WPN Market Update – March, 2005By Patricia L. Fry Going, Going, Gone: Just two magazines to report
No doubt you joined WPN in order to network and to find work. I suggest that you get proactive in your efforts.
http://www.matilijapress.com/courses.htm for more information. . is a bartering speakers’ bureau. Do you like to go out and give presentations related to the theme of your book? I do. I speak on local history and I love to travel and talk about writing/publishing. Through the Speaker Bank, you might receive an invitation to speak not for money but for a hotel room or airline miles, for example. Learn more at http://www.speakerbank.com. offers some of the hottest trends in children’s publishing. They want submissions and they are asking authors to think “multicultural” for 2005. They also suggest that you write about things that kids are learning in school. And they’re seeking spooky stories for ages 8 and up. If you like to write for children, you might be interested in reading some of the most common mistakes made by children’s writers. According to the editors at Write4Kids.com, inexperienced children’s authors typically introduce poorly conceived talking animals. The editor suggests using Charlotte’s Web as a good example of dialogue among animals. Too many hopeful authors still single-space their manuscripts. That’s another no no. Don’t talk down to your young readers and don’t preach, say the editors at Write4Kids.com. And weak beginnings are also a problem with many children’s manuscripts. Visit http://www.write4kids.com. is also accepting manuscripts. Contact the Putnam Children’s Editorial, Manuscript Editor at the same address as above. . I found a database the other day with an incredible number of POD publishing or fee-based POD publishing or POD self-publishing services. Here’s another one. This is a one-stop self-publishing consulting service run by Tracey Michae’l Lewis. She is the president of MoonChild Publishing and the author of The Gospel According to Sasha Renee. She publishes her own books and those of others. As part of her service, she will review your manuscript, complete your copyright and ISBN paperwork, edit your manuscript, design your book cover, typeset your text, print your final copies and help you create a marketing plan. She has a Web site, but I don’t see this service listed there. To get more information about what Tracey has to offer, contact her at info@moonchildenterprises.com. Her Web site is at http://www.moonchildenterprises.com. is not accepting new queries until January 2006. If you have a nonfiction or fiction manuscript and would like to get 20 percent royalties, mark your calendar for 1/2006 and send your ms then. http://www.waltsan.com editors tell me that they are overstocked and cannot possibly use any new articles at this time. accepts queries only between January and May each year. So it you have an idea for them, this is the time to present it. They buy 70 articles per year of 1,000 to 2,000 words each and they pay from $50 to $450 per article. They are a service magazine for people who love and care for cats. Contact managing editor, Sandy Meyer at query@fancypubs.com. Visit their Web site at: http://www.catfancy.com. has new Author Guidelines. Feature articles must not exceed 1800 words, and fiction submissions should be around 2,000 words. Instead of the 10-12 cents per word they used to pay, they now offer 10 –15 cents per published word for nonfiction articles and fiction. They receive 100 manuscripts each month, so make sure you are on target with your query. Study the magazine. Keep in mind that subscribers are generally women in their mid fifties or older, so don’t send articles for parents of small children. This is a religious publication. http://www.liguorian.org is now Guidepost Sweet 16. They pay up to $500 for articles on acceptance. You’ll find their guidelines at: http://www.guidepostssweet16mag.com/guidelines.html. is a new magazine for teen girls. The founder isn’t much more than a teen herself. Evidently 24-year-old Nicole Cohen started this magazine in Canada as a class project. Unfortunately, while they accept freelance material, they aren’t in a position to pay for it. They will offer payment, however, when their financial situation improves. I’ve heard that one before. http://www.shamelessmag.com/about/guidelines (Your City) Los Angeles is a new English-language magazine for affluent Latinos in LA. This bimonthly magazine will debut in May as a guide to culture, entertainment and lifestyle for local Latinos. Again, I found no Submission Guidelines at their Web site. But I’ve contacted publisher, Jaime Gamboa at IR@emmis.com in hopes of obtaining some information. Go to their Web site at http://www.emmis.com to learn more about this publication. newsletter has expanded into a print magazine. Executive editor, Maureen Gallatin says that they do not have prepared Submission Guidelines, but they are open to contributors. She suggests that you write her a letter telling about yourself, your experience (I assume with horses and with writing) and your interests. I hope to get her or publisher, John Lyons to share information about their pay scale before the April edition. In the meantime, visit their Web site at http://www.perfecthorse.com.. We’ve been aware of this new magazine since January. But information was scarce. I asked WPN members to contact us if they knew anything about this publication. A few weeks ago, I happened across this: The magazine is, of course, a regional lifestyle magazine—one of many in the U.S. and one of many in Florida. This 100-page magazine targets an affluent central Florida readership. It will be distributed through select restaurants, luxury hotels and VIP airline lounges. The publisher is Sven Joel Bode. While I don’t find their Submission Guidelines on their Web site, I have located their Editorial Calendar and reader demographics. It’s at http://www.orlandostylemag.com. I hope to have information about their pay scale for the April edition of the Market Update. will launch this month. This is a quarterly for serious senior athletes—that is, people 40 and over. Contact Sean Callahan with your story ideas. scallahan@geezerjock.com. I’m still checking to find out if they pay their writers. http://www.geezerjock.com |