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Issue 5 - Editor John Dunne
December 12 1999
ISSN - I 466-756J
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Contents
Part 1
Editorial
New RP-e needs your books
Latest Market needs
Book Reviews
Competitions
Markets & Guidelines
Article - Writing Travel features for magazines and
newspapers world wide part 2LINK TO ARCHIEVED ISSUES
In time all of these pages will be achieved and formatted in the same fashion and there will be a search feature to each article and market - whichever issue it appears in. This takes time however, so things look a bit raw right now. Keep coming back regularly to see how things improve.
December 18 1999 January 6 2000 February 29 2000 March 14 2000 June 1 2000 July 6 2000 August 1 2000 Part 2
Book reviews
Article - A guide to starting as a freelancer
Short Story -
Book Reviews
Featured Poet------------------------------------------------
Februery 2001 April 2001 May 2001
Can anyone tell me where I can find a Y2K bug engineer? No! Oh, you've noticed it too. They'veEditorial
Welcome to the 21st Century
I hope you enjoy the rest of this months newletter.
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Latest Market
Information
Book-On-Disc
(http://www.book-on-disc.com) is looking for fresh, professional and completed
manuscripts
in most all the fiction genres. Sorry, no erotica or anything beyond romance
novel
acceptance.
We would especially like to see Mainstream Fiction: Westerns, adventures,
good family
stories, Mysteries,
conspiracy/intrigue, horror and Science Fiction. We are of course open
to the
Romance genres
and cross over genres. Please send query letter with short, one to two
page
synopsis and
general information as to total manuscript length in pages, words and chapters,
also
include estimate
average page length of chapters. Identify the genre, if your story crosses
over into
another genre
please tell us which one. Send synopsis as an attachment in e-mail
(book@book-on-disc.com).
If BOOK-ON-DISC.COM is interested, you will receive a request
back for chapters:
the first and second, as well as another chapter that will be called for.
The third
chapter could
be any one, so be sure they are all polished. Please do not send chapters
unless they
are requested,
thank you. All submissions will be handled through e-mail and by use of
attached files.
Guidelines: Standard
manuscript format will be followed. As all submission will be in electronic
form,
please adhere
to these formatting instructions:
One inch margins
- all sides
Time New Roman
- 12 pt.
Pages are double
spaced
Left justified
Chapter divisions
should be titled
Paragraphs should
be indented five spaces.
No headers please,
they mess up editors' systems
Normal or Page
view is acceptable.
Word Processing
format must be in RICH TEXT
FORMAT or Word
6 or 7/win95 or win98, any other
Format must
receive prior approval. Plain text will not be accepted, it doesn't hold
the paragraph
commands
NOTE: No special
formatting will be accepted in the manuscript. If the file arrives and
can't be
opened or if
warning of macros appear, the file will be deleted as unacceptable and
you will be
notified of
the problem.
As a serious
writer you should be aware of your genre's requirements and the market
standards.
Electronic publishing
opens many new doors for expression, BUT you still have an audience to
please. Your
work, cross genre or other, must be targeted to readers that are craving
new voices.
BYLINE
Kathryn Fanning,
managing editor, Betty Shipley, poetry editor, P.O. Box 130596, Edmond,
OK
73013-0001.
E-mail (for queries only): fanning@ibm.net URL: http://www.ByLineMag.com
- monthly print,
mainstream /literary /humour /all genre. For fiction $100 for 2-4k words;
Non-fiction
(instructive
or motivational articles for writers) for 1.5-1.8k; First Sale, $20 for
250-300 words; End
Piece (essay
related writing), $35 for 700-725 words; Only When I Laugh, $15-25 for
100-600
words Great
American Bookstores!, $30 ($40 with photo) for 500-600 words; poetry (dealing
with
the subject
of writing), $10 for more than 5 lines, $5 for less. Buys FNASR, POA. "We
encourage
and advise novice
writers; we publish the work of beginners and veterans alike." No reprints.
RT:
1-2 months.
GL4SASE or at the URL. Sponsors monthly contests.
ETERNAL
TWILIGHT MAGAZINE
Eternal Twilight
Publications
PO Box 337 Rodeo,
Ca 94572-0337
Editor: Alfred
W. Abrao
Fiction: "Eternal
Twilight, a magazine devoted to horror/suspense, is now accepting submissions.
