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FOWA Market Newsletter - 03/04
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Introduction
Current Needs
Avalon Travel Publishing
Ft. Myers & Southwest Florida Magazine
Healthy Living Today
Jet Sports Magazine
Sport Fishing, The Magazine of Saltwater Fishing
Wave South Florida
Corporate Corner
AmerLink Log Homes
TTI Companies
Events
Contests/Awards/Grants
National Press Club Consumer Journalism Award
National Press Club Online Journalism Award
Newsletter Journalism Award
Phillip D. Reed Memorial Award for Outstanding Writing on the Southern Environment
Robert L. Kozik Award for Environmental Reporting
The Thomas Cook Travel Book Award
www.MyStateParkPhotos.com 2004 Photo Contest
Jobs
The Destin Log, Photographer
New Smyrna Beach Observer, Managing Editor
Panama City News Herald, Page Designer/Copy Editor
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, News Editor
The Villages Daily Sun, Staff Photographer
WWSB-TV-ABC 40, Producer
Fresh-water Fishing Markets
Bassin'
B.A.S.S. Publications
Crappie World
In-Fisherman
Musky Hunter Magazine
North American Fisherman
Introduction
This edition of the FOWA Market Newsletter contains information on Freshwater Fishing (in the last section titled Markets). Previous editions of the FOWA MNL contained Market listings for Saltwater Fishing and General Fishing as well as Fly Fishing, Juvenile and Wildlife publications. If you would like back issues of any FOWA Market Newsletter, please email Kelly Braden at KJBraden1@aol.com. Also, if you have additions to market listings or current needs in any genre, please send them to the same email address for the next FOWA Market Newsletter. These market listings are being added to our FOWA website by Mike Richards in the special Members Only section. Future issues will highlight Hunting, Canoeing/Kayaking, Diving, Camping and Florida regional publications, to name just a few – contact me with what you’d like to see first if you have a preference.
We also would like to hear about your successes with the Market Newsletter and, with your permission, will highlight them in future issues.
In this issue a new section is introduced which highlights new products, writer benefits and information/photo support available from our Corporate Sponsors. Our Corporate Sponsors can be a tremendous help when traveling to new areas (even outside Florida) or writing articles. I personally had help from the Sarasota CVB and Coleman while doing an article on Camping. They assisted with locating campgrounds and providing pictures and information on products. Our corporate sponsors are there for us! If you are a Corporate Sponsor, and would like to see your write-up in the Corporate Corner section, please send it to (yes, you guessed it) KJBraden1@aol.com.
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Current Needs
Avalon Travel Publishing, 1400 65th Street, Suite 250, Emeryville, CA 94608 Email Acquisitions editor at acquisitions@avalonpub.com. Foghorn Books, a division of Avalon Press, is in immediate need for an author to write about Florida fishing. See http://www.travelmatters.com/acquisitions/foghornseries.html for writers' guidelines. Authors must live in or have close ties to the region they are writing about. Must be participants in the activity they are writing about and be able to adhere to strict deadlines.
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Ft. Myers & Southwest Florida Magazine, 15880 Summerlin Rd., Suite 189, Fort Myers, FL 33908. Email: ftmyers (at) optonline.net. Website: http://www.ftmyersmagazine.com. Andrew Elias, Director. 90% freelance. Bi-monthly 'arts & living' magazine distributed free throughout Southwest Florida. Warmly welcomes new writers. Circ. 20K. Bi-monthly. Pays within 30 days of publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys first rights. Accepts reprints "as long as they have not been published in Southwest Florida within a year." Responds 1 week to 3 months. Sample $3. Subscription $20. Guidelines online at: http://www.ftmyersmagazine.com(click on 'contact us' and then 'writers guidelines').
CURRENT NEEDS: "We publish regular columns: 'Arts' - Music, Books, Video, Film, Theater, Software, Internet; 'Living' - Art & Design, House & Garden, Health & Fitness, Sports & Recreation, Travel & Leisure, Food & Drink, Science & Technology. Also News about arts, culture and the environment in Southwest Florida (people, places, events, issues)." Pays combination of per word/article length - $50-$200 for articles ranging from 50-2000 words. Submit query or complete manuscript via email as Word documents or in body of email.
PHOTOS/ART: "Send available photos/art that will accompany/enhance article." Pays $25-$100.
