ROOM

P.O. Box 46160, Station D, Vancouver BC V6J 5G5, Canada. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.roommagazine.com. Contact: Growing Room Collective. Estab. 1975. Circ. 1,000. Quarterly literary journal. Emphasizes feminist literature for women and libraries. Original artwork returned after publication if requested. Sample copy for $13; art guidelines for SASE (nonresidents include 3 IRCs).

ILLUSTRATION Illustrators: Send photographs, slides or original work as samples to be kept on file. Samples not kept on file are returned by SAE (nonresidents include IRC). Responds in 6 months. Buys first rights. Pays cartoonists $25 minimum for b&w and color. Pays illustrators $25-50, b&w, color. Pays on publication. Buys 3-5 illustrations/issue from freelancers. Prefers good realistic illustrations of women and b&w line drawings. Prefers pen & ink, then charcoal/pencil and collage.

RTOHQ: THE MAGAZINE

Association of Progressive Rental Organizations, 1504 Robin Hood Trail, Austin TX 78703. (800)204-2776. Fax: (512)794-0097. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.rtohq.org. Contact: Neil Ferguson, editor. Estab. 1980. Circ. 5,500. Bimonthly publication for members of the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations, the national association of the rental-purchase industry. Sample copy free for catalog-size SASE with first-class postage.

ILLUSTRATION Buys 2-3 illustrations/issue. Has featured illustrations by Barry Fitzgerald, Aletha St. Romain, A.J. Garces, Edd Patton and Jane Marinsky. Features conceptual illustration. Assigns 15% of illustrations to new and emerging illustrators. Prefers cutting edge; nothing realistic; strong editorial qualities. Considers all media. “Accepts computer-based illustrations (Photoshop, Illustrator).

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample, query letter with printed samples, photocopies or tearsheets. Accepts disk submissions (must be Photoshop-accessible EPS high-res at 300dpi or Illustrator file). Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Responds in 1 month if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project. Pays on publication: $300-450 for color cover; $250-350 for color inside. Finds illustrators mostly through artist’s submissions, some from other magazines.

TIPS “Must have a strong conceptual ability—that is, they must be able to illustrate for editorial articles dealing with business/management issues. We are looking for cutting-edge styles and unique approaches to illustration. I am willing to work with new, lesser-known illustrators.”

RUNNER’S WORLD

Rodale, 135 N. 6th St., Emmaus PA 18098. (610)967-8441. Fax: (610)967-8883. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.runnersworld.com. Contact: David Willey, editor-in-chief; Kory Kennedy, art director; Ken Kleppert, director of special editorial projects. Estab. 1966. Circ. 500,000. Monthly 4-color with a “contemporary, clean” design emphasizing serious, recreational running. Accepts previously published artwork “if appropriate.” Returns original artwork after publication. Art guidelines not available. Illustration Approached by hundreds of illustrators/ year. Works with 50 illustrators/year. Buys average of 10 illustrations/issue. Has featured illustrations by Sam Hundley, Gil Eisner, Randall Enos and Katherine Adams. Features humorous and realistic illustration; charts & graphics; informational graphics; computer and spot illustration. Assigns 40% of illustrations to well-known or “name” illustrators; 40% to experienced but not well-known illustrators; 20% to new and emerging illustrators. Needs editorial, technical and medical illustrations. “Styles include tightly rendered human athletes, graphic and cerebral interpretations of running themes. Also, RW uses medical illustration for features on biomechanics.” No special preference regarding media but appreciates electronic transmission. “No cartoons or originals larger than 11×14.” Works on assignment only. 30% of freelance work demands knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop or FreeHand.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard samples to be kept on file. Accepts submissions on disk compatible with Illustrator 5.0. Send EPS files. Publication will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys one-time international rights. Pays $1,800 maximum for 2-page spreads; $400 maximum for spots. Finds artists through word of mouth, magazines, submissions/self-promotions, sourcebooks, artists’ agents and reps and attending art exhibitions.

TIPS Portfolio should include “a maximum of 12 images. Show a clean presentation, lots of ideas and few samples. Don’t show disorganized thinking. Portfolio samples should be uniform in size. Be patient!”

RURAL HERITAGE

P.O. Box 2067, Cedar Rapids IA 52406. (319)362-3027. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.ruralheritage.com. Contact: Gail Damerow, editor. Estab. 1976. Circ. 9,500. Bimonthly farm magazine “published in support of modern-day farming and logging with draft animals (horses, mules, oxen).” Sample copy for $8 postpaid; art guidelines not available.

Editor stresses the importance of submitting cartoons that deal only with farming and logging using draft animals.

CARTOONS “Approached by not nearly enough cartoonists who understand our subject.” Buys 2 or more cartoons/issue. Prefers bold, clean, minimalistic draft animals and their relationship with the teamster. “No unrelated cartoons!” Prefers single panel, humorous, b& w line drawings with or without gagline.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Cartoonists: Send query letter with finished cartoons and SASE. Samples accepted by U.S. mail only. Samples are not filed (unless we plan to use them—then we keep them on file until used) and are returned by SASE. Responds in 2 months. Buys first North American serial rights or all rights rarely. Pays on publication; $10 for one-time rights; $20 for all rights.

TIPS “Know draft animals (horses, mules, oxen, etc.) well enough to recognize humorous situations intrinsic to their use or that arise in their relationship to the teamster. Our best contributors read Rural Heritage and get their ideas from the publication’s content.”

SACRAMENTO MAGAZINE

706 56th St., Suite 201, Sacramento CA 95819. (916)452-6200. Fax: (916)452-6061. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.sacmag.com. Contact: Debbie Hurst, design director. Estab. 1975. Circ. 20,000. Monthly consumer lifestyle magazine with emphasis on home and garden, women, health features and stories of local interest. Accepts previously published artwork. Originals returned to artist at job’s completion. Sample copies available.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 100 illustrators/year. Buys 5 illustrations/year. Works on assignment only. Considers pen & ink, collage, airbrush, acrylic, colored pencil, oil, marker and pastel.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample. Accepts disk submissions. Send EPS files. Samples are filed and are not returned. Publication will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include b&w and color tearsheets and final art. Buys one-time rights. Pays on publication; $300-400 for color cover; $200-500 for b&w or color inside; $100-200 for spots. Finds artists through submissions.

TIPS Sections most open to freelancers are departments and some feature stories.

SACRAMENTO NEWS & REVIEW

1124 Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento CA 95815. (916)498-1234. Fax: (916)498-7920. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.newsreview.com. Contact: Melinda Welsh, editor. Estab. 1989. Circ. 90,000. “An award-winning b&w with 4-color cover alternative newsweekly for the Sacramento area. We combine a commitment to investigative and interpretive journalism with coverage of our area’s growing arts and entertainment scene.” Occasionally accepts previously published artwork. Originals returned at job’s completion. Art guidelines not available.

Also publishes issues in Chico, CA and Reno, NV.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 50 illustrators/year. Buys 1 illustration/issue. Works on assignment only. Features caricatures of celebrities and politicians; humorous, realistic, computer and spot illustrations. Assigns 50% of illustrations to new and emerging illustrators. For cover art, needs themes that reflect content.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Contact via e-mail with link to portfolio website or PDF samples. Send postcard sample or query letter with photocopies, photographs, SASE, slides and tearsheets. Samples are filed. Publication will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys first rights. Pays on acceptance. $75-150 for b&w cover; $150-300 for color cover; $20-75 for b&w inside; $10-40 for spots. Finds artists through submissions.

TIPS “Looking for colorful, progressive styles that jump off the page. Have a dramatic and unique style— not conventional or common.”

SALT HILL LITERARY JOURNAL

Syracuse University, 401 Hall of Languages, Syracuse NY 133244. Website: www.salthilljournal.net. Contact: Art editor. Circ. 1,000. Salt Hill seeks unpublished 2D art—drawings, paintings, photography, mixed media, documentation of 3D art, typographic art diagrams, maps, etc. for its semiannual publication. We offer all colors, shapes, and stripes.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS See website for specifications.

SANDY RIVER REVIEW

University of Maine at Farmington, 238 Main St., Farmington ME 04938. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: studentorgs.umf.maine.edu/~srreview. Contact: Emma Deans, editor (changes each semester); Kelsey Moore, assistant editor. Biannual literary magazine. “The Sandy River Review seeks prose, poetry and art submissions twice a year for our Spring and Fall issues. Most of our art is published in b&w, and must be submitted as 300dpi quality, CMYK color mode, and saved as a TIFF file.

SANTA BARBARA MAGAZINE

25 E. De La Guerra St., Santa Barbara CA 93101-2217. (805)965-5999. Fax: (805)965-7627. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.sbmag.com. Contact: Jennifer Smith Hale, publisher; Alisa Baur, art director; Gina Tolleson, editor. Estab. 1975. Circ. 40,000. Bimonthly 4-color magazine with classic design emphasizing Santa Barbara culture and community. Original artwork returned after publication if requested.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 20 illustrators/year. Works with 2-3 illustrators/year. Buys about 1-3 illustrations/year. Uses freelance artwork mainly for departments. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard, tearsheets or photocopies. To show a portfolio, mail b&w and color art, final reproduction/product and tearsheets; will contact if interested. Buys first rights. Pays on acceptance; approximately $275 for color cover; $175 for color inside. “Payment varies.”

TIPS “Be familiar with our magazine.”

THE SATURDAY EVENING POST

The Saturday Evening Post Society, 1100 Waterway Blvd., Indianapolis IN 46202. (317)634-1100. Website: www.saturdayeveningpost.com. Contact: Emily Johnson, art director. Estab. 1728. Circ. 350,000. Bimonthly general interest, family-oriented magazine focusing on lifestyle, physical fitness, preventive medicine

Ask almost any American if he or she has heard of The Saturday Evening Post, and you will find that many have fond recollections of the magazine from their childhood days. Many readers recall sitting with their families on Saturdays awaiting delivery of their Post subscription in the mail. The Saturday Evening Post has forged a tradition of “forefront journalism.” The Saturday Evening Post continues to stand at the journalistic forefront with its coverage of health, nutrition, and preventive medicine.

