SHORT STORY AND NON-FICTION MARKETS
MARKETS' LIST
http://www.writersweekly.com/this_we..._08252004.html
It looks at markets for historical fiction. Some of the links are dead or haven´t been updated for a while.
Paying Markets
1. 'Solander' the HNS journal. Associate editor fiction, e-mail:richard at historicalnovelsociety.org
Check the website first at www.historical novelsociety.org
2. 'The Deepening' online.
www.thedeepening.com
3. The Gettysburg Review
University journal.
Peter Stitt, Editor, The Gettysburg Review, [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Gettysburg College[/FONT], Gettysburg, PA 17325-1491. The Gettysburg Review does not accept unsolicited submissions via fax or e-mail.
http://public.gettysburg.edu/academics/gettysburg_review/
4. Paradox
magazine covering fantasy and historicals.
http://www.paradoxmag.com/
is closed to submissions until June
5.
National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association
"This magazine is very specific in its scope and all stories must be related to muzzle loading rifles or the muzzle loading era of American history. See their website for more details. Pays $50-$300 for fiction."
http://www.nmlra.org/publication.asp
6.
Lighthouse Digest
"Lighthouse Digest is another topic-specific magazine. Stories must be related to lighthouses and other aspects of maritime history. If you have a story idea for Lighthouse Digest, contact Timothy Harrison at timh (at) lhdigest.com.
Pays $75-$150 for fiction."
http://www.lighthousedigest.com/
CHILDREN'S HISTORICAL FICTION
1.
Cicada
Cricket Magazine Group
"Writers of historical fiction should never forget the children’s market for their writing. Magazines such as Cicada use a lot of historical fiction to teach their young readers about the past, and historical fiction is a popular tool for teaching both language arts and history in elementary, middle school, and high school classrooms. For Cicada, the main protagonist should be 14 or older. Pays $0.25 a word."
http://www.cricketmag.com/pages_content.asp?page_id=22
NON-PAYING MARKETS
1. Pipes and Timbrels
Online zine with annual print anthology
"Pipes & Timbrels publishes the best in historical short fiction, as well as news, reviews, and discussion on historical fiction."
http://www.pipesandtimbrels.com/
NON-FICTION MARKETS
1.
The History Channel Magazine—12301 Whitewater Dr., Minnetonka MN 55343. Editor: James M. Tarbox. Bimonthly. "The History Channel Magazine is a general-interest magazine with an emphasis on United States history from pre-Columbian times to the present. It is the primary benefit of membership in The History Channel Club; both the club and the magazine are administered and published by North American Membership Group Inc., under license from The History Channel and A&E Television Networks."
Readership: "The average age of the reader of The History Channel Magazine is 54; 72% of readers are male."
Style: "The History Channel Magazine adheres to the AP Stylebook, the Chicago Manual of Style, and the American Heritage Dictionary."
To 2000 words (features); 500–1000 words (depts.); pays ??. " Writers usually are given up to eight weeks to turn in a first draft with complete supporting footnotes; after initial revisions—as needed—the story is submitted to fact-checking, and major errors will be returned to the author for follow-up. All stories are subject to editing for style, clarity, factual errors, format, and space."
Submissions: "Story pitches are always welcome, by either E-mail or regular surface mail; the annual editorial calendar is substantially determined by summer of the preceding year. Stories are both generated in-house for assignment and from pitches from interested writers. Pitches should include a brief outline of the topic, including an explanation of how it applies to today's reader. Writers should also include a brief resume and either samples of recent published articles and/or a Web site address at which examples can be found. Please appreciate that The History Channel Magazine receives many more story ideas than it can ever publish."
(952)988-7113; [E-mail: [email protected]; http://thehistorychannelclub.com].
CONTESTS
Fish Publishing Contest
HNS Short Historical Story Anuual Contest
20 euro entry fee (45 for a critique). First prize 1,500 euros, five runners-up 100 euros.
http://www.fishpublishing.com/histor...prize-2007.php
This is a free entry competition for the stories for the anthology of a magazine supporting paganism. June 24th deadline
http://www.pangaia.com/Fiction.htm
MARKETS' LIST
http://www.writersweekly.com/this_we..._08252004.html
It looks at markets for historical fiction. Some of the links are dead or haven´t been updated for a while.