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Healthy Living Today, San Francisco, CA (only accepts email queries). Email: editor (at) healthy-living-today.net. Website: http://www.healthy-living-today.net (site will launch in January 2004). Patrice-Anne Rutledge, Editor. 80% freelance. Healthy Living Today is a new website scheduled to debut in January 2004. "We are seeking contributions for the four main channels on our site: Healthy Travel – staying healthy while traveling, destination spas and resorts, adventure travel, and ecotourism; Healthy Eating – organic and natural foods, nutrition (based on sound scientific data, not fads), healthy restaurant eating, and healthy cooking (including recipes); Healthy Home – natural home and yard care, raising healthy kids and pets, environmentally-friendly homes; Healthy You – fitness and relaxation, home spa, natural personal care and cosmetics. Our style is informal, yet informative. We approach the topic of healthy living from a mainstream point of view. In addition, we're service-oriented and publish features that tell readers how and where to do something (no first-person essays or personal travelogues). We are happy to work with talented new writers who are knowledgeable about some aspect of healthy living." Circ. will be available after site launch. Weekly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms within 2 months of acceptance. Buys first N.A. serial rights. Accepts reprints. Usually responds within one week. See sample articles on website after January, 2004 launch. Guidelines by email to editor (at) healthy-living-today.net.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We welcome ideas in all areas, but are particularly looking for contributions for the following: Healthy Home channel - we receive few queries for this channel and are open to some innovative ideas in this area; Healthy Cooking and Eating Right features - Healthy Cooking focuses on a particular cuisine (such as Healthy Cooking, Italian Style) and includes several recipes. Eating Right provides a roundup of healthy restaurant reviews for a particular city (such as Eating Right in San Francisco); Photo Gallery - these travel features emphasize outstanding photography on a destination of great natural beauty and they include multiple photos with a minimum of text. We are also looking for a licensed esthetician to write a series on healthy skin care and an expert in environmentally-friendly housing to write some features on this topic." Pays $10/article, extra for photos. "We hope to adjust our pay scale after site launch." Articles average 750-1000 words (flexible). Send "a traditional query on a particular article topic or send a brief message that outlines your experience and provides a list of the topics you can cover" via email to editor (at) healthy-living-today.net (no attachments).
PHOTOS/ART: Pays "variable fee" in addition to article fee.
HINTS: "Writers should study guidelines and query on topics that match those guidelines. We receive quite a few queries suggesting first-person stories, which we don't publish ('My First Yoga Class', 'How I Got My Kids to Eat Vegetables', etc.). New writers should read several good books about freelancing to learn the do's and don'ts and then approach editors with a well-written query about an exciting new topic. The query is particularly important for the new writer because it can really show your ability to write in the absence of clips."
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Jet Sports Magazine, Hammock Publishing, 3322 West End Ave, Ste 700, Nashville, TN 37203, Phone 615-690-3403 Fax 615-690-3401 Bill Hudgins, Editor. Email bhudgins@hammock.com. Jet Sports Magazine is published bimonthly for the American Watercraft Association (AWA). We are looking for travel, adventure and destination articles in which personal watercraft (PWCs, e.g. SeaDoos, JetSkis, Waverunners, etc.) are either a major draw or at least readily available and usable. This would include touring lakes, rivers or offshore; use PWCs as a means to camp, fish, waterski or wakeboard. Diverse groups and families a plus: please note that children must wear Coast Guard-approved personal flotation devices whenever on or near water. Features average 1,000 words; per story rates negotiable; buys first serial print and all electronic rights; pays on acceptance. Lead time at least three months prior to issue date. [Note: the new publishing company is working on the May-June issue now and still accepting article ideas.] E-mail queries preferred; please address to Bill Hudgins, Editor at bhudgins@hammock.com.