[S]earching
for well written character and plot driven stories involving the Weird,
Horrific, and
Darkly Mysterious...stories
and art that intertwine the strange with the, so-called reality of everyday
life...no excessive
gore or sex, unless integral to the story. No Splatterpunk!! ...prefer
not to see
tired plots
involving vampires, werewolves, or psychotic children...no H. P. Lovecraft
imitators.Some
writers we admire: Stephen King, P.D. Cacek, Harlan Ellison, Edward Bryant,
Karl
Edward Wagner,
Norman Partridge, Richard Matheson, Melanie Tem, Joe Lansdale, Bentley
Little..."
Length: up to
5000 words, query for longer Payment: 2-3 cents/wd for First North American
Serial
rights upon
publication TIPS: "We encourage new, unpublished writers to inject fresh
blood into the
field...include
a cover letter with estimated word count, a brief bio, a summation of your
published
work, and if
applicable an e-mail address...[NO]submissions or queries via e-mail. No,
simultaneous
or multiple
submissions." No reprints.
Artwork: "[P]ay
$5.00-$10.00 for interior work, and $25.00-$35.00 for cover work. Query
before
submitting.
With your query include photocopied samples of your work...Include an SASE
with your
query unless
you would like your response by email... "[A]rtists we admire are Bob Eggleton,
Bernie
Wrightson, Michael
Whelan, Erik Wilson, and Martin Cannon."
"[A]lso looking
for nonfiction, i.e., interviews, articles, and essays, pertaining to the
field of
horror/suspense...particularly
interested in author interviews. Please ...query letter...pays between
two-three cents
a word depending on subject and quality.
Invisible Cities
PressJune 1 2000
(http://www.invisiblecitiespress.com)
is accepting submissions of high quality fiction with a
speculative,
mythic, or fabulist leaning. We are interested in both short fiction and
novel length work.
We are looking
for insightful, well-crafted stories that avoid the genre clichés.
Invisible Cities Press
pays a minimum
of $500 for new short fiction and a royalty of 10% of retail for novels
for First
World English
Rights. Please use by the following guidelines for submissions: a.. Submissions
should
be typed, double
spaced, single side of page only. b.. Your name and address should appear
in the
upper right
corner of the first page. Your name should also be on each subsequent page.
c.. The
approximate
word count should be placed in the upper left corner of the first page.
d.. Be sure that
the title and
a page number
appear on every
page. e.. For consideration of novel length works, send a synopsis and
three
sample chapters.
f.. No E-mail submissions, please. g.. If you want your manuscript returned,
include
an appropriately
sized, self addressed, stamped envelope. Manuscripts without a proper SASE
will
not be returned.
h.. Expect a response time of eight to ten weeks. Send your Manuscript
to: Michael
Grimaldi, Editor
Invisible Cities Press 50 State Street, Suite #9 Montpelier, VT 05602 We
look
forward to hearing
from you. Adam Sherman, Publisher Michael Grimaldi, Editor Joel Bernstein,
Managing Editor
New Millennium Novels
Regent Publications,
14 Honor Avenue,
Goldthorn Park,
Wolverhampton. WV4 5HH. UK
A new magazine
due for launch in March 2000 serialising upto 8 new unpublished novels
in the each
issue.
If you have
a novel still waiting for a publisher to snap it up this is the place to
go. Not only do the
readers has
a chance to make advanced orders for your book but it also goes out to
all the major
publishing houses
in the hope that as many new writers can be launched in to successful writing
careers as possible.
ADBUSTERS
EDITOR:Kalle
Lasn
MANAGING EDITOR:
Dominique Ritter
ART DIRECTOR:
Chris Dixon
Adbusters Media
Foundation 1243 West 7th Avenue Vancouver, BC V6H 1B7 Canada Tel:
604.736.9401
FAX: 604.737.6021 EMAIL: adbusters@adbusters.org
is dedicated
to reinventing the outdated paradigms of our consumer culture and building
a brave new
understanding
of living. We relish all truly political materials, whether they be scholarly
probes into
the decline
of civilisation, environmental forays into the forests, sci-fi carpet rides
into cyberspace or
humorous spoofs
about commercial culture. More than anything, we seek compelling ideas
that
further the
critical perspective and offer - at the same time - activist solutions.
Our language is culture
jamming: the
new activism.
SEND US a cover
story, feature, or a 100-500 word piece for one of our sections:
BATTLE OF THE
MIND - the politics of our mental environment
NEWS FROM THE
FRONT - activist news from around the world
ENDGAMES - assessing
the state of our physical environment
We also welcome
short fiction (up to 2000 words), poetry, first or second person accounts
of
culture jamming,
photographs, artwork, and other creative pieces.
