RETIREMENT

AARP THE MAGAZINE

AARP, c/o Editorial Submissions, 601 E. St. NW, Washington DC 20049. E-mail: aarpmagazine@aarp.org. Website: www.aarp.org/magazine. Contact: Editorial Submissions. 50% freelance written. Prefers to work with published/established writers. Bimonthly magazine. “AARP The Magazine is devoted to the varied needs and active life interests of AARP members, age 50 and over, covering such topics as financial planning, travel, health, careers, retirement, relationships, and social and cultural change. Its editorial content serves the mission of AARP seeking through education, advocacy and service to enhance the quality of life for all by promoting independence, dignity, and purpose.” Circ. 21,500,000. Byline given. Offers 25% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail only. NoResponds in 3 months to queries. Sample copy free. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION No previously published articles. Query with published clips. No unsolicited mss. Length: Up to 2,000 words. Pays $1/word. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

MATURE LIVING

Lifeway Christian Resources, 1 Lifeway Plaza, Nashville TN 37234. (615)251-2000. E-mail: matureliving@lifeway.com. Website: www.lifeway.com. Contact: Rene Holt. 90% freelance written. “Monthly leisure reading magazine for senior adults 55 and older. Mature Living is Christian in content and the material required is what would appeal to 55 and over age group: inspirational, informational, nostalgic, humorous. Our magazine is distributed mainly through churches (especially Southern Baptist churches) that buy the magazine in bulk and distribute it to members in this age group.” Estab. 1977. Circ. 320,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 7-8 weeks after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Responds in 3 months to mss. Sample copy for 9×12 SAE with 4 first-class stamps. Guidelines for #10 sase.

NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical, how-to, humor, inspirational, interview, personal experience, travel, crafts. No pornography, profanity, occult, liquor, dancing, drugs, gambling. Buys 100 mss/year. Length: 600-1,200 words. Pays $85-115

COLUMNS Cracker Barrel (brief, humorous, original quips and verses), pays $15; Grandparents’ Brag Board (something humorous or insightful said or done by your grandchild or great-grandchild), pays $15; Inspirational (devotional items), pays $25; Food (introduction and 4-6 recipes), pays $50; Over the Garden Fence (vegetable or flower gardening), pays $40; Crafts (step-by-step procedures), pays $40; Game Page (crossword or word-search puzzles and quizzes), pays $40.

FICTION Contact: David Seay, editor-in-chief. Needs humorous, religious, senior citizen/retirement. No reference to liquor, dancing, drugs, gambling; no pornography, profanity or occult. Buys 12 mss/year. Send complete ms. 900-1,200 words preferred Pays $85-115; 3 contributor’s copies.

POETRY Buys 24 poems/year. Submit maximum 5 poems. Length: 12-16 lines. Pays $-25.

MATURE YEARS

The United Methodist Publishing House, 201 Eighth Ave. S., P.O. Box 801, Nashville TN 37202-0801. (615)749-6292. Fax: (615)749-6512. E-mail: matureyears@umpublishing.org. 80% freelance written. Prefers to work with published/established writers. Quarterly magazine designed to help persons in and nearing the retirement years understand and appropriate the resources of the Christian faith in dealing with specific problems and opportunities related to aging. Estab. 1954. Circ. 55,000. Publishes ms an average of 1 year after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 14 months in advance. Responds in 2 weeks to queries. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy for $6 and 9×12 SAE. Writer’s guidelines for #10 SASE or by e-mail.

NONFICTION Needs how-to, hobbies, inspirational, religious, travel, special guidelines, older adult health, finance issues. Buys 75-80 mss/year. Send complete ms; e-mail submissions preferred. Length: 900-2,000 words. Pays $45-125. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

COLUMNS Health Hints (retirement, health), 900-1,500 words; Going Places (travel, pilgrimage), 1,000-1,500 words; Fragments of Life (personal inspiration), 250-600 words; Modern Revelations (religious/inspirational), 900-1,500 words; Money Matters (personal finance), 1,200-1,800 words; Merry-Go-Round (cartoons, jokes, 4-6 line humorous verse); Puzzle Time (religious puzzles, crosswords). Buys 4 mss/year. Send complete ms. Pays $25-45.

FICTION Contact: Marvin Cropsey, editor. Needs humorous, religious, slice-of-life vignettes, retirement years nostalgia, intergenerational relationships. “We don’t want anything poking fun at old age, saccharine stories, or anything not for older adults. Must show older adults (age 55 plus) in a positive manner.” Buys 4 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 1,000-2,000 words. Pays $60-125.

POETRY Needs free verse, haiku, light verse, traditional. Buys 24 poems/year. Submit maximum 6 poems. Length: 3-16 lines. Pays $5-20.

RURAL

BACKWOODS HOME MAGAZINE

P.O. Box 712, Gold Beach OR 97444. (541)247-8900. Fax: (541)247-8600. E-mail: editor@backwoodshome.com; letters@backwoodshome.com. E-mail: article-submission@backwoodshome.com. Website: www.backwoodshome.com. Contact: Dave Duffy, editor and publisher. 90% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering self-reliance. “Backwoods Home Magazine is written for people who have a desire to pursue personal independence, self-sufficiency, and their dreams. We offer ‘how-to’ articles on self-reliance.” Estab. 1989. Circ. 38,000. Byline given. Editorial lead time 4-6 months. Submit seasonal material 4-6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Sample copy for 9x10 SAE and 6 first-class stamps. Guidelines free online.

NONFICTION Needs general interest, how-to, humor, personal experience, technical. Buys 120 mss/year. Send complete ms, no attachments. Length: 500 words. Pays $30-200.

THE COUNTRY CONNECTION

Pinecone Publishing, 691 Pinecrest Rd., Boulter ON K0L 1G0 Canada. (866)332-3651; (613)332-3651. Website: www.pinecone.on.ca. Contact: Gus Zylstra, publisher. 100% freelance written. Magazine published 4 times/year covering nature, environment, history, heritage, nostalgia, travel and the arts. The Country Connection is a magazine for true nature lovers and the rural adventurer. Building on our commitment to heritage, cultural, artistic, and environmental themes, we continually add new topics to illuminate the country experience of people living within nature. Our goal is to chronicle rural life in its many aspects, giving ‘voice’ to the countryside. Estab. 1989. Circ. 4,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 4 months. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, phone. Sample copy for $5.64. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical, humor, opinion, personal experience, travel, lifestyle, leisure, art and culture, vegan recipes. No hunting, fishing, animal husbandry, or pet articles. Buys 60 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 500-2,000 words. Pays 10¢/word.

FICTION Needs adventure, fantasy, historical, humorous, slice-of-life vignettes, country living. Buys 10 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 500-1,500 words. Pays 10¢/word.

FARM & RANCH LIVING

Reiman Media Group, 5400 S. 60th St., Greendale WI 53129. (414)423-0100. Fax: (414)423-8463. E-mail: editors@farmandranchliving.com. Website: www.farmandranchliving.com. 30% freelance written. Eager to work with new/unpublished writers. Bimonthly magazine aimed at families that farm or ranch full time. F&RL is not a ‘how-to’ magazine—it focuses on people rather than products and profits. Estab. 1978. Circ. 400,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in 6 weeks to queries. Sample copy for $2. Guidelines for #10 SASE.

NONFICTION Needs humor, rural only, inspirational, interview, personal experience, farm/ranch related, photo feature, nostalgia, prettiest place in the country (photo/text tour of ranch or farm). No issue-oriented stories (pollution, animal rights, etc.). Buys 30 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 600-1,200 words. Pays up to $300 for text/photo package. Payment for Prettiest Place negotiable.

MONADNOCK TABLE: THE GUIDE TO OUR REGION’S FOOD, FARMS, & COMMUNITY

P.O. Box 1504, Keene NH 03431. E-mail: editor@monadnocktable.com. Website: www.monadnocktable.com. Contact: Marcia Passos Duffy, managing editor and editorial director. Quarterly Magazine for local food/farms in the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire. Estab. 2010. Circ. 10,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. 25% Kill fee. Editorial lead time 3 months. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Reports in 4 weeks on queries; 1 month mss. Sample copy available online. Guidelines are available on website.

NONFICTION Contact: Marcia Passos Duffy, editorial director. Needs book excerpts, essays, how-to, interview, opinion, personal experience. 500-1,000. Pays 10¢ per word. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment. (limit agreed upon in advance)

COLUMNS Our Local Farmer (profile of local farmer in Monadnock Region), up to 800 words; Local Eats (profile of local chef and/or restaurant using local food), up to 800 words; Feature (how-to or “think” piece about local foods), up 1,000; Books/Opinion/Commentary (review of books, book excerpt, commentary, opinion pieces about local food), up to 500 words. Buys 10 mss/year. Query.

MOTHER EARTH NEWS

Ogden Publications, 1503 SW 42nd St., Topeka KS 66609-1265. (785)274-4300. E-mail: letters@motherearthnews.com. Website: www.motherearthnews.com. Contact: Cheryl Long, editor-in-chief. Mostly written by staff and team of established freelancers. Bimonthly magazine emphasizing country living, country skills, natural health and sustainable technologies for both long-time and would-be ruralists. “Mother Earth News promotes self-sufficient, financially independent and environmentally aware lifestyles. Many of our feature articles are written by our Contributing Editors, but we also assign articles to freelance writers, particularly those who have experience with our subject matter (both firsthand adn writing experience.” Circ. 350,000. Byline given. Submit seasonal material 5 months in advance. Responds in 6 months to mss. Sample copy for $5. Guidelines for #10 SASE.

NONFICTION Needs how-to, green building, do-it-yourself, organic gardening, whole foods & cooking, natural health, livestock & sustainable farming, renewable energy, 21st century homesteading, nature-environment-community, green transportation. No fiction, please. Buys 35-50 mss/year. “Query. Please send a short synopsis of the idea, a one-page outline and any relevant digital photos, and samples. If available, please send us copies of one or two published articles, or tell us where to find them online.” “Country Lore” length: 100-300/words. “Firsthand Reports” length: 1,500-2,000/words Pays $25-150.

COLUMNS Country Lore (helpful how-to tips); 100-300/words; Firsthand Reports (first-person stories about sustainable lifestyles of all sorts), 1,500-2,000/words.