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Sport Fishing, The Magazine of Saltwater Fishing, Doug Olander, Editor-in-Chief, 460 N Orlando Ave - #200, Winter Park, FL 32789 Phone 407-571-4576 Fax 571-4577
Email - doug.olander@worldpub.net www.sportfishingmag.com
DEADLINE: April 2
Florida/Caribbean reef fish after dark -- underwater/closeups on deck or in water / angler with fish etc. (Chris at chris.woodward@worldpub.net)
Big Redfish after dark -- as above (Chris at chris.woodward@worldpub.net)
Striped Marlin -- all aspects of fish --fisheries (Doug at doug.olander@worldpub.net)
Northeast tuna: yellowfin/bigeye, albacore, blackfin, small bluefin, etc. (Doug at doug.olander@worldpub.net)
Dramatic stand-up action shots (Chris at chris.woodward@worldpub.net)
DEADLINE: May 3
Snook: -- all aspects considered (Chris at chris.woodward@worldpub.net)
Northern Gulf Mexico live-bait variety fishing (without oil rigs evident in
shot (Doug at doug.olander@worldpub.net)
Really big redfish all types (Doug at doug.olander@worldpub.net)
Pelagic game fish and circle hooks in jaw (Andy at andy.hahn@worldpub.net)
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Wave South Florida, Phone: (954) 763-3509 Ken Millman, Editor-in-Chief. Email: Editor@wavesf.com. Website: www.wavesf.com. Wave will cover everything in, on or around the water from Palm Beach to Key West, including boating, fishing, diving, water skiing, surfing, waterfront dining, waterfront development, waterfront news happenings, etc. Wave has immediate needs for fishing (salt and fresh water), diving and boating stories. The magazine publishes every two months, and will be going monthly before October. Writers can query Ken Millman their story ideas via e-mail at Safeharborcomm@aol.com. There are also stories for assignment, such as cover stories, calendar of event items, and waterfront news roundups and happenings from Palm Beach to Key West. Wave pays 25 cents per word and is looking for 450-600 word news-feature stories. For cover stories (900-1050 words), the pay is 30 cents per word.
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Corporate Corner
AmerLink Log Homes is pleased to offer over 70 models of log homes, cabins, garages and barns at a 25% discount to every Florida Outdoor Writers Association member! Get started with our "Get Going Kit "- available for only $10.00 (that's $4.95 off the regular price) to Florida Outdoor Writers Association members. The "Get Going Kit" features our new 148 page, full color Planning Guide of over 70 standard contemporary, rustic and elegant models, with floor plans of each, and over 150 color photos of log homes, both inside and out! To learn more about this offer or to purchase a planning guide, see our special website for FOWA members, www.amerlink.com/fowa or call 800.872.4254, and tell us you are a Florida Outdoor Writers Association Member! AmerLink Log Homes--a home for every dream and every budget. AmerLink Log Homes, Dan Lally, Affinity Program Manager, Elegant, Contemporary or Rustic, P.O. Box 669, Battleboro, NC 27809 (800) 348-5647 Fax (252) 442-6900 Website www.amerlink.com. Contact info for benefits is: www.amerlink.com/fowa, phone 800-872-4254, or email info@amerlink.com.
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TTI Companies (Tru-Turn, Daiichi, and XPoint hook brands), P.O. BOX 1177, Wetumpka, AL 36092 Phone: 1-800-421-5768 or 334-567-2011 Email tj@tticompanies.com (Please put “OW” in subject line for faster service.) Contact: TJ Stallings
TRU-TURN- John Campbell's 1959 original cam-action hook; rotates towards pressure and hooks more fish.
DAIICHI- World's Sharpest Hooks featuring 80-carbon steel, needlepoint hooks.
DAIICHI BLEEDING BAIT Hooks feature the original red finish that triggers the natural feeding response in fish. (Visit www.daiichihooks.com for more information from our 22 years of research of the natural feeding response of fish.)
X POINT- Bone Crushing Speed- four micro cutting edges forged from 110-carbon steel for the fastest penetration.
Outdoor Writers may order up to $40 worth of product at no-charge for research. Thereafter, product is 50% off. Contact TJ for more information."
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Events . . .
