Practical Poultry is the UK’s biggest and best specialist magazine aimed purely at the domestic poultry enthusiast. They welcome submissions on all aspects of poultry. Manuscripts submitted for consideration must be the original work of the author and not previously published. View website for contact details. http://www.practicalpoultry.co.uk
Dollars & Sense is a progressive economics magazine that explains in a popular way both the workings of the economy and struggles to change it. Articles may be on the environment, community organizing, urban conflict, inflation, unemployment, union reform, welfare, changes in government regulation… a broad range of topics that have an economic theme. Query in the first instance. View website for details.
http://www.dollarsandsense.org/write.html
UK based teenage magazine Shout welcomes amazing true stories. If they use it in Shout, they pay £50! View website for details.
http://www.shoutmag.co.uk/story.aspx
Pick Me Up magazine want your tips! Do you have tried-and-tested remedies, hints or tips that really work? Email, including a photo. All suitable tips will appear on the Pick Me Up website and if printed in Pick Me Up magazine, you’ll receive £25. See website for details.
http://www.pickmeupmagazine.co.uk/tip_offs/#DCF
The Imagination Cafe welcomes articles on careers and a range of material suitable for kids. They pay about $25-$125 for 100-350 words. Visit website for more details.
http://www.imagination-cafe.com/info/guidelines.asp
UK based Saga Magazine, aimed at the over 50s, offers three £50 prizes for the best letters published.
See sample letters . For contact details, visit the main website:
http://www.saga.co.uk/saga-magazine/
Herizons aims to reflect a feminist philosophy that is diverse and relevant to women’s daily lives. The purpose of Herizons is to empower women; to inspire hope and foster a state of wellness that enriches women’s lives; to build awareness of issues as they affect women; to foster a spirit of co operation; to promote the strength, wisdom and creativity of women; to broaden the boundaries of feminism to include building coalitions and support among other marginalized peoples; to foster peace and ecological awareness and to expand the influence of feminist principles in the world. Payment is made in Canadian funds upon publication. Articles in Herizons are licensed for first time North American rights @ .20 cents per word with an additional .5 cents per word for non-exclusive subsidiary rights. View website for details.
http://www.herizons.ca/contribute
CultureNorthernIreland seeks bright, enthusiastic Content Developer. Full-time (37.5 hours per week). Three month temporary contract January to March 2010 (with possible extension). Salary: £16,500 pro rata. View website for contact details.
http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2899
UK based Pick Me Up magazine welcome your real-life stoies. If you’ve had an amazing experience, email them. They pay up to £500 for every real-life story published in Pick Me Up magazine. View website for details.
http://www.pickmeupmagazine.co.uk/real_lives/#DCF
Africa Geographic magazine welcomes outlines in the first instance. They do not accept unsolicited articles and photographs. Send a short article proposal (no more than 200 words). View website for contact details.
http://www.africageographic.com/magazines/guide-lines/index.asp
AQA 63336 are looking for more researchers in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, US or Canada to help answer the thousands of questions they get every day. You can work whenever you want, from the comfort of your own home, and they will pay you for every question that you answer. View website for full details. http://www.aqa.63336.com/vacancies.htm
Leaf Books invites you to send up to 750 words on the theme of writing. You can send creative writing (a story or poem) or an essay/academic/journalistic piece, or even a stream-of-consciousness writers-block-induced panic, provided it’s on the subject of writing. Entry fee: £3.50 per submission, 4 submissions for £10. Prize: One winner will receive £100 and publication in the pilot edition of the Leaf Books Magazine. Further selected entries may also be published in the magazine: successful entrants will receive a free copy. Closing date – January 31 th 2010. Visit website for more details.
Blackstaff Press is based in Northern Ireland and they publish primarily for a Northern Ireland and Irish market. They will only consider submissions (fiction or non-fiction) of Northern Ireland/Irish interest. See website for guidelines.
New digital publishing house, Carina Press, will consider shorter length stories of less than 50,000 words, genre novels between 50,000 to 100,000 words and longer and complex narratives of over 100,000 words. They expect to publish a majority of romance and erotic romance but are also very interested in women’s fiction, science fiction, fantasy, futuristic, mystery, thrillers, horror, and niches. If you have something new and fresh they would be happy to read your story! They offer a royalty based contract for chosen works. Visit website for more details.
http://carinapress.com/?page_id=2
Do you have a really scary tale to tell? Can you make the hairs stand up on the back of the neck? If so then start writing, as this is your big chance to get published in Lancashire magazine. They are seeking the best North West ghost stories about haunted houses and haunted places. The winning entry in the short story competition will be published in the October 2010 issue and will also receive a £200 cash prize, a signed copy of ‘The Writer’s ABC Checklist’ and a year’s subscription to the magazine. View website for more details.
http://lancashiremagazine.co.uk/competitions/at-your-leisure.php
Rock & Gem Magazine welcomes field-trip and step-by-step articles on all aspects of rock collecting. View website to download guidelines.
http://www.rockngem.com/submissions.asp
Win a £150 ($246) cash prize for your short fiction! Cash prizes can be won in the Writers’ Village 2009 ‘Best Writing’ competition for prose fiction in any genre up to 3000 words. View website for details.
Quilters Newsletter is a specialized publication for quilt lovers and quiltmakers. Its domestic and international readership of approximately 200,000 includes professional and nonprofessional quiltmakers, quilt collectors, historians, and teachers. They welcome article submissions. Rates depend upon what they buy. View website for details.
http://www.quiltersnewsletter.com/submissions/guide.html
Interzone are always open to submissions of new science fiction and fantasy short stories of up to about 10,000 words in length. View website for guidelines.
http://ttapress.com/interzone/guidelines/
A reminder! The 2010 Debut Dagger Competition opened on 31st October, and will close at midnight on 6th February. Go on, take a stab at it, and send in the opening chapter(s) – up to 3000 words – and a short synopsis of your proposed crime novel, and you could be a published crime writer. For more details, visit http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/debut/index.html
