{"id":7760,"date":"2020-02-14T06:51:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T14:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=7760"},"modified":"2020-02-14T11:55:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T19:55:02","slug":"46-themed-calls-for-submissions-non-fiction-essays-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/46-themed-calls-for-submissions-non-fiction-essays-etc\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Themed Calls for Submissions (Non-Fiction, Essays, Etc)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are 46 themes for the 15 markets listed here, and they are accepting non-fiction articles or queries. Some of the themes are: haute holidays, careers in cooking, debut fiction and agents, restaurants, forgotten pizzerias, siblings, unsung heroes: profiles of LGBT courage, debt, great summer getaways, naval lessons from World War II, literary adaptations (of films), parenting and food, education, and essays on TV shows, films, or videogames. A few specify their deadlines but most do not, so it is best to get queries in early. Many of them accept queries\/work outside of specific themes also. Here they are, in no particular order. – S. Kalekar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girls\u2019 Life: Four themes
\n<\/strong>This is a\ngirls\u2019 magazine and some of the topics they feature are beauty, wellness, and\nbooks. They have a print and an online version. According to their print editorial\ncalendar, the themes are:
\n— for June\/July, Sizzling Summer<\/strong>;
\n— for August\/September, Back to School Guide<\/strong>;
\n— for October\/November, Amaze Autumn<\/strong>;
\n— for December\/January, Haute Holidays<\/strong>.
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overland: Two themes
\n<\/strong>This Australian magazine accepts completed submissions as\nwell as pitches for its online magazine. They are currently reading for two\nthemes. — Smart essays on TV shows, films or videogames
\n<\/strong>Their guidelines say, \u201cAs with books, what we look for is\nseldom a review that focuses on the merits or demerits of a single text, unless\nit is uniquely topical or culturally significant. Rather, we favour expansive\nreview essays that make connections between different texts, in an out of their\nspecific, individual art form.\u201d
\n—\nEssays about the publishing industry and the craft of writing
\n<\/strong>Their guidelines say, \u201cThis is another area of interest to our\nreaders that is relatively under-represented in the submissions we\u2019re getting\nat the moment, outside of the recent lively debate on the value of literary\nprizes.\u201d
\nThey also welcome queries for cultural topics outside these\nthemes, and pay is AUD120. They pay more for work in their print\nmagazine<\/a>. Details here<\/a>.\n
\n
\nNewcity Network: Four themes
\n<\/strong>This\nregional publication wants magazine-style stories about Chicago, its culture,\nor about almost any topic of interest to the urban dweller. They publish\narticles about politics, the arts and almost all aspects of social affairs and\nsocial policy. Main section features are 1,500-5,000 words, and they publish\nreviews and art features. They prefer to receive\nqueries. They publish writing for the web as well as print. Some upcoming\nthemes are:
\n— The Big Heat: Who really cooks in Chicago\u2019s food world<\/strong> (April),
\n— Breakout Artists: Chicago\u2019s Next Generation of Image Makers<\/strong> (May);
\n— Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago<\/strong> (May); and
\n— The Summer Issue<\/strong> (June 2020).
\nThere are other themes listed also. Longer FOB and cover features pay $100-500,\nsection features are $75, and web-only stories are $15-25. Details here<\/a>\nand here<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poets & Writers: Writing Contests; Debut Fiction and Agents
<\/strong>This is a magazine for writers of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Their editorial content is divided into four sections: News & Trends<\/em>: brief articles (500-1,200 words) about pertinent information in the writing and publishing industries; The Literary Life<\/em>: essays (1,500-2,500 words) on the more contemplative aspects of writing, ranging from creative process to the art of reading; The Practical Writer<\/em>: advice and how-to articles (1,500-2,500 words) that offer nuts and bolts information about the business of creative writing; and Features<\/em>: profiles of and interviews with (2,000-3,000 words) contemporary writers in current American literature. Other features include articles and essays (2,000-3,000 words) that look at subjects of interest to creative writers, such as writers conferences and residencies, small presses, regional writing, and the distinctions of genre. They accept both, proposals and articles on spec. For May\/June 2020, the theme is Writing Contests; for July\/August, it is Debut Fiction and Agents. Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Old Schoolhouse: Fourteen themes
\n<\/strong>This is a\ntrade magazine for homeschooling families. They have several themes for an upcoming\nissue, including:
\n— Careers in Cooking<\/strong> (see guidelines for details);
\n— Why\nAre Colleges Recruiting Homeschool Grads?<\/strong>;
\n— Teach Us to Cook, Easy Recipes, Kids Cooking, Meal Prep<\/strong>;
\n— Freezer Meals, Thanksgiving Ideas<\/strong>;
\n— Easy Science Experiments (Multiple Ages)<\/strong>;
\n— Unit Studies or Fun Articles on Bubble Gum & Chocolate (History,\nExperiments, Recipes, Science)<\/strong>;
\n— Homeschoolers and the DMV<\/strong>;
\n— Driver Training<\/strong>;
\n— How to Prepare a Transcript for High Schoolers<\/strong>;
\n— Timelines and History Charts<\/strong>;
\n— STEAM and Smart Toys: Robots Make Intelligent Gifts<\/strong>; and
\n— International Homeschooling<\/strong>.
