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  • Christian and secular publications in alphabetical order. Includes e-zines.
  • Do not query or submit by e-mail unless invited. If link does not give submission information, contact publication for guidelines.
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  • $ = $125 or less; $$ = $125 to $500; $$$ = over $500
     
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  • THIS WEEK'S FEATURE MARKET
 
   

        (Updated 05/07/2008)

 
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  • Sail - Pays $$$ on publication for nonfiction about sailing.  Guidelines
  • Sailing World - emphasis is performance sailing with a readership that is relatively educated about the sport. Study recent issues of the magazine to determine appropriate subject matter. Pays $$ on publication for nonfiction. Guidelines
  • St. Anthony Messenger - Catholic magazine, wants nonfiction, fiction, fillers about Catholic church, marriage, family and parenting, social issues, inspirational pieces, poetry. Pays $$ on acceptance. Guidelines
  • San Diego Family Magazine - Pays $ on publication for nonfiction on the family. Guidelines
  • SASEE - (magazine for women) E-mail  Guidelines
  • The Saturday Evening Post - Pays $$ on publication. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Seeks nonfiction. Main emphasis is health and fitness, also useful articles on gardening, pet care and training, financial planning, and subjects of interest to a family-oriented readership. Guidelines
  • Say Magazine - For Aboriginal youth. Canadian
  • SCA International - (formerly Shantymen Christian Association) publishes small magazines a few times a year, looking for testimonial pieces for those on the fringes of Canadian society. Payment offered. Contact: Kimberly Eagleson, Public Relations & Communications, SCA International, 12 - 17665 Leslie Street, Newmarket, ON L3Y 3E3. p. 905.868.8004 X 225. f. 905.868.8007
  • Scouting Magazine - Pays $$$ on acceptance.  Accepts simultaneous submissions of nonfiction about scouting activities for adult leaders of the Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturing.  Guidelines
  • SCP Journal and SCP Newsletter - ministry that confronts the occult, the cults, and the New Age movement and explaining why they are making an impact on our society. Do not accept unsolicited manuscripts, nor guarantee acknowledgment or return, but sometimes follow up calls or inquires from authors who are qualified to address the issues of our day. Pays $ on publication. Accepts simultaneous submissions.  Guidelines
  • scr(i)pt magazine - Free e-zine, online community, classes and resources. Pays $$ on acceptance for nonfiction that examines the film industry through the eyes of the screenwriter. Wants articles on the craft and business, interviews with agents, managers, producers, and working screenwriters. Guidelines
  • Scripture Press - Electronic samples available of their curriculum
  • Seek - Standard Publishers Take-Home for Adults, Guidelines. Editor is Dawn Medill, Standard Publishing, 8121 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45231 e-mail
  • Senior Citizens Magazine - E-zine
  • The Senior Times - Canadian magazine for boomers up. Uses articles, essays, advice pieces, usually under 1000 words. No pay. Guidelines, sample copy for SAE & IRQ. e-mail
  • Sermon Illustrator - No payment mentioned. Submissions
  • Servant Magazine - Prairie Bible Institute publication, Alberta, Canada. Almost all written by alumni
  • Seven Seas Magazine - Essays, non-paying
  • Sewanee Review - Literary, fiction, poetry, essays. Guidelines
  • Shades Of Romance Magazine - Accepts romance: historical, contemporary, paranormal, mystery, regency futuristic, etc. and caters to readers and writers of multi-cultural literature. Pays $ on publication. Guidelines
  • The Shantyman - Do not submit by e-mail unless requested or write to: 1885 Clements Road, Unit 226 Pickering, ON Canada  L1W 3V4  Editor e-mail
  • Shotgun Sports Magazine - Pays $$ on publication for articles, photos & artwork about hunting, trapshooting, skeet or sporting, also collecting, repairing or reloading, all concerning shotguns. Guidelines
  • Signs of the Times (SDA) Guidelines
  • Singles, The Magazine for Today's Single. Guidelines
  • Skipping Stones - multicultural children's magazine. Guidelines
  • Skirt! Magazine - E-mail  Guidelines
  • Sky & Telescope - Wants nonfiction, columns/departments, fillers, photos/artwork about astronomy and space science. Pays $$$ on publication. Guidelines
  • Skydiving - Pays $ on publication.  Accepts simultaneous submissions.  Guidelines
  • Skylights - In-flight magazine for Spirit Airlines. Pays $$ on publication for material on destination cities, music, movies, books, gadgets, fashion, health, etc.  Guidelines
  • SkyWest Magazine - goal is sharing good news about great places—communities served by SkyWest, the nation’s largest regional airline. Two editions — Delta Connection and United Express, inform 3 million plus passengers per edit cycle about unique lifestyle, business and recreational opportunities in destinations served by regional airports. Focus is on smaller communities in more out-of-the-way locations. Pays $$ on publication. Guidelines
  • Small Farm Today - dedicated to preserving and promoting small farming, rural living, community and agripreneurship, with a “can-do”, positive approach in how-to articles, profiles of small farmers who are experiencing success through diversification, specialty/alternative crops and livestock, and direct marketing, articles that explain how to do something from start to finish citing specific examples involved and data on production costs, budgets, potential profits, etc. No fiction, poetry, humorous, or political pieces. Pays $ on publication. Guidelines.
  • Small Group Dynamics - ongoing training and support for small group leaders and administrators of groups. Pays $ on publication for nonfiction articles, ideas, and insights dealing with each month's online magazine theme; cartoons; brief testimonies about how God has moved in your group; humor in groups; ice-breaker ideas; whatever you think would benefit other leaders. Guidelines
  • Sojourners - publication that addresses issues of faith, politics and culture from a biblical perspective. Occasionally publish unsolicited manuscripts. Pays $$ on publication. Guidelines
  • Southwest Airlines Spirit - General interest magazine, articles on people, places, products, business, travel, technology, sports, lifestyle, food, fitness, culture. Pays on acceptance. Guidelines.
  • Southwest Art - created for serious art collectors interested in artists, new art trends and art created west of the Mississippi River, explores painting, sculpture, mixed media, Native American, modern/contemporary, and more of Western American Art, and covers art events, provides information on building collections, gallery and museum openings, previews of top sales and auctions, current trends and artist profiles. Pays $0.20 - $0.35/word for all rights.
  • Spider - a literary and activity magazine for children ages 6 to 9. $$, pays on publication. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Guidelines
  • Spinetingler Magazine - Pays $ on publication for fiction mystery, thrillers, suspense, supernatural, ghost story, love, fantasy or science fiction.  Guidelines
  • SpiritLed Woman - Guidelines
  • Spirit-Led Writer - E-zine
  • Spirituality & Health - a nondenominational magazine that reports on the people, practices, and ideas of the spiritual renaissance in contemporary society and their impact on personal and community well being, "draws upon all faiths and traditions, as well as cutting-edge scientific research, balancing features on people, practices, and philosophies with updates on important new independent studies explaining the hard science behind it all." Guidelines.
  • Sport Diver - Nonfiction on aspects of serious diving. See guidelines and copies of magazine before submitting.  Pays on publication. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Guidelines
  • Sport Fishing - Nonfiction, fiction, columns, departments, fillers, photos, artwork all about saltwater fishing. Pay $$$ on acceptance for features. Best to query first.  Guidelines
  • Sports Illustrated for Kids - Editorial calendar
  • Sports Spectrum Magazine - Guidelines
  • Spring Hill Review - e-mail
  • Spun Magazine - Pays on publication for nonfiction articles about knitting, crochet, needlepoint, weaving. Guidelines
  • The Standard
  • Stand Firm - Devotional for men. Guidelines
  • Stanford Magazine - Pays $$ on publication for nonfiction with a Stanford connection: research, public policy, higher education, medicine, science and technology. Guidelines
  • StarDate - covers wide range of topics related to astronomy, space exploration, sky-lore, and sky-watching. Pays $$ on acceptance for nonfiction. Guidelines
  • Stepping Stones for Writers - a new online 'magazine' that is more like a blog. Lots of tips and helpful information. Guidelines not given.