The 9th annual Institute for Travel & Guidebook Writing and Photography takes place May 21-23, 2004, in Orlando, Florida. Sponsors are the not-for-profit Society of American Travel Writers and Orlando Downtown Development Board. The institute covers 15 hours of instruction for writers, experienced travelers and others considering careers in article and guidebook work. A faculty of six senior writers, photographers and editors instructs in topics that include a survey of travel and guidebook writing; article queries and book proposals; contracts and negotiations; editor-publisher relations; how the work gets done; webzines and e-guidebooks; self publishing; marketing and photography. Instructors and their major credits include: Meredith M. Babb (assistant editor in chief, University Press of Florida); Tom Brosnahan (Turkey Travel Planner, Lonely Planet, Frommer Guides); Lee Foster (YellowBrix.com, Globe-Pequot); Herb Hiller (Fodor's, Pineapple Press); M. Timothy O'Keefe, Ph.D. (former head, Journalism Division, Nicholson School of Communication, University of Central Florida; six self-published guidebooks) and Bruce Whipperman (Moon). "Instruction is intense, the ambiance collegial. Relationships extend for years after," says institute chairman Herb Hiller. "Graduates tell me what they especially value is our realistic approach that debunks the glamour and targets careers. Goals get set, projects unearthed. Articles and books result." Registration of $345 covers course materials, all meals, breaks and social events. Rooms at the host hotel, The Courtyard at Lake Lucerne, are $89. The Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau and Visit Florida, the official tourism marketing corporation for the state of Florida, provide support. In its 48th year, the Society of American Travel Writers is a non-profit professional association of writers, editors, photographers, electronic media journalists and public relations representatives. For further information: www.satw.org/institute.asp or contact Herb Hiller, Chairman, 290 Drayton Island Rd., Georgetown, FL 32139-3112, 386/467-8223, fax 386/467-7040, hiller@funport.net.
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Contests/Awards/Grants
National Press Club Online Journalism Award, National Press Club, General Manager's Office, National Press Bldg., Washington, DC 20045 Phone 202-662-8744. Email jbooze@npcpress.org. Website npc.press.org. Contact Joanne Booze. Offered annually to recognize the most significant contributions to journalism by the online media in 2 categories: Best Journalism Site (this award honors the best journalistic use of the online medium); and Distinguished Online Contribution (this award goes to the best individual contribution to public service using online technology). Guidelines on website. Prize $1,000 in each category. Deadline April 1, 2004. No entry fee.
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Newsletter Journalism Award, National Press Club, National Press Bldg., Washington, DC 20045 Phone 202-662-8744. Email jbooze@npcpress.org. Website npc.press.org. Contact Joanne Booze. Offered annually to acknowledge excellence in newsletter journalism in 2 categories: Best analytical or interpretive reporting piece or best exclusive story. Entries must be published by an independent newsletter and serve the audience and mission of the newsletter. Guidelines on website. Prize $2,000 for each category. Deadline April 1, 2004. No entry fee.
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Phillip D. Reed Memorial Award for Outstanding Writing on the Southern Environment, Southern Environmental Law Center, 201 W. Main St., Charlottesville, VA 22902. Phone 434-977-4090. Fax 434-977-1483. Email selcva@selcva.org. Website www.SouthernEnvironment.org. Cathryn McCue, award director.Offered annually for nonfiction pieces that pertain to the natural resources in at least 1 of the following: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Two categories for works published in previous calendar year: books and journalism. Minimum length: 3,000 words. Prize: $1,000 each. Category for unpublished advocacy piece. Length 2,000-5,000 words. Prize: $250. No entry fee.
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Robert L. Kozik Award for Environmental Reporting, National Press Club, General Manager's Office, National Press Bldg., Washington, DC 20045 Phone 202-662-8744. Email jbooze@npcpress.org. Website npc.press.org. Contact Joanne Booze. Offered annually to recognize excellence in environmental reporting at the local, national, or international level that impacted or prompted action to remedy an environmental situation. Categories: print and broadcast. Guidelines on website. Prize $500 and Kozik medal in each category. Deadline April 1, 2004. No entry fee.
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The Thomas Cook Travel Book Award, The Thomas Cook Group, The Thomas Cook Business Park, Peterborough, Cambs PE 3, 8SB, United Kingdom. Website www.thetravelbookaward.com. Annual award to reward and encourage the art of travel writing and to inspire in the reader the wish to travel. Books should have been published for the first time during January 1 and December 31; should be available in the English language (but may be translations); should be a minimum of 150 pages; and must be travel narratives (i.e., not guidebooks). Prize: £10,000. Deadline March 31, 2004. Open to any writer. Guidelines for SASE. No entry fee.
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www.MyStateParkPhotos.com 2004 Photo Contest
MyStateParkPhotos.com provides various prizes for the monthly and yearly photo contests.
Photo of the Day
Photo of the Day photos are selected at the end of each day and placed online during evening hours.
Monthly
Visitor Categories
Monthly winners receive a MyStateParkPhotos.com mouse pad featuring their photograph.
Monthly winners are selected on the first day of each month for the preceding month's entries.
Park Employee Category
Monthly winners receive a $50 cash prize along with the MyStateParkPhotos.com mouse pad displaying their winning photograph.
