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November 10, 2007
Greetings fellow members,
In this edition of the Market Edge, is an important message from FOWA’s clip librarian, Karen Smith. FOWA is looking for volunteers for the nominating and outreach committee volunteers. Volunteers will be our PR arm, responsible for publicizing FOWA; they will also be responsible for organizing the 501C3 type of events such as a spring educational outreach program. If you are interested in volunteering, contact John Kumiski.
Kelly Braden
KJBraden1@aol.com
FOWA CLIP LIBRARIAN
My name is Karen Smith and I will be the FOWA Clips Librarian for the coming year.
As a group, FOWA is trying to improve communication with local TDC’s and VCB’s with the many published articles, clips, tapes and broadcast work which are produced by you, the FOWA members.
Please forward any material to me which you have produced and published, concerning the state of Florida, but especially on the locations of our own corporate tourism members. We hope to compile and archive these published works for future reference. We will also be sending these works to the corporate members who specialize in the tourist industry.
Please email to camdesign@cfl.rr.com; or mail to PO Box 373257, Satellite Beach, FL 32937.
I look forward to working with each of you in the coming year, and improving our communication with the public and fellow members.
Enjoy your day!
Karen Smith
FOWA Clips Librarian
Coastal Angler Magazine, LLC
321-777-2773
Toll Free: 888-800-9794
camdesign@cfl.rr.com
Below is a list of Florida Counties which cover our own Tourism Members:
Bay - Callaway, Laguna Beach, Panama City, Panama City Beach
Brevard - Cape Canaveral (Port Canaveral), Cocoa Beach, Melbourne, Merritt Island, Titusville
Charlotte - Cleveland, Grove City, Placida, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Solana.
Citrus - Citrus Springs, Crystal River, Floral City, Hernando, Homosassa, Inverness
Hernando - Brooksville, Herrnando Beach, Masaryktown, Spring Hill, Weeki Wachee
Highlands - Avon Park, Lake Placid, Leisure Lakes, Lorida, Sebring, Venus
Lee - Boca Grande, Bonita Springs, Captiva, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Sanibel
Monroe - Big Pine, Islamorada, Key Largo, Key West, Marathon
Osceola - Celebration, Kissimmee, Poinciana, St. Cloud
Orange - Apopka, Lake Buena Vista, Maitland, Orlando, Windermere, Winter Garden, Winter Park, Zellwood
Putnam - Crescent City, Lake Como, Melrose, Palatka, Welaka
HIGHLIGHTED NEEDS
Destination Fish: The Travel Guide to Fishing the Globe, is a new quarterly fishing-travel magazine that appeals to upscale anglers with the wherewithal to visit international resorts and lodges. Our covers depict well-known personalities who like to fish, with cover pics so far of baseball-great Wade Boggs, NCAA Championship and Super Bowl-winning coach Jimmy Johnson, and most recently golf's legendary Jack Nicklaus. If you have a contact with someone of that caliber in the sports, business or entertainment world, get in touch with Doug Kelly at Doug@DestinationFish.Travel
HIGHLIGHTED MARKETS
Women In The Outdoors magazine
National Wild Turkey Federation
770 Augusta Road, Edgefield, SC 29824
Phone: 803-637-3106
Fax: 803-637-0034
Web site: www.nwtf.org
Our photo needs for the Winter 2008 issue of Women In The Outdoors magazine (deadline for submissions is November 14, 2007) are pictures of:
* Women ice fishing
* Sea ducks, specifically common eider (male and female)
* American badger
Please send no more than FIVE SLIDES of any one species or subject.
Photos must show women practicing safety and ethics. If possible, each photo should have a written caption with a description of the shot and the names of the people shown. Please send the original (not duplicates) transparencies; 35mm slides are preferred. Contact the editor before sending digital images. The expected return date for photos selected for consideration is usually 3 to 4 months from the time we receive the submission. For use of slides, we can pay $75 for 1/3 page or less, $100 for 1/2 page, $125 for full page and $175 for a 2-page spread. The deadline for photo submissions for the Winter 2008 issue is November 14, 2007.
Please include all stipulations in using your images when sending your submissions.
