: $1.00 to
$1.50 per word Photos: Only works
with professional photographers and stock houses. Rights: All Rights
Description: This
magazine serves women and men who have a serious interest in home and family. Circulation:
7,600,000 Notes: Only about
ten percent of our editorial material comes from freelance writers, artists, and
photographers; the rest is produced by staff.
They do produce an editorial calendar.
********************************************* GARDEN DESIGN E-queries: No,
mail a query letter Contact: Erin
Toussant Writers'
guidelines online: No Pays: $0.50 to
$1.00 per word. Rights: First
North American Serial Rights Description:
Garden Design is a lifestyle magazine edited for the upscale, design-conscious
reader who is serious and passionate about the beauty of gardening. Circulation:
429,000 Notes: To submit a
story idea to Garden Design, please first familiarize yourself with the
magazine, including the style of writing, departments and typical feature
articles and pitch stories accordingly. This
magazine does produce an editorial calendar. ********************************************* 9-1-1 MAGAZINE E-queries: No,
mail a query letter Contact: Randall
Larson Writers'
guidelines online: Pays: $0.05 to
$0.15 per word Photos: 25 for
interior B/W; $50 for interior color; $75 for interior half page; $300 for cover Rights: First
North American Serial Rights Description: 9-1-1
Magazine is written for those involved in emergency communications including
planners, designers, purchasers and operators of systems. Circulation:
20,000 Notes: This
magazine produces an editorial calendar. ********************************************* 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. Spotlight:
James C. Vines James C. Vines of the Vine Agency is a literary agent in New York City. The agency handles both nonfiction and fiction, and represents a wide range of best-selling authors worldwide. Why did you decide to become an agent? I became an agent because I wanted to work with great authors and help them achieve strong success in their careers. I am very determined when I find an author and project I like, and it turns out that this is the #1 trait an agent needs to thrive in our business. Agents have become the author's bedrock connection in the industry. In an earlier era, it was the editor who stuck with the author through thick and thin. These days, editors changes houses often, and it's up to the agent to provide long-term career guidance, and when necessary, even editorial suggestions. Read the rest of this interview by clicking here. |
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