Always enquire or request submission guidelines before sending in manuscripts.

Conversely are accepting articles, essays and short fiction about romantic relationships. Payment $50 - $200 for articles and fiction between 750 and 3,000 words. www.conversely.com

That’s Life. Single page love interest with a twist. 1200 words. Pays £300. Send to: Jo Checkley, That’s Life, H Bauer Publishing, 24/28 Oval Road, London NW1 7DT. www.bauer.co.uk/

Woman’s Weekly Fiction Special. Want stories that are light humoured, 1000 - 2000 words. Send to: Fiction Department, Woman’s Weekly, Kings Reach Tower, Stamford Street, London SE1 9LS. www.ipcmedia.com/

Mills & Boon’s Harlequin Temptations. Looking for new writers. Submit a two page synopsis and the first three chapters to: Editorial Department, Mills and Boon Ltd, Eton House, 18-24 Paradise Road, Richmond TW9 1SR, UK. www.millsandboon.co.uk/

Saga wants wrinklies, sorry, Over 50’s, to write for children. At last those of us of a more mature outlook, with experience of life and families, with wisdom and sagacity, not to mention increasingly good looks (character) are being recognised as a serious source of writing talent. Gosh that was a long sentence for someone with a diminishing attention span. But I digress. Here’s what they say: Saga Magazine in association with HarperCollins (yes they do leave the space out between the two names; it saves on paper) is looking for a new children’s author (well, hopefully more than one, eh?) with a difference. The winner must be aged more than 50 years. They want “dynamic new talent who can write for older children”. And the winning book will be published by HarperCollins without a space in 2007. If this describes you then point your Zimmer in the direction of: askaboutwriting.net

For a list of regional magazines indexed by county in the UK, visit Writing-World. The rest of the site is worth checking out as well.

Reckon you can write an SF&F story in 600 words? Give it shot and send it to SFCrowsNest.com. If it passes muster they’ll publish it on the web site. Speaking of which Geoff Wilmetts describes his site as “Europe’s Most Odd Science Fiction Site” which gives you some idea of what to expect. If you happen to have a hyperspace ion transporter module handy then shoot over to the story submission page now. (I should point out that although this item is on the Markets page, Geoff is not actually offering any pecuniary inducements, but who knows what it might lead to if your short short is given an airing. Anyway, the discipline of cramming a story into 600 words will do you good.)

Please mention writersreign.co.uk when responding to links. It’s good for the soul and earns you heaps of Brownie points.

Can it be that women’s magazines are again looking for stories? The word on the street is that Woman’s Own are on the lookout for ‘amazing real life stories’ provided they have not appeared elsewhere. And they’re prepared to cough up 500 smackers if your story is accepted. Is that good news or is that good news? Email: [email protected]

Avalon Books are eagerly scouring the countryside for chick-lit manuscripts. I am told they require a query letter, a two to three page synopsis and the first three chapters. www.avalonbooks.com

Zing Review is a new, quarterly, small press publication featuring short inspirational prose, informative and enlightening articles and illuminating reflections. It aims to celebrate the creative process and give space to emerging works of imaginative writing.The A5 booklet is aimed at the discerning reader - people who love the richness of words and want to read thought-provoking or soul-satisfying pieces on all aspects of life, nature, love and personal growth. Each issue aims to feature original works, from new and established writers, to cherish and collect.
Zing Review is looking for creative prose and articles. At this current time, Zing Review can only recompense writers by providing a bio after their published article and offering to place a small advert of 30 words on the Noticeboard section (worth £30). There are also prizes for work that features in every issue. It is hoped that payments will be made for work once there is enough revenue from subscriptions and small ads.
Contributor Guidelines are available by sending a stamped s.a.e. to the above address or email to: [email protected]

Your good deed for today: mention writersreign.co.uk when responding to links.
Thanks, you’re a pet.

