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Freelance Jobs and Paying Markets for Writers
(All job listings are less than one week old.)
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The First Line, P.O. Box 250382, Plano, TX 75025-0382.
P(972)824-0646. Email: info-at-thefirstline.com. Website:
http://thefirstline.com/. Robin LaBounty, Manuscript
Coordinator. "The purpose of The First Line is to jump start
the imagination-to help writers break through the block that
is the blank page. Each issue contains short stories that
stem from a common first line; it also provides a forum for
discussing favorite first lines in literature. The First
Line is an exercise in creativity for writers and a chance
for readers to see how many different directions we can take
when we start from the same place." 95% freelance. Welcomes
new writers. Circ. [2000]. Quarterly. Pays on publication.
Publishes ms approx. 1 month after acceptance. Buys all
rights for 2 years only. No reprints. Responds to queries in
1 week. Sample online at
http://www.thefirstline.com/subscribe.htm. Subscription
[$15]; $15 Canada/Mexico; $25 other, E-sub $5. Guidelines
online at http://www.thefirstline.com/submission.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: See guidelines. Pays $20/stories of 300-3000
words; $10/essays of 400-800 words. Submit complete
manuscript per their guidelines. HINTS: "Common mistakes are
not reading our guidelines. Advice: Write with honesty.
Enjoy what you do. Have fun. [Here are the remaining
sentences for this year. 2011 First Lines: Fall: Edwin
spotted them the moment he stepped off the train. (Due date:
August 1, 2011) Winter: It had been a long year. (Due date:
November 1, 2011)].

Florida Doctor - North edition, 13500 Sutton Park Drive
South, Suite 105, Jacksonville, FL 32224. P(904)992-9945.
F(904)992-9945. Email: editor-at-beson4.com. Website:
http://www.beson4media.com. Vanessa Wells, Editor. " Florida
Doctor - North edition is a monthly business and lifestyle
magazine for physicians in the North Florida market. Our
purpose is to recognize local physicians who have
accomplished something noteworthy or who have interesting
hobbies or lifestyles, while giving readers news they can
use in running their practices or supporting the medical
community. The flavor of the magazine is decidedly local,
with multiple photos accompanying each article. Writers must
be able to write for a physician audience and understand the
lifestyles and attitudes prevalent within the medical
community. Writing style is friendly, but with liberal use
of medical terms and advanced vocabulary." 100% freelance.
Welcomes new writers. Circ. 7K. Monthly. Pays on acceptance.
Publishes ms 1-3 months. Buys all rights. No reprints.
Responds 1-2 weeks. Sample copies available at the website.
Guidelines by email.
CURRENT NEEDS: "*Medical business -
running a medical practice, employee/practice management,
marketing a medical practice, etc.; *Interview/profile (of
local physicians) - profiles are more about the person
rather than the doctor. We want to know about the unique
things doctors do in their spare time. The purpose of a
profile is for a reader to finish reading the piece and say,
'Hmmm. I never knew that about Dr. Smith.'; *Political
issues affecting physicians; *Local medical community news;
*Travel; *Luxury living." Pays $0.11/word for 1500-2000
words. Submit query by email or phone. PHOTOS/ART: "Several
print-quality photos are needed for profiles. JPEG, TIFF,
GIF. Minimum 300 dpi resolution at print size. We arrange
any cover shoots."
HINTS: "This is a local magazine for
local doctors. Every article, even a business-oriented one,
must contain some local sources. Profile pieces must not be
solely about the personís profession. They are to show
interesting things about the subjectói.e. maybe the doctor
has an unusual collection of rare yo-yos, perhaps she is a
fencing champion, or maybe he is an award winning organic
gardener. We want the story behind the story.