SOME GUIDELINES
Our audience
is global. With subscribers in 30 countries, our circulation is approaching
60,000. We
are neither
left nor right, but straight ahead. Many of our readers are serious activists
on the
academic, entrepreneurial,
environmental and communications fronts.
Submissions
will not be returned, please do not send originals. Please
contact the
editor if you are planning a large submission. E-mail submissions with
attachments in
Microsoft Word
or Rich Text Format are fine. Payment varies, from 50 cents a word for
solicited
pieces to smaller
lump sum payments for shorter pieces (up to $100 a printed page). We pay
$100-$300 per
page for photography and graphics.
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Book Reviews
Lords of Iregan - by Sean Brown -
I could not
have known when Edward, my half-brother, invited me back to Arandas that
it signalled
the culmination
of a plan instigated years earlier by the late Lady Christina. Apparently
he had
communicated
his wish to Mother who passed on the invitation adding her own recommendation
that
I should accept.
It was she said in my own best interest.
"Over my dead body. I hate him."
"No you don’t. You haven’t seen him since you were a child."
"I have plenty of reasons to remember him only too well."
"Don’t be ridiculous,
Helena," Mother tilted her dressing table mirror so that her image loomed
at me
through the
monitor, and came to her real reason for wanting me to go. "You needn’t
think you’re
coming to Earth
with Marcus and I - I mean its not that we wouldn’t like you to, but this
is the
proper way of
things."
"Don’t waffle on, Mother. At least your first statement was honest."
Marcus was Mother’s
latest arm-ornament and he was appalled at the prospect of having a
grown-up stepdaughter.
"Not at all,"
Mother said, adoring her perfect bone structure in the mirror. "If only
you would make
an effort to
get on with Marcus. It wasn’t very nice asking him where he kept his gold
detector.
Especially as
there is no gold, as you very well know."
I often wondered
why Mother was only every honest about the bad things. We had been cruelly
short of cash
for months, and now even my monthly allowance, delivered grudgingly from
Father’s
estate, had
stopped. As far as Father was concerned I was born with two imperfections:
I was a girl
and I was Mother’s
daughter. After he died I was provided for until my eighteenth birthday,
then
nothing. To
bare the family name was inheritance enough for a woman.
Still, there
was something about Marcus that made it hard for me to believe he loved
Mother for love
sake. Perhaps
it was the way his big brown eyes glazed over at the mere mention of money
or
wealth. Or,
to be fair, maybe it was our mutual antipathy that made me willing to believe
the worst of
him.
"I have no wish
to impose on either of you. I simply want to go to Earth. Once I’m there,
I’ll find a
job and you
won’t see me again."
Mother paused from preening herself and spun to face the monitor. "Why Earth?"
As if she didn’t
know. Earth was where Robert was. Robert - with whom I had been having
a secret
love affair
since I was twelve, so secret in fact that even he did not know about it.
He was working
as a senator’s
aide in Washington, and even though I knew I had no chance of making him
fall in
love with me
it would be enough to be near him.
"Robert Armstrong.
I should have guessed. Ever since he first smiled at you the mention of
his name
has made you
go weak at the knees. If you never believe another word I say, child, believe
me now.
Robert has a
posse of beauties surrounding him; you’d need a telescope to see him. Just
what hope
do you think
you have?" Mother glanced at me once more before turning back to the mirror.
"With
the Armstrong’s
money and his looks he can take his pick. Rumour has it he already has.
You can’t
hope to compete.
I’m not being cruel, honestly. I know you won’t believe me, but I just
don’t want
you to get hurt."
Such was touching
sentiment from the old witch. She had had custody of me since she and Father
separated, and
yet I saw as little of her as I did of him. I lived in an apartment in
one of the smaller
Martian settlements
with a governess. Every so often mother would turn up with a new husband
or
lover, whichever
could provide our next meal ticket. By the time Marcus came on the scene
she was
a social pariah
to any man with a bank account. The lease on this apartment had long since
expired.
Mother and Marcus
were heading for Earth where apparently his family had connections - though
he
was reluctant
to mention what in - before the owner could serve an eviction order on
them.
Having known
Marcus for a little over a month my imagination was working overtime on
what his
family connections
might be. If it wasn’t for Robert there was no way I would have tried to
hitch a
ride with them.
