MISSISSIPPI MAGAZINE MISSISSIPPI MAGAZINEDownhome Publications, 5 Lakeland Circle, Jackson MS 39216. (601)982-8418. Fax: (601)982-8447. E-mail: editor@mismag.com. Website: www.mississippimagazine.com. Contact: Melanie M. Ward, editor. 90% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering Mississippi—the state and its lifestyles. “We are interested in positive stories reflecting Mississippi’s rich traditions and heritage and focusing on the contributions the state and its natives have made to the arts, literature, and culture. In each issue we showcase homes and gardens, in-state travel, food, design, art, and more.” Estab. 1982. Circ. 40,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 25% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 6 months. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by mail, fax. Responds in 2 months to queries. Guidelines for #10 SASE or online.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical, how-to, home decor, interview, personal experience, travel, in-state. No opinion, political, sports, expose. Buys 15 mss/year. Query. Length: 100-1,200 words. Pays $25-350.
PHOTOS Send photos with query. Captions, identification of subjects, model releases required. Reviews transparencies, prints, digital images on CD. Negotiates payment individually.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Southern Scrapbook (see recent issues for example), 100-600 words; Gardening (short informative article on a specific plant or gardening technique), 800-1,200 words; Culture Center (story about an event or person relating to Mississippi’s art, music, theatre, or literature), 800-1,200 words; On Being Southern (personal essay about life in Mississippi; only ms submissions accepted), 750 words. Buys 6 mss/year. Query. Pays $150-225.
417 MAGAZINEWhitaker Publishing, 2111 S. Eastgate Ave., Springfield MO 65809. (417)883-7417. Fax: (417)889-7417. E-mail: editor@417mag.com. Website: www.417mag.com. Contact: Katie Pollock Estes, editor. 50% freelance written. Monthly magazine. “417 Magazine is a regional title serving southwest Missouri. Our editorial mix includes service journalism and lifestyle content on home, fashion and the arts; as well as narrative and issues pieces. The audience is affluent, educated, mostly female.” Estab. 1998. Circ. 20,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms an average of 2-3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 6 months. Accepts queries by e-mail. Responds in 1-2 months to queries. Sample copy by e-mail. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs essays, expose, general interest, how-to, humor, inspirational, interview, new product, personal experience, photo feature, travel, local book reviews. “We are a local magazine, so anything not reflecting our local focus is something we have to pass on.” Buys 175 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 300-3,500 words. Pays $30-500, sometimes more. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.
TIPS “Read the magazine before contacting us. Send specific ideas with your queries. Submit story ideas of local interest. Send published clips. Be a curious reporter, and ask probing questions.”
Anthem Publishing, 4303 W. 119th St., Leawood KS 66209. (913)894-6923. Website: www.kcmag.com. 75% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering life in Kansas City, Kansas. “Our mission is to celebrate living in Kansas City. We are a consumer lifestyle/general-interest magazine focused on Kansas City, its people, and places.” Estab. 1994. Circ. 31,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. Offers 10% 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. Sample copy for 8.5x11 SAE or online.
NONFICTION Needs exposé, general interest, interview, photo feature. Buys 15-20 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 250-3,000 words.
PHOTOS Negotiates payment individually.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Entertainment (Kansas City only), 1,000 words; Food (Kansas City food and restaurants only), 1,000 words. Buys 12 mss/year. Query with published clips.
MISSOURI LIFE501 High St., Suite A, Boonville MO 65233. (660)882-9898. Fax: (660)882-9899. E-mail: dcawthon@missourilife.com. Website: www.missourilife.com. Contact: David Cawthon, associate editor. 85% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering the state of Missouri. “Missouri Life’s readers are mostly college-educated people with a wide range of travel and lifestyle interests. Our magazine discovers the people, places, and events—both past and present—that make Missouri a great place to live and/or visit.” Estab. 1973. Circ. 96,800. Byline given. Pays on publication. Editorial lead time 6 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in approximately 2 months to queries. Sample copy available for $4.95 and SASE with $2.44 first-class postage (or a digital version can be purchased online). Guidelines available online.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical, travel, all Missouri related. Length: 300-2,000 words. No set amount per word.
PHOTOS Contact: Sarah Herrera, associate art director. E-mail: sarah@missourilife.com. (Also contact for art/illustration.). State availability in query; buys all rights nonexclusive. Captions, identification of subjects, model releases required. Offers $50-150/photo.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS “All Around Missouri (people and places, past and present, written in an almanac style); Missouri Artist (features a Missouri artist), 500 words; Made in Missouri (products and businesses native to Missouri), 500 words. Contact assistant manager for restaurant review queries.
RELOCATING TO THE LAKE OF THE OZARKSShowcase Publishing, 2820 Bagnell Dam Blvd., #1B, Lake Ozark MO 65049. (573)365-2323, ext. 301. Fax: (573)365-2351. E-mail: spublishingco@msn.com. Website: www.relocatingtothelakeoftheozarks.com. Contact: Dave Leathers, publisher. Semi-annual relocation guide; free for people moving to the area. Circ. 12,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Sample copy for $8.95.
NONFICTION Needs historical, travel, local issues. Length: 600-1,000 words.
PHOTOS Purchases images portraying recreational activities, tourism, nature, business development, cultural events, historical sites, and the people of the lake area. Send color positive film in 35mm or larger format, or send high-resoultion digital images. State availability of or send photos. Identification of subjects required. Pays $20-300, depending on size.
TIPS “Read the magazine and understand our audience.”
RURAL MISSOURI MAGAZINEAssociation of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, P.O. Box 1645, Jefferson City MO 65102. E-mail: hberry@ruralmissouri.coop. Website: www.ruralmissouri.coop. 5% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering rural interests in Missouri; people, places, and sights in Missouri. “Our audience is comprised of rural electric cooperative members in Missouri. We describe our magazine as ‘being devoted to the rural way of life.’” Estab. 1948. Circ. 555,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. 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. Responds in 6-8 weeks to queries and to mss. Sample copy available online. Guidelines available online.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical. Does not want personal experiences or nostalgia pieces. Send complete ms. Length: 1,000-1,100 words. Pays variable amount for each piece.
TIPS “We look for tight, well-written history pieces. Remember: History doesn’t mean boring. Bring it to life for us; attribute quotes. Make us feel what you’re describing to us.”
MONTANA MAGAZINELee Enterprises, P.O. Box 8689, Missoula MT 59807. E-mail: editor@montanamagazine.com. Website: www.montanamagazine.com. 90% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine. Strictly Montana-oriented magazine that features community profiles, contemporary issues, wildlife and natural history, travel pieces. Estab. 1970. Circ. 20,000. Byline given. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 1 year after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 6 months to queries. Sample copy for $5 or online. Guidelines available online.
NONFICTION Needs essays, general interest, interview, photo feature, travel. Special issues: Special features on summer and winter destination points. No ‘me and Joe’ hiking and hunting tales; no blood-and-guts hunting stories; no poetry; no fiction; no sentimental essays. Buys 30 mss/year. Query with samples and SASE. Length: 800-1,000 words. Pays 20¢/word. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.
REPRINTS Send photocopy of article with rights for sale and information about when and where the material previously appeared. Pays 50% of amount paid for an original article.
PHOTOS Send photos. Captions, identification of subjects. model releases required. Photos must be sent digitally in high-res format with cutline information included in file information. Offers additional payment for photos accepted with ms.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Memories (reminisces of early-day Montana life), 800-1,000 words; Outdoor Recreation, 1,500-2,000 words; Community Festivals, 500 words, plus b&w or color photo; Montana-Specific Humor, 800-1,000 words. Query with samples and SASE.
TIPS “We avoid commonly known topics so Montanans won’t ho-hum through more of what they already know. If it’s time to revisit a topic, we look for a unique slant.”
NEVADA MAGAZINE401 N. Carson St., Carson City NV 89701. (775)687-0610. Fax: (775)687-6159. E-mail: editor@nevadamagazine.com. Website: www.nevadamagazine.com. 25% freelance written. Works with a small number of new/unpublished writers each year. Bimonthly magazine published by the state of Nevada to promote tourism. Estab. 1936. Circ. 20,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail (preferred). Responds in 1 month to queries. Sample copy available by request. Guidelines available online.
NONFICTION Prefers a well-written query or outline with specific story elements before receiving the actual story. Write, e-mail, or call if you have a story that might work. Length: 500-1,500 words. Pays flat rate of $250 or less. For web stories, pays $100 or $200 depending on the assignment.
PHOTOS Contact: Query art director Sean Nebeker (snebeker@nevadamagazine.com). Reviews digital images. Pays $25-250; cover, $250.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Columns include: Up Front (the latest Nevada news), Visions (emphasizes outstanding photography with extended captions), City Limits (features destination stories for Nevada’s larger cities), Wide Open (features destination stories for Nevada’s rural towns and regions), Cravings (stories centered on food and drink), Travels (people traveling Nevada, sharing their adventures), History, and Events & Shows.
TIPS “Keep in mind the magazine’s purpose is to promote Nevada tourism.”
NEW JERSEY MONTHLY55 Park Place, P.O. Box 920, Morristown NJ 07963-0920. (973)539-8230. Fax: (973)538-2953. E-mail: dcarter@njmonthly.com. Website: www.njmonthly.com. Contact: Deborah Carter, managing editor. 75-80% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering just about anything to do with New Jersey, from news, politics, and sports to decorating trends and lifestyle issues. Our readership is well-educated, affluent, and on average our readers have lived in New Jersey 20 years or more. Estab. 1976. Circ. 92,000. Byline given. Pays on completion of fact-checking. Offers 20% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax, phone. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2-3 months to queries. Guidelines online.
This magazine continues to look for strong investigative reporters with novelistic style and solid knowledge of New Jersey issues.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, expose, general interest, historical, humor, interview, personal experience, photo feature, travel, within New Jersey, arts, sports, politics. No experience pieces from people who used to live in New Jersey or general pieces that have no New Jersey angle. Buys 90-100 mss/year. Query with published magazine clips and SASE. Length: 250-3,000 words. Pays $750-2,500. Pays reasonable expenses of writers on assignment with prior approval.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Exit Ramp (back page essay usually originating from personal experience but written in a way that tells a broader story of statewide interest), 1,200 words. Buys 12 mss/year. Query with published clips. Pays $400.
FILLERS Needs anecdotes, for front-of-book. Buys 12-15 mss/year. Length: 200-250 words. $100.
TIPS “The best approach: Do your homework! Read the past year’s issues to get an understanding of our well-written, well-researched articles that tell a tale from a well-established point of view.”
NEW MEXICO MAGAZINELew Wallace Bldg., 495 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe NM 87501-2750. (505)827-7447. E-mail: artdirector@nmmagazine.com. Website: www.nmmagazine.com. 70% freelance written. Covers areas throughout the state. “We want to publish a lively editorial mix, covering both the down-home (like a diner in Tucumcari) and the upscale (a new bistro in world-class Santa Fe).” Explore the gamut of the Old West and the New Age. “Our magazine is about the power of place—in particular more than 120,000 square miles of mountains, desert, grasslands, and forest inhabited by a culturally rich mix of individuals. It is an enterprise of the New Mexico Tourism Department, which strives to make potential visitors aware of our state’s multicultural heritage, climate, environment, and uniqueness.” Estab. 1923. Circ. 100,000. Pays on acceptance. 20% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail (preferred). Does not accept previously published submissions.Responds to queries if interested. Sample copy for $5. Guidelines available online.