Camping Category New!
Monthly winners receive a $50 cash prize along with the MyStateParkPhotos.com mouse pad displaying their winning photograph. Visit our FAQ for Camping to read more. We're looking for good shots of people camping (tents, pop-ups, or RVs) in any state park!
Yearly
Yearly winners receive the following prizes:
First Place
(Visitor Categories Only)
- · $1000.00 Cash Prize
- · A 3 Day, 2 Night cabin rental from any one State Park System.
- · An Annual Park Pass from any one State Park System.
- · Winning photo framed with a plaque and blue ribbon.
- Second Place
(Visitor and Park Employee Categories)
- · $500.00 Cash Prize
- · An Annual Park Pass from any one State Park System.
- · Winning photo framed with a plaque and red ribbon.
- Third Place
(Visitor and Park Employee Categories)
- · $250.00 Cash Prize
- · An Annual Park Pass from any one State Park System.
- · Winning photo framed with a plaque and white ribbon.
- A total of $3,000 in cash and prizes for the 2004 Photo Contest! Yearly Contest ends on September 30, 2004.
Yearly winners for the 2004 photo contest will be selected on Saturday, October 9, 2004.
Special March Cash Prize New! Midseason of the Photo Contest
- · $250.00 Camping Gift Card (Visa Card)
- *Contest sponsors may possibly add to the monthly prizes by contributing a One-Day Park Pass or by increasing the amount or type of prizes provided to the yearly winners. (There are currently no contest sponsors at this time.)
How Photos are Judged
Decisions on daily, monthly, and yearly prizes are made on the following qualities:
Focus
Effectiveness in conveying the uniqueness of the particular state park
Composition
Impact
Creativity
Technical Superiority
Storytelling
Lighting
All judges' decisions are final.
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Jobs
The Destin Log, Photographer
The Destin Log is looking for a photographer who has high energy; will work hard; cares about quality, fairness and accuracy; has high standards, and who will be a key player in an eight-person newsroom at a twice-a-week newspaper in Destin, Fla. This person will be a one-person photo department. He or she may work early in the day, late in the day and sometimes all day — and may go home tired. The job will be open in mid-May. Newsroom experience or journalism school education is essential. If this job interests you, contact Editor Jim Wagner, (850) 654-8448, jim_wagner@link.freedom.com; or Log photographer Jay Thane, (850) 654-8452, jay_thane@link.freedom.com. Deadline April 9, 2004. Job ID 383952. You must pass a drug test.
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New Smyrna Beach Observer, Managing Editor
We are seeking a Managing Editor for a local community newspaper that is published Tuesday through Friday afternoons and Saturday morning. Currently we have 3 full time reporters and one full time Editorial Clerk. Our new Editor works well in a team envoirment, can manage people with respect, Good with Quark and photoshop, and has the skills to produce, proof and edit the quality paper that we have been publishing for over 91 years. We are located on the East Coast of Florida just South of Daytona Beach. Please fax resume to 386-424-9858 attention Robert Cowart. Full-time. Salary $25,000 - $30,000. Ad expires April 6, 2004. Job ID 353424.
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Panama City News Herald, Page Designer/Copy Editor
The Panama City News Herald is looking for an exceptional speller, top-notch copy editor, superior page designer with an eye for details and a can-do attitude. If this is you, you’re currently located in the Southeast and you’re looking to make an immediate move to Florida’s beautiful Gulf Coast, we want to talk with you. The News Herald has an opening on its copy/design desk to fill ASAP. Mail resumes to News Editor Ray Glenn at P.O. Box 1940, Panama City, FL 32402; or e-mail resumes to rglenn@pcnh.com. Ad expires April 7, 2004. Job ID 383227. Website: www.newsherald.com.
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Sarasota Herald-Tribune, News Editor
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is looking for a superior news editor. Duties and responsibilities: News editors at the Herald-Tribune give stories a hard edit for content, clarity, style and grammar. They work closely with assignment editors and reporters to provide clean and publishable copy, on deadline, to the newspaper’s design/editing team, to its Web site and for use by its cable TV news channel. All news copy -- local, regional, state, business and wires -- moves through this team of editors. Experience required: Candidates must have at least three years of experience as a copy editor or assignment editor, with strong editing and people skills and excellent news judgment. Contact: Kyle Booth, Assistant Managing Editor Sarasota Herald-Tribune 801 S. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236. Full-time, Salary negotiable. Deadline April 8, 2004. Job ID 383625. Website: http://www.heraldtribune.com.
