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2004-10-19 |
Hot Off the PressBy Stephanie OlsenHello again everybody, Just want to show you what you're missing if you haven't yet subscribed to the daily markets service we've got here. For instance, on Saturday, October 16 th , I did my usual 2 hour research stint and came up with the following freelance markets: Freelance business writers Freelance Technical Writer/Illustrator Freelance correspondents Sr.Technical Writer (telecommute or will relocate you) Translators and science writers Author Needed Freelance sci-fi writers Freelance writers ($50/hr) Freelance music writers Science Editor (full-time, telecommute options) Freelance In-Person/Telephone Interviewer Freelance Science Education Writers Freelance Writers (bowhunters) Freelance Writers (hunting) Freelance Writers (hunting/fishing)
I know what markets you writers and editors want to see: always paying markets, always telecommute freelance markets and/or telecommute full-time jobs and/or full-time with relocation offered. And that's what exactly I list in the daily service: it's all markets, just markets, and always hot off the press. Now for this week's of Writer Online Markets, from military campaigns to flowers and oils and watercolors, from local coverage and late-breaking news to out-of-this-world horror and dark fiction, there are readers out there waiting just for you As always, good writing!
Stephanie Olsen
Markets Editor
P.S. Don't forget to subscribe to Just Markets: Hot Off the Press - we're up to as many as 15 markets in ONE DAY, saving you countless hours of searching and scrounging all over the internet for paying freelance markets for writers. ___________________________________________________________________________ Back to College "Back to College" is a news and information resource for adult re-entry students pursuing professional development or an advanced degree. Articles must address issues of importance to the older student: obtaining financial aid, distance education, finding the right program (comparing costs and quality of curriculum), graduate school, or attaining academic excellence. Career management and articles on successful transition are appreciated. We are especially looking for stories on the re-entry student experience. Articles may be anecdotal, or include examples, illustrations, direct quotes, and resources where readers can obtain more information. Web resources cited are desirable for an online publication. Pays $50 - $75 for original feature articles approximately 1,250 - 1,500 words in length, 30 days after pub for first-serial rights (including the right to archive the article online on an indefinite basis), and the world-wide, royalty free and non-exclusive license to use, distribute, reproduce, publish, and incorporate the article (in whole or in part) in any subsidiary product or reprint. ___________________________________________________________________________ The Meat Socket
Exploring The Darker Realms Of Literature, Music and Cinema The Meat Socket is looking for original, unpublished works of horror, or dark fiction. Up to 10,000 words in length Minimum payment for a story is $25.00 Canadian and upward, paid upon publication. Payment gives us North American print and electronic rights plus archival and promotional rights for 6 months. After six months rights revert back to author. ___________________________________________________________________________ Website Review and Content Writers
Telecommute We are looking for writers to review Internet dating sites, debt sites, car sites, gambling sites, etc., and to write articles and other content. We'll give you detailed guidelines of the review process. The resulting reviews will consist of 8-12 paragraphs, and filling out a form detailing specifics of the site. $50/review, compensation for writing articles and other content on a per project basis, to be determined before you start each project. Please submit writing sample and previous related experience, hobbies, interests. Lots of work in the next six months. Start immediately, we have assignments ready to go. Managing Editor: website writers
>>>>>bi-weekly meetings West Los Angeles<<<<<
>>>>>and telecommute<<<<< Assign work to writers, work with writers to comply to writers guidelines, edit website content, articles and reviews, for several different lifestyle websites on several different subjects. Sometimes fill in with some of your own writing, but this is not required. We're more interested in your management, editing, and organizational skills. Please reply by email with resume in body of email, a cover letter detailing previous related experience, what you charge for your services to job-44393692@craigslist.org. Please mention your hobbies and interests. Can lead to full time work very soon. Work out of your home with fast computer, broadband internet access. Bi-weekly management meetings in West Los Angeles.
___________________________________________________________________________The Alarm! Newspaper Local Santa Cruz, CA weekly welcomes query letters with solid, original ideas and angles. Please submit queries by noon on Friday for consideration at our editorial meeting. We handle late-breaking stories on a case by case basis. E-mail queries to queries [at] the-alarm.com · We pay contributors 13¢ per printed word upon publication. Our flat rate for columnists is $75 for each 500- to 750-word column . For artwork and photos, we pay $25 per accepted piece. · Checks will be issued on the 5th and 20th of each month. Additional expenses may be reimbursed upon advanced approval. · If for any reason an accepted article is not printed within one month of acceptance, we compensate the contributor with a $50 "kill fee". ___________________________________________________________________________ Government Executive "Government Executive" is a business magazine serving executives and managers in the federal government, published by the National Journal Group Inc. It appears twice a month from April through November, and monthly during the rest of the year. Its 75,000 subscribers are high-ranking civilian and military officials who carry out the laws that define the government's role in US economy and society. Includes:
Feature Stories
These usually range in length from 1,000 - 2,500 words. Topics are: Management Issues Agencies Government people Civil Service Issues
Guest Columns
These are opinion pieces of 650 words.