No unsolicited mss. Does not return unsolicited material.
NONFICTION Submit story idea along with a working head and subhead and a paragraph synopsis. Include published clips and a short sum-up about your strengths as a writer. Considers proposal as well as writer’s potential to write the conceptualized stories.
REPRINTS Rarely publishes reprints, but sometimes publishes excerpts from novels and nonfiction books.
PHOTOS “Purchased as portfolio or on assignment. Photographers interested in photo assignments should reference submission guidelines on the contributors’ page of our website.”
Community Service Society of New York, 31 E. 32nd St., 3rd Floor, New York NY 10016. (212)481-8484, ext. 313. E-mail: editor@citylimits.org. Website: www.citylimits.org. Contact: Jarrett Murphy, executive editor and publisher. 50% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering urban politics and policy in New York City. City Limits is a nonprofit online magazine focusing on issues facing New York City and its neighborhoods, particularly low-income communities. The magazine is strongly committed to investigative journalism, in-depth policy analysis, hard-hitting profiles, and investigation of pressing civic issues in New York City. Driven by a mission to inform public discourse, the magazine provides the factual reporting, human faces, data, history, and breadth of knowledge necessary to understanding the nuances, complexities, and hard truths of the city, its politics, and its people. Estab. 1976. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 50% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 2 months. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month. Sample copy for $2.95. Guidelines free.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, exposè, humor, interview, opinion, photo feature. No essays, polemics. Buys 25 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 400-3,500 words. Pays $150-2,000 for assigned articles. Pays $100-800 for unsolicited articles. Pays expenses of writers on assignment.
PHOTOS State availability. Model release required for children. Reviews contact sheets, negatives, transparencies. Buys 20 photos from freelancers/issue; 200 photos/year. Pays $100 for color cover; $50-100 for b&w inside. Pays on publication. Credit line given. Buys rights for use in City Limits in print and online; higher rate given for online use.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Making Change (nonprofit business), Big Idea (policy news), Book Review—all 800 words; Urban Legend (profile), First Hand (Q&A)—both 350 words. Buys 15 mss/year. Query with published clips.
TIPS “Our specialty is covering low-income communities. We want to report untold stories about news affecting neighborhoods at the grassroots. We’re looking for stories about housing, health care, criminal justice, child welfare, education, economic development, welfare reform, politics, and government. We need good photojournalists who can capture the emotion of a scene. We offer huge pay for great photos.”
NEW YORK MAGAZINENew York Media, Editorial Submissions, 75 Varick St., New York NY 10013. E-mail: editorialsubmissions@nymag.com. Website: www.newyorkmag.com. 25% freelance written. Weekly magazine focusing on current events in the New York metropolitan area. Circ. 405,149. Pays on acceptance. Offers 25% kill fee. Submit seasonal material 2 months in advance. Responds in 1 month to queries. Sample copy: $6.99 or on website.
Does not accept unsolicited mss. Query first.
NONFICTION Query by e-mail or mail. Pays $1/word. Pays expenses of writers on assignment.
AAA CAROLINAS GO MAGAZINE6600 AAA Dr., Charlotte NC 28212. Fax: (704)569-7815. Website: www.aaacarolinas.com. 20% freelance written. Member publication for the Carolina affiliate of American Automobile Association covering travel and auto-related issues. Estab. 1922. Circ. 1.1 million. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Editorial lead time 2 months. Accepts queries by mail. Responds in 4-6 weeks. Sample copy and writer’s guidelines for #10 SASE.
The online magazine carries original content not found in the print edition.
NONFICTION Needs travel, auto safety. Length: 750-1,000 words. Pays $150.
PHOTOS Send photos. Identification of subjects required. Reviews slides. Offers no additional payment for photos accepted with ms.
TIPS “Submit regional stories that focus on travel and auto safety in North and South Carolina and surrounding states.”
FIFTEEN 501Weiss and Hughes Publishing, 189 Wind Chime Court, Suite 104, Raleigh NC 27615. (919)870-1722. Fax: (919)719-5260. E-mail: djackson@whmags.com. Website: www.fifteen501.com. Contact: Danielle Jackson, editor. 50% freelance written. Quarterly magazine covering lifestyle issues relevant to residents in the U.S. 15/501 corridor of Durham, Orange, and Chatham counties in North Carolina. “We cover issues important to residents of Durham, Orange and Chatham counties. We’re committed to improving our readers’ overall quality of life and keeping them informed of the lifestyle amenities there.” Estab. 2006. Circ. 30,000. Byline given. Pays within 30 days of publication. Offers 25% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 2-3 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2-4 weeks to queries. Sample copy available online. Guidelines by e-mail.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical, how-to, home interiors, landscaping, gardening, technology, inspirational, interview, personal experience, photo feature, technical, travel. Does not want opinion pieces or political or religious topics. Query. Length: 600-1,200 words. Pays 35¢/word. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.
PHOTOS State availability. Captions, identification of subjects required. Reviews transparencies, GIF/JPEG files. Offers no additional payment for photos accepted with ms.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Around Town (local lifestyle topics), 1,000 words; Hometown Stories, 600 words; Travel (around North Carolina), 1,000 words; Home Interiors/Landscaping (varies), 1,000 words; Restaurants (local, fine dining), 600-1,000 words. Buys 20-25 mss/year. Query. Pays 35¢/word.
TIPS “All queries must be focused on the issues that make Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Pittsboro unique and wonderful places to live.”
NORTH DAKOTA LIVING MAGAZINENorth Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, 3201 Nygren Dr. NW, P.O. Box 727, Mandan ND 58554. (701)663-6501. Fax: (701)663-3745. E-mail: dhill@ndarec.com. Website: www.ndliving.com. Contact: Dennis Hill, editor in chief. 20% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering information of interest to memberships of electric cooperatives and telephone cooperatives. “We publish a general-interest magazine for North Dakotans. We treat subjects pertaining to living and working in the northern Great Plains. We provide progress reporting on electric cooperatives and telephone cooperatives.” Estab. 1954. Circ. 70,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. No kill fee. 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.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical, how-to, humor, interview, new product, travel. Buys 20 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 1,500-2,000 words. Pays $100-500 minimum for assigned articles. Pays $300-600 for unsolicited articles. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.
PHOTOS State availability. Identification of subjects required. Reviews contact sheets. Negotiates payment individually.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Energy Use and Financial Planning, both 750 words. Buys 6 mss/year. Query with published clips. Pays $100-300.
FICTION Needs historical, humorous, slice-of-life vignettes, western. Buys 1 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 1,000-2,500 words. Pays $100-400.
TIPS “Deal with what’s real: real data, real people, real experiences, real history, etc.”
CINCINNATI MAGAZINEEmmis Publishing Corp., 441 Vine St., Suite 200, Cincinnati OH 45202-2039. (513)421-4300. Fax: (513)562-2746. Website: www.cincinnatimagazine.com. Contact: Jay Stowe, editor; Amanda Boyd Walters, deputy editor. Monthly magazine emphasizing Cincinnati living. Circ. 38,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Send SASE for writer’s guidelines; view content on magazine website.
NONFICTION Buys 12 mss/year. Query. Length: 2,500-3,500 words. Pays $500-1,000.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Topics are Cincinnati media, arts and entertainment, people, politics, sports, business, regional. Length: 1,000-1,500 words. Buys 10-15 mss/year. Query. Pays $200-400.
TIPS “It’s most helpful on us if you query in writing, with clips. All articles have a local focus. No generics, please. Also: No movie, book, theater reviews, poetry, or fiction. For special advertising sections, query special sections editor Marnie Hayutin; for Cincinnati Wedding, query custom publishing editor Kara Renee Hagerman.”
CLEVELAND MAGAZINECity Magazines, Inc., 1422 Euclid Ave., Suite 730, Cleveland OH 44115. (216)771-2833. Fax: (216)781-6318. E-mail: gleydura@clevelandmagazine.com; miller@clevelandmagazine.com. Website: www.clevelandmagazine.com. Contact: Kristen Miller, design director; Steve Gleydura, editor. 60% freelance written. Mostly by assignment. Monthly magazine with a strong Cleveland/Northeast Ohio angle. Estab. 1972. Circ. 50,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 6 months. Submit seasonal material 8 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 months to queries.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical, humor, interview, travel, home and garden. Query with published clips. Length: 800-4,000 words. Pays $250-1,200.
PHOTOS Buys an average of 50 photos from freelancers/issue; 600 photos/year. Model release required for portraits; property release required for individual homes. Photo captions required; include names, date, location, event, phone. Pays on publication. Credit line given. Buys one-time publication, electronic and promotional rights.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Talking Points (opinion or observation-driven essay), approximately 1,000 words. Query with published clips. Pays $300.
Community Publications, Inc., 179 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue KY 41073. (859)291-1412. E-mail: hydepark@livingmagazines.com. Website: www.livingmagazines.com. Contact: Grace DeGregorio. Monthly magazine covering Hyde Park community. Estab. 1983. Circ. 6,800. Byline given. Pays on publication. Editorial lead time 2 months. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Guidelines by e-mail.
NONFICTION Needs essays, general interest, historical, humor, inspirational, interview, new product, personal experience, photo feature feature, travel. “Does not want anything unrelated to Hyde Park, Ohio.” Query.
PHOTOS State availability. Captions, identification of subjects, model releases required. Reviews contact sheets, negatives, transparencies, prints, GIF/JPEG files. Negotiates payment individually.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Financial; Artistic (reviews, etc.); Historic; Food. Query.
POETRY Needs free verse, light verse, traditional. Please query.
FILLERS Needs anecdotes, short humor. Please query.
OHIO MAGAZINEGreat Lakes Publishing Co., 1422 Euclid Ave., Suite 730, Cleveland OH 44115. (216)771-2833. E-mail: vpospisil@ohiomagazine.com. Website: www.ohiomagazine.com. Contact: Vivian Pospisil, executive editor. 50% freelance written. “Ohio Magazine serves energetic and involved Ohioans by providing award-winning stories and pictures of Ohio’s most interesting people, arts, entertainment, history, homes, dining, family life, festivals, and regional travel. We capture the beauty, the adventure, and the fun of life in the Buckeye State.” Estab. 1978. Circ. 40,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. 20% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Responds in 3 months to queries; in 3 months to mss. Sample copy: $3.95 and 9x12 SAE or online. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Query with résumé and at least 3 published clips. Length: 1,000-3,000 words. Pays $300-1,200. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.
REPRINTS Contact Emily Vanuch, advertising coordinator. Pays 50% of amount paid for an original article.
PHOTOS Contact: Lesley Blake, art director (lblake@ohiomagazine.com). Rate negotiable.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Buys 5 unsolicited mss/year. Pays $100-600.
