10th Annual Robert Frost Foundation Annual Poetry Award

Guidelines for poem submissions and details about the Robert Frost Festival are available online at www.frostfoundation.org

Be sure to read the Boston Globe article about the Frost Foundation and its poetry award.


Rose DesRochers

HeyLady.Com - articles and essays by freelancers

HeyLady.Com - articles and essays by freelancersPay rate $25 - $50"You would be best off visiting the new library or requesting a back issue of LAugh Support & LAugh Support (For Fans) to see what type of articles and essays we are looking for. You can click on the button above that says [Articles] to see what we're looking for. Even if you are not a member you can read the articles on the free levels of the Library to get a better idea which type of articles we're looking for.Very briefly, we look primarily for celebrity interviews, tips on writing comedy, editing jokes, dealing with agents, promoting yourself as a comedian. We pay ($25 - $50) per article (or) essay related to becoming a better comic. These articles may be on getting agents, writing comedy films, or simply joke structure." Visit website for more info:http://www.heylady.com/writers-guidelines.php

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Freelance for Fine Books & Collections

FINE BOOKS & COLLECTIONS, USA http://www.finebooksmagazine.com PO Box 106, Eureka, CA 95502. Contact: Scott Brown. Email: scott@finebooksmagazine.com Covers a broad range of topics and subjects of interest to book collectors and bibliophiles, from early manuscripts to modern first editions and everything in between. Our writers use the artifact--the book itself--as a starting place to tell an interesting story. Most articles include interviews with subject matter experts or quote from letters or books. "We do not often publish stories that are just the author's opinion." Freelancers are used for features (1,200 to 3,000 words), book reviews (400 to 800 words), and short news pieces (300 to 600 words). Submissions: queries are preferred by email. Include samples of your writing, whether published or unpublished. Pay: features: ranges from $100 to $400, and some epenses may be reimbursed if prearranged; book reviews: $25 to $75; news items: $50 to $100. Guidelines: http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/writing/

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List of Haiku and Tanka Journals

Haiku News is a list of journals that publish haiku, senryu, and tanka only and/or favorable to these poetry forms.

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Paying Poetry Markets

The Cincinnati Review (http://www.cincinnatireview.com)
10 poems, a 99-word bio and the ubiquitous cover letter and SASE. Reporting time at CR is 1 month, so it shouldn't take too long to hear back, compared to the seeming industry average of three months or more. The pay is $30 per poem, they DO accept simultaneous subs with notification, they buy 120 poems per year, and they read September through May.
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Malahat Review (http://www.malahatreview.com)
Buys 100/yr; Pays $30(prob. CAD)/magazine page plus one-year subscription; Publishes quarterly; Reads year-round; Accepts 5-10 poems per submission, both Canadian and international, via snail mail with IRC or Canadian postage SASE; Include short bio on separate page and name and contact info atop each page; Discourages simultaneous subs; Nothing previously published in English; Response 1-3 mos. on poetry; Buys first world serial rights and rights revert to author upon publication.


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Anthologies Seeking Submissions

http://www.chickensoup.com: Chicken Soup For The Soul. Pays $300. Accepts reprints.

http://www.cupofcomfort.com/share.htm: A Cup of Comfort. Pays $100.

Call for Poetry Submissions

Mythology at BellaOnline: http://mythology.bellaonline.com/Site.asp welcomes submissions of poetry with themes that incorporate or touch upon mythology. Submit as many poems as you like, all submissions will receive a response. Address submissions to: Mythology Editor, mythology@bellaonline.com

Call for poetry submissions

Writing Edge Magazine is looking for poetry submissions that are no longer than 100 words. First rights sold. Copyright remains with the author. Submit only three poems at a time. Type you name, pen name (if any), address, telephone and email in the top right hand corner and type in the "Subject" line "Submission/Writing Edge Magazine". Paste submissions in the body of the email. Payment is a copy of the magazine. Send your submissions to: submissions@writingedgemagazine.com

Sol Books is seeking articles on the craft of writing

Sol Books is seeking articles on the craft of writing. Check out our reguirements at Submission Guidelines. http://solbooks.com/articles/articlesubmissionguidelines.htm
Currently, we aren't paying for articles, something we hope to change in the near future; however, we do our best to promote the authors (and their books) of the articles that we publish. - Solbooks

Write about Blogging

Need general articles about blogging. Topics include nearly everything that might be of interest to bloggers of all kind. They are used for http://www.catchmyblog.com

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Women In the Outdoors

Bugle Magazine’s “Women In the Outdoors” column invites writers to submit personal essays and stories, 1,000 to 3,000 words in length, concerning elk, hunting, wildlife encounters, conservation and land-use issues. Pays .20 cents/word. Jan Brocci, Bugle Managing Editor, edits the column. Contact info.: http://www.rmef.org/bugle/pages/contacts.html

Writer’s guidelines: http://www.rmef.org/bugle/pages/womenguide.html

Rose DesRochers

Christian Woman NewsLetter Seeks Submissions

Purposeful Women is a newsletter for women serving God. This is a Christian Publication. Purposeful Women is published bi-monthly. Each issue is themed (The Women In Ministry Issue, The Grace Issue, The Holiness Issue, etc.) We are seeking articles on the following:--Information on your church--Personal stories of your salvation experience--Christian/wholesome humor--Short Biblical Studies--Life experince storiesEmail with article and story ideas and/or query letters. See sample issue at www.publishthevision.com . Each article or story accepted (not submitted) will be paid $10.00 upon publication. Compensation: $10.00 per accepted and published article or story.

