Asia Writes

Boulevard strives to publish only the finest in fiction, poetry, and non-fiction (essays, interviews, etc.). Therefore we ask that you send only your best work. While we frequently publish writers with previous credits, we are very interested in publishing less experienced or unpublished writers with exceptional promise. If you have practiced your craft and your work is the best it can be, send it to Boulevard.

As with any magazine, before submitting, read several recent issues to get a feel for style, content, quality, and form of the work we publish. Sample issues can be purchased for $10.00 each (please include five first-class stamps for postage). Our subscription rates are as follows: $20/3 issues (double issues count as one issue); $27/6 issues; $30/9. (For subscriptions outside of the US add $10.) Please make checks payable to Opojaz, Inc.

Beginning October 1, 2010, Boulevard will accept submissions online. To submit online, click the link below and register with our submission management system: http://boulevard.submishmash.com/submit

We will also continue to accept mail submissions. Please mail submissions and/or subscriptions to:

Boulevard Magazine
6614 Clayton Rd
Box 325
Richmond Heights, MO 63117

All submissions, and all correspondence, must include SASE (with sufficient postage) for response. Keep abreast of changes in postal rates, remembering that our responses tend to take about two months.

No submissions will be accepted from May 1 to October 1.

All submissions must include author's name and address on each submission (including multiple submissions).

Authors retain rights to their work from the time of publication in Boulevard. Boulevard does allow, and even encourages, simultaneous submissions, but we want to be notified of this fact.

Photocopies and computer printed submissions are acceptable; handwritten ones are not. Cover letters with previous credits are appreciated but not required.

Send only fully complete, fully proofread work. Send only your best work.

POETRY

Submit no more than five poems at a time. We accept poems of up to 200 lines. We do not accept light verse. We pay $25-$500 (sometimes higher) for accepted work.

FICTION

We accept fiction works up to 8,000 words. We do not accept science fiction, erotica, westerns, horror, romance, or children's stories. We pay $50-$500 (sometimes higher) for accepted work. Because of the high volume of submissions received, Boulevard makes no assurances, and is in no way responsible for unsolicited manuscripts that are lost, damaged or misplaced for any reason whatsoever.

More information here.

Story Content

Analog will consider material submitted by any writer, and consider it solely on the basis of merit. We are definitely eager to find and develop new, capable writers.

We have no hard-and-fast editorial guidelines, because science fiction is such a broad field that I don't want to inhibit a new writer's thinking by imposing Thou Shalt Nots. Besides, a really good story can make an editor swallow his preconceived taboos.

Basically, we publish science fiction stories. That is, stories in which some aspect of future science or technology is so integral to the plot that, if that aspect were removed, the story would collapse. Try to picture Mary Shelley's Frankenstein without the science and you'll see what I mean. No story!

The science can be physical, sociological, psychological. The technology can be anything from electronic engineering to biogenetic engineering. But the stories must be strong and realistic, with believable people (who needn't be human) doing believable things–no matter how fantastic the background might be.

Fact Articles

Fact articles for Analog should be about 4,000 words in length and should deal with subjects of not only current but future interest, i.e., with topics at the present frontiers of research whose likely future developments have implications of wide interest. Illustrations should be provided by the author in camera-ready form.

In writing for Analog readers, it is essential to keep in mind that they are, in general, very intelligent and technically knowledgeable, but represent a very wide diversity of backgrounds. Thus, specialized jargon and mathematical detail should be kept to a necessary minimum. Also, our readers are reading this magazine largely for entertainment, and a suitable style for our articles is considerably more informal than that in many professional journals.

Manuscript Format

Manuscripts must be computer-printed or typed, double-spaced, on white paper, one side of the sheet only. Please avoid unusual or very small typefaces. Indent paragraphs but do not leave extra space between them. Please do not put manuscripts in binders or folders. We do not accept e-mail or fax submissions.

Author's name and address should be on the first page of the manuscript. No material submitted can be returned or acknowledged unless accompanied by sufficient postage, stamped and addressed envelope (not a postcard), or stamped International Reply Coupons. No simultaneous submissions please.

Payment

Analog pays 6-8 cents per word for short stories up to 7,500 words, $450-600 for stories between 7,500 and 10,000 words, and 5-6 cents per word for longer material. We prefer lengths between 2,000 and 7,000 words for shorts, 10,000-20,000 words for novelettes, and 40,000-80,000 for serials. Fact articles are paid for at the rate of 6 cents per word.

