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Manuscript Requests & Job Offers

 

Updated 05/12/2008
Employment and/or ads for writers (top)
Writing assignments & Places to advertise your work

Specific JOB OPPORTUNITIES

  • ChristianRevolution.org, the new Christian media outlet is looking for new columnists. Led by Corey Buckner (All To God World Magazine and a featured columnist on Dr. Alan Keyes’ website Christian Revolution is armed and ready to return this country to it’s Christian roots and is now expanding their writing staff. Check out website and contact by e-mail. Cutting edge site, may not be for everyone.

  • Mentoring offered to those wanting to write for a childcare magazine.

  • Editor & Publisher Jobs - list of writing jobs available.

  • The Shoppes. Publishes series of newsletters that profile business owners in Toronto East. See web site and Email Keltie Anderson.

  • James Wegg Review. Looking for writers for Performing arts and film, for website. Guidelines.

  • Western Standard Newsmagaziner

If you are hiring writers, let us know and we will post the information here. Send information to: query @ inscribe.org (Note, remove spaces for correct address)

Requests for Manuscripts (dated) (top)

Note deadlines: While we try to keep these dates and specifics for each request up-to-date, check the publishers information for yourself. 

  • When responding to requests for manuscripts, follow all instructions carefully.
  • See a copy of the publication before you submit.
  • Send a query if required.
  • Do not send your query or your manuscript by e-mail unless requested.
  • Pay attention to word count limits.
  • Do not wait until the day of the deadline.
ALSO SEE
Rhubarb magazine - is seeking submissions of writing (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and reviews) and artwork for its second West Coast-themed issue to be published in the Fall of 2008. All submitted works should relate or respond to the theme of "Mennonites on the edge" in some way, ideally more than just in terms of geography. Feel free to interpret that theme as you see fit. Deadline: April 30, 2008. Guidelines
 

Chicken Soup is Looking for Stories!

Here are some possible working titles. If you have a great story but you are not sure where it should go, please submit it too.  The editors will read and forward it to the appropriate book title. Submit by going to the link at the bottom of this list. 

  Deadlines
  • ...Results Stories... Have you read a particular Chicken Soup story and, after reading it, found that it changed your life? We are looking for stories on how a story made important changes in your life and what, specifically, happened to you after you read it. Please be sure to let us know the title of the story that touched your life.
 
  • Christmas Collection: We are excited to let you know that we plan to do a new Christmas Collection book each year. This series will be a timeless collection of stories that celebrate the magic of the season. There is no deadline date for story submissions.
 None
  • Christmas Pet Book: Many people feel that their pets are a part of their families. Do you have a special holiday story to share with us involving your pet? We would love to have you submit it to us.
March 31, 2008
  • Green Soul: From recycling to reducing air pollution, we have all been working towards a better environment for ourselves and our families. We are looking for stories about the interesting changes that have been made to benefit us all.
None established
  • Hair Salon Chat! Stories from the chair! For some reason people will tell their hair stylists their deepest, darkest secrets; things they wouldn't tell anyone else. These stories will amaze you.
None established
  • Life Lessons for Leaders: Some people inspire and bring out the best in others. These people are considered to be the leaders in our society and the stories and lessons in this book will be about them.
June 30, 2008
  • Life Lessons on Relationships/Couples: Stories and lessons to help you reconnect with the things that are important in a relationship.
None established
  • Teenage Soul on Body Image: Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul is looking for true stories, poems and other writing from teens on the subject of BODY IMAGE.
None established

If you have a great story, but don't see a book that it fits, that's OK. Just click here and submit it under, "No Specific Title"