If you are interested in submitting photos, please send them to:
Karen Lee, Editor
Women In The Outdoors magazine
National Wild Turkey Federation
P.O. Box 530, 770 Augusta Rd.
Edgefield, SC 29824
(803) 637-3106
klee@nwtf.net
CURRENT MARKETS
Field & Stream
Field & Stream editors welcome photo submissions. They prefer e- mailed digital lightboxes or Web sites where they can review your work. Slides are acceptable, but do not send more than 20. Field & Stream is not responsible for lost slides that are unsolicited. No phone calls. Send submissions to Amy Berkley, photography editor, Field & Stream, amy.berkley@bonniercorp.com.
Florida Sportsman
A monthly outdoor magazine. Emphasis is on saltwater fishing in Florida with added coverage of the state's freshwater fishing. One feature each month is set in the Bahamas, the Caribbean or Latin America. Additional material is used periodically on Florida hunting, camping, diving and environmental topics. Pays $400 for an exclusive full-length feature package that includes acceptable photography. www.floridasportsman.com/submission_guidelines
Gray’s Sporting Journal
Gray’s Sporting Journal expects vividly written prose – fact or fiction – that has high entertainment value for a sophisticated audience. Manuscript length varies, depending on the subject. Gray’s will not accept “how to” articles or previously published materials. The magazine is always on the lookout for good fly-fishing and upland bird hunting manuscripts, as well as stories about waterfowl, turkeys, small and big game, unusual quarry, foreign adventures and yarns (tall tales or true). One poem is published per issue ($100; less than 1,000 words preferred). Pay rates: $600-$1,250 for features, based on quality not length; $50-$300 for photographs; for Expeditions pieces, $850 plus $75 per picture. Gray’s buys first- time modified North American serial rights. For complete guidelines, visit www.graysportingjournal.com/contact/editorial.shtml. E-mail manuscripts to Russ Lumpkin; please state “Gray’s manuscript” in the subject line.
Sports Afield
Sports Afield is devoted to portraying high-end sporting pursuits, especially North American and African big-game hunting. Articles focus on destination pieces and exciting, well-written hunting adventure stories. Editors also are interested in stories about rifles and calibers appropriate to the hunting they cover. Features should be no more than 2,500 words, but shorter items (300-400 words) are accepted for the Almanac section. Manuscripts must be on CD-ROM in Mac or PC format. Microsoft Word files are preferred (include hard copy and SASE). Accompany articles with high-quality color slides or a CD of high-resolution digital images. The magazine purchases first North American rights for features and all rights to Almanac items.
Contact Diana Rupp, editor in chief, Sports Afield, 15621 Chemical Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92649, editorinchief@sportsafield.com. For full guidelines, visit www.sportsafield.com and click on “Contact Us.”
The Sportsman Magazine
Editorial and photography needs for the Quarter 1 issue: Cover photo of Dall’s sheep, at least 300dpi, minimum of 8.5 by 11 inches, full color. Articles: Dall’s sheep – 1,000-1,500 words; taxidermy – 800-1,000 words; dog training – 800-1,000 words. All submissions due by Nov. 15. All articles must have high-resolution, accompanying photographs. Payment for both cover photographs and editorial pieces will be negotiated at the time of purchase. Payment will be sent upon publication. Contact: Karen C. Scheer, senior graphic designer, The Sportsman Channel, 2855 S. James Drive, Suite 101, New Berlin, WI 53151; 262-432-9100 ext. 128; fax, 262-432-9101; kscheer@thesportsmanchannel.com; www.TheSportsmanChannel.com .
OUT-OF-STATE MARKETS
Outdoor Canada
Outdoor Canada is the leading national magazine for those interested in fishing, hunting and related conservation issues in Canada.
