Writers Guidelines: skylights-Inflight Mag of Spirit Airways

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Writer’s Guidelines

skylights Editorial Dept.
Worth International Media Group
5979 NW 151 St., Suite 120
Miami Lakes, FL 33014
Phone: (305) 828-0123 / Fax: (305) 828-0799
Website: http://www.skylightsmagazine.com

Contact: Millie Rousseau, managing editor

About Skylights:
Format: Magazine
Frequency: Bi-monthly
Circulation: 40,000

Like Spirit Airlines, skylights is known for its practical and friendly sensibility. This publication will be a clean, stylish, user-friendly product.

Stories give readers quick and practical information on where they’re going, what’s doing once they get there, where they can eat, sleep, play, buy, relax. We’ll present who and what they’re talking about—names, faces, music, movies, books, gadgets, fashion—in chatty, culture-current language. Our voice reflects a youthful sassy edge that—while never speaking down to our readers—informs, amuses and delights our wide-ranging readership.

We invite freelance queries for the following features and departments in skylights magazine:

Features
Destinations. Features on Spirit destinations. 1000 words includes sidebars, to be assigned by editor.

Quick trip. Weekend getaway. 700 words includes sidebars, to be assigned by editor.
Celebrity profiles. Newsmakers in entertainment, sports and music. 1200 words. Photos to be provided with story.

Departments
· Short takes. Quick reads. Reviews, books, movies, music other (nonbiz) products, food, wine and culinary corner. Word shorts with images on above topics. We may assign briefs within this section. 125 words and up.

· Health. 500 words and images that talk about a specific aspect of staying well and show how to employ that in a practical way. We’re not interested in a story about how popular yoga is; we want to know three yoga positions that the reader can explore to relieve neck stress, for example.

Photography
Writers should state availability of photos with submission. Please do not send unsolicited material. We assume no responsibility for the safety or return of images that we do not expressly request to receive. Captions, model releases and identification of subjects should be included. Buys one-time rights.

Queries
Include writing samples and a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Queries will be forwarded to the appropriate editor(s). Sample issues are $5 ($10 Canada and foreign). Send a check or money order (payable to Worth International Media Group) to skylights, Subscription Services, Editorial Dept. Worth International Media Group, 5979 NW 151 St., Suite 120, Miami Lakes, FL 33014.

Address queries or press releases to:
Millie Rousseau, managing editor, millie - at - worthit.com

Pays on publication
Payment ranges from .25 to .40 per word based on experience and assignment. Buys first North American serial rights and online rights.

Worth International owns the copyright to the contents of the magazine, except for the Spirit content of each issue. No portion of the content may be reproduced without the company’s prior consent.

Writers are responsible for their own fact checking and verifying all phone numbers and websites.