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Finding the Bacon Greetings, avid freelancers, and
welcome to a sultry summer issue of Finding the Bacon. Yes, our calendar speaks of last
dips in the pool, lazy weekend picnics and barbecues—as well as newly
sharpened pencils, lunchboxes, and big yellow school buses. It’s a time of
transition—like it or not! And for freelance writers, it’s also a time to
look ahead to the frigid chill of January and February. Dust off your ideas from
years past and cook up a few fresh ones as well, but whatever you do, don’t
procrastinate when it comes to querying publications about winter fun,
Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, and Black History Month. The time is now
to approach editors on these topics. ********************************************* Good topics for Group Magazine—including
informational, personal experience, self-help and how-to articles, are
education, parenting, multicultural and ethnic subjects, religion, and
leadership. Why not query them regarding Black History Month or Reflections Upon
Our Country’s Past Leaders? Group Magazine E-Mail Queries: No Guidelines Online: No http://www.grouppublishing.com Group Magazine speaks
to Christian youth leaders and provides them with tools to further their
ministries. Articles run up to 2500 words. Buys all rights. Pays: On acceptance. $35-$200 ********************************************* What’s cozier in the heart of
winter than a hand-crafted quilt? Quick & Easy Quilting awaits your
queries. Quick & Easy Quilting E-Mail Queries: Yes Guidelines Online: No Quick & Easy Quilting
editor Sandra Hatch accepts hand-mailed or e-mailed queries, but expects to
review photographs of projects when the queries are sent. How-to and
instructional articles on making quilts are the basis for the magazine. She also
accepts department and column pieces including new product reviews and book
reviews. Buys all rights. Pays: 45 days after signing
contract, $100-$350 ********************************************* Where better to profess your undying
Valentine’s love than True Love magazine? True Love E-Mail Queries: No Guidelines Online: No True Love
buys fiction from 5000-12,000 words, as well as real-life confession stories
written in first-person POV. Also publishes stories related to current social
concerns, as well as romantic and inspirational stories. Buys all rights. Pays: On publication, 3 cents per
word. ********************************************* Why not share tales of winter fun,
interesting winter activities, or President’s Day projects with the editors at
Highlights for Children? Highlights for Children E-Mail Queries: No Guidelines Online: Yes http://www.highlights.com/about/contribGeneralGuidelines.html Highlights for Children buys
a variety of pieces, from fiction to nonfiction, as well as crafts and party
plans. Fiction is broken into two categories—ages 3-7 (400 words or less) and
ages 8-12 (900 words or less). Rebus stories for beginning readers run 125 words
or less. Nonfiction—including autobiographies, biographies, and articles on
science, art, history, sports, and world cultures run 800 words or less. Crafts
and party plans must contain instructions that are simple, as well as require
materials that are inexpensive and easy to find. Buys all rights. Will not consider
previously published material. Pays: On acceptance. Fiction pays
$100 and up. Nonfiction pays $100 and up. Rebus Stories pay $75 and up. Crafts
pay $25 and up. Party Plans pay $50 and up. ********************************************* Barry Manilow sings of nothing
better than a weekend in New England. Winter weekends in New England are right
up the alley for the publishers of Yankee Magazine. Yankee E-Mail Queries: Yes Guidelines Online: Partial http://www.yankeemagazine.com/service/index.php#storyidea Yankee
prefers to see queries with outlines or complete manuscripts. Articles run
200-3500 words, and include how-to articles, informational pieces, humor,
profiles, and interviews. All articles must relate to events, people, history,
or travel within the New England states. Buys First Rights Pays: On publication, $25-$3000,
depending on length. ********************************************* What sport helps keep New
Hampshire’s economy strong? It’s the skiing industry, and January and
February are peak skiing times in the Granite State. Why not query New Hampshire
Magazine on fun family winter break getaways or great ski shops/resources and
product reviews? Guidelines Online: Yes http://www.nhmagazine.com/main.asp?SectionID=12&UID=360145749&SubSectionID=93 E-Mail Queries: Yes New
Hampshire Magazine covers current New Hampshire issues, as well as profiles of
successful businesses and people in New Hampshire. Prefers query and resume, but
will consider manuscript with resume. Articles run 800-2500 words. Prefers all rights. May consider previously published material. Pays: On publication, $50-$200. ********************************************* Kimberly Ripley is a freelance writer and published author from
Portsmouth, NH. A wife and mother of five, her family's antics have led her to
write books like ''Breathe Deeply, This Too Shall Pass," a collection of thirty
tales of the trials and tribulations of parenting teens. She is the owner/publisher of
Writerip Publishing, and editor of a newsletter and web site called
''Freelancing Later in Life,'' based on her book by the same name. Visit
her site at http://www.freelancing1.homestead.com. Air Mail Markets Hello again and welcome to the latest issue of Air Mail
Markets! This week’s issue is
made up of British magazines devoted to the geography and culture of Devon
County, Yorkshire, and the UK as a whole. Additionally,
for This England and Devon Life magazines, including artwork or photography can
increase your chances of acceptance. While
none of these publications require you to be a UK-based writer, all recommend
freelancers become familiar with the publication before querying.
