Aug 27 2008
Magazine Markets
Whether you have fiction or nonfiction stories or articles, you do have a chance at getting them published in magazines. However, there’s a lot of research you have to do on your end to ensure that you are mailing your writing to the appropriate magazine.
If you don’t already own it, purchase a copy of Writer’s Market. You might be able to loan this from the library, or if you don’t have extra cash, buy an older version. This book compiles all the active magazines and trade journals and puts all the information about them at your fingertips. It tells you what types of writing they accept, how to send it to them and how much they pay. It’s possible to peruse this book for hours, because there are so many publications out there.
It’s best to look up magazines that pertain to your type of writing. For example, maybe you have a piece that is nonfiction and is about backpacking. You will want to look in the book’s index and find nonfiction then find subcategories like nature, outdoors, sports, etc. As you examine different publications, make a list of the ones that you think are best. Then narrow down your options after you look at each publication’s writer’s guidelines. The writer’s guidelines tell you how to submit your piece of writing and approximately how long it will take to hear back from them.