TIPS “Freelancers should send all queries in writing (either by mail or e-mail), not by telephone. Successful queries demonstrate an intimate knowledge of the publication. We are looking to increase our circle of writers who can write about the state in an informative and upbeat style. Strong reporting skills are highly valued.”
OKLAHOMA TODAYP.O. Box 1468, Oklahoma City OK 73101-1468. (405)230-8450. Fax: (405)230-8650. E-mail: megan.rossman@travelok.com. Website: www.oklahomatoday.com. Managing Editor: Nathan Gunter. Contact: Megan Rossman, photography editor. 80% freelance written. Works with approximately 25 new/unpublished writers each year. Bimonthly magazine covering people, places, and things ofOklahoma. “We are interested in showing off the best Oklahoma has to offer; we’re pretty serious about our travel slant but regularly run history, nature, and personality profiles.” Estab. 1956. Circ. 45,000. 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. Responds in 4 months to queries. Sample copy for $4.95 and 9x12 SASE or online. Guidelines available on website.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, on Oklahoma topics, historical, Oklahoma only, interview, Oklahomans only, photo feature, in Oklahoma, travel, in Oklahoma. No phone queries. Buys 20-40 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 250-3,000 words. Pays $25-750.
PHOTOS “We are especially interested in developing contacts with photographers who live in Oklahoma or have shot here. Send samples. Photo guidelines with SASE.” No answer. Captions, identification of subjects required.
TIPS “The best way to become a regular contributor to Oklahoma Today is to query us with 1 or more story ideas, each developed to give us an idea of your proposed slant. We’re looking for lively, concise, well-researched and reported stories, stories that don’t need to be heavily edited and are not newspaper style. We have a 3-person full-time editorial staff, and freelancers who can write and have done their homework get called again and again.”
BERKS COUNTY LIVING201 Washington St., Suite 525, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading PA 19601. (610)763-7500. Fax: (610)898-1933. E-mail: nmurry@berkscountyliving.com. Website: www.berkscountyliving.com. Contact: Nikki M. Murry, editor in chief. 90% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering topics of interest to people living in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Estab. 2000. Circ. 36,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 25% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 months. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 week to queries. Responds in 1 month to mss.
NONFICTION Needs exposé, general interest, historical, how-to, humor, inspirational, interview, new product, photo feature, travel, food, health. Buys 25 mss/year. Query. Length: 750-2,000 words. Pays $150-400. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.
PHOTOS State availability. Captions, identification of subjects, model releases required. Reviews 35mm or greater transparencies, any size prints. Negotiates payment individually.
PENNSYLVANIAPennsylvania Magazine Co., P.O. Box 755, Camp Hill PA 17001-0755. (717)697-4660. E-mail: editor@pa-mag.com. Website: www.pa-mag.com. Contact: Matt Holliday, editor. 90% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering people, places, events, and history in Pennsylvania. Estab. 1981. Circ. 33,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance except for articles (by authors unknown to us) sent on speculation. Offers 25% kill fee for assigned articles. Publishes ms an average of 9 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 9 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Responds in 4-6 weeks to queries. Sample copy free. Guidelines for #10 SASE or by e-mail.
NONFICTION Nothing on Amish topics, hunting, or skiing. Buys 75-120 mss/year. Query. Length: 750-2,500 words. Pays 15¢/word.
REPRINTS For reprints, send photocopy with rights for sale noted and information about when and where the material previously appeared. Pays 5¢/word.
PHOTOS “Contact editor via e-mail for photography instructions. We work primarily with digital images and prefer raw when possible.” Photography Essay (highlights annual photo essay contest entries and showcases individual photographers). Captions required. Digital photos (send printouts and CD or DVD or contact to upload to Dropbox folder. Pays $25-35 for inside photos; $150 for covers.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Round Up (short items about people, unusual events, museums, historical topics/events, family and individually owned consumer-related businesses), 250-1,300 words; Town and Country (items about people or events illustrated with photos or commissioned art), 500 words. Include SASE. Query. Pays 15¢/word.
TIPS “Our publication depends on freelance work—send queries. Remember that a subject isn’t an idea. Send the topic and your approach when you query. Answer the question: Would this be interesting to someone across the state? Find things that interest you enough that you’d travel 30-50 miles in a car to see/do/explore it, and send a query on that.”
PENNSYLVANIA HERITAGEThe Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation, Commonwealth Keystone Bldg., Plaza Level, 400 North St., Harrisburg PA 17120. (717)787-2407. Fax: (717)346-9099. Website: www.paheritage.org. Contact: Kyle Weaver, editor. 75% freelance written. Prefers to work with published/established writers. Quarterly magazine covering history and culture in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Heritage introduces readers to Pennsylvania’s rich culture and historic legacy; educates and sensitizes them to the value of preserving that heritage; and entertains and involves them in such a way as to ensure that Pennsylvania’s past has a future. The magazine is intended for intelligent lay readers. Estab. 1974. Circ. 10,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 1 year after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Responds in 10 weeks to queries. Responds in 8 months to mss. Sample copy for $5 and 9x12 SAE or online. Guidelines for #10 SASE.
NONFICTION No articles which do not relate to Pennsylvania history or culture. Buys 20-24 mss/year. Prefers to see mss with suggested illustrations. Considers freelance submissions that are shorter in length; pictorial/photographic essays; biographies of famous (and not-so-famous) Pennsylvanians; and interviews with individuals who have helped shape, make, and preserve the Keystone State’s history and heritage. Length: 2,000-3,500 words. Pays $100-500.
PHOTOS State availability of or send photos. Captions, identification of subjects required. Pays $25-200 for transparencies; $5-75 for b&w photos.
TIPS “We are looking for well-written, interesting material that pertains to any aspect of Pennsylvania history or culture. Potential contributors should realize that, although our articles are popularly styled, they are not light, puffy, or breezy; in fact they demand strident documentation and substantiation (sans footnotes). The most frequent mistake made by writers in completing articles for us is making them either too scholarly or too sentimental or nostalgic. We want material which educates, but also entertains. Authors should make history readable and enjoyable. Our goal is to make the Keystone State’s history come to life in a meaningful, memorable way.”
PITTSBURGH MAGAZINEWiesnerMedia, Washington’s Landing, 600 Waterfront Dr., Suite 100, Pittsburgh PA 15222-4795. (412)304-0900. Fax: (412)304-0938. E-mail: editors@pittsburghmagazine.com. Website: www.pittsburghmag.com. Contact: Cindi Lash, editor in chief; Betsy Benson, publisher and vice president. 70% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Pittsburgh presents issues, analyzes problems, and strives to encourage a better understanding of the community. Region is Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, Northern West Virginia, and Western Maryland. Estab. 1970. Circ. 75,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail. Responds in 2 months to queries. Sample copy: $2 (old back issues). Guidelines online at www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/Writers-Guidelines, or via SASE.
NONFICTION Needs exposé, sports, informational, service, business, medical, profile, food, and lifestyle. “We do not publish fiction, poetry, advocacy, or personal reminiscence pieces.” Query in writing with outline and clips. Length: 1,200-4,000 words. Pays $300-1,500+.
PHOTOS Query. Model releases required. Pays pre-negotiated expenses of writer on assignment.
TIPS “Best bet to break in is through a fresh take on news, sparkling writing, and a pitch with regional import or interest; also seeking fresh ideas for service pieces or profiles with a regional interest. We never consider any story without a strong regional focus or demonstrable relevance to our region.”
P.O. Box 1794, Mt. Pleasant SC 29465. (843)971-9811 or (888)242-7624. E-mail: dshankland@charlestonmag.com; anna@charlestonmag.com; jed@charlestonmag.com. Website: www.charlestonmag.com. Contact: Darcy Shankland, editor-in-chief; Anna Evans, managing editor; Jed Drew, publisher. 80% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering current issues, events, arts and culture, leisure pursuits, travel, and personalities, as they pertain to the city of Charleston and surrounding areas. Estab. 1972. Circ. 25,000. Byline given. Pays 1 month after publication. No kill fee. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Sample copies may be ordered at cover price from office. Guidelines for #10 SASE.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, humor, interview, opinion, photo feature, travel, food, architecture, sports, current events/issues, art. Not interested in “Southern nostalgia” articles or gratuitous history pieces. Buys 40 mss/year. Query with published clips and SASE. Length: 150-1,500 words. Payment negotiated. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.
REPRINTS Send photocopy and information about when and where the material previously appeared. Payment negotiable.
PHOTOS Send photos. Identification of subjects required. Reviews contact sheets, transparencies, slides.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Channel Markers (general local interest), 50-400 words; Local Seen (profile of local interest), 500 words; In Good Taste (restaurants and culinary trends in the city), 1,000-1,200 words, plus recipes; Chef at Home (profile of local chefs), 1,200 words, plus recipes; On the Road (travel opportunities near Charleston), 1,000-1,200 words; Southern View (personal experience about Charleston life), 750 words; Doing Business (profiles of exceptional local businesses and entrepreneurs), 1,000-1,200 words; Native Talent (local profiles), 1,000-1,200 words; Top of the Shelf (reviews of books with Southern content or by a Southern author), 750 words.
TIPS “Charleston, although a city with a 300-year history, is a vibrant, modern community with a tremendous dedication to the arts and no shortage of newsworthy subjects. We’re looking for the freshest stories about Charleston—and those don’t always come from insiders, but also outsiders who are keenly observant.”
HILTON HEAD MONTHLYP.O. Box 5926, Hilton Head Island SC 29938. (843)842-6988, ext. 230. E-mail: lance@hiltonheadmonthly.com. Website: www.hiltonheadmonthly.com. Contact: Lance Hanlin, editor in chief. 75% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering the people, business, community, environment, and lifestyle of Hilton Head, SC, and the surrounding Lowcountry. “Our mission is to offer lively, fresh writing about Hilton Head Island, an upscale, environmentally conscious, and intensely proactive resort community on the coast of South Carolina.” Circ. 35,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 50% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 months. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 week to queries; in 4 months to mss. Sample copy: $3.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical (Hilton Head Island history only), how-to, home related, humor, interview (Hilton Head residents only), opinion, general humor or Hilton Head Island community affairs, personal experience, travel. “Everything is local, local, local, so we’re especially interested in profiles of notable residents (or those with Lowcountry ties) and original takes on home design/maintenance, environmental issues, entrepreneurship, health, sports, arts and entertainment, humor, travel, and volunteerism. We like to see how national trends/issues play out on a local level.” Buys 225-250 mss/year. Query with published clips.
PHOTOS State availability. Reviews contact sheets, prints, digital samples. Negotiates payment individually.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS News; Business; Lifestyles (hobbies, health, sports, etc.); Home; Around Town (local events, charities, and personalities); People (profiles, weddings, etc.). Query with synopsis. Pays 20¢/word.
TIPS “Sure, Hilton Head is known primarily as an affluent resort island, but there’s plenty more going on than just golf and tennis; this is a lively community with a strong sense of identity and decades-long tradition of community, volunteerism, and environmental preservation. We don’t need any more tales of why you chose to retire here or how you fell in love with the beaches, herons, or salt marshes. Seek out lively, surprising characters—there are plenty—and offer fresh (but not trendy) takes on local personalities, Southern living, and green issues.”