Pays on acceptance for all rights . Query:
Timothy Clark, Editor and President
Government Executive
600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20037
Email: govexec@govexec.com
Guidelines: http://www.govexec.com/fyi/guidelines.htm ___________________________________________________________________________ P.R. Associate/Part Time
Telecommute (Midtown Manhattan) Looking for a smart, resourceful and experienced PR associate with either agency or in-house corporate background to promote and publicize a high-traffic Web site covering NYC residential real estate. Must have A-List contacts and a provable track record of top press placements. Please forward cover letter, resume and appropriate writing Medical Writer w/ Online Marketing / Pharma Exp
Telecommute (Philadelphia, PA) New Media firm is seeking a Medical Writer with online marketing experience in the Pharmaceutical industry. Candidates with DTC marketing experience a plus. Compensation: Competitive Rate (Open) Please contact Matt Gallagher at mgallagher [at] isnewmedia.com for further details.
___________________________________________________________________________ American Artist Magazine
and
Watercolor Magazine Magazines for professional and advanced amateur painters. Articles include profiles of accomplished artists; technical pieces; business side and funding information; stories with an art historical bent; recent exhibitions. Pays $500 for 1,500-2,000 word articles on pub for all rights Snail mail query to: M. Stephen Doherty
Editor-in-Chief
American Artist and Watercolor
770 Broadway
New York, NY 10003 ___________________________________________________________________________ NFG, The Magazine
Writing With Attitude Canadian print mag published 3/yr; 60-90 pp; accepts original fiction and non-fiction articles/interviews. Must join (free) to submit online. Low-pay 3-5 cents/word CDN on acceptance. ___________________________________________________________________________Oregon Quarterly
The Northwest Perspective from the University of Oregon The "Oregon Quarterly" addresses topics of state and regional interest (ideas, issues and personalities) using the resources of UO faculty and alumni. The UO benefits from its involvement in these stories, not as their subject matter. Our goal is to reach a broad, well-educated regional audience, whether or not they have ties to the UO. If the topic has a contemporary regional interest, and if UO involvement can be demonstrated (through faculty or alumni participation), we'd like to hear about it. We prefer brief query letters (with SASE) that show the flavor of the proposed article and your writing style. Submit clips that demonstrate your ability. If you don't have a story idea but would like to be considered for assignments , submit clips with a cover letter explaining your interests and experience. We invite queries for features and UO alumni profiles. Our features generally run 2,500-3,000 words; short subjects run about 5001,000 words. We pay 20 cents a word on acceptance (after requested revisions), plus reasonable expenses (with receipts), provided they are cleared by us in advance. For contracted stories we do not accept, we pay a kill fee of 20 percent the contracted amount. We generally follow the Chicago Manual of Style . ___________________________________________________________________________ Scriptwriters Horror scripts wanted for production by British Production Company. They should be scary and need to be shot largely in one location. DO NOT SEND SCRIPT until we ask for it. Initially send one or two page outline to us. Many thanks. Compensation: paid contract for scripts or synopsis we want to develop. Reply to: info [at] touchingfear.com Freelance Editor
Real Estate Guide
Telecommute (Setauket, NY) Ground breaking real estate book called the GillanGuide has an immediate need for an editor to review our first series of books. You can see more about us at www.GillanGuide.com. This may very well lead to much more work for the right person since our company is growing quickly and will needs lots of writing/editing help. Right now we have a need for a very quick turnaround on a 166-page, 40,000-word guide for Long Island. You don't need to come to Long Island but might be asked to meet in our NYC or LI office (your choice) to review your comments. If you use Microsoft word revision mode, it is likely that we may never have to meet unless you want to. Reply to: Contact [at] GillanGuide.com Writer, Editor, Curriculum Developer
Telecommute (Manayunk, PA.) Learning By Grace, Inc. is a cutting edge educational alternative that provides multimedia rich curriculum over the Internet. We have positions open in our Curriculum Development department for people with writing, editing, and curriculum development skills. All subject matters needed. This can either be a position where you work in our offices in Manayunk, PA, or a freelance position in which you complete the course requirements using Word and Front Page from your own location. Please send a letter stating your expertise, work samples, experience and salary requirements to: Mimi Rothschild
mrothschild [at] thegraceacademy.org
or fax them to 215-509-7294 For more information about our company, please visit our websites at:
www.themorningstaracademy.org
www.thegraceacademy.org
www.thejubileeacademy.org
www.thesatacademy.org Weekly Dig Sex Columnist
Telecommute (Boston) Boston's Weekly Dig, the fastest growing paper in Boston, is looking for a sex columnist. But not any sex columnist, understand, we want the most badass sex columnist in existence. Do you know anyone? Our ideal sex column is:
Weekly
Local
Top-notch, writing-wise
Very funny, with a conversational tone
Informative without being dry or wonky
Sexy as all hell We want it to be so good that people literally step on each other's throats to get at it. No suggestion is off the table. We want a sensation. But hey, no pressure. Drop us a line.