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The Villages Daily Sun, Staff Photographer
Does the thought of following President Bush around Central Florida pique your interest? Does the thrill of shooting stock cars racing around Daytona International Speedway at nearly 200 mph sound intriguing? How about covering three or four PGA tour events a year? Or, a couple college football bowl games and a post-season all-star classic? Or, are you the type of photojournalist who’d like to spend the afternoon working on a full-page, full-color photo essay in our own back yard. If you’re interested in any of the above assignments, then you’re the type of person we’re looking for to join our photo staff at The Villages Daily Sun, a photo-friendly, fast-growing, award-winning 26,000-circulation daily in Central Florida. Successful applicants should have diverse photographic skills and interests. They should also be able to creatively approach a wide variety of assignments — and we do mean wide. The right candidate - for our photo-friendly paper (we average about 31 local shots a day) - should also have a working knowledge of Photoshop, digital cameras, lighting and remote transmission of images. If you join our team, you will be shooting it all — sports, general news, spot news, features, lifestyles, food shots, photo pages and even check passings. Applicants must have a strong work ethic and a positive attitude. We offer competitive salary and benefits. If you’re interested, send a cover letter, resume, references and your best photos to: Bill Mitchell, Photo Editor, The Villages Daily Sun, 1153 Main Street, The Villages, FL 32159. Salary negotiable. Ad expires April 8, 2004. Job ID 383668.
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WWSB-TV-ABC 40, Producer
Looking for a full-time producer for a one hour noon show. ABC 40 in Sarasota was voted the best small market newscast and best overall in the state by the Associated Press for 2003. Applicants should possess the ability to independently organize and produce compelling newscasts. Must have excellent people skills and the ability to make quick decisions. College degree in journalism, mass communications preferred plus a minimum of one year of producing experience. Please send, fax (941-923-6387), email personnel@wwsb.tv or mail resume to: ABC 40 /Personnel, 1477 Tenth Street, Sarasota, FL 34236. ABC 40 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, women and minorities encouraged to apply. No Phone Calls Please. Salary not specified. Ad expires April 9, 2004. Job ID 383857.
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Fresh-water Fishing Markets
Bassin', 5300 CityPlex Tower, 2448 E. 81st St., Tulsa, OK 74137-4207. Phone: (918) 366-6191 Fax: (918) 491-9424 Email: jsowards@natcom-publications.com. Accepts free-lance article/photograph packages, as well as stock b&w prints and color transparencies. Pays $350-$500 per article/photograph package (on acceptance). Pays $50-$75 per stock b&w print, $75-$200 per stock inside color, $400-$500 per cover color (on publication). Accepts photo submissions with terms/conditions. Does not pay photo research/holding fees. Will pay costs for lost/damaged photos if negotiated in advance. Model releases not required. Buys First North American rights for articles, photos and art. Acceptable computer formats: Macintosh or PC, 3.5-inch disk, Microsoft Word preferred; include hard copy. Comments: Writers should request guidelines for complete description of magazine format. How-to, where-to and any other aspects of bass fishing.