RANGE MAGAZINE

Purple Coyote Corp., 106 E. Adams St., Suite 201, Carson City NV 89706. (775)884-2200. Fax: (775)884-2213. E-mail: edit@rangemagazine.com. Website: www.rangemagazine.com. 70% freelance written. Quarterly magazine. RANGE magazine covers ranching and farming and the issues that affect agriculture. Estab. 1991. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Responds in 6-8 weeks to queries. Responds in 3-6 months to mss. Sample copy for $2. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs personal experience, photo feature, Major ranch features in American west, issues that affect ranchers, profiles, short book excerpts that suit range, humor, photo essays. No sports or events. Writer must be familiar with range. No rodeos or events. No rodeos or anything by a writer not familiar with RANGE. Query. Length: 500-2,000 words. Pays $50-400.

RURAL HERITAGE

P.O. Box 2067, Cedar Rapids IA 52406. (319)362-3027. E-mail: editor@ruralheritage.com. Website: www.ruralheritage.com. Contact: Gail Damerow, editor. 98% freelance written. Willing to work with a small number of new/unpublished writers. Bimonthly magazine devoted to the training and care of draft animals. Estab. 1976. Circ. 9,500. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Responds in 3 months to queries. Sample copy for $8. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs how-to, farming with draft animals, interview, people using draft animals, photo feature. No articles on mechanized farming. Buys 200 mss/year. Query or send complete ms. Length: 1,200-1,500 words. Pays 5¢/word.

POETRY Needs traditional. Pays $5-25.

RURALITE

P.O. Box 558, Forest Grove OR 97116-0558. (503)357-2105. Fax: (503)357-8615. E-mail: editor@ruralite.org. E-mail: curtisc@ruralite.org. Website: www.ruralite.org. 80% freelance written. Works with new, unpublished writers. Monthly magazine aimed at members of consumer-owned electric utilities throughout 10 western states, including Alaska. Publishes 48 regional editions. Estab. 1954. Circ. 325,000. Byline given. Accepts queries by mail. Responds in 1 month to queries. Sample copy for 9×12 SAE with $1.28 of postage affixed. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Buys 50-60 mss/year. Query. Length: 100-2,000 words. Pays $50-500.

SCIENCE

AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY

The Archaeological Conservancy, 5301 Central Ave. NE, #902, Albuquerque NM 87108. (505)266-9668. Fax: (505)266-0311. E-mail: tacmag@nm.net. Website: www.americanarchaeology.org. Contact: Michael Bawaya, editor; Vicki Singer, art director. 60% freelance written. Quarterly magazine. “We’re a popular archaeology magazine. Our readers are very interested in this science. Our features cover important digs, prominent archaeologists, and most any aspect of the science. We only cover North America.” Estab. 1997. Circ. 35,000. Byline given. Offers 20% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 months. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in 3 weeks to queries. Responds in 1 month to mss

NONFICTION No fiction, poetry, humor. Buys 15 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 1,500-3,000 words. Pays $1,000-2,000. Pays expenses of writers on assignment.

Photos State availability. Identification of subjects required. Reviews transparencies, prints. Pays $50 and up for occasional stock images; assigns work by project (pay varies); negotiable. Credit line given. Buys one-time rights. Offers $400-600/photo shoot. Negotiates payment individually.

ARCHAEOLOGY

Archaeological Institute of America, 36-36 33rd St., Long Island NY 11106. (718)472-3050. Fax: (718)472-3051. E-mail: cvalentino@archaeology.org. E-mail: editorial@archaeology.org. Website: www.archaeology.org. Contact: Editor-in-chief. 50% freelance written. ARCHAEOLOGY combines worldwide archaeological findings with photography, specially rendered maps, drawings, and charts. Covers current excavations and recent discoveries, and includes personality profiles, technology updates, adventure, travel and studies of ancient cultures. “ARCHAEOLOGY magazine is a publication of the Archaeological Institute of America, a 130-year-old nonprofit organization. The magazine has been published continuously for more than 60 years. We have a total audience of nearly 750,000, mostly in the United States and Canada. Our readership is a combination of the general public, enthusiastic amateurs, and scholars in the field. Publishing bimonthly, we bring our readers all the exciting aspects of archaeology: adventure, discovery, culture, history, technology, and travel. Authors include both professional journalists and professional archaeologists. If you are a scientist interested in writing about your research for ARCHAEOLOGY, see tips and suggestions on writing for a general audience online.” Estab. 1948. Circ. 750,000. Byline given. Offers 25% kill fee. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Sample copy and writer’s guidelines free. Guidelines online. Request photographer’s sample copy for $6 through paypal to scribblesbyshannon@yahoo.com.

NONFICTION Needs essays, general interest. “Our reviews department looks for short (250- to 500-word) articles on museums, books, television shows, movies, websites, and games of interest to our readers. While the material reviewed may not be purely archaeological in nature, it should have a strong archaeological element to it. Reviews should not simply summarize the material, but provide a critical evaluation.” Buys 6 mss/year. Query preferred. “Preliminary queries should be no more than 1 or 2 pages (500 words max.) in length and may be sent to the Editor-in-Chief by mail or via e-mail to editorial@archaeology.org. We do not accept telephone queries. Check our online index and search to make sure that we have not already published a similar article. Your query should tell us the following: who you are, why you are qualified to cover the subject, how you will cover the subject (with an emphasis on narrative structure, new knowledge, etc.), and why our readers would be interested in the subject.” Length: 1,000-3,000 words. Pays $2,000 maximum. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

COLUMNS Insider is a piece of about 2,500 words dealing with subject matter with which the author has an intimate, personal interest. Conversation is a one-page interview in a Q&A format with someone who has made a considerable impact on the field of archaeology or has done something unusual or intriguing. Letter From.. is an account of a personal experience involving a particular topic or site. “Letters” have included a visit to an alien-archaeology theme park, the account of an archaeologist caught in a civil war, and an overnight stay with the guards at Angkor Wat. “Letters” are usually about 2,500 to 3,000 words in length. Artifact is the last editorial page of the magazine. Its purpose is to introduce the reader to a single artifact that reveals something surprising about a site or an historical event. Unusual artifacts recently excavated are preferred and visuals must be of the highest quality. The writer must explain the archaeological context, date, site found, etc., as well as summarize the artifact’s importance in about 200 words or less. First person accounts by the actual excavators or specialists are preferred, although exceptions are be made.

ASTRONOMY

Kalmbach Publishing, 21027 Crossroads Circle, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha WI 53187-1612. (800)533-6644. Fax: (262)796-1615. Website: www.astronomy.com. David J. Eicher, editor. Contact: LuAnn Williams Belter, art director (for art and photography). 50% of articles submitted and written by science writers; includes commissioned and unsolicited. Monthly magazine covering the science and hobby of astronomy. “Half of our magazine is for hobbyists (who are active observers of the sky); the other half is directed toward armchair astronomers who are intrigued by the science.” Estab. 1973. Circ. 122,000. Byline given. Responds in 1 month to queries. Responds in 3 months to mss. Guidelines for #10 SASE or on website.

NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, new product, announcements, photo feature, technical, space, astronomy. Buys 75 mss/year. Query. Length: 500-3,000 words. Pays $100-1,000.

BIOSCIENCE

American Institute of Biological Sciences, 1900 Campus Commons Dr., Suite 200, Reston VA 20191. (202)628-1500. Fax: (202)628-1509. E-mail: tbeardsley@aibs.org. Website: www.aibs.org. James Verdier, managing editor, jverdier@aibs.org. Contact: Dr. Timothy M. Beardsley, editor-in-chief. 5% freelance written. Monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering organisms from molecules to the environment. “We contract professional science writers to write features on assigned topics, including organismal biology and ecology, but excluding biomedical topics.” Estab. 1951. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 2 months. Accepts queries by e-mail. Responds in 2-3 weeks to queries. Sample copy on website. Guidelines free.

NONFICTION Does not want biomedical topics. Buys 10 mss/year. Query. Length: 1,500-3,000 words. Pays $1,500-3,000. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

CHEMICAL HERITAGE

Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF), 315 Chestnut St., Philadelphia PA 19106. (215)925-2222. E-mail: editor@chemheritage.org. Website: www.chemheritage.org. 40% freelance written. The magazine is published three times per year. Chemical Heritage reports on the history of the chemical and molecular sciences and industries, on CHF activities, and on other activities of interest to our readers. Estab. 1982. Circ. 20,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 6-12 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 4 months. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, phone. Responds in 1 month to queries and to mss. Sample copy free.

NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, historical, interview. No exposés or excessively technical material. Many of our readers are highly educated professionals, but they may not be familiar with, for example, specific chemical processes. Buys 3-5 mss/year. Query. Length: 1,000-3,500 words. Pays 50¢ to $1/word.

COLUMNS Contact: Associate Editor: Jennifer Dionisio, jdionisio@chemheritage.org). Book reviews: 200 or 750 words; CHF collections: 300-500 words; policy: 1,000 words; personal remembrances: 750 words; profiles of CHF awardees and oral history subjects: 600-900 words: buys 3-5 mms/year. Buys 10 mss/year. Query.

COSMOS MAGAZINE

Luna Media Pty Ltd., Level 1, 49 Shepherd St., Chippendale, Sydney NSW 2008 Australia. (61)(2)9310-8500. Fax: (61)(2)9698-4899. E-mail: submissions@cosmosmagazine.com. Website: www.cosmosmagazine.com. 90% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering science. “An Australian brand with a global outlook, COSMOS internationally respected for its literary writing, excellence in design and engaging breadth of content. Won the 2009 Magazine of the Year and twice Editor of the Year at the annual Bell Awards for Publishing Excellence; the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award; the Reuters/IUCN Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism; the City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Sustainability Award and an Earth Journalism Award. COSMOS is the brainchild of Wilson da Silva, a former ABC TV science reporter and past president of the World Federation of Science Journalists. It is backed by an editorial advisory Board that includes Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, ABC Radio’s Robyn Williams, and is chaired by Dr. Alan Finkel, the neuroscientist and philanthropist who is the Chancellor of Monash University in Melbourne.” Estab. 2005. Circ. 25,000. Byline given. Offers up to 50% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 1 month after acceptance. Editorial lead time 2 months. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail, fax. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries. Responds in 3 months to mss. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, exposé, historical, humor, interview, opinion, photo feature, travel. Buys 250 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 700-5,000 words. Pays 60¢/word for assigned articles. Pays 30¢/word for unsolicited articles. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

COLUMNS Travelogue (travel to an intriguing/unusual place that involves science), 1,500-2,000 words. Query. Pays $1,200-1,700

FICTION Needs science fiction. No fantasy—science fiction only. Buys 8 mss/year. Length: 2,000-4,000 words. Pays flat $300 per story.