MEMPHISContemporary Media, 460 Tennessee St., Suite 200, Memphis TN 38103. (901)521-9000. Fax: (901)521-0129. E-mail: murtaugh@memphismagazine.com. Website: www.memphismagazine.com. Contact: Frank Murtaugh, managing editor. 30% freelance written. Works with a small number of new/unpublished writers. Monthly magazine covering Memphis and the local region. Our mission is to provide Memphis with a colorful and informative look at the people, places, lifestyles and businesses that make the Bluff City unique. Estab. 1976. Circ. 24,000. No byline given. Pays on publication. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax.
NONFICTION Needs essays, general interest, historical, interview, photo feature, travel, Interiors/exteriors, local issues and events. Special issues: Restaurant Guide and City Guide. Buys 20 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 500-3,000 words. Pays 10-30¢/word. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.
PHOTOS State availability. Reviews contact sheets, transparencies.
FICTION One story published annually as part of contest. Open only to those within 150 miles of Memphis. See website for details.
TEXAS MONTHLYEmmis Publishing LP, P.O. Box 1569, Austin TX 78767. (512)320-6900. Fax: (512)476-9007. E-mail: lbaldwin@texasmonthly.com. Website: www.texasmonthly.com. Contact: Brian D. Sweany, editor; Leslie Baldwin, photo editor; Andi Beierman, deputy art director. 10% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering Texas. Estab. 1973. Circ. 300,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance, $1/word and writer’s expenses. Publishes ms an average of 1-3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 2 months. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in 6-8 weeks to queries and mss. Guidelines available online.
NONFICTION Contact: John Broders, associate editor (jbroders@texasmonthly.com). Needs book excerpts, essays, expose, general interest, interview, personal experience, photo feature, travel. Does not want articles without a Texas connection. Query. Length: 2,000-5,000 words.
PHOTOS Contact: Leslie Baldwin (lbaldwin@texasmonthly.com).
TIPS “Stories must appeal to an educated Texas audience. Texas Monthly covers the state’s politics, sports, business, culture and changing lifestyles. We like solidly researched reporting that uncovers issues of public concern, reveals offbeat and previously unreported topics, or uses a novel approach to familiar topics. It contains lengthly features, interviews, essays, book excerpts, and reviews of books and movies. Does not want articles without a Texas connection. Any issue of the magazine would be a helpful guide; sample copy for $7.”
TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE4200 Smith School Rd., Bldg. D, Austin TX 78744. (800)937-9393. Fax: (512)389-8397. E-mail: magazine@tpwd.texas.gov. Website: www.tpwmagazine.com. 20% freelance written. Monthly magazine featuring articles about “Texas hunting, fishing, birding, outdoor recreation, game and nongame wildlife, state parks, environmental issues.” All articles must be about Texas. Estab. 1942. Circ. 150,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. Offers kill fee. Negotiable. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Responds in 1 month to queries; 3 months to mss. Sample copy and guidelines available online.
Texas Parks & Wildlife needs more short items for front-of-the-book scout section and wildlife articles written from a natural history perspective (not for hunters).
NONFICTION Needs general interest (Texas only), how-to, outdoor activities, photo feature, travel, state parks, and small towns. Buys 20 mss/year. Query with published clips; follow up by e-mail 1 month after submitting query. Length: 500-2,500 words. Pays per article content. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment. , but must be approved in advance.
PHOTOS Send photos to photo editor. Captions, identification of subjects required. Reviews transparencies. Offers $65-500/photo.
TIPS “Queries with a strong seasonal peg are preferred. Our planning progress begins 7-8 months (or longer) before the date of publication. That means you have to think ahead: What will Texas outdoor enthusiasts want to read about 7-12 months from today?”
VERMONT LIFE MAGAZINEOne National Life Dr., 6th Floor, Montpelier VT 05620. (802)828-3241. Fax: (802)828-3366. E-mail: editors@vtlife.com. Website: www.vermontlife.com. Contact: Bill Anderson, managing editor. 90% freelance written. Prefers to work with published/established writers. Quarterly magazine. “We read all story ideas submitted, but we cannot reply individually to each one. If we want to pursue a given manuscript or idea, we will contact you within 30 days of receiving it. Please bear in mind that Vermont Life produces pages as much as 6 months in advance of publication and may require photographs to be taken a year ahead of publication. We seek stories that have to do with contemporary Vermont culture and the Vermont way of life. As the state magazine, we are most interested in ideas that present positive aspects of life in Vermont. However, while we are nonpartisan, we have no rules about avoiding controversy when the presentation of the subject can illustrate some aspect of Vermont’s unique character. We prefer reporting and journalism built around original ideas and insights, emerging trends, and thought-provoking connections in a Vermont context.” Estab. 1946. Circ. 53,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 9 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail only; no phone queries. Responds in 1 month to queries. “Read online guidelines before submitting: http://www.vermontlife.com/guidelines-for-contributors.”
PHOTOS Buys seasonal photographs. Gives assignments but only with experienced photographers. Query via e-mail only. Original digital photos from cameras of at least 6 megapixels. Photographs should be current (taken within the last 3 years). Metadata for each image must include captions; photographer’s name, the location from which the photo was taken, especially the town; identification of subjects and important landmarks; date; model releases required. Pays $75-200 inside color; $500 for cover.
TIPS “Review online guidelines before submitting queries or photography.”
ALBEMARLECarden Jennings Publishing, 375 Greenbrier Dr., Suite 100, Charlottesville VA 22901. (434)817-2010. Fax: (434)817-2020. E-mail: info@albemarlemagazine.com. E-mail: editorial@albemarlemagazine.com. Website: www.albemarlemagazine.com. 80% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering lifestyle for central Virginia. “albemarle is a lifestyle magazine originating from the birthplace of Thomas Jefferson. We are committed to Jeffersonian ideals: intellectual depth, love for the land, historic and cultural significance, humor, and celebration of life. Much of the content is regional and seeks to enlighten, educate, and entertain readers who are long-time residents, newcomers, and visitors to Charlottesville and Albemarle County.” Estab. 1987. Circ. 10,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 30% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 6-8 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries; in 2 months to mss. Sample copy for $6; e-mail eden@cjp.com. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs essays, historical, interview, photo feature, travel. No fiction, poetry, or anything without a direct tie to central Virginia. Buys 30-35 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 900-3,500 words. Payment varies based on type of article. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.
PHOTOS State availability. Captions, identification of subjects, model releases required. Reviews transparencies. Negotiates payment individually.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Etcetera (personal essay), 900-1,200 words; Leisure (travel, sports), 3,000 words. Buys 20 mss/year. Query with published clips. Pays $75-150.
TIPS “Be familiar with the central Virginia area and lifestyle. We prefer a regional slant, which should include a focus on someone or something located in the region, or a focus on someone or something from the region making an impact in other parts of the world. Quality writing is a must. Story ideas that lend themselves to multiple sources will give you a leg up on the competition.”
VIRGINIA LIVINGCape Fear Publishing, 109 E. Cary St., Richmond VA 23219. E-mail: erinparkhurst@capefear.com. Website: www.virginialiving.com. Contact: Erin Parkhurst, editor. 80% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering life and lifestyle in Virginia. “We are a large-format (10x13) glossy magazine covering life in Virginia, from food, architecture, and gardening to issues, profiles, and travel.” Estab. 2002. Circ. 70,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 4-6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 2-6 months. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1-3 month to queries. Sample copy: $5.95.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, exposé, general interest, historical, interview, new product, personal experience, photo feature, travel, architecture, design. No fiction, poetry, previously published articles, or stories with a firm grasp of the obvious. Buys 180 mss/year. Query with published clips or send complete ms. Length: 300-3,000 words. Pays 50¢/word.
PHOTOS Contact: Sonda Andersson Pappan, art director. Captions, identification of subjects, model releases required. Reviews contact sheets, 6x7 transparencies, 8x10 prints, GIF/JPEG files. Negotiates payment individually.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Beauty; Travel; Books; Events; Sports (all with a unique Virginia slant), all 1,000-1,500 words. Buys 50 mss/year. Send complete ms. Pays $120-200.
TIPS “Queries should be about fresh subjects in Virginia. Avoid stories about Williamsburg, Chincoteague ponies, Monticello, the Civil War, and other press release-type topics. We prefer to introduce new subjects, faces, and ideas, and get beyond the many clichés of Virginia. Freelancers would also do well to think about what time of the year they are pitching stories for, as well as art possibilities. We are a large-format magazine, so photography is a key component to our stories.”
SEATTLE WEEKLY307 Third Ave. S., 2nd Floor, Seattle WA 98104. (206)623-0500. Fax: (206)467-4338. E-mail: editorial@seattleweekly.com. E-mail: mbaumgarten@seattleweekly.com. Website: www.seattleweekly.com. Contact: Matt Baumgarten, editor-in-chief. 20% freelance written. Weekly tabloid covering arts, politics, food, business and books with local and regional emphasis. The Seattle Weekly publishes stories on Northwest politics and art, usually written by regional and local writers, for a mostly upscale, urban audience; writing is high-quality magazine style. Estab. 1976. Circ. 105,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers variable kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 1 month after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 2 months in advance. Responds in 1 month to queries. Sample copy for $3.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, expose, general interest, historical, Northwest, humor, interview, opinion. Buys 6-8 mss/year. Query with cover letter, résumé, published clips, and SASE. Length: 300-4,000 words. Pays $50-800. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.
REPRINTS Send tearsheet. Payment varies.
MADISON MAGAZINEMorgan Murphy Media, 7025 Raymond Rd., Madison WI 53719. (608)270-3600. Fax: (608)270-3636. E-mail: bnardi@madisonmagazine.com. Website: www.madisonmagazine.com. Contact: Brennan Nardi, editor; Katie Vaughn, managing editor. 75% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering life in the greater Madison, Wisconsin, area. Estab. 1978. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 33% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 months. Submit seasonal material 3-4 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 weeks to queries. Responds in 3 weeks to mss. Sample copy free. Guidelines available via e-mail.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, expose, general interest, historical, how-to, humor, inspirational, interview, new product, opinion, personal experience, photo feature, religious, technical, travel.
PHOTOS State availability. Reviews contact sheets. Negotiates payment individually.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Columns: Your Town (local events) and OverTones (local arts/entertainment), both 300 words; Habitat (local house/garden) and Business (local business), both 800 words. Buys 120 mss/year. Query with published clips. Pays variable amount.
FILLERS Needs anecdotes, facts, gags, newsbreaks, short humor. Length: 100 words. Pays 20-30¢/word.
TIPS “Our magazine is local, so only articles pertaining to Madison, Wisconsin, are considered. Specific queries are heavily appreciated. We like fresh, new content taken in a local perspective. Show us what you’re like to write for us.”