As always, any monetary conversion to USD is subject to change depending
on current currency conversion rates. Bonne chance! ************************** This England Magazine Website: http://www.thisengland.co.uk Tel: (+44) 0 (1242) 537900 Fax: (+44)
0 (1242) 537901 Email: editor@thisengland.co.uk
Snapshot: “A patriotic quarterly for all who love our green and pleasant land…”; This England features articles, photographs and poetry about England’s history, traditions, people, places, and pastimes. Circulation: over 170,000 copies with up to 11 readers per copy (almost 2 million readers worldwide); 90% are over the age of 55. Writers Guidelines online: Yes, at http://www.thisengland.co.uk/guide.htm E-Queries: No Rights: First rights purchased. This England reserves the right to reprint any item in any form for additional 50% of original payment, unless agreed to beforehand Payment: Cover
Picture £75 ($115 USD); text picture £25 ($38 USD) per page and pro rata; articles
£25 ($38 USD) per 1,000 words; poems £5 ($7.60 USD).
Payment includes copy of This England in which item was published. Notes: According
to the editor, non-UK writers are welcome to submit queries.
Queries are considered upon their merits, and must be clearly relevant to
This England readers. Accompanying photos or other artwork greatly increase your
chances of having your piece accepted. Please allow up to three months for a
response. Any material submitted
for consideration may be published in This England’s sister magazine,
Evergreen. See the magazine’s web
site for more information about both publications. ***************************** Devon Life Magazine Colour Works Publishing England Website: http://www.devonlife.co.uk
Tel: 01803 860910 Editor: Jan Barwick
E-mail: jan@devonlife.co.uk
Snapshot: A
British print and online magazine devoted to the people and places that make
Devon County unique. Writers' Guidelines online: No, email info@devonlife.co.uk, or contact the editor, Jan Barwick directly at jan@devonlife.co.uk with queries. E-Queries: Accepts Rights: Copyright held jointly by Devon Life and creator of
work; Devon Life accepts First British Serial Rights, including Worldwide
Electronic Rights. The publication
reserves the right to reuse accepted material in any format, and will not refuse
any reasonable request by the creator of the work for permission to sell reprint
rights to other publications, without cause. Devon Life will not accept such request if material is to be
published by any other Devon County publication. Payment: payment of 4p ($.06 USD) per word, and
₤1.25-₤1.50 ($2-2.30 USD) per photograph upon publication.
Invoices sent within 10 days of publication will be paid within 30 days
of publication, subject to Editor’s approval. ***************************** Dalesman Magazine Website: https://www.dalesman.co.uk Tel: 01756 701381 Fax: 01756 709671 Editor: Terry Fletcher Email: editorial@dalesman.co.uk
Snapshot: The
people, places, nature and history of Yorkshire, told through articles and
photographs, make up the content of the Dalesman. The best-selling regional
magazine in the UK, Dalesman has over 50,000 copies sold each month, with each
copy being read by an average of five people. Writers' Guidelines Online: No E-queries: Accepts Payment: Negotiable Rights: First British Serial Rights Notes: Says Terry Fletcher, editor of Dalesman, “First off I should say that Dalesman accepts contributions about Yorkshire only, general pieces are not for us. We do take freelance contributions, don't mind how offers arrive though email is probably most convenient. With any new writer I will want to see the final piece before I accept it (i.e. I will not commission from an idea or from previous cuts from someone I don't know). Payment by negotiation.” 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.
When Truth is No Defense One of the questions I frequently
receive is “May I use real people, or characters based on real people, in my
writing? Well,
maybe. As with so much in the law,
there is no simple answer. When you
write about real, live people you expose yourself to legal liability ¾
even if you tell the truth. And
simply changing the names is no solution if the person can be identified by
circumstances, appearance, or setting. Yes,
disclaimers may help, but you can’t rely on them. There are essentially three types of “real persons” protected by the law ¾ living ordinary people; living public figures (celebrities) and, in some states, dead public figures. To read the rest of this article, click here. |
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