Volume 8, Issue 14       
April 6, 2008

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FUNDS FOR WRITERS

Writer's Digest's 101 Best Websites for Writers
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

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Editor:  C. Hope Clark
Mailto:    Hope@fundsforwriters.com
Website: http://www.fundsforwriters.com
Newsletter: ISSN: 1533-1326

Our subscriber list is NOT made available to others. Use information
listed at your own risk. FundsforWriters gives no warranty to
completeness, accuracy, or fitness of the markets, contests and
grants although research is done to the best of our ability.

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SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
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EDITOR'S THOUGHTS
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PULLED AWAY FROM WRITING

Nothing makes me want to write more than to have it taken
away from me. Isn't that how life goes anyway? You want what
you can't have?

Last week, the weather turned into springtime mode. I grabbed
hubby, my shovel, my wheel barrel and took off into the yard.
We call it a yard. It's 2.6 acres. My hubby calls it Stalag 309,
the 309 taken from our address. He jokingly addresses me to
the neighbors as the Commandant.

For eight straight days, we hit the yard. We ordered 22 tons
of topsoil, created a concrete walled flowerbed, dug up
bushes that weren't doing well and replaced them, saved
the old ones in a make-shift nursery, and so on. Lots of
moving dirt, digging up, turning a shovel and planting.

Each day I dragged myself in, my muscles fussing at me.
But after a shower, I darted into my study. I typed and
typed, wrote and wrote. Throughout the winter, I had long,
straight days of writing. Now I was trying to meet deadlines
before my eyes shut and my head landed on my keyboard,
exhausted from my gardening.

Ideas came to me, stories developed, and I didn't dawdle
reading email. I skipped the junk mail and focused on the
mission. Talk about productive!

Sometimes losing what means most to you can make you want
it more. That's what happened to me. It became a race for
me to get to my keyboard and write. By day nine, my body
screamed for a break. So for two days I wrote, letting the
pollen coat everything and the bushes I'd planted take root.

However, I catch myself now looking out my window...watching
the birds, seeing a plant that needs pruning, a bed that
needs mulch...and something nags at me to get back in the
yard.

Some days we just want it all, huh?

    Hope

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THE NEWEST EBOOK UPDATES

Lots of our readers like to know when we update our ebooks.
This time of year, we update them a few at a time and announce
them each week in the newsletters. The newest updates are:

TIS THE SEASON - seasonal writing
THE NO FEE CONTEST BOOK - contests without entry fees
SHORT & SWEET: MARKETS FOR FILLERS
COOKING UP RECIPES - writing for food markets

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WORDS OF SUCCESS

If you can find a path with no obstacles,
it probably doesn't lead anywhere.

Frank A. Clark
Writer

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JOIN THE FAMILY

By C. Hope Clark

I search high and low for magazine guidelines, going to the
actual magazine web sites and researching for the elusive
rules and desires of editors. I adore it when I hit upon a
family.

Publishing companies often publish entire families of magazines.
Usually the pay rate is similar if not exact from one periodical
to the next. For the freelance writer, this is a goldmine.

Moose River Media focuses on readers who make a living at
using their green thumb. They publish trade publications like:

Turf
SportsField Management
Landscape Construction
Tree Services
Forest Products Equipment
Farming
Growing

What is so marvelous about families is that they are tight,
they talk amongst one another, and they pass writers back
and forth. If you write for one, you can ask that particular
editor to speak on your behalf and get your foot in the door
of another. I wrote several pieces for Turf Magazine then had
the opportunity to cover a piece on fountains. The editor
referred me to Landscape Construction where I completed that
fountain story. This family pays around $300 per article and
prefers you include pictures.

Ogden Publications specializes in self-sufficiency, rural
lifestyles and memorabilia. What I love about Ogden is that
all the writers' guidelines are posted on one page. In this
family's case, each publication pays differently, from $25
to $300.

Mother Earth News
Natural Home
Herbs for Health
The Herb Companion
Grit
Capper's
Motorcycle Classics
Farm Collector
Gas Engine Magazine
Steam Traction

Talcott Publishing features trade magazines for professionals
in retail, food service, and food preparation industries.
It's easy to see how being able to write for one can qualify
you to write for all. Payment runs around $350 for features.
The magazines include:

Baby and Kids
Chef Magazine
Chef Educator Today
Fancy Food and Culinary Products
Giftware News
Home Fashion and Furniture Trends
Pizza and Italian Cuisine

Let's jump into the top shelf category of magazines. The
Meredith Corporation might not mean anything to you, but these
magazine names should. Payment varies with some paying up to
$1/word. Many have front or back page essays, too.