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B.A.S.S. Publications, 5845 Carmichael Pkwy., Montgomery AL 36117 Phone: (334)272-9530 Fax: (334)396-8230 Email: editorial@bassmaster.com Website: www.bassmaster.com Contact: James Hall, editor. Magazine published 11 times/year about largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass, offering "how-to" articles for dedicated beginning and advanced bass fishermen, including destinations and new product reviews. Editor's Note: Needs destination stories (how to fish a certain area) for the Northwest and Northeast. 80% freelance written. Established: 1968. Circulation: 600,000. Pays on acceptance. Byline given. Rights purchased: Electronic rights. Publishes manuscript less than 1 year after acceptance. Editorial lead time 2 months. Submit seasonal material 6 months in advance. Accepts queries by: mail, email. Responds in 2 months to queries. Sample copy for $2. Sample copy for $2. Writer's guidelines for #10 SASE. Nonfiction needs: Historical, How-To (patterns, lures, etc.), Interview/Profile (of knowledgeable people in the sport), New Product (reels, rods, and bass boats), Travel (where to go to fish for bass), Conservation related to bass fishing Does Not Want: "No first-person, personal experience-type articles." Buys 100 manuscripts/year. Submission method: Query. Length: 500–1,500 words. Pays $100-600. Does not pay the expenses of writers on assignment. Photos: Send photos with submission. Reviews: Transparencies. Photos Require: Captions, Model Releases. Buys all rights. Offers no additional payment for photos accepted with ms, Responds in 2 months to queries. Sample copy for $2. Sample copy for $2. Writer's guidelines for #10 SASE. but pays $700 for color cover transparencies. Columns & Departments: Columns open to freelancers: Short Cast/News/Views/Notes/Briefs (upfront regular feature covering news-related events such as new state bass records, unusual bass fishing happenings, conservation, new products, and editorial viewpoints). Length: 250-400 words. Pays: $100–300 for columns. Filler needs: Anecdotes, Newsbreaks. Buys 4-5 fillers/year. Length: 250–500 words. Pays: $50–100. Tips: Compact, easy-to-read information is our objective. Shorter articles with good graphics, such as how-to diagrams, step-by-step instruction, etc., will enhance a writer's articles submitted to Bassmaster Magazine. The most frequent mistakes made by writers in completing an article for us are poor grammar, poor writing, poor organization, and superficial research. Send in detailed queries outlining specific objectives of article, obtain writer's guidelines. Be as concise as possible."
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Crappie World, Nat Com, Inc., 15115 S. 76th East Ave., Bixby, OK 74008-4114, Editor Jason Sowards, Phone (918) 366-6191 Fax: (918)366-6512 Email: cs@natcom-publications.com Website: www.crappiemagazine.com. Quarterly magazine. Devoted to the crappie fisherman. Circulation: 110,000. Editorial lead time 1 month. Sample copy not available.
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In-Fisherman, Primedia Enthusiast Group, 2 In Fisherman Dr., Brainerd, MN 56425-8098. Editor Doug Stange, Phone: (218)829-1648 Fax: (218)829-2371 Website: www.in-fisherman.com Magazine published 8 times/year. Written for freshwaters anglers from beginners to professionals. Circulation: 301,258. Editorial lead time 2 months. Sample copy not available.
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Musky Hunter Magazine, P.O. Box 340, St. Germain WI 54558 Editor: Jim Saric. Phone: (715)477-2178 Fax: (715)477-8858 Contact: Steve Heiting. Bimonthly magazine on musky fishing. "Serves the vertical market of musky fishing enthusiasts. We're interested in how-to where-to articles." 90% freelance written. Established: 1988. Circulation: 34,000. Pays on publication. Publishes manuscript 4 months after acceptance. Byline given. Rights purchased: First rights, One-time rights. Submit seasonal material 4 months in advance. Responds in 2 months to queries. Sample copy for 9 x 12 SAE with $1.93 postage. Writer's guidelines for #10 SASE. Nonfiction needs: Historical (related only to musky fishing), How-To (modify lures, boats, and tackle for musky fishing), Personal Experience (must be musky fishing experience), Technical (fishing equipment), Travel (to lakes and areas for musky fishing). Buys 50 manuscripts/year. Submission method: Send complete manuscript. Length: 1,000–2,500 words. Pays $100-300 for assigned articles; $50-300 for unsolicited articles. Payment of contributor copies or other premiums negotiable. Does not pay the expenses of writers on assignment. Photos: Send photos with submission. Reviews: Transparencies (35mm), Prints (3x5), Photos Require: Identification of subjects. Buys one-time rights. Offers no additional payment for photos accepted with ms.
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North American Fisherman, 12301 Whitewater Dr., Suite 260, Minnetonka, MN 55343 Contact: Kurt Beckstrom, Editor (Circ. 500,000) Guidelines available. Accepts free-lance material, queries (prefers a well-defined laundry list of ideas), color transparencies. Feature article, $700; fillers, minimum $50; inside color, $200 for 2-page, 4/c spread, $100 for full page 4/c, minimum $50; cover photo, $700; art, negotiable; cartoons, $25. Pays on acceptance. Does not pay photo research fees or photo-handling fees. Rights negotiable. Reprint material accepted from noncompetitive publication. Acceptable computer formats: IBM compatible ASCII, 3.5-inch disk, Microsoft Word include hard copy. Comments: The official publication of the North American Fishing Club. Stories emphasize how-to material. Species-specific articles on freshwater species generally preferred.
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