Volume 10, Issue 15
April 11, 2010

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FUNDS FOR WRITERS

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EDITOR'S THOUGHTS
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NON-PAYING LIT JOURNALS - BUT WHAT ABOUT THE READING FEES?

Last week's editorial drew gobs of responses. I expected a
few people to shoot barbs at me, but only one gave me a
negative reply--something along the line of "This woman
doesn't know what she's talking about." Maybe so. Educate me.

As I told Tweeters this week, nonpaying literary journals
take writers' work, don't pay for it, and make them believe
it's an honor to be taken advantage of. Maybe that's a twisted
viewpoint on my part, but sorry, that makes no sense to me.
If someone can enlighten me how these entities justify this
how-they-do-business plan, I'm all ears. Why don't they pay?

I once served on a literary nonprofit board (that I quickly
resigned from). They wanted to pay the writers $5 for publication,
pay judges $400 for judging submissions, sell the journal
and keep the money for the nonprofit. Everyone rolled on to
the next subject without questioning this plan. I interrupted
and asked for explanation. The response was: "They ought to
be glad they get paid anything. Most journals don't pay at all."

Once I shut my dropped jaw, I asked why pay the judges so much
and the writers so little when the writing propelled the journal.
Gracious, the looks I received. "These judges are well-known,"
came the reply. "These writers ought to be grateful. Most of
them will be so thrilled they'll probably not cash the check
and frame it on the wall."

Right there I realized that the journal was more the baby of
the editor (and judges) than the writers. The writers were
testimony to the editor's prowess instead of the other way
around. The editor/judge finds quality work and compiles it
into a masterpiece. Okay, still...why not pay the writers?

Now (after all my long-windedness) I ask the next level
question. Why charge reading fees? Believe me...a journal
that charges reading fees doesn't get posted in FundsforWriters.
We do post contests with entry fees, because something has
to fund the prize money. Admittedly, it is a little shifty
to accept non-winners, non-compensated writers in the journal.
Really...what's so hard about paying all the accepted writers?

Just like writing mills exist because writers continue to
farm themselves out for $5/article or ad-click revenue,
many literary journals will continue not to pay writers as
long as so many writers accept the practice.

Call me ignorant, uneducated, inexperienced, moronic, whatever.
FundsforWriters originated with the mindset that when one
works, one gets paid. I'd like to think that's not an old-fashion
concept.

(***I promise another topic next week.)
 

     Hope

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WORDS OF SUCCESS

 
"There is only one way in the world to be distinguished.
Follow your instinct! Be yourself, and you'll be somebody.
Be one more blind follower of the blind, and you will have
the oblivion you desire."

--Bliss Carman

 
 
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SUCCESS OF THE WEEK
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Hi Hope

I've actually mailed you before - I live up the road in Greenville,
and I've lived in Columbia and Irmo. I got back into writing
seriously about three years ago, and a friend of mine turned me
on to your newsletter. From there, using your markets, blog, and
following links - you have to do your own research - I started
subbing. At first I got bounced a lot, now that I understand the
markets better and have met some editors out there, I sell (I only
sub to paying markets now) about every other time I sub. When my
rights revert I sell reprints - I've sold one flash detective story
three times. Last year was a good one - I'll be in four anthologies
this year and I'm nominated for a Pushcart. Ta - Da!

Thanks,
John Jasper Owens
Email: irewrite@bellsouth.net
My Pushcart nommed story is at http://www.acappellazoo.com/fall0952

If I could pass on one piece of advice to fellow struggling
schmucks like me, I'd say, "Find yourself a champion at the
next level." I love editors who love me back, especially when
they love me with checks.

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ARTICLE
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Food Writing - The Market is Open!
By Susan Sundwall
 
From the window near my computer I watch a squirrel picking
over the apple peelings I put on the elm stump a few days ago.
He pops a piece into his mouth and takes off, happy to have
found these random scraps in the dead of winter. The muse strikes
and I wonder which magazines would be open to whatever story I
could make of this fleeting moment.