CARTOONS Receives 100 batches of cartoons/week. Buys about 30 cartoons/issue. Prefers single-panel with gagline. “We look for cartoons with neat line or tone art. The content should be in good taste, suitable for a general-interest, family magazine. It must not be offensive while remaining entertaining. Review our guidelines online and then review recent issues. Political, violent or sexist cartoons are not used. We need all topics, but particularly medical, health, travel and financial.”

ILLUSTRATION Buys about 3 illustrations/issue. Uses freelance illustration mainly for humorous fiction.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Cartoonists: Mail submissions and SASE to Post Toons, Box 567, Indianapolis IN 46202. Illustrators: Send query letter with brochure showing art style, or résumé and samples. To show a portfolio, mail final art. Buys all rights, “generally. All ideas, sketchwork and illustrative art are handled through commissions only and are thereby controlled by art direction. Do not send original material (drawings, paintings, etc.) or ‘facsimiles’ of material you wish returned. Cannot assume any responsibility for loss or damage.” Responds in 2 months. Pays on publication. Pays cartoonists $125 for b&w line drawings and washes (no prescreened art). Pays illustrators $1,000 for color cover; $450 for color inside; $175 for b&w.

TIPS “Send samples of work published in other publications. Do not send racy or new-wave looks. Review the magazine. It’s clear that 50% of the new artists submitting material have not looked at the magazine.”

THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR

801 N. Quincy St., Suite 700, Arlington VA 22203-1730. (703)528-0753. Fax: (703)841-1543. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.aasa.org. Contact: Liz Griffin, managing editor. Circ. 20,000. Monthly association magazine focusing on education.

CARTOONS Approached by 15 editorial cartoonists/ year. Buys 11 cartoons/year. Prefers editorial/humorous, b&w line drawings only. Humor should be appropriate to a CEO of a school system, not a classroom teacher or parent.”

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 60 illustrators/year. Buys 2-3 illustrations/issue. Has featured illustrations by Ralph Butler, Paul Zwolak, and Heidi Younger. Features spot and computer illustrations. Preferred subjects education K-12 and leadership. Assigns 90% of illustrations to our existing stable of illustrators. Considers all media. Requires willingness to work within tight budget.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Cartoonists: Send photocopies and SASE. Buys one-time rights. Pays on acceptance. Send nonreturnable samples. Samples are filed and not returned. Responds only if interested. Print rights purchased. Pays on publication. Pays illustrators $800 for color cover. Finds illustrators through word of mouth, stock illustration source and Creative Sourcebook.

TIPS Check out our website. Send illustration samples to: Melissa Kelly, Auras Design, 8435 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring MD 20910.

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

415 Madison Ave., New York NY 10017. (212)754-0550. Fax: (212)755-1976. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.sciam.com. Contact: Emily Harrison, photography editor; Edward Bell, art director. Estab. 1845. Circ. 710,000. Monthly 4-color consumer magazine emphasizing scientific information for educated readers, covering geology, astronomy, medicine, technology and innovations.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 100+ illustrators/ year. Buys 15-30 illustrations/issue, mostly sciencerelated, but there are opportunities for editorial art in all media. Assigns illustrations to specialized science illustrators, to well-known editorial illustrators, and to relative newcomers in both areas.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample or e-mail with link to website; follow up in 6 months. Responds only if interested. Portfolio reviews done as time allows. Pays on acceptance; $750-2,000 for color inside; $350-750 for spots.

TIPS “We use all styles of illustration and you do not have to be an expert in science although some understanding certainly helps. The art directors at Scientific American are highly skilled at computer programs, have a broad-based knowledge of science, and closely guide the process. Editors are experts in their field and help with technical backup material. One caveat: content is heavily vetted here for accuracy, so a huge plus on the part of our illustrators is their ability to make changes and corrections cheerfully and in a timely fashion.”

SCOUTING

Boy Scouts of America, 1325 W. Walnut Hill Ln., P.O. Box 152079, Irving TX 75015-2079. Website: scoutingmagazine.org. Estab. 1913. Circ. 1 million. Magazine published 6 times/year covering Scouting activities for adult leaders of the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Venturing. “We use about 4-6 cartoons in each issue. They are normally one-panel, although we occasionally use a one-column vertical three-panel. Humor should be seen through the eyes of adults who are similar to our readers: volunteer leaders and/or parents of Cub Scouts or Boy Scouts. Avoid stereotypes such as dumb housewives, buxom blondes, lady drivers, lazy or dim-witted husbands, as well as common ethnic stereotypes. And especially avoid the stereotype of the fat Scoutmaster leading a brood of young Scouts through the woods. We emphasize more the self-reliance of the Scout and his patrol. Cartoons can feature uniformed Cub Scouts or Boy Scouts, but please be sure that you (1) know what the current uniform looks like, and (2) are familiar with the Scouting program. No smoking, hunting, or cruelty. New settings and situations are appreciated, as we get tired of deserted islands or thirsty men crawling through the desert.”

CARTOONS “Size: 8×10 or 5×7. Paper: White, any weight you are comfortable with. Finish: If you send pencil roughs and we like the idea, you will be contacted to do a finish. However, we prefer finished art in case we want to use a cartoon immediately. Rates: We pay $75 per cartoon for first rights.” Pays on acceptance.

SCRAP

1615 L St. NW, Suite 600, Washington DC 20036-5664. (202)662-8547. Fax: (202)626-0947. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.scrap.org. Contact: Kent Kiser, publisher/editor-in-chief. Estab. 1987. Circ. 8,278. Bimonthly 4-color trade publication that covers all aspects of the scrap recycling industry.

CARTOONS “We occasionally run single-panel cartoons that focus on the recycling theme/business.”

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 100 illustrators/year. Buys 0-2 illustrations/issue. Features realistic illustrations, business/industrial/corporate illustrations and international/financial illustrations. Preferred subjects business subjects. Assigns 10% of illustrations to new and emerging illustrators.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample. Samples are filed. Portfolio review not required. Buys first North American serial rights. Pays on acceptance; $1,200-2,000 for color cover; $300-1,000 for color inside. Finds illustrators through creative sourcebook, mailed submissions, referrals from other editors, and “direct calls to artists whose work I see and like.”

TIPS “We’re always open to new talent and different styles. Our main requirement is the ability and willingness to take direction and make changes if necessary. No prima donnas, please. Send a postcard to let us see what you can do.”

SEA

Duncan McIntosh Co., 17782 Cowan,, Suite A, Irvine CA 92614. (949)660-6150, ext. 253. Fax: (949)660-6172. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.goboatingamerica.com. Contact: Mike Werling, managing editor. Estab. 1908. Circ. 55,000. Monthly 4-color magazine emphasizing recreational boating for owners or users of recreational powerboats, primarily for cruising and general recreation; some interest in boating competition; regionally oriented to 13 Western states. Accepts previously published artwork. Return of original artwork depends upon terms of purchase. Sample copy with SASE and first-class postage.

Also publishes Go Boating magazine.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 20 illustrators/year. Buys 10 illustrations/year mainly for editorial. Considers airbrush, watercolor, acrylic and calligraphy.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send query letter with brochure showing art style. Samples are returned only if requested. Publication will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include tearsheets and cover letter indicating price range. Negotiates rights purchased. Pays on publication; $50 for b&w, $250 for color inside (negotiable).

TIPS “We will accept students for portfolio review with an eye to obtaining quality art at a reasonable price. We will help start career for illustrators and hope that they will remain loyal to our publication.”

SEATTLE MAGAZINE

Tiger Oak Publications Inc., 1518 First Ave. S., Suite 500, Seattle WA 98134. (206)284-1750. Fax: (206)284-2550. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.seattlemagazine.com. Contact: Sue Boylan, art director. Estab. 1992. Circ.45,000. Monthly urban lifestyle magazine serving the Seattle metropolitan area. E-mail art director directly for art guidelines.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by hundreds of illustrators/year. Buys 2 illustrations/issue. Considers all media. “We can scan any type of illustration.”

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Prefers email submissions. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review of color, final art and transparencies if interested. Buys one-time rights. Sends payment on 25th of month of publication. Pays on publication; $150-1,100 for color cover; $50-400 for b $50-1,100 for color inside; $50-400 for spots. Finds illustrators through agents, sourcebooks such as Creative Black Book, LA Workbook, online services, magazines, word of mouth, artist’s submissions, etc.

TIPS “Good conceptual skills are the most important quality that I look for in an illustrator as well as unique skills.”

SEATTLE WEEKLY

Village Voice, 1008 Western Ave., Suite 300, Seattle WA 98104. (206)623-0500. Fax: (206)467-4338.Website: www.seattleweekly.com. Estab. 1976. Circ. 105,000. Weekly consumer magazine with emphasis on local and national issues and arts events. Accepts previously published artwork. Original artwork can be returned at job’s completion if requested, “but you can come and get them if you’re local.” Sample copies available for SASE with first-class postage. Art guidelines not available.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 30-50 freelance illustrators/year. Buys 3 freelance illustrations/issue. Works on assignment only. Prefers “sophisticated themes and styles.”

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send query letter with tearsheets and photocopies. Samples are filed and are not returned. Does not reply, in which case the artists should “revise work and try again.” To show a portfolio, mail b&w and color photocopies; “always leave us something to file.” Buys first rights. Pays on publication; $200-250 for color cover; $60-75 for b&w inside.

TIPS “Give us a sample we won’t forget. A really beautiful mailer might even end up on our wall, and when we assign an illustration, you won’t be forgotten. All artists used must sign contract. Feel free to e-mail for a copy.”

SHEEP MAGAZINE

145 Industrial Dr., Medford WI 54451. (715)785-7979; (800)551-5691. Fax: (715)785-7414. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.sheepmagazine.com. Estab. 1980. Circ. 5,000. Bimonthly publication covering sheep, wool and woolcrafts. Accepts previously published work.

Editorial address: HCR 68 Box 185, Trout WV 24991.

CARTOONS Approached by 30 cartoonists/year. Buys 5 cartoons/year. Considers all themes and styles. Prefers single panel with gagline.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 10 illustrators/year. Buys 5 illustrations/year; no inside color. Considers pen & ink. Features charts & graphs, computer illustration, informational graphics, realistic, medical and spot illustrations. All art should be sheep related.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Cartoonists: Send query letter with brochure and finished cartoons. Illustrators: Send query letter with brochure, SASE and tearsheets. To show a portfolio, mail thumbnails and b&w tearsheets. Buys first rights or all rights. Pays on acceptance. Pays cartoonists $5-15 for b&w. Pays illustrators $75 minimum for b&w.

