Jobs and Markets for Tuesday, April 1st

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April 1, 2008

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SPARKLE

GEMS Girls’ Clubs
P.O. Box 7259
Grand Rapids MI 49510

Phone: (616)241-5616
Fax: (616)241-5558
E-mail: sarahv@gemsgc.org
Web site: www.gemsgc.org

Contact: Sarah Vanderaa, managing editor
About

Magazine published 6 times/year that helps girls in first through third grades grow in a stronger relationship with Jesus Christ. “Sparkle’s mission is to prepare girls for a life of living out their faith. Our mission is to prepare girls to become world changers. We aspire for girls to passionately shadow Jesus, seeking to live, act and talk so that others are drawn toward the savior.”

Freelance Facts

  • 80% freelance written
  • Established: 2002
  • Circulation: 5,000
  • Pays on publication.
  • Byline given.
  • Offers $20 kill fee.

Rights purchased:

  • First North American serial rights
  • First rights
  • One-time rights
  • Second serial (reprint) rights
  • Simultaneous rights
  • Editorial lead time 3 months.
  • Submit seasonal material 1 year in advance.

 

Accepts queries by:

  • Mail
  • Accepts simultaneous submissions
  • Accepts previously published submissions
  • Responds in 3 weeks to queries.
  • Responds in 3 months to manuscripts.
  • Sample copy for 9×13 SAE, 3 first-class stamps, and $1 for coverage/publication cost..
  • Writer’s guidelines for #10 SASE or online..

Nonfiction

Needs:

  • How-to (crafts/recipes)
  • Humor
  • Inspirational
  • Personal Experience
  • Photo Feature
  • Religious
  • Travel

Does Not Want: Constant mention of God is not necessary if the moral tone of the story is positive.

 

Buys 15 manuscripts/year.
Submission method: Send complete manuscript.
Length: 100–400 words.

Pays:

  • Pays $20/article
  • Does not pay the expenses of writers on assignment.

 

Photos

 

  • Send photos with submission.

    Reviews:

  • Prints (at least 5X7 clear color glossy)
  • GIF/JPEG files on CD
    Photos Require:
  • Identification of subjects
  • Buys one-time rights
  • Offers $25-50/photo.

Columns & Departments

 

  • Columns open to freelancers: Crafts; puzzles and jokes; quizzes, all 200-400 words.
  • Submission method: Send complete manuscript
  • Payment varies.

Fiction

Needs:

  • Adventure
  • Ethnic
  • Fantasy
  • Humorous
  • Mystery
  • Religious
  • Slice-of-life Vignettes
  • Buys 10 manuscripts/year.
  • Submission method: Send complete manuscript.
  • Length: 100–400 words.
  • Pays $20/story.

Poetry

Needs:

  • Free Verse
  • Haiku
  • Light Verse
  • Traditional
      • Does Not Want: “We do not wish to see anything that is too difficult for a first grader to read. We wish it to remain light. The style can be fun, but also teach a truth. No violence or secular material.”

      • Buys 4 poems/year.
      • Submit maximum 4 poems.

Filler

Needs:

  • Facts
  • Short Humor
  • Buys 6 fillers/year.
  • Length: 50–150 words.
  • Pays: $10–15.Tips
“Writers should keep stories simple but not write with a ‘Pollyanna’ attitude. Authors should see their writing style as exciting and appealing to girls ages 6-9. Subjects should be current and important to Sparkle readers. Use our theme as a guide. We would like to receive material with a multicultural slant.”
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