Requests for Manuscripts  (undated, check with publisher) (top)
ONLINE
  • 55 Words - writers are invited to submit their 55-word micro fiction stories to be posted at this site.
  • Active Christian Media is looking for writers to do book reviews. Guidelines.
  • Atlantic Books Today is seeking writers with book review and/or magazine article writing experience for their redesigned publication, especially writers with a demonstrated knowledge/expertise in specific subject areas. Must be interested in the Atlantic book scene and work well under tight deadlines. Please email your resume and sample of writing to: Adam Cummins, or fax to 604 423 4302.
  • Cross Life Ventures, a new company, is looking for books written by Canadian authors to sell on the internet. There is no cost to list books. Cross Life Ventures is also looking for Canadian Christian artists interested in having their art sold on the internet. For further information, contact Tammy Wiens. No website yet.
  • GottaWrite is looking for people to write book reviews. They read hardcover, trade paperback, paperback and ebooks. Big and small press. Mostly romance, mystery and more. Titles from past year Available titles. Reviewers email a list of 10 books they want, GW requests 3-4 at a time. When a review is handed in, another book is given to the reviewer. Style can be seen on site, personal ratings are given. You must have handed in a review to receive another book. Deadlines are: at least 2 books a month. Reviews sent last week of the month.
  • Infuze Magazine is looking for short stories. Guidelines
  • Sniplits - says they are simply crazy about short stories and think more of them should be published. They are working toward launching as a new short story publisher, with the goal of “making Sniplits the single best place to find wonderful, short tales for downloading to your MP3 player, cell phone or whatever.” They are accepting and reviewing manuscripts now, and welcome the work of new as well as established authors. They want stories between 50 and 10,000 words that are Literary, Mainstream, Mystery/suspense/thriller, Humor
    Romance, Science fiction/fantasy, Action/adventure, Historical, Horror, Western, Young adult and some poetry. Nothing hateful, pornographic or excessively violent. Payment on publication of $30 to $150, with a royalty potential. To submit: Email manuscripts, Include your name, address, email and phone number in the header on each page. Preferred fonts are Times New Roman, Arial, Courier Double space; use 1-inch margins Include a brief bio with writing credits They read and respond within 4 months.
  • Spring Hill Review (no link) seeks articles, fiction, poetry, reviews (of books, music, movies, and theater), essays, interviews, and B&W photos and cartoons, particularly those dealing with Northwest U.S. politics, arts, social and spiritual issues, and history. SHR is a general market publication with a Christian worldview. Write for a secular audience, but don’t check your faith at the door. Word limit: 800-1,000 words. Form: e-mail attachment in MS Word preferred. Payment: $10-20 on publication. Response time: 1 mo. Query by e-mail (preferred) or send query to: Spring Hill Review, P. O. Box 621, Brush Prairie, WA 98606.
  • TransWorld Radio in Asia wants Christian writers to submit short stories on their website. This site helps Chinese youth learn English while being challenged with the gospel at the same time. They have 30,000 visitors a month. They prefer stories that are written in simple English either with a spiritual lesson or just stories that are morally and ethically sound; 150 words for beginning English students and 200 - 250 words for slightly more advanced levels. They also provide recordings along with some of the stories to further aid the youth in learning English. If you are able to make a clear recording at home in a storytelling style, they can use that too. They also have opportunities for column writing. For more information, click here.
PERIODICALS
  • Maranatha News is looking for writers from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta & British Columbia. Here are the areas of interest:
    . Human interest stories
    . Book reviews
    . Sports writers
    . Business writers
    . Technology writers
    . Social issues
    . Politics
    For those interested in anyone of these areas, please e-mail editor Johanne Robertson
  • Book Reviews Wanted: by Women Writers at About — opportunity for new writers to build a portfolio and get some online exposure. Book reviewed must be written by a woman, very interested in reviews of Christian-themed books by women, in any genre. Full guidelines and submission form.
  • Woman's World Magazine. Feature writer for Woman's World magazine starting new column featuring funny anecdotes about kooky things that have happened to women. 300 words and pay $300. Subjects should be willing to be photographed. All our stories need to be upbeat or at least end in an upbeat way, be entertaining, and make the reader smile.
    e-mail Jamie Kiffel
  • Woman's World Magazine. Amy Oscar, editor of “It's A Woman's World,” Woman's World magazine has a new column entitled “Happiness Hints” and is looking for any mood lifters you might have. Write about things that brighten a friend's day, lift the spirits of a loved one, make a party more fun etc. Please include your name, town and province with your tip. Pay is $25. per tip.
    E-mail to Amy Oscar
  • Woman's World Magazine. Editor/book author seeking stories about late bloomers--women and men who've decided, after age 40? to make a significant change in their lives. This isn't a freelance opportunity for writers. Later, it may turn into that. But for now, I'm just mining for stories.
    Send your stories to: Amy Oscar
