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On Op-Eds and Where to Publish Them

by Erika Dreifus on
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One benefit to writing for The Writer magazine is that I tend to receive my contributor copies about one week before my subscription copy arrives. So whenever I contribute I get a sneak peek into the new issue.

Of course, I hope those of you thumbing through the new (March 2007) issue will read my latest book review (see p. 50), but anyone interested in writing and publishing op-eds should be sure to check out the excellent article by Larry Atkins. In his “Resources” box, Atkins refers practicing and aspiring op-ed writers to the Communications Consortium Media Center’s Web site, where, he says, we’ll find “the contact information for op-ed pages of the top 100 newspapers (by circulation) in the United States. The site also provides op-ed writing tips.” I’ve now visited that site, and I’ve already bookmarked it. You may want to do the same.

Monday Market Listings

by Erika Dreifus on
Disabled

Well, these aren’t coming to you in the morning (I was in New York this morning, and have only just returned home to Massachusetts). But I hope you’ll find them helpful just the same.

Happy New Year, practicing writers!

1) First, you’ll find lots and lots of market news in the January issue of our newsletter (it went out to subscribers last week; each current issue is republished at FreelanceWriting.com).

2) The Boston Phoenix is looking for a part-time Copy Editor. Pays: $20/hour.

3) Writing/Research Opportunity for book on women who are over 60. Pays: $10/hour, plus acknowledgement in the book.

4) City Pet Guide (New York City) is now taking queries. “We prefer informative and/or humorous pieces; about 500 words or less in length once assigned.” Pays: $40-$60.

5) Jelly Paint, a literary e-zine, is becoming a print magazine–and a paying market. “Our main focus is on young adults and young adult writing. In the future, we may expand our target audience, but please contact the editorial staff if you are unsure.” Pays: $10/poem, artwork, cartoon, photograph; $20/cover art, short story, article, essay. See guidelines here.

Personal Stories Sought (Pays up to $1,000)

by Erika Dreifus on
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Common Ties seeks personal stories (maximum 2,000 words, “less than 1,000 is far preferred”) “from people all over the world” for its story blog:

Common Ties publishes personal stories, whether told in the 1st person about yourself or in the 3rd about others. For examples please visit the ‘Lives’ column in the New York Times Magazine or listen to the sound clips on storycorps.net or from This American Life. Personal stories can involve breaking news if you were part of that story–for instance, stories from 9/11. When writing about others please state explicitly in your submission to us that you have obtained permission from those in the story to publish, and if you cannot please do not use their real names.

Pays $200 per story, up to $1,000 in “extraordinary” cases. Note that you may include photo and/or audio clips “that enrich the stories.” See full guidelines: here. (via JournalismJobs.com)