A food moment--something that happens three or four times a day
around here. Food and everything to do with it is a hot topic
on televisions shows, in magazine features, recipe contests,
wedding planning, children's shows - the list goes on. To tap
this viable market, consider this advice.
 
Know your publication.

Oh, the glory of the magazine racks at the grocery checkout -
the women's magazines with scrumptious looking desserts on the
front cover, the diet magazine displaying an acai berry cocktail
and the mug of beer on the cover of Brew. I snag a Women's World
about once a month and have a subscription to Family Circle, but
buy what catches your eye and study the food articles there.
Can you write like this?

Text, photos or both? Food photo essays are in demand.

If you're adept with a camera and have an eye for balanced
presentation, bring out the lasagna! Swirl a napkin and sparkle
up the wine glasses. Polish your captions and make a list of some
editors to query. Somebody did it for the spreads in those
magazines - why not you?

Know your strengths.

Few of us are Iron Chefs but there's a deep valley between
gourmet and home cooking where the need for meals the average
cook can plan and prepare is great. Again, focus on the one
aspect of food or drink where you are most skilled and start
there. A few years ago I sold a recipe to a teen magazine for
caramel corn. A family favorite, it fell squarely in the home
cooking arena, and by turning it into a piece of writing, others
could enjoy it, too.

Explore new directions.

Food growing, food choices, brilliant discoveries for fountain
of youth foods - all have components to interest a varied
population of readers. Understand that your target publication
needn't be food specific. Expand your list of markets to include
print and online magazines for parents, seniors, kids, farmers,
dieticians, nutritionists, hotels, travelers, restaurants,
dieters, entertainment, supermarket chains, pets - you get the
idea.
 
To understand how food topics are introduced look inside your
favorite cookbook or that magazine you picked up. Adopt a
similar tone and pace then add in a good dose of you. Recently,
while having a quick lunch at a holiday craft fair, I discovered
a new approach to making and serving tacos. I asked our server
what a "walking taco" was and ordered one. I got a kick out of
eating it and thought the kids are going to love this one! I'll
be presenting the idea, with photos, to an online magazine whose
editor has taken work from me before. If you want to broaden your
own writing horizons with some food writing here are a few places
to try:
 
 
Fresh Magazine (Hannaford Supermarkets) -
http://www.pohlyco.com/about-pohly/guidelines/fresh.html
 
Country Woman -
http://www.countrywomanmagazine.com/2005/cGuidelines.asp
 
Grit - http://www.grit.com/guidelines.aspx
 
Back Home Magazine -
http://www.backhomemagazine.com/guidlines.htm
 
Today's Dietitian -
http://www.todaysdietitian.com/writers_guidelines.shtml
 
Backwoods Home -
http://www.backwoodshome.com/docs/writerguidelines.html
 
Journey Woman -
http://www.journeywoman.com/writers_guidelines.html
 
Back Home in Kentucky -
http://www.backhomeinky.com/writerguide.php
 
Northwest Regional Magazines -
http://www.northwestmagazines.com/guidlin.php
 
Wine Maker Magazine - http://www.winemakermag.com/about/guidelines
 
Good Life Magazine - http://www.goodlifemag.com/index.php/Advertisers/Good-Life-Advertisers/editorial-guidelines.html
 
Brew Magazine -
http://www.byo.com/about/guidelines
 
Eating Well -
http://www.eatingwell.com/writers_guidelines
 
Redbook -
http://www.redbookmag.com/contact/writersguidelines
 
School Nutrition -
http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Content.aspx?id=2008
 
E Magazine -
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?1512
 
Transitions Abroad -
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/information/writers/writers.shtml

BIO
Susan is a freelance writer and children's playwright who
is busy working on her second comic cozy mystery.