INVENTORS DIGEST

Inventors Digest, LLC, 520 Elliot St., Suite 200, Charlotte NC 28202. (704)369-7312. Fax: (704)333-5115. E-mail: info@inventorsdigest.com. Website: www.inventorsdigest.com/about-us. 50% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering inventions, technology, engineering, intellectual property issues. Inventors Digest is committed to educating and inspiring entry- and enterprise-level inventors and professional innovators. As the leading print and online publication for the innovation culture, Inventors Digest delivers useful, entertaining and cutting-edge information to help its readers succeed. Estab. 1983. Circ. 40,000. Byline given. Offers 40% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 2 months. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Responds in 3 weeks to queries. Responds in 1 month to mss. Sample copy available online. Guidelines free.

NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, historical, how-to, secure a patent, find a licensing manufacturer, avoid scams, inspirational, interview, new product, opinion, (does not mean letters to the editor), personal experience, technical. Special issues: Our editorial calendar is available at our website, http://inventorsdigest.com/images/Inventors%20Digest%20Media%20Kit_R08.pdf. “We don’t want poetry. No stories that talk about readers—stay away from ‘one should do X’ construction. Nothing that duplicates what you can read elsewhere.” Buys 4 mss/year. Query. Length: 2,500 words. Pays $50-TBD for assigned articles. Pays $50-TBD for unsolicited articles.

COLUMNS Contact: Brandon Phillips. Cover (the most important package-puts a key topic in compelling context), 2,000-3,000 words; Radar (news/product snippets), 1,200; Bookshelf (book reviews), 700; Pro Bono (legal issues), 850; Profile (human interest stories on inventors and innovators), BrainChild (celebration of young inventors and innovators), FirstPerson (inventors show how they’ve overcome hurdles), 1,000; MeetingRoom (learn secrets to success of best inventor groups in the country), 900; TalkBack (Q&A with manufacturers, retailers, etc. in the innovation industry), Five Questions With..(a conversation with some of the brightest and most controversial minds in Technology, manufacturing, academia and other fields), 800. Buys 4 mss/year. Query. Pays $20.

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

415 Madison Ave., New York NY 10017. (212)754-0550. Fax: (212)755-1976. E-mail: editors@sciam.com. Website: www.sciam.com. Contact: Emily Harrison, photography editor; Edward Bell, art director. Monthly magazine covering developments and topics of interest in the world of science. Query before submitting. Scientific American brings its readers directly to the wellspring of exploration and technological innovation. The magazine specializes in first-hand accounts by the people who actually do the work. Their personal experience provides an authoritative perspective on future growth. Over 100 of our authors have won Nobel Prizes. Complementing those articles are regular departments written by Scientific American’s staff of professional journalists, all specialists in their fields. Scientific American is the authoritative source of advance information. Authors are the first to report on important breakthroughs, because they’re the people who make them. It all goes back to Scientific American’s corporate mission: to link those who use knowledge with those who create it. Estab. 1845. Circ. 710,000.

NONFICTION Pays $1/word average. Pays expenses of writers on assignment.

SKY & TELESCOPE

New Track Media, 90 Sherman St., Cambridge MA 02140. (617)864-7360. Fax: (617)864-6117. E-mail: editors@SkyandTelescope.com. Website: skyandtelescope.com. Contact: Dennis di Cicco, senior editor. 15% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering astronomy. “Sky & Telescope is the magazine of record for astronomy. We cover amateur activities, research news, equipment, book, and software reviews. Our audience is the amateur astronomer who wants to learn more about the night sky.” Estab. 1941. Circ. 110,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 4 months. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in 3 weeks to queries. Responds in 1 month to mss. Sample copy for $6.99. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs essays, historical, how-to, opinion, personal experience, photo feature, technical. No poetry, crosswords, New Age, or alternative cosmologies. Buys 10 mss/year. Query. Length: 1,500-2,500 words. Pays at least 25¢/word. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

COLUMNS Focal Point (opinion), 700 words; Books & Beyond (reviews), 800 words; The Astronomy Scene (profiles), 1,500 words. Buys 20 mss/year. Query. Pays 25¢/word.

STARDATE

University of Texas, 1 University Station, A2100, Austin TX 78712. (512)471-5285. Fax: (512)471-5060. Website: http://stardate.org. 80% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering astronomy. “StarDate is written for people with an interest in astronomy and what they see in the night sky, but no special astronomy training or background.” Estab. 1975. Circ. 10,000. Byline given. Offers 25% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 6 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in 6 weeks to queries. Sample copy and writer’s guidelines free.

NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical, interview, photo feature, technical, travel, research in astronomy. No first-person; first stargazing experiences; paranormal. Buys 8 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 1,500-3,000 words. Pays $500-1,500. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

COLUMNS Astro News (short astronomy news item), 250 words. Buys 6 mss/year. Query with published clips. Pays $100-200.

WEATHERWISE

Taylor & Francis Group, 325 Chestnut St., Suite 800, Philadelphia PA 19106. (215)625-8900. E-mail: margaret.benner@taylorandfrancis.com. Website: www.weatherwise.org. Contact: Margaret Benner, editor-in-chief. 75% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering weather and meteorology. “Weatherwise is America’s only magazine about the weather. Our readers range from professional weathercasters and scientists to basement-bound hobbyists, but all share a common interest in craving information about weather as it relates to the atmospheric sciences, technology, history, culture, society, art, etc.” Estab. 1948. Circ. 11,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 6-9 months. Submit seasonal material 9 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax, phone. Responds in 2 months to queries. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, general interest, historical, how-to, interview, new product, opinion, personal experience, photo feature, technical, travel. Special issues: Photo Contest (September/October deadline June 2). No blow-by-blow accounts of the biggest storm to ever hit your backyard. Buys 15-18 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 2,000-3,000 words. Pays $200-500 for assigned articles. Pays $0-300 for unsolicited articles.

COLUMNS Weather Front (news, trends), 300-400 words; Weather Talk (folklore and humor), 650-1,000 words. Buys 12-15 mss/year. Query with published clips. Pays $0-200.

SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND HORROR

A COMPANION IN ZEOR

1622 Swallow Crest Dr., Apt. B, Edgewood MD 21040-1751. Website: www.simegen.com/sgfandom/rimonslibrary/cz/. Contact: Karen MacLeod, editor. A Companion in Zeor, published irregularly online, is a science fiction/fantasy fanzine. Estab. 1978. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Guidelines available for SASE, by fax, email, or on website.

FICTION Accepts fax, e-mail (pasted into body of message), and disk submissions. For regular mail submissions, “note whether to return or dispose of rejected mss.” Cover letter is preferred. Sometimes sends prepublication galleys. Always willing to work with authors or poets to help in improving their work.” Reviews books of poetry. Poets may send material for review consideration.

POETRY Accepts fax, e-mail (pasted into body of message), and disk submissions. For regular mail submissions, “note whether to return or dispose of rejected mss.” Cover letter is preferred. Sometimes sends prepublication galleys. “Always willing to work with authors or poets to help in improving their work.” Reviews books of poetry. Poets may send material for review consideration.

AOIFE’S KISS

The Speculative Fiction Foundation, P.O. Box 782, Cedar Rapids IA 52406-0782. E-mail: aoifeskiss@yahoo.com. Website: www.samsdotpublishing.com. Contact: Tyree Campbell, Managing Editor. 100%. “Aoife’s Kiss is a print and online magazine of fantasy, science fiction, horror, sword & sorcery, and slipstream, published quarterly in March, June, September, and December. Aoife’s Kiss publishes short stories, poems, illustrations, articles, and movie/book/chapbook reviews, and interviews with noted individuals in those genres.” Estab. 2002. Offers 100% kill fee. Editorial lead time is 2 months. Submit seasonal material 2 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Responds in 2 weeks to queries.

NONFICTION Buys 10-16 mss/year. Send complete ms Length: 4,000 words

FICTION Aoife’s Kiss, published quarterly, prints “fantasy, science fiction, sword and sorcery, alternate history, dark fantasy short stories, poems, illustrations, and movie and book reviews.” Wants “fantasy, science fiction, spooky horror, and speculative poetry with minimal angst.” Buys 16-20 mss/year. Accepts e-mail submissions (pasted into body of message); no disk submissions. “Submission should include snail mail address and a short (1-2 lines) bio.” Reads submissions year-round.

THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION

P.O. Box 3447, Hoboken NJ 07030. (201) 876-2551. E-mail: fandsf@aol.com. Website: www.fandsf.com. Contact: Gordon Van Gelder, editor. 100%. “The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction publishes various types of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novellas, making up about 80% of each issue. The balance of each issue is devoted to articles about science fiction, a science column, book and film reviews, cartoons, and competitions.” Bimonthly.” Estab. 1949. Circ. 40,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 9-12 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 8 months in advance. Responds in 2 months to queries. Sample copy for $6. Guidelines for SASE, by e-mail or website.

COLUMNS Curiosities (Reviews of odd & obscure books), 270 words max. Accepts 6 mss/year. Query. Pays $-$50.

FICTION Contact: Gordon Van Gelder, Editor. “Prefers character-oriented stories. We receive a lot of fantasy fiction, but never enough science fiction.” Needs adventure, fantasy, horror, space fantasy, sword & sorcery, dark fantasy, futuristic, psychological, supernatural, science fiction, hard science/technological, soft/sociological. Buys 60-90/mss. mss/year. No electronic submissions. Send complete Ms. Length: up to 25,000 words Pays 5-9¢/word.

POETRY The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, published bimonthy, is “one of the longest-running magazines devoted to the literature of the fantastic.” Wants only poetry that deals with the fantastic or the science-fictional. Has published poetry by Rebecca Kavaler, Elizabeth Bear, Sophie M. White, and Robert Frazier. “I buy poems very infrequently—just when one hits me right.” Seldom comments on rejected poems. Guidelines available for SASE or on website. Responds in up to 1 month. Always sends prepublication galleys. Pays $50/poem and 2 contributor’s copies. Acquires first North American serial rights.