TIPS “Demonstrate creativity and quality work.”

SHOW-ME PUBLISHING, INC.

P.O. Box 411356, Kansas City MO 64141-1356. (816)842-9994. Fax: (816)474-1111. Website: www.ingramsonline.com. “We publish a regional business magazine (Ingram’s) and several business-to-business publications and websites covering Kansas and Missouri. We require all freelancers to allow us full usage and resale of all work done for our publications and websites.” Has occasional use for graphic designers. Prefers local talent.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send cover letter, résumé, references and samples of work to HR Department. Portfolios are not returned. Do not send original work; send digital files on CD. Pays $20/hour for Internet design.

SIERRA

85 Second St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco CA 94105. (415)977-5500. Fax: (415)977-5799. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.sierraclub.org. Circ. 750,000. Bimonthly consumer magazine featuring environmental and general interest articles.

ILLUSTRATION Buys 8 photos/illustrations/issue. Considers all media. 10% of freelance illustration demands computer skills.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard samples or printed samples, SASE and tearsheets, or link to web portfolio. Samples are filed and are not returned. Responds only if interested. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys one-time rights. Finds illustrators through illustration and design annuals, illustration websites, sourcebooks, submissions, magazines, word of mouth. Submission guidelines available online.

SKIING MAGAZINE

Bonnier Corp., 5720 Flatiron Pkwy., Boulder CO 80301. (303)448-7600. Fax: (303)448-7638. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.skinet.com/skiing. Estab. 1936. Circ. 430,000. Online publication emphasizing instruction, resorts, equipment and personality profiles. For new, intermediate and expert skiers. Published online. Previously published work OK “if we’re notified.” Sponsors summer internships. The internship is roughly 12 weeks long in Boulder, CO. All internships are unpaid. “Duties include working directly with the art director, photo editor and editorial staff on the development of pages from inception to final output, designing and flowing type in a number of our column and regular-section pages, and other design and production-related duties. Our staff is small and candidates will get an intimate knowledge of the day-to-day cycle of publishing a national magazine. We work with the Adobe Creative Suite 3. InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator are all used on a daily basis. Proficiency in InDesign is critical. A passion for the sport of skiing is helpful, but not critical.” Please e-mail résumé, cover letter, and portfolio or link to online portfolio to: [email protected].

CARTOONS Illustrators: Mail art and SASE. Responds immediately. Buys one-time rights. Pays on acceptance; $1,200 for color cover; $150-500 for color inside.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 30-40 freelance illustrators/year. Buys 25 illustrations/year.

TIPS “The best way to break in is an interview and a consistent style portfolio. Then, keep us on your mailing list.”

SKILLSUSA CHAMPIONS

14001 SkillsUSA Way, Leesburg VA 20176. (703)777-8810. Fax: (703)777-8999. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.skillsusa.org/champions. Contact: Tom Hall, editor. Estab. 1965. Circ. 300,000. Quarterly 4-color magazine. “SkillsUSA Champions is primarily a features magazine that provides motivational content by focusing on successful members. SkillsUSA is an organization of more than 300,000 students and teachers in technical, skilled and service careers. Sample copies available.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 4 illustrators/year. Works on assignment only. Prefers positive, youthful, innovative, action-oriented images. Considers pen & ink, watercolor, collage, airbrush and acrylic.

DESIGN Needs freelancers for design. 100% of freelance work demands knowledge of Adobe CS.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample. Designers: Send query letter with brochure. Accepts disks compatible with Illustrator CS5, and InDesign CS53. Send Illustrator and EPS files. Portfolio should include printed samples, b&w and color tearsheets and photographs. Accepts previously published artwork. Originals returned at job’s completion (if requested). Rights purchased vary according to project. Pays on acceptance. Pays illustrators $200-300 for color; $100-300 for spots. Pays designers by the project.

TIPS “Send samples or a brochure. These will be kept on file until illustrations are needed. Don’t call! Fast turnaround helpful. Due to the unique nature of our audience, most illustrations are not re-usable; we prefer to keep art.”

SKIPPING STONES: A MULTICULTURAL LITERARY MAGAZINE

P.O. Box 3939, Eugene OR 97403-0939. (541)342-4956. Fax: Call for number.. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.skippingstones.org. Contact: Arun Toke, editor. Estab. 1988. Circ. 2,200 print, plus web. “We promote multicultural awareness, international understanding, nature appreciation, and social responsibility. We suggest authors not make stereotypical generalizations in their articles. We like when authors include their own experiences, or base their articles on their personal immersion experiences in a culture or country.” Has featured Lori Eslick, Xuan Thu Pham, Soma Han, Jon Bush, Zarouhie Abdalian, Elizabeth Zunon and Najah Clemmons.

CARTOONS Humorous cartoons. Prefers multicultural, social issues, nature/ecology themes. Requests b&w washes and line drawings. Has featured cartoons by Lindy Wojcicki of Florida. Prefers cartoons by youth under age 19.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 100 illustrators/year. Buys 10-20 illustrations/year. Has featured illustrations by Lori Eslick, Sarah Solie, Wisconsin; Alvina Kong, California; Elizabeth Wilkinson, Vermont; Inna Svjatova, Russia; Jon Bush, Massachusetts. Features humorous illustrations, informational graphics, natural history and realistic, authentic illustrations. Preferred subjects children and teens. Prefers pen & ink. Assigns 80% of work to new and emerging illustrators. Recent issues have featured multicultural artists—their life and works.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter or e-mail with photographs (digital JPEGs at 72dpi). Cartoonists: Send b&w photocopies and SASE. Illustrators: Send nonreturnable photocopies and SASE. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Responds in 3 months if interested. Portfolio review not required. Buys first rights, reprint rights. Pays on publication 1-4 copies. No financial reimbursement. Finds illustrators through word of mouth, artists’ promo samples.

TIPS “We are a multicultural magazine for youth and teens. We consider your work as a labor of love that contributes to the education of youth. We publish photoessays on various cultures and countries/ regions of the world in each issue of the magazine to promote international and intercultural (and nature) understanding. Tell us a little bit about yourself, your motivation, goals, and mission.”

SKYDIVING

1725 N. Lexington Ave., DeLand FL 32724. (386)736-9779. Fax: (386)736-9786. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.skydivingmagazine.com. Contact: Sue Clifton, editor. Estab. 1979. Circ. 14,200. Skydiving is a news magazine. Its purpose is to deliver timely, useful and interesting information about the equipment, techniques, events, people and places of parachuting. Our scope is national. Skydiving’s audience spans the entire spectrum of jumpers, from first-jump students to veterans with thousands of skydives. Some readers are riggers with a keen interest in the technical aspects of parachutes, while others are weekend “fun” jumpers who want information to help them make travel plans and equipment purchases. Originals returned at job’s completion if requested. Readers are “sport parachutists worldwide, dealers and equipment manufacturers.” Sample copy available for $3. Photo guidelines free with SASE or online.

CARTOONS Approached by 10 cartoonists/year. Buys 2 cartoons/issue. Has featured cartoons by Craig Robinson. Prefers skydiving themes; single panel, with gagline.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Cartoonists: Send query letter with roughs. Samples are filed. Responds in 2 weeks. Buys one-time rights. Pays $25 for b&w.

SLACK, INC.

6900 Grove Rd., Thorofare NJ 08086-9447. (856)848-1000. Fax: (856)848-6091. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.slackinc.com. Estab. 1960. Publishes 22 medical publications dealing with clinical and lifestyle issues for people in the medical professions. Accepts previously published artwork. Originals returned at job’s completion. Art guidelines not available.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 50 illustrators/year. Buys 2 illustrations/issue. Works on assignment only. Features stylized and realistic illustration; charts & graphs; informational graphics; medical, computer and spot illustration. No cartoons! Assigns 5% of illustrations to well-known or “name” illustrators; 90% to experienced but not well-known illustrators; 5% to new and emerging illustrators. Prefers digital submissions.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with tearsheets, photographs, photocopies, slides and transparencies. Samples are filed and are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Responds to the artist only if interested. To show a portfolio, mail b&w and color tearsheets, slides, photostats, photocopies and photographs. Negotiates rights purchased. Pays on publication; $400-600 for color cover; $100-200 for b&w inside; $100-350 for color inside; $50-150 for spots.

TIPS “Send samples.”

SMART MONEY

1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10036. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.smartmoney.com. Contact: Jack Hough, associate editor. Estab. 1992. Circ. 760,000. Monthly consumer magazine. Originals returned at job’s completion. Sample copies available.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 200-300 illustrators/ year. Buys 10 illustrations/issue. Works on assignment only. Considers pen & ink, airbrush, colored pencil, mixed media, collage, charcoal, watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel and digital.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard-size sample. Samples are filed. Publication will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include tearsheets and photocopies. Buys first and one-time rights. Pays 30 days from invoice; $1,500 for color cover; $400-700 for spots. Finds artists through sourcebooks and submissions.

SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE

Capital Gallery, Suite 6001, MRC 513, P.O. Box 37012, Washington DC 20013-7012. (202)275-2000. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.smithsonianmag.com. Circ. 2,300,000. Monthly consumer magazine exploring lifestyles, cultures, environment, travel and the arts. Smithsonian.com expands on Smithsonian magazine’s in-depth coverage of history, science, nature, the arts, travel, world culture and technology.

Submit proposals online: www.smithsonianmag.com/contact-us/.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by hundreds of illustrators/year. Buys 1-3 illustrations/issue. Illustrations are not the responsibility of authors, but it is helpful to know what photographic possibilities exist regarding your subject. Photographs published in the magazine are usually obtained through assignments, stock agencies or specialized sources. Submission guidelines: www.smithsonianmag.com/contact-us/submission-guidelines.html. Features charts and graphs, informational graphics, humorous, natural history, realistic and spot illustration.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys first rights. Pays on acceptance; $350-$1,200 for color inside. Finds illustrators through agents and word of mouth.

