Here are the latest magazines/sites looking for freelancers, along with freelance job listings, and contests/grants. Enjoy! - Shari
UPDATED June 2002:
FREELANCE COPY EDITOR / PROOFREADER
Company: San Francisco Medical magazine - Freelance copy editor/proofreader needed for monthly medical magazine, San Francisco Medicine, beginning in August. Job entails reading and editing issue at galley and final proof stages. Should not involve more than 2-4 hours each stage. Salary: $250 an issue. San Francisco Medicine (SFM) is the award-winning publication of the San Francisco Medical Society. Each edition examines a topic relevant to the city's physicians and health care workers ranging from public health to clinical information to professional issues. For details and contact info., visit job source at www.craigslist.org/sfo/wri/4289406.html
FREELANCE COPYEDITOR/PROOFREADER
Company: PRO-ED - Educational publisher seeks experienced freelancers with knowledge of APA style to copyedit/proofread books, tests, and materials. Interested applicants should send resumes to Martin Wilson at martinw@proedinc.com
or via fax at 512-302-9128. No phone calls please. Qualified candidates will receive a copyediting test. For details and contact info., visit job source at www.copyeditor.com/copy/copy_jobs_jobboard.asp NEW FREELANCE MARKET WEB SITE
StFun.com (<http://www.stfun.com>
) recently launched as a full-service web site catering to the needs of freelance artists and people who need help with art projects. It works by offering self-employed creative people the opportunity to bid online on projects posted by art directors/project managers.
ANOTHEREALM - http://anotherealm.com
Editor: Jean Goldstrom
Rights: One-time rights. Looking for: Fiction: Fantasy, Horror, SF Length requirements: 5,000 words maximum Payment: $10 per story, published on its own page. Writers can also get a US$50.00 prize for best of issue. (three month period) How To Submit: Send as e-mail message or attach in ascii format to: goldstrm@tu.infi.net
At the Fence, Relationships and Parenting
http://www.atthefence.com
Email Address: editor@atthefence.com
Editor: Nora Penia
Rights: Purchasing only online (electronic) rights, limited to publication on the website of At The Fence, for an indefinite period of time. Looking for: Nonfiction articles. This online magazine has a Christian focus and although articles do not have to address religious issues, they should not conflict with Christian principles. Length requirements: Under 2000 words. Payment: Payment is one time $10.00 (ten US dollare) upon publication. Picture of author, if available, will be published with article as well as links to author's website, if any, and a short bio. Comments: Articles should be helpful in nature, exploring various issues confronting people today and offering suggestions and solutions to tough relationship problems of all kinds. How To Submit: Please submit to editor@atthefence.com.FIRST
Freelance writers, copyeditors, proofreaders wanted. We seek talented individuals to bolster in-house efforts in producing our monthly peer-reviewed journal and its growing list of supplements. All positions require medical background, familiarity with AMA style (9th edition), proficiency in Word or Word Perfect, and access to fax machine and e-mail. Writers will be required to travel to educational sessions and work from meeting transcripts and with authors to produce the text of the supplements. For details and contact info., visit company's job page at www.ajmc.com/employment.html
Small but growing East Bay Company looking for talented copywriters. We are a well established Nutritional company of 12 years located in Concord. Our Creative Department is accepting resumes for freelance advertising and marketing copywriters. Send your resume, 3 samples of your work and your hourly rate. Must have a minimum of three years experience. For details and contact info., visit job source at www.craigslist.org/sfo/wri/2322374.html
Radically fun Internet retailer seeks entry-level copywriters for full-time and freelance work. Candidates must possess excellent writing and proofreading skills plus strong fashion knowledge. Main responsibilities include writing merchandise descriptions for men's and women's clothing and home décor. Understanding of women's and men's fashion a must. Send resume and cover letter to editorialjobs@bluefly.com or fax to Human Resources (212) 354-3400. Job source: www.bluefly.com/help/jobs.asp
Courier magazine
, the official publication of the National Tour Association,
seeks experienced freelancers based in North America for this monthly glossy travel trade publication.