But ever since that first ghastly season I spent with the Armstrong’s,
after my first
operation, my
heart had belonged to Robert. Like many disfigured people I had a bottomless
hunger
for physical
beauty. Robert, with his genetically manipulated blond hair, handsome features
and tall
athletic body,
filled that hunger as no one and nothing else could. I had first seen him
in the
Armstrong’s
viewing lounge shortly after the bandages came off. Pausing as he came
in from the light
to the darkened
room, from where I was sitting the plains dust blowing off his clothes
seemed to
surround him
like an aura. At that moment I was lost.
So begins the
first chapter of Lords of Iregan and an adventure which sees Helena Iregan
return to
the family estate
and her despotic half-brother within the Arandas Dome. Slowly she uncovers
the
terrible truth
about her family history and how they have held onto autocratic power for
over ten
generations
- not one but several secrets which put her life in peril, threaten the
family and spark a
three sided
revolution.
Brown skilfully
twists the plot back and forth so that you are never sure right up to the
last chapter
who’s on who’s
side. But the overriding quality of this story comes through in the interaction
between the
characters, particularly Helena and her manic, dilapidated manbot Mortimer,
which is "a
drunk’s-skin
grey with only three legs, the damaged fourth being weld up out of harms
way."
The development
of the relationship between them cleverly reflects the way Helena grows
from an
emotionally
and physically scared kid with a chip the size of Phobos on her shoulder
into a beautiful
and sophisticated
young woman with a mind of her own.
Underneath this
we are left to try to untangle the web Brown weaves of political, social
and military
dirty tricks
on the part of the three sides vying for control of the dome and the sly
dealing of the
power brokers
across Mars, on Earth and through out the outer reaches of the Solar System
who
think they know
the secret of the Iregan’s power and want it for themselves.
What does Helena
do with the knowledge as she uncovers each secret? And what role does the
Handsome Robert
have in all this?
No I won’t tell,
it would spoil the surprise.
Lords of Iregan can be ordered from Regent Publications for £6.99.
1001 ideas for
writers
Have you ever
suffers from writers block? Suffer no more. 1000 ideas for
writers brings you not
only the ideas
but some remarkable new techniques which will leave you astounded at how
easy it is
to generate
more ideas than you will ever need. All for just £5/US$8.50 (WOW!
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Creative Success
in 28 Days
The first and
most complete work on how to successfully market and sell your features,
poems,
stories, filler,
letters, artwork and photographs. It’s been said that success in being
published is 10%
creating and
90% marketing and selling. Get the latter right and your sales could increase
tenfold.
Here in 28 easy
to follow sections, each with exercises for you to complete to help you
boost your
sales, is the
ultimate step by step guide to unlock the secrets of the masters. Includes
real examples
from ten successful
years freelancing which you wouldn’t learn even in a masters degree in
marketing.
108 pages. £9.99/US$16.99 (WOW! Members Price £8.00/US$13.60)
Writing for the World Market
With nearly a
thousand detailed guidelines for markets world wide that are looking
for your stories,
poems, features,
photos and artwork. Some paying up to £1000 ($1700)
Features on
how to make more sales but selling the same piece again and again
Hints and tips
direct from editors who are desperate for your contributions,
Plus in depth
articles on how to sell your writing to women's markets in Europe, America,
Asia and
Australia, and
how to sell travel features world wide
Order your copy
before January 31 and save 10% ( Plus we will pay the post and packing)
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Competitions
The Second Voyage
International Short Story & Poetry Competition
As Last years
winners - James McKinty(According to Frank) and Ron Phillips (This Monkey
Land)
- books are
nearing completion it is time to start the search for their successors.
With over £15,000
($24,000) of prizes on offer, two winners and 20 runners-up, this is one
of the
world's premier
competitions for short story writers and poets.
A full set of
rules are available by clicking on Voyage Comp and putting that in the
subject. But here
is a brief guide
to what's on offer:
Short Stories
upto 10,0000 words.
Poems upto 250
lines.
Entry fee: £4
(US$7) (CAN/AUS$10)
Closing date:
September 1
Prizes: £15,000 ($24,000) of publication prizes.
About last years
competition: Both Winners and 6 of the 20 runners up sent in their
submissions
before April.
James McKinty
entered 6 stories. One won, one was a runner up and another was short listed.