Content is entirely Canadian. Each issue contains a mix of how-to articles, features and in-depth reporting. Articles run 2,000-4,000 words, while shorter pieces can be 100-600 words. Writing fees depend on the complexity and length of the article; rates range from 50 cents (Canadian) per word and up. The magazine occasionally relies on writers to provide photo support (send original transparencies, not prints). Send query letters first rather than a manuscript; include a daytime telephone number. Include a SASE (U.S. writers, International Postal Reply Coupon). Send submissions and queries to Bob Sexton, associate editor, Outdoor Canada, 25 Sheppard Ave. W., Suite 100, North York, Ontario M2N 6S7. sexton@outdoorcanada.ca. Outdoor Canada is also seeking attention-grabbing images that capture a love for hunting and fishing. It encourages submissions from new photographers and illustrators. Send dupes, color copies or tear sheets of your work. Photographers sending originals should send a portfolio of 100 (or less) well-edited, labeled images. Outdoor Canada does not purchase images in advance but will solicit images from your library when packaging stories. The magazine accepts submissions via e-mail.
Photographic rates are $500 (Canadian) for covers, $400 for double- page feature image called “Scene,” down to $75 for one-eighth page. For full photo and article submission guidelines, visit www.outdoorcanada.ca/contrib.shtml. Send submissions and queries to Robert Biron, art director, Outdoor Canada, 25 Sheppard Ave. W., Suite 100, North York, Ontario M2N 6S7.
PRESS TRIPS
Botswana
Wilderness Safaris is hosting a press visit in Botswana December 4 - 13. Camps included in the trip will be Little Vumbura, Seba Camp and Savuti Camp.
Overview:
Wilderness Safaris is a group of likeminded wildlife enthusiasts who have come together to build a successful and renowned safari business, this 22-year-old company operates camps and safaris in Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the Seychelles.
Lesley Bellus
bpr/bellus public relations
954-647-1297
lesley@belluspr.com
Namibia
South African travel specialist, 2 by 2 Holidays, has launched a new range of private tours in Namibia.
Key features of the new tours include visits to:
* the Africat Foundation www.africat.org
* desert rhino and elephant
* Bushmen paintings at Twyfelfontein
* Nomadic Himba people of Northern Namibia
* Fish River Canyon (the second largest in the world after the Grand Canyon in the USA)
* the gigantic sand dunes of Sossusvlei and Namib Desert
* dolphins and whales at Walvis Bay
Overland tours are also available from Windhoek to Okavango/Chobe in Botswana and Victoria Falls.
With its sandy desert dunes, moon landscapes, fossil forests, Skeleton Coast, coastal birds, whales and abundant wildlife, Namibia is a land of great beauty and contracts.
Request further press information, detailed itineraries and information on press trip opportunities by visiting www.
2by2holidays.co.uk. Contact Lesley Singleton at Lesley@lsmedia.co.uk
The Inn on Fifth, Naples, Florida
The Inn on Fifth in Naples, Florida is delighted to offer press trip facilities to those on assignment or with a commission. Facilities will be considered on a case by case basis.
The hotel, which sits amid the chic bistros, unique studios and high- fashion shops of Fifth Avenue South, is a renowned landmark combining Mediterranean archways, private terraces, fountains and possessing an intimate atmosphere.
It offers a range of packages including golf, spa, beauty and dining.
McCabe’s Irish Pub & Grill, one of the Inn’s two on-site restaurants, enjoys a vibrant atmosphere with live music.
This December, the pub will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with a special three night “Irish Christmas” vacation package giving guests a chance to experience some Irish treats and holiday traditions of the Emerald Isle, with a memorable Florida twist.
Naples is home to several major land reserves, including the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge and the Picayune Strand State Forest.
The 11,000 acre Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary has a two and a half mile length boardwalk winding through the sanctuary and the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens dates back to 1919.
Downtown Naples is famed for the upmarket retail at the 5th Avenue South and 3rd Street South shopping districts and Gallery Row, a concentration of art galleries.
The beach that runs along 10 miles of the Gulf of Mexico is noted for its cleanliness, pristine white sand and glorious sunsets. Naples was voted the best beach in America by the Travel Channel in 2005.
There are more than 80 championship golf courses in the Naples area.
Visit www.innonfifth.com and www.paradisecoast.com
Contact Katharina Lane at katharina@hayworthcreative.com.
MEMBER NEWS
John Kumiski shares photos from the 2007 FOWA Conference in Homosassa:
  
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