How To Tell A Great Story

Paying Markets for Storytellers

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European Paying Markets

SCANORAMA, is the in-flight magazine of Scandinavian Airways (SAS) and feature business and lifestyle content. Its readers are aged 25-50, are highly educated, affluent, travel often, and speak several languages. While Scanorama's editorial focus is on Scandinavia, it will also consider relevant submissions from around the world, especially profiles of high achievers in the fields of business, sports, politics, music, arts, literature, design, etc.

Length: Up to 1,750 words.

May accept longer features (up to 2,400 words) but has to be agreed in advance.

Approach editor with synopsis of idea first. Do not send unsolicited material This is a paying market and rates are negotiable depending on length.

Their website is: http://www.sasmedia.se

Address: SAS Media AB SE-195 87 Stockholm, Sweden.

Tel: +46 (0)70 997 03 76.

Contact: Sandra Carpenter, Editor in Chief Email: sandra.carpenter@sasmedia.se

NEW HORIZONS UK http://www.britishfantasysociety.org

Whilst not a paying market, this magazine may be just what the unpublished Horror or SF writer is looking for, a chance to get exposure.

New Horizons is a bi-annual journal, first launched this year and is published by the British Fantasy Society. Focuses on new writers within the fantasy, horror and science fiction genres and aims to contain a mix of fiction, articles and interviews, the emphasis being on 'new'. Prefers stories 3,000-5,000 words, but is willing to consider longer or shorter. Stories over 10,000 words will only be accepted occasionally.

Prefers e-mail submissions with "NH submission query" in subject line. However, will take postal submissions for those without e-mail. This is a non paying market. However, gives complimentary copies and "...what we can't pay in money we can pay in exposure."

Address: 85 Gertrude Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 4SG, UK. Contact: Andrew Hook

Editor Email: newhorizons@britishfantasysociety.org

Guidelines: http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/newh.html

Asia Pacific and Australian Markets

THE BIG ISSUE is an Australian publication seeks to provide a way for people who have experienced homelessness and long-term unemployment to participate in society as independently as possible. For features and news stories pays $0.20 cents per word. Payment for film, book, DVD and CD reviews is a flat rate of $30.

Guidelines: http://www.bigissue.org.au/our-magazine/contribute/

Ginniderra Press Australia was set up in 1996 to provide opportunities for new and emerging authors as well as for authors writing in unfashionable genres or on unpopular subjects. Publisher of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Pays 12.5% royalties. Ginninderra Press is no longer accepting manuscripts from writers who reside outside Australia.

Koala Books An independent, wholly Australian-owned childrens book publisher specialising in high-quality books for under 10s. Koala publishes over 70 new titles a year, with an emphasis on picture books, lift-the-flap and pop-up books and our bestselling chapter books, the Tadpole series.

http://www.koalabooks.com.au/

Westerly is an annual journal published which publishes fiction and poetry as well as intelligently written articles. Although not a specialist magazine Westerly aims at generating interest in literature and culture of Australia and its neighbours. This is a paying market and more information can be gained from http://westerly.uwa.edu.au/home/contribute or http://westerly.uwa.edu.au/home

Before submitting any information please remember that things can change quickly. Deadlines can be altered and editors move. Always make sure you are addressing your submission to the right person before sending it off otherwise it may not get seen. Make sure you obtain a copy of the magazines you want to submit to and get a feel for the style and the kind of stories published.

Good luck and Keep Writing

Paula Duggan is a Freelance Journalist/Writer. She writes articles and short stories for both the web and print media. She runs a Ghost and copy writing business as well as editing and proofreading. Visit her website at: www.pauladuggan.com

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