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COMPETITIONS
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WAG'S REVUE CONTEST
http://www.wagsrevue.com/submit.php
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$20 ENTRY FEE
Wag's Revue invites you to enter its Summer 2010 Contest in
fiction, poetry, and essays. Submissions of electronic writing
are also encouraged in any of the above genres. First prize
receives $1,000 and publication in Wag's Revue; second prize is
$500, third is $100, and all submissions are considered for
publication. The contest deadline is May 31, and winners will
be announced June 21.

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NEW OHIO REVIEW PRIZE IN FICTION AND POETRY
http://www.ohio.edu/nor/submis.htm
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$20 ENTRY FEE (INCLUDES SUBSCRIPTION)
Deadline May 15, 2010. First prize $1,500. Second prize $500.
Prizes given in both categories. Prose entries must be no
longer than 25 pages double-spaced. Poetry entries are limited
to four individual poems.

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THE WRITER SHORT STORY CONTEST
http://www.writingclasses.com/ContestPages/writer.php
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$10 ENTRY FEE
We're looking for original fiction on any theme that is brilliant,
bold, and concise (no more than 2,000 words). First Place: $1,000;
publication, along with the finalist judge's comments, in The Writer
magazine;  a free 10-week creative writing workshop offered online
by Gotham Writers' Workshop ($420 value); and one-year subscription
to The Writer magazine. Second Place: $300; free enrollment in a
four-week How to Get Published seminar taught online by a literary
agent and Gotham Writers' Workshop ($150 value); publication on The
Writer Web site (WriterMag.com); and a one-year subscription to The
Writer magazine. Third Place: $200; free enrollment in a four-week
How to Get Published seminar taught online by a literary agent and
Gotham Writers' Workshop ($150 value); publication on The Writer
Web site (WriterMag.com); and a one-year subscription to The Writer
magazine. Deadline May 31, 2010.

 
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GRANTS
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POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE SCHOLARSHIP
http://writingthelifepoetic.typepad.com/writing_the_life_poetic/2010/03/poetry-for-the-people-scholarship-applications-now-open-for-may-classes.html
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Would you love to take the Poetry for the People class starting
in early May but can't afford it? Then you qualify for The Poetry
for the People Scholarship. And the time to apply is now!
Deadline April 15, 2010. Only U.S. residents may apply at this
time.

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CORNUCOPIA ART CENTER RESIDENCY PROGRAM
http://www.lanesboroarts.org/cac-artist-in-residence.html
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The Cornucopia Art Center / Jerome Foundation Residency Program
offers two-week and four-week residencies to emerging artists
each year. The program is designed to provide opportunities for
emerging artists to create new work. Nestled in the valley of
southeast Minnesota's Root River, Lanesboro is a small town with
a unique atmosphere that is part European hamlet, part tourist
destination and part farm town with a dash of just plain funky.

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STEP BEYOND - EUROPEAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION
http://www.eurocult.org/we-support-cultural-cooperation/programmes/mobility/apply-step-beyond/
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The ECF wishes to strengthen cultural ties between those European
countries that are not currently members of the EU and the present
EU countries through supporting individual mobility in the setting
-up phase of cultural and artistic initiatives. Artists and others
active in the cultural sector need to meet their international peers,
exchange views, cooperate, influence and learn from each other.
Cross-border travel allows creative and inspiring modes of expression
through collaboration and communication with other cultures. The
experience and insight gained through STEP-funded travel helps careers
develop and sets individuals farther along the road to creativity.
S.T.E.P. (Supporting Travel for European Projects) Beyond offers
grants to people (individuals or those representing an organisation)
whose travel would contribute to these goals.
 

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FREELANCE MARKETS
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EPHEMERA
http://www.ephemera-inc.com/writers-guidelines.asp
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Since 1980, Ephemera has been producing Novelty Buttons,
Magnets, and Stickers. You'll find our stuff all over the
place - cutting edge card & gift shops, bookstores, music
stores, gay & left wing shops, porno stores, coffee shops,
etc. We're looking for satirical slogans about pop culture,
politics & the president, job attitudes, women's & men's issues,
coffee, booze, pot, drugs, religion, food, aging, teens, gays &
lesbians, sexual come-ons & put-downs. But please don't limit
yourself to these topics. Surprise us! We pay $50 per slogan
for the exclusive right to use it on whatever products we produce
or license.

