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Employment and/or ads for writers
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Writing assignments & Places to advertise your work
Specific JOB OPPORTUNITIES
- ChristianRevolution.org, the new Christian media outlet is looking for
new columnists. Led by Corey Buckner (All To God World Magazine and a featured columnist on Dr. Alan Keyes’
website Christian Revolution is armed and ready to return this country to it’s Christian roots and is now expanding their writing staff. Check out
website and contact by e-mail. Cutting edge site, may not be for everyone.
- Mentoring offered to those wanting to write for a childcare magazine.
- Editor & Publisher Jobs - list of writing jobs available.
- The Shoppes. Publishes series of newsletters that profile business owners in Toronto
East. See web site and Email Keltie Anderson.
- James Wegg Review. Looking for writers for Performing arts and film, for website.
Guidelines.
- Western Standard Newsmagazine
If you are hiring writers, let us know and we will post the
information here. Send information to: query @ inscribe.org (Note, remove
spaces for correct address)
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Requests for Manuscripts (dated)
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Note deadlines:
While we try to keep these dates and specifics for each request up-to-date, check the publishers information for yourself.
- When responding to requests for manuscripts, follow all instructions carefully.
- See a copy of the publication
before you submit.
- Send a query if required.
- Do not send your query or your
manuscript by e-mail unless requested.
- Pay attention to word count
limits.
- Do not wait until the day of the
deadline.
ALSO SEE
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Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages, invites
stories for his next book.
A number of Dr. Chapman’s books have dealt with the theme of
love in relationships – not only how to effectively communicate
love but also learning to become a loving person. Now Dr.
Chapman would like to give others an opportunity to share the
lessons they’ve learned on their love journeys. We are compiling
a collection of these stories in a volume entitled, Love
Lessons: Everyday Acts of Love That Change Lives, which
Bethany House will publish in Spring, 2009. We will accept 40-50
stories at 1,200 to 2,000 words each.
The stories should demonstrate a progression in your learning to
love authentically and how you learned to become a more loving
person. Most of the stories should focus on growth in
relationships, including: married couples, family members,
parenting, friendships, and work relationships. But they may
also relate to a neighbor, or even a homeless person.
The story should include descriptive character development,
especially related to the soul; how emotions, perspective, and
quality of life changed based on the interactions between
people. We prefer stories to be in first person, based on your
personal experience of growth. But “as-told-to” stories will be
considered. These stories do not have to include God in them
and, if they do, God should not be the focus. We will be
appealing to both the Christian and secular markets with the
message of how to love others from a human perspective, so
please eliminate Christian jargon. At this time, we are not
accepting previously published submissions.
If your story is selected you will receive a one-time fee of
$100 upon publication. We would like to receive all submissions
by August 31, 2008, but would hope
that most will be in by the beginning of that month. We will
also judge what we consider to be the three best stories – with
awards of $500, $300, and $200, respectively. The selection and
editorial process will take a considerable amount of time and we
will not be able to let you know if your story is chosen until
mid November, so we ask for your patience. We will let you know
as soon as we know.
Also, include all relevant contact information on the actual
manuscript, which may be attached in an email: names, full
address, email address, social security number and phone number,
and brief bio. Your social security number can be received by
regular mail if you prefer, but it will only be used for payment
purposes. Please address all queries and manuscripts to my
associate, Jeanette
Littleton.
Blessings to you and yours,
James Stuart Bell
Editor for Dr. Gary Chapman
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Rhubarb magazine
- is seeking submissions of writing (poetry, fiction, creative
nonfiction,
and reviews) and artwork for its second West Coast-themed issue to be published
in the Fall of 2008. All submitted works should relate or respond to the theme
of
"Mennonites on the edge" in some way, ideally more than just in terms of
geography.
Feel free to interpret that theme as you see fit.
Deadline: April 30, 2008.
Guidelines
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Chicken Soup is Looking for Stories!
Here are some possible working titles.
If you have a great story but you are not sure where it should go, please submit
it too. The editors will read and forward it to the appropriate
book title. Submit by going to the link at the bottom of this list.
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- ...Results Stories...
Have you read a particular Chicken Soup story and, after reading it, found that
it changed your life? We are looking for stories on how a story made important
changes in your life and what, specifically, happened to you after you read it.
Please be sure to let us know the title of the story that touched your life.
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- Christmas Collection: We are excited to let you know that
we plan to do a new Christmas Collection book each year. This
series will be a timeless collection of stories that celebrate
the magic of the season. There is no deadline date for story
submissions.
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- Green Soul: From recycling to reducing air pollution, we
have all been working towards a better environment for
ourselves and our families. We are looking for stories about
the interesting changes that have been made to benefit us all.
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- Hair Salon Chat! Stories from the chair! For some reason
people will tell their hair stylists their deepest, darkest
secrets; things they wouldn't tell anyone else. These stories
will amaze you.