Other Information

Please query first on serials only. A complete manuscript is strongly preferred for all shorter lengths.

Payment is on acceptance.

Our Editorial Address
Dell Magazines
Stanley Schmidt, Editor
267 Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10007-2352
E-mail: analog@dellmagazines.com

More information here.

Deadline: before September of every year

We do not read manuscripts in the months of September, October, November, and December, so please do not submit work until after January 1, 2011. At that point we will resume considering mailed-in submissions, and we will also begin allowing online submissions through a new upload process.

Stay tuned for details about the online system. Guidelines for manuscripts are given below.

PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL MANUSCRIPTS. THE ONLY TWO WAYS TO SUBMIT MANUSCRIPTS TO US ARE THROUGH THE MAIL AND VIA OUR (FORTHCOMING) ONLINE SYSTEM. EMAILED SUBMISSIONS WILL SIMPLY BE DISCARDED.

Writers' Guidelines

1. At present The Threepenny Review is paying $400 per story or article, $200 per poem or Table Talk piece. This payment buys first serial rights in our print and digital editions, and the copyright then reverts to the author immediately upon publication.

2. All mailed manuscripts must include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Submissions should be sent to:

The Editors
The Threepenny Review
PO Box 9131
Berkeley, CA 94709

3. We do not print material that has previously been published elsewhere, and we do not consider simultaneous submissions. We do our best to offer a quick turnaround time, so please allow us the privilege of sole consideration during that relatively brief period; writers who do not honor this request will not be published in the magazine.

4. Response time for unsolicited manuscripts ranges from one week to two months. Please do not submit more than a single story or article, or more than five poems, until you have heard back from us about your previous submission.

5. All articles should be double-spaced (except poetry, which can be single-spaced or double-spaced). Critical articles should be about 1500 to 3000 words, stories and memoirs 4000 words or less, and poetry 100 lines or less. Exceptions are possible.

More information here.

Deadline: open

Mad pays $500 per article

We're actively looking to expand our pool of freelance comedy writers and there's more opportunity to join The Usual Gang Of Idiots than ever. If you have a twisted sense of humor, a peculiar way of looking at the world, or are simply eager to express your immature, strange or just plain silly side, then we want to see your stuff! Here's what we're looking for:

1. Material for The Fundalini Pages: Introduced in January 2004, this still-evolving front-of-the-book-section provides great outlet for topical, short form humor. Especially prized are biting social satire and outrageously funny quick takes. Throw the kitchen sink at us! This is an excellent place for first time writers to break in.

2. Comic strips: We want to add new comics to the magazine. Whether a strip is an ongoing, monthly feature, or a one-time-only, single or multi-panel gag, we'd love to see your ideas. While we are particularly interested in comics that reflect adolescent male sensibilities, feel free to let your mind roam. Got a really weird concept that you think belongs in an underground comic? Have an idea for an irresistibly irreverent character? Whatever it is, if you think it's funny, send it to us. (And, no, you don't have to be an artist.)

3. Hard Hitting Satire/Cutting Edge Yuks: Tackle ongoing cultural themes and fads, problems and issues, including controversial court cases, political blunders, celebrity and sports scandals and anything else ingrained (and sometimes senselessly beaten!) into the American consciousness. Good areas include: pop culture, sex/dating, politics, the Internet, the music and fashion scenes, and any topics of interest to teens. Especially prized are articles on video games, kid/parent and student/teacher relationships.

4. Media Parody: Poke fun at and lambaste your favorite (or least favorite) showbiz celebs, movies, TV programs and channels, radio shows, videos, commercials, magazines, books, catalogs, etc. Be audaciously original!

5. Utter Silliness: Pointless humor for humor's sake, which may include a heavy dose of stupidity, faulty logic, moronic conclusions and non-sequiturs. (Articles we've run in this category include Most Wanted Renegade Clowns and Sadistic Simon Says.)

6. MAD 20 Features: Our annual run-down of the 20 Dumbest People, Events & Things of the Year has become a reader favorite. Especially prized are full-page visual-impact pieces. (Take a look at one of our previous MAD 20 installments to familiarize yourself with the feature.)

Here's what we're NOT looking for:

1. Movie & TV Satires: Unless they're entirely different in format and approach from the ones we're currently using.

2. Rewritten MAD-Like Junk: Nothing will get you a rejection slip faster that an article with a title like "Other Uses For Your Old _____" or "Who's Who At A ______."