___________________________________________________________________________ Vermont Life "Vermont Life" is interested in any article, query, story idea, photograph or photo essay that has to do with Vermont. Our text rates for feature articles range between $350 and $800 depending on the length and research involved in preparing the manuscript. Most articles run approximately 1,800 words and the average fee is $450. We buy FNASR. ___________________________________________________________________________ Canadian Gardening Canadian Gardening is a national magazine aimed at the avid home gardener. Our readers are city gardeners with tiny lots, country gardeners with rolling acreage, indoor gardeners, rooftop gardeners, and enthusiastic beginners and experienced veterans. We look for appealing, reader-friendly writing. Send samples of your work when submitting a story proposal. Proposals should be no more than one page with enough detail to show how you'd approach the subject.
Depending on complexity of story and amount of work involved, our rates range from $125 and up for short news items, reviews, or how-to pieces (200 to 400 words), to $350 and up for features (about 500 to 2,000 words). Fees for each story are set by the editor at the time of assignment. We pay on acceptance , and cover reasonable expenses such as long-distance calls to gather research and out-of-town mileage to do interviews. Receipts are required. Note the kill-fee policy (25-50%; in-house rewrites may occur) ___________________________________________________________________________ Freelance Writers
Telecommute (Milwaukee) Upscale "shelter" magazine based in Milwaukee is looking for writers to pitch article ideas concerning home architecture and design, as well as profiles of persons or businesses that focus on home decor. Features about gardening, Milwaukee's historical architecture and local celebrities/civic leaders welcome (must be willing to be photographed in and discuss their home). Each issue contains a handful of 4- to 8-page features about a beautiful, unique home or condo, too. Because all editorial content focuses on Southeastern Wisconsin (Kenosha, Racine, Walworth, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukee counties), writers MUST know Milwaukee and articles MUST have a local connection. Compensation: flat fee per article ($.25/word) Please reply via e-mail with 2-3 published clips, your resume (or brief outline of your work experience) and article ideas to job-45302447@craigslist.org Marketing Communications/PR Specialist
Telecommute, Los Angeles (Ojai) A rare opportunity! WebFeat, a start-up provider of patent-pending Knowledge Prism technology for academic, public, corporate and government libraries currently has a position for a Marketing Communications/PR Specialist. We are looking a talented writer and communicator, up to the challenge and adventure of a start-up environment, with the initiative necessary to produce in a work-at-home environment. This person will write our press releases and collateral material, update our website content, and work with trade press to get our material published. The following are the ideal qualifications for this opportunity: - Good marketing writing skills: experience writing both press releases and collateral material
- Experience and proven track record successfully pitching press releases to trade press
- Knowledge of basic web publishing/Dreamweaver a plus
- Self starter - ability to take the initiative in order to get the job done
- Comfort working in a start-up environment As this is a work-at-home position, applicant needs a high speed Internet connection and a computer adequately configured for software development. We're looking for self-motivated people who are drawn to the adventure of a start-up environment. Compensation: $45K - $55K+ bonus, stock plan, and health insurance. Subscribe to Just Markets: Hot Off the Press
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___________________________________________________________________________ StrategyPageCom "StrategyPage" provides quick, easy online access to what is going on in military affairs. We cover armed forces world wide, as well as up to date reporting on wars and hotspots wherever they may be. Articles can be up to 10,000 to 15,000 words , but the main text (that appears when users first open that page) must be no more than 1,000-2,000 words (preferably under a thousand words). In other words, the main text is, in effect, a summary of the articles main points, with more detail made available via hyperlinks. We pay $200-$300 for large articles. In some cases, especially for current events topics, we may commission extensive overhauls of an existing article. If you have an article idea, write to the editor, jfdunnigan [at] aol.com first to discuss it. Shorter Contributions ( under 10,000 words ) should try to follow the above guidelines as much as possible. Again, write to the editor to discuss any ideas you might have along these lines. We pay $20-$100 for smaller items. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ WRITERS! FIND MARKETS EASILY -
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