MORPHEUS TALES

116 Muriel St., London N1 9QU UK. E-mail: morpheustales@blueyonder.co.uk. Website: www.morpheustales.com. Contact: Adam Bradley, publisher. 100% freelance written. Quarterly magazine covering horror, science fiction, fantasy. “We publish the best in horror, science fiction and fantasy, both fiction and nonfiction.” Estab. 2008. Circ. 1,000. Publishes ms an average of 18 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Responds in 1 week to queries. Responds in 1 month to mss. Sample copy for $7. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, general interest, how-to, inspirational, interview, new product, opinion, photo feature, Letters to the Editor. All material must be based on horror, science fiction or fantasy genre. Buys 6 mss/year. Query. Length: 1,000-3,000 words. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

FICTION Needs experimental, fantasy, horror, mystery, novel concepts, science fiction, serialized, suspense. Buys 20 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 800-3,000 words.

APEX MAGAZINE

Apex Publications, LLC, P.O. Box 24323, Lexington KY 40524. (859)312-3974. E-mail: jason@apexbookcompany.com. Website: www.apexbookcompany.com. Contact: Catherynne M. Valente, subm. editor. 100% freelance written. Monthly e-zine publishing dark speculative fiction. “An elite repository for new and seasoned authors with an other-worldly interest in the unquestioned and slightly bizarre parts of the universe.” Estab. 2004. Circ. 10,000 unique visits per month. Byline given. Offers 30% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 2 months. Submit seasonal material 2 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Responds in 20-30 days to queries and to mss. Sample copy available online. Guidelines available online.

FICTION dark speculative fiction. Does not want monster fiction. Buys 24 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 100-7,500 words. Pays $20-200.

ASIMOV’S SCIENCE FICTION

Dell Magazine Fiction Group, 267 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York NY 10007. (212)686-7188. Fax: (212)686-7414. E-mail: asimovssf@dellmagazines.com. Website: www.asimovs.com. Contact: Brian Bieniowski, managing editor; Sheila Williams, editor; Victoria Green, senior art director; June Levine, associate art director. 98% freelance written. Works with a small number of new/unpublished writers each year. Magazine published 10 times/year, including 2 double issues. “Magazine consists of science fiction and fantasy stories for adults and young adults. Publishes the best short science fiction available.” Estab. 1977. Circ. 50,000. Publishes ms an average of 6-12 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail. NoResponds in 2 months to queries. Responds in 3 months to mss. Sample copy for $5. Guidelines for #10 SASE or online.

FICTION “Science fiction primarily. Some fantasy and humor but no sword and sorcery. No explicit sex or violence that isn’t integral to the story. It is best to read a great deal of material in the genre to avoid the use of some very old ideas. Send complete ms and SASE with all submissions.” Needs fantasy, science fiction, hard science, soft sociological. No horror or psychic/supernatural. Would like to see more hard science fiction. Buys 10 mss/issue mss/year. Length: 750-15,000 words. Pays 5-8¢/word.

POETRY 40 lines maximum. Pays $1/line.

LEADING EDGE

4087 JKB, Provo UT 84602. E-mail: editor@leadingedgemagazine.com. Website: www.leadingedgemagazine.com. 90% freelance written. Semiannual magazine covering science fiction and fantasy. Twice yearly magazine. “We strive to encourage developing and established talent and provide high quality speculative fiction to our readers.” Does not accept mss with sex, excessive violence, or profanity. “Leading Edge is a magazine dedicated to new and upcoming talent in the field of science fiction and fantasy.” Has published work by Orson Scott Card, Brandon Sanderson, and Dave Wolverton. Has published poetry by Michael Collings, Tracy Ray, Susan Spilecki, and Bob Cook. Estab. 1980. Circ. 200. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 2-4 months after acceptance. Responds in 2-4 months to mss. Sample copy for $5.95. Guidelines available online at website.

     Accepts unsolicited submissions.

FICTION Needs fantasy, science fiction. Buys 14-16 mss/year. Send complete ms with cover letter and SASE. Include estimated word count. Length: 15,000 words maximum Pays 1¢/word; $10 minimum.

POETRY Needs avant-garde, haiku, light verse, traditional. “Publishes 2-4 poems per issue. Poetry should reflect both literary value and popular appeal and should deal with science fiction- or fantasy-related themes.” Submit 1 or more poems at a time. No e-mail submissions. Cover letter is preferred. Include name, address, phone number, length of poem, title, and type of poem at the top of each page. Please include SASE with every submission.” Submit maximum 10 poems. Pays $10 for first 4 pages; $1.50/each subsequent page.

MINDFLIGHTS

Double-Edged Publishing Inc., 9618 Misty Brook Cove, Cordova TN 38016. (901)213-3768. E-mail: editor@mindflights.com; MindFlightsEditors@gmail.com. Website: www.mindflights.com. Contact: Selena Thomason, managing editor. 100% freelance written. Monthly online magazine and annual print magazine covering science fiction, fantasy, all genres of speculative fiction and poetry, grounded in a Christian or Christian-friendly worldview. “Paving new roads for Christ-reflected short fiction. Not preachy, but still a reflection of the truth and light. Examples of this are in the writings of C.S. Lewis and Tolkien. We strive to provide quality fiction and poetry, all in means that respect traditional values and Christian principles. Be uplifting, encouraging with something interesting to our audience—fans of sci-fi and fantasy who are comfortable with an environment committed to a Christian world view.” Estab. 2007. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3-4 months. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Accepts queries by online submission form. NoResponds in 3-4 weeks to mss. Sample copy available online. Guidelines available online at mindflights.com/guidelines.php.

NONFICTION Buys 1 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 300-5,000 words. Pays $5-25.

FICTION “Illustrations are compensated with $10 gratuity payment.” Needs fantasy, science fiction, work with strong speculative element. Does not want to see any work that would be offensive to a Christian audience. Buys 25 mss/year. “We only accept submissions via our online form. Send complete ms. after August 1, when we plan to résumé taking submissions.” Length: 50-5,000 words. Pays $5-25.

POETRY Needs avant-garde, free verse, haiku, light verse, traditional. “We accept all forms of poetry, but the work must be speculative in nature.” Does not want to see any work that would be offensive to a Christian audience. Buys 25 poems/year. Submit maximum 3 poems. Pays ½¢ per word,$5/min.-$25/max.

ON SPEC

P.O. Box 4727, Station South, Edmonton AB T6E 5G6 Canada. (780)413-0215. Fax: (780)413-1538. E-mail: onspec@onspec.ca. E-mail: onspecmag@gmail.com. Website: www.onspec.ca. 95% freelance written. Quarterly magazine covering Canadian science fiction, fantasy and horror. “We publish speculative fiction and poetry by new and established writers, with a strong preference for Canadian authored works.” Estab. 1989. Circ. 2,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 6-18 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 6 months. Accepts queries by mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 weeks to queries. 3 months after deadline to mss. Sample copy for $8. Guidelines for #10 SASE or on website.

FICTION Needs fantasy, horror, science fiction, magic realism, ghost stories, fairy stories. No media tie-in or shaggy-alien stories. No condensed or excerpted novels, religious/inspirational stories, fairy tales. Buys 50 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 1,000-6,000 words. Pays $50-180 for fiction. Short stories (under 1,000 words): $50 plus 1 contributor’s copy.

POETRY Needs avant-garde, free verse. No rhyming or religious material. Buys 6 poems/year. Submit maximum 10 poems. Length: 4-100 lines. Pays $50 and 1 contributor’s copy.

TALES OF THE TALISMAN

Hadrosaur Productions, P.O. Box 2194, Mesilla Park NM 88047-2194. E-mail: hadrosaur@zianet.com. Website: www.talesofthetalisman.com. Contact: David Lee Summers, editor. 95% freelance written. Quarterly magazine covering science fiction and fantasy. “Tales of the Talisman is a literary science fiction and fantasy magazine. We publish short stories, poetry, and articles with themes related to science fiction and fantasy. Above all, we are looking for thought-provoking ideas and good writing. Speculative fiction set in the past, present, and future is welcome. Likewise, contemporary or historical fiction is welcome as long as it has a mythic or science fictional element. Our target audience includes adult fans of the science fiction and fantasy genres along with anyone else who enjoys thought-provoking and entertaining writing.” Estab. 1995. Circ. 200. Byline given. Offers 100% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 9 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 9-12 months. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Responds in 1 week to queries. Responds in 1 month to mss. Sample copy for $8. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs interview, technical, articles on the craft of writing. “We do not want to see unsolicited articles—please query first if you have an idea that you think would be suitable for Tales of the Talisman’s audience. We do not want to see negative or derogatory articles.” Buys 1-3 mss/year. Query. Length: 1,000-3,000 words. Pays $10 for assigned articles.

FICTION Contact: David L. Summers, editor. Needs fantasy, space fantasy, sword and sorcery, horror, science fiction, hard science/technological, soft/sociological. “We do not want to see stories with graphic violence. Do not send ‘mainstream’ fiction with no science fictional or fantastic elements. Do not send stories with copyrighted characters, unless you’re the copyright holder.” Buys 25-30 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 1,000-6,000 words. Pays $6-10.

POETRY Needs avant-garde, free verse, haiku, light verse, traditional. “Do not send ‘mainstream’ poetry with no science fictional or fantastic elements. Do not send poems featuring copyrighted characters, unless you’re the copyright holder.” Buys 24-30 poems/year. Submit maximum 5 poems. Length: 3-50 lines.

VAMPIRES 2 MAGAZINE

Man’s Story 2 Publishing Co., 1321 Snapfinger Rd., Decatur GA 30032. E-mail: mansstory2@aol.com. Website: www.vampires2.us. 80% freelance written. “Online E-Zine that strives to re-create Vampire Romance in the pulp fiction style of the 1920s through the 1970s with strong emphasis on 3D graphic art.” Also features Illustrated Stories, Online Magazine, Online Photo Galleries and more. Estab. 1999. Circ. 2,500. Publishes ms an average of 1-6 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by e-mail only. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Guidelines available online.

FICTION Needs adventure, erotica, fantasy, horror, suspense, pulp fiction involving vampires. Buys 30-50 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 3,500 words more or less. Pays $25.