Ron
Philips poem
'This Monkey Land' was 240 lines long. Of the 10 poem runners up,
4 were under 40
lines.
5 of the best 22 poems and stories came from writers previously unpublished.
Regent Publications
Launches new e-book Division
To start the
new Millennium independent book and magazine publisher Regent Publications
plans to publish
and promote 100 new novels/poetry or short story anthologies/non-fiction
books in electronic
format over the coming year.
When news of
this new opportunity leaked out prematurely Regent Publications received
thousands of
enquiries from interested authors. Obviously it is going to be very
popular
and in great
demand from people who are familiar with the quality of Regent publications
printed books
and magazines. However, quality will be an important factor.
There are
plenty of e-book
publishers out there already who are ready to produce any old book
regardless of
the quality, but as authors you want to know that your book has been
read; how else
can you build a reputation as a writer to be read and make a living from
novels.
After all, as Dr Johnson said 200 years ago:"Nobody but a block head ever
wrote
but for money."
So, to keep
the number of possible submissions down to manageable levels Regent Publications
is launching
a competition to select those books that will be in the first batch to
be produced.
For more information,
the rules and an entry form click on this link and put Regent-e in
the subject.
For news of 50
more competitions each month see the
Global Competition
News Ad below the Editorial.
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When replying to advertisements, competitions etc. please mention you saw it in WOW! Newsletter
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MARKETS &
GUIDELINES
Voyage magazine
Regent Chambers,40
Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton. WV1 1DG.UK. TEl/Fax:01902
423353
Web http://www.zyworld.com/voyagemag/Voyage_Magazine.htm
A multi-genre
short story & poetry magazine which takes readers and writers on a
voyage of
discovery to
the four corners of the universe and all corners of your mind. Recently
voted the best
new small press
magazine. Short stories 1000 - 6000 words, poems upto 60 lines.
We buy First
British Serial
Rights but the magazine is now distributed to 32 countries so no reprints
please.
Your stories
should be character driven and have the ability to create strong mental
pictures in the
mind of the
reader. We welcome new writers, working with you where possible to
improve your
work and perhaps
suggest other markets which might be interested. We also give reasons
for
rejecting your
work. Send completed manuscript by email to john@voyage99.freeserve.co.uk
or
snail mail to
the address above.
NEEDS: Horror,
Dark Fantasy of the sort found in the mags Peeping Tom or Blood & Screams.
Artwork &
Photography - there are four slots, general illustrations to support stories
and poems,
Final Thoughts,
Alternative Histories and the Front Cover. A careful study of past
issues is essential
to understand
the type of artwork and photography we use.
Tips: Since
opening to e-mail submissions we have received several hundred stories
and poems from
overseas.
95% have been rejected because the writer submitted without having properly
researched
the magazine.
Read at least one issue before submitting to avoid wasting your time and
increasing
our work load.
Payment: £10
(US$16) per 1000 words on publication. Response time 14 days. Publication
within 6
months.
Sample copy
£5 ($8)/ 6 issue subscription £20 ($32) (Subscribers also receive
two special edition
issues each
year - this years are at Halloween and Christmas making a fabulous 8 issues
a
year).Cheques/POs
payable to JGD
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Colonies Scifi
Magazine
Regent Chambers,
40 Lichfield street Wolverhampton WV1 1DG. UK. Tel/Fax: 01902 423353.
email john@voyage99.freeserve.co.uk
web:
http://www.zyworld.com/voyagemag/colonies.htm
GUIDELINES FOR
CONTRIBUTORS
Dateline July
21 2299
Mankind has
expanded to occupy all the vacant plots in the Solar System. Travelling
from Earth to
Mars or the
Jovian moons is no more newsworthy than a flight from London to New York
or
Melbourne. People
still have everyday concerns about mundane things, only the date, place
and
scope of human
experience are different.
We are looking
for Short Stories (1000-10,000 words), speculative features to 3000 words,
speculative
news (100-800 words) which will mould the future we are creating. In early
issues the
scope of your
story is wide open to your own interpretation of what the year 2299 will
be like, but
once published
these stories will become a part of the ‘history’ which will shape all
future issues.
