Magazine Market
Here is a good paying market for writers who live in the Southwest.
Home in the Southwest
4100 Wolcott Ave. NE
Suite B
Albuquerque NM 87109
Phone: (505)344-1783
Fax: (505)345-3295
E-mail: cpoling@sucasamagazine.com
Web site: www.sucasamagazine.com
Contact: Charles Poling, editor
Su Casa is tightly focused on Southwestern home building, architecture and design. “In particular, we feature New Mexico homes. We also cover alternative construction, far-out homes and contemporary design.”Editor’s Note: All the departments are assigned long term. “We encourage writers to pitch feature story ideas. We don’t cover trends or concepts, but rather homes that express them.”
80% freelance written
- Established: 1995
- Circulation: 40,000
- Pays on acceptance.
- Publishes manuscript 6 months after acceptance.
- Byline given.
- Offers 50% kill fee.
Rights purchased:
- One-time rights
- Second serial (reprint) rights
- Editorial lead time 6-9 months.
- Submit seasonal material 9 months in advance.
- Fax
- Phone
- Does not accept previously published submissions
- Responds in 1 week to queries.
- Responds in 1 month to manuscripts.
- Free sample copy.
- Writer’s guidelines free.
Needs
- Book excerpts
- Essays
- Interview/Profile
- Personal Experience
- Photo Feature
Special Issues: The summer issue covers kitchen and bath topics.
Does Not Want: Does not want how-to articles, product reviews or features, no trends in southwest homes.
Buys 30 manuscripts/year.
Submission method: Query with published clips.
Length: 1,000–2,500 words.
Pays:
- $250-1,000
- Sometimes pays the expenses of writers on assignment.
[tags]freelance, magazine, markets, southwest, writers[/tags]
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How kind of you to share a great market! It’s not for me, but it’s still a nice one
Michele
Writing the Cyber Highway
http://writingthecyberhighway.blogspot.com