SEX

EXOTIC MAGAZINE

X Publishing Inc., 818 SW 3rd Ave., Suite 1324, Portland OR 97204. (503)816-4174. Fax: (503)241-7239. E-mail: editor@xmag.com; info@xmag.com. Website: www.xmag.com. Monthly magazine covering adult entertainment, sexuality. “Exotic is pro-sex, informative, amusing, mature, and intelligent. Our readers rent and/or buy adult videos, visit strip clubs, and are interested in topics related to the adult entertainment industry and sexuality/culture. Don’t talk down to them or fire too far over their heads. Many readers are computer literate and well-traveled. We’re also interested in insightful fetish material. We are not a ‘hard core’ publication.” Estab. 1993. Circ. 75,000+. Byline given. Pays 30 days after publication. Accepts queries by fax. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 weeks to queries. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy for SAE with 9×12 envelope and 5 first-class stamps. Guidelines for #10 SASE.

NONFICTION Needs exposé, general interest, historical, how-to, humor, interview, travel, News. No men writing as women, articles about being a “horny guy”, opinion pieces pretending to be fact pieces. Buys 36 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 1,000-1,800 words. Pays 10¢/word up to $150.

FICTION “We are currently overwhelmed with fiction submissions. Please only send fiction if it’s really amazing.” Needs erotica, slice-of-life vignettes, must present either erotic element or some vice of modern culture, such as gambling, music, dancing. Send complete ms. Length: 1,000-1,800 words. Pays 10¢/word up to $150.

HUSTLER

HG Inc., 8484 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills CA 90211. Fax: (323)651-2741. Website: www.hustler.com. 60% freelance written. Magazine published 13 times/year. Hustler is the no-nonsense men’s magazine, one that is willing to speak frankly about society’s sacred cows and exposé its hypocrites. The Hustler reader expects honest, unflinching looks at hard topicsé³sexual, social, political, personality profile, true crime. Estab. 1974. Circ. 750,000. Byline given. Pays as boards ship to printer. Offers 20% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 4 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in 2 weeks to queries. Responds in 1 month to mss. Guidelines for #10 SASE.

NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, exposé, general interest, how-to, interview, personal experience, trends. Buys 30 mss/year. Query. Length: 3,500-4,000 words. Pays $1,500. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

COLUMNS Sex play (some aspect of sex that can be encapsulated in a limited space), 2,500 words. Buys 13 mss/year. Send complete ms. Pays $750.

FILLERS Jokes and Graffilthy, bathroom wall humor. Pays $50-100.

PENTHOUSE

General Media Communications, 2 Penn Plaza, 11th Floor, New York NY 10121. (212)702-6000. Fax: (212)702-6279. E-mail: pbloch@pmgi.com. Website: www.penthouse.com. Monthly magazine. Penthouse is for the sophisticated male. Its editorial scope ranges from outspoken contemporary comment to photography essays of beautiful women. Penthouse features interviews with personalities, sociological studies, humor, travel, food and wine, and fashion and grooming for men. Estab. 1969. Circ. 640,000. Byline given. Pays 2 months after acceptance. Offers 25% kill fee. Editorial lead time 3 months. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Guidelines for #10 SASE.

NONFICTION Needs exposé, general interest, to men, interview. Buys 50 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 4,000-6,000 words. Pays $3,000.

COLUMNS Length: 1,000 words. Buys 25 mss/year. Query with published clips or send complete ms. Pays $500.

SPORTS

ARCHERY AND BOWHUNTING

BOW & ARROW HUNTING

Beckett Media LLC, 22840 Savi Rancy Pkwy., Suite 200, Yorba Linda CA 92887. (714)200-1900. Fax: (800)249-7761. E-mail: JBell@Beckett.com; editorial@bowandarrowhunting.com. Website: www.bowandarrowhunting.com. 70% freelance written. Magazine published 9 times/year covering bowhunting. “Dedicated to serve the serious bowhunting enthusiast. Writers must be willing to share their secrets so our readers can become better bowhunters.” Estab. 1962. Circ. 90,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries. Responds in 6 weeks to mss. Sample copy and writer’s guidelines free.

NONFICTION Needs how-to, humor, interview, opinion, personal experience, technical. Buys 60 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 1,700-3,000 words. Pays $200-450.

FILLERS Needs facts, newsbreaks. Buys 12 mss/year. Length: 500 words. Pays $20-100.

BOWHUNTER

InterMedia Outdoors, 6385 Flank Dr., Suite 800, Harrisburg PA 17112. (717)695-8085. Fax: (717)545-2527. E-mail: curt.wells@imoutdoors.com. Website: www.bowhunter.com. Mark Olszewski, art director; Jeff Waring, publisher. Contact: Curt Wells, editor. 50% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering hunting big and small game with bow and arrow. “We are a special-interest publication, produced by bowhunters for bowhunters, covering all aspects of the sport. Material included in each issue is designed to entertain and inform readers, making them better bowhunters.” Estab. 1971. Circ. 126,480. Byline given. Submit seasonal material 8 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in 1 month to queries. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy for $2 and 8 ½ x 11 SASE with appropriate postage. Guidelines for #10 SASE or on website.

NONFICTION Needs general interest, how-to, interview, opinion, personal experience, photo feature. Buys 60 plus mss/year. Query. Length: 250-2,000 words. Pays $500 maximum for assigned articles. Pays $100-400 for unsolicited articles. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

BOWHUNTING WORLD

Grand View Media Group, 5959 Baker Rd., Suite 300, Minnetonka MN 55345. (888)431-2877. E-mail: mark@grandviewmedia.com; mikes@grandviewmedia.com. Website: www.bowhuntingworld.com. Contact: Mark Melotick; Mike Strandlund. 50% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine with 3 additional issues for bowhunting and archery enthusiasts who participate in the sport year-round. Estab. 1952. Circ. 95,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 5 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 week (e-mail queries). Responds in 6 weeks to mss. Sample copy for $3 and 9×12 SASE with 10 first-class stamps. Guidelines with #10 SASE.

     Accepts queries by mail, but prefers e-mail.

NONFICTION Buys 60 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 1,500-2,500 words. Pays $350-600.

BASEBALL

JUNIOR BASEBALL

JSAN Publishing LLC, Wilton CT 06897. (203)210-5726. E-mail: jim@juniorbaseball.com. Website: www.juniorbaseball.com. Contact: Jim Beecher, publisher. 25% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering youth baseball. Focused on youth baseball players ages 7-17 (including high school) and their parents/coaches. Edited to various reading levels, depending upon age/skill level of feature. Estab. 1996. Circ. 20,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 months. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; 1 month to mss. Sample copy for $5 and online.

NONFICTION Needs how-to, skills, tips, features, how-to play better baseball, etc., interview, with major league players; only on assignment, personal experience, from coaches’ or parents’ perspective. No trite first-person articles about your kid. No fiction or poetry. Buys 8-12 mss/year. Query. Length: 500-1,000 words. Pays $50-100.

COLUMNS When I Was a Kid (a current Major League Baseball player profile); Parents Feature (topics of interest to parents of youth ball players); all 1,000-1,500 words. In the Spotlight (news, events, new products), 50-100 words; Hot Prospect (written for the 14 and older competitive player. High school baseball is included, and the focus is on improving the finer points of the game to make the high school team, earn a college scholarship, or attract scouts, written to an adult level), 500-1,000 words. Buys 8-12 columns mss/year. Pays $50-100.

BICYCLING

ADVENTURE CYCLIST

Adventure Cycling Assn., Box 8308, Missoula MT 59807. (406)721-1776, ext. 222. Fax: (406)721-8754. E-mail: magazine@adventurecycling.org. Website: www.adventurecycling.org. Contact: Greg Siple, art director; Michael Deme, editor. 75% freelance written. Published 9 times/year for Adventure Cycling Association members, emphasizing bicycle tourism and travel. Estab. 1975. Circ. 45,500. Byline given. Kill fee 25%. Submit seasonal material 12 months in advance. Sample copy and guidelines for 9×12 SAE with 4 first-class stamps. Info available at www.adventurecycling.org/mag.

NONFICTION Needs first-person bike-travel accounts (U.S. and worldwide), essays, how-to, profiles, photo feature, technical, U.S. or foreign tour accounts. Buys 20-25 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 1,400-3,500 words. Inquiries requested prior to complete manuscripts. Pays sliding scale per word.

BIKE MAGAZINE

Source Interlink Media, P.O. Box 1028, Dana Point CA 926229. (949)325-6200. Fax: (949)325-6196. E-mail: bikemag@sorc.com. Website: www.bikemag.com. Contact: Joe Parkin, editor; Brice Minnigh, managing editor. 35% freelance written. Magazine publishes 8 times/year covering mountain biking. Estab. 1993. Circ. 170,000. Byline given. Offers 25% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 4 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Responds in 2 months to queries. Sample copy for $8. Guidelines for #10 SASE.

NONFICTION Needs humor, interview, personal experience, photo feature, travel. Buys 20 mss/year. Length: 1,000-2,500 words. Pays 50¢/word. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment. $500 maximum.

COLUMNS Splatter (news), 300 words; Urb (details a great ride within 1 hour of a major metropolitan area), 600-700 words. Buys 20 mss/year. Pays 50¢/word.

CYCLE CALIFORNIA! MAGAZINE

1702-L Meridian Ave., #289, San Jose CA 95125. (408)924-0270. Fax: (408)292-3005. E-mail: tcorral@cyclecalifornia.com; BMack@cyclecalifornia.com. Website: www.cyclecalifornia.com. Contact: Tracy L. Corral; Bob Mack, publisher. 75% freelance written. Magazine published 11 times/year covering Northern California bicycling events, races, people. Issues (topics) covered include bicycle commuting, bicycle politics, touring, racing, nostalgia, history, anything at all to do with riding a bike. Estab. 1995. Circ. 26,000 print; 4,700 digital. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 6 weeks. Submit seasonal material 6 weeks in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries. Sample copy with 10×13 SASE and 3 first-class stamps. Guidelines with #10 SASE.

NONFICTION Needs historical, how-to, interview, opinion, personal experience, technical, travel. Special issues: Bicycle Tour & Travel (January/February). No articles about any sport that doesn’t relate to bicycling, no product reviews. Buys 36 mss/year. Query. Length: 500-1,500 words. Pays 10-15¢/word.

