SUBTERRAIN SUBTERRAINStrong Words for a Polite Nation, P.O. Box 3008, MPO, Vancouver BC V6B 3X5 Canada. (604)876-8710. Fax: (604)879-2667. E-mail: subter@portal.ca. Website: www.subterrain.ca. Natasha Sanders-Kay, managing editor. Contact: Brian Kaufman, editor in chief. “subTerrain magazine is published 3 times/year from modest offices just off of Main Street in Vancouver, BC. We strive to produce a stimulating fusion of fiction, poetry, photography, and graphic illustration from uprising Canadian, U.S., and international writers and artists.” Estab. 1988. Circ. 3,500. Pays on publication for first North American serial rights. Publishes ms 4-9 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail, online submission form. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 6-9 months to mss. Rarely comments on rejected mss. Sample copy: $5 (subterrain.ca/subscriptions). Writer's guidelines online (subterrain.ca/about/35/sub-terrain-writer-s-guidelines).
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, expose, general interest, humor, memoir, nostalgic, opinion, personal experience, travel, literary essays, literary criticism. Send complete ms. Include disposable copy of the ms and SASE for reply only. Accepts multiple submissions. Receives 100 unsolicited mss/month. Accepts 4 mss/issue; 10-15 mss/year. Pays $50/page for prose & $50 per poem
FICTION Receives 100 unsolicited mss/month. Accepts 4 mss/issue; 10-15 mss/year. Recently published work by J.O. Bruday, Lisa Pike, and Peter Babiak. Needs confessions, erotica, ethnic, experimental, humorous, novel excerpts, short stories, slice-of-life vignettes. Does not want genre fiction or children's fiction. Send complete ms. Include disposable copy of the ms and SASE for reply only. Accepts multiple submissions. 3,000 words max. Pays $50/page for prose.
POETRY “We accept poetry, but we no longer accept unsolicited submissions, except when related to 1 of our theme issues.” “We no longer accept unsolicited poetry submissions (unless specifically related to one of our theme issues).” Poems unrelated to any theme issues may be submitted to the annual “General" issue (usually the summer/fall issue). Pays $50/poem.
Purdue University Department of English, 500 Oval Dr., West Lafayette IN 47907. (765) 494-3783. Fax: (765) 494-3780. E-mail: sycamore@purdue.edu. Website: www.sycamorereview.com. Contact: Anthony Sutton, editor in chief; Bess Cooley, managing editor. Semiannual magazine publishing poetry, fiction and nonfiction, books reviews, and art. Sycamore Review is Purdue University’s internationally acclaimed literary journal, affiliated with Purdue’s College of Liberal Arts and the Dept. of English. Strives to publish the best writing by new and established writers. Looks for well-crafted and engaging work, works that illuminate our lives in the collective human search for meaning. Would like to publish more work that takes a reflective look at national identity and how we are perceived by the world. Looks for diversity of voice, pluralistic worldviews, and political and social context. No kill fee. Accepts queries by online submission form. Accepts simultaneous submissions.
NONFICTION Needs essays, humor. No outside interviews, previously published work (except translations). No scholarly articles or journalistic pieces. Submit complete ms via online submissions manager. No mail or e-mail submissions. Pays in contributor copies and $50/nonfiction piece.
FICTION No genre fiction. Needs experimental, humorous, mainstream. Submit complete ms via online submissions manager. Pays in contributor’s copies and $50/short story.
POETRY Submi via online submissions manager. Does not publish creative work by any student currently attending Purdue University. Former students should wait 1 year before submitting. Pays $25/poem.
Chapman University, TAB: The Journal of Poetry & Poetics, Dept. of English, One University Dr., Orange CA 92866. (714)628-7389. E-mail: poetry@chapman.edu; leahy@chapman.edu. Website: journals.chapman.edu/ojs/index.php/TAB-journal. Contact: Anna Leahy, editor; Claudine Jaenichen, creative director. 100% freelance written. Publishes monthly electronic issues; 1 special print issue annually. TAB: A Journal of Poetry & Poetics is a national and international journal of creative and critical writing. This literary journal's mission is to discover, support, and publish the contemporary poetry and writing about poetry; to provide a forum in which the poetic tradition is practiced, extended, challenged, and discussed by emerging and established voices; and to encourage wide appreciation of poetry and expand the audience for poems and writing about poetry. Welcomes submissions of poems from established and emerging poets as well as critical essays, creative nonfiction, interviews, and reviews. TAB will reach audience of poets, poetry readers and appreciators, poetry scholars and critics, and students of poetry. Estab. 2012. Byline given. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-6 months after acceptance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Response time varies. Sample copy for $4 s&h or online at website. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs essays, how-to, interview, photo feature, profile, book reviews, interviews, essays related to poetry or poetics. Do not submit any nonfiction that is not related to poetry or poetics. Submit complete ms. Length: 3,000-8,000 words, depending on subject of essay. All contributors are awarded Tabula Poetica membership at the Sonnet level ($50 equivalent) and receive 2 copies of the annual print issue, if the work appears in that issue or if copies are available.
POETRY Needs Avant-garde, free verse, haiku, light verse, traditional. No greeting card poetry. No work by writers under 18 years of age. No work by students, faculty, or staff of Chapman University. Buys 50 poems/year. Submit maximum 5 poems. No length restrictions.
TAKAHĒP.O. Box 13-335, Christchurch 8141 New Zealand. E-mail: admin@takahe.org.nz. Website: www.takahe.org.nz. The Takahē Collective Trust is a nonprofit organization that aims to support emerging and published writers, poets, artists, and cultural commentators. Byline given. Pays on publication. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Responds in 4 months. Guidelines available online at www.takahe.org.nz.
NONFICTION Contact: essays@takahe.org.nz. Needs essays, Preference will be given to essays, creative nonfiction, and works of cultural criticism that critically engage with or analyze culture or cultural practice in New Zealand and the South Pacific. E-mail submissions are preferred (essays@takahe.org.nz).
Overseas submissions are only accepted by e-mail. Pays small honorarium to New Zealand authors, or one-year subscription to overseas writers.
FICTION Contact: fiction@takahe.org.nz. “We look for stories that have something special about them: an original idea, a new perspective, an interesting narrative style or use of language, an ability to evoke character and/or atmosphere. Above all, we like some depth, an extra layer of meaning, an insight—something more than just an anecdote or a straightforward narration of events.” Needs short stories. E-mail submissions are preferred (fiction@takahe.org.nz).
Overseas submissions are only accepted by e-mail. Length: 1,500-3,000 words, “although we do occasionally accept flash fiction, or longer work, up to 5,000 words, for online issues only.” Pays small honorarium to New Zealand authors, or one-year subscription to overseas writers.
POETRY Contact: poetry@takahe.org.nz. E-mail submissions preferred (poetry@takahe.org.nz). Overseas submissions are only accepted by e-mail. Accepts a maximum of 6 poems per submission and no more than 3 submissions a year. “Please be aware that we publish only a handful of overseas poets each year.” Long work (multiple pages) is unlikely to be accepted. Pays small honorarium to New Zealand authors, or one-year subscription to overseas writers.
TAMPA REVIEWUniversity of Tampa Press, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa FL 33606. (813)253-6266. Fax: (813)258-7593. E-mail: utpress@ut.edu. Website: www.ut.edu/tampareview. Contact: Richard Mathews, editor; Elizabeth Winston and Daniel Dooghan, nonfiction editors; Yuly Restrepo and Andrew Plattner, fiction editors; Erica Dawson, poetry editor. Semiannual magazine published in hardback format. An international literary journal publishing art and literature from Florida and Tampa Bay as well as new work and translations from throughout the world. Estab. 1988. Circ. 700. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 10 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 18 months. Accepts queries by mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3-4 months to mss. Sample copy: $12. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Contact: Elizabeth Winston and Daniel Dooghan, nonfiction editors. Needs general interest, interview, personal experience, creative nonfiction. No how-to articles, fads, journalistic reprise, etc. Buys 6 mss/year. Send complete ms by mail or online submissions manager. Length: up to 5,000 words. Pays $10/printed page, 1 contributor’s copy, and offers 40% discount on additional copies.
FICTION Contact: Yuly Restrepo and Andrew Plattner, fiction editors. Needs ethnic, experimental, fantasy, historical, mainstream, literary. “We are far more interested in quality than in genre. Nothing sentimental as opposed to genuinely moving, nor self-conscious style at the expense of human truth.” Buys 6 mss/year. Send complete ms via mail or online submissions manager. Length: up to 5,000 words. Pays $10/printed page, 1 contributor’s copy, and offers 40% discount on additional copies.
POETRY Contact: Erica Dawson, poetry editor. Needs avant-garde, free verse, haiku, light verse, traditional. No greeting card verse, hackneyed, sing-song, rhyme-for-the-sake-of-rhyme. Buys 45 poems/year. Submit maximum 6 poems. Length: 2-225 lines. Pays $10/printed page, 1 contributor’s copy, and offers 40% discount on additional copies.
THAT’S LIFE! FAST FICTIONPacific Magazines, 35-51 Mitchell St., McMahons Point NSW 2060 Australia. E-mail: fastfiction@pacificmags.com.au. Quarterly magazine packed with romantic stories, spine-tinglers, humorous reads, tales with a twist, and more. Pays on publication. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 90 days only if submission is accepted. Guidelines online.
FICTION Submit 1-page for weekly edition or 600-2,600 word story for quarterly Fast Fiction. “That’s Life! Fast Fiction is looking for humorous, positive contemporary stories with a strong and easy-to-follow plot. If the story has a twist it should arise from the story, rather than from a detail kept from the reader. To check your twist, imagine your story were being made into a film - would the surprise still work?” Needs adventure, horror, humorous, mystery, romance, suspense. “Please avoid straightforward romance i.e., boy meets girl and they live happily ever after. Avoid sci-fi and stories narrated by animals or babies.” That’s Life! is a family magazine so graphic murders, sex crimes and domestic violence are not acceptable. We normally write in chronological order, so please keep events in sequence and avoid “jumping” around time slots, as this can be confusing. Also, please bear in mind that if your story is themed then it needs to be sent to us about 3 months in advance of the magazine in which it needs to appear. For example, a Christmas story would need to reach us no later than September. weekly magazine (1-page story), $300. Flash Fiction quarterly, $200-500.
Thema Literary Society, P.O. Box 8747, Metairie LA 70011-8747. E-mail: thema@cox.net. Website: http://themaliterarysociety.com. Contact: Gail Howard, poetry editor. 100% freelance written. “THEMA is designed to stimulate creative thinking by challenging writers with unusual themes, such as 'Golden Isn't Silent' and 'Lost in the Zoo.' Appeals to writers, teachers of creative writing, and general reading audience.” Estab. 1988. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. No kill fee. Publishes ms, on average, within 6 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 week to queries. Responds in 5 months to mss. Sample $15 U.S./$25 foreign. Upcoming themes and guidelines available in magazine, for SASE, by e-mail, or on website.
NONFICTION Contact: Virginia Howard, Editor. Needs book excerpts, essays, personal experience, Nonfiction story/essay must relate to one of THEMA's upcoming themes (indicate the target theme on submission of photo). See website for themes. salacious subject matter Buys very few mss/year. from 300 to 6,000 words (one to twenty double-spaced pages) $10 for under 1,000 words; $25 for articles over 1,000 words
FICTION All stories must relate to one of THEMA's upcoming themes (indicate the target theme on submission of manuscript). See website for themes. Needs adventure, ethnic, experimental, fantasy, historical, humorous, mainstream, mystery, religious, science fiction, short stories, slice-of-life vignettes, suspense. No erotica. Send complete ms with SASE, cover letter; include “name and address, brief introduction, specifying the intended target issue for the mss.” SASE. Accepts simultaneous, multiple submissions, and reprints. Does not accept e-mailed submissions except from non-USA addresses. from 300 to 6,000 words (one to twenty double-spaced pages) $10 for under 1,000 words; $25 for stories over 1,000 words, plus one contributor copy.
POETRY Submit up to 3 poems at a time. Include SASE. “All submissions should be typewritten on standard 8x11 paper. Submissions are accepted all year, but evaluated after specified deadlines.” Specify target theme. Editor comments on submissions. “Each issue is based on an unusual premise. Please send SASE for guidelines before submitting poetry to find out the upcoming themes.” Does not want “scatologic language, explicit love poetry.” Buys 24 published out of 250 submitted poems/year. Submit maximum 3 poems. 1 - 3 pages Pays $10/poem and 1 contributor's copy.
E-mail: twczine@gmail.com. Website: twczine.blogspot.com/. Contact: Danielle Masters, Sara Blanton-Allison, Kristina Marie Blanton. Covers all genres of poetry. Considers poetry by teens. Thick With Conviction, published biannually online, is “looking for fresh and exciting voices in poetry. I don't want to take a nap while I'm reading, so grab my attention, make me sit up and catch my breath.” Wants all genres of poetry, “poems that make me exhale a deep sigh after reading them. Basically, if I can't feel the words in front of me, I'm not going to be happy. I'd like to see new and cutting-edge poets who think outside the box, but still know how to keep things from getting too strange and inaccessible.” Does not want “teen angst poems, religious poems, or greeting card tripe.” Has published poetry by Kendall A. Bell, April Michelle Bratten, Kristina Marie Darling, James H. Duncan, Paul Hostovsky, and Kelsey Upward. Receives about 300 poems/year, accepts about 15%. Never comments on rejected poems. Publishes ms 3 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal poems 3 months in advance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in “roughly 2-3 months.” Guidelines available on website.