\nThey have two resource guides also for this issue:
\n— Where Worlds Meet: Science, Math, and STEM Learning<\/strong>; and
\n— Summer Learning Fun: Field Trips, Nature Studies, and Literature<\/strong>. They\nare accepting queries, and the article submission deadline for this Fall 2020 issue\nis 31 May 2020. They have themes listed for other issues also. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wine Enthusiast: Restaurants; Italy
\n<\/strong>They welcome pitches\nfrom freelance writers. They are most often looking for these kind of stories:\nTrends and innovations in the wine world across multiple destinations or\nregions and more than one business; Wine-centric city guides; The story of a\ngrape variety\u2019s history and adaptation around the world; A wine-drinker\u2019s guide\nto some other beverage category, alcoholic or not; Stories that look at the\nintersection of wine and culture; and Humorous or serious personal essays\ncentered on a vinous experience. They also look at other pitches in topics of\ninterest to the magazine. They have an online presence, as well. The print\nmagazine issues are worked six months out. For August, the print issue theme is\nRestaurants and for September 2020, it is Italy. Each issue also has wine\nbuying, spirit buying, and beer buying guides with specific focus (see\neditorial calendar). Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pizza Today: <\/strong>Ingredient Rundown; The Forgotten Pizzerias<\/strong>
\nThis is a trade magazine for the pizza business. They do not publish writers\u2019\nguidelines, but they do give contact details of their editorial team. The theme for their print magazine for May is Ingredient Rundown\n(trending and soon-to-be-trending ingredients) and for June 2020, it is The\nForgotten Pizzerias (tiny, family-run pizzerias that that fight every day just\nto keep their doors open). Their\nwebsite publishes news, departments, and recipes. Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


\nCadet\nQuest: Siblings
\n<\/strong>This is a\nChristian-oriented magazine for boys aged 9-14. They publish non-fiction up to\n1,500 words \u2013 articles about Christian athletes, coaching tips, and developing\nChristian character through sports are appreciated.  Articles about camping, nature, and survival\nshould be practical \u2014 the \u201chow-to\u201d approach is best. God in nature articles, if\ndone without being preachy, are appreciated. They also publish fiction,\nproject\/hobby articles, and cartoons and puzzles, and illustrations. Fiction\nand non-fiction selections are made no later than 4 months prior to publication\ndate. Non-fiction articles do not have to fit the issue theme (though it helps\nif they do). For April\/May 2020, the theme is Siblings. Their guidelines say,\n\u201cWe don\u2019t all have a brother or sister, but for those of us that do we\nunderstand it can be a special relationship. While sometimes getting on each\nother\u2019s nerves, our sibling can be someone who understands our life in a way\nnobody else can. Whether it\u2019s an older brother or a baby sister, we will look\nat our family members as a gift from God.\u201d They have several other themes\nlisted including Basketball, Grandparents, and Peer Pressure. Pay is $0.05\/word\nand up for manuscripts (first world with no major editing). Details here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gay &\nLesbian Review: Three themes
\n<\/strong>This is a bimonthly magazine targeting an educated readership of\nGLBT men and women. Their tagline is \u201ca bimonthly journal of history, culture,\nand politics,\u201d and they <\/em>publish\nessays in a wide range of disciplines as well as reviews of books, movies, and\nplays. Features are 2,000-4,000 words, and reviews are 600-1,200 words. They\nalso have interviews, artist profiles, and other columns. They accept both\npitches and completed pieces. Themes for upcoming issues are:
\n— Unsung Heroes<\/strong>:Profiles in LGBT courage;
\n— The Social Network Revisited<\/strong>: What has changed?; and
\n— The Science of Sexuality<\/strong>: New findings and perspectives. They\nalso invite suggestions for topics. Pay is $100 for original feature articles.\nDetails here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


\nNinth Letter: Debts
\n<\/strong>They are accepting essays, fiction, and poetry on the \u2018Debts\u2019 theme for\ntheir online edition. Their guidelines say, \u201cTo what are we beholden? Of course\nmortgages, student loans, credit cards and car payments. And with them the\nfraud and inherent large-scale crises that extract from and shape generations\nin unique ways. But also our loved ones and colleagues, the earth and the\nseasons, inventions and collectives, and ancestors as well as strangers. What\ndo we owe, and to who or what is it owed?\u201d Pay is $75 for a story or an essay,\nand $25 per poem for the online edition. They are also accepting work for their\nunthemed print issue, for which they pay more. Deadline for the online issue is\n20 March 2020, and for the print issue, it is 28 February 2020. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Jet Traveler Magazine: Four themes
\n<\/strong>This is a\nmagazine for those interested in private air transport. Topics they cover\ninclude lifestyle, and interviews with business aviation users, reviews of new\nand used aircraft, luxury auto reviews, and vacation travel reports. They\npublish 4 issues a year, and also have an online edition. According to their\neditorial calendar:
\n— their Summer edition themes include an aircraft buyers\u2019 guide <\/strong>and\ngreat summer getaways<\/strong>;
\n— the Fall edition themes include cabin tech and furnishings<\/strong>, and 9th<\/sup>\nannual book of lists<\/strong>.
