Wavelength Magazine - Pays $50-$100; $50 for cartoons

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Wavelength Magazine
2735 North Road, Gabriola Island, BC Canada V0R 1X7
F(250)247-9789
Email Alan - at - WaveLengthMagazine.com
Website http://www.wavelengthmagazine.com
Alan Wilson, Editor
Guidelines: http://www.wavelengthmagazine.com/guidelin.php

WRITERS' & PHOTOGRAPHERS' GUIDELINES

WaveLength promotes safe, ecologically sensitive paddling, guides
readers to useful products and services, and explores marine issues.
Now entering our 16th year, we distribute WaveLength around North
America free-of-charge through select paddling, outdoor and marine
stores, tour operators, paddling clubs, recreation centers, outdoor
events and shows, book stores, libraries, and around the world
electronically on the world wide web at WaveLengthMagazine.com.

1. QUERY FIRST: Please email, send a letter, or call with your query
proposal, outlining your idea. We may accept an article but hold it
for a future publication. We don’t return manuscripts so be sure to
keep a copy. And please do not send us an article that you are also
submitting elsewhere.

2. TOPIC: We are heavily feature focused, so your best chance is with
feature-related material (see #12 below). We invite informational
material from all, including those in the kayak industry. We
especially favor material with a light, humorous touch. If you have
business or organizational interests, please deal informatively with
the topic and avoid overt self-promotion. Please provide full contact
information and a bio-note at the end of the piece for inclusion in
the magazine.

3. EDITING: We reserve the right to edit all submitted works for
clarity or brevity.

4. FACTS: Submitters are expected to ensure accuracy in their copy,
especially with phone numbers, web addresses, names, places, factual
material (logistics, distances, statistics). Include a very brief bio-
note, referring to your relevant experience, training, current
status, or whatever you think is pertinent.

5. GENDER: Whenever possible, gender should be neutral. For example,
instead of Man or Mankind use ‘people’.

6. RIGHTS: Submission constitutes the creator's permission to use the
material in our magazine (both print and web versions). You must not
submit the same or similar material to another paddling or outdoor
magazine in North America (nor to any other publications in the
Pacific Northwest) within 6 months of the material appearing in
WaveLength. We also need to know at the time of submission if the
material was previously published. Articles will reside permanently
on our website.

7. LENGTH: Articles should be in the range of 1000-1500 words. Longer
articles are sometimes accepted if the material is strong. Please be
sure to note the word count with your proposal or submission.

8. SUBMITTING: Do not submit material which is currently being
offered to other magazines.
• We prefer email submissions. Send to Alan - at - WaveLengthMagazine.com by
copy/pasting into the BODY of a message (not as an attachment).
• If you don't have email, then you can send us a CD with
accompanying hardcopy print-out. Please include high resolution
photos on the CD.

9. PHOTOS: Light, bright color images with sharp focus and good
contrast are best. Digital files are preferred although prints or
slides are accepted. We welcome photos via email but please only
send low resolution preview jpeg copies (72 dpi) for our
consideration. Once accepted, we will have you email maximum quality
jpegs at 300 to 350 dpi, approx. 4” x 6”, or you may send a CD
with .tif format images at 300 to 350 dpi. For cover consideration,
send only vertical orientation and approx. 8"x12".

10. GRAPHICS/LOGOS: No pencil drawings, only black line art images.
We often resize so ensure graphics are clear and dark.

11. PAYMENT: We send you a copy of the issue with your article and/or
photo and give you a year’s free subscription (except overseas
writers). Authors receive $50 to $100 for their articles, depending
on published length. Payments for photos is $25 to $50 per photo,
depending on size used, and $100 for cover shots (verticals). We also
pay $50 for cartoons. Payment is upon publication. For those with a
business or organizational interest to promote, in lieu of payment we
will include your contact information with your piece. All payments
in Canadian dollars or the equivalent.

12. DEADLINES:

Feb/Mar 2006
MARINE ADVENTURES (Deadline: Dec. 20/05)
Wildlife watching, motherships, kayak tours.

Apr/May 2006
SAFETY SCENARIOS (Deadline: Feb. 20/06)
Stories / Skills / Schools / Symposia, with an East Coast flavor.

Jun/Jul 2006
PADDLING PARTNERS (Deadline: Apr. 20/06)
The social side of paddling. Group paddling, families, clubs, racing.

Aug/Sep 2006
PADDLING PLUS... (Deadline: Jun. 20/06)
Sails, kites, folding boats, fishing, etc.

Oct/Nov 2006
WINTER GETAWAYS (Deadline: Aug. 20/06)
Southern paddling trips as well as off-season paddling at home.

Dec 2006/Jan 2007
2007 CALENDAR ISSUE! (Deadline: Oct. 20/06)
A special treat with lots of great photos!

Send to: Alan - at - WaveLengthMagazine.com
2735 North Road, Gabriola Island, BC Canada V0R 1X7
Phone: 250-247-8858 or Ph/Fax: 250-247-9789
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