Contributors
should familiarise themselves with several issues in order to avoid contradicting
stories
which have already
been published. In time we will create a future, with a history as complex
as that
found in either
Star Trek or Babylon 5. But do not be misled by those programmes. In Colonies
there are no
warp drives , no transporters, and no jump gate technology. Mankind has
yet to voyage
beyond the limits
of our own solar system, except for a few deep space probes and space
stations.(although
there’s no stopping one or two alien races stopping off here for one reason
or
another). All
written work should be submitted on spec after careful study of the stories
already
published. Artwork
should be submitted as samples from which artists can be commissioned to
produce work
specifically targeted to a particular story. Colonies has been designed
to produce the
sort of stories
which might one day form the basis of a new TV epic. It will eventually
be
accompanied
and promoted by a web site where the stories, environments and characters
created
within its pages
can be explored and experienced by a world wide audience.
Tips: This is
an excellent opportunity to be published - if you adhere to the guidelines
and study the
magazine - All
but two e-mail submissions in the last month were rejected because the
authors had
not bothered
to read the type of stories we are publishing. Another reason for
recent rejections has
been authors
not checking their science FACTS. A scientifically accurate story
is a pleasure to read,
but if the science
is wrong the story becomes nonsense. If you create new scientific
principles or
developments
they should be based on sound reasoning, not just that they sound or look
good.
sample copy
£4 ($7) / 4 issue sub £13 ($22) cheques/POs payable to JGD
Newswire
Regent Chambers,
40 Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton. WV1 1DG. Tel/Fax: 01902 423353. email
john@voyage99.freeserve.co.uk
web: http://www.zyworld.com/voyagemag/Newswire-Global_markets_newsletter.htm
Newswire Global
Markets Newsletter is the new print magazine for writers, artists, photographers
and musicians
who want to increase their sales by selling to magazines, newspapers and
other
publishers around
the world. Every issue contains over 50 new markets, in-depth market
segment
reports, features
on selling your work abroad and hints & tips from others selling their
work around
the world.
We are looking
for the following material.
1. Short news
items on magazines/ newspapers who are looking for freelance work.100 -
300
words with full
contact details,editors name, features ed, news editor, art editor.
Obtain as much
information
as you can, preferably get quotes from one of the above of what they are
currently
looking for.
If they have their own set guidelines get a copy and send it to us.
Be sure you have
read a copy
of any magazine you write about. It is easy to pick out articles written
about markets
you have never
actually read and we would not purchase such features.
2. In depth Market
segment reports. 2000 -10,000 words. A very thorough guide to writing
feature
articles or
providing photographs for particular type of publication. Recently
we have covered
"Writing for
Women's magazines world wide" and "Writing Travel features for magazines
and
newspapers world
wide." Depending on length each market segment reports will run to
4 pages
serialised over
2, 3 or 4 issues. Photos or actual covers form 60% of the titles
in each report will be
required.
3. Competition
News. Details of current short story, poetry, photography or art
competitions.
Include address,
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Article 1
Writing Travel
features for magazines and newspapers world-wide - part 3
One of
the most important factors you need to research when looking for markets
for your travel
articles is
length - not only in terms of wordage, but also the number of pages of
percentage of page
covered.
To complicatw matters some publications use a whole range of lengths. If
you are planning to maximise
your profits by selling each
article to several
different markets world wide it will save you a great deal of time later
if you spend a
few hours making
a table containing all the publications which use a certain length of travel
feature ,
how many photos
they use and over how many pages the feature is spread. (Fig.1)
You can break
the table down into those that publish features under 500 words, between
500 and
1000 words,
1000-1500 words and 2000 words and above, or any word limits you find most
useful. Some
publications will have to be entered twice, three times etc. depending
on the range of
features the
carry. Experiment with your reference table, include anything you think
will be helpful in
saving you time
with market research.
Travelogue
EDITOR: Caroll
Shreive
Address: P.O.
Box 10010, Ogden, Utah 84409. USA
Fax: (801) 627
1453
Circ 150k.
The accent is
on travel, fun, fitness, sightseeing, the ordinary and the unusual in foreign
and domestic
destinations,
where you can spend money reasonably or lavishly, use a travel agent, airline,
cruise
lines, fine
cars, fina boats and sports equipment, eat chef-prepared gourmet delights
and involve your
family or business
associates. There should be plenty to do. mention honeymoon possibilities
and
include photos
of happy attractive couples enjoying themselves - this point may lead to
a second sale
within the group
to Bridal Trends magazine. Avoid budget approaches and emphasis professionals
who will take
the worry out of your trip. Fantastic photography; make us want to go there
with
delicious writing
involving all the senses - bring the place to life.