POETRY Submit 3-5 poems at a time. Lines/poem: no limit. Considers previously published poems; no simultaneous submissions. Accepts e-mail submissions (pasted into body of message; “any attachments will be deleted"); no disk submissions. Cover letter and bio is required. Reads submissions year round.
Department of English, Building 18, LA Room 133, P.O. Box 6032, Flagstaff AZ 86011. Website: thinairmagazine.org. Publishes contemporary voices for a literary-minded audience. Estab. 1995. Circ. 500. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6-9 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 months to ms. Sample copy $8. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION “Submissions should be 1 short essay (in any form) or up to 3 pieces each under 750 words.” Length: up to 3,500 words.
FICTION Needs ethnic, experimental, mainstream. No children’s/juvenile, horror, romance, erotica. We would like to see more intelligent comedy. “Submissions should be 1 short story or up to 3 flash pieces each under 750 words. Novel excerpts are OK if self-contained. Stories that contain visuals or art are welcome as long as you own the copyrights. However, we reserve the right to accept stories with or without accepting the art. Please include word count at the top of your manuscript.” Length: up to 3,500 words.
POETRY “At Thin Air, we’re looking for poems that resonate with readers by vibrating along their own emotional frequency. Send us poems that sing their own song, whether through strong imagery, sensory detail, a moving progression, intensive attention to language, or a combination of all these.” Submit maximum 3 poems. Length: up to 5 pages per overall submission.
THE THREEPENNY REVIEWP.O. Box 9131, Berkeley CA 94709. (510)849-4545. E-mail: wlesser@threepennyreview.com. Website: www.threepennyreview.com. Contact: Wendy Lesser, editor. 100% freelance written. Works with small number of new/unpublished writers each year. Quarterly tabloid. “We are a general-interest, national literary magazine with coverage of politics, the visual arts, and the performing arts.” Reading period: January 1-June 30. Estab. 1980. Circ. 6,000-9,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms an average of 1 year after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail, online submission form. Responds in 1 month to queries; in 2 months to mss. Sample copy: $12, or online. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs essays, historical, memoir, personal experience, reviews, book, film, theater, dance, music, and art reviews. Buys 40 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 1,500-4,000 words. Pays $400.
FICTION No fragmentary, sentimental fiction. Buys 8 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 800-4,000 words. Pays $400.
POETRY Needs free verse, traditional. No poems without capital letters or poems without a discernible subject. Buys 30 poems/year. Submit maximum 5 poems. Length: up to 100 lines/poem. Pays $200.
TORCH: Creative Writing by Black Women, 3720 Gattis School Rd., Suite 800, Round Rock TX 78664. E-mail: torchliteraryarts@gmail.com. E-mail: torchliteraryarts@gmail.com. Website: www.torchliteraryarts.org. Contact: Amanda Johnston, founder/editor. TORCH: Creative Writing by Black Women, published semiannually online, provides “a place to publish contemporary poetry, prose, and short stories by experienced and emerging writers alike. We prefer our contributors to take risks, and offer a diverse body of work that examines and challenges preconceived notions regarding race, ethnicity, gender roles, and identity.” Has published poetry by Sharon Bridgforth, Patricia Smith, Crystal Wilkinson, Tayari Jones, and Natasha Trethewey. Reads submissions April 15-August 31 only. Sometimes comments on rejected poems. Always sends prepublication galleys. No payment. “Within TORCH, we offer a special section called Flame that features an interview, biography, and work sample by an established writer as well as an introduction to their Spark—an emerging writer who inspires them and adds to the boundless voice of creative writing by Black women.” A free online newsletter is available; see website. Estab. 2006. Publishes ms 2-7 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Guidelines available on website.
POETRY Submit maximum 3 poems.
School of Professional Studies, Northwestern University, 339 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago IL 60611. E-mail: triquarterly@northwestern.edu. Website: www.triquarterly.org. Contact: Adrienne Gunn, managing editor. TriQuarterly, the literary magazine of Northwestern University, welcomes submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, short drama, and hybrid work. “We also welcome short-short prose pieces.” Reading period: October 15-May 1. Estab. 1964. Accepts queries by online submission form. Accepts simultaneous submissions.
NONFICTION Submit complete ms via online submissions manager. Length: up to 5,000 words. Pays honoraria.
FICTION Submit complete ms via online submissions manager. Length: up to 5,000 words. Pays honoraria.
POETRY Submit up to 6 poems via online submissions manager. Pays honoraria.
VALLUM: CONTEMPORARY POETRY5038 Sherbrooke West, P.O. Box 23077, CP Vendome, Montreal Quebec H4A 1T0 Canada. E-mail: info@vallummag.com; editors@vallummag.com. Website: www.vallummag.com. Contact: Joshua Auerbach and Eleni Zisimatos, editors. Poetry/fine arts magazine published twice/year. Publishes exciting interplay of poets and artists. Content for magazine is selected according to themes listed on website. Material is not filed but is returned upon request by SASE. E-mail response is preferred. Seeking exciting, unpublished, traditional or avant-garde poetry that reflects contemporary experience. Estab. 2000. Pays on publication. Sample copy online. Guidelines available on website.
NONFICTION Also publishes reviews, interviews, essays and letters to the editor. Please send queries to editors@vallummag.com before submitting. Pays $85 for accepted reviews or essays on poetry.
POETRY Pays honorarium for accepted poems.
VERANDAH LITERARY & ART JOURNALFaculty of Arts, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy., Burwood, Victoria 3125 Australia. (61)(3)9251-7134. E-mail: verandah@deakin.edu.au. Website: verandahjournal.wordpress.com/. Verandah, published annually in August, is a high-quality literary journal edited by professional writing students. It aims to give voice to new and innovative writers and artists. Estab. 1985. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Sample: $20 AUD. Guidelines available on website.
NONFICTION Submit by mail or e-mail. However, electronic version of work must be available if accepted by Verandah. Do not submit work without the required submission form (available for download on website). Reads submissions by June 5 deadline (postmark). Length: 350-2,500 words. Pays 1 contributor's copy, “with prizes awarded accordingly.”
FICTION Submit by mail or e-mail. However, electronic version of work must be available if accepted by Verandah. Do not submit work without the required submission form (available for download on website). Reads submissions by June 5 deadline (postmark). Length: 350-2,500 words. Pays 1 contributor's copy, “with prizes awarded accordingly.”
POETRY Submit by mail or e-mail. However, electronic version of work must be available if accepted by Verandah. Do not submit work without the required submission form (available for download on website). Reads submissions by June 5 deadline (postmark). Length: 100 lines maximum. Pays 1 contributor's copy, “with prizes awarded accordingly.”
English Department, University of Richmond, Richmond VA 23173. Website: versemag.blogspot.com. Contact: Brian Henry, co-editor; Andrew Zawacki, co-editor. Verse, published 3 times/year, is an international poetry journal which also publishes interviews with poets, essays on poetry, and book reviews. Wants no specific kind; looks for high-quality, innovative poetry. Focus is not only on American poetry, but on all poetry written in English, as well as translations. Has published poetry by James Tate, John Ashbery, Barbara Guest, Gustaf Sobin, and Rae Armantrout. Estab. 1984. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Interested in any nonfiction, plus translations, criticisms, interviews, journals/notebooks, etc. Submissions should be chapbook-length (20-40 pages). Pays $10/page, $250 minimum.
FICTION Interested in any genre. Submissions should be chapbook-length (20-40 pages). Pays $10/page, $250 minimum.
POETRY Submissions should be chapbook-length (20-40 pages). Pays $10/page, $250 minimum.
VESTAL REVIEW127 Kilsyth Road, Apt. 3, Brighton MA 02135. E-mail: submissions@vestalreview.net. Website: www.vestalreview.org. Semi-annual print magazine specializing in flash fiction. Circ. 1,500. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 week to queries; in 6 months to mss. Guidelines online.
FICTION Needs ethnic, fantasy, horror, humorous, mainstream. No porn, racial slurs, excessive gore, or obscenity. No children’s or preachy stories. Publishes flash fiction. “We accept submissions only through our submission manager.” Length: 50-500 words. Pays 3-10¢/word and 1 contributor’s copy; additional copies for $10 (plus postage).
VQR, P.O. Box 400223, Charlottesville VA 22904. E-mail: editors@vqronline.org. Website: www.vqronline.org. Contact: Allison Wright, managing editor. “VQR’s primary mission has been to sustain and strengthen Jefferson’s bulwark, long describing itself as 'A National Journal of Literature and Discussion.' And for good reason. From its inception in prohibition, through depression and war, in prosperity and peace, The Virginia Quarterly Review has been a haven—and home—for the best essayists, fiction writers, and poets, seeking contributors from every section of the United States and abroad. It has not limited itself to any special field. No topic has been alien: literary, public affairs, the arts, history, the economy. If it could be approached through essay or discussion, poetry or prose, VQR has covered it.” Press run is 4,000. Estab. 1925. Accepts queries by online submission form. Responds in 3 months to mss. Guidelines available on website.
NONFICTION “We publish literary, art, and cultural criticism; reportage; historical and political analysis; and travel essays. We publish few author interviews or memoirs. In general, we are looking for nonfiction that looks out on the world, rather than within the self.” Accepts online submissions only at virginiaquarterlyreview.submittable.com/submit. You can also query via this site. Length: 3,500-10,000 words. Pays $500 for book reviews; $1,000-3,000 for essays, memoir, criticism, and reportage.
FICTION “We are generally not interested in genre fiction (such as romance, science fiction, or fantasy).” Accepts online submissions only at virginiaquarterlyreview.submittable.com/submit. Length: 2,000-10,000 words. Pays $1,000-2,500 for short stories; $1,000-4,000 for novellas and novel excerpts.
POETRY The Virginia Quarterly Review prints approximately 12 pages of poetry in each issue. No length or subject restrictions. Issues have largely included lyric and narrative free verse, most of which features a strong message or powerful voice. Accepts online submissions only at virginiaquarterlyreview.submittable.com/submit. Submit maximum 5 poems. Pays $200/poem.
VIRTUE IN THE ARTSRandy Mate, P.O. Box 11081, Glendale CA 91226. E-mail: info@virtueinthearts.com. Website: www.virtueinthearts.com. 50% freelance written. Semiannual magazine covering virtues. Each publication features short stories, articles, poetry and artwork relating to a different virtue each time (such as honesty, compassion, trustworthiness, etc.). Estab. 2006. Byline given. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 6 months. Submit seasonal material 1 month in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 6 months to mss. Guidelines available for SASE and by e-mail.
NONFICTION Needs essays. Special issues: Each issue has a theme. See writer’s guidelines for the current theme. Does not want articles that show the virtue in a negative light. Buys 2 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 100-400 words. Pays $7.
FICTION Fiction shedding a positive light on the current theme (a virtue) in an entertaining way. Buys 2 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 300-1,500 words. Pays $7.
POETRY Needs avant-garde, free verse, haiku, light verse, traditional. Poetry needs to reflect the current theme (virtue). Submit maximum 5 poems. Length: 4-32 lines. Pays $7.
VISIONS-INTERNATIONALBlack Buzzard Press, 3503 Ferguson Lane, Austin TX 78754. E-mail: vias.poetry@gmail.com. Website: visions2010.wordpress.com. 95% freelance written. Magazine published 2 times/year featuring poetry and translations. Estab. 1979. Circ. 750. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 1 month. Accepts queries by mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 weeks to queries. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy: $5.50. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs essays.
POETRY Needs avant-garde, free verse, traditional. “Send 3-5 unpublished poems not sent elsewhere.” “Please no self-centered workshop ramblings; no perfect form without meaningful content; no questionable language used purely for shock value.” Buys 110 poems/year. Length: 2-120 lines.
VOICES ISRAELP.O. Box 21, Metulla 10292 Israel. E-mail: voicesisraelpoetryanthology@gmail.com. Website: www.voicesisrael.com. Contact: Dina Yehuda, editor. Voices Israel, published annually by The Voices Israel Group of Poets, is “an anthology of poetry in English, with worldwide contributions. We consider all kinds of poetry.” Poems must be in English; translations must be accompanied by the original poem. Estab. 1972. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Single copy: $25 for nonmembers. Sample: $15 (back issue). “Members receive the anthology with annual dues ($35).”
POETRY Submit up to 3 poems/year via online submissions manager. “We do not guarantee publication of any poem. In poems we publish, we reserve the right to correct obviously unintentional errors in spelling, punctuation, etc.” Length: 40 lines or 400 words maximum.