SOAP OPERA WEEKLY

261 Madison Ave., Floor 6, New York NY 10016. Estab. 1989. Circ. 700,000. Weekly 4-color consumer magazine; tabloid format. Original artwork returned at job’s completion.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 50 freelance illustrators/year. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send query letter with brochure and soap-related samples. Samples are filed. Request portfolio review in original query. Publication will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include original/final art. Buys first rights. Pays on acceptance; $2,000 for color cover; $750 for color, full page.

SOLIDARITY MAGAZINE

UAW Solidarity House, 8000 E. Jefferson, Detroit MI 48214. (313)926-5291. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.uaw.org. Published by United Auto Workers. 4-color magazine for “1.3 million member trade union representing U.S., Canadian and Puerto Rican workers in auto, aerospace, agricultural-implement, public employment and other areas.” Contemporary design.

CARTOONS CARRIES “labor/political” cartoons. Payment varies.

ILLUSTRATION Works with 10-12 illustrators/year for posters and magazine illustrations. Interested in graphic designs of publications, topical art for magazine covers with liberal-labor political slant. Looks for “ability to grasp our editorial slant.”

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample or tearsheets and SASE. Samples are filed. Pays $500-600 for color cover; $200-300 for b&w inside; $300-450 for color inside. Graphic Artists Guild members only.

SPIDER

Carus Publishing, 70 E. Lake St., Suite 300, Chicago IL 60601. Website: www.cricketmag.com; www.spidermagkids.com. Contact: Alice Letvin, editorial director; Margaret Mincks, associate editor. Monthly literary and activity magazine for children ages 6-9. Our “bug magazines” accept unsolicited manuscripts. Art guidelines available on website.

See listings for other magazines published by the Cricket Magazine Group: Babybug, Ladybug, Cricket and Cicada.

ILLUSTRATION Buys 20 illustrations/issue; 240 illustrations/year. Uses color artwork only. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send photocopies, photographs or tearsheets to be kept on file. Samples are returned by SASE if requested. Responds in 3 months. Buys all rights. Pays 45 days after acceptance: $750 for color cover; $250 for color full page; $100 for color spots; $50 for b&w spots.

TIPS “Before attempting to illustrate for Spider, be sure to familiarize yourself with this age group, and read several issues of the magazine. Please do not query first.”

SPITBALL: THE LITERARY BASEBALL MAGAZINE

5560 Fox Rd., Cincinnati OH 45239. Website: www.spitballmag.com. Contact: Mike Shannon, editor-in-chief. Estab. 1981. Quarterly 2-color magazine emphasizing baseball, exclusively for “well-educated, literate baseball fans.” Spitball has a regular column called “Brushes With Baseball” that features one artist and his/her work. Chooses artists for whom baseball is a major theme/subject. Prefers to buy at least one work from the artist to keep in its collection. Sometimes prints color material in b&w on cover. Returns original artwork after publication if the work is donated; does not return if purchased. Sample copy available for $6.

CARTOONS Prefers single-panel b&w line drawings with or without gagline. Prefers “old fashioned Sport Magazine/New Yorker type. Please, cartoonists, make them funny, or what’s the point?”

ILLUSTRATION “We need two types of art illustration (for a story, essay or poem) and filler. All work must be baseball-related.” Prefers pen & ink, airbrush, charcoal/pencil and collage. Interested artists should write to find out needs for specific illustration. Buys 3 or 4 illustrations/issue.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Cartoonists: Query with samples of style, roughs and finished cartoons. Illustrators: Send query letter with b&w illustrations or slides. Target samples to magazine’s needs. Samples not filed are returned by SASE. Responds in 1 week. Negotiates rights purchased. Pays on acceptance. Pays cartoonists $10 minimum. Pays illustrators $20-40 for b&w inside.

TIPS “Usually artists contact us and if we hit it off, we form a long-lasting mutual admiration society. Please, you cartoonists out there, drag your bats up to the Spitball plate! We like to use a variety of artists.”

SPORTS AFIELD

Field Sports Publishing, 15621 Chemical Ln., Suite B, Huntington Beach CA 92649. (714)373-4910. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.sportsafield.com. Contact: Jerry Gutierrez, art director. Estab. 1887. Circ. 50,000. Bimonthly magazine. “SA is edited for hunting enthusiasts. We are the oldest outdoor magazine. We cater to the upscale hunting market, especially hunters who travel to exotic destinations like Alaska and Africa. We are not a deer hunting magazine, and we do not cover fishing.”

ILLUSTRATION Hunting/wildlife themes only. Considers all media. Freelancers should be familiar with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample or query letter with photocopies and tearsheets. Accepts disk submissions. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Will contact for portfolio of b&w or color photographs, slides, tearsheets and transparencies if interested. Buys first North American serial rights. Pays on publication; negotiable. Finds illustrators through Black Book, magazines, submissions.

SPORTS ‘N SPOKES

PVA Publications, 2111 E. Highland Ave., Suite 180, Phoenix AZ 85016-4702. (888)888-2201. Fax: (602)224-0507. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.sportsnspokes.com. Contact: Ann Garvey, art and production director. Circ. 15,000. Published 6 times a year. Consumer magazine with emphasis on sports and recreation for the wheelchair user. Accepts previously published artwork. Sample copies for large SASE and $3.00 postage.

CARTOONS Buys 3-5 cartoons/issue. Prefers humorous cartoons; single panel b&w line drawings with or without gagline. Must depict some aspect of wheelchair sport or recreation.

ILLUSTRATION Works on assignment only. Considers pen & ink, watercolor and computer-generated art. 50% of freelance work demands knowledge of Illustrator, QuarkXPress or Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Submission guidelines available online.

TIPS “We have not purchased an illustration or used a freelance designer for many years. We regularly purchase cartoons with wheelchair sports/recreation theme.”

STANFORD MAGAZINE

Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center,, 326 Galvez St., Stanford CA 94305-6105. (650)725-0672. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2011/julaug. Contact: Giorgia Virgili, art director. Estab. 1973. Circ. 105,000. Consumer magazine, “geared toward the alumni of Stanford University. Articles vary from photo essays to fiction to academic subjects.” Accepts previously published artwork. Original artwork is returned at job’s completion. Sample copies available.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 200-300 illustrators/ year. Buys 4-6 illustrations/issue. Works on assignment only. Interested in all styles.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send samples only. Call for appointment to show portfolio. Buys one-time rights. Pays on acceptance.

TIPS “We’re always looking for unique styles, as well as excellent traditional work. We like to give enough time for the artist to produce the piece.”

STONE SOUP

P.O. Box 83, Santa Cruz CA 95063. (831)426-5557. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: stonesoup.com. Circ. 15,000. Bimonthly 4-color magazine with “simple and conservative design” emphasizing writing and art by children. Features adventure, ethnic, experimental, fantasy, humorous and science fiction articles. “We only publish writing and art by children through age 13. We look for artwork that reveals that the artist is closely observing his or her world.” Sample copies available for $4 each. Art guidelines available online.

ILLUSTRATION Buys 12 illustrations/issue. Prefers complete and detailed scenes from real life. All art must be by children ages 8-13.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send query letter with color copies. Samples are not returned. Responds in 1 month. Buys all rights. Pays on publication; $50 for color cover, $25 for color inside, $ 15 for spots.

STRANGE, WEIRD, AND WONDERFUL MAGAZINE

Strange, Weird, and Wonderful Publishing, 313 N. Washington, Smith Center KS 66967-1930. (785)686-4155. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.strangeweirdandwonderful.com. Contact: Sharon Black, editor. Estab. 2007. Circ. 26,530.. Covering horror, fantasy and sci-fi, paranormal fiction and related nonfiction articles and artwork. “Online magazine with 7 stories each quarter and artwork for each story. We also have a rotating editorial and Hey! article by the editors, Sharon Black, DL Russell, Green Watch article, advertisements and awards chosen by the readers. Article each issue by John Minser. The feature story has two artworks, one for the cover and one to introduce the story, illustrated by the same artist.”

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send e-mail with résumé and samples. Samples not kept on file. Portfolio not required.

TIPS “The artwork should entice the reader to want to read the story and our magazine. Our stories are strange, weird and/or wonderful, and we want the artwork to be the same. Always include the story title and author name in the artwork, except on the cover artwork. Submit the artwork by the deadline.”

STRATEGIC FINANCE

10 Paragon Dr., Montvale NJ 07645. (201)474-1558. Fax: (201)474-1603. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.imanet.org and www.strategicfinancemag.com. Contact: Mary Zisk, art director. Estab. 1919. Circ. 58,000. Monthly 4-color emphasizing management accounting for corporate accountants, controllers, chief financial officers, and treasurers. Originals are returned after publication.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 4 illustrators/day. Buys 3 illustrations/issue.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send nonreturnable postcard samples. Prefers financial and corporate themes. Looking for smart concepts and unique technique.

STUDENT LAWYER

ABA Publishing, Law Student Division, American Bar Association, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago IL 60654. (312)988-6049. Fax: (312)988-6081. E-mail: Student [email protected]. Website: www.abanet.org/lsd/studentlawyer. Contact: Angela Gwizdala, editor. Estab. 1972. Circ. 40,000. Trade journal, 4-color, emphasizing legal education and social/legal issues. “Student Lawyer is a legal affairs magazine published by the Law Student Division of the American Bar Association. It is not a legal journal. It is a features magazine, competing for a share of law students’ limited spare time—so the articles we publish must be informative, lively, good reads. We have no interest whatsoever in anything that resembles a footnoted, academic article. We are interested in professional and legal education issues, sociolegal phenomena, legal career features, and profiles of lawyers who are making an impact on the profession.” Monthly (September-May). Original artwork is returned to the artist after publication.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 20 illustrators/year. Buys 8 illustrations/issue. Has featured illustrations by Sean Kane and Jim Starr. Features realistic, computer and spot illustration. Assigns 50% of illustrations to experienced but not well-known illustrators; 50% to new and emerging illustrators. Needs editorial illustration with an “innovative, intelligent style.” Works on assignment only. Needs computer-literate freelancers for illustration. No cartoons please.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard sample, brochure, tearsheets and printed sheet with a variety of art images (include name and phone number). Samples are filed. Call for appointment to show portfolio of final art and tearsheets. Buys one-time rights. Pays on acceptance. $500-800 for color cover; $450-650 for color inside; $150-350 for spots.