Resorts, health
retreats, sports vacations, wilderness or metro areas, spectator as well
as
participatory
sports if of general appeal, national parks, historic sites. Query the
editor about
specifics of
your feature.
Length - 1000-1200
words & 2000 - 2500 words.
Response time:
3 -5 weeks
Publication
approx. 6 months after purchase
Meridian has
a stable of eight magazines produced entirely for sponsors. They are always
looking for
writers who
can produce the style they need. Be timeless, non-controversial, upscale,
positive and in
good taste for
family readership Write from a business point of view. Supply your own
photos No
low budget approaches.
They want readers to spend money on expert advice, products, or services
of their sponsors.
If they have to chose between two similar articles the most professionally
prepared
text and photos
will win. All articles and photos should be submitted should be on spec.
They do not
give assignments
or pay kill fees, expenses, postage's or insurance. No phone queries. First
time
writers are
paid the same as experienced writers at US$150 per 1000 words.
Photographs
- meridian buys first rights and non-exclusive reprint rights.
Payment is negotiable
starting at $35 per colour photograph. You must supply signed release forms
for anybody
appearing in your photos.
Jamaica
Sky Writings
Editor: Linda
Gambrill
Creative Communications
Inc. Ltd. 29 Monroe Rd, Kingston 6, Jamaica.
Tel: (809) 927
4271
Frequency: Bi
monthly
Circulation
42 k
Sky Writings
is the In-flight magazine of Air Jamaica
At first sight
these two magazine are at completely the opposite end of the spectrum.
While
Travelogue is
big, bright and lavishly illustrated, Sky Writings is thin, only 50 pages,
with each page
laid out ina
basic 3 column format. Nearly all the photographs used are small (roughly
5x3 CMS)
perhaps indicating
that the original quality does not provide for greater enlargement.
Where the two
magazines meet is in being produced to meet the needs of specific clients.
All of the
bulleted guidelines
above could equally apply to Skywritings - be upbeat, encourage the reader
to
spend money
and present you work professionally. Skywritings may not be your first
choice for
submissions,
but not everyone feels that way, they receive dozens of submissions from
all over the
world every
month and can afford to be choosy. Length: 500 words, 1 Page, 1 photo/
2000 words,
4 pages, 10
photos. Payment: £100 (US$165) per 1000 words. £30 (US$50)
photos colour or
Black &
white. Response time: 3 weeks Publication 4-6 months after acceptance
LITERARY TRAVELER
Editor: Francis
McGovern
Address: 289
Summer St., Somerville, MA 02144, USA
e-mail francis@literarytraveler.com,
Web site www.literarytraveler.com
Literary Traveler
is a bimonthly online magazine dedicated to the literary imagination and
the link
between literature
and travel. The site publishes non-fiction about artists, writers and places.
"Each
one of our articles,
in some way, is about someone who creates," says editor and publisher Francis
McGovern. "If
you write well and can find the story behind a place or a writer, then
we're interested
in hearing it."
Send a brief query to McGovern. Enquiries and e-submissions okay. No attachments.
Guidelines at
site. Simultaneous submissions okay with notification.
The site features
first-person travel experiences as well as meditative pieces and those
that simply
report the facts.
McGovern also needs short articles on literary events and reviews of books
about
writers and
places.Payment: Pays $25 per article, on publication, for exclusive Web
rights for 6
months and the
right to archive. Responds in 1-3 weeks. Length: 500 - 1500 words
EPICUREAN
Editor: Scott
Clemens.
Address :740
Stetson St., Moss Beach, CA 94038, USA
Web site www.epicureanmagazine.com
Epicurean, a
food, drink and travel magazine whose first issue came out in April, needs
well-written
features (less
than 2,000 words) with fresh angles and shorter articles (600 words) accompanied
by
recipes. The
magazine's mainstays are articles on food preparation, wine making and
pairing food
with wine. One
article from the second issue, "The Masters of Food and Wine," covered
a culinary
extravaganza
of the same name at the Pacific's Edge restaurant. The issue's shorter
articles, including
"Edible Petals"
and "The Great Mushroom Hunt," are heavy on sidebars, illustrations and
recipes.
The bimonthly,
circulation 20,000, is 90% freelance-written and is willing to work with
new writers.
Send query with
clips to editor Payment:Pays 30-55¢ per word, on publication,
for first North
American rights.
Responds in
3 weeks.
Sample
copy for 9x12 SASE with $3.20 postage.
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and dozens of other markets desperate for you travel features.
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