University of Antwerp, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp Belgium. E-mail: bart.eeckhout@uantwerp.be; jforjames@aol.com. Website: www.press.jhu.edu/journals/wallace_stevens_journal. Contact: Bart Eeckhout, editor; James Finnegan, poetry editor. The Wallace Stevens Journal, published semiannually by the Wallace Stevens Society, welcomes submissions on all aspects of Wallace Stevens's poetry and life. Estab. 1977. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Subscription: $30 (includes membership in the Wallace Stevens Society).
NONFICTION Needs interpretive criticism of Wallce Stevens's poetry and essays. Submit by e-mail attachment to bart.eeckhout@uantwerp.be.
POETRY Has published poetry by David Athey, Jacqueline Marcus, Charles Wright, X.J. Kennedy, A.M. Juster, and Robert Creeley. Submit poems to James Finnegan at jforjames@aol.com.
Creative Writing Program, New York University, 58 West 10th St., New York NY 10011. E-mail: washingtonsquarereview@gmail.com. Website: www.washingtonsquarereview.com. Semiannual magazine covering fiction and poetry by emerging and established writers. Washington Square is a nonprofit, innovative, nationally-distributed literary journal edited and produced by students of the NYU Graduate Creative Writing Program. It is published semiannually and features fiction and poetry by emerging and established writers. Washington Square also includes interviews and an artist portfolio. There is no submission fee. It accepts simultaneous submissions and queries by mail. It does not offer monetary compensation, other than its $500 prize for annual competitions in poetry, fiction, and flash fiction. No kill fee. Accepts queries by mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions.
NONFICTION Needs interview, translation.
FICTION Length: 1 short story up to 20 pages.
POETRY Submit maximum 5 poems. Length: 5-10 pages total.
Weber State University, 1395 Edvalson St., Dept. 1405, Ogden UT 84408-1405. Website: www.weber.edu/weberjournal. Weber: The Contemporary West, published 2 times/year, “spotlights personal narrative, commentary, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that speaks to the environment and culture of the American West and beyond.” Estab. 1983. Publishes ms 15 months after acceptance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 6 months. Sample: $10 (back issue). Subscription: $20 ($30 for institutions); $40 for outside the U.S. Themes and guidelines available in magazine, for SASE, by e-mail, or on website.
POETRY Submit 3-4 poems at a time, 2 copies of each (one without name). “We publish multiple poems from a poet.” Cover letter is preferred. Poems are selected by anonymous (blind) evaluation. Always sends prepublication galleys. Has published poetry by Naomi Shihab Nye, Carolyn Forche, Stephen Dunn, Billy Collins, William Kloefkorn, David Lee, Gary Gildner, and Robert Dana. Does not want “poems that are flippant, prurient, sing-song, or preachy.” Pays 2 contributor’s copies, one-year subscription, and a small honorarium ($100-300) depending on fluctuating grant monies.
WEST BRANCHStadler Center for Poetry, Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA 17837-2029. (570)577-1853. Fax: (570)577-1885. E-mail: westbranch@bucknell.edu. Website: www.bucknell.edu/westbranch. Contact: G.C. Waldrep, editor. Semiannual literary magazine. West Branch publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in both traditional and innovative styles. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Accepts queries by online submission form. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Sample copy for $3. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs essays, general interest, literary. Buys 4-5 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: no more than 30 pages. Pays 5¢/word, with a maximum of $100.
FICTION Needs novel excerpts, short stories. No genre fiction. Buys 10-12 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: no more than 30 pages. Pays 5¢/word, with a maximum of $100.
POETRY Needs free and formal verse. Buys 30-40 poems/year. Submit maximum 6 poems. Pays $50/submission.
WESTERLYUniversity of Western Australia, The Westerly Centre (M202), Crawley WA 6009 Australia. (61)(8)6488-3403. Fax: (61)(8)6488-1030. E-mail: westerly@uwa.edu.au. Website: westerlymag.com.au. Contact: Catherine Noske, editor. Westerly, published in July and November, prints quality short fiction, poetry, literary criticism, socio-historical articles, and book reviews with special attention given to Australia, Asia, and the Indian Ocean region. “We assume a reasonably well-read, intelligent audience. Past issues of Westerly provide the best guides. Not consciously an academic magazine.” Estab. 1956. Time between acceptance and publication may be up to 1 year, depending on when work is submitted. “Please wait for a response before forwarding any additional submissions for consideration.”
NONFICTION Submit complete ms by postal mail, e-mail, or online submissions form. Length: up to 5,000 words for essays; up to 3,500 words for creative nonfiction. Pays $150 and contributor’s copies.
FICTION Submit complete ms by mail, e-mail, or online submissions form. Length: up to 3,500 words. Pays $150 and contributor’s copies.
POETRY “We don’t dictate to writers on rhyme, style, experimentation, or anything else. We are willing to publish short or long poems.” Submit up to 3 poems by mail, e-mail, or online submissions form. Pays $75 for 1 page or 1 poem, or $100 for 2 or more pages/poems, and contributor’s copies.
WESTERN HUMANITIES REVIEWUniversity of Utah, English Department, 255 S. Central Campus Dr., Salt Lake City UT 84112-0494. (801)581-6070. Fax: (801)585-5167. E-mail: whr@mail.hum.utah.edu. Website: ourworld.info/whrweb/. Contact: Barry Weller, editor; Nate Liederbach, managing editor. A tri-annual magazine for educated readers. Western Humanities Review is a journal of contemporary literature and culture housed in the University of Utah English Department. Publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction essays, artwork, and work that resists categorization. Estab. 1947. Circ. 1,000. Pays in contributor copies. Publishes ms an average of 1 year after acceptance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3-5 months. Sample copy: $10. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Contact: Stuart Culver, nonfiction editor. Buys 6-8 unsolicited mss/year. Send complete ms. Pays $5/published page (when funds available).
FICTION Contact: Michael Mejia, fiction editor. Needs experimental, innovative voices. Does not want genre (romance, science fiction, etc.). Buys 5-8 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 5,000 words. Pays $5/published page (when funds available).
POETRY Contact: Poetry editors: Craig Dworkin, Paisley Rekdal, Tom Stillinger. Considers simultaneous submissions but no more than 5 poems or 25 pages per reading period. No fax or e-mail submissions. Reads submissions October 1 through April 1 only. Wants quality poetry of any form, including translations. Has published poetry by Charles Simic, Olena Kalytiak Davis, Ravi Shankar, Karen Volkman, Dan Beachy-Quick, Lucie Brock-Broido, Christine Hume, and Dan Chiasson. Innovative prose poems may be submitted as fiction or nonfiction to the appropriate editor. Pays 2 contributor's copies.
668 N. Riverpoint Blvd. 2 RPT - #259, Spokane WA 99202. (509)359-7435. E-mail: willowspringsewu@gmail.com. Website: willowsprings.ewu.edu. Contact: Samuel Ligon, editor. 95% freelance written. Willow Springs is a semiannual magazine covering poetry, fiction, literary nonfiction and interviews of notable writers. Published twice a year, in spring and fall. Estab. 1977. Circ. 1,200. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by e-mail, online submission form. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy: $10. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, general interest, humor, personal experience. Buys 2-6 mss/year. Submit via online submissions manager. Pays $100 and 2 contributor's copies.
FICTION “We accept any good piece of literary fiction. Buy a sample copy.” Needs adventure, ethnic, experimental, historical, mainstream, mystery, slice-of-life vignettes, suspense, western. Does not want to see genre fiction that does not transcend its subject matter. Buys 10-15 mss/year. Submit via online submissions manager. Length: open for short stories; up to 750 words for short shorts. Pays $100 and 2 contributor's copies for short stories; $40 and 2 contributor's copies for short shorts.
POETRY Needs avant-garde, free verse, haiku, traditional. “Buy a sample copy to learn our tastes. Our aesthetic is very open.” Submit only 3-5 poems at a time. Buys 50-60 poems/year. Pays $20/poem and 2 contributor's copies.
Blue Cubicle Press, LLC, P.O. Box 250382, Plano TX 75025. E-mail: info@workerswritejournal.com. Website: www.workerswritejournal.com. Contact: David LaBounty, managing editor. 100% freelance written. Covers working-class literature. “Workers Write! is an annual print journal published by Blue Cubicle Press, an independent publisher dedicated to giving voice to writers trapped in the daily grind. Each issue focuses on a particular workplace; check website for details. Submit your stories via e-mail or send a hard copy.” Estab. 2005. Circ. 750. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. Publishes mss 6 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 week to queries; in 3 months to mss. Sample copy available on website. Writer's guidelines free for #10 SASE and on website.
FICTION “We need your stories (5,000-12,000 words) about the workplace from our Overtime series. Every 3 months, we'll release a chapbook containing 1 story that centers on work.” Needs experimental, historical, humorous, mainstream, short stories, slice-of-life vignettes. Buys 10-12 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 500-5,000 words. Payment: $5-50 (depending on length and rights requested).
POETRY Needs free verse and traditional. Buys 3-5 poems/year. Pays $5-10.
630 Parrington Oval, Suite 110, Norman OK 73019-4033. (405)325-4531. E-mail: dsimon@ou.edu; mfjohnson@ou.edu. Website: www.worldliteraturetoday.com. Bimonthly website covering contemporary literature, culture, topics addressing any geographic region or language area. We prefer essays in the tradition of clear and lively discussion intended for a broad audience, with a minimum of scholarly apparatus. We offer a window to world culture for enlightened readers everywhere. To get an idea of the range of our coverage, see recent issues from our home page. Sponsors The Neustadt International Prize for Literature. Estab. 1927. No kill fee. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 6 weeks to mss. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs essays, book reviews, author interviews. Length: up to 2,500 words.
THE YALE REVIEWYale University, P.O. Box 208243, New Haven CT 06520-8243. (203)432-0499. Fax: (203)432-0510. Website: www.yale.edu/yalereview. Contact: J.D. McClatchy, editor. 20% freelance written. Quarterly magazine. “Like Yale's schools of music, drama, and architecture, like its libraries and art galleries, The Yale Review has helped give the University its leading place in American education. In a land of quick fixes and short view and in a time of increasingly commercial publishing, the journal has an authority that derives from its commitment to bold established writers and promising newcomers, to both challenging literary work and a range of essays and reviews that can explore the connections between academic disciplines and the broader movements in American society, thought, and culture. With independence and boldness, with a concern for issues and ideas, with a respect for the mind's capacity to be surprised by speculation and delighted by elegance, The Yale Review proudly continues into its third century.” Estab. 1911. Circ. 7,000. Pays prior to publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1-3 months to mss. Sample copy online. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Send complete ms with cover letter and SASE. Pays $400-500.
FICTION Submit complete ms with SASE. All submissions should be sent to the editorial office. Pays $400-500.
POETRY Submit with SASE. All submissions should be sent to the editorial office. Pays $100-250.
THE YALOBUSHA REVIEWUniversity of Mississippi, E-mail: yreditors@gmail.com. Website: yr.olemiss.edu. Contact: Maggie Woodward and Marty Cain, senior editors. Annual literary journal seeking quality submissions from around the globe. Estab. 1995. Circ. 500. Accepts queries by online submission form. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2-4 months to mss.
NONFICTION Needs reviews.
FICTION Needs experimental. Buys 3-6 mss/year. Submit 1 short story or up to 3 pieces of flash fiction via online submissions manager. Length: up to 5,000 words for short stories; up to 1,000 words for flash fiction.
POETRY Needs Experimental. Submit 3-5 poems via online submissions manager.
125 Maiden Ln., 8th Floor, New York NY 10038. (212)453-9435. E-mail: zeek@zeek.net. Website: www.zeek.net. Contact: Erica Brody, editor in chief. ZEEK “relaunched in late February 2013 as a hub for the domestic Jewish social justice movement, one that showcases the people, ideas, and conversations driving an inclusive and diverse progressive Jewish community. At the same time, we've reaffirmed our commitment to building on ZEEK's reputation for original, ahead-of-the-curve Jewish writing and arts, culture and spirituality content, incubating emerging voices and artists, as well as established ones.” ZEEK seeks “great writing in a variety of styles and voices, original thinking, and accessible content. That means we're interested in hearing your ideas for first-person essays, reflections and commentary, reporting, profiles, Q&As, analysis, infographics, and more. For the near future, ZEEK will focus on domestic issues. Our discourse will be civil.” Estab. 2001. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 6 weeks to queries.
NONFICTION “Pitches should be sent to zeek@zeek.net, with 'submission' or 'pitch' in the subject line. And please include a little bit about yourself and why you think your pitch is a good fit for ZEEK's readers.”
FICTION “Calls for fiction submissions are issued periodically. Follow ZEEK on Twitter @ZEEKMag for announcements and details.”
POETRY “Pitches should be sent to zeek@zeek.net, with 'submission' or 'pitch' in the subject line. And please include a little bit about yourself and why you think your pitch is a good fit for ZEEK.”
ZOETROPE: ALL-STORYZoetrope: All-Story, The Sentinel Bldg., 916 Kearny St., San Francisco CA 94133. (415)788-7500. Website: www.all-story.com. Contact: fiction editor. Quarterly magazine specializing in the best of contemporary short fiction. Zoetrope: All Story presents a new generation of classic stories. Estab. 1997. Circ. 20,000. Byline given. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 5 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 8 months (if SASE included). Sample copy: $8. Guidelines online.
