Contributed by S. Kalekar
This is a magazine for rockhounding and lapidary hobbyists. They particularly want field trip and lapidary project articles. They also want articles pertaining to specimen collecting, gold prospecting, club activities, basic and advanced lapidary skills and artist profiles.
Length: 2,000-3,000 words for features; articles of shorter length are considered
Pay: $250 for features
Details here.
This is an Australian literary magazine for children. They accept writing from authors from outside Australia too – fiction, non-fiction, plays and activities, aimed at Australian children. They welcome submissions from creators of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Asian material. Query first for non-fiction. Mailed submissions only.
Length: Up to 2,000 words for fiction and non-fiction (department lengths vary), 100 lines for poetry; send 1-3 manuscripts
Pay: AUD270 per thousand words for prose; AUD47-198 for poetry
Details here and here.
The target audience is caring, open-minded and intellectually curious Arizona parents within the 25-59 age range. The magazine is geared to parents of children from birth through high school. They work only with Arizona-based writers. They also publish web-exclusive posts.
Length: 1,000-3,000 for features
Pay: $50-250; $50 and up for web-only content
Details here.
This is the region’s oldest continuously-published magazine, by the Senator John Heinz History Centre, in association with the Smithsonian Institution. They publish articles about aspects of Pennsylvania’s history. Book reviews are unpaid.
Length: 3,000-4,000 words for features
Pay: $250
Details here and here.
Michigan History is the state’s popular-history magazine and is read by history buffs and professionals. They accept articles about the state’s diverse past, and its history and peoples. Chronicle is a membership publication of the Historical Society of Michigan (HSM). It explores the history and heritage of Michigan’s peoples, and has special sections that serve HSM’s members.
Length: 1,500-2,500 for features; various for departments
Pay: $25-275
Details here.
This is the official state tourism magazine. Readers are active travelers and Nevada enthusiasts. They have several departments that freelancers can break into; topics for these include food and drink, destination pieces on rural towns and large cities, news, travel and history.
Length: 500-1,500
Pay: $250 for print, $100-200 for web
Details here.
They buy articles on all aspects of the craft, from tool use to technique to builds. Their ‘End Grain’ column is a good place for freelancers to break into the magazine – it reflects writers’ thoughts on woodworking as a profession or hobby. It can be serious or humorous, and writers need not be professional woodworkers. Another column is Tricks of the Trade. Query for features.
Length: 600 for End Grain; unspecified for others
Pay: Begins at $250 for End Grain; $50-100 for Tricks of the Trade, plus gift certificate for the best tip
Details here.
This is a magazine about general aviation flying. They welcome stories from aviators of all backgrounds. Features include Lessons Learned from Flying (and About Life), first-person stories and interesting, insightful ways in which pilots can reduce their risks.
Length: 1,400-1,600 words for Lessons Learned; up to 1,400 for Risk
Pay: Up to $260
Details here.
They want features on cruising adventures and boats. Departments include anecdotes while at sea, sailing with animals, recipes and dumb stuff done by cruisers. Website articles are unpaid.
Length: 500-1,500 for features; various for departments
Pay: $250 for features, $50-100 for departments; some departments are unpaid
Details here.
They consider literary non-fiction, fiction, poetry and translations. They are open for submissions until 1 March, 2018.
Length: Up to 20 pages of non-fiction, up to 40 pages of fiction, up to 10 pages of poetry (see guidelines for further details on lengths)
Pay: $30/page for prose, $25/page for poetry
Details here.