Canadian based Neo-opsis Magazine (science fiction) say they “will consider material submitted by any writer, professional or amateur. It is our intention to not set down a lot of ground rules for these stories. We don’t want to miss a good story, because it doesn’t fit our rules, but we are more likely to publish stories that are less than 6000 words and fit a science fiction or fantasy theme” Which is fair enough. They also accept fact articles and opinion articles. Give them a look at: www.neo-opsis.ca

Walk This World is a new quarterly small press magazine who are looking for stories, poetry and articles. Each issue is themed so you might like to contact [email protected]

Busy Lizzy Gifts are looking for Christian writers who are able to put together material for Youth Ministry. If your submissions are accepted they will be made up into resource kits for download from their web site. Take a look at busy-lizzy-gifts.co.uk

Flame Books. Their web site says: “Flame Books is a new and innovative book publisher based on ethical foundations that aims to publish (in physical not e-format) the most exciting contemporary English-language fiction.” There’s not a lot there at the time of writing (July 03) but it’s worth a visit. If you have something suitable you could be one of the first to get accepted. Flame Books

Want to be treated like royalty? Then mention writersreign.co.uk when responding to links. They will fawn upon your every whim. Well, actually, there’s no guarantee of that.

Want to write for the BBC? Then visit the Writersroom at the BBC web site. Loads of information on TV and Radio writing. Write for Eastenders and other soaps; get your radio script broadcast, and lots more. Also, you can download a tool which will format your scripts in the approved manner.

Britain’s newest and most exciting publishing company has launched a nationwide manhunt to nab novelists with a criminal frame of mine. Who is this publisher? Well, it’s a bit of a mystery (ha, ha), but if you want a pop at it, get over to the Milton Keynes Speakeasy site and give yourself up. Be warned though, there are even more puns than you’ll find on WritersReign. Milton Keynes Speakeasy.

Want to write for greetings cards?
Try Blue Mountain Arts, email: [email protected], His Power Publishing who provide Christian cards for the African  American market, or Amberley Greeting Card Company, email: [email protected]. Then there is UK based www.greetingcardassociation.org.uk which offers lots of advice and tips for freelance writers.

Funny Times is a monthly American magazine who say they “are always looking to expose our readers... to hilarious new material. Everything we publish is funny, so please don’t send in something that isn’t. We only publish cartoons and funny stories. Cartoons should be “scanable” (good quality photocopies are fine) and stories should be about 500-700 words.” Check their website for subjects and categories. www.funnytimes.com

3SF - Science fiction, fact & fantasy. Good at dreaming up other worlds in galaxies far, far away? Then this new magazine, for all strata of the sci-fi genre, could be right up your ion powered multi-highway. Submissions by ms only. Full details: bigengine.co.uk/3sf.htm

Practical Parenting are concentrating on pregnancy and babies at present. Readers letters are welcomed and can win you a decent gift. E-mail: [email protected]

BeWrite Books is currently accepting submissions from authors for consideration for publication in 2004. Novels or short story collections for paperback publication. They also say “BeWrite.net community will accept submissions of work from developing authors for free editorial advice and possible free onsite posting.”
www.bewrite.net

Teen Vogue, New York, are looking for beauty and fashion articles for their twelve to seventeen readership. Guidelines from: [email protected]

Can you write comedy for the BBC? Although their New Comedy Award, with a £1000 prize has ended, they are still inviting submissions of sketches as well as material from stand-up comics and for sitcoms. So, if a funny thing happened to you on the way to the typewriter this morning, go to: www.bbc.co.uk/ It also appears that more comedy awards are in the pipeline.

Check out these web sites for places to send your work to: ForWriters. Long list of markets for you to check out. Variety of subjects, but weighted towards sci-fi. forwriters.com/markets.html WritersMarket.com is the cyberspace offering of the hard copy printed version first published in 1921. It is subscription based, for which you get a searchable database of 5,600 writing markets to submit to. Plus a lot of other goodies.  Mostly American based I gather, but well worth a look wherever you live. By the way, in case I haven’t mentioned it before, do say where you saw the link if you’re responding to one. (www.writersreign.co.uk in case you forgot.)

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