FICTION Buys 25-35 mss/year. “Writers should submit only 1 story at a time and no more than 2 stories a year. We do not accept artwork or design submissions. We do not accept unsolicited revisions nor respond to writers who don't include an SASE.” Send complete ms by mail. Length: up to 7,000 words. “Excerpts from larger works, screenplays, treatments, and poetry will be returned unread.” Pays up to $1,000.
ZYZZYVA57 Post St., Suite 604, San Francisco CA 94104. (415)757-0465. E-mail: editor@zyzzyva.org. Website: www.zyzzyva.org. Contact: Laura Cogan, editor; Oscar Villalon, managing editor. 100% freelance written. Works with a small number of new/unpublished writers each year. “Every issue is a vibrant mix of established talents and new voices, providing an elegantly curated overview of contemporary arts and letters with a distinctly San Francisco perspective.” Estab. 1985. Circ. 2,500. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 week to queries; in 1 month to mss. Sample copy: $12. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, general interest, historical, humor, personal experience. Buys 50 mss/year. Submit by mail. Include SASE and contact information. Length: no limit. Pays $50.
FICTION Needs ethnic, experimental, humorous, mainstream. Buys 60 mss/year. Send complete ms by mail. Include SASE and contact information. Length: no limit. Pays $50.
POETRY Submit by mail. Include SASE and contact information. Buys 20 poems/year. Submit maximum 5 poems. Length: no limit. Pays $50.
ESQUIREHearst Media, 300 W. 57th St., New York NY 10019. (212)649-4158. E-mail: editor@esquire.com. Website: www.esquire.com. Monthly magazine covering the ever-changing trends in American culture. Esquire is geared toward smart, well-off men. General readership is college educated and sophisticated, between ages 30 and 45. Written mostly by contributing editors on contract. Rarely accepts unsolicited mss. Estab. 1933. Circ. 720,000. Publishes ms an average of 2-6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time at least 2 months. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Guidelines on website.
NONFICTION Query. Length: 5,000 words average. Payment varies.
Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York NY 10007. (212)286-2860. E-mail: letters@gq.com. Website: www.gq.com. Monthly magazine covering subjects ranging from finance, food, entertainment, technology, celebrity profiles, sports, and fashion. Gentleman's Quarterly is devoted to men's personal style and taste, from what he wears to the way he lives his life. Estab. 1957. Circ. 964,264. No kill fee. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions.
NONFICTION Needs interview.
Alpha Media Group, 1040 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor, New York NY 10018-3703. (212)302-2626. Fax: (212)302-2635. E-mail: editors@maximmag.com. Website: www.maximonline.com. Monthly magazine covering relationships, sex, women, careers and sports. Written for young, professional men interested in fun and informative articles. Circ. 2.5 million. No kill fee. Editorial lead time 5 months. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Sample copy for $3.99 at newstands.
Rodale, Inc., 400 S. 10th St., Emmaus PA 18098. (212)697-2040. E-mail: mhonline@rodale.com. Website: www.menshealth.com. Contact: Kevin Donahue, senior managing editor. Covers various men's lifestyles topics, such as fitness, nutrition, fashion, and sexuality. The world's largest men's magazine brand, with 40 editions in 47 countries. Estab. 1987. Circ. 1,918,387. Accepts simultaneous submissions.
Wenner Media, Inc., 1290 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor, New York NY 10104-0295. (212)484-1616. Fax: (212)484-3434. E-mail: letters@mensjournal.com. Website: www.mensjournal.com. Monthly magazine covering general lifestyle for men, ages 25-49. Men's Journal is for active men with an interest in participatory sports, travel, fitness, and adventure. It provides practical, informative articles on how to spend quality leisure time. Estab. 1992. Circ. 650,000. No kill fee. Accepts queries by mail, fax. Accepts simultaneous submissions.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, expose, general interest, historical, how-to, humor, new product, personal experience, photo feature, travel. Query with SASE. Payment varies.
AIRFORCERoyal Canadian Air Force Association, P.O Box 2460, Station D, Ottawa ON K1P 5W6 Canada. (613)232-2303. Fax: (613)232-2156. E-mail: editor@airforce.ca. Website: rcafassociation.ca. 5% freelance written. Quarterly magazine covering Canada's air force heritage. Stories center on Canadian military aviation—past, present, and future. Estab. 1977. Circ. 16,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 months. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; in 1 month to mss. Sample copy free. Guidelines by e-mail.
NONFICTION Needs historical, interview, personal experience, photo feature. Buys 2 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 1,500-3,500 words. Limit agreed upon in advance.
FILLERS Needs anecdotes, facts. Length: about 800 words. Pay negotiable.
ARMY MAGAZINEAssociation of the US Army, 2425 Wilson Blvd., Arlington VA 22201. (800)336-4570. E-mail: armymag@ausa.org. Website: www.ausa.org/publications/armymagazine. Contact: Rick Maze, editor in chief. 70% freelance written. Prefers to work with published/established writers. Monthly magazine emphasizing Army interests. Estab. 1950. Circ. 65,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 5 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds to queries within a week. Sample copy for 9x12 SAE with $1 postage, or online. Guidelines available online: www.ausa.org/publications/armymagazine/aboutarmy/Pages/ARMYMagazine'sWriter_sGuidelines.aspx.
NONFICTION Needs essays, historical, interview, photo feature, technical. Special issues: “We would like to see more pieces about little-known episodes involving interesting military personalities. We especially want material lending itself to heavy, contributor-supplied photographic treatment. The first thing a contributor should recognize is that our readership is very savvy militarily. 'Gee-whiz' personal reminiscences get short shrift, unless they hold their own in a company in which long military service, heroism, and unusual experiences are commonplace. At the same time, ARMY readers like a well-written story with a fresh slant, whether it is about an experience in a foxhole or the fortunes of a corps in battle.” No rehashed history. No unsolicited book reviews. Buys 40 mss/year. Submit via e-mail to armymag@ausa.org. Length: 1,000-1,500 words for op-eds and opinion, 1,200-1,800 for features. Pays 15-20¢/word for articles, more for cover stories. Expenses paid only with prior approval.
MILITARY OFFICER201 N. Washington St., Alexandria VA 22314-2539. E-mail: editor@moaa.org. Website: www.moaa.org. 60% freelance written. Prefers to work with published/established writers. Monthly magazine for officers of the 7 uniformed services and their families. Estab. 1945. Circ. 325,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms an average of 1 year after acceptance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 months to queries. Sample copy and guidelines online.
NONFICTION “We rarely accept unsolicited mss.” Buys 50 mss/year. Query with résumé, sample clips. Length: 1,000-2,000 words (features). Pays 80¢/word (features).
PARAMETERSU.S. Army War College, 47 Ashburn Dr., Carlisle PA 17013-5010. (717)245-4943. E-mail: usarmy.carlisle.awc.mbx.parameters@mail.mil. Website: www.carlisle.army.mil/usawc/parameters. 100% freelance written. Prefers to work with published/established writers or experts in the field. Readership consists of senior leaders of US defense establishment, both uniformed and civilian, plus members of the media, government, industry and academia. Subjects include national and international security affairs, military strategy, military leadership and management, art and science of warfare, and military history with contemporary relevance. Estab. 1971. Circ. 13,500. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, phone. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 6 weeks to queries. Sample copy free or online. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Send complete ms. Length: 4,500-5,000 words.
NewBay Media, LLC, 28 E. 28th St., 12th Floor, New York NY 10016. (212)378-0400. Fax: (212)281-4704. E-mail: soundingboard@guitarworld.com. Website: www.guitarworld.com. Monthly magazine for guitarists. Written for guitar players categorized as either professionals, semi-professionals or amateur players. Every issue offers broad-ranging interviews that cover technique, instruments, and lifestyles. Circ. 150,000. No kill fee. Editorial lead time 2 months. Accepts simultaneous submissions.
104 W. 29th St., 11th Floor, New York NY 10001. (646)230-0100. E-mail: dean@relix.com; mike@relix.com. Website: www.relix.com. Contact: Dean Budnick and Mike Greenhaus, editors in chief. 30% freelance written. Magazine published 8 times/year focusing on new and independent bands, classic rock, lifestyles, and music alternatives such as roots, improvisational music, psychedelia, and jambands. Estab. 1974. Circ. 100,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 months to queries. Sample copy for $5. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs historical, humor, interview, photo feature, technical, live reviews, new artists, hippy lifestyles, food, mixed media, books. Query with published clips. Length: 300-1,500 words. Pays variable rates.
COLUMNS Query with published clips or send complete ms. Pays variable rates
Wenner Media, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10104. (212)484-1616. Fax: (212)484-1664. E-mail: rseditors@rollingstone.com. Website: www.rollingstone.com. Contact: Caryn Ganz, editorial director. Biweekly magazine geared towards young adults interested in news of popular music, entertainment, and the arts; current news events; politics; and American culture. Circ. 1.46 million. No kill fee. Editorial lead time 1 month. Accepts simultaneous submissions.
SYMPHONYLeague of American Orchestras, 33 W. 60th St., 5th Floor, New York NY 10023. (212)262-5161. Fax: (212)262-5198. E-mail: clane@americanorchestras.org; jmelick@americanorchestras.org; editor@americanorchestras.org. Website: www.symphony.org. Contact: Chester Lane, senior editor; Jennifer Melick, managing editor. 50% freelance written. Quarterly magazine for the orchestra industry and classical music enthusiasts covering classical music, orchestra industry, musicians. Symphony, the quarterly magazine of the League of American Orchestras, reports on the critical issues, trends, personalities, and developments of the orchestra world. Every issue includes news, provocative essays, in-depth articles, and cutting-edge research relevant to the entire orchestra field. Symphony profiles take readers behind the scenes to meet the people who are making a difference in the orchestra world, while wide-ranging survey articles reveal the strategies and tactics that are helping orchestras meet the challenges of the 21st century. Symphony is a matchless source of meaningful information about orchestras and serves as an advocate and connector for the orchestra field. Circ. 18,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 10 weeks after acceptance. Editorial lead time 6 months. Submit seasonal material 8 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, inspirational, interview, opinion, personal experience, photo feature. Does not want to see reviews, interviews. Buys 30 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 1,500-3,500 words. Pays $500-900.
COLUMNS Repertoire (orchestral music—essays); Comment (personal views and opinions); Currents (electronic media developments); In Print (books); On Record (CD, DVD, video), all 1,000-2,500 words. Buys 12 mss/year. Query with published clips.
THE DEADLY QUILLE-mail: lorne@deadlyquill.com. E-mail: submissions@deadlyquill.com. Website: deadlyquill.com. Contact: Lorne McMillan. “We are looking to give an outlet for writers of short fiction in the tradition of The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock, and The Outer Limits. Make the story grab you and not let go until the very end.” Estab. 2015. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms 3-6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3-6 months. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1-3 months. Guidelines online.
FICTION The stories should take the reader by the throat and not let go. Needs fantasy, horror, mystery, science fiction, short stories, suspense. Does not want anything that doesn't grab you. No violence for the sake of violence. Length: 2,000-5,000 words. Pays $0.03 per word.
ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE44 Wall St., Suite 904, New York NY 10005-2401. E-mail: elleryqueenmm@dellmagazines.com. Website: www.themysteryplace.com/eqmm. 100% freelance written. “Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine welcomes submissions from both new and established writers. We publish every kind of mystery short story: the psychological suspense tale, the deductive puzzle, the private eye case—the gamut of crime and detection from the realistic (including the policeman's lot and stories of police procedure) to the more imaginative (including 'locked rooms' and 'impossible crimes'). We look for strong writing, an original and exciting plot, and professional craftsmanship. We encourage writers whose work meets these general criteria to read an issue of EQMM before making a submission.” Estab. 1941. Circ. 100,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6-12 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by online submission form. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 months to mss. Sample copy: $6.50. Make out check to Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and send to Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Attn: Sandy Marlowe, 6 Prowitt St., Norwalk CT 06855. Guidelines online.
FICTION “We always need detective stories. Special consideration given to anything timely and original.” Publishes ms 6-12 months after acceptance. Agented fiction 50%. Publishes 10 new writers/year. Recently published work by Jeffery Deaver, Joyce Carol Oates, and Margaret Maron. Sometimes comments on rejected mss. Needs mystery, suspense. No explicit sex or violence, no gore or horror. Seldom publishes parodies or pastiches. “We do not want true detective or crime stories.” Buys up to 120 mss/year. “EQMM uses an online submission system (eqmm.magazinesubmissions.com) that has been designed to streamline our process and improve communication with authors. We ask that all submissions be made electronically, using this system, rather than on paper. All stories should be in standard ms format and submitted in .DOC format. We cannot accept .DOCX, .RTF, or .TXT files at this time.” Length: 2,500-8,000 words, but occasionally accepts longer and shorter submissions—including minute mysteries of 250 words, stories up to 12,000 words, and novellas of up to 20,000 words from established authors. Pays 5-8¢/word; occasionally higher for established authors.