  • Still Crazy - online literary magazine publishing poetry, short stories, and short nonfiction by and about people age 50 and over. Poems 30 lines. Short stories 3,000 words, double-spaced. Nonfiction 700 words; double-spaced. Include brief cover letter or short bio (give age, or simply “over 50”) with publications. Submit via email only. Guidelines

  • Stone Soup - magazine by young writers and artists made up entirely of stories, poems, book reviews, and illustrations by children ages 8 to 13. Do not publish any writing or art by adults. Warmly welcomes new writers. 6 issues/year. Pays on publication. Buys first rights. No reprints. $, pays on acceptance. Guidelines
  • Stonestone - Canadian, a semiannual online literary journal focusing on the poetic apprehension of the physical world (“poetic” also including poetic prose, experimental essay, experimental prose, visual art representing text/medium. Guidelines
  • StoryHouse, sells coffee but also buys stories for their labels. Guidelines
  • StorySouth - Literary, fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Guidelines
  • Storyteller Magazine - Quarterly Canadian short story magazine. No email queries. Pays $ on publication for First North American Serial or reprint rights (One half cent/published word (One quarter cent/published word for reprints). No simultaneous submissions. Guidelines.
  • Straight Goods - a Canadian news and consumer information publication with the editorial mandate of helping readers save money, protect their rights and untangle spin. Publishes articles that expose, inform and provide useful resources on and off the Internet for further research and action. Guidelines
  • The Strand -  interested in mysteries, detective stories, tales of terror and the supernatural as well as short stories. Query first. Pays $ on publication. Guidelines
  • Strange Horizons - Pays $ on publication for fictional sci-fi, fantasy stories, not horror or excessive gore.  Guidelines
  • Student Leader - Pays $ on publication for nonfiction on student government-related issues, concerns, and solutions.  Guidelines
  • Student Leadership Journal
  • Student Traveler - aims to motivate college students to see the world. Each issue broken up into three areas: Travel Focus, Special Series and Perspective. Pays $$ on publication. Guidelines
  • subTERRAIN: Canadian literary magazine, published 3x year, fiction, poetry, photography, and graphic illustration from Canada, the US, and internationally. Part of each issue is themed. Guidelines
  • Sunday Magazine - Canadian, Victoria BC Christian newspaper.
  • Sunset - Western America's regional magazine with monthly issues devoted to: travel and recreation; gardening and outdoor living; food and entertaining; and home design and decorating. Pays $ on acceptance for nonfiction, columns and departments, photos and artwork in those subjects. Guidelines
  • The Sword Review - Fantasy, science-fiction, more. Supports traditional Christian values. Guidelines
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