Photos Send photos. Identification of subjects required. Reviews 3 x 5 prints. Negotiates payment individually.

COLUMNS Buys 2-3 mss/year. Query with published clips. Pays 10-15¢/word.

TIPS “E-mail us with good ideas. While we don’t exclude writers from other parts of the country, articles really should reflect a Northern California slant, or be of general interest to bicyclists. We prefer stories written by people who like and use their bikes.”

VELONEWS

Inside Communications, Inc., 3002 Sterling Circle, Suite 100, Boulder CO 80301. (303)440-0601. Fax: (303)444-6788. E-mail: velonews@pcspublink.com. Website: www.velonews.com. 40% freelance written. Monthly tabloid covering bicycle racing. Estab. 1972. Circ. 48,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 1 month after acceptance. Responds in 3 weeks to queries.

NONFICTION Buys 80 mss/year. Query. Length: 300-1,200 words. Pays $100-400.

Reprints Send typed manuscript with rights for sale noted and information about when and where the material previously appeared.

Photos State availability. Captions, identification of subjects required.

BOATING

BOATING WORLD MAGAZINE

Duncan McIntosh Co., 17782 Cowan, Suite C, Irvine CA 92614. (949)660-6150. Fax: (949)660-6172. Website: www.boatingworld.com. Mike Werling, managing editor, mikew@boatingworld.com. Contact: Alan Jones, executive editor. 60% freelance written. Magazine published 8 times/year covering recreational trailer boats. “Typical reader owns a power boat between 14 and 32 feet long and has 3-9 years experience. Boat reports are mostly written by staff while features and most departments are provided by freelancers. We are looking for freelancers who can write well and who have at least a working knowledge of recreational power boating and the industry behind it.” Estab. 1997. Circ. 100,000. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 months to queries. Sample copy free. Guidelines for #10 SASE.

NONFICTION Needs general interest, how-to, humor, new product, personal experience, travel. Buys 20-25 mss/year. Query. Length: 1,400-1,600 words. Pays $150-450. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

FILLERS Needs anecdotes, facts, newsbreaks. Length: 250-500 words. Pays $50-100.

CANOE & KAYAK

Source Interlink Media, 236 Avenida Fabricante, Suite 201, San Clemente CA 92672. (425)827-6363. E-mail: jeff@canoekayak.com; joe@canoekayak.com; dave@canoekayak.com. Website: www.canoekayak.com. Contact: Jeff Moag, editor-in-chief; Joe Carberry, senior editor; Dave Shively, managing editor. 75% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine. Canoe & Kayak Magazine is North America’s No. 1 paddlesports resource. Our readers include flatwater and whitewater canoeists and kayakers of all skill levels. We provide comprehensive information on destinations, technique and equipment. Beyond that, we cover canoe and kayak camping, safety, the environment, and the history of boats and sport. Estab. 1972. Circ. 70,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 6 months. Submit seasonal material 8 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Responds in 2 months to queries. Sample copy and writer’s guidelines for 9×12 SAE with 7 first-class stamps.

NONFICTION Needs historical, how-to, canoe, kayak camp, load boats, paddle whitewater, etc., personal experience, photo feature, technical, travel. Special issues: Whitewater Paddling; Beginner’s Guide; Kayak Touring; Canoe Journal. No cartoons, poems, stories in which bad judgement is portrayed or ‘Me and Molly’ articles. Buys 25 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 400-2,500 words. Pays $100-800 for assigned articles. Pays $100-500 for unsolicited articles.

COLUMNS Put In (environment, conservation, events), 500 words; Destinations (canoe and kayak destinations in US, Canada), 1,500 words; Essays, 750 words. Buys 40 mss/year. Send complete ms. Pays $100-350.

FILLERS Needs anecdotes, facts, newsbreaks. Buys 20 mss/year. Length: 200-500 words. Pays $25-50.

CHESAPEAKE BAY MAGAZINE

1819 Bay Ridge Ave., Annapolis MD 21403. (410)263-2662, ext. 32. Fax: (410)267-6924. E-mail: chesapeakeboating@gmail.com. Website: www.chesapeakeboating.net. Contact: Ann Levelle, managing editor; Karen Ashley, art director; T.F. Sayles, editor. 60% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering boating and the Chesapeake Bay. “Our readers are boaters. Our writers should know boats and boating. Read the magazine before submitting.” Estab. 1972. Circ. 46,000. Byline given. Pays within 2 months after acceptance. Publishes ms an average of 1 year after acceptance. Editorial lead time 1 year. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax, phone. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 months to queries. Responds in 3 months to mss. Sample copy for $5.19 prepaid.

NONFICTION Buys 30 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 300-3,000 words. Pays $100-1,000. Pays expenses of writers on assignment.

CRUISING WORLD

The Sailing Co., 55 Hammarlund Way, Middletown RI 02842. (401)845-5100. Fax: (401)845-5180. E-mail: elaine.lembo@cruisingworld.com; bill.roche@bonniercorp.com. Website: www.cruisingworld.com. Contact: Elaine Lembo; Bill Roche, art director. 60% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering sailing, cruising/adventuring, do-it-yourself boat improvements. “Cruising World is a publication by and for sailboat owners who spend time in home waters as well as voyaging the world. Its readership is extremely loyal, savvy, and driven by independent thinking.” Estab. 1974. Circ. 155,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance for articles; on publication for photography. Publishes ms an average of 18 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 months. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by mail. Responds in 2 months to queries. Responds in 4 months to mss. Sample copy free. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, exposé, general interest, historical, how-to, humor, interview, new product, opinion, personal experience, photo feature, technical, travel. No travel articles that have nothing to do with cruising aboard sailboats from 20-50 feet in length. Buys dozens mss/year. Send complete ms. Pays $50-1,500 for assigned articles. Pays $50-1,000 for unsolicited articles. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

COLUMNS Shoreline (sailing news, people, and short features; contact Elaine Lembo), 300 words maximum; Hands-on Sailor (refit, voyaging, seamanship, how-to; contact Mark Pillsbury), 1,000-1,500 words. Buys dozens mss/year. Query with or without published clips or send complete ms.

GOOD OLD BOAT

Partnership for Excellence, Inc., 7340 Niagara Lane N., Maple Grove MN 55311. (763)494-0314. E-mail: karen@goodoldboat.com. Website: www.goodoldboat.com. Contact: Karen Larson, editor. 90% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering sailing. “Good Old Boat magazine focuses on maintaining, upgrading, and loving cruising sailboats that are 10 years old and older. Readers see themselves as part of a community of sailors who share similar maintenance and replacement concerns which are not generally addressed in the other sailing publications. Our readers do much of the writing about projects they have done on their boats and the joy they receive from sailing them.” Estab. 1998. Circ. 30,000. Pays 2 months in advance of publication. Publishes ms an average of 12-18 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 4 months. Submit seasonal material 12-15 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1-2 weeks to queries. Responds in 2-6 months to mss. Sample copy free. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical, how-to, interview, personal experience, photo feature, technical. Articles which are written by non-sailors serve no purpose for us. Buys 150 mss/year. Query or send complete ms. Payment varies, refer to published rates on website.

HEARTLAND BOATING

The Waterways Journal, Inc., 319 N. Fourth St., Suite 650, St. Louis MO 63102. (314)241-4310. Fax: (314)241-4207. E-mail: lbraff@heartlandboating.com. Website: www.heartlandboating.com. Contact: John R. Cassady, art director. 90% freelance written. Magazine published 8 times/year covering recreational boating on the inland waterways of mid-America, from the Great Lakes south to the Gulf of Mexico and over to the east. “Our writers must have experience with, and a great interest in, boating, particularly in the area described above. Heartland Boating’s content is both informative and humorous—describing boating life as the heartland boater knows it. The content reflects the challenge, joy, and excitement of our way of life afloat. We are devoted to both power and sailboating enthusiasts throughout middle America; houseboats are included. The focus is on the freshwater inland rivers and lakes of the heartland, primarily the waters of the Arkansas, Tennessee, Cumberland, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, and Mississippi rivers, the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and the lakes along these waterways.” Estab. 1989. Circ. 12,000. Byline given. Editorial lead time 3 months. Accepts queries by mail. Responds only if interested. Sample copy online at website. Choose the Try It For Free! button. Fill out the form, and you will receive 3 free copies. Guidelines for #10 SASE.

     Submission window is May 1–July 15.

NONFICTION Needs how-to, articles about navigation maintenance, upkeep, or making time spent aboard easier and more comfortable, humor, personal experience, technical, Great Loop leg trips, along waterways and on-land stops. Special issues: Annual houseboat issue in March looks at what is coming out on the houseboat market for the coming year. Buys 100 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 850-1,500 words. Pays $40-285.

COLUMNS Books Aboard (assigned book reviews), 400 words. Buys 8-10 mss/year. Pays $40. Handy Hints (boat improvement or safety projects), 1,000 words. Buys 8 mss/year. Pays $180. Heartland Haunts (waterside restaurants, bars or B&Bs), 1,000 words. Buys 16 mss/year. Pays $160. Query with published clips or send complete ms.

HOUSEBOAT MAGAZINE

Harris Publishing, Inc., 360 B St., Idaho Falls ID 83402. Fax: (208)522-5241. E-mail: blk@houseboatmagazine.com. Website: www.houseboatmagazine.com. 35% freelance written. “Quarterly magazine for houseboaters, who enjoy reading everything that reflects the unique houseboating lifestyle. If it is not a houseboat-specific article, please do not query.” Estab. 1990. Circ. 25,000. Byline given. Offers 25% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 6 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries. Sample copy for $5. Guidelines by e-mail.

     No unsolicited mss. Accepts queries by mail and fax, but e-mail strongly preferred.

NONFICTION Needs how-to, interview, new product, personal experience, travel. Buys 36 mss/year. Query. Length: 1,500-2,200 words. Pays $200-500.

COLUMNS Pays $150-300.

LAKELAND BOATING

O’Meara-Brown Publications, Inc., 727 S. Dearborn St., Suite 812, Chicago IL 60605. (312)276-0610. Fax: (312)276-0619. E-mail: ljohnson@lakelandboating.com. Website: www.lakelandboating.com. Contact: Lindsey Johnson, editor. 50% freelance written. Magazine covering Great Lakes boating. Estab. 1946. Circ. 60,000. Byline given. Accepts queries by e-mail. Responds in 4 months to queries. Sample copy for $5.50 and 9×12 SAE with 6 first-class stamps. Guidelines free.

NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, historical, how-to, interview, personal experience, photo feature, technical, travel, must relate to boating in Great Lakes. No inspirational, religious, expose or poetry. Buys 20-30 mss/year. Length: 300-1,500 words. Pays $100-600.

COLUMNS Bosun’s Locker (technical or how-to pieces on boating), 100-1,000 words. Buys 40 mss/year. Query. Pays $25-200.

LIVING ABOARD

FTW Publishing, P.O. Box 668, Redondo Beach CA 90277. (888)893-7245. Fax: (310)789-3448. E-mail: editor@livingaboard.com. Website: www.livingaboard.com. 95% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering living on boats/cruising. Estab. 1973. Circ. 10,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 3-6 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in 1-2 weeks to queries. Responds in 1-2 months to mss. Sample copy available online. Guidelines free.

NONFICTION Needs how-to, buy, furnish, maintain, provision a boat, interview, personal experience, technical, as relates to boats, travel, on the water, Cooking Aboard with Recipes. Send complete ms. Pays 5¢/word.

COLUMNS Cooking Aboard (how to prepare healthy and nutritious meals in the confines of a galley; how to entertain aboard a boat), 1,000-1,500 words; Environmental Notebook (articles pertaining to clean water, fish, waterfowl, water environment), 750-1,000 words. Buys 40 mss/year. Send complete ms. Pays 5¢/word

NORTHERN BREEZES, SAILING MAGAZINE

Northern Breezes, Inc., 3949 Winnetka Ave. N, Minneapolis MN 55427. (763)542-9707. Fax: (763)542-8998. E-mail: info@sailingbreezes.com. Website: www.sailingbreezes.com. 70% freelance written. Magazine published 8 times/year for the Great Lakes and Midwest sailing community. Focusing on regional cruising, racing, and day sailing. Estab. 1989. Circ. 22,300. Byline given. Editorial lead time 1 months. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax, phone. Responds in 1 month to queries. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy free. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, how-to, sailing topics, humor, inspirational, interview, new product, personal experience, photo feature, technical, travel. No boating reviews. Buys 24 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 300-3,500 words.

COLUMNS This Old Boat (sailboat), 500-1,000 words; Surveyor’s Notebook, 500-800 words. Buys 8 mss/year. Query with published clips. Pays $50-150.

PACIFIC YACHTING

OP Publishing, Ltd., 200 West Esplanade, Suite 500, North Vancouver BC V7M 1A4 Canada. (604)998-3310. Fax: (604)998-3320. E-mail: editor@pacificyachting.com. Website: www.pacificyachting.com. Contact: Dale Miller, editor. 90% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering all aspects of recreational boating in the Pacific Northwest. “The bulk of our writers and photographers not only come from the local boating community, many of them were long-time PY readers before coming aboard as a contributor. The PY reader buys the magazine to read about new destinations or changes to old haunts on the British Columbia coast and the Pacific Northwest and to learn the latest about boats and gear.” Estab. 1968. Circ. 19,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 4 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Sample copy for $6.95, plus postage charged to credit card. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs historical, British Columbia coast only, how-to, humor, interview, personal experience, technical, boating related, travel, cruising, and destination on the British Columbia coast. “No articles from writers who are obviously not boaters!” Query. Length: 800-2,000 words. Pays $150-500. Pays some expenses of writers on assignment for unsolicited articles. Pays expenses of writers on assignment.

COLUMNS Currents (current events, trade and people news, boat gatherings, and festivities), 50-250 words. Reflections; Cruising, both 800-1,000 words. Query. Pay varies.

PONTOON & DECK BOAT

Harris Publishing, Inc., 360 B. St., Idaho Falls ID 83402. (208)524-7000. Fax: (208)522-5241. E-mail: blk@pdbmagazine.com. Website: www.pdbmagazine.com. 15% freelance written. Magazine published 11 times/year. “We are a boating niche publication geared toward the pontoon and deck boating lifestyle and consumer market. Our audience is comprised of people who utilize these boats for varied family activities and fishing. Our magazine is promotional of the PDB industry and its major players. We seek to give the reader a twofold reason to read our publication: to celebrate the lifestyle, and to do it aboard a first-class craft.” Estab. 1995. Circ. 84,000. Byline given. Editorial lead time 2 months. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 6 weeks to queries. Responds in 3 months to mss. Sample copy and writer’s guidelines free.

NONFICTION Needs how-to, personal experience, technical, remodeling, rebuilding. We are saturated with travel pieces; no general boating, humor, fiction, or poetry. Buys 15 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 600-2,000 words. Pays $50-300. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

COLUMNS No Wake Zone (short, fun quips); Better Boater (how-to). Buys 6-12 mss/year. Query with published clips. Pays $50-150.

POWER & MOTORYACHT

Source Interlink Media, 261 Madison Ave., 6th Floor, New York NY 10016. (212)915-4313; (212)915-4000. Fax: (212)915-4328. E-mail: richard.thiel@powerandmotoryacht.com. Website: www.powerandmotoryacht.com. Aimee Colon, art director. Contact: Richard Thiel, editor-in-chief. 25% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering powerboats 24 feet and larger with special emphasis on the 35-foot-plus market. “Readers have an average of 33 years experience boating, and we give them accurate advice on how to choose, operate, and maintain their boats as well as what electronics and gear will help them pursue their favorite pastime. In addition, since powerboating is truly a lifestyle and not just a hobby for them, Power & Motoryacht reports on a host of other topics that affect their enjoyment of the water: chartering, sportfishing, and the environment, among others. Articles must therefore be clear, concise, and authoritative; knowledge of the marine industry is mandatory. Include personal experience and information for marine industry experts where appropriate.” Estab. 1985. Circ. 157,000. Byline given. Offers 33% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 4-6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 4-6 months. Submit seasonal material 4-6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Responds in 1 month to queries. Sample copy with 10×12 SASE. Guidelines with #10 SASE or via e-mail.

NONFICTION Needs how-to, interview, personal experience, photo feature, travel. No unsolicited mss or articles about sailboats and/or sailing yachts (including motorsailers or cruise ships). Buys 20-25 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 800-1,500 words. Pays $500-1,000 for assigned articles. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

POWERBOAT

Affinity Group Inc., 2575 Vista Del Mar, Ventura CA 93001. (805)667-4100. Fax: (805)667-4336. E-mail: edit-dept@powerboatmag.com; jason@powerboatmag.com. Website: www.powerboatmag.com. Jim Hendricks, editorial director, jhendricks@affinitygroup.com. Contact: Jason Johnson, senior editor. 25% freelance written. Magazine published 11 times/year covering performance boating. Estab. 1973. Circ. 50,000. Byline given. Offers negotiable kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 months. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Sample copy available online.

     No unsolicited mss.

NONFICTION Needs how-to, interview, new product, photo feature. No general interest boating stories. Buys numerous mss/year. Query. Length: 300-2,000 words. Pays $125-1,200. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

POWER BOATING CANADA

1121 Invicta Drive Unit 2, Oakville ON L6H 2R2 Canada. (800)354-9145. Fax: (905)844-5032. E-mail: editor@powerboating.com. Website: www.powerboating.com. 70% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering recreational power boating. Power Boating Canada offers boating destinations, how-to features, boat tests (usually staff written), lifestyle pieces—with a Canadian slant—and appeal to recreational power boaters across the country. Estab. 1984. Circ. 42,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 2 months. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Responds in 1 month to queries. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy free.

NONFICTION Needs historical, how-to, interview, personal experience, travel, boating destinations. No general boating articles or personal anectdotes. Buys 40-50 mss/year. Query. Length: 1,200-2,500 words. Pays $150-300 (Canadian). Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

SAIL

98 N. Washington St., Suite 107, Boston MA 02114. (617)720-8600. Fax: (617)723-0912. E-mail: sailmag@sailmagazine.com. Website: www.sailmagazine.com. Contact: Peter Nielsen, editor-in-chief. 30% freelance written. Monthly magazine written and edited for everyone who sails—aboard a coastal or bluewater cruiser, trailerable, one-design or offshore racer, or daysailer. How-to and technical articles concentrate on techniques of sailing and aspects of design and construction, boat systems, and gear; the feature section emphasizes the fun and rewards of sailing in a practical and instructive way. Estab. 1970. Circ. 180,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 1 year after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in 3 months to queries. Guidelines with SASE or online (download).

NONFICTION Needs how-to, personal experience, technical, distance cruising, destinations. Special issues: Cruising, chartering, commissioning, fitting-out, special race (e.g., America’s Cup), Top 10 Boats. Buys 50 mss/year. Query. Length: 1,500-3,000 words. Pays $200-800. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

COLUMNS Sailing Memories (short essay); Sailing News (cruising, racing, legal, political, environmental); Under Sail (human interest). Query. Pays $50-400.

SAILING MAGAZINE

125 E. Main St., Port Washington WI 53074. (262)284-3494. Fax: (262)284-7764. E-mail: editorial@sailingmagazine.net. Website: www.sailingmagazine.net. Monthly magazine for the experienced sailor. Estab. 1966. Circ. 45,000. Pays after publication. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Responds in 2 months to queries.

NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, how-to, tech pieces on boats and gear, interview, personal experience, travel, by sail. Buys 15-20 mss/year. Length: 750-2,500 words. Pays $100-800.

SAILING WORLD

World Publications, 55 Hammarlund Way, Middletown RI 02842. (401)845-5100. Fax: (401)848-5180. E-mail: editor@sailingworld.com. Website: www.sailingworld.com. Contact: Dave Reed, editor; Shannon Cain, associate art director. 40% freelance written. Magazine published 10 times/year covering performance sailing. Estab. 1962. Circ. 65,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 month to queries. Sample copy for $5. Guidelines available online at website.