TIPS “In your samples, show a variety of styles with an emphasis on editorial work.”

SUB-TERRAIN MAGAZINE

P.O. Box 3008, MPO, Vancouver BC V6B 3X5, Canada. (604)876-8710. Fax: (604)879-2667. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.subterrain.ca. Contact: Brian Kaufman, editor-in-chief. Estab. 1988. Published 3 times a year. Full color literary magazine featuring contemporary literature of all genres. “We have changed our method of assigning illustrations. We now use a single illustrator for each issue (a “featured” artist) and the artists are commissioned by invitation only.”

CARTOONS Prefers single panel cartoons.

ILLUSTRATION Assigns 50% of illustrations to new and emerging illustrators.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Willing to view artist portfolios online. Send links to your website or submit a few sample JPEGs. Responds if interested. Portfolio review not required. Buys first rights, first North American serial rights, one-time rights or reprint rights. Pays $50-150 (Canadian), plus contributor copies.

TIPS “Take the time to look at an issue of the magazine to get an idea of the kind of material we publish.”

SUN VALLEY MAGAZINE

Valley Publishing, LLC, 111 First Ave. N. #1M, Meriwether Building, Hailey ID 83333. (208)788-0770.Fax: (208)788-3881. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.sunvalleymag.com. Contact: Robin Leahy, art director. Estab. 1973. Circ. 17,000. Consumer magazine published 3 times/year, “ highlighting the activities and lifestyles of people of the Wood River Valley.” Sample copies available. Art guidelines free for #10 SASE with first-class postage.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 10 illustrators/year. Buys 3 illustrations/issue. Prefers forward, cutting edge styles. Considers all media.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send query letter with SASE. Accepts disk submissions compatible with Macintosh, and/or InDesign. Send EPS files. Samples are filed. Does not report back. Artist should call. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review of b&w, color, final art, photostats, roughs, slides, tearsheets and thumbnails if interested. Buys first rights. Pays on publication; $350 cover; $80-240 inside.

TIPS “Read our magazine. Send ideas for illustrations and examples.”

T+D

1640 King St., Box 1443, Alexandria VA 22313-2043. (800)628-2783. E-mail: [email protected]. Contact: Ann Pace, associate editor. Estab. 1945. Circ. 40,000. Monthly trade journal magazine that covers training and development in all fields of business. Accepts previously published artwork. Original artwork is returned at job’s completion. Art guidelines not available.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 20 freelance illustrators/year. Buys a limited number of freelance illustrations per issue. Works on assignment only. Has featured illustrations by Alison Seiffer, James Yang and Riccardo Stampatori. Features humorous, realistic, computer and spot illustration. Assigns 10% of work to new and emerging illustrators. Prefers sophisticated business style. Considers collage, pen & ink, airbrush, acrylic, oil, mixed media, pastel.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample. Accepts disks compatible with Illustrator 9, FreeHand 5.0, Photoshop 5. Send EPS, JPEG or TIFF files. Use 4-color (process) settings only. Samples are filed. Responds to the artist only if interested. Write for appointment to show portfolio of tearsheets, slides. Buys one-time rights or reprint rights. Pays on publication; $700-1,200 for color cover; $350 for b&w inside; $350-800 for color inside; $800-1,000 for 2-page spreads; $100-300 for spots.

TIPS “Send more than one image if possible. Do not keep sending the same image. Try to tailor your samples to the art director’s needs if possible.”

TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE

2531 Landmark Dr., Suite 101, Clearwater FL 33761. (727)791-4800. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: tampabaymagazine.com. Estab. 1986. Circ. 40,000. Bimonthly local lifestyle magazine with upscale readership. Accepts previously published artwork. Sample copy available for $4.50. Submission guidelines available online.

CARTOONS Approached by 30 cartoonists/year. Buys 6 cartoons/issue. Prefers single-panel color washes with gagline.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 100 illustrators/ year. Buys 5 illustrations/issue. Prefers happy, stylish themes. Considers watercolor, collage, airbrush, acrylic, marker, colored pencil, oil and mixed media.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Cartoonists: Send query letter with finished cartoon samples. Illustrators: Send query letter with photographs and transparencies. Samples are not filed and are returned by SASE if requested. To show a portfolio, mail color tearsheets, slides, photocopies, finished samples and photographs. Buys one-time rights. Pays on publication. Pays cartoonists $15 for b&w, $20 for color. Pays illustrators $150 for color cover; $75 for color inside.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF STOCKS & COMMODITIES

Technical Analysis, Inc., 4757 California Ave., SW, Seattle WA 98116. (206)938-0570. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.traders.com. Estab. 1982. Circ. 65,000. Monthly traders’ magazine for stocks, bonds, futures, commodities, options, mutual funds. Sample copies available for $5 each. Art guidelines on website.

This magazine has received several awards, including the Step by Step Design Annual, American Illustration IX, XXIII, XIV, NYSociety of Illustrators Annuals 40, 46, 48, 49.separate listing for Technical Analysis, Inc., in the Book Publishers section.)

CARTOONS Approached by 10 cartoonists/year. Buys 1-4 cartoons/issue. Prefers humorous cartoons, single-panel b&w line drawings with gagline.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 100 illustrators/year. Buys 6 illustrations/issue. Works on assignment only. Features humorous, realistic, computer (occasionally) and spot illustrations.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Cartoonists: Send query letter with finished cartoons (nonreturnable copies only) or e-mail. Illustrators: Send e-mail JPEGs, brochure, tearsheets, photographs, photocopies, photostats, slides. Accepts disk submissions compatible with any Adobe products (TIFF or EPS files). Samples are filed and are not returned. E-mail portfolio for review if interested. Portfolio should include b&w and color art, slides, photostats, photocopies, final art and photographs. Buys one-time rights and reprint rights. Pays on publication. Pays cartoonists $35 for b&w. Pays illustrators $135-350 for color cover; $165-220 for color inside; $105-150 for b&w inside. Accepts previously published artwork.

TIPS “Looking for creative, imaginative and conceptual types of illustration that relate to articles’ concepts. Also interested in caricatures with market charts and computers. If I’m interested, I will call.”

TEXAS MEDICINE

401 W. 15th St., Austin TX 78701. (800)880-1300, ext. 1383. Fax: (512)370-1300. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.texmed.org. Contact: Larry BeSaw, editorial contact. Circ. 35,000. Monthly trade journal published by Texas Medical Association for the statewide Texas medical profession. Sample copies and art guidelines available.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 30-40 illustrators/ year. Buys 4-6 illustrations/issue. Prefers medical themes. Considers all media.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample or query letter with photocopies. Accepts disk submissions of EPS or TIFF files for QuarkXPress 3.32. Samples are filed and are not returned. Responds only if interested. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review of b&w, color, final art, photographs, photostats, tearsheets or transparencies if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project. Pays on publication. Payment varies; $350 for spots. Finds artists through agents, magazines and submissions.

TEXAS MONTHLY

Emmis Publishing LP, P.O. Box 1569, Austin TX 78767-1569. (512)320-6900. Fax: (512)476-9007. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.texasmonthly.com. Contact: Jake Silverstein, editor; Leslie Baldwin, photo editor; Scott Dadich, art director. Estab. 1973. Circ. 300,000. Texas Monthly is edited for the urban Texas audience and covers the state’s politics, sports, business, culture and changing lifestyles. It contains lengthy feature articles, reviews and interviews, and presents critical analysis of popular books, movies and plays. Accepts previously published artwork. Originals are returned to artist at job’s completion.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by hundreds of illustrators/year. Works on assignment only. Considers all media.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Art/graphic design illustrators: Send postcard sample of work or an e-mail with link to your website. Appropriate samples are filed or returned by SASE if requested by artist. Fees vary based on size and complexity of illustration.

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE

4200 Smith School Rd., Building D, Austin TX 78744. (512)389-8793. Fax: (512)707-1913. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.tpwmagazine.com. Contact: Louie Bond, editor; Andres Carrasco, art director; Brandon Jakobeit, assistant art director. Estab. 1942. Circ. 150,000. Monthly magazine “containing information on state parks, wildlife conservation, hunting and fishing, environmental awareness.” Sample copies for #10 SASE with first-class postage. I

LLUSTRATION 100% of freelance illustration.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample. Samples are not filed and are not returned. Responds only if interested. Buys one-time rights. Pays on publication; negotiable. Finds illustrators through magazines, word of mouth, artist’s submissions.

TIPS “Read our magazine.”

THRASHER

High Speed Productions, P.O. Box 884570, San Francisco CA 94188-4570. (415)822-3083. Fax: (415)822-8359. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.thrashermagazine.com. Estab. 1981. Circ. 200,000. Monthly 4-color magazine. “Thrasher is the dominant publication devoted to the latest in extreme youth lifestyle, focusing on skateboarding, snowboarding, new music, videogames, etc.” Originals returned at job’s completion. Sample copies for SASE with first-class postage. Art guidelines available online. Needs computer-literate freelancers for illustration. Freelancers should be familiar with Illustrator or Photoshop.

CARTOONS Approached by 100 cartoonists/year. Has featured illustrations by Mark Gonzales and Robert Williams. Prefers skateboard, snowboard, music, youth-oriented themes. Assigns 100% of illustrations to new and emerging illustrators.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 100 illustrators/year. Prefers themes surrounding skateboarding/skateboarders, snowboard/music (rap, hip hop, metal) and characters and commentary of an extreme nature. Prefers pen & ink, collage, airbrush, marker, charcoal, mixed media and computer media (Mac format).

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Cartoonists: Send query letter with brochure and roughs. Illustrators: Send query letter with brochure, résumé, SASE, tearsheets, photographs and photocopies. Publication will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include b&w and color tearsheets, photocopies and photographs. Rights purchased vary according to project. Negotiates payment for covers. Sometimes requests work on spec before assigning job. Pays on publication. Pays cartoonists $50 for b&w, $75 for color. Pays illustrators $75 for b&w, $100 for color inside.