Dell Magazines, 44 Wall St., Suite 904, New York NY 10005. E-mail: alfredhitchcockmm@dellmagazines.com. Website: www.themysteryplace.com/ahmm. 100% freelance written. Monthly magazine featuring new mystery short stories. Estab. 1956. Circ. 90,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Submit seasonal material 7 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, online submission form. Responds in 3-5 months to mss. Sample copy: $5. Guidelines for SASE or on website.
FICTION Wants “original and well-written mystery and crime fiction. Because this is a mystery magazine, the stories we buy must fall into that genre in some sense or another. We are interested in nearly every kind of mystery: stories of detection of the classic kind, police procedurals, private eye tales, suspense, courtroom dramas, stories of espionage, and so on. We ask only that the story be about crime (or the threat or fear of one). We sometimes accept ghost stories or supernatural tales, but those also should involve a crime.” Needs mystery, suspense. No sensationalism. Send complete ms. Length: up to 12,000 words. Payment varies.
Suspense Publishing, 26500 W. Agoura Rd., Suite 102-474, Calabasas CA 91302. Fax: (310)626-9670. E-mail: editor@suspensemagazine.com; john@suspensemagazine.com. E-mail: stories@suspensemagazine.com. Website: www.suspensemagazine.com. Contact: John Raab, publisher/CEO/editor in chief. 100% freelance written. Monthly consumer magazine covering suspense, mystery, thriller, and horror genres. Estab. 2007. Pays on acceptance. Pays 100% kill fee. Publishes ms 6-9 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time is 6-9 months. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1-2 weeks to queries; 2-3 months to mss.
NONFICTION Query. Length: 1,000-3,000 words. Pays commissions only, by assignment only.
COLUMNS Book Reviews (reviews for newly released fiction); Graphic Novel Reviews (reviews for comic books/graphic novels), 250-1,000 words. Buys 6-12 mss/year mss/year. Query. Pays by assignment only.
FICTION Needs horror, mystery, suspense, thrillers. No explicit scenes. Buys 15-30 mss/year. Submit story in body of e-mail. “Attachments will not be opened.” Length: 1,500-5,000 words.
ALTERNATIVES JOURNAL195 King Street West, Kitchener ON N2G 1B1 Canada. (519)888-4505. E-mail: megan@alternativesjournal.ca; david@alternativesjournal.ca. Website: www.alternativesjournal.ca. Contact: Megan Nourse, editorial manager, David McConnachie, publisher. 90% freelance written. Magazine published 4 times/year with special issue(s) covering international environmental issues. “Alternatives Journal, Canada’s national environmental magazine, delivers thoughtful analysis and intelligent debate on Canadian and world environmental issues, the latest news and ideas, as well as profiles of environmental leaders who are making a difference. A/J is a quarterly+ magazine featuring bright, lively writing by the nation’s foremost environmental thinkers and researchers. A/J offers a vision of a more sustainable future as well as the tools needed to take us there.” Estab. 1971. Circ. 5,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 50% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 5 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 7 months. Submit seasonal material 5 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail, online submission form. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Sample copy free for Canadian writers only. Guidelines available on website.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, expose, how-to, humor, interview, opinion, photo feature, profile, reviews, technical, we accept the above categories. We prefer that you pitch a story rather than sending a full unsolicited article. Buys 50 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 800-3,000 words. Pays $.10/word (Canadian).
5000 W. Carefree Hwy., Phoenix AZ 85086. (800)777-0015. E-mail: awv@azgfd.gov; hrayment@azgfd.gov. Website: www.azgfd.gov/magazine. Contact: Heidi Rayment. 50% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering Arizona wildlife, wildlife management, and outdoor recreation (specifically hunting, fishing, wildlife watching, boating and off-highway vehicle recreation). “Arizona Wildlife Views is a general interest magazine about Arizona wildlife, wildlife management and outdoor recreation. We publish material that conforms to the mission and policies of the Arizona Game and Fish Department. In addition to Arizona wildlife and wildlife management, topics include habitat issues, outdoor recreation involving wildlife, boating, fishing, hunting, bird-watching, animal observation, off-highway vehicle use, etc., and historical articles about wildlife and wildlife management.” Circ. 22,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 10 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 1 year. Submit seasonal material 2 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy free. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical, how-to, interview, photo feature, technical. Does not want “Me and Joe” articles, anthropomorphism of wildlife, or opinionated pieces not based on confirmable facts. Buys 20 mss/year. Query. Length: 1,000-2,500 words. Pays $450-800.
THE ATLANTIC SALMON JOURNALThe Atlantic Salmon Federation, P.O. Box 5200, St. Andrews NB E5B 3S8 Canada. (514)457-8737. Fax: (506)529-1070. E-mail: savesalmon@asf.ca; martinsilverstone@videotron.ca. Website: www.asf.ca. Contact: Martin Silverstone, editor. 50-68% freelance written. Quarterly magazine covering conservation efforts for the Atlantic salmon, catering to the dedicated angler and conservationist. Circ. 11,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 months to queries. Sample copy for 9x12 SAE with $1 (Canadian), or IRC. Guidelines free.
NONFICTION Needs historical, how-to, humor, interview, new product, opinion, personal experience, photo feature, technical. Buys 15-20 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 2,000 words. Pays $400-800 for articles with photos.
COLUMNS Fit To Be Tied (conservation issues and salmon research; the design, construction, and success of specific flies); interesting characters in the sport and opinion pieces by knowledgeable writers, 900 words; Casting Around (short, informative, entertaining reports, book reviews, and quotes from the world of Atlantic salmon angling and conservation). Query. Pays $50-300.
P.O. Box 110, Marietta OH 45750. (740)373-5285; (800)879-2473. E-mail: editor@birdwatchersdigest.com; submissions@birdwatchersdigest.com. Website: www.birdwatchersdigest.com. Contact: Bill Thompson III, editor. 60% freelance written. Bimonthly, digest-sized magazine covering birds, bird watching, travel for birding and natural history. BWD is a nontechnical magazine interpreting ornithological material for amateur observers, including the knowledgeable birder, the serious novice and the backyard bird watcher; strives to provide good reading and good ornithology. Works with a small number of new/unpublished writers each year. Estab. 1978. Circ. 42,000. Byline given. Pays after publication. Publishes ms an average of 2 years after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds within 4 weeks to queries. Sample copy for $4.99 plus shipping or access online. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, how-to, humor, personal experience, travel. No articles on domestic, pet or caged birds, or raising a baby bird. Buys 30-40 mss/year. “We gladly accept e-mail queries and ms submissions. When submitting by e-mail, please use the subject line 'Submission—[your topic].' Attach your submission to your e-mail in either MS Word (.doc) or RichText Format (.rtf). Please include full contact information on every page. Decision within 4 months.” Length: 600-2,500 words. Pays up to $200.
BIRDWATCHINGMadavor Media, LLC, BirdWatching Editorial Dept., 25 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 404, Braintree MA 02184. E-mail: mail@birdwatchingdaily.com. Website: www.birdwatchingdaily.com. Bimonthly magazine for birdwatchers who actively look for wild birds in the field. “BirdWatching concentrates on where to find, how to attract, and how to identify wild birds, and on how to understand what they do.” Estab. 1987. Circ. 40,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, how-to, interview, personal experience, photo feature, travel. No poetry, fiction, or puzzles. Buys 12 mss/year. Query by mail or e-mail with published clips. Length: 500-2,400 words. Pays $200-400.
EARTH ISLAND JOURNALEarth Island Institute, 2150 Allston Way, Suite 460, Berkeley CA 94704. E-mail: submissions@earthisland.org. Website: www.earthislandjournal.org. 80% freelance written. Quarterly magazine covering the environment/ecology. Earth Island Journal, published quarterly, “combines investigative journalism and thought-provoking essays that make the subtle but profound connections between the environment and other contemporary issues.” Estab. 1985. Circ. 10,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. 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. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries and mss. Sample copy online. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, expose, general interest, interview, opinion, personal experience, photo feature. “We do not want product pitches, services, or company news.” Buys 20 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 750-4,000 words. Pays 25¢/word.
COLUMNS Voices (first-person reflection about the environment in a person's life), 750 words. Buys 4 mss/year. Query. Pays $50.
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS119 Grand Ave., P.O. Box 1090, Paonia CO 81428. (970)527-4898. E-mail: brianc@hcn.org; cindy@hcn.org. E-mail: editor@hcn.org; photos@hcn.org. Website: www.hcn.org. Contact: Brian Calvert, managing editor; Cindy Wehling, art director. 70% freelance written. Biweekly nonprofit magazine covering environment, rural communities, and natural resource issues in 11 western states for environmentalists, politicians, companies, college classes, government agencies, grass roots activists, public land managers, etc. Estab. 1970. Circ. 25,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers kill fee of 1⁄3 of agreed rate. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 weeks to queries. Sample copy online. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Buys 100 mss/year. Query. Length: up to 2,400 words. Pays 50¢-$1.50/word.
COLUMNS Back-Page Essay, 700-900 words; Writers on the Range (taut and pithy opinion pieces). Submit back-page essay queries to Michelle Nijhuis (michelle@hcn.org); submit Writers on the Range pieces to Betsy Marston (betsym@hsn.org).
MINNESOTA CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERMinnesota Department of Natural Resources, 500 Lafeyette Rd., St. Paul MN 55155-4046. Website: www.dnr.state.mn.us/magazine. 50% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering Minnesota natural resources, wildlife, natural history, outdoor recreation, and land use. “Minnesota Conservation Volunteer is a donor-supported magazine advocating conservation and careful use of Minnesota’s natural resources. Material must reflect an appreciation of nature and an ethic of care for the environment. We rely on a variety of sources in our reporting. More than 130,000 Minnesota households, businesses, schools, and other groups subscribe to this conservation magazine.” Estab. 1940. Circ. 131,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. Offers 30% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 9 months. Submit seasonal material 9 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy free or on website. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs essays, expose, general interest, historical, humor, interview, opinion, personal experience, photo feature, Young Naturalists for children. Rarely publishes poetry or uncritical advocacy. Buys 12 mss/year. Query with published clips for features and Field Notes; send full ms for essays. Length: 300-1,800 words. Pays 50¢/word for features and essays.
COLUMNS Close Encounters (unusual, exciting, or humorous personal wildlife experience in Minnesota), up to 1,500 words; Sense of Place (first- or third-person essay developing character of a Minnesota place), up to 1,500 words; Viewpoint (well-researched and well-reasoned opinion piece), up to 1,500 words; Minnesota Profile (concise description of emblematic state species or geographic feature), 400 words. Buys 12 mss/year. Query with published clips. Pays 50¢/word.
NATURENature Publishing Group, The Macmillan Building, 4 Crinan St., London N1 9XW United Kingdom. (44)(207)833-4000. Fax: (44)(207)843-4596. E-mail: nature@nature.com. Website: www.nature.com/nature. 5% freelance written. Weekly magazine covering multidisplinary science. Nature is the number one multidisciplinary journal of science, publishing News, Views, Commentary, Reviews, and ground-breaking research. Estab. 1869. Circ. 60,000. Byline given. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds to ms in 1 week. Guidelines online.
NORTHERN WOODLANDS MAGAZINECenter for Woodlands Education, Inc., 1776 Center Rd., P.O. Box 471, Corinth VT 05039-0471. (802)439-6292; (800)290-5232. Fax: (802)368-1053. E-mail: dave@northernwoodlands.org; mail@northernwoodlands.org. Website: www.northernwoodlands.org. 40-60% freelance written. Quarterly magazine covering natural history, conservation, and forest management in the Northeast. “Northern Woodlands strives to inspire landowners’ sense of stewardship by increasing their awareness of the natural history and the principles of conservation and forestry that are directly related to their land. We also hope to increase the public’s awareness of the social, economic, and environmental benefits of a working forest.” Estab. 1994. Circ. 15,000. Byline given. Pays 1 month prior to publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 6 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries. Responds in 1-2 months to mss. Sample copy and guidelines online.
NONFICTION No product reviews, first-person travelogues, “cute” animal stories, opinion, or advocacy pieces. Buys 15-20 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 500-3,000 words. Pay varies per piece.
SIERRA85 Second St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco CA 94105. Website: www.sierraclub.org. Estab. 1893. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 6-8 weeks. Sample copy for $5 and SASE, or on. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION “Sierra is looking for strong, well-researched, literate nonfiction storytelling about significant environmental and conservation issues, adventure travel, nature, self-propelled sports, and trends in green living. Writers should look for ways to cast new light on well-established issues. We look for stories of national or international significance; local issues, while sometimes useful as examples of broader trends, are seldom of interest in themselves. We are always looking for adventure-travel pieces that weave events, discoveries, and environmental insights into the narrative. We are more interested in showcasing environmental solutions than adding to the list of environmental problems. We publish dramatic investigative stories that have the potential to reach a broad audience. Nonfiction essays on the natural world are welcome too. Features often focus on aspects of the Sierra Club’s work, but few subjects are taboo. For more information about the Club’s current campaigns, visit sierraclub.org. We do not want descriptive wildlife articles unless larger conservation issues figure strongly in the story. We are not interested in editorials, general essays about environmentalism, or highly technical writing. We do not publish unsolicited cartoons, poetry, or fiction; please do not submit works in these genres.” Buys 30-36 mss/year. Well-researched, tightly focused queries should be submitted to Submissions.Sierra@sierraclub.org. Phone calls are strongly discouraged. “Please do not send slides, prints, or other artwork. If photos or illustrations are required for your submission, we will request them when your work is accepted for publication.” Length: 500-4,000 words. Features: “Feature lengths range from 500 words to (rarely) 4,000 words or more with payment starting at about 75 cents a word and rising to considerably more for well-known writers with crackerjack credentials.” Departments: “Articles are 100 to 1,500 words in length; payment is $50 to $1,000 unless otherwise noted. Payment for all articles is on acceptance, which is contingent on a favorable review of the manuscript by our editorial staff, and by knowledgeable outside reviewers, where appropriate. Kill fees are negotiated when a story is assigned.”