MILWAUKEE MAGAZINE126 N. Jefferson St., Milwaukee WI 53202. (414)273-1101. Fax: (414)273-0016. Website: www.milwaukeemag.com. Contact: E-mail appropriate editor (see website). 40% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering the people, issues, and places of theMilwaukee, Wisconsin, area. “We publish stories about Milwaukee, of service to Milwaukee-area residents and exploring the area’s changing lifestyle, business, arts, politics, and dining. Our goal has always been to create an informative, literate and entertaining magazine that will challenge Milwaukeeans with in-depth reporting and analysis of issues of the day, provide useful service features, and enlighten readers with thoughtful stories, essays and columns. Underlying this mission is the desire to discover what is unique about Wisconsin and its people, to challenge conventional wisdom when necessary, criticize when warranted, heap praise when deserved, and season all with affection and concern for the place we call home.” Circ. 40,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 20% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Responds in 6 weeks to queries. Sample copy for $6. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs essays, expose, general interest, historical, interview, photo feature, travel, food and dining, and other services. No articles without a strong Milwaukee or Wisconsin angle. Buys 30-50 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 2,500-5,000 words for full-length features; 800 words for 2-page breaker features (short on copy, long on visuals). Pays $700-2,000 for full-length articles. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Insider (inside information on Milwaukee, exposé, slice-of-life, unconventional angles on current scene), up to 500 words; Mini Reviews for Insider, 125 words. Query with published clips.
TIPS “Pitch something for the Insider, or suggest a compelling profile we haven’t already done. Submit clips that prove you can do the job. The department most open is Insider. Think short, lively, offbeat, fresh, people-oriented. We are actively seeking freelance writers who can deliver lively, readable copy that helps our readers make the most out of the Milwaukee area. Because we’re only human, we’d like writers who can deliver copy on deadline that fits the specifications of our assignment. If you fit this description, we’d love to work with you.”
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 7921, Madison WI 53707-7921. (608)266-1510. Fax: (608)264-6293. E-mail: natasha.kassulke@wisconsin.gov. E-mail: Natasha Kassulke. Website: www.wnrmag.com. 30% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering environment, natural resource management, and outdoor skills. “We cover current issues in Wisconsin aimed to educate and advocate for resource conservation, outdoor recreation, and wise land use.” Estab. 1931. Circ. 88,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 8 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 6 months. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 3 weeks to queries; in 6 months to mss. Sample copy free. Guidelines available online.
NONFICTION Needs essays, how-to, photo feature, features on current outdoor issues and environmental issues. Does not want animal rights pieces, poetry, or fiction. Query. Length: 1,500-2,700 words.
PHOTOS Also seeks photos of pets at state properties like wildlife areas, campsites, and trails. Send photos. Identification of subjects required. Reviews transparencies, JPEG files. Offers no additional payment for photos accepted with ms.
TIPS “Provide images that match the copy.”
WISCONSIN TRAILS333 W. State St., Milwaukee WI 53201. Fax: (414)647-4723. E-mail: clewis@jrn.com. Website: www.wisconsintrails.com. Contact: Chelsey Lewis, assistant editor. 40% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine for readers interested in Wisconsin and its contemporary issues, personalities, recreation, history, natural beauty, and arts. Estab. 1960. Circ. 55,000. Byline given. Pays 1 month from publication. Kill fee 20%, up to $75. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in 2-3 months to queries. Sample copy for $4.95. Guidelines for #10 SASE or online.
NONFICTION Does not accept unsolicited mss. Query or send a story idea via e-mail. Length: 250-1,500 words. Pays 25¢/word. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.
PHOTOS “Because Wisconsin Trails works primarily with professional photographers, we do not pay writers for accompanying images nor do we reimburse for any related expenses. Photos will be credited and the photographer retains all rights.” Contact editor. Pays $75-250.
TIPS “When querying, submit well-thought-out ideas about stories specific to people, places, events, arts, outdoor adventures, etc., in Wisconsin. Include published clips with queries. Do some research—many queries we receive are pitching ideas for stories we recently have published. Know the tone, content, and audience of the magazine. Refer to our writer’s guidelines, or request them, if necessary.”
WYOMING RURAL ELECTRIC NEWS (WREN)2710 Thomas Ave., Cheyenne WY 82001. (307)772-1986. Fax: (307)634-0728. E-mail: wren@wyomingrea.org. Website: www.wyomingrea.org/community/wren-magazine.php. 40% freelance written. Monthly magazine (except in January) for audience of small town residents, vacation-home owners, farmers, and ranchers. Estab. 1954. Circ. 39,100. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 2 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 2 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Responds in 1 month to queries. Sample copy for $2.50 and 9x12 SASE. Guidelines for #10 SASE.
NONFICTION No nostalgia, sarcasm, or tongue-in-cheek. Buys 4-10 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 600-800 words. Pays up to $150, plus 3 copies.
REPRINTS Send tearsheet or photocopy and information about when and where the material previously appeared.
PHOTOS Color only.
TIPS “Always looking for fresh, new writers. Submit entire ms. Don’t submit a regionally set story from some other part of the country. Photos and illustrations (if appropriate) are always welcomed. We want factual articles that are blunt, to the point, accurate.”
1908 Grand Ave., P.O. Box 340004, Nashville TN 37203. (615)340-7254. E-mail: alivenow@upperroom.org. Website: www.alivenow.org; alivenow.upperroom.org. Contact: Beth A. Richardson, editor. Alive Now, published bimonthly, is a devotional magazine that invites readers to enter an ever-deepening relationship with God. “Alive Now seeks to nourish people who are hungry for a sacred way of living. Submissions should invite readers to see God in the midst of daily life by exploring how contemporary issues impact their faith lives. Each word must be vivid and dynamic and contribute to the whole. We make selections based on a list of upcoming themes. Manuscripts which do not fit a theme will be returned.” Estab. 1971. Circ. 70,000. Pays on acceptance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Subscription: $17.95/year (6 issues); $26.95 for 2 years (12 issues). Additional subscription information, including foreign rates, available on website. Guidelines online at website. Submissions should invite readers to seek God in the midst of daily life by exploring how contemporary issues impact their faith lives. If ms does not fit a theme, it will not be considered. Themes can be found on website. Prefers electronic submissions attached as Word document. Postal submissions should include SASE. Include name, address, theme on each sheet. Payment will be made at the time of acceptance for publication.
FICTION Needs religious. Pays $35 or more on acceptance.
POETRY Pays $35 or more on acceptance.
E-mail: skylarburris@yahoo.com. Website: www.editorskylar.com/magazine/table.html. Contact: Skylar H. Burris, Editor. Ancient Paths provides “a forum for quality Christian poetry and flash fiction. All works should have a spiritual theme. The theme may be explicitly Christian or broadly religious. Works published in Ancient Paths explore themes such as redemption, sin, forgiveness, doubt, faith, gratitude for the ordinary blessings of life, spiritual struggle, and spiritual growth. Please, no overly didactic works. Subtlety is preferred.” Estab. 1998. Responds in 4-6 weeks “if rejected; longer if being seriously considered.” Single past printed sample copy: $9. Make checks payable to Skylar Burris. Guidelines available on website.
New issues of Ancient Paths are no longer being produced in print. Ancient Paths online is published as a regularly updated Facebook page.
FICTION E-mail submissions only. Paste flash fiction directly in e-mail message. Use the subject heading “AP Online Submission (title of your work).” Include name and e-mail address at top of e-mail. Previously published works accepted, provided they are not currently available online. Please indicate if your work has been published elsewhere.” Needs flash fiction. Length: no more than 900 words. Pays $1.25 per work published. Published authors also receive discount code for $3 off 2 past printed issues.
POETRY E-mail all submissions. Paste poems in e-mail message. Use the subject heading “AP Online Submission (title of your work).” Include your name and e-mail address at the top of your e-mail. Poems may be rhymed, unrhymed, free verse, or formal. Does not want “preachy” poetry, inconsistent meter, or forced rhyme; no stream of conscious or avant-garde work; no esoteric academic poetry. Length: no more than 60 lines. Pays $1.25 per poem. Published poets also receive discount code for $3 off 2 past printed issues.
TIPS “Read the great religious poets: John Donne, George Herbert, T.S. Eliot, Lord Tennyson. Remember not to preach. This is a literary magazine, not a pulpit. This does not mean you do not communicate morals or celebrate God. It means you are not overbearing or simplistic when you do so.”
BIBLE ADVOCATEBible Advocate, Church of God (Seventh Day), P.O. Box 33677, Denver CO 80233. (303)452-7973. E-mail: bibleadvocate@cog7.org. Website: baonline.org. Contact: Sherri Langton, associate editor. 25% freelance written. Religious magazine published 6 times/year. “Our purpose is to advocate the Bible and represent the Church of God (Seventh Day) to a Christian audience.” Estab. 1863. Circ. 13,500. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 9 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. Sample copy for SAE with 9x12 envelope and 3 first-class stamps. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs inspirational, personal experience, religious, Biblical studies. No articles on Christmas or Easter. Buys 5-10 mss/year. Send complete ms and SASE. Length: 1,000-1,200 words. Pays $25-55.
REPRINTS E-mail ms with rights for sale noted.
POETRY Needs free verse, traditional, Christian/Bible themes. Prefers e-mail submissions. Cover letter is preferred. “No handwritten submissions, please. I read them first and reject those that won’t work for us. I send good ones to editor for approval.” Seldom comments on rejected poems. No avant-garde. Buys 10-12 poems/year. Submit maximum 5 poems. Length: 5-20 lines. Pays $20 and 2 contributor’s copies.
TIPS “Be fresh, not preachy! Articles must be in keeping with the doctrinal understanding of the Church of God (Seventh Day). Therefore, the writer should become familiar with what the Church generally accepts as truth as set forth in its doctrinal beliefs. We reserve the right to edit mss to fit our space requirements, doctrinal stands, and church terminology. Significant changes are referred to writers for approval. No fax or handwritten submissions, please.”
Breakthrough, Inc., P.O. Box 121, Lincoln VA 20160. Fax: (540)338-1934. E-mail: breakthrough@intercessors.org. Website: intercessors.org. The Breakthrough Intercessor, published quarterly, focuses on “encouraging people in prayer and faith; preparing and equipping those who pray.” Accepts multiple articles per issue: 300- to 1,000-word true stories on prayer, or poems on prayer. Estab. 1980. Time between acceptance and publication varies. Subscription: $18. Make checks payable to Breakthrough, Inc. Guidelines available on website.
The Breakthrough Intercessor is 36 pages, magazine-sized, professionally printed, saddle-stapled with self-cover, includes art/graphics. Press run is 4,000.
NONFICTION Needs essays, memoir. Send complete ms, along with article name, author’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail. Considers previously published articles. Accepts fax, e-mail (pasted into body of message or attachment), and mailed hard copy. Articles are circulated to an editorial board. Length: approximately 1,000 words.
POETRY Send poem, along with title, author’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail. Accepts fax, e-mail (pasted into body of message or attachment), and mailed hard copy. Length: 12 lines/poem minimum.