TIPS “Send finished quality examples of relevant work with a bio/intro/résumé that we can keep on file and update contact info. Artists sometimes make the mistake of submitting examples of work inappropriate to the content of the magazine. Buy/borrow/steal an issue and do a little research. Read it. Desktop publishing is now sophisticated enough to replace all high-end prepress systems. Buy a Mac. Use it. Live it.”

TIKKUN

2342 Shattuck Ave., Suite 1200, Berkeley CA 94704. (510)644-1200. Fax: (510)644-1255. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.tikkun.org. Estab. 1986. Circ. 70,000. Bimonthly Jewish critique of politics, culture and society; includes articles regarding Jewish and non-Jewish issues, left-of-center politics.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 50-100 illustrators/ year. Buys 10-12 illustrations/issue. Features symbolic and figurative illustration and political cartoons in color and b&w. Assigns 90% of illustrations to experienced, but not well known illustrators; 10% to new and emerging illustrators. Prefers line drawings.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Prefers electronic submissions. E-mail web link or JPEGs. Do not send originals; unsolicited artwork will not be returned. Accepts previously published material. Often we hold onto line drawings for last-minute use. Pays on publication. Buys one-time rights.

TIPS Prefers art with progressive religious and ethical themes. “We invite you to send us a sample of a Tikkun article we’ve printed, showing how you would have illustrated it.”

TIME

Time/Life Building, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10020. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.time.com. Contact: Art director. Estab. 1923. Circ. 4,034,000. Weekly magazine covering breaking news, national and world affairs, business news, societal and lifestyle issues, culture and entertainment.

ILLUSTRATION Considers all media.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard sample, printed samples, photocopies or other appropriate samples. Accepts disk submissions. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Buys first North American serial rights. Payment is negotiable. Finds artists through sourcebooks and illustration annuals.

THE TOASTMASTER

Toastmasters International, P.O. Box 9052, Mission Viejo CA 92690-9052. (949)858-8255. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.toastmasters.org. Contact: Susan Campbell, art director. Estab. 1933. Circ. 235,000 in 11,700 clubs worldwide. Monthly trade journal for association members. “Language, public speaking, communication are our topics.” Accepts previously published artwork. Originals returned at job’s completion. Sample copies available.

ILLUSTRATION Buys 6 illustrations/issue. Works on assignment only. Prefers communications themes. Considers watercolor and collage.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample. Accepts disk submissions. Samples are filed or returned by SASE if requested by artist. Responds to the artist only if interested. Portfolio should include tearsheets and photocopies. Negotiates rights purchased. Pays on acceptance; $500 for color cover; $50-200 for b&w, $100-250 for color inside.

TODAY’S PARENT

Rogers Media, Inc., One Mt. Pleasant Rd., 8th Floor, Toronto ON M4Y 2Y5, Canada. (416)764-2883. Fax: (416)764-2894. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.todaysparent.com. Contact: Jackie Shipley, art director. Circ. 175,000. Monthly parenting magazine. Sample copies available.

ILLUSTRATION Send query letter with printed samples, photocopies or tearsheets.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send follow-up postcard sample every year. Accepts disk submissions. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review of b&w and color photographs, slides, tearsheets and transparencies if interested. Buys first rights. Pays on acceptance, $100-300 for b&w and $250-800 for color inside. Pays $400 for spots. Finds illustrators through magazines, submissions and word of mouth.

TIPS Looks for “good conceptual skills and skill at sketching children and parents.”

TRAINING MAGAZINE

P.O. Box 247, Excelsior MN 55331. (516)524-3504. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.trainingmag.com. Contact: Lorri Freifeld, editor-in-chief. Estab. 1964. Circ. 45,000. 4-color trade journal published 6 times/year covering job-related training and education in business and industry, both theory and practice, for audience training directors, personnel managers, sales and data processing managers, general managers, etc. Sample copies available with SASE and first-class postage.

ILLUSTRATION Works on assignment only. Prefers themes that relate directly to business and training. Styles are varied. Considers pen & ink, airbrush, mixed media, watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel and collage.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard sample, tearsheets or photocopies. Accepts disk submissions. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Buys first rights or one-time rights. Pays on acceptance. Pays illustrators $1,500 for color cover; $500 for color inside; $100 for spots.

TIPS “Show a wide variety of work in different media and with different subject matter.”

TRAINS

Kalmbach Publishing Co., P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha WI 53187-1612. (262)796-8776. Fax: (262)796-1142. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.trainsmag.com. Tom Danneman, art director. Contact: Jim Wrinn, editor. Estab. 1940. Circ. 133,000. Monthly magazine about trains, train companies, tourist RR, latest railroad news. Art guidelines available online.

Kalmbach Publishing also publishes Classic Toy Trains, Astronomy, Finescale Modeler, Model Railroader, Model Retailer, Classic Trains, Bead and Button, Birder’s World.

ILLUSTRATION 100% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of Photoshop CS 5.0, Illustrator CS 8.0.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send query letter with printed samples, photocopies and tearsheets. Accepts disk submissions (opticals) or CDs, using programs above. Samples are filed. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review of color tearsheets if interested. Buys one-time rights. Pays on publication.

TIPS “Quick turnaround and accurately built files are a must.”

TRAVEL + LEISURE

1120 Sixth Ave., 10th Floor, New York NY 10036-6700. (212)382-5600. Website: www.travelandleisure.com. Contact: Bernard Scharf, creative director; Nora Sheehan, art director. Monthly magazine emphasizing travel, resorts, dining and entertainment. Original artwork returned after publication. Art guidelines with SASE.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 250-350 illustrators/ year. Buys 1-15 illustrations/issue. Interested in travel and leisure-related themes. “Illustrators are selected by excellence and relevance to the subject.” Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Provide samples and business card to be kept on file for future assignment. Responds only if interested. E-mail form for queries available online. In most cases these are responded to the quickest.

TIPS No cartoons.

TREASURY & RISK

475 Park Ave. S., Room 601, New York NY 10016-6901. Website: www.treasuryandrisk.com. Contact: Donna Miskin, editor-in-chief. Circ. 50,000. Monthly trade publication for financial/CFO-treasurers. Sample copies available on request.

ILLUSTRATION Buys 45-55 illustrations/year. Features business computer illustration, humorous illustration and spot illustrations. Prefers electronic media. Assigns 25% of illustrations to new and emerging illustrators. Freelance artists should be familiar with Illustrator and Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard sample. After introductory mailing, send follow-up postcard sample every 3 months. Accepts e-mail submissions with link to website and image file. Prefers Mac-compatible JPEG files. Responds only if interested. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include color and tearsheets. Pays illustrators $1,000-1,200 for color cover; $400 for spots; $500 for ½ page color inside; $650 for full page; $800 for spread. Buys first rights, one-time rights, reprint rights and all rights. Finds freelancers through agents, submissions, magazines and word of mouth.

TRIQUARTERLY

School of Continuing Studies, Northwestern University, 339 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago IL 60611-3008. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.triquarterly.org. Contact: Editor. Estab. 1964. Circ. 5,000. TriQuarterly literary magazine is “dedicated to publishing writing and graphics which are fresh, adventurous, artistically challenging and never predictable.” Originals returned at job’s completion.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 10-20 illustrators/ year. Considers only work that can be reproduced in b&w as line art or screen for pages; all media; 4-color for cover.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send query letter with SASE, tearsheets, photographs or photocopies. Samples are filed or are returned in 3 months (if SASE is supplied). Publication will contact artist if interested. Buys first rights. Pays on publication; $300 for b&w/color cover; $20 for b&w inside.

TURTLE MAGAZINE

1100 Waterway Blvd., Indianapolis IN 46202. (317)634-1100. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.turtlemag.org. Estab. 1979. Circ. 300,000. Emphasizes health, nutrition, exercise and safety for children 2-5 years. Published 6 times/year; 4-color. Original artwork not returned after publication. Sample copy for $1.75; art guidelines with SASE and first-class postage. Needs computer-literate freelancers familiar with Macromedia FreeHand and Photoshop for illustrations.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 100 illustrators/year. Works with 20 illustrators/year. Buys 15-30 illustrations/issue. Interested in “stylized, humorous, realistic and cartooned themes; also nature and health.” Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send query letter with good photocopies and tearsheets. Accepts disk submissions. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Portfolio review not required. Buys all rights. Pays on publication: $275 for color cover, $35-90 for b&w inside, $70-155 for color inside, $35-70 for spots. Finds most artists through samples received in mail.

TIPS “Familiarize yourself with our magazine and other children’s publications before you submit any samples. The samples you send should demonstrate your ability to support a story with illustration.”

TV GUIDE

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., 1211 Avenue of the Americas, 4th Floor, New York NY 10036. (212)852-7500. Fax: (212)852-7470. Website: www.tvguide.com. Contact: Catherine Suhocki, associate art director. Estab. 1953. Circ. 9,097,762. Weekly consumer magazine for television viewers. Has featured illustrations by Mike Tofanelli and Toni Persiani.

Focuses on all aspects of network, cable, and pay television programming and how it affects and reflects audiences.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 200 illustrators/year. Buys 50 illustrations/year. Considers all media.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample. Samples are filed. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review of color tearsheets if interested. Negotiates rights purchased. Pays on acceptance; $1,500-4,000 for color cover; $1,000-2,000 for full page color inside; $200-500 for spots. Finds artists through sourcebooks, magazines, word of mouth, submissions.

UNMUZZLED OX

105 Hudson St., New York NY 10013. (212)226-7170. Contact: Michael Andre, editor. Estab. 1971. Circ. Varies depending on format (5,000-20,000). Emphasizes poetry, stories, some visual arts (graphics, drawings, photos) for poets, writers, artists, musicians and interested others; b&w with 2-color cover and “classy” design. Sample copy available for $14 (book-quality paperback form).

ILLUSTRATION Uses “several” illustrations/issue. Themes vary according to issue.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Cartoonists: Send query letter with copies. No payment for cartoons. Illustrators: Send query letter and “anything you care to send” to be kept on file for possible future assignments. Return of original artwork after publication “depends on work; artist should send SASE.” Responds in 10 weeks.

TIPS Magazine readers and contributors are “highly sophisticated and educated”; artwork should be geared to this market. “Really, Ox is part of the New York art world. We publish ‘art,’ not illustration.”