Better Homes & Gardens
More
Ladies Home Journal
Parents
Country Home
Midwest Living
Successful Farming
Family Circle
Fitness
Traditional Home
Quilting
Baby
Scrapbooks

So the next time you look at writers' guidelines, scroll
all the way down to the bottom, in the tiny font. See if
you can tell who publishes that magazine. Sometimes that
link can open a wealth of potential into other publications.
Marry one family member and you'll be amazed at how the
rest of the family will take you in.
 
Links:
http://www.mooserivermedia.com/
http://www.ogdenpubs.com/writers
http://www.talcott.com/about.htm
http://www.meredith.com/media_portfolio/magazines.html

BIO
C. Hope Clark writes for trade publications, common family
clusters of magazines. They are usually good about sending
free copies, too. www.fundsforwriters.com

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COMPETITIONS
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LIVE BRIGHTLY ON THE PLANET
http://omagazine.info/livebrightly/
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NO ENTRY FEE
Deadline April 15, 2008. Complete and submit the entry form
pursuant to the onscreen instructions, including a short
description about how you are living brightly for the planet
(minimum 50 words). Limit one entry per household. Open to
legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of
Columbia and Canada who have reached the age of majority in
their state or province of residence at time of entry. Void
in Puerto Rico, Quebec Province and where prohibited by law.
Enter for your chance to win a new hybrid Vespa. Be sure to
tell how you "live brightly" for the planet and you could
be featured in an upcoming issue of O, The Oprah Magazine.

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THE YOU BY CROCS LETTERS TO YOUR YOUNGER SELF CONTEST
http://subscribe.hearstmags.com/circulation/shared/sweeps/rules/omn/mar_sw0311_youbycrocs.html
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NO ENTRY FEE
Deadline April 17, 2008. Email a written essay of 500 or less
words with your name, age, complete address, telephone number,
email, and picture to mccontest@hearst.com or mail your entry
to Jennifer Tryon c/o YOU BY CROCS, 300 West 57th Street,
35th floor, New York, NY 10019. Written essay must be a letter
to your younger self reflecting on your life experiences.
Three winners will win a trip to New York City with a two-night
hotel stay to have their photographs taken by Marie Claire for
a four-page YOU by Crocs special section that will feature
their photograph and their letter (ARV $1,300 per winner TOTAL
ARV for all prizes awarded is $3,900). Prize includes round-trip
coach air transportation for each winner from major airport
nearest winner's residence and hotel accommodations for each
winner for 2 nights. Hotel and flight accommodations at and by
Sponsor's discretion, accommodations subject to availability
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THE 2008 ABZ POETRY PRIZE
http://abzpress.com/prize.aspx
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$25 ENTRY FEE
We are looking for original poetry manuscripts between 48-80 pages.
ABZ will publish the winning manuscript and award the author
$1,000 and copies of the winning book. Bind with a binder clip
and send via postal in May or June 2008. The reading fee entitles
entrant to one copy of the winning book.

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GRANTS
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THE FUND FOR WOMEN ARTISTS
http://www.busyfingers.com/fundwomen/grants.html
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The Fund for Women Artists has started a fiscal sponsorship
program for selected women artists. To qualify for this
program, a project must be led by women and must have the
potential for artistic excellence. Also, the artists must
prove that women will receive at least 51% of the fees or
salaries paid. The Fund for Women Artists generally cannot
sponsor a project that will be seeking funds from a source
where we already have a proposal pending. Here is how the
sponsorships work. The donors make their checks out to The
Fund for Women Artists. We process the checks and issue
thank-you letters to the donors for their tax records. As
the project moves forward, The Fund for Women Artists
reimburses the artists for expenses, maintains the books,
and prepares any needed tax forms. The Fund for Women Artists
deducts 5% of the total donations as a service charge for
handling the sponsorship.

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CHARLES REDD CENTER OF WESTERN STUDIES CREATIVE WORK GRANTS
http://fhss.byu.edu/reddcent/NEWPAGES/AWARDS/NEWAWARDS.htm
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Invites applications from individuals who are not connected
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and who are interested in researching or writing on some
aspect of the American experience in the Mountain West
(defined as including the states of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming,
Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico). Both new
and ongoing projects are eligible. Award funds are to be
used for research support and not as a salary. The amount
of the award will be determined by the research needs as
indicated in the application, up to a maximum of $1,500.

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ELIZABETH GEORGE FOUNDATION
P.O. Box 1429, Langley, WA 98260
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Offers grants to unpublished fiction writers, published or
unpublished poets, emerging playwrights, and organizations
benefiting disadvantaged youth. Elizabeth George is a
fiction/mystery writer. The application deadline for the
first stage of the grant is June 15, 2008. Write to request
guidelines.
 