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Chicken Soup for the Dieter's Soul

We want to hear from dieters who changed a lifetime of negatives habits into positive ones and became true partners in their weight-loss success.

Tell us about the joys and pitfalls of achieving and maintaining a healthy weight—for a lifetime. If you tried every diet under the sun, the latest fad, pill and potion before you realized and maintained your goal weight, share your "war stories" with us.

Share your secrets for setting realistic goals, being kind to yourself, avoiding triggers, using the buddy system. We'll explore the tough issues, which are often at the core of most weight problems, such as emotional eating, eating disorders, depression, binging.The success of any diet includes a good attitude, eating nutritious foods and getting enough exercise. Send us your stories about lifestyle, eating habits, good nutrition, exercise. Share your inspiration and positive attitude with fellow dieters on how to cultivate a realistic, healthy body image, celebrate your beauty at any weight, rediscover your sense of personal style.

Successful dieters have a plan and are ready to deal with setbacks when they come along. We'd like to hear what you have to say about tips on great food, portion control, meal frequency, how to cope with cravings, important nutrition facts as you lose weight, hints when eating out, changing your shopping habits. Complete with success stories, anniversaries celebrated and the secrets to a life of good dieting. Let our readers celebrate your achievements and transformations.

For every failure there are ten success stories – and we want to hear yours to inspire and motivate others toward a lifetime of good health. Chicken Soup for the Dieter's Soul - the dieter's best friend; a source of inspiration, motivation, support, humor and success.

CHAPTERS INCLUDE

Mind and Matter * Eating Well * Keeping Fit * No Pain, No Gain What You See is NOT What You Get * Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, Back Again Next Week, The New You

Submission Guidelines

Please preface your story with your complete name, address, phone, fax and email contact information and a bio of 50 words maximum, which can include promotional information about your work, other publications, or your company.

Story Length: 500-1300 words Non-fiction, original short stories.

Previously published material is also accepted, if you control the rights. Please provide information on where the story has been published when you submit the piece.

Deadline: June 15, 2006, but don't procrastinate! Writers whose stories are being considered for publication will be contacted by August 15, 2006.

Compensation: Writers of stories accepted for final publication will receive their choice of $200 or fourteen (14) complimentary copies of the book (a $204 retail value), per story published. Contributors of published poems will be paid $50 upon publication.

Phone & Fax: (954) 418-0844

Chicken Soup for the Dieter's Soul
3201 SW 15th Street, Deerfield Beach FL 33442

Send stories to: Theresa Peluso, teri@DietersSoul.com , Visit: www.DietersSoul.com

Todays-Woman.net Seeking Writers - Men & Women Welcome

Dear potential member,

Todays-woman.net is a supportive online writing community for both men and women over 18. We are currently accepting articles on advice, writing, Society, how-to articles, tips and hints, Relationship articles, Self Help, Parenting, Opinions, Legal, Humor, Marketing, Family Concerns, art, copyright, Meditation, Political, Education, Career, and motivational articles. We also accept book review submissions to our book review section.

We ask if your article is related to Internet or Computers and Technology that you submit it to our partner website invision-graphics.com.

At this time, we can not pay for articles. We understand as writers the need for payment, and Todays-Woman.net hopes to offer payment in the future. For now we do include your bio/byline, photo and link to your website. Contributing Writers & Columnists also receive free promotion in our newsletter that goes out weekly to 200 + subscribers. In addition, all contributing writers receive front page promotion.

We also have a section where writers can showcase their poetry, short stories, and personal essays. Today's Woman's Writing Community's mission to is bring writers the support and resources that will assist them in reaching their writing goals. You are invited to browse our community at http://www.todays-woman.net .

If you should have any questions about the community, please contact a member of staff through our Feedback form .

Rose DesRochers

History Mag for Kids Seeks Articles on Ancient Near East

Learning Through History magazine is a bi-monthly history publication for readers age 9-16, grades 5 and up.