UROLOGY TIMES

24950 Country Club Blvd., North Olmsted OH 44070. (440)891-2708. Fax: (440)891-2643. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.urologytimes.com. Contact: Peter Seltzer, group art director. Estab. 1972. Circ. 10,000. Monthly trade publication. The leading news source for urgologists. Art guidelines available.

ILLUSTRATION Buys 6 illustrations/year. Has featured illustrations by DNA Illustrations, Inc. Assigns 25% of illustrations to new and emerging illustrators. 90% of freelance work demands computer skills. Freelancers should be familiar with Illustrator, Photoshop. E-mail submissions accepted with link to website. Prefers TIFF, JPEG, GIF, EPS. Samples are filed. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include finished art and tearsheets. Pays on publication. Buys multiple rights. Finds freelancers through artists’ submissions.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample with photocopies.

US AIRWAYS MAGAZINE

Pace Communications, 1301 Carolina St., Greensboro NC 27401 . E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.usairwaysmag.com. Contact: Holly Holliday, art director. Estab. 2006. Circ. 441,000. Inflight magazine for national airline. Does not accept freelance submissions for art or editorial.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 100 illustrators/year. Works on assignment only. Prefers editorial illustration in airbrush, mixed media, colored pencil, watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel, collage and calligraphy. Needs computer-literate illustrators familiar with Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress and FreeHand. Assigns 95% of illustrations to experienced, but not well-known illustrators.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with color brochure showing art style and tearsheets. Looks for the “ability to intelligently grasp idea behind story and illustrate it. Likes crisp, clean colorful styles.” Accepts disk submissions of EPS files. Samples are filed. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Sometimes requests work on spec. Buys onetime rights. Pays on publication.

TIPS “Send lots of good-looking color tearsheets that we can keep on hand for reference. If your work interests us we will contact you. In your portfolio, show examples of editorial illustration for other magazines, good conceptual illustrations and a variety of subject matter. Often artists don’t send enough of a variety of illustrations; it’s much easier to determine if an illustrator is right for an assignment if we have a complete grasp of the full range of abilities. Send high-quality illustrations and show specific interest in our publication.”

UTNE READER

12 N. 12th St., Suite 400, Minneapolis MN 55403. (612)338-5040. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.utne.com. Contact: Stephanie Glaros, art director. Estab. 1984. Circ. 250,000. Bimonthly digest featuring articles and reviews from the best of alternative media; independently published magazines, newsletters, books, journals and websites. Topics covered include national and international news, history, art, music, literature, science, education, economics and psychology.

Utne Reader seeks to present a lively diversity of illustration and photography “voices.” We welcome artistic samples which exhibit a talent for interpreting editorial content.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS “We are always on the lookout for skilled artists with a talent for interpreting editorial content, and welcome examples of your work for consideration. Because of our small staff, busy production schedule, and the volume of samples we receive, however, we ask that you read and keep in mind the following guidelines. We ask that you not call or e-mail seeking feedback, or to check if your package has arrived. We wish we could be more generous in this regard, but we simply don’t have the staff or memory capacity to recall what has come in (SASEs and reply cards will be honored). Send samples that can be quickly viewed and tacked to a bulletin board. Single-sided postcards are preferred. Make sure to include a link to your online portfolio so we can easily view more samples of your work. DO NOT SEND cover letters, résumés, and gallery or exhibition lists. Be assured, if your art strikes us as a good fit for the magazine, we will keep you in mind for assignments. Clearly mark your full name, address, phone number, website address and e-mail address on everything you send. Please do not send original artwork or original photographs of any kind.”

VALLUM: CONTEMPORARY POETRY

P.O. Box 598, Victoria Station, Montreal QC H3Z 2Y6, Canada. (514)937-8946. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.vallummag.com. Estab. 2001. Circ. 3,200. Poetry/fine arts magazine published twice/year. Publishes exciting interplay of poets and artists. Sample copies available for $9 Canadian/$7.95 U.S. Submission guidelines available online.

ILLUSTRATION Seeking exciting color cover art for magazine with international distribution. Has featured illustrations by Danielle Borisoff, Allen Martian-Vandever, Barbara Legowski, Sandy Wheaton, Charles Weiss and others. Interested in b&w art for inside the magazine, though color art is also accepted.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send art submissions or query letter with brochure, photographs, résumé, samples. After introductory mailing, send follow-up postcard every 6 months. Material is not filed but is returned by SASE. Pays honorarium upon publication. Buys first North American serial rights.

VANITY FAIR

Conde Nast, 4 Times Square, 7th Floor, New York NY 10036. (212)286-2860. Fax: (212)286-7036. Website: www.vanityfair.com. Contact: Art director. Estab. 1983. Circ. 1.1 million. Monthly consumer magazine. Does not use previously published artwork. Original artwork returned at job’s completion. 100% of freelance design work demands knowledge of QuarkXPress and Photoshop.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by “hundreds” of illustrators/year. Buys 3-4 illustrations/issue. Works on assignment only. “Mostly uses artists under contract.”

VEGETARIAN JOURNAL

P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore MD 21203-1463. (410)366-8343. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.vrg.org. Contact: Debra Wasserman, editor. Estab. 1982. Circ. 20,000. Quarterly nonprofit vegetarian magazine that examines the health, ecological and ethical aspects of vegetarianism. “Highly educated audience including health professionals.” Accepts previously published artwork. Originals returned at job’s completion upon request. Sample copies available for $3.

CARTOONS Approached by 4 cartoonists/year. Buys 1 cartoon/issue. Prefers humorous cartoons with an obvious vegetarian theme; single panel b&w line drawings.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 20 illustrators/year. Buys 6 illustrations/issue. Works on assignment only. Prefers strict vegetarian food scenes (no animal products). Considers pen & ink, watercolor, collage, charcoal and mixed media.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Cartoonists: Send query letter with roughs. Illustrators: Send query letter with photostats. Samples are not filed and are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Responds in 2 weeks. Portfolio review not required. Rights purchased vary according to project. Pays on acceptance. Pays cartoonists $25 for b&w. Pays illustrators $25-50 for b&w/color inside. Finds artists through word of mouth and job listings in art schools.

TIPS Areas most open to freelancers are recipe section and feature articles. “Review magazine first to learn our style. Send query letter with photocopy sample of line drawings of food.”

VERMONT MAGAZINE

P.O. Box 900, Arlington VT 05250-0900. (802)375-1366. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.vermontmagazine.com. Contact: Philip R.Jordan, editor. Estab. 1989. Circ. 50,000. Bimonthly regional publication “aiming to explore what life in Vermont is like—its politics, social issues and scenic beauty.” Delivers a blend of historic, traditional and contemporary Vermont in extraordinary words and exceptional photographs, with a new issue published every 2months and an annual special issue, Weddings, that has become a definitive planning guide. Sample copies and art guidelines available with SASE and first-class postage.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 100-150 illustrators/ year. Buys 2-3 illustrations/issue. Works on assignment only. Features humorous, realistic, computer and spot illustration. “Particularly interested in creativity and uniqueness of approach.” Considers pen & ink, watercolor, colored pencil, oil, charcoal, mixed media and pastel. Assigns 50% of illustrations to experienced but not well-known illustrators; 50% to new and emerging illustrators.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with tearsheets, “something I can keep.” Materials of interest are filed. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include final art and tearsheets. Buys one-time rights. Considers buying second rights (reprint rights) to previously published work. Pays $400 maximum for color cover; $75-150 for b&w inside; $75-350 for color inside; $300-500 for 2-page spreads; $50-75 for spots. Finds artists mostly through submissions/self-promos and from other art directors.

VERSAL

Postbus 3865, Amsterdam 1054 EJ, The Netherlands. +31 (0)63 433 8875. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.wordsinhere.com. Contact: Shayna Schapp, assistant art editor (artists); Megan Garr, editor (writers and designers). Estab. 2002. Circ. 650. “Versal, published each May by wordsinhere, is the only literary magazine of its kind in the Netherlands and publishes new poetry, prose and art from around the world. Versal and the writers behind it are also at the forefront of a growing translocal European literary scene, which includes exciting communities in Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin. Versal seeks work that is urgent, involved and unexpected.”

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Submission guidelines online. Samples not kept on file. Portfolio not required. Credit line is given. Work accepted by submission period (September-January).

TIPS “After reviewing the journal, if you are interested in what we’re doing and would like to get involved, please send a query and CV to editor Megan Garr at [email protected]. Artists submitting to Versal must follow our submission guidelines online and submit during our review period, September-January. Others interested in helping should always send an inquiry with a cover letter and CV. Please do not submit images of artwork via e-mail.”

VIM & VIGOR

1010 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix AZ 85014-2601. (602)395-5850. Fax: (602)395-5853. E-mail: [email protected]. Contact: Susan Knight, senior art director; Randi Karabin, creative director. Estab. 1985. Circ. 800,000. Quarterly consumer magazine focusing on health. Originals returned at job’s completion. Sample copies available. Art guidelines available.

The company publishes many other titles as well.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 100 illustrators/year. Buys 10 illustrations/issue. Works on assignment only. Considers mixed media, collage, charcoal, acrylic, oil, pastel and computer.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample with tearsheets and online portfolio/website information. Accepts disk submissions. Samples are filed. Rights purchased vary according to project. Pays on acceptance. Finds artists through agents, Web sourcebooks, word of mouth and submissions.

VIRGINIA TOWN & CITY

P.O. Box 12164, Richmond VA 23241. (804)649-8471.Fax: (804)343-3758. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.vml.org. Contact: David Parsons, editor.Estab. 1965.

CARTOONS “Currently none appear, but we would use cartoons focusing on local government problems and issues.”

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Publication will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project. Pays on acceptance. Pays $25 for b&w. Pays illustrators $50-75 for b&w and $55 for color cover; $25-45 for b&w and $35 for color inside.

TIPS “We occasionally need illustrations of local government services. For example, police, firefighters, education, transportation, public works, utilities, cable TV, meetings, personnel management, taxes, etc. Usually b&w. Illustrators who can afford to work or sell for our low fees, and who can provide rapid turnaround should send samples of their style and information on how we can contact them.”