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FREELANCE MARKETS
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PASSAGE MAKER
http://www.passagemaker.com/TheMagazine/SubmissionGuidelines/tabid/307/Default.aspx
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PassageMaker Magazine is a publication covering all aspects
of trawlers and ocean motorboats, and welcomes contributions
from around the world. Our lifestyle focus addresses the
realities of cruising under power and passagemaking. We
want balanced articles that are creative, constructive, and
informational--with depth. The combination of your personal
experiences with technical or informative aspects is the type
of story we are interested in. We reserve the right to edit for
clarity, organization, and length, and at times may work with
an author to create a more complete submission. Payment ranges
from $300-$950 for magazine feature articles, which can range
from 800-4,000 words in length and from $150-600 for Web-
Exclusive articles, which should be no longer than 1,200 words.

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FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE
http://www.familytreemagazine.com/gls.html
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Family Tree Magazine is a general-interest consumer magazine
that helps readers discover, preserve and celebrate their
family's history. We cover genealogy, ethnic heritage,
personal history, genealogy Web sites and software,
scrapbooking, photography and photo preservation, and other
ways that families connect with their past. Articles are geared
to beginners--our readers don't necessarily think of themselves
as "genealogists." Pays up to $800.

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NEW EMERGENCY SERVICES MAGAZINE IN CALIFORNIA
Reply to: job-625283333@craigslist.org
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Neww magazine is gearing up for launch in Tulare/Kings, Fresno
and Bakersfield Counties (a separate and localized version of
the publication will be published in each county). This
publication will feature articles relative to law enforcement,
fire suppression and EMS/Critical Care Nursing. Writing
experience is a plus, but as long as you have a passion for it,
the skill is yours for the taking. Accuracy will be of the
necessity (some content will be medical related), so please be
prepared for the possibility of some preliminary research for
select articles. Interviews with local officials, nurses,
physicians, EMTs, police officers, and fire fighters may also
be required. Pays 10-20 cents/word.

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JOBS
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ARIZONA CAPITAL TIMES
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=896312
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Arizona Capitol Times, the award-winning weekly newspaper
serving the Capitol community in Phoenix seeks freelance
writers to cover general assignment and human interest
stories related to government and public policy. Competitive
pay. Send cover letter, clips and resume to
matt.bunk@azcapitoltimes.com

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LONG ISLAND PULSE MAGAZINE
http://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/wri/616848784.html
http://www.lipulse.com/newsite/contact/tabid/123/Default.aspx
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Long Island Pulse Magazine is seeking experienced freelance
print journalists for feature stories. Candidates must have
experience writing news stories, working in a deadline driven
environment, turning in clean copy, and be knowledgeable about
Long Island. For consideration, email resume, area of expertise,
writing samples and pay requirements. Paste all in body of the
email, no attachments or links.  
 
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WRITER-EDITOR
Location Washington DC (2 vacancies)
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=70052886&aid=27015391-2638&WT.mc_n=MKT000125
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Deadline April 8, 2008. Employing Agency: Broadcasting Board
of Governors. Serves as a copy editor in the Voices of America
Central News Division. Researches and writes news stories about
a wide variety of national and international topics. Edits
materials compiled by writers, stringers and correspondents
for use by all VOA elements. Reviews and evaluates source
material and identifies items suitable for news reports.

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PUBLISHERS/AGENTS
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DARBY CREEK PUBLISHING
http://web.mac.com/tanyadean2007/DarbyCreekPublishing/Writer_and_Illustrator_Submission_Guidelines.html
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Publishes high-quality children's and YA books. Interested in
unique projects. Especially interested in nonfiction works for
ages 8-14, with themes that relate to sports, science, history
or biography. Should have solid research.

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POLYCHROME BOOKS
http://www.polychromebooks.com/people/guidlines.html
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Polychrome Publishing Corporation publishes domestic
multicultural children's books for children of all ages.
We are particularly interested in stories that feature
protagonists who happen to be Asian American, African
American, Hispanic, Latino or Native American and that
include themes dealing with racial, ethnic and cultural
diversity and tolerance. Both fiction and non-fiction will
be considered. First time authors are welcome.

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HENDRICK-LONG PUBLISHING
http://hendricklongpublishing.com/index.php
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We specialize in books with a Texas historical focus
for children and YA.

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SPONSORS
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WRITING FOR MONEY - John Gardner Writing Award
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We want to see your best character description from either
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3 Third Prizes: $50
4 Fourth Prizes: $25
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CATHOLIC WRITERS ONLINE CONFERENCE

Writers, editors, agents, and other publishing professionals
from around the world are gearing up for the first annual
Catholic Writers' Conference Online, which will be held May
2-9, 2008, and is sponsored by the Catholic Writer's Guild
and Canticle magazine. The online conference is free of
charge and open to writers of all levels for those who
register by April 25. Early registration is recommended,
as some courses will have limited openings that will be
filled on a first-come, first serve basis. For more
information, go to -

http://www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org

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