Paying Markets
1. 'Solander' the HNS journal. Associate editor fiction, e-mail:richard at historicalnovelsociety.org
Check the website first at www.historical novelsociety.org
2. 'The Deepening' online.
www.thedeepening.com
3. The Gettysburg Review
University journal.
Peter Stitt, Editor, The Gettysburg Review, [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Gettysburg College[/FONT], Gettysburg, PA 17325-1491. The Gettysburg Review does not accept unsolicited submissions via fax or e-mail.
http://public.gettysburg.edu/academics/gettysburg_review/
4. Paradox
magazine covering fantasy and historicals.
http://www.paradoxmag.com/
is closed to submissions until June
5.
National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association
"This magazine is very specific in its scope and all stories must be related to muzzle loading rifles or the muzzle loading era of American history. See their website for more details. Pays $50-$300 for fiction."
http://www.nmlra.org/publication.asp
6.
Lighthouse Digest
"Lighthouse Digest is another topic-specific magazine. Stories must be related to lighthouses and other aspects of maritime history. If you have a story idea for Lighthouse Digest, contact Timothy Harrison at timh (at) lhdigest.com.
Pays $75-$150 for fiction."
http://www.lighthousedigest.com/
CHILDREN'S HISTORICAL FICTION
1.
Cicada
Cricket Magazine Group
"Writers of historical fiction should never forget the children’s market for their writing. Magazines such as Cicada use a lot of historical fiction to teach their young readers about the past, and historical fiction is a popular tool for teaching both language arts and history in elementary, middle school, and high school classrooms. For Cicada, the main protagonist should be 14 or older. Pays $0.25 a word."
http://www.cricketmag.com/pages_content.asp?page_id=22
NON-PAYING MARKETS
1. Pipes and Timbrels
Online zine with annual print anthology
"Pipes & Timbrels publishes the best in historical short fiction, as well as news, reviews, and discussion on historical fiction."
http://www.pipesandtimbrels.com/
NON-FICTION MARKETS
1.
The History Channel Magazine—12301 Whitewater Dr., Minnetonka MN 55343. Editor: James M. Tarbox. Bimonthly. "The History Channel Magazine is a general-interest magazine with an emphasis on United States history from pre-Columbian times to the present. It is the primary benefit of membership in The History Channel Club; both the club and the magazine are administered and published by North American Membership Group Inc., under license from The History Channel and A&E Television Networks."
Readership: "The average age of the reader of The History Channel Magazine is 54; 72% of readers are male."
Style: "The History Channel Magazine adheres to the AP Stylebook, the Chicago Manual of Style, and the American Heritage Dictionary."
To 2000 words (features); 500–1000 words (depts.); pays ??. " Writers usually are given up to eight weeks to turn in a first draft with complete supporting footnotes; after initial revisions—as needed—the story is submitted to fact-checking, and major errors will be returned to the author for follow-up. All stories are subject to editing for style, clarity, factual errors, format, and space."
Submissions: "Story pitches are always welcome, by either E-mail or regular surface mail; the annual editorial calendar is substantially determined by summer of the preceding year. Stories are both generated in-house for assignment and from pitches from interested writers. Pitches should include a brief outline of the topic, including an explanation of how it applies to today's reader. Writers should also include a brief resume and either samples of recent published articles and/or a Web site address at which examples can be found. Please appreciate that The History Channel Magazine receives many more story ideas than it can ever publish."
(952)988-7113; [E-mail: [email protected]; http://thehistorychannelclub.com].
CONTESTS
Fish Publishing Contest
HNS Short Historical Story Anuual Contest
20 euro entry fee (45 for a critique). First prize 1,500 euros, five runners-up 100 euros.
http://www.fishpublishing.com/histor...prize-2007.php
This is a free entry competition for the stories for the anthology of a magazine supporting paganism. June 24th deadline
http://www.pangaia.com/Fiction.htm
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