NONFICTION Needs how-to, for racing and performance-oriented sailors, interview, photo feature, Regatta sports and charter. No travelogs. Buys 5-10 unsolicited mss/year. Prospective contributors to Sailing World should study recent issues of the magazine to determine appropriate subject matter. The emphasis here is on performance sailing: keep in mind that the Sailing World readership is relatively educated about the sport. Unless you are dealing with a totally new aspect of sailing, you can and should discuss ideas on an advanced technical level; however, extensive formulae and graphs don’t play well to our audience. When in doubt as to the suitability of an article or idea, submit a written query before time and energy are misdirected. (Because of the volume of queries received, editors cannot accept phone calls.) Length: 400-1,500 words. Pays $400 for up to 2,000 words. Does not pay expenses of writers on assignment unless pre-approved.

SEA KAYAKER

Sea Kayaker, Inc., P.O. Box 17029, Seattle WA 98127. (206)789-1326. Fax: (206)781-1141. E-mail: editorial@seakayakermag.com. Website: www.seakayakermag.com. 95% freelance written. Sea Kayaker is a bimonthly publication with a worldwide readership that covers all aspects of kayak touring. It is well known as an important source of continuing education by the most experienced paddlers. Estab. 1984. Circ. 30,000. Byline given. Offers 10% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 4 months. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax, phone. Responds in 2 months to queries. Sample copy for $7.30 (US), samples to other countries extra. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs essays, historical, how-to, on making equipment, humor, new product, personal experience, technical, travel. Unsolicited gear reviews are not accepted. Buys 50 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 1,500-5,000 words. Pays 18-20¢/word for assigned articles. Pays 15-17¢/word for unsolicited articles.

COLUMNS Technique; Equipment; Do-It-Yourself; Food; Safety; Health; Environment; Book Reviews; all 1,000-2,500 words. Buys 40-45 mss/year. Query. Pays 15-20¢/word.

SEA MAGAZINE

Duncan McIntosh Co., 17782 Cowan, Suite A, Irvine CA 92614. (949)660-6150, ext. 253. Fax: (949)660-6172. E-mail: mike@seamag.com. Website: www.goboatingamerica.com. Contact: Mike Werling, managing editor. Monthly magazine covering West Coast power boating. Estab. 1908. Circ. 55,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 months to queries.

NONFICTION Needs how-to, new product, personal experience, technical, travel. Buys 36 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 1,000-1,500 words. Payment varies Pays expenses of writers on assignment.

SHOWBOATS INTERNATIONAL

Published by Boat International Media, 41-47 Hartfield Rd., London SW19 3RQ United Kingdom. (954)522-2628 (U.S. number). Fax: (954)522-2240. E-mail: marilyn.mower@boatinternationalmedia.com. Website: www.boatinternational.com. Contact: Marilyn Mower, editorial director - U.S.; Richard Taranto, art director. 70% freelance written. Magazine published 10 times/year covering luxury superyacht industry. Estab. 1995. Circ. 55,000. Byline given. Offers 30% kill fee. Editorial lead time 2 months. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy for $6.00. Guidelines free.

NONFICTION Travel/destination pieces that are superyacht related. Buys 3/year mss/year. Query. Length: 700-2,500 words. Pays $300 minimum, $2,000 maximum for assigned articles. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

SOUTHERN BOATING MAGAZINE

Southern Boating & Yachting, Inc., 330 N. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale FL 33301. (954)522-5515. Fax: (954)522-2260. E-mail: info@southernboating.com. Website: www.southernboating.com. Contact: Louisa Beckett. 50% freelance written. Monthly boating magazine. Upscale monthly yachting magazine focusing on the Southeast U.S., Bahamas, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico. Estab. 1972. Circ. 40,000. Byline given. Pays within 30 days of publication. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 months. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Sample copy for $8.

NONFICTION Needs how-to, boat maintenance, travel, boating related, destination pieces. Buys 50 mss/year. Query. Length: 900-1,200 words. Pays $500-750 with art.

COLUMNS Weekend Workshop (how-to/maintenance), 900 words; What’s New in Electronics (electronics), 900 words; Engine Room (new developments), 1,000 words. Buys 24 mss/year. Query first, see media kit for special issue focus. Pays $600.

WATERFRONT TIMES

Storyboard Media Inc., 2787 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Suite 205, Ft. Lauderdale FL 33306. (954)524-9450. Fax: (954)524-9464. E-mail: editor@waterfronttimes.com. Website: www.waterfronttimes.com. Contact: Jennifer Heit, editor. 20% freelance written. Monthly tabloid covering marine and boating topics for the Greater Ft. Lauderdale waterfront community. Estab. 1984. Circ. 20,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Responds in 1 month to queries. Sample copy for SAE with 9×12 envelope and 4 first-class stamps.

NONFICTION Needs interview, of people important in boating, i.e., racers, boat builders, designers, etc. from south Florida, Regional articles on south Florida’s waterfront issues; marine communities; travel pieces of interest to boaters, including docking information. Length: 500-1,000 words. Pays $100-125 for assigned articles.

WATERWAY GUIDE

P.O. Box 1125, 16273 General Puller Hwy., Deltaville VA 23043. (804)776-8999. Fax: (804)776-6111. E-mail: slandry@waterwayguide.com. Website: www.waterwayguide.com. Contact: Susan Landry, editor. 90% freelance written. Triannual magazine covering intracoastal waterway travel for recreational boats. “Writer must be knowledgeable about navigation and the areas covered by the guide.” Estab. 1947. Circ. 30,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 4 months. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, phone. Responds in 6 weeks to queries. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy for $39.95 with $3 postage.

NONFICTION Needs essays, historical, how-to, photo feature, technical, travel. Buys 6 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 250-5,000 words. Pays $50-500.

WATERWAYS WORLD

Waterways World Ltd, 151 Station St., Burton-on-Trent Staffordshire DE14 1BG United Kingdom. 01283 742950. E-mail: editorial@waterwaysworld.com. Website: www.waterwaysworld.com. Contact: Richard Fairhurst, editor. Monthly magazine publishing news, photographs, and illustrated articles on all aspects of inland waterways in Britain, and on limited aspects of waterways abroad. Estab. 1972. Editorial lead time 2 months. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. NoGuidelines by email.

NONFICTION Does not want poetry or fiction. Submit query letter or complete ms, SAE.

WAVELENGTH MAGAZINE

Wild Coast Publishing, P.O. Box 24 Stn A, Nanaimo BC V9R 5K4 Canada. (250)244-6437; (866)984-6437. Fax: (250)244-1937; (866)654-1937. E-mail: editor@wavelengthmagazine.com. Website: www.wavelengthmagazine.com. Contact: John Kimantas, editor. 75% freelance written. Quarterly magazine with a major focus on paddling the Pacific coast. We promote safe paddling, guide paddlers to useful products and services and explore coastal environmental issues. Estab. 1991. Circ. 65,000 print and electronic readers. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 4 months. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Sample copy available online. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs how-to, paddle, travel, humor, new product, personal experience, technical, travel, trips. Buys 25 mss/year. Query. Length: 1,000-1,500 words. Pays $50-75.

WOODENBOAT MAGAZINE

WoodenBoat Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 78, 41 WoodenBoat Ln., Brooklin ME 04616. (207)359-4651. Fax: (207)359-8920. E-mail: woodenboat@woodenboat.com. E-mail: matt@woodenboat.com. Website: www.woodenboat.com. Contact: Matt Murphy. 50% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine for wooden boat owners, builders, and designers. “We are devoted exclusively to the design, building, care, preservation, and use of wooden boats, both commercial and pleasure, old and new, sail and power. We work to convey quality, integrity, and involvement in the creation and care of these craft, to entertain, inform, inspire, and to provide our varied readers with access to individuals who are deeply experienced in the world of wooden boats.” Estab. 1974. Circ. 90,000. Byline given. Offers variable kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 1 year after acceptance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 months to queries. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy for $5.99. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs technical, repair, restoration, maintenance, use, design, and building wooden boats. No poetry, fiction. Buys 50 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 1,500-5,000 words. Pays $300/1,000 words. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

COLUMNS Currents pays for information on wooden boat-related events, projects, boatshop activities, etc. Uses same columnists for each issue. Length: 250-1,000 words. Send complete information. Pays $5-50.

YACHTING

Bonnier Corporation, 55 Hammarlund Way, Middletown RI 02842. Fax: (401)845-5180. E-mail: letters@yachtingmagazine.com. Website: www.yachtingmagazine.com. 30% freelance written. Monthly magazine. Monthly magazine written and edited for experienced, knowledgeable yachtsmen. Estab. 1907. Circ. 132,000. Byline given. Editorial lead time 2 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in 1 month to queries. Responds in 3 months to mss. Sample copy free. Guidelines available online.

NONFICTION Needs personal experience, technical. Buys 50 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 750-800 words. Pays $150-1,500. Pays expenses of writers on assignment.

GENERAL INTEREST

OUTDOORS NW

PMB Box 331, 10002 Aurora Ave. N. #36, Seattle WA 98133. (206)418-0747; (800) 935-1083. Fax: (206)418-0746. E-mail: info@outdoorsnw.com. Website: www.outdoorsnw.com. 80% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering outdoor recreation in the Pacific Northwest. “Writers must have a solid knowledge of the sport they are writing about. They must be doers.” Estab. 1988. Circ. 40,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 2 months. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Sample copy and writer’s guidelines for $3.

NONFICTION Needs interview, new product, travel. Query with published clips. Length: 750-1,500 words. Pays $25-125. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.

COLUMNS Faces, Places, Puruits (750 words). Buys 4-6 mss/year. Query with published clips. Pays $40-75.

SILENT SPORTS

Journal Community Publishing Group, 600 Industrial Dr., P.O. Box 609, Waupaca WI 54981. (715)258-5546; (800)236-3313. Fax: (715)258-8162. E-mail: info@silentsports.net. Website: www.silentsports.net. 75% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering running, cycling, cross-country skiing, canoeing, kayaking, snowshoeing, in-line skating, camping, backpacking, and hiking aimed at people in Wisconsin, Minnesota, northern Illinois, and portions of Michigan and Iowa. “Not a coffee table magazine. Our readers are participants from rank amateur weekend athletes to highly competitive racers.” Estab. 1984. Circ. 10,000. Byline given. Offers 20% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in 3 months to queries. Sample copy and writer’s guidelines for 10×13 SAE with 7 first-class stamps.

NONFICTION Needs general interest, how-to, interview, opinion, technical, travel. Buys 25 mss/year. Query. 2,500 words maximum. Pays $15-100. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.