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- Life Lessons on Relationships/Couples: Stories and lessons
to help you reconnect with the things that are important in a
relationship.
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- Teenage Soul on Body Image: Chicken Soup for the Teenage
Soul is looking for true stories, poems and other writing from
teens on the subject of BODY IMAGE.
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If you have a great story, but don't see a book that it fits, that's OK. Just
click here and submit it under, "No Specific Title"
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Requests for Manuscripts (undated, check with
publisher)
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ONLINE
- 55
Words - writers are invited to submit their 55-word
micro fiction stories to be posted at this site.
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Active Christian
Media is looking for writers to do book reviews.
Guidelines.
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Atlantic Books Today
is seeking writers with book review
and/or magazine article writing experience for their redesigned publication,
especially writers with
a demonstrated knowledge/expertise in specific subject areas.
Must be interested in the
Atlantic book scene and work well under tight deadlines. Please email your
resume and sample of writing to:
Adam Cummins,
or fax to 604 423 4302.
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Cross Life Ventures, a new company, is looking for books written
by Canadian authors to sell on the internet. There is no cost to
list books. Cross Life Ventures is also looking for Canadian
Christian artists interested in having their art sold on the
internet. For further information, contact
Tammy Wiens. No website
yet.
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GottaWrite is
looking for people to write book reviews. They read hardcover,
trade paperback, paperback and ebooks. Big and small press. Mostly
romance, mystery and more.
Titles from past year
Available titles. Reviewers email a list of 10 books they
want, GW requests 3-4 at a time. When a review is handed in,
another book is given to the reviewer. Style can be seen on site,
personal ratings are given. You must have handed in a review to
receive another book. Deadlines are: at least 2 books a month.
Reviews sent last week of the month.
- Sniplits - says they
are simply crazy about short stories and think more of them
should be published. They are working toward launching as a new short story publisher,
with the goal of “making Sniplits the single best place to find
wonderful, short tales for downloading to your MP3 player, cell phone or
whatever.” They are accepting and reviewing manuscripts now, and welcome the work
of new as well as established authors. They want stories between 50 and 10,000 words
that are
Literary,
Mainstream,
Mystery/suspense/thriller,
Humor
Romance,
Science fiction/fantasy,
Action/adventure,
Historical,
Horror,
Western,
Young adult and some poetry. Nothing hateful, pornographic or excessively violent.
Payment on publication of $30 to $150, with a royalty potential.
To submit: Email manuscripts, Include your
name, address, email and phone number in the header on each page.
Preferred fonts are Times New Roman, Arial, Courier Double space; use
1-inch margins Include a brief bio with writing credits They read and respond within 4 months.
- Spring Hill Review (no link)
seeks articles, fiction, poetry, reviews (of
books, music, movies, and theater), essays, interviews, and B&W photos and
cartoons, particularly those dealing with Northwest U.S. politics, arts, social
and spiritual issues, and history. SHR is a general market publication with a
Christian worldview.
Write for a secular audience, but don’t
check your faith at the door. Word limit: 800-1,000 words.
Form: e-mail attachment in MS Word preferred.
Payment: $10-20 on publication.
Response time: 1 mo.
Query by e-mail (preferred) or send query to: Spring Hill Review, P. O. Box 621, Brush Prairie, WA 98606.
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PERIODICALS
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Maranatha News is looking
for writers from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta & British Columbia. Here
are the areas of interest:
. Human interest stories
. Book reviews
. Sports writers
. Business writers
. Technology writers
. Social issues
. Politics
For those interested in anyone of these areas, please
e-mail editor
Johanne Robertson
- Book Reviews Wanted: by
Women Writers at About — opportunity for new writers to
build a portfolio and get some online exposure. Book reviewed must be
written by a woman, very interested in reviews of Christian-themed books
by women, in any genre.
Full
guidelines and submission form.
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Woman's World Magazine. Feature writer for Woman's World
magazine starting new column featuring funny anecdotes about kooky things that
have happened to women. 300 words and pay $300. Subjects should be willing to
be photographed. All our stories need to be upbeat or at least end in an
upbeat way, be entertaining, and make the reader smile.
Email Jamie Kiffel
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Woman's World Magazine. Amy Oscar, editor of “It's A Woman's
World,” Woman's World magazine has a new column entitled “Happiness
Hints” and is looking for any mood lifters you might have. Write about
things that brighten a friend's day, lift the spirits of a loved one, make a
party more fun etc. Please include your name, town and province with your tip.
Pay is $25. per tip. Email Amy Oscar
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Woman's World Magazine. Editor/book author
seeking stories about late bloomers--women and men who've decided, after age
40? to make a significant change in their lives. This isn't a freelance
opportunity for writers. Later, it may turn into that. But for now, I'm just
mining for stories.
Send your stories to: Amy Oscar
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Canadian Christianity Online.