3. Your Take On Already Existing Features: Including Spy Vs Spy, A MAD Look At..., The MAD Fold-In, The MAD World Of..., etc.

4. AND PLEASE: No advice columns, short stories, book manuscripts, articles about Alfred E. Neuman, or Alfred E. Neuman cover gags.

HOW TO SUBMIT MATERIAL

Send us a paragraph or two explaining the premise of your article, with three or four examples of how you would carry it through. Be sure to include art notes describing the visual content of each example. Rough sketches are welcomed but not necessary. Be neat and to the point. No hand-written submissions.

IMPORTANT NOTES

1. Our preference is for you to submit via email. Send your material to submissions@madmagazine.com. Please note: We will respond only if we're interested. Fax submissions are not accepted.

2. If your material contains significant sketches or is otherwise art-intensive, you may submit via snail mail. Be sure to include a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage to send your submission back, or we will not be able to return your artwork. (Overseas contributors must include U.S. stamps or International Reply Coupons.) Send your submission to:

MAD Submissions Editor
1700 Broadway
New York, NY 10019

3. Before submitting become familiar with today's MAD, not the MAD you grew up with (although that helps). Don't be discouraged if the rejection slips pile up. Writing for MAD isn't a piece of cake. That's why we pay top rates — $500 per MAD page (for new contributors) — on acceptance (pieces that are less than a page — e.g. comic strips, Fundalini bits, etc. — are pro-rated accordingly).

Any other questions? See your spiritual advisor or write your Congressman! We've told you everything we know. Now it's time to sit down at your computer, word processor, typewriter, notebook, stone tablet (or whatever it is you use to record your idiotic brainstorms!) and exercise your funny bone. We're waiting to hear from you! Lots of luck!

More information here.

Deadline: open

Vital Stats About Stories

Stories run from 600 words to 2,500 words. Payments start at $150 for small pieces and can rise to $2,000. Payment depends on story length and complexity. Writer's fees may rise as they write for us more often.

Payment is on publication. We buy first-time publication rights along with reprint rights, but the writer is free to resell the story after publication in Youth Today. We allow some publications — mostly newsletters — to reprint our stories free of charge, because we are a nonprofit whose mission is to disseminate information about the youth field to the widest possible audience. In cases where we re-sell a story, the money goes to the writer. We pay a kill fee of $200 for features.

About Youth Today

Youth Today is the national trade newspaper for people who work with children and youth. The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit newspaper is published monthly except for two combined issues — July/August and December/January.

The paper is funded by advertisements, foundation grants and subscriptions. We are published by the American Youth Work Center, the primary mission of which is to publish Youth Today. The center also operates a program to train youth workers from other countries come to the U.S. to work at youth agencies for a limited period. The newspaper does not write about this program.

Our Focus

We cover just about any issue involving youth and the adults who work on their behalf, from direct-care services, health and juvenile justice to government policies and legislation, funding for youth programs and youth development.

Youth Today writers should know who they are writing for — adults who work with kids, rather than kids or parents. Our stories require a level of depth beyond what one finds in general circulation youth and parenting publications, and certainly a different angle. For example, one of our writers did a series for his daily newspaper about a toddler killed by her parents, who were under investigation for child abuse. For Youth Today, he wrote about how once-confidential details about child abuse investigations are more often becoming public when the child is killed, and what that public exposure means for child protection workers, their agencies, and the children who are the subject of the investigations.

Our Writers

Youth Today's stories are written by staff writers or by experienced journalists on assignment. Our freelance writers work for or have worked for daily newspapers, or have extensive experience writing for newspapers and magazines.

Youth Today also publishes 750-word guest columns, called Viewpoints, by people in the youth work field. These pieces can be based on the writer's own experiences or based on research, but they must deal with an issue of interest to our readership and must soundly argue an opinion, or advocate for a change in thinking or action within the youth field.

Format

Stories must be submitted via e-mail or on disk, in MS Word or a text-only version. Limit formatting with boldface, centering, etc., except for short subheads (one-to-three words) throughout the story to break up copy.

Stories We like

Best practices — A profile of an agency and its approach to youth work. These stories may focus on a person who created or drives an agency, how the agency deals with obstacles (financial or political, for instance), and how the agency measures its success. Can anything this person or this agency did be replicated? Are there lessons that readers can apply?

Survey pieces — A sampling of how agencies around the country are handling an issue in youth work or are adapting a certain approach to fit their needs. For example, stories about the history of boot camps as a juvenile justice strategy, or how agencies are using technology in youth development, rather than just plopping kids in front of computers and letting them play.