We are accepting submissions for the Ancient Near East issue until March 30, 2006. Below are just a few of the many topics that would be of interest - we also strongly encourage writers to submit manuscripts on other topic(s) related to the issue theme:

Mesopotamia:
The Fertile Crescent
Ziggurats of the Sumerians
Sumerian Cuneiforms
The Royal Tombs of Ur
Babylonian Astronomy
Advances in Assyrian Warfare
The Siege of Jerusalem

Hittites:
Rise and Fall of the Hittite Empire
The Battle of Kadesh: Hittites vs. Egypt

Hebrews:
The Building of Solomon's Temple
The Babylonian Exile

Phoenicians:
The Phoenician Pantheon
Alphabet of the Phoenicians
Founding of Carthage
Seafaring and Trade Empire

General Topics:
Near Eastern Art
Cedars of Lebanon

Learning Through History pays $60 per non-fiction article and $30 for arts and crafts project plans.

Please see the freelance guidelines section of our website for more details on how to submit to our magazine. Thanks for your interest!

http://www.learningthroughhistory.com/freelance_writers.php

Rose DesRochers

Call for True Love Stories

Romance site is seeking true love stories, romantic moment submissions of all kinds. Wacky, embarrassing, funny. Heart wrenching work. There is no length requirement on true love stories. Tell your true love story as long as you need to and then send it in. You may submit only one story at a time. I am looking for the special moments in between. Romantic dates between couples, blind dates, how we met stories, interracial love stories, and more Pay is $15 per accepted true love story. If you're interested in contributing please visit http://www.romantic-short-love-stories.com

Rose DesRochers

The Imperfect Parent

The Imperfect Parent - The main focus of The Imperfect Parent is to provide a world view from a parent's perspective. Our main criteria are that the writing either makes people think, laugh, or both. Our objective is to get parents to think about social, political and parenting methods in a way that seeks to inform and educate on issues that affect our children and us, as parents. Anecdotal stories are fine, but they need to have a point. You may be sentient of your navel, just don't have a staring contest with it. Submissions should generally fit into these main categories: Features, Parenting Methods, Political/Social Issues, Humor, Book Reviews,


Payment is contingent upon the quality and type of written work submitted. Book reviews pay $10. Anecdotal essays/humor pay $15. Original articles pay $25. Payment for features vary depending on the writer's experience and relationship with The Imperfect Parent, but begins at $50 for an 800 word piece. Checks are disbursed at the end of the same month following publication (i.e., for all items published in March, payment is disbursed on March 31).

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Publishers' Catalogues - directory of more than 7700 publishers

World-wide directory of more than 7000 Publishers. Catalogue Home Pages arranged by city, state, country and topic. Includes e-books.www.lights.com/publisher

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Seeking Short Fiction and Poetry

ATSOISE, UK http://www.soulengravings.com Address: 17 Emscote Place, Bell Hall, Halifax HX1 3AL, UK. Contact: Gill Marshall, Publisher.

Email: masterengraver@soulengravings.com

Description: An online '... web of dark literature ...' accepting short fiction and poetry. The site will be perpetually evolving and the editors plan to add a new story, poem, or other script approximately every second week. Potential submitters are advised to scan or read works currently online to determine if theirs is appropriate. Will also publish a short bio-paragraph at the foot of accepted pieces, and accepts images to accompany a piece. However, images may be 'edited'. Length: 3,000 words or less for fiction. Multiple poetry submissions accepted. Submissions: Send your scripts by e-mail, as an attached MS Word document, or in included the body of an email. Include the word 'Submission' in the subject line of the e-mail. Submissions may also be sent by post to the address above.

Response: Three weeks. If no response in that time, send a query e-mail with 'Query' in the subject line. Pay: USD20 for fiction and USD10 for prose, payment made by PayPal.

Rights: One time electronic rights for three months display on the web site. Guidelines: http://www.soulengravings.com/submissions.html

Rose DesRochers

Freelance/Contributing Writers, US & Canada

CROSS COUNTRY SKIER, CANADA

P.O. Box 550, Cable, WI 54821, Canada. Tel: 715-798-5500. Fax: 715-798-3599. Contact: Lou Dzierzak, Editor. Email: lou@crosscountryskier.com
Published monthly in October, November, and December and bi-monthly in January and February. Readers are Nordic skiers seeking information about ski trails, resorts, equipment, technique, competition and feature reports about cross country skiing.
Submissions: query first by mail or email.
Pay: paying market.
Response: 6-8 weeks.
Guidelines: http://www.crosscountryskier.com/guidelines.html


CONCEIVE MAGAZINE, USA
Quarterly magazine for any woman contemplating or actively trying to start or expand a family: by natural conception, fertility treatments and assisted reproductive technologies, or adoption. Not a pregnancy or parenting magazine: rather, focused on all aspects of fertility, conception, and adoption. Most of their writers are longtime professionals specializing in women's health coverage.
Submissions: query first by mail. If you are interested in writing assignments for 'conceive', send samples of your published work, a resume or description of your publishing career, and a few story ideas (no completed articles).
Pay: paying market.
Response: several months. Guidelines: http://www.conceivemagazine.com/writersguidelines.asp

Rose DesRochers