CATHOLIC DIGESTP.O. Box 6015, New London CT 06320. (800)321-0411. Fax: (860)457-3013. E-mail: queries@catholicdigest.com. Website: www.catholicdigest.com. 12% freelance written. Magazine published 9 times/year on Catholic lifestyle and faith. Publishes features and advice on topics ranging from health, psychology, humor, adventure, and family to ethics, spirituality, and Catholics, from modern-day heroes to saints through the ages. Helpful and relevant reading culled from secular and religious periodicals. Estab. 1936. Circ. 275,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Editorial lead time 3 months. Submit seasonal material 4-5 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy free. Guidelines available on website.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, essays, general interest, historical, how-to, humor, inspirational, interview, personal experience, religious, travel. Special issues: Accepts features on the following topics: Marriage, Practical Spirituality, Parish/Work, Parenting, Grandparenting, Homemaking, Relationships, Good Looks. Does not accept unsolicited submissions. Query with 1-2 relevant writing samples. Length: 350-1,500 words. Pays $500.
REPRINTS For reprints, send tearsheet or typed ms with rights for sale noted and information about when and where the material previously appeared. Pays $100.
PHOTOS State availability. “If your query is accepted and you have photos that may be used to accompany your submission, please attach them as JPEG files. Photos must be at least 300 dpi to be used in the magazine. Appropriate credit lines and captions should also accompany the photos.” Reviews contact sheets, transparencies, prints. Negotiates payment individually.
FILLERS Open Door (statements of true incidents through which people are brought into the Catholic faith, or recover the Catholic faith they had lost), 350-600 words, send to opendoor@catholicdigest.com; Last Word (back page, personal, inspirational, reflective essay), 550-700 words, send to queries@catholicdigest.com. Query with 1-2 relevant writing samples. Pays $500 for Last Word, $100 for Open Door.
TIPS “Spiritual, self-help, and all wellness is a good bet for us. We would also like to see material with an innovative approach to daily living, articles that show new ways of looking at old ideas, problems. You’ve got to dig beneath the surface.”
CHRISTIAN HOME & SCHOOLChristian Schools International, 3350 E. Paris Ave. SE, Grand Rapids MI 49512. (616)957-1070, ext. 240. Fax: (616)957-5022. E-mail: rheyboer@csionline.org. Website: www.csionline.org/christian_home_and_school. 30% freelance written. Works with a small number of new/unpublished writers each year. Magazine published 2 times/year during the school year covering family life and Christian education. In addition, a special high school issue is published each spring. Christian Home & School is designed for parents in the U.S. and Canada who send their children to Christian schools and are concerned about the challenges facing Christian families today. These readers expect a mature, Biblical perspective in the articles, not just a Bible verse tacked onto the end. Estab. 1922. Circ. 66,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Submit material 4 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Responds in 1 month to queries. Sample copy for 9x12 SAE with 4 first-class stamps. Guidelines only for #10 SASE or online. For article topics, refer to the editorial calendar on website.
The editor reports an interest in seeing articles on how to experience and express forgiveness in your home, help your child make good choices, and raise kids who are opposites, and promote good educational practices in Christian schools and current education issues. Please visit website to view editorial calendar and specific topics for each issue.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, interview, opinion, personal experience, articles on parenting and school life. Buys 30 mss/year. Send complete ms as a Word document. Length: 1,000-2,000 words. Pays $175-250.
TIPS “Features are the area most open to freelancers. We are publishing articles that deal with contemporary issues that affect parents. Use an informal, easy-to-read style rather than a philosophical, academic tone. Try to incorporate vivid imagery and concrete, practical examples from real life. We look for mss with a mature Christian perspective.”
1 Columbus Plaza, New Haven CT 06510. (203)752-4398. Fax: (203)752-4109. E-mail: columbia@kofc.org. Website: www.kofc.org/columbia. Contact: Alton Pelowski, editor. Columbia is a monthly magazine for Catholic families that caters primarily to members of the Knights of Columbus. Estab. 1921. Circ. 1,500,000. Pays on acceptance. No kill fee. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Sample copy and writer’s guidelines on website.
NONFICTION No reprints, poetry, cartoons, puzzles, short stories/fiction. Query with SASE or by e-mail. Length: 750-1,500 words. Payment varies.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, ELCA Churchwide Ministries, 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago IL 60631. E-mail: daveyandgoliath@elca.org. E-mail: cllsub@augsburgfortress.org. Website: www.daveyandgoliath.org. “Davey and Goliath’s Devotions is a magazine with concrete ideas that families can use to build Biblical literacy and share faith and serve others. It includes Bible stories, family activities, crafts, games, and a section of puzzles and mazes.” Pays on acceptance.
A booklet of interactive conversations and activities related to weekly devotional material. Used primarily by Lutheran families with elementary school-age children.
NONFICTION Needs religious. Special issues: “Each quarter of Davey and Goliath’s Devotions will have 2 writers. One writer will create 4 pages of content for each week, and 1 writer will create 13 puzzles, mazes, and other fun games for kids.” If you are interested in writing weekly content or puzzles or games, query with samples. Follow Weekly Content or Puzzles and Games Content guidelines, available online. Length: 350-400 words for Weekly Content.
TIPS “Pay attention to details in the sample devotional. Follow the process laid out in the information for prospective writers. Ability to interpret Bible texts appropriately for children is required. Content must be doable and fun for families on the go.”
EFCA TODAYEvangelical Free Church of America, 418 Fourth St., NE, Charlottesville VA 22902. E-mail: editor@efca.org. Website: efcatoday.org. Contact: Diane J. McDougall, editor. 30% freelance written. Quarterly digital magazine. “EFCA Today’s purpose is to unify church leaders around the overall mission of the EFCA by bringing its stories and vision to life, and to sharpen those leaders by generating conversations over topics pertinent to faith and life in the 21st century.” Estab. 1931. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. Offers 50% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 5 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by e-mail. Rarely accepts previously published material.Responds in 6 weeks. Sample available online. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs articles related to EFCA themes, book reviews, blog posts. Special issues: “Each EFCA Today is devoted to a topic designed to stimulate thoughtful dialogue and leadership growth, and to highlight how EFCA leaders are already involved in living out that theme. Examples of themes are: new paradigms for ‘doing church,’ church planting, and rural/small-town churches. These articles focus on an issue rather than on an individual, although individuals indeed illustrate each theme.” Query. Length: 500-2,000 words for articles. Pays 23¢/word.
REPRINTS Reprint payment varies.
EUROPEAN JUDAISMLBC, The Sternberg Centre, 80 East End Rd., London N3 2SY England. E-mail: european.judaism@lbc.ac.uk. Website: www.journals.berghahnbooks.com/ej. Contact: managing editor. “For over 40 years, European Judaism has provided a voice for the postwar Jewish world in Europe. It has reflected the different realities of each country and helped to rebuild Jewish consciousness after the Holocaust. It is a peer-reviewed journal with emphasis on European Jewish theology, philosophy, literature, and history. Each issue includes a poetry and book reviews section.” Estab. 1966. European Judaism is available online. Individual Rate (Online Only): $34.95/£21.95/€24.95. Student Rate (Online Only): $19.95/ £12.95/ €14.95. Please visit the website for institutional pricing. Guidelines available online.
NONFICTION The Board of Editors welcomes articles, letters, and comments for publication. Submit by e-mail, accompanied by 1 double-spaced copy and a brief biographical note on the author. Please visit the website for further details.
POETRY Submit by e-mail, accompanied by 1 double-spaced copy and a brief biographical note on the author. Please visit the website for further details.
Light and Life Communications, 770 N. High School Rd., Indianapolis IN 46214. (317)244-3660. Contact: Julie Innes, editor. Evangel, published quarterly, is an adult Sunday School paper. “Devotional in nature, it lifts up Christ as the source of salvation and hope. The mission of Evangel is to increase the reader’s understanding of the nature and character of God and the nature of a life lived for Christ. Material fitting this mission and not longer than 1,200 words will be considered.” Press run is less than 10,000. Estab. 1897 by Free Methodist denomination. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 18-36 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal poems 1 year in advance. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 6-10 weeks to submissions. Seldom comments on rejected poems. Sample copy and writer’s guidelines for #10 SASE. Subscription: $2.69/quarter (13 weeks). “Write ‘guidelines request’ on your envelope to separate it from the submissions.”
FICTION Fiction involves people coping with everyday crises, making decisions that show spiritual growth. Accepts 3-4 mss/issue; 156-200 mss/year. Needs true religious/inspirational. “No fiction without any semblance of Christian message or where the message clobbers the reader. Looking for devotional-style short pieces, 500 words or less.” Send complete ms. Accepts multiple submissions. Pays 5¢/word and 2 contributor’s copies.
POETRY Submit no more than 5 poems at a time. Cover letter is preferred. “Poetry must be typed on 8.5x11 white paper. In the upper left corner of each page, include your name, address, and phone number. In the upper right corner of cover page, specify what rights you are offering. One-eighth of the way down the page, give the title. All subsequent material must be double-spaced with 1-inch margins.” Accepts about 5% of poetry received. Rarely uses rhyming work. Pays $10/poem plus 2 contributor’s copies.
TIPS Desires concise, tight writing that supports a solid thesis and fits the mission expressed in the guidelines.
EVANGELICAL MISSIONS QUARTERLYBilly Graham Center/Wheaton College, P.O. Box 794, Wheaton IL 60187. (630)752-7158. Fax: (630)752-7155. E-mail: emq@wheaton.edu. Website: www.emqonline.com. Contact: Laurie Fortunak Nichols, managing editor; A. Scott Moreau, editor. 67% freelance written. Quarterly magazine covering evangelical missions. Evangelical Missions Quarterly is a professional journal serving the worldwide missions community. EMQ articles reflect missionary life, thought, and practice. Each issue includes articles, book reviews, editorials, and letters. Subjects are related to worldwide mission and evangelism efforts and include: successful ministries, practical ideas, new tactics and strategies, trends in world evangelization, church planting and discipleship, health and medicine, literature and media, education and training, relief and development, missionary family life, and much more. Estab. 1964. Circ. 7,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers negotiable kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 18 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 1 year. Accepts queries by e-mail. Responds in 2 weeks to queries. Sample copy free. Guidelines available online.
NONFICTION Needs book reviews, essays, interview, opinion, personal experience, religious. No sermons, poetry, or straight news. Buys 24 mss/year. Query. Length: 3,000 words. Pays $25-100.
PHOTOS Send photos. Identification of subjects required. Offers no additional payment for photos accepted with ms.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS In the Workshop (practical how to’s), 800-2,000 words; Perspectives (opinion), 800 words. Buys 8 mss/year. Query. Pays $50-100.
TIPS “We prefer articles about deeds done, showing the why and the how, claiming not only success but also admitting failure. Principles drawn from one example must be applicable to missions more generally. EMQ does not include articles which have been previously published in journals, books, websites, etc.”
FAITH TODAYEvangelical Fellowship of Canada, P.O. Box 5885, West Beaver Creek Post Office, Richmond Hill ON L4B 0B8 Canada. (905)479-5885. Fax: (905)479-4742. Website: www.faithtoday.ca. Bimonthly magazine. “Faith Today is the magazine of an association of more than 40 evangelical denominations but serves evangelicals in all denominations. It focuses on church issues, social issues, and personal faith as they are tied to the Canadian context. Writing should explicitly acknowledge that Canadian evangelical context.” Estab. 1983. Circ. 20,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 30-50% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 4 months. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in 6 weeks to queries. Sample copy for SASE in Canadian postage. Guidelines available online at www.faithtoday.ca/writers. “View complete back issues at www.faithtoday.ca/digital. Or download 1 of our free apps from www.faithtoday.ca/mobile.”