Web news site looking for interesting articles, mostly news, however
certain features would be appropriate. Study the site and
contact us with ideas.
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Advanced Christian
Writer. Needs business side of writing; freelance jobs; "Behind the
Scenes" look at a publishing house (how it started, how editorial
operates, current needs, submission procedures), query name of house;
how-to articles related to the freelance life. Overworked topic:
marketing. Guidelines
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The Christian Communicator. Looking for how-to articles on writing
different types of manuscripts, speaking, researching; editor and author
interviews (query person); “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Becoming a
Communicator” anecdote (humorous incident that happened to you as a writer or
speaker). Guidelines. Open to reprints, state where and when they were published.
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Cross & Quill. Mss wanted for: Tots, Teens, and InBetweens: 800-1000
words. Good informational articles on writing for the juvenile marketplace –
any age bracket. Connecting Points - 800 - 1000 words. Would
like to see some how-to articles on program ideas for writers groups or any
phase of leading a writers group except starting groups. Would also like to see some manuscripts on
writers conferences. 300 to 600 words. These may be personal experiences or
informational. You can submit by e-mail
to Sandy Brooks.
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Green Pastures Ministry. Website designed to encourage
Christians when feeling low, looking for Christian writers to
contribute stories of personal experience where God has brought someone
out of deep discouragement, or depression. e-mail to Richard Daly through website. Max of 1000 words.
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LifeCanada News.
Bimonthly publication of LifeCanada,
a national, pro-life organization dedicated to promoting respect for human
life through education. Issues covered include abortion,
euthanasia, assisted suicide, stem cell research, new reproductive
technologies, adoption, and palliative care. For writer's guidelines, e-mail the
editor,
Barbara McAdorey
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Pier 21 Society
collects stories from all immigrants during our time period
(1928-1971), and from veterans whose service brought them through Pier 21. If you have information,
anecdotes, letters, photos, etc. contact us.
Guidelines.
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Prayer Support for Women
wants one-page devotions for women with
focus on prayer (by female or male writers) for online ministry. Devotions
are sent in monthly e-newsletters to e-list throughout the United States and
Canada. Click “writing” and scroll down.
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Women and Environment
International magazine is looking for poetry. They publish in English twice a year. The issue under development at the moment is
Women and Toxins. Please send 1-2 poems and/or links directly to
Sonja Greckol.
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YM Magazine. Seeks short stories, up to 2,000 words
about teenagers for a new section. All genres. Pays $1,500. e-mail
as an attachment. Molly Rosen, Ed. YM, 15 E. 26th
Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10010
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BOOKS
- Bookland Press - a budding publishing house in Toronto, is seeking fiction manuscripts and
nonfiction biographies of Canadian athletes. Complete submission guidelines.
- Church Libraries. Looking for round-ups of best books on a topic (query topic), profiles of church
libraries (with pictures), how-to articles on running a church library and special promotional events, interviews of well-known authors (query
author; reprints OK). Information
- EXALT Publications: presently accepting Christian-based, inspirational or compelling short stories of 750 to 1000
words either for adults or school-aged children. Guidelines
- The God Allows U-Turns series is
seeking true, inspirational stories for upcoming anthologies. Send as many stories as you would
like, although every story must be submitted individually. Stories and topics not used will be
held for future volumes. Release Date: TBA. For detailed writing guidelines.
- Hourglass Books. Short stories about the father-daughter relationship for a new anthology, "The Daddy-Daughter
Chronicles," literary novellas on any theme (excluding genre pieces such as science fiction, romance, mysteries, westerns, etc.) Established authors and serious new voices
are both welcome. Author submission guidelines.
e-mail queries. Pay royalties according the Authors Guild model contract recommendations, a pro-writer agreement. In the case of short story anthologies,
royalties are split among contributing authors.
- "Inside Writer's Guide" Book Series Call for submissions, 750-1500 words,
Guidelines
- Modern-Day Parables - Stories that Speak to the Soul. Freelance author Kathy Ide is compiling short fiction
accompanied by author’s applications to help readers glean scriptural truths from the stories. Contributing authors receive an honorarium (most likely
about $25 for the first book in this series) and a complimentary copy of the published book. Contributors may be able to purchase additional copies at a
substantial discount (40-50%) off list price. Likely non-exclusive one-time rights. Author bios in back of book. Titles of recently published works and
Web site/e-mail addresses can be included in the bio. e-mail Kathy Ide with “Modern-Day Parables”
in subject line.
- Power Publishing is a “Midwest publisher of books that make a positive difference in the lives
of our readers. We are CURRENTLY SOLICITING MANUSCRIPTS. We seek inspiring/motivating and/or instructional/reference manuscripts across a
variety of genres including nonfiction, fiction, children’s books, and textbooks. If you have a manuscript you would like to submit, please visit
us and check out our easy submission guidelines and find more information about us.”
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