Terrain.org, P.O. Box 19161, Tucson AZ 85731-9161. E-mail: contact2@terrain.org. Website: www.terrain.org. Reviews Editor address: P.O. Box 51332, Irvine CA 92619-1332. Contact: Simmons B. Buntin, editor in chief. Covers how environment influences us. Also publishes literary essays, literary criticism, book reviews, poetry, articles, and artwork. Terrain.org is based on, and thus welcomes quality submissions from, new and experienced authors and artists alike. Our online journal accepts only the finest poetry, essays, fiction, articles, artwork, and other contributions' material that reaches deep into the earth's fiery core, or humanity's incalculable core, and brings forth new insights and wisdom. Terrain.org is searching for that interface—the integration among the built and natural environments, that might be called the soul of place. The works contained within Terrain.org ultimately examine the physical realm around us and how those environments influence us and each other physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.” Publishes mss 5 weeks-18 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by online submission form. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; in 4 months to mss. Sometimes comments on/critiques rejected mss. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Does not want erotica. Accepts submissions online at sub.terrain.org. Include brief bio. Send complete ms with cover letter. Length: 1,500-6,000 words. Average length: 5,000 words.
FICTION Needs adventure, experimental, historical, horror, humorous, science fiction, suspense. Does not want erotica. Accepts submissions online at sub.terrain.org. Include brief bio. Send complete ms with cover letter. Reads September 1-May 30 for regular submissions; contest submissions open year round. Length: up to 6,000 words. Average length: 5,000 words. Publishes short shorts. Average length of short shorts: 750 words.
POETRY Accepts submissions online at sub.terrain.org. Include brief bio. Send complete ms with cover letter. No erotica. Submit maximum 2-6 poems. Length: open.
Future Network USA, 1 Lombard St., Suite 200, San Francisco CA 94111. E-mail: wesley@pcgamer; tyler@pcgamer. Website: www.pcgamer.com. “PC Gamer is the global authority on PC games. For more than 20 years we have delivered unrivaled coverage, in print and online, of every aspect of PC gaming.” No kill fee. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, new product. Query.
134 Main St., Watertown MA 02472. (617)924-9044. E-mail: editor@tekka.net. E-mail: bernstein@eastgate.com. Website: www.tekka.net. Contact: Mark Bernstein, publisher. “Tekka takes a close look at serious ideas that intertwingle computing and expression: hypertext, new media, software aesthetics, and the changing world that lies beyond the new economy. Tekka is always seeking new writers who can enhance our understanding, tempt our palate, and help explore new worlds and advance the state of the art. We welcome proposals for incisive, original features, reviews, and profiles from freelance writers. Our rates vary by length, department, and editorial requirements but are generally in line with the best Web magazines. We welcome proposals from scholars as well. We also publish short hypertext fiction, as well as fiction that explores the future of reading, writing, media, and computing. Estab. 2003. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions.
NONFICTION Needs reviews. Query. Pay rates vary.
FICTION hypertext, fiction that explores the future of reading, writing, media, and computing. Query. Pay rates vary.
Condé Nast Publications, 520 Third St., 3rd Floor, San Francisco CA 94107-1815. E-mail: submit@wired.com. Website: www.wired.com. Contact: Joe Brown, executive editor. 95% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering technology and digital culture. Covers the digital revolution and related advances in computers, communications, and lifestyles. Estab. 1993. Circ. 500,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 25% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 months. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 weeks to queries. Sample copy: $4.95. Guidelines by e-mail.
NONFICTION Needs essays, interview, opinion. No poetry or trade articles. Query.
Prescott AZ (928) 515-1729. E-mail: editor.sales@apogeephoto.com. E-mail: editor.sales@apogeephoto.com. Website: apogeephoto.com. Contact: Marla Meier, Owner. “A free online magazine designed to inspire, educate and inform photographers of all ages and levels. Hundreds of articles, columns and tips covering a wide range of photo topics. Find listings of photo workshops and tours, camera clubs, and books. Submit your articles for publication.” Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions.
NONFICTION Needs essays, general interest, how-to, inspirational, interview, new product, photo feature, profile, reviews, technical, travel. Accepts well-written articles with 600-1,200 words on any photography related subject geared towards the beginner to advanced photographer. Articles must be accompanied by a minimum of 6 high quality photographs. Format and photo details will be given via e-mail upon acceptance of terms.
813 Reddick St., Santa Barbara CA 93103. (805)963-0439, ext. 240. Fax: (805)965-0496. E-mail: julie@serbin.com. Website: www.pfmagazine.com. Contact: Julie Simpson, managing editor. Quarterly magazine for the serious student and emerging professional photographer. Includes feature articles on historic and contemporary photographers, interviews, book reviews, workshop listings, and new products. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions.
NONFICTION Needs historical, interview, new product, photo feature, profile, reviews.
Bonnier Corporation, 460 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 200, Winter Park FL 32789. (407)628-4802. Fax: (407)628-7061. E-mail: mleuchter@hfmus.com; popeditor@hfmus.com. Website: www.popularphotography.com. Contact: Miriam Leuchter, managing editor. Monthly magazine edited for amateur to professional photographers. Provides incisive instructional articles, authoritative tests of photographic equipment; covers still and digital imaging; travel, color, nature, and large-format columns, plus up-to-date industry information. Estab. 1937. Circ. 450,000. No kill fee. Editorial lead time 2 months. Accepts simultaneous submissions.
VIDEOMAKERVideomaker, Inc., York Publishing, 645 Mangrove Ave, Chico CA 95926-3946. (530)891-8410. Fax: (530)891-8443. E-mail: editor@videomaker.com. Website: www.videomaker.com. Monthly magazine covering audio and video production, camcorders, editing, computer video, DVDs. Estab. 1985. Circ. 57,814. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 5 months. Submit seasonal material 5 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 weeks to queries. Sample copy and writer's Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs how-to, technical. Special issues: Annual Buyer's Guide in October (13th issue of the year). Buys 34 mss/year. Query. Length: 900-2,000 words. Pays $100-300. Limit agreed upon in advance.
COMMONWEALCommonweal Foundation, 475 Riverside Dr., Room 405, New York NY 10115. (212)662-4200. Fax: (212)662-4183. E-mail: editors@commonwealmagazine.org. Website: www.commonwealmagazine.org. Contact: Paul Baumann, editor; Tiina Aleman, production editor. Biweekly journal of opinion edited by Catholic lay people, dealing with topical issues of the day on public affairs, religion, literature, and the arts. Estab. 1924. Circ. 20,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 months to queries. Sample copy free. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs essays, general interest, interview, personal experience, religious. Buys 30 mss/year. Query with published clips. Commonweal welcomes original manuscripts dealing with topical issues of the day on public affairs, religion, literature, and the arts. Looks for articles that are timely, accurate, and well written. Length: 2,000-3,000 words for features. Pays $200-300 for longer mss; $100-200 for shorter pieces.
COLUMNS Upfronts: (750-1,000 words) brief, newsy reportorials, giving facts, information and some interpretation behind the headlines of the day; Last Word: (750 words) usually of a personal nature, on some aspect of the human condition: spiritual, individual, political, or social.
POETRY Needs free verse, traditional. Commonweal, published every 2 weeks, is a Catholic general interest magazine for college-educated readers. Does not publish inspirational poems. Buys 20 poems/year. Length: no more than 75 lines. Pays 75¢/line plus 2 contributor's copies. Acquires all rights. Returns rights when requested by the author.
THE FREEMAN: IDEAS ON LIBERTY1718 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1048, Atlanta GA 30309 United States. (404)554-9980. Fax: (404)393-3142. E-mail: freeman@fee.org. E-mail: editor@fee.org. Website: fee.org. James Anderson, deputy publisher. Contact: B.K. Marcus, editor. 85% freelance written. Monthly publication for the layman and fairly advanced students of liberty. Estab. 1946. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes online within weeks. Some online articles are also published in the quarterly print edition. Accepts queries by e-mail. Guidelines available on website.
NONFICTION Buys 100 mss/year. Query with SASE. Length: 3,500 words. Pays 10¢/word.
33 Irving Place, 8th Floor, New York NY 10003. E-mail: submissions@thenation.com. Website: www.thenation.com. Steven Brower, art director. Contact: Roane Carey, managing editory; Ange Mlinko, poetry editor. The Nation, published weekly, is a journal of left/liberal opinion, with arts coverage that includes poetry. The only requirement for poetry is excellence. Estab. 1865. Circ. 100,000. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION civil liberties, civil rights, labor, economics, environmental, feminist issues, politics, the arts. Queries accepted via online form. Length: 750-2,500 words. Pays $150-500, depending on length.
POETRY Contact: Ange Mliko, poetry editor. “Please e-mail poems in a single PDF attachment to PoemNationSubmit@gmail.com. Submissions are not accepted from June 1-September 15.” Buys 6 poems/year. Submit maximum 3 poems.
THE PROGRESSIVE30 W. Mifflin Street, Suite 703, Madison WI 53703. (608)257-4626. E-mail: editorial@progressive.org. Website: www.progressive.org. Contact: Elizabeth Kunze, Office Manager. 75% freelance written. Monthly magazine of investigative reporting, political commentary, cultural coverage, activism, interviews, poetry, and humor. It steadfastly stands against militarism, the concentration of power in corporate hands, and the disenfranchisement of the citizenry. It champions peace, social and economic justice, civil rights, civil liberties, human rights, a preserved environment, and a reinvigorated democracy. Its bedrock values are nonviolence and freedom of speech. Estab. 1909. Byline given. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 weeks after acceptance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries. Sample copy for 9x12 SASE with 4 first-class stamps or sample articles online. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Query. Length: 500-4,000 words. Pays $500-1,300.
POETRY Publishes 1 original poem a month. “We prefer poems that connect up—in 1 fashion or another, however obliquely—with political concerns.” Pays $150.
REASONReason Foundation, 5737 Mesmer Ave., Los Angeles CA 90230. (310)391-2245. Fax: (310)390-8986. E-mail: bdoherty@reason.com. Website: www.reason.com. 30% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering politics, current events, culture, ideas. Reason covers politics, culture and ideas from a dynamic libertarian perspective. It features reported works, opinion pieces, and book reviews. Estab. 1968. Circ. 55,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers kill fee. Editorial lead time 2 months. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 6 weeks to queries. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy for $4. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, expose, general interest, humor, interview, opinion. No products, personal experience, how-to, travel. Buys 50-60 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 850-5,000 words. Payment varies.
WASHINGTON MONTHLYThe Washington Monthly Co., 1200 18th St. NW, Suite 330, Washington DC 20036. E-mail: editors@washingtonmonthly.com. Website: www.washingtonmonthly.com. 50% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering politics, policy, media. We are a neo-liberal publication with a long history and specific views—please read our magazine before submitting. Estab. 1969. Circ. 28,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No 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, fax, phone. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 weeks to queries. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy for 11×17 SAE with 5 first-class stamps or by e-mail. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, expose, general interest, historical, interview, opinion, personal experience, technical, first-person political. No humor, how-to, or generalized articles. Buys 20 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 1,500-5,000 words. Pays 10¢/word.
COLUMNS 10 Miles Square (about DC); On Political Books, Booknotes (both reviews of current political books), 1,500-3,000 words. Buys 10 mss/year. Query with published clips or send complete ms. Pays 10¢/word.
ALABAMA HERITAGEUniversity of Alabama, Box 870342, Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0342. (205)348-7467. Fax: (205)348-7473. E-mail: reyno031@bama.ua.edu. Website: www.alabamaheritage.com. Contact: Susan Reynolds, associate editor. 90% freelance written. Alabama Heritage is a nonprofit historical quarterly published by the University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Archives and History for the intelligent lay reader. “We are interested in lively, well-written, and thoroughly researched articles on Alabama/Southern history and culture. Readability and accuracy are essential.” Estab. 1986. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION “We do not publish fiction, poetry, articles on current events or living artists, and personal/family reminiscences.” Query. Length: 750-4,000 words. Pays $50-350.