Issues — What's impacting youth-work practice? For example, stories about how youth agencies are grappling with the question of how to train staff to restrain disruptive youth without hurting them.

Management — A look at how an agency grew, how it secured funding, how it expanded its services and how it dealt with personnel issues. Example: A small suburban youth service bureau in upstate New York used AmeriCorps funding to become a powerhouse serving its entire region, and is now the largest AmeriCorps program in the state.

Follow the Money — Examining where foundation or government money is going, or how effectively it was spent.

Professional Development — Programs that train or educate youth workers, such as coverage of a program that trains juvenile corrections officers to operate as "youth workers" rather than as guards.

Debunking Myths — Stories that knock down perceived notions about youth or youth work. For example, some in law enforcement, academia and the media have been warning about a youth gang epidemic, problems with gathering numbers or even defining gangs has made it impossible to tell if there really is a gang epidemic.

Stories That Make Us Smile

Funding — This is of utmost importance to our readers, for whom youth services is a business. When you mention an agency, include its budget; when you mention a foundation, include its assets. If you are profiling an agency, our readers want a general breakdown of its income: government contracts, foundation grants (including biggest funders), other contributions, and earned income through sales of goods and services. As with other data, we sometimes break this out into a chart for readers.

Data — A good story gets even better when boosted by federal, state or local data about the issue being discussed. For example, a story about teen pregnancy prevention efforts should include data about teen pregnancy rates in the county or state or nation. A story about a specific program should include demographics about the town, city or county, like the number of youths, the percent below the poverty line, etc. Youth Today can help reporters get that information. Because such statistics sometimes bog down a story, we often put those statistics in a box or sidebar.

A Sense of Place — If the story includes a site visit, make sure the reader can feel that you've been there. Include demographics such as income levels, racial makeup and delinquency rates. We understand that the trick is to do this without getting carried away. A good example: A story on faith-based youth work opens with a scene from Texas: "It's an hour until dawn, but the 36 youths who live in Dorm 56 of the Gainesville State School are already groomed, dressed and down on their knees in prayer."

Sidebars — For readability, we encourage writers to break up long features with sidebars. This is particularly effective for information that the writer feels is necessary but may disrupt the narrative. For example, a story about what happens to suspended and expelled students in Decatur, Ill., included a sidebar on who is responsible for paying for alternative education programs for such students.

Getting Started

Send us a résumé, a short cover letter, and a few clips. E-mail is okay, but a lot of formatted résumés get gobbled in e-mail. Send to Patrick Boyle, Editor, Youth Today, 1200 17th St. NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20036, or
pboyle at youthtoday.org.

Youth Today
1331 H St. NW,
Suite 701
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 785-0764

More information here.

Deadline: open

Roar and Thunder aims to publish a story on the 1st, 10th and 20th of each month. Stories are free to read online or if you’d like to read it on your eReader (most major types catered for), or as a PDF, then you can purchase it for a $1 AUS through Smashwords [Coming Soon!].

The occasional extra story will appear as a podcast for you to listen to online.

Subscribe to the RSS for posts to be notified of each new story, and if you’d like to comment on the site or on a story, head to the Editor’s Blog.

Editor M. hopes in the future to be able to pay authors more for their stories (when the site starts breaking even), but for now the rate is a flat $5 AUS. Also note that payments will be made via PayPal.

Roar and Thunder is looking for short stories (up to 6,000 words) that have elements of magic, horror, fantasy and science fiction.

Things to consider before submitting:
- Explicit sex and violence must have a good reason for being in your story.
- If your story expresses your dislike of a race, sex or sexual orientation then don’t submit it here.
- Serial killers and sexual violence will probably get you knocked back.
- Poems will be considered but aren’t the main business of Roar and Thunder.
- Don’t submit fanfiction or stories derivative of other people’s work.
- Simultaneous submissions are fine, but if your story is accepted here and then you pull it, don’t expect us to be impressed.

The process:
- Please save your file in .rtf format.
- Attach one story at a time to an email.
- The Subject should be the name of your story.
- Send to: subs at roarandthunder dot com dot au
- Editor M. will endeavour to respond within 4 weeks.
- On rejection you’ll receive some feedback on your story.
- If accepted you will get a payment of $5 AU for your story*.
- Successful stories will appear on this website and on Smashwords*.
- Some stories will appear on this website as podcasts instead of text.

More information here.