  • Canadian Christianity Online. Web news site looking for interesting articles, mostly news, however certain features would be appropriate. Study the site and contact us with ideas.
  • Advanced Christian Writer. Needs business side of writing; freelance jobs; "Behind the Scenes" look at a publishing house (how it started, how editorial operates, current needs, submission procedures), query name of house; how-to articles related to the freelance life. Overworked topic: marketing. Guidelines 
  • The Christian Communicator. Looking for how-to articles on writing different types of manuscripts, speaking, researching; editor and author interviews (query person); “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Becoming a Communicator” anecdote (humorous incident that happened to you as a writer or speaker). Guidelines. Open to reprints, state where and when they were published.
  • Cross & Quill. Mss wanted for: Tots, Teens, and InBetweens: 800-1000 words. Good informational articles on writing for the juvenile marketplace – any age bracket. Connecting Points - 800 - 1000 words. Would like to see some how-to articles on program ideas for writers groups or any phase of leading a writers group except starting groups. Would also like to see some manuscripts on writers conferences. 300 to 600 words. These may be personal experiences or informational. You can submit by e-mail to Sandy Brooks.
  • Green Pastures Ministry. Website designed to encourage Christians when feeling low, looking for Christian writers to contribute stories of personal experience where God has brought someone out of deep discouragement, or depression. e-mail to Richard Daly through website. Max of 1000 words.
  • LifeCanada News. Bimonthly publication of LifeCanada, a national, pro-life organization dedicated to promoting respect for human life through education. Issues covered include abortion, euthanasia, assisted suicide, stem cell research, new reproductive technologies, adoption, and palliative care. For writer's guidelines, e-mail the editor, Barbara McAdorey
  • Pier 21 Society collects stories from all immigrants during our time period (1928-1971), and from veterans whose service brought them through Pier 21. If you have information, anecdotes, letters, photos, etc. contact us. Guidelines.
  • Prayer Support for Women wants one-page devotions for women with focus on prayer (by female or male writers) for online ministry. Devotions are sent in monthly e-newsletters to e-list throughout the United States and Canada. Click “writing” and scroll down.
  • Women and Environment International magazine is looking for poetry. They publish in English twice a year. The issue under development at the moment is Women and Toxins. Please send 1-2 poems and/or links directly to Sonja Greckol.
  • YM Magazine. Seeks short stories, up to 2,000 words about teenagers for a new section. All genres. Pays $1,500. e-mail as an attachment. Molly Rosen, Ed. YM, 15 E. 26th Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10010
BOOKS
  • Bookland Press - a budding publishing house in Toronto, is seeking fiction manuscripts and nonfiction biographies of Canadian athletes. Complete submission guidelines.
  • Church Libraries. Looking for round-ups of best books on a topic (query topic), profiles of church libraries (with pictures), how-to articles on running a church library and special promotional events, interviews of well-known authors (query author; reprints OK). Information
  • EXALT Publications: presently accepting Christian-based, inspirational or compelling short stories of 750 to 1000 words either for adults or school-aged children. Guidelines
  • The God Allows U-Turns series is seeking true, inspirational stories for upcoming anthologies. Send as many stories as you would like, although every story must be submitted individually.  Stories and topics not used will be held for future volumes. Release Date: TBA. For detailed writing guidelines.
  • Hourglass Books. Short stories about the father-daughter relationship for a new anthology, "The Daddy-Daughter Chronicles," literary novellas on any theme (excluding genre pieces such as science fiction, romance, mysteries, westerns, etc.) Established authors and serious new voices are both welcome. Author submission guidelines. e-mail queries. Pay royalties according the Authors Guild model contract recommendations, a pro-writer agreement. In the case of short story anthologies, royalties are split among contributing authors.
  • "Inside Writer's Guide" Book Series Call for submissions, 750-1500 words, Guidelines 
  • Modern-Day Parables - Stories that Speak to the Soul. Freelance author Kathy Ide is compiling short fiction accompanied by author’s applications to help readers glean scriptural truths from the stories. Contributing authors receive an honorarium (most likely about $25 for the first book in this series) and a complimentary copy of the published book. Contributors may be able to purchase additional copies at a substantial discount (40-50%) off list price. Likely non-exclusive one-time rights. Author bios in back of book. Titles of recently published works and Web site/e-mail addresses can be included in the bio. e-mail Kathy Ide with “Modern-Day Parables” in subject line.
  • Power Publishing is a “Midwest publisher of books that make a positive difference in the lives of our readers. We are CURRENTLY SOLICITING MANUSCRIPTS. We seek inspiring/motivating and/or instructional/reference manuscripts across a variety of genres including nonfiction, fiction, children’s books, and textbooks. If you have a manuscript you would like to submit, please visit us and check out our easy submission guidelines and find more information about us.”
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