ALABAMA LIVINGAlabama Rural Electric Association, 340 TechnaCenter Dr., Montgomery AL 36117. (800)410-2737. Website: www.alabamaliving.com. Contact: Lenore Vickrey, editor; Michael Cornelison, art director. 80% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering topics of interest to rural and suburban Alabamians. “Our magazine is an editorially balanced, informational and educational service to members of rural electric cooperatives. Our mix regularly includes Alabama history, Alabama features, gardening, outdoor, and consumer pieces.” Estab. 1948. Circ. 400,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. No kill fee. Editorial lead time 4 months. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries. Sample copy free.
NONFICTION Needs historical. Special issues: Gardening (March); Travel (April); Home Improvement (May); Holiday Recipes (December). Buys 20 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 500-750 words. Pays $250 minimum for assigned articles. Pays $150 minimum for unsolicited articles.
PMT Publishing, P.O. Box 66200, Mobile AL 36660. (251)473-6269. Fax: (251)479-8822. E-mail: careers@pmtpublishing.com. Website: www.mobilebaymonthly.com. Contact: Mallory Boykin, assistant editor. 25% freelance written. Mobile Bay Monthly is a monthly lifestyle magazine for the South Alabama/Gulf Coast region focusing on the people, ideas, issues, arts, homes, food, culture, and businesses that make Mobile Bay an interesting place. Estab. 1990. Circ. 10,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 4 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical, how-to, interview, personal experience, photo feature, travel. Query with résumé, cover letter, and published clips. Stories must be about something along the Gulf Coast. Length: 1,200-3,000 words.
ALASKA301 Arctic Slope Ave., Suite 300, Anchorage AK 99518-3035. E-mail: editor@alaskamagazine.com. Website: www.alaskamagazine.com. Contact: Michelle Theall, editor; Corrynn Cochran, photo editor. 70% freelance written. Eager to work with new/unpublished writers. Magazine published 10 times/year covering topics uniquely Alaskan. Estab. 1935. Circ. 180,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 months to queries and to mss. Sample copy: $4.99 and 9x12 SASE with 7 first-class stamps. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs historical, humor, interview, personal experience, photo feature. No fiction or poetry. Buys 40 mss/year. Query. Length: 700-2,000 words Pays $100-1,250
COLUMNS Escape (gives readers a reason to get out and explore the Last Frontier); Outdoors (features a variety of Alaska outdoor subjects, including fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, birding, adventure sports, and extreme activities); Alaska History; Alaska Native Culture; all 800-1,000 words. Query.
TRENDS MAGAZINETrends Publishing, 5685 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite E160, Scottsdale AZ 85250. (480)990-9007. Fax: (480)990-0048. E-mail: editor@trendspublishing.com. Website: www.trendspublishing.com. Contact: Bill Dougherty, publisher. 20% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering society, affluent lifestyle, luxury goods and services. Trends Magazine has a focus on the affluent community, especially in Arizona. Estab. 1982. Circ. 45,000. Byline given. Offers 100% kill fee. Editorial lead time 2-3 months. Submit seasonal material 2-3 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax, phone. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month. Sample copy free. Guidelines by e-mail.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, humor, interview, travel. Does not want technical, religious, or political. Query with published clips. Length: 700-1,200 words. Pays $350-600.
TUCSON LIFESTYLEConley Publishing Group, Ltd., Suite 12, 7000 E. Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson AZ 85715-5318. (520)721-2929. Fax: (520)721-8665. E-mail: scott@tucsonlifestyle.com. Website: www.tucsonlifestyle.com. Contact: Scott Barker, executive editor. 90% freelance written. Prefers to work with published/established writers. Monthly magazine covering Southern Arizona-related events and topics. Estab. 1982. Circ. 32,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 months to queries; in 3 months to mss. Sample copy: $3.99, plus $3 postage. Guidelines free.
NONFICTION “Avoid obvious tourist attractions and information that most residents of the Southwest are likely to know. No anecdotes masquerading as articles. Not interested in fish-out-of-water, Easterner-visiting-the-Old-West pieces.” Buys 20 mss/year. Pays $50-500.
CARLSBAD MAGAZINEWheelhouse Media, P.O. Box 2089, Carlsbad CA 92018. (760)729-9099. Fax: (760)729-9011. E-mail: tim@wheelhousemedia.com. Website: www.clickoncarlsbad.com. Contact: Tim Wrisley. 80% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering people, places, events, arts in Carlsbad, California. “We are a regional magazine highlighting all things pertaining specifically to Carlsbad. We focus on history, events, people, and places that make Carlsbad interesting and unique. Our audience is both Carlsbad residents and visitors or anyone interested in learning more about Carlsbad. We favor a conversational tone that still adheres to standard rules of writing.” Estab. 2004. Circ. 35,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 4 months. Submit seasonal material 6-12 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 months to queries and mss. Sample copy: $2.31. Guidelines by e-mail.
NONFICTION Needs historical, interview. Does not want self-promoting articles for individuals or businesses, real estate how-tos, advertorials. Buys 3 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 300-2,700 words. Pays 20-30¢/word for assigned articles. Pays 20¢/word for unsolicited articles.
COLUMNS Carlsbad Arts (people, places, or things related to cultural arts in Carlsbad); Happenings (events that take place in Carlsbad); Carlsbad Character (unique Carlsbad residents who have contributed to Carlsbad's character); Commerce (Carlsbad business profiles); Surf Scene (subjects pertaining to the beach/surf in Carlsbad), all 500-700 words. Garden (Carlsbad garden feature); Home (Carlsbad home feature), both 700-1,200 words. Buys 60 mss/year. Query with published clips. Pays $50 flat fee or 20¢/word.
THE EAST BAY MONTHLYTelegraph Media, 1305 Franklin St., Suite 501, Oakland CA 94612. (510)238-9101. Fax: (510)238-9163. Website: www.themonthly.com. Andreas Jones, art director. 95% freelance written. Monthly general interest tabloid covering the San Francisco Bay Area. “We feature distinctive, intelligent articles of interest to East Bay readers.” Estab. 1970. Circ. 62,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Editorial lead time 2+ months. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries. Responds in 1 month to mss. Sample copy for $3. Writer's guidelines for #10 SASE or by e-mail.
NONFICTION No fiction or poetry. Query with published clips. Length: 1,000-3,000 words. Pays $100-500.
COLUMNS First Person, 2,000 words. Query with published clips.
GUESTLIFEDesert Publications, Inc., 303 N. Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs CA 92262. (760)325-2333. Fax: (760)325-7008. Website: www.guestlife.com. 95% freelance written. Annual prestige hotel room magazine covering history, highlights, and activities of the area named (i.e., Monterey Bay GuestLife). GuestLife focuses on its respective area and is placed in hotel rooms in that area for the affluent vacationer. Estab. 1979. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers negotiable kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 9 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 6 months. Submit seasonal material 8 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries; in 1 month to mss. Sample copy: $10.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical, photo feature, travel. Buys 3 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 300-1,500 words. Pays $100-500.
FILLERS Needs facts. Buys 3 mss/year. Length: 50-100 words. Pays $50-100.
NOB HILL GAZETTENob Hill Gazette, Inc., 950 Mason St., Mezzanine Level, San Francisco CA 94108. (415)227-0190. E-mail: fred@nobhillgazette.com. Website: www.nobhillgazette.com. Contact: Fred Albert, editor. 95% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering upscale lifestyles in the Bay Area. “The Gazette caters to the tastes and lifestyle of an upscale audience. Our main purpose is to publicize events that raise millions of dollars for local cultural programs and charities, and to recognize the dedicated volunteers who work behind the scenes. With publisher Lois Lehrman at the helm, each trendsetting issue of our monthly magazine includes about 150 photos and 15 or more local interest stories. Our features, often 'tongue-in-chic,' cover fashion, beauty, food, wine, finance, arts, travel, health, history, interiors, profiles, and much, much more.” Estab. 1978. Circ. 64,000. Byline given. Pays on 15th of month following publication. Offers $50 kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 1-2 months. Submit seasonal material 1-2 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; 2 months to mss. Sample copy online. Guidelines free.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical, interview, opinion. Does not want anything commercial (from a business or with a product to sell), profiles of people not active in the community, anything technical, anything on people or events not in the Bay Area. Buys 75 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 800-1,000 words. Pays $150.
COLUMNS “All our columnists are freelancers, but they write for us regularly, so we don't take other submissions relating to their topics.”
PALM SPRINGS LIFEDesert Publications, Inc., 303 N. Indian Canyon, Palm Springs CA 92262. (760)325-2333. Fax: (760)325-7008. Website: www.palmspringslife.com. Contact: Olga Reyes, managing editor. 80% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering affluent Palm Springs-area desert resort communities. Palm Springs Life celebrates the good life. Estab. 1958. Circ. 20,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers negotiable kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 4-6 weeks to queries. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, interview, feature stories, celebrity, fashion, spa, epicurean. Query with published clips. Length: 500-2,500 words. Pays $100-500.
COLUMNS The Good Life (art, fashion, fine dining, philanthropy, entertainment, luxury living, luxury auto, architecture), 250-750 words. Buys 12 mss/year. Query with or without published clips. Pays $200-350.
SACRAMENTO MAGAZINESacramento Magazines Corp., 231 Lathrop Way, Suite A, Sacramento CA 95815. (916)426-1720. Website: www.sacmag.com. Publisher: Joe Chiodo. 80% freelance written. Works with a small number of new/unpublished writers each year. Monthly magazine with a strictly local angle on local issues, human interest and consumer items for readers in the middle to high income brackets. Prefers to work with writers local to Sacramento area. Estab. 1975. Circ. 50,000. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 months.
NONFICTION Buys 5 unsolicited features mss/year. Query. 1,500-3,000 words, depending on author, subject matter and treatment. Pays $400 and up.
COLUMNS Business, home and garden, first person essays, regional travel, gourmet, profile, sports, city arts, health, home and garden, profiles of local people (1,000-1,800 words); UpFront (250-300 words). Pays $600-800.
SAN DIEGO MAGAZINESan Diego Magazine Publishing Co., 707 Broadway, Suite 1100, San Diego CA 92101-7901. (619)230-9292. Fax: (619)230-0490. E-mail: erin@sandiegomagazine.com. Website: www.sandiegomagazine.com. Contact: Erin Chambers Smith, editor. 30% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering San Diego. “We produce informative and entertaining features and investigative reports about politics; community and neighborhood issues; lifestyle; sports; design; dining; arts; and other facets of life in San Diego.” Estab. 1948. Circ. 55,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 25% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 2 months. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Accepts simultaneous submissions.
NONFICTION Needs expose, general interest, historical, how-to, interview, travel, lifestyle. Buys 12-24 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 1,000-3,000 words. Pays $250-750.
PHOTOS State availability. Offers no additional payment for photos accepted with ms. Buys one time rights.
SAN FRANCISCOModern Luxury, 55 Francisco St., Suite 100, San Francisco CA 94133. (415)398-2800. E-mail: preulbach@modernluxury.com. Website: modernluxury.com/san-francisco. Contact: Paul Reulbach. 50% freelance written. Prefers to work with published/established writers. Monthly city/regional magazine. Estab. 1968. Circ. 180,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 25% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 5 months in advance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 months.
NONFICTION Needs interview, travel. Query with published clips. Length: 200-4,000 words. Pays $100-2,000 and some expenses.
CANADA'S HISTORYBryce Hall, Main Floor, 515 Portage Ave., Winnipeg MB R3B 2E9 Canada. (204)988-9300, ext. 219. Fax: (204)988-9309. E-mail: editors@canadashistory.ca. Website: www.canadashistory.ca. 50% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering Canadian history. Estab. 1920. Circ. 46,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. Offers $200 kill fee. Editorial lead time 4 months. Submit seasonal material 8 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 6 weeks to queries; in 2 months to mss. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Subject matter covers the whole range of Canadian history, with emphasis on social history, politics, exploration, discovery and settlement, aboriginal peoples, business & trade, war, culture, and sport. Does not want anything unrelated to Canadian history. No memoirs. Buys 30 mss/year. Query with the word query in the subject line if using e-mail; include published clips, SASE if using postal mail. Length: 600-3,500 words. Pays 50¢/word for major features.
COLUMNS Currents (news items that alert readers to history-related events, community action, exhibits, trends, websites, historical research and the like), 400 words; Getaway (a history weekend getaway with 3-5 history-linked attractions), 600 words; Moment (features a singular event or incident that can be pinpointed to a day, ideally even the time of day, presented as a snapshot in time), 500 words; Your Story (readers' firsthand experiences with an historic event or personage), 1,000 words. Buys 15 mss/year. Query. Pays $125.
THE CANADIAN CO-OPERATORLE COOPÉRATEUR, Atlantic Co-operative Publishers, 500 St. George St., Moncton NB E1C 1Y3 Canada. E-mail: editor@theatlanticco-operator.coop. Website: www.creativecoop.ca. Contact: Rayanne Brennan, editor in chief. 95% freelance written. Bimonthly, bilingual, and national online and print magazine covering co-operatives. Estab. 1933. Byline given. Pays on publication. No 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 mail, e-mail, fax. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 weeks to queries.
NONFICTION Needs expose, general interest, historical, interview. No political stories, economical stories, sports. Buys 90 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 500-2,000 words. Pays 22¢/word.