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, Canadian authors only, essays, Canadian authors only, interview, Canadian subjects only, opinion, religious, news feature. Buys 75 mss/year. Query. Length: 400-2,000 words. Pays $100-500 Canadian. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.
REPRINTS Send photocopy. Rarely used. Pays 50% of amount paid for an original article.
PHOTOS State availability. True required. Reviews contact sheets.
TIPS “Query should include brief outline and names of the sources you plan to interview in your research. Use Canadian postage on SASE.”
FCA MAGAZINEFellowship of Christian Athletes, 8701 Leeds Rd., Kansas City MO 64129. (816)921-0909; (800)289-0909. Fax: (816)921-8755. E-mail: mag@fca.org. Website: www.fca.org/mag. Contact: Clay Meyer, editor; Matheau Casner, creative director. 50% freelance written. Prefers to work with published/established writers, but works with a growing number of new/unpublished writers each year. Published 6 times/year. FCA Magazine’s mission is to serve as a ministry tool of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes by informing, inspiring and involving coaches, athletes and all whom they influence, that they may make an impact for Jesus Christ. Estab. 1959. Circ. 75,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Responds to queries/mss in 3 months. Sample copy for $2 and 9x12 SASE with 3 first-class stamps. Guidelines available at www.fca.org/mag/media-kit.
NONFICTION Needs inspirational, interview (with name athletes and coaches solid in their faith), personal experience, photo feature. Buys 5-20 mss/year. Articles should be accompanied by at least 3 quality photos. Query and submit via e-mail. Length: 1,000-2,000 words. Pays $150-400 for assigned and unsolicited articles.
PHOTOS State availability. Reviews contact sheets. Payment based on size of photo.
TIPS “Profiles and interviews of particular interest to coed athlete, primarily high school and college age. Our graphics and editorial content appeal to youth. The area most open to freelancers is profiles on or interviews with well-known athletes or coaches (male, female, minorities) who have been or are involved in some capacity with FCA.”
THE FRIENDThe Friend Publications Ltd, 173 Euston Rd., London England NW1 2BJ United Kingdom. (44)(207)663-1010. Fax: (44)(207)663-1182. E-mail: editorial@thefriend.org. Website: www.thefriend.org. Contact: Ian Kirk Smith. Weekly magazine. Completely independent, The Friend brings readers news and views from a Quaker perspective, as well as from a wide range of authors whose writings are of interest to Quakers and non-Quakers alike. There are articles on issues such as peace, spirituality, Quaker belief, and ecumenism, as well as news of Friends from Britain and abroad. Circ. 3,250. Byline given. No kill fee. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, phone. Guidelines available online.
Prefers queries, but sometimes accepts unsolicited mss.
NONFICTION Query. Length: 550 words/full page; 1,100 words/double page spread.
PHOTOS Accepts illustrations (photos or drawings). Reviews color or b&w prints. Covers costs if photographs are commissioned.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Art reviews (new books, plays, videos, exhibitions), 550 words.
POETRY There are no rules regarding poetry, but doesn’t want particularly long poems.
Pacific Press Publishing Association, P.O. Box 5353, Nampa ID 83653. (301)393-4037. Fax: (301)393-4055. E-mail: guide@pacificpress.com. Website: www.guidemagazine.org. Contact: Randy Fishell, editor; Brandon Reese, designer. Guide is a Christian story magazine for young people ages 10-14. The 32-page, 4-color publication is published weekly by the Pacific Press. Their mission is to show readers, through stories that illustrate Bible truth, how to walk with God now and forever. Estab. 1953. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Responds in 6 weeks to mss. Sample copy free with 6x9 SAE and 2 first-class stamps. Guidelines available on website.
NONFICTION Send complete ms. “Each issue includes 3-4 true stories. Guide does not publish fiction, poetry, or articles (devotionals, how-to, profiles, etc.). However, we sometimes accept quizzes and other unique nonstory formats. Each piece should include a clear spiritual element.” Looking for pieces on adventure, personal growth, Christian humor, inspiration, biography, story series, and nature. Length: 1,000-1,200 words. Pays 7-10¢/word.
TIPS “Children’s magazines want mystery, action, discovery, suspense, and humor—no matter what the topic. For us, truth is stronger than fiction.”
Transport For Christ, P.O. Box 117, 1525 River Rd., Marietta PA 17547. (717)426-9977. Fax: (717)426-9980. E-mail: editor@transportforchrist.org. Website: www.transportforchrist.org. Contact: Inge Koenig. 50% freelance written. Monthly magazine covering trucking and Christianity. “We publish human interest stories, testimonials, and teachings that have a foundation in Biblical/Christian values. Since truck drivers and their families are our primary readers, we publish works that they will find edifying and helpful.” Estab. 1957. Circ. 20,000. Byline given. Publishes ms an average of 1 year after acceptance. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Yes, if permission is granted by the publisherAccepts simultaneous submissions. Only responds to unsolicited submissions when they are due for publishing. Sample copy free. Writer’s guidelines by e-mail.
Does not pay writers. Only accepts trucking-related articles at this time.
NONFICTION Needs trucking-related essays, general interest, humor, inspirational, interview, personal experience, photo feature, religious, trucking. Nothing of political nature. Send complete ms. Length: 600-800 words.
PHOTOS Send photos of trucking-related subjects only. Captions, identification of subjects, model releases required. Reviews prints, GIF/JPEG files. Does not pay for photos.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS From the Road (stories by truckers on the road), 600 words. Send complete ms.
TIPS “We are especially interested in human interest stories about truck drivers. Find a trucker doing something unusual or good, and write a story about him or her. Be sure to send pictures.”
Nazarene Global Ministry Center, 17001 Prairie Star Pkwy., Lenexa KS 66220. (913)577-0500. E-mail: holinesstoday@nazarene.org. Website: www.holinesstoday.org. Contact: Carmen J. Ringhiser, managing editor; Frank M. Moore, editor in chief. Holiness Today, published bimonthly online and in print, is the primary print voice of the Church of the Nazarene, with articles geared to enhance holiness living by connecting Nazarenes with our heritage, vision, and mission through real-life stories of God at work in the world. Holiness Today (print) is 40 pages. Circ. 20,000. Subscription: $12/year U.S.
HORIZONS100 Witherspoon St., Louisville KY 40202-1396. (844)797-2872. E-mail: yvonne.hileman@pcusa.org. Website: www.pcusa.org/horizons. Contact: Yvonne Hileman, assistant editor. Bimonthly. Horizons magazine provides information, inspiration, and education from the perspectives of women who are committed to Christ, the church and faithful discipleship. Horizons brings current issues dealing with family life, the mission of the church and the challenges of culture and society to its readers. Interviews, feature articles, Bible study resources, and departments offer help and insight for up-to-date, day-to-day concerns of the church and individual Christians. Estab. 1988. Circ. 20,000. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Sample copy for $4 and 9x12 SAE. Guidelines for writers are on the Horizons website.
NONFICTION Needs essays. Accepts nonfiction articles and essays only, on theme. Send complete ms by mail, e-mail, or fax. Include contact information. Length: 600-1,800 words. Pays an honorarium of no less than $50 per page printed in the magazine—amount will vary depending on time and research required for writing the article.
FICTION Submit queries and/or complete ms by mail, e-mail, or fax. Include contact information. Length: 600-1,800 words. Pays an honorarium of no less than $50 per page printed in the magazine—amount will vary depending on time and research required for writing the article.
POETRY Accepts poems of varying themes and topics.
LIGHT & LIFE MAGAZINE [LLM]Free Methodist Church-USA, 770 N. High School Rd., Indianapolis IN 46214. (317)616-4776. Fax: (317)244-1247. E-mail: jeff.finley@fmcusa.org. Website: http://llcomm.org; http://fmcusa.org. Contact: Jeff Finley, managing editor. 20% freelance written. “Light & Life Magazine [LLM] is a monthly magazine by Light & Life Communications, the publishing arm of the Free Methodist Church–USA. Each issue focuses on a specific theme with a cohesive approach in which the articles complement each other.” Estab. 1868. Circ. 53,000 (English); 6,000 (Spanish). Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Accepts queries by e-mail. Responds in 2 months. Guidelines available at http://llcom.org/writersguidelines.
NONFICTION Query. Length: 2,100 words for a feature article, 800 words for a print discipleship article, and 500-1,000 words for an online discipleship article; 500-1,000 words for online articles not published in the magazine. Pays $100/article, $200/feature, $50/discipleship article.
LIGUORIANOne Liguori Dr., Liguori MO 63057. (636)223-1538. Fax: (636)223-1595. E-mail: liguorianeditor@liguori.org. Website: www.liguorian.org. Contact: Elizabeth Herzing, managing editor. 25% freelance written. Prefers to work with published/established writers. Magazine published 10 times/year for Catholics. “Our purpose is to lead our readers to a fuller Christian life by helping them better understand the teachings of the gospel and the church and by illustrating how these teachings apply to life and the problems confronting them as members of families, the church, and society.” Estab. 1913. Circ. 60,000. Pays on acceptance. Submit seasonal material 8 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in 3 months to mss. Sample copy for 9x12 SAE with 3 first-class stamps or online. Guidelines for #10 SASE and on website.
NONFICTION “No travelogue approach or unresearched ventures into controversial areas. Also, no material found in secular publications—fad subjects that already get enough press, pop psychology, or negative articles. Liguorian does not consider retold Bible stories.” Buys 30-40 unsolicited mss/year. Length: 400-2,200 words. Pays 12-15¢/word and 5 contributor’s copies.
PHOTOS Photographs on assignment only unless submitted with and specific to article.
FICTION Needs religious, inspirational, senior citizen/retirement. Send complete ms. Length: 1,500-2,200 words. Pays 12-15¢/word and 5 contributor’s copies.
TIPS “First read several issues containing short stories. We look for originality and creative input in each story we read. Consideration requires the author studies the target market and presents a carefully polished manuscript. We publish 1 fiction story per issue. Compare this with the 25 or more we receive over the transom each month. We believe fiction is a highly effective mode for transmitting the Christian message; however, many fiction pieces are written without a specific goal or thrust—an interesting incident that goes nowhere is not a story.”
LIVEGospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield MO 65802-1894. (417)862-1447. Fax: (417)862-0416. E-mail: rl-live@gph.org. Website: www.gospelpublishing.com. 100% freelance written. Weekly magazine for weekly distribution covering practical Christian living. “LIVE is a take-home paper distributed weekly in young adult and adult Sunday school classes. We seek to encourage Christians in living for God through fiction and true stories which apply Biblical principles to everyday problems.” Estab. 1928. Circ. 35,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 18 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 12 months. Submit seasonal material 18 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; in 6 weeks to mss. Sample copy for #10 SASE. Guidelines for #10 SASE or on website: www.gospelpublishing.com/store/startcat.cfm?cat=tWRITGUID.
NONFICTION Needs inspirational, religious. No preachy articles or stories that refer to religious myths (e.g., Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, etc.). Buys 50-100 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 450-1,100 words. Pays 7-10¢/word.
