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Finding the Bacon Hello fellow
writers, As I was editing
Ginny’s selections this week (Ginny McCracken is one of Wooden Horse’s
researchers and she is the one who helps me select the magazines for this
column) I was struck by how many ways writers can make someone else happy. Look at our
selections: Writers for ABILITIES and ALIVE can help people with disabilities
live better lives; writers for YOGA JOURNAL can help bring peace and contentment
into all our lives and FUNNY TIMES, well... we all need to laugh, don’t we? I can even
squeeze THE ABA JOURNAL into this premise: We can help young lawyers in the
beginning of their careers, to start out in the right direction. In the rush of
learning our craft, learning to write the perfect query letter and dealing with
rejections, I think we need to take some time to realize how much good writers
do. Think about it. THE ABA
JOURNAL Phone: (312)
988-6018 Website: http://www.abajournal.com
E-queries: No, mail or e-mail a complete manuscript Contact: Debra
Cassens Email: abajournal@abanet.org
Writers'
guidelines online: No Pays: $0.50 to
$0.75 per word Rights: All
Rights Description: This
magazine strives to be the national news and business publication for lawyers. Circulation:
390,000 Notes: The
content is designed to appeal to the association's diverse membership, with some
emphasis on general practitioners in smaller law firms. ****************************************** ABILITIES
MAGAZINE Phone: (416)
923-1885 Fax: (416)
923-9829 Website: http://www.abilities.ca
E-queries: No,
mail a query letter Contact: Lisa
Bendall Writers'
guidelines online: No Pays: $0.10 to
$0.16 per word Rights: First
Rights Description:
This is a Canadian cross-disability
lifestyle magazine. Circulation:
40,000 Notes: This
magazine is widely read by people with disabilities, their families and
professionals engaged in disability issues. ****************************************** ACTIVE LIVING Phone: (905)
957-6016 Website: http://www.activelivingmagazine.com E-queries: No,
mail a query letter Contact: Liz
Fleming Writers
guidelines online: No Pays: $0.05 to
$0.10 per word Rights: All
Rights Description:
Active Living is a cross-disability magazine that focuses on sport, recreation
and fitness for persons with a disability. Circulation:
10,000 Notes: “We
encourage submissions to Active Living magazine.” ****************************************** YOGA JOURNAL Phone: (510)
841-9200 Website: http://www.yogajournal.com
E-queries: No,
mail a query letter. Contact: Nora
Isaacs Writers'
guidelines online: No Pays: $0.25 to
$0.50 per word Photos:
Negotiated separately Rights: North
American Serial Rights Description: Yoga
Journal is a magazine on yoga, showing how to put yoga into action in everyday
life. Circulation:
200,000 ****************************************** FUNNY TIMES Phone: (216)
371-8600 Fax: (216)
371-8696 Website:
http://www.funnytimes.com E-queries: No,
mail the complete manuscript. Contact: Susan
Wolpert Writers'
guidelines online: http://www.funnytimes.com/submissions.html
Pays: $0.02 to
$0.10 per word Photos: Pays
$20-30 for cartoons Rights: One-Time
Rights Description: This
is a monthly humor publication. Circulation:
55,000 Notes: “We are always looking to expose our readers... to hilarious new material. Everything we publish is funny, so please don't send in something that isn't.” ****************************************** 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! This week’s markets are for those who enjoy the outdoors.
For those writers who also have a flair for photography, two of these
three markets also pay contributors for accompanying photos. So grab the
camera and the extra batteries and get out there!
As always, any monetary conversion to USD is subject to change depending
on current currency conversion rates. Bonne chance! ****************************************** The Country Connection Magazine Website: http://www.pinecone.on.ca Editor: Gus Zylstra Email: magazine@pinecone.on.ca
Snapshot: Published
three times per year, The Country Connection magazine is available throughout
Ontario and selected other locations in Canada; a general-interest publication,
The Country Connection focuses on “green” travel, arts and leisure, history
and culture. Writers Guidelines online: Yes, at http://www.pinecone.on.ca/MAGAZINE/writers.html E-Queries: Accepts Rights: First Canadian rights Payment: $.10 ($.06 USD)/word electronic or $.07 ($.04 USD)/word handwritten/typed/printout not accompanied by diskette; payment made within 90 days of publication. Original photography or artwork pays $10-50 ($6-31 USD). Notes: The Country Connection accepts queries for Canadian content from Canadian writers only. No reprints are accepted, nor are queries related to hunting, fishing, animal husbandry or pets (except in critical essays). Any material on food or recipes must be 100% vegetable-based and all-natural. Deadline for submissions for the next issue (Winter #41 – Living with the Land) is October 1. See writers’ guidelines for submission deadlines for all three issues. ****************************************** Saskatchewan Naturally Magazine September House Publishing Canada Website: http://www.sasknaturally.com
Phone: (306) 594-2455
Snapshot: The
editorial focus of Saskatchewan Naturally magazine is the people and environment
that make Saskatchewan unique. The
magazine aims to support the responsible enjoyment of, and recreation in the
province of Saskatchewan, while keeping in mind the positive and negative
environmental and cultural impact of our actions.
This magazine also places a significant emphasis on the photos that
accompany the articles. Writers' Guidelines online: Yes, at http://www.sasknaturally.com/guideline.htm E-Queries: Yes Rights: Information not available Payment: $.025 ($.15 USD) per word upon publication,
payment for photographs varies from $25-300 ($15-190 USD) depending upon
placement. Notes: Quality
photos are important to featured articles; see writers’ guidelines for
details. Try to be as specific as
possible in your query. ****************************************** The Canadian Fly Fisher Magazine Website: http://www.canflyfish.com Phone:
1-888-805-5608/ 613-966-8017 Editor: Chris Marshall E-mail: canflyfish@on.aibn.com Snapshot: Published
quarterly, The Canadian Fly Fisher magazine is the country’s only national fly
fishing magazine. Writers' Guidelines Online: Yes, at http://www.canflyfish.com/writersguidelines.html E-queries: Preferred Payment: Up to $300 ($190 USD) for feature articles and up to $200 ($127 USD) for shorter pieces. Rights: First North American serial rights, including the
right to publish excerpts on Canadian Fly Fisher’s web site and the
magazine’s sponsored page on the Fly Anglers Online web site. Other electronic rights are negotiable. Notes: Quality photos are essential for feature stories; see writers’ guidelines for details. Also, see writers’ guidelines for style and spelling/grammatical preferences. Freelance writers need not be Canadian to query this magazine, however queries should have clear relevance to Canadian readers. Amy Brozio-Andrews lives in upstate New York with her husband and daughter. By day, she's a Readers' Services Librarian in an urban public library. By night, she writes, practices yoga, plays with the cat, surfs the Net and procrastinates like crazy to avoid balancing her checkbook. Feel free to send comments and suggestions directly to her at corduroy74@yahoo.com. Ten Tips for
Overseas Success There are many pitfalls when you market overseas and it’s worth avoiding as many as you can if you want to sell your work. The following tips should help you get an editor’s favourable reaction. 1. Be aware that you are the outsider, the stranger. What you do at home in the U. S. of A. for your editors might well be incorrect, annoying or even offensive to a British or South African editor. Do your research, get the market guidelines and be very polite and careful. Formal and friendly is the way to go, but no lined, coloured paper, fancy fonts or cheery greetings; be business-like. To read the rest of this article, click here. To read past issues, click here. |
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