Pays $250/article. Magazine acquires all rights to piece upon acceptance. For submission info., go to:
www.sunoasis.com/freelance.html Seeking full-time freelance copyeditors and proofreaders for telecommuting work. For more information, visit
www.edserv.com/employ.htm AMA ALLIANCE TODAY - PAYS UP TO $800/ARTICLE - American Medical Association Alliance, 515 N. State St., Chicago IL 60610. Editor: Christina McShane. Quarterly. Circ. 60,000. "Committed to providing readers with the news and information most relevant to today's physicians' spouses and their families. Readers also include physicians, medical society staff, health care administrators and others with an interest in public health or the profession of medicine. Contracts with a relatively small group of freelance writers for news and feature articles that focus on public health, medical marriage, and legislative advocacy. We also seek articles about innovative efforts by individuals or groups to improve the health of America." Does not pay for unsolicited articles submitted by Alliance members and/or physicians' spouses. 1000 words; pays $300-800, on acceptance for first rights. Simultaneous submissions ok. E-mail, fax, mail queries ok. (312)464-4470; fax: (312)464-5020; [E-mail: amaa@ama-assn.org ; www.ama-assn.org
CTM MAGAZINE -- CTM MAGAZINE serves the field of correctional facility management and operations throughout the United States and offers a wealth of information and resources in such areas as administration, security, communications, access control, inmate control, training, communications, medical and healthcare service, food service and commissaries. Writers are welcomed to query the editor via e-mail with specific and detailed article ideas keyed to a particular Focus topic. Take two (2) paragraphs to explain each query. Writers can submit a wide variety of ideas for consideration. Also provide a resume and a brief but specific summary of your areas of expertise. CTM generally avoids union-management issues, hot-button political issues and sensational-style reporting. CTM can, however, use "lessons learned" types of articles based on high-profile events. CTM pays by the word. Preferred word length is between 1800 and 2400 words. Before pitching a query, review writer's guidelines (www.ctmmag.com/writerguide.html), Editorial Focus (www.ctmmag.com/editfocus.html), and Editorial Departments (www.ctmmag.com/editdept.html). BRUCE CAMERON serves as Interim Editor, reached at bcameron@hendonpub.com CONTESTS, AWARDS, Etc.:
AIM Publication Association, P.O. Box 1174, Maywood, IL - 60153
Deadline: August 15
Definition: Promoting brotherhood among peoples and cultures. The winning story must show that people from different racial/ethnic backgrounds are more alike than they are different. Prize: $100
Emily Dickinson Award in Poetry
Universities West Press, P.O. Box 0788, Flagstaff, AZ 86004-0788
Deadline: August 31
Definition: For an unpublished poem in any form or style, and on any subject. Eligibility: Up to three poems, total entry not to exceed six pages. Open to all writers except employees and students of Northern Arizona University. Copies required: 1 Fee: $10 Prize: $1,000 and publication. All finalists and semi-finalists will be published in an anthology of poems by Universities West Press. The author of any poem selected for publication will receive a complimentary copy of the anthology.
DEADLINE: JUNE 28, 2002
THE WORLD AFFAIRS JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM is intended for experienced journalists and editors from America's community-based daily newspapers. Its goal is to give them an opportunity to establish the connections between local-regional issues and what is happening abroad. Fellows will conduct overseas research and then submit articles to their local papers in an effort to "internationalize" America's local press. The fellowship program is founded on the belief that local news is not limited to one's immediate community and that enterprising reporters and editors can find good international stories in their own backyards. The program is aimed at news managers, editors, commentary writers and other "gatekeepers" -- those desk editors largely responsible for selecting news agency and correspondent-initiated stories. Details: http://www.icfj.org/worldaffairs.html
DEADLINE: JULY 22, 2002
THEATRE BC'S ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
-- Canadian professional and non-professional playwrights are invited to enter original, unproduced stageplays in the Full Length and One Act categories. A third, Special Merit category is offered at the jury's discretion and may be a runner up in either category or a script of particular style or subject matter deemed to have production potential and warrants the New Play Festival process. Up to seven Finalists will also be chosen. Details: http://www.theatrebc.org/playcomp/14thpwc.htm
DEADLINE: JULY 31, 2002
VERY SHORT FICTION AWARD -- original, unpublished very short stories. Multiple submissions are fine. No simultaneous submissions, please. Reading fee: $10 per story. Prizes: 1st place wins $1,200, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 20 copies of that issue. 2nd/ 3rd-place: $500/$300, respectively. Details: http://www.glimmertrain.com/vershorficaw1.html
DEADLINE: AUGUST 3, 2002
THE PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGES 2K2 WRITING AWARDS -- Writing contests open to all writers across the country and around the world. Maximum Lengeth: Fiction & Non-Fiction: 2002 words. Poetry: 30 lines. Awards: $250 for Best Poem. $250 for Best Short Fiction. $250 for Best Short Non-Fiction. All entries considered for publication in The Peralta Press Spring 2003 issue. Entry fee: $10 per story or 3 poems. Details: http://www.peraltapress.homestead.com/2k2contest.html