(NOTE: While $50 may seem a low market, you are getting that
compensation for a dozen words or less - over $1/word easy.)

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BERKS COUNTY
Reply to: sreinbrecht@bctv.org
http://reading.craigslist.org/wri/1673542020.html
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Seeking experienced reporters to write in-depth stories about
issues in Berks County. This is NOT feature writing. Topics include
education, health care, government, business and the environment.
Needs people who know how to think critically, suggest angles, nail
down facts, do background research, track down sources and ask direct
questions. Payment starts at $300.

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ANGLICAN JOURNAL
http://www.anglicanjournal.com/index.php?id=423
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The Anglican Journal is the national newspaper of the Anglican
Church of Canada. It covers news of the Anglican church across
the country and around the world, as well as news of other
denominations. It also covers social and ethical issues. Stories
should be of interest to a national audience. They are usually
about a national event, a local happening, which reflects the
larger picture, or a local happening, which is relatively unusual.
The newspaper also includes book reviews and occasional film, music
and theatre reviews of interest to a national audience. Pay rate
is 25¢ per published word; features range from $150 to $250; short
news stories and sidebars $50 to $75; columns are $150 flat rate;
reviews are $150 (plus the book). Rates apply unless otherwise
agreed to in writing with the editor. 
 

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JOBS
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EDITOR
Location Jerome, ID
Glen Leavitt, Business Manager
Progressive Publishing
PO Box 585, Jerome, ID 83338-0585
208-324-4860 ? 208-324-1133 (fax)
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Progressive Cattleman magazine is actively searching for an
editor to help our team produce a national monthly magazine
focused on the beef industry. Our future editor will join a
successful agriculture publishing team in our Idaho office.
The preferred candidate would have some experience in the beef
industry, as well as rock-solid editorial skills. The candidate
should also have the ability to organize, meet deadlines,
coordinate multiple projects, communicate effectively and be a
team leader.  Please email resume and letter of interest to
glen@progressivedairy.com, or mail to the address.

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AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATRE & EDUCATION
Location Bethesda, MD
http://jobbank.artsusa.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=3339837
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The American Alliance for Theatre and Education, the national
professional member organization for the field of theatre and
education based in Bethesda, MD, seeks a freelance Writer/Editor
for its flagship magazine, Incite/Insight. AATE's member driven
online magazine, Incite/Insight, is published six issues per year
and features organizational and national news, practical essays,
book and performance reviews and feature articles that spotlight
various areas of this dynamic field. Deadline April 20, 2010.

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WRITER-EDITOR
30 locations throughout the US
http://tinyurl.com/yjtksvn
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Agency: Forest Service. Deadline February 28, 2011. NOTE:
That's the year 2011. Writes and edits materials for content,
such as reports, regulations, news, newsletters, magazines, news
releases, training materials, brochures, interpretive handbooks,
pamphlets, guidebooks, scholarly works, reference works, speeches,
or scripts. The work requires the development, analysis, and
selection of appropriate information and presentation of the
information in a form and at a level suitable for the intended
audience.

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PUBLISHERS/AGENTS
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AHEARN AGENCY
http://www.ahearnagency.com/
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Our agency handles general adult fiction, specializing in
women's fiction and suspense. We do not deal with any nonfiction,
poetry, juvenile material or science fiction.

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DARLEY ANDERSON LITERARY, TV AND FILM AGENCY
http://www.darleyanderson.com/
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The Agency handles a broad range of mainstream commercial
fiction including thrillers, mysteries, crime, horror, fantasy,
women's, chick-lit, accessible literary, comedy and a growing
list of non fiction and children's fiction.

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ANTONY HARWOOD LIMITED
http://www.antonyharwood.com/contact.htm
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We are happy to consider submissions of fiction and non-fiction
in every genre and category except for screenwriting and poetry.

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SPONSORS
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