Freelance Market News, Sevendale House, 7 Dale Street,
Manchester, M1 1JB United Kingdom. P(0161)228-2362, ext.
210. F(0161)228-3533. Email: fmn-at-writersbureau.com.
Website: http://www.freelancemarketnews.com. Angela Cox,
Editor. 25% freelance. "Provides details of markets for
freelance writers plus competition news, editorial changes,
a monthly article on writing-related topics plus letters
page and readers' competition with £50 prize." Welcomes new
writers. Monthly (except for July). Pays on publication.
Publishes ms 2-3 months after acceptance. Buys one-time
print rights. Responds less than one month. Sample on
request. Subscription £29. Guidelines online at
http://www.freelancemarketnews.com/Write4Us.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Details of paying markets (50-200 words) or
articles (700-1400 words) on various aspects of writing
professionally." Pays £40 per 1000 words for market notes
and £50 per 1000 words for articles. Submit complete ms by
email or by mail with SASE/IRC.
HINTS: "If you send us market notes they must not be
'lifted' from another publication! They must include the
editor's name, the publication's requirements and how much
they pay. We do not want details of markets that do not pay.
For articles, bear in mind that all our readers are also
writers so don't state the obvious or give facts that are
too basic."

Good Old Boat magazine, 7340 Niagara Lane N, Osseo, MN
55311. Email: karen-at-goodoldboat.com. Website:
http://www.goodoldboat.com. Karen Larson, Founding Editor.
"Good Old Boat magazine focuses on maintaining, upgrading,
and owning cruising sailboats built anytime since the late
1950s. Readers see themselves as part of a community of
sailors who share similar maintenance and replacement
concerns that are not generally addressed in other sailing
publications. Our readers do much of the writing about
projects they have done on their boats and the joy they
receive from sailing them." 90% freelance. Welcomes new
writers. Circ. 30K. Bi-monthly. Pays 60 days in advance of
publication. Publishes ms 12-18 months after acceptance.
Buys First North American rights. No reprints. Responds in
2-6 weeks. Sample free on request. Subscription $39.95 per
year in the U.S. and Canada; $49.95 overseas. Guidelines
online at http://www.goodoldboat.com/writers_guidelines.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Short articles about simple projects they've
done on their boats." Pays $50-$700 for 300-5000 words.
"Email and letters, query or completed ms...all are fine. I
prefer not to receive phone calls."
PHOTOS/ART: "We pay $100 for covers. Most other photos are
included as part of articles we purchase. We are happy with
slides, prints, and electronic images. Please turn off the
date stamp. It is difficult to remove that from your
photograph. It may render a photograph useless, in fact.
Never send a photo that has been printed on an inkjet
printer. Send the electronic (digital) image instead.
Electronic photo files must be high resolution -- at least
300 dpi -- to be usable for print reproduction. 4.2 to 6.2
megapixel cameras are up to the task with their
high-resolution settings."
HINTS: "Short technical articles about projects done on your
own sailboat are the best way to break in. Everyone wants to
write Cruising Memories and Reflections articles. We receive
way too many of those. Please keep in mind that you must be
a sailor to write for us."

HealthSource, 13500 Sutton Park Drive South, Suite 105,
Jacksonville, FL 32224. P(904)992-9945. F(904)992-9945.
Email: editor-at-beson4.com. Website:
http://www.beson4media.com. Vanessa Wells, Editor.
"HealthSource is the leading health magazine in North
Florida. Our mission is to help North Florida residents make
knowledgeable health decisions. Each month we have regular
sections that include Healthy Body (diet and exercise;
disease specific info), Healthy Mind (personal growth;
positive thinking; brain related health), Healthy Eating
(nutrition), and Healthy Profile (profiles of local people
who are battling or have battled a particular illness). We
also give the newest research and medical technology in
laymanís terms. The flavor the magazine is decidedly local,
with multiple photos accompanying each article. Our readers
are health-conscious people who are striving to make smart
health decisions for themselves and their family." 100%
freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 45K. Monthly. Pays on
acceptance. Publishes ms 1-3 months. Buys all rights. No
reprints. Responds 1-2 weeks. Sample copies available at the
website. Guidelines by email to editor-at-beson4.com.
CURRENT NEEDS: "*Articles about diet and nutrition are
always in demand; *Profiles of local people who are battling
or have overcome some sort of disease; *Community event
info; *Please request a full editorial calendar for complete
monthly needs." Pays $0.11/word for 1500-2000 words. Query
via email or phone. PHOTOS/ART: "Several print-quality
photos are needed for profiles. JPEG, TIFF, GIF. Minimum 300
dpi resolution at print size. We arrange any cover shoots."
HINTS: "This is a local magazine. Every article must contain
some local sources. This is a magazine for consumers, so
everything medically or health oriented must be written in a
way that the average person can understand it."