COLUMNS Health and Lifestyle (anything from recipes to travel), 800 words; International Page (co-operatives in developing countries, good ideas from around the world). Buys 10 mss/year. Query with published clips.
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC1155 Lola St., Suite 200, Ottawa ON K1K 4C1 Canada. (613)745-4629. E-mail: editor@canadiangeographic.ca. Website: www.canadiangeographic.ca. 90% freelance written. Works with a small number of new/unpublished writers each year. Bimonthly magazine covering Canada. “Canadian Geographic’s colorful portraits of our ever-changing population show readers just how important the relationship between the people and the land really is.” Estab. 1930. Circ. 240,000. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal materials 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries.
NONFICTION Needs photo feature, profile, travel. Buys 30 mss/year. Query. Length: 1,500-3,000 words. Pays 80¢/word minimum.
DEVON LIFEArchant South West, Newberry House, Fair Oak Close, Exeter Airport Business Park, Clyst Honiton Exeter EX5 2UL United Kingdom. (01)(3)9288-8413. E-mail: andy.cooper@archant.co.uk. Website: www.devonlife.co.uk. Contact: Andy Cooper, editor. “Devon Life is the county’s number one magazine, and celebrates the best of Devon. We cover everything from food and drink and businesses to art and fashion, and everything in between, ensuring everything has a local angle.” No kill fee. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Sample copy online. Guidelines by e-mail.
NONFICTION Length: 500-750 words/single-page articles; 1,000-1,200 words/two-page articles. Pays £60-75/up to 1,200 words; £40-50/up to 750 words.
EDGE YKVerge Communications Ltd., P.O. Box 2451, Yellowknife NT X1A 2P8 Canada. (867)445-8360. E-mail: editor@edgeyk.ca. Website: www.edgeyk.ca. Contact: Laurie Sarkadi, editor. Magazine published 6 times/year covering life in Yellowknife, NT, Canada. “EDGE YK magazine is a free publication dedicated to showcasing some of the vast creative talent within Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. We’re interested in well-told first-person narrative stories, as well as pieces on the issues, ideas, and people affecting the city’s past, present, and future.” Estab. 2011. Circ. 5,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 50% kill fee. Publishes ms 1 month after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 months. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries; in 2 months to mss. Sample copy and guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, general interest, historical, how-to, humor, interview, nostalgic, opinion, personal experience, photo feature, profile, travel. No fiction. Query. Length: 300-2,000 words. Pays minimum of $100 for assigned and unsolicited articles.
COLUMNS On EDGE Opinion, any topic/slant, approximately 400-600 words. Query. Pays $100.
FICTION “We rarely publish fiction.”
POETRY Needs free verse. “We rarely publish poetry submissions.” Buys 4 poems/year. Submit maximum 1 poems. No minimum or maximum.
HAMILTON MAGAZINETown Media, a division of Sun Media, 940 Main St. W., Hamilton ON L8S 1B1 Canada. (905)522-6117. Fax: (905)769-1105. E-mail: marc.skulnick@sunmedia.ca; erin.stanley@sunmedia.ca. Website: www.hamiltonmagazine.com. Contact: Marc Skulnick, editor; Erin Stanley, deesign. 50% freelance written. Quarterly magazine devoted to the Greater Hamilton and Golden Horseshoe area (Ontario, Canada). “Our mandate: to entertain and inform by spotlighting the best of what our city and region has to offer. We invite readers to take part in a vibrant community by supplying them with authoritative and dynamic coverage of local culture, food, fashion, and design. Each story strives to expand your view of the area, every issue an essential resource for exploring, understanding, and unlocking the region. Packed with insight, intrigue, and suspense, Hamilton Magazine delivers the city to your doorstep.” Estab. 1978. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 50% kill fee. Editorial lead time 2-3 months. Submit seasonal material 2-3 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Responds in 1 week to queries and mss. Sample copy with #10 SASE. Guidelines by e-mail.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, expose, historical, how-to, humor, inspirational, interview, personal experience, photo feature, religious, travel. Does not want generic articles that could appear in any mass-market publication. Send complete ms. Length: 800-2,000 words. Pays $200-1,600 for assigned articles; $100-800 for unsolicited articles.
COLUMNS A&E Art, 1,200-2,000 words; A&E Music, 1,200-2,000 words; A&E Books, 1,200-1,400 words. Buys 12 mss/year. Send complete ms. Pays $200-400.
OUTDOOR CANADA MAGAZINE54 St. Patrick St., Toronto Ontario M5T 1V1 Canada. (416)599-2000. E-mail: editorial@outdoorcanada.ca. Website: www.outdoorcanada.ca. 70% freelance written. Works with a small number of new/unpublished writers each year. Estab. 1972. Circ. 90,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 8 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal ideas 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs how-to, fishing, hunting, outdoor issues, outdoor destinations in Canada. Buys 35-40 mss/year. Does not accept unsolicited mss. 2,500 words Pays 75¢ to ¢1 per word.
FILLERS Buys 30-40 mss/year. Length: 100-500 words.
UP HEREP.O. Box 1350, Yellowknife NT X1A 2N9 Canada. (867)766-6710. Fax: (867)873-9876. E-mail: editor@uphere.ca; photo@uphere.ca. Website: www.uphere.ca. 50% freelance written. Magazine published 8 times/year covering general interest about Canada’s Far North. We publish features, columns, and shorts about people, wildlife, native cultures, travel, and adventure in Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. Be informative, but entertaining. Estab. 1984. Circ. 22,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 50% kill fee. Editorial lead time 6 months. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Sample copy for $4.95 (Canadian) and 9x12 SASE.
NONFICTION Needs essays, general interest, how-to, humor, interview, personal experience, photo feature, technical, travel, lifestyle/culture, historical. Buys 25-30 mss/year. Query. Length: 1,500-3,000 words. Fees are negotiable.
COLUMNS Write for updated guidelines, visit website, or e-mail. Buys 25-30 mss/year. Query with published clips.
Big Earth Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 888, Telluride CO 81435. (970)728-4245. Fax: (866)936-8406. E-mail: deb@telluridemagazine.com. Website: www.telluridemagazine.com. Contact: Deb Dion Kees, editor in chief. 75% freelance written. Telluride: community, events, recreation, ski resort, surrounding region, San Juan Mountains, history, tourism, mountain living. “Telluride Magazine speaks specifically to Telluride and the surrounding mountain environment. Telluride is a resort town supported by the ski industry in winter, festivals in summer, outdoor recreation year round, and the unique lifestyle all of that affords. As a National Historic Landmark District with a colorful mining history, it weaves a tale that readers seek out. The local/visitor interaction is key to Telluride's success in making profiles an important part of the content. Telluriders are an environmentally minded and progressive bunch who appreciate efforts toward sustainability and protecting the natural landscape and wilderness that are the region's number one draw.” Estab. 1982. Circ. 70,000. Byline given. Pays 60 days from publication. Editorial lead time and advance on seasonal submissions is 6 months. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; in 2 months to mss. Sample copy online at website. Guidelines by e-mail.
NONFICTION Needs historical, humor, personal experience, photo feature. No articles about places or adventures other than Telluride. Buys 10 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 1,000-2,000 words. Pays $200-700 for assigned articles; $100-700 for unsolicited articles.
COLUMNS Telluride Turns (news and current topics); Mountain Health (health issues related to mountain sports and living at altitude); Nature Notes (explores the flora, fauna, geology, and climate of San Juan Mountains); Green Bytes (sustainable and environmentally sound ideas and products for home building), all 500 words. Buys 40 mss/year. Query. Pays $50-200.
FICTION “Please contact us; we are very specific about what we will accept.” Needs adventure, historical, humorous, western. Buys 2 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 800-1,200 words.
POETRY Needs Any poetry must reflect mountains or mountain living. Buys 1 poems/year. Length: 3 lines minimum. Pays up to to $100.
FILLERS Wants anecdotes, facts, short humor. Seldom buys fillers. Length: 300-1,000 words. Pays up to $500.
VAIL-BEAVER CREEK MAGAZINERocky Mountain Media, LLC, P.O. Box 1397, Avon CO 81620. (970)476-6600. Fax: (970)845-0069. E-mail: tkatauskas@vailmag.com. Website: www.vailbeavercreekmag.com. Editor: Ted Katauskas. 80% freelance written. Semiannual magazine showcasing the lifestyles and history of the Vail Valley. “We are particularly interested in personality profiles, home and design features, the arts, winter and summer recreation/adventure stories, and environmental articles.” Estab. 1975. Circ. 30,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. Offers 100% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 1 year. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries; 2 months to mss. Guidelines free.
NONFICTION Needs essays, general interest, historical, humor, interview, personal experience, photo feature. Buys 20-25 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 500-3,000 words. Pays 20-30¢/word.
DELAWARE TODAYToday Media, 3301 Lancaster Pike, Suite 5C, Wilmington DE 19805. (302)656-1809. Website: www.delawaretoday.com. Contact: Drew Ostroski, managing editor. 50% freelance written. Monthly magazine geared toward Delaware people, places, and issues. “For more than 50 years, Delaware Today has been the lifestyle authority in the First State. The publication boasts various awards for thoughtful commentary and stunning full-color design. As the state's premier magazine, Delaware Today helps readers make informed decisions to enhance their lives.” Estab. 1962. Circ. 25,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 50% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 months to queries.
NONFICTION Needs historical, interview, photo feature, lifestyles, issues. Special issues: Newcomer's Guide to Delaware. Buys 40 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 100-3,000 words. Pays $50-750.
COLUMNS Business, Health, History, People, all 1,500 words. Buys 24 mss/year. Query with published clips. Pays $150-250.
FILLERS Needs anecdotes, newsbreaks, short humor. Buys 10 mss/year. Length: 100-200 words. Pays $50-75.
WASHINGTON CITY PAPER1400 Eye St. NW, Suite 900, Washington DC 20005. (202)332-2100. Fax: (202)332-8500. E-mail: mail@washingtoncitypaper.com; listings@washingtoncitypaper.com; contact@washingtoncitypaper.com; ccauterucci@washingtoncitypaper.com. E-mail: editor@washingtoncitypaper.com. Website: www.washingtoncitypaper.com. 50% freelance written. Relentlessly local alternative weekly in nation's capital covering city and regional politics, media and arts. No national stories. Estab. 1981. Circ. 95,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers kill fee. Offers 10% kill fee for assigned stories. Publishes ms an average of 6 weeks after acceptance. Editorial lead time 7-10 days. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Buys 100 mss/year. District Line: 800-1,500 words; Covers: 2,500-10,000 words. Pays 10-40¢/word.
COLUMNS Music Writing (eclectic). Buys 100 mss/year. Query with published clips or send complete ms. Pays 10-40¢/word.
THE WASHINGTONIAN1828 L St. NW, Suite 200, Washington DC 20036. (202)296-3600. E-mail: editorial@washingtonian.com. Website: www.washingtonian.com. 20-25% freelance written. Monthly magazine. “Writers should keep in mind that we are a general interest city-and-regional magazine. Nearly all our articles have a hard Washington connection. And, please, no political satire.” Estab. 1965. Circ. 160,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 10 weeks. Accepts queries by mail, fax. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, expose, general interest, historical, interview, personal experience, photo feature, travel. Buys 15-30 mss/year. Query with published clips. Pays 50¢/word.
COLUMNS First Person (personal experience that somehow illuminates life in Washington area), 650-700 words. Buys 9-12 mss/year. Query. Pays $325.
EMERALD COAST MAGAZINERowland Publishing, Inc., 1932 Miccosukee Rd., Tallahassee FL 32308. (850) 878-0554. Fax: (850) 656-1871. E-mail: zwolfgram@rowlandpublishing.com. Website: www.emeraldcoastmagazine.com. 60% freelance written. Bimonthly lifestyle publication celebrating life on Florida's Emerald Coast. All content has an Emerald Coast (Northwest Florida) connection. This includes communities between Pensacola to Panama City. Estab. 2000. Circ. 22,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. No 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. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 months. Guidelines by e-mail.
NONFICTION Needs essays, historical, inspirational, interview, new product, personal experience, photo feature. No fiction, poetry, or travel. No general interest—be Northwest Florida specific. Buys 5 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 500-2,000 words. Pays $100-350.
FT.MYERS MAGAZINEAnd Pat llc, 52 Park Avenue E., Merrick NY 11566 United States of America. (516)652-6072. E-mail: ftmyers@optonline.net. E-mail: ftmyers@optonline.net. Website: www.ftmyersmagazine.com. Contact: Andrew Elias. 90% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering regional arts and living for educated, active, successful and creative residents of Lee & Collier counties (FL) and guests at resorts and hotels in Lee County. “Content: Arts, entertainment, media, culture, travel, sports, health, home, garden, environmental issues.” Estab. 2001. Circ. 20,000. Byline given. 30 days after publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 2-6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 2-6 months. Submit seasonal material 2-6 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 months to queries and to mss. Guidelines available online on 'Contact Us' page of website.
NONFICTION Needs essays, general interest, historical, how-to, humor, interview, personal experience, travel, reviews, previews, news, informational. Buys 10-25 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 750-1,500 words. Pays $50-150 or approximately 10¢/word.