\nThey do not have writers\u2019 guidelines, but they do have a contact mail ID for\neditorial. Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naval History Magazine: Naval Lessons from World War II; Europe\u2019s\nIronclads
\n<\/strong>This is a\nmagazine of the US Naval Institute and they accept articles on naval history. They\naccept completed articles, but accept queries only for book reviews and\npictorals, which are commissioned. Articles have to be fewer than 3,000 words. They\nalso accept anecdotes. Topics for forthcoming issues are: Naval Lessons from\nWorld War II (July\/August issue), and Europe\u2019s Ironclads (September\/October\nissue). There are other themes listed too. Pay is $25 for anecdotes, $75 per\nreview, $250-500 for pictorals, and $60-150 per page (1,000 words) of articles.\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bright Wall\/Dark Room:\nLiterary Adaptations \u2013 Redux
\n<\/strong>This\nonline magazine offers a different lens on film: no hot takes, hype, movie news,\nclickbait, \u201ccontent,\u201d pop-ups, or ads. They explore the relationship between\nmovies and the business of being alive. They are looking for thoughtful analysis\nand wholehearted engagement, as opposed to standard reviews, or hot\ntakes. They publish interviews, profiles, formal analysis, cultural\ncriticism, personal essays, and humor pieces. On the current theme their\nguidelines say, \u201cwe\u2019re less interested in whether the book or the movie is\n\u201cbetter\u201d than we are in how the book and the movie interact. What changes have\nto occur in bringing a literary work to the screen, and what do those changes\nsay about the ultimate impacts of either work? When is fidelity to the book a\nvirtue, and when is it a limitation? How can a movie honor the spirit of a book\neven while changing its shape? And how might a movie even defy the clich\u00e9 and\nend up improving on the book?\u201d Pay is $50 for completed essays, and the\ndeadline is 2 March 2020. They are also looking at unthemed work. Details here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


\nMotherwell: Life as a\nSingle Parent; Parenting and Food
\n<\/strong>This is a magazine on\nparenting. Apart from personal essays and perspective pieces, they are\naccepting work for two new themes.
\nFor Life as a Single Parent their guidelines\nsay, \u201cWe are looking for new stories, up to 1,400 words, that tackle all\naspects of what it means to parent on your own. Interpretations might\ninclude: choosing to have a baby by yourself, via IVF, adoption, or\notherwise; parenting after divorce, with a co-parent or without; parenting\nafter the death of a partner; parenting in the face of a partner is\nwho is very rarely home. We are open to a range of styles; this is a paid\nopportunity.\u201d For Parenting and Food their guidelines say, \u201cWe are looking for\nnew stories, up to 1,400 words, that delve into all the ways in which these two\nareas of life can intersect. Interpretations might include: cultivating cooking\nskills with your kids; body image around pregnancy; raising picky or limited\neaters; managing food allergies; coping with weight concerns, at either end of\nthe spectrum. We are open to a range of styles; this is a paid opportunity.\u201d\nThe deadline for both themes is 1 March 2020. Details here<\/a>.
\n
\nHigh Country News: 50th<\/sup>\nAnniversary Issue; Big Ideas\/Education Issue
\n<\/strong>This magazine focuses on the modern American\nWest. Their lead time can be up to six months for short pieces and up to a year\nfor features. They accept pitches for in-depth reportage, analysis, opinion,\nessays or criticism under a number of broad frameworks, ranging from\nscience and nature, conservation and preservation, food and agriculture to\nenvironmental justice and racism, and economics. FOB stories include in-depth\nnews and analysis (800-2,100 words). Features include investigations, long-form\nnarrative, deep-dive explainers, or big-idea essays (2,800+ words). The back of\nthe book is where they explore the ideas that shape the West, through\nreviews, criticism and short essays (800-1,500 words). They have some special\nissues \u2013 50th<\/sup> Anniversary Issue (in May) and Big Ideas\nIssue\/Education Issue (in August). They also have other themes listed. Pay is\n$0.25-1.50\/word and they pay a kill fee. Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Author Bio:<\/strong> S. Kalekar is the\npseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She is the author of 182 Short Fiction Publishers.<\/a> She can be reached here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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