REPRINTS Send tearsheet, photocopy, or typed ms with rights for sale noted and information about when and where the material previously appeared. Pays 7¢/word.
PHOTOS Send photos. Identification of subjects required. Reviews 35mm transparencies and 3x4 prints or larger. Higher resolution digital files also accepted. Offers $35-60/photo.
FICTION Contact: Wade Quick, editor. Needs religious, inspirational, prose poem. No preachy fiction, fiction about Bible characters, or stories that refer to religious myths (e.g., Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, etc.). No science or Bible fiction. No controversial stories about such subjects as feminism, war, or capital punishment. Buys 20-50 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 800-1,200 words. Pays 7-10¢/word.
POETRY Needs free verse, haiku, light verse, traditional. Buys 15-24 poems/year. Submit maximum 3 poems. Length: 12-25 lines. Pays $35-60.
TIPS “Don’t moralize or be preachy. Provide human interest articles with Biblical life application. Stories should consist of action, not just thought-life, interaction, not just insight. Heroes and heroines should rise above failures, take risks for God, prove that scriptural principles meet their needs. Conflict and suspense should increase to a climax! Avoid pious conclusions. Characters should be interesting, believable, and realistic. Avoid stereotypes. Characters should be active, not just pawns to move the plot along. They should confront conflict and change in believable ways. Describe the character’s looks and reveal his personality through his actions to such an extent that the reader feels he has met that person. Readers should care about the character enough to finish the story. Feature racial, ethnic, and regional characters in rural and urban settings.”
8805 Governor’s Hill Dr., Suite 400, Cincinnati OH 45249. (513)931-4050. Fax: (877)867-5751. E-mail: lnickelson@standardpub.com. Website: www.standardpub.com. Contact: Lu Ann Nickelson, editor. Estab. 1949.
Live Wire has decided to reuse much of the material that was a part of the first publication cycle. They will not be sending out theme lists, sample copies, or writers guidelines or accepting any unsolicited material because of this policy.
THE LIVING CHURCHLiving Church Foundation, P.O. Box 510705, Milwaukee WI 53203-0121. (414)276-5420. Fax: (414)276-7483. E-mail: jschuessler@livingchurch.org. E-mail: tlc@livingchurch.org. Website: www.livingchurch.org. Contact: John Schuessler, managing editor; Douglas LeBlanc, associate editor. 50% freelance written. Magazine covering news or articles of interest to members of the Episcopal Church. Weekly magazine that presents news and views of the Episcopal Church and the wider Anglican Communion, along with articles on spirituality, Anglican heritage, and the application of Christianity in daily life. There are commentaries on scripture, book reviews, editorials, letters to the editor, and special thematic issues. Estab. 1878. Circ. 9,500. Byline given. Does not pay unless article is requested. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 3 weeks. Submit seasonal material 2 months in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail, fax. Responds in 2 weeks to queries. Responds in 1 month to mss. Sample copy free.
NONFICTION Needs opinion, personal experience, photo feature, religious. Buys 10 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 1,000 words. Pays $25-100. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.
PHOTOS Send photos. Reviews any size prints. Offers $15-50/photo.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Benediction (devotional), 250 words; Viewpoint (opinion), under 1,000 words. Send complete ms. Pays $50 maximum.
POETRY Needs light verse, traditional.
THE LOOKOUTStandard Publishing, 8805 Governor’s Hill Dr., Suite 400, Cincinnati OH 45249. (513)931-4050. Fax: (513)931-0950. E-mail: lookout@standardpub.com. Website: www.lookoutmag.com. Contact: Kelly Carr, editor. 50% freelance written. Weekly magazine for Christian adults, with emphasis on spiritual growth, family life, and topical issues. “Our purpose is to provide Christian adults with practical, Biblical teaching and current information that will help them mature as believers.” Estab. 1894. Circ. 35,000. Byline given. Pays on acceptance. Offers 33% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 1 year after acceptance. Editorial lead time 9 months. Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance. Accepts queries by mail, e-mail. No previously published materialAccepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 10 weeks to queries and mss. Sample copy for $1. Guidelines by e-mail or online.
Audience is mainly conservative Christians. Manuscripts only on request.
NONFICTION Needs inspirational, interview, opinion, personal experience, religious. No fiction or poetry. Buys 100 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: 1,200-1,400 words. Pays 11-17¢/word.
PHOTOS State availability. Identification of subjects required. Offers no additional payment for photos accepted with ms.
TIPS “The Lookout publishes from a theologically conservative, nondenominational, and noncharismatic perspective. We aim primarily for those aged 30-55. Most readers are married and have elementary to young adult children. Our emphasis is on the needs of ordinary Christians who want to grow in their faith. We value well-informed articles that offer lively and clear writing as well as strong application. We often address tough issues and seek to explore fresh ideas or recent developments affecting today’s Christians.”
THE LUTHERAN DIGESTThe Lutheran Digest, Inc., 6160 Carmen Ave., Inver Grove Heights MN 55076. (952)933-2820. Fax: (952)933-5708. E-mail: editor@lutherandigest.com. Website: www.lutherandigest.com. Contact: Lori Rosenkvist, editor. 95% freelance written. Quarterly magazine covering Christianity from a Lutheran perspective. Publishes articles, humor, and poetry. Articles frequently reflect a Lutheran Christian perspective but are not intended to be sermonettes. Popular stories show how God has intervened in a person’s life to help solve a problem. Estab. 1953. Circ. 50,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time 9 months. Submit seasonal material 9 months in advance. “No queries, please.” Accepts queries by e-mail mss only as Microsoft Word or Rich Text attachments. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1 month to queries; in 4 months to mss. No response to e-mailed mss unless selected for publication. Sample copy: $3.50. Subscription: $16/year, $22/2 years. Guidelines available online.
The Lutheran Digest is 64 pages, digest-sized, offset-printed, saddle-stapled, with 4-color paper cover, includes local ads. Receives about 200 poems/year, accepts 10-20%. Press run is 60,000-65,000; most distributed free to Lutheran churches.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, historical, how-to, personal or spiritual growth, humor, inspirational, personal experience, religious, nature and science. Does not want to see personal tributes to deceased relatives or friends. These are seldom used unless the subject of the article is well known. Avoids articles about the moment a person finds Christ as his or her personal savior. Buys 50-60 mss/year. Send complete ms. Length: up to 1,500 words. Pays $35-50.
REPRINTS Accepts previously published submissions. “We prefer this as we are a digest and 70-80% of our articles are reprints.”
PHOTOS “We never print photos from outside sources.”
POETRY Submit up to 3 poems at a time. Prefers e-mail submissions but also accepts mailed submissions. Cover letter is preferred. Include SASE only if return is desired. Poems are selected by editor and reviewed by publication panel. Length: up to 25 lines/poem. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
TIPS “Reading our writers’ guidelines and sample articles online is encouraged and is the best way to get a feel for the type of material we publish.”
718 N. Main St., Newton KS 67114-1703. (866)866-2872 ext. 34398. Fax: (316)283-0454. E-mail: gordonh@themennonite.org. Website: www.themennonite.org. Contact: Gordon Houser, associate editor. The Mennonite, published monthly, seeks “to help readers glorify God, grow in faith, and become agents of healing and hope in the world. Our readers are primarily people in Mennonite churches.” Estab. 1998. Circ. 6,700. Publishes ms up to 1 year after acceptance. Responds in 2 weeks. Single copy: $4; subscription: $46 U.S. Guidelines online.
NONFICTION Needs general interest, religious, Bible study, prayer, environment, aging, death/dying, Christmas, Easter, children, parenting, marriage, singleness, racism, peace and justice, worship, health issues, arts, personal stories of Mennonites exercising their faith. Query via e-mail (preferred). Include name, address, phone number, one-sentence summary of the article and “3 catchy, creative titles. Illustrations, charts, graphs, and photos (in color) to go with the article are welcome.” If sending by regular mail, also include an SASE. Length: 1,200-1,500 words for feature articles. Payment varies. We only pay for solicited articles.
TIPS “Writing should be concise, accessible to the general reader, and with strong lead paragraphs. This last point cannot be overemphasized. The lead paragraph is the foundation of a good article. It should provide a summary of the article. We are especially interested in personal stories of Mennonites exercising their faith.”
ONECatholic Near East Welfare Association, 1011 First Ave., New York NY 10022-4195. (212)826-1480. Fax: (212)838-1344. E-mail: cnewa@cnewa.org. Website: www.cnewa.org. Contact: Deacon Greg Kandra, executive editor. 75% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine for a Catholic audience with interest in the Near East, particularly its current religious, cultural, and political aspects. Estab. 1974. Circ. 100,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. No kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Accepts queries by mail, fax. Responds in 1 month to queries. Sample copy and writer’s guidelines for 7.5x10.5 SAE with 2 first-class stamps.
NONFICTION Query. Length: 1,200-1,800 words. Pays 20¢/edited word.
PHOTOS “Photographs to accompany ms are welcome; they should illustrate the people, places, ceremonies, etc. which are described in the article. We prefer color transparencies but occasionally use b&w.” Pay varies depending on use—scale from $50-300.
TIPS “We are interested in current events in the Near East as they affect the cultural, political, and religious lives of the people.”
OUTREACH MAGAZINE5550 Tech Center Dr., Colorado Springs CA 80919. (800)991-6011, ext. 3315. E-mail: tellus@outreachmagazine.com. Website: www.outreachmagazine.com. 80% freelance written. Bimonthly magazine covering outreach in Christianity. Outreach magazine is the gathering place of ideas, insights and stories for Christian churches focused on reaching out to their community—locally and globally—with the love of Christ. Primary readers are senior pastors and church leadership, as well as laity who are passionate about outreach. Circ. 30,000. Byline given. Pays on publication. Offers 10% kill fee. Publishes ms an average of 2-4 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 2 months to queries. Responds in 8 months to mss. Sample copy free. Guidelines available online.
NONFICTION Needs book excerpts, how-to, humor, inspirational, interview, personal experience, photo feature, religious. Special issues: Vacation Bible School (January); Church Growth—America’s Fastest-Growing Churches (Special Issue). Does not want fiction, poetry, non-outreach-related articles. Buys 30 mss/year. Query with published clips. Length: 1,500-2,500 words. Pays $375-600 for assigned articles; $375-500 for unsolicited articles. Sometimes pays expenses of writers on assignment.
PHOTOS Send photos. Identification of subjects required. Reviews GIF/JPEG files. Negotiates payment individually.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS Pulse (short stories about outreach-oriented churches and ministries), 250-350 words; Ideas (a profile of a church that is using a transferable idea or concept for outreach), 300 words, plus sidebar; Soulfires (short interviews with known voices about the stories and people that have informed their worldview and faith perspective), 600 words. Buys Buys 6 mss/year. mss/year. Query with published clips. Pays $100-375.
FILLERS Needs facts, gags. Buys Buys 6 mss/year. mss/year. Length: 25-100 words. Pays negotiated fee.
TIPS “Study our magazine and writer’s guidelines. Send published clips that showcase tight, bright writing as well as your ability to interview; research; and organize numerous sources into an article; and write a 100-word piece as well as a 1,600-word piece.”