Market Monday is a weekly feature that looks at markets for you to pitch your work. The idea being that, while the daily job leads we send are good for paying the bills, these markets will give you an opportunity to work on projects that truly interest you. Each week we’ll be focusing on two to five high-quality markets. We’re looking to showcase lesser known markets that still offer rates of 50 cents a word or more and have immediate needs for freelancers’ work.
Diversion
Target audience: Magazine covering travel and lifestyle, edited for physicians
Frequency: Monthly
Circulation: 176,000
Rates: 50 cents to $1.00/word
Terms: Pays three months after acceptance
Rights: Varies
Kill Fee: 25 percent
Address article queries to: shartford@hearst.com
Mailing address: 888 Seventh Ave. New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 969-7500
Fax: (212)969-7563
Web site: www.diversion.com
In the editor’s words: "We get so many travel and food queries that we're hard pressed to even read them all. Far better to query us on culture, the arts, sports, technology, etc."
Market notes: Diversion offers an eclectic mix of interests beyond medicine. Regular features include stories on domestic and foreign travel destinations, food and wine, sports cars, gardening, photography, books, electronic gear, and the arts.
Although Diversion doesn't cover health subjects, it does feature profiles of doctors who excel at nonmedical pursuits or who engage in medical volunteer work.
Key To This Market: Break in by "querying with a brief proposal describing the focus of the story. It should be on a topic in which you have demonstrated expertise."
Columns open to freelancers include travel, food & wine, photography, gardening, cars, technology. Length: 1,200 words.
(via Writer’s Market)
