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The
Magazine
Writer's Handbook
9th
Edition
Authors: Chriss McCallum & Gordon Wells
ISBN:
1-902713-15-X | Price: £7.99 |
140 pages | Paperback
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Indispensable for all writers of articles and short stories. This new, ninth edition of 'The Magazine Writer's Handbook' provides for the first time, a free e-mail update service. It also gives detailed information about over 70 mainstream magazines, and comments on dozens more. There is an extended chapter on the use of the Internet and recommended writer websites.
The magazines covered are those most relevant to non-specialist freelance writers, and they all welcome targeted contributions from freelances.
• Authoritative, up-to-date information for the
• magazine writer
• Practical advice for the beginner and the
• established writer
• Useful addresses of professional organisations
• Accessible, reader friendly content and layout
Key Points
The handbook provides writers with crucial information for success:
• Who uses what
• Editor’s preferred method of approach and likely
• response time
• Target readership and general editorial policy
• Typical feature subjects
• Type and length of work used
• Intake of ‘writer-initiated’ features
• Opportunities for paid letters and fillers
• Likely payment rates
• New in this edition: a FREE e-mail update service
Authors
 Chriss McCallum joined Collins (now HarperCollins) as junior reader and worked in editorial and book production, rising to deputy department head. She has published non-fiction books, including 'How To Write For Publication', articles and short stories, was editor-publisher of 'The Writer's Voice' and 'Writers' Bulletin', and now compiles market information for 'Writers' Forum' magazine.
 Gordon Wells has contributed articles to a wide range of magazines. He has also written several books on writing techniques, including 'The Craft of Writing Articles' and, in
the Writers' Bookshop series, 'How to Write Non-Fiction Books'. He was 'agony uncle' for 'Writers' Monthly' and has written fiction and non-fiction books for children - including 'Writing…is Fun!'
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