VOGUE PATTERNS

120 Broadway, 34th Floor, New York NY 10271. Email: [email protected] or via online contact form. Website: www.voguepatterns.com. Manufacturer of clothing patterns with the Vogue label. Uses freelance artists mainly for fashion illustration for the Vogue Patterns catalog and editorial illustration for Vogue Patterns magazine. “The nature of catalog illustration is specialized; every button, every piece of top-stitching has to be accurately represented. Editorial illustration assigned for our magazine should have a looser editorial style. We are open to all media.”

ILLUSTRATION Assigns 18 editorial illustration jobs and 100-150 fashion illustration jobs/year. Looking for “sophisticated modern fashion and intelligent creative and fresh editorial.”

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send query letter with résumé, tearsheets, slides or photographs. Samples not filed are returned by SASE. Call or write for appointment to drop-off portfolio. Pays for design by the hour, illustration by the project.

TIPS “Drop off comprehensive portfolio with a current business card and sample. Make sure name is on outside of portfolio. When a job becomes available, we will call illustrator to view portfolio again.”

WASHINGTON CITY PAPER

2390 Champlain St., NW, Washington DC 20009. (202)332-2100. Fax: (202)332-8500. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.washingtoncitypaper.com. Contact: Michael Schaffer, editor. Estab. 1981. Circ. 95,000. Weekly tabloid “distributed free in DC and vicinity. We focus on investigative reportage, arts, and general interest stories with a local slant.” Art guidelines not available.

CARTOONS Only accepts weekly features, no spots or op-ed style work.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 100-200 illustrators/year. Buys 2-8 illustrations/issue. Has featured illustrations by Michael Kupperman, Peter Hoey, Greg Houston, Joe Rocco, Susie Ghahremani, and Robert Meganck. Features caricatures of politicians; humorous illustration; informational graphics; computer and spot illustration. Considers all media, if the results do well in b&w.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send query letter with printed or e-mailed samples, photocopies or tearsheets. Art director will contact artist for more if interested. Buys first-rights. Pays on publication which is usually pretty quick. Pays cartoonists $25 minimum for b&w. Pays illustrators $110 minimum for b&w cover; $220 minimum for color cover; $85 minimum for inside. Finds illustrators mostly through submissions.

TIPS “We are a good place for freelance illustrators, we use a wide variety of styles, and we’re willing to work with beginning illustrators. We like illustrators who are good on concept and can work fast if needed. We avoid cliché D.C. imagery such as the Capitol and monuments.”

WASHINGTON FAMILY MAGAZINE

485 Spring Park Pl., Suite 550, Herndon VA 20170. (877)330-1385. Fax: (703)318-5509. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.washingtonfamily.com. Estab. 1991. Circ. 100,000. Monthly consumer parenting magazine. Art guidelines available by e-mail.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 100 illustrators/year. Features computer illustration. Preferred subjects: children, families, women. Prefers bright colors with process colors of no more than 2 color mixes. Freelancers should be familiar with PageMaker, Illustrator, Photoshop. E-mail submissions not accepted. Prefers JPEG, high-res. Samples are filed. Portfolio not required. Pays illustrators 100 for color cover. Pays on publication. Buys one-time rights. Finds freelancers through artists’ submissions.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample, brochure, samples.

WASHINGTONIAN MAGAZINE

1828 L St., NW, Suite 200, Washington DC 20036. (202)296-3600. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.washingtonian.com. Estab. 1965. Circ. 185,000. Monthly 4-color consumer lifestyle and service magazine.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 200 illustrators/year. Buys 2-3 illustrations/issue. Has featured illustrations by Pat Oliphant, Chris Tayne and Richard Thompson. Features caricatures of celebrities, caricatures of politicians, humorous illustration, realistic illustrations, spot illustrations, computer illustrations and photo collage. Preferred subjects: men, women and creative humorous illustration. Assigns 20% of illustrations to new and emerging illustrators. 20% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample and follow-up postcard every 6 months. Send nonreturnable samples. Accepts Mac-compatible submissions. Send EPS or TIFF files. Responds only if interested. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys first rights. Pays on acceptance; $900-1,200 for color cover; $200-800 for b&w, $400-900 for color inside; $900-1,200 for 2-page spreads; $400 for spots. Finds illustrators through magazines, word of mouth, promotional samples, sourcebooks.

TIPS “We like caricatures that are fun, not mean and ugly. Want a well-developed sense of color, not just primaries.”

WATE RCO LO R ARTI ST

F+W Media, Inc., 4700 E. Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati OH 45236. (513)531-2690. Fax: (513)531-2902. Website: www.watercolorartistmagazine.com. Contact: Jennifer Hoffman, art director; Kelly Kane, editor. Estab. 1984. Circ. 53,000. (Formerly Watercolor Magic.) Bimonthly 4-color consumer magazine for artists to explore and master watermedia. “Watercolor Artist is the definitive source of how-to instruction and creative inspiration for artists working in water-based media.” Art guidelines free for #10 SASE with first-class postage.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustration: Pays on publication. Finds illustrators through word of mouth, visiting art exhibitions, unsolicited queries, reading books.

TIPS “We are looking for watermedia artists who are willing to teach special aspects of their work and their techniques to our readers.”

WEEKLY READER

Weekly Reader Publishing, 1 Reader’s Digest Rd., Pleasantville NY 10570-7000. (914)242-4000. Website: www.weeklyreader.com. Estab. 1928. Publishes educational periodicals, posters and books. “Weekly Reader teaches the news to kids pre-K through high school age. The philosophy is to connect students to the world.” Publications are 4-color. Sample copies are available.

ILLUSTRATION Needs editorial and technical illustration. Style should be “contemporary and age-level appropriate for the juvenile audience.” Buys more than 50 illustrations/week. Works on assignment only. Uses computer and reflective art.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send brochure, tearsheets, SASE and photocopies. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Accepts previously published artwork. Original artwork is returned at job’s completion. Payment is usually made within 3 weeks of receiving the invoice. Finds artists through submissions/self-promotions, sourcebooks, agents and reps. Some periodicals need quick turnarounds.

TIPS “Our primary focus is the children’s and young adult marketplace. Art should reflect creativity and knowledge of audience’s needs. Our budgets are tight, and we have very little flexibility in our rates. We need artists who can work with our budgets. Avoid using fluorescent dyes. Use clear, bright colors. Work on flexible board.”

WESTERN DAIRY BUSINESS

DairyBusiness Communications, Inc., 6437 Collamer Rd., East Syracuse NY 13057-1031. (800)934-7872. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.dairybusiness.com. Contact: Ron Goble, associate publisher/editor. Estab. 1922. Circ. 23,000. Monthly trade journal with audience comprised of “Westernbased milk producers, herd size 100 and larger, all breeds of cows, covering the 13 Western states.” Accepts previously published artwork. Samples copies and art guidelines available.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 5 illustrators/year. Buys 1-4 illustrations/issue. Works on assignment only. Preferred themes “depend on editorial need.” Considers 3D and computer illustration.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure, tearsheets and résumé. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Responds in 2 weeks. Write for appointment to show portfolio of thumbnails, tearsheets and photographs. Buys all rights. Pays on publication; $100 for b&w, $200 for color cover; $50 for b&w, $100 for color inside.

TIPS “We have a small staff. Be patient if we don’t get back immediately. A follow-up letter helps. Being familiar with dairies doesn’t hurt. Quick turnaround will put you on the ‘A’ list.”

WESTWAYS

3333 Fairview Rd., A327, Costa Mesa CA 92808. (714)885-2396. Fax: (714)885-2335. E-mail: [email protected]. Contact: Eric Van Eyke, art director. Estab. 1918. Circ. 3,000,000+. Bimonthly lifestyle and travel magazine.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 20 illustrators/year. Buys 2- 6 illustrations/year. Works on assignment only. Preferred style is “arty-tasteful, colorful.” Considers pen & ink, watercolor, collage, airbrush, acrylic, colored pencil, oil, mixed media and pastel.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send e-mail with link to website or query letter with brochure, tearsheets and samples. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested; “could be months after receiving samples.” Buys first rights. Pays on acceptance of final art: $250 minimum for color inside. Original artwork returned at job’s completion.

WINDSOR REVIEW

Dept. of English,, University of Windsor, Windsor ON N9B 3P4, Canada. (519)253-3000. Fax: (519)971-3676. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.uwindsor.ca. Contact: Marty Gervais, art editor. Estab. 1965. Circ. 250. Biannual 4-color literary magazine featuring poetry, short fiction and art. Art guidelines free for #10 SASE with first-class postage.

ILLUSTRATION Has featured illustrations and/or fine art by Eiichi Matsuhashi, Robbert Fortin, John Pufahl, Ellen Katterbach. Features computer, humorous and realistic illustration, fine art. Prefers “anything of quality and taste, intelligent, thought-provoking.”

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Accepts Windows-compatible disk submissions. Responds in 3 months. Buys all rights. Pays on publication.

WINDSURFING MAGAZINE

Bonnier Corporation, 460 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 200, Winter Park FL 32789. (407)628-4802. E-mail: sarah. [email protected]. Website: windsurfingmag.com. Contact: Sarah Moore. Estab. 1981. Circ. 75,000. Consumer magazine “for windsurfers and those interested in the sport. Audience is 30ish, mostly male and affluent.” 8 issues/year. Original artwork returned if requested at job’s completion. One sample copy available to the artist. Art guidelines not available.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 1-2 illustrators/year. Buys 15-20 illustrations/year, mostly maps. Works on assignment only. Prefers “maps and a fun cartoon-like style.” Considers airbrush, watercolor and collage.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send query letter with SASE, “samples of various styles and short bio listing where published material has appeared.” Samples are filed or are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Responds only if interested as need arises. “Please do not call.” To show a portfolio, mail color tearsheets, photostats, photographs and photocopies. Rights purchased vary according to project. Pays on publication; $50-400 average for color inside.

TIPS “Send a good selection of styles for us to review.”

THE WITNESS

The Episcopal Divinity School, 99 Brattle St., Cambridge MA 02138. (857)225-0433. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.thewitness.org. Estab. 1917. Circ. 6,000. Christian journal, “focusing on faith context for addressing social justice issues. Episcopal Anglican roots content is often serious yet occasionally quirky and irreverent.”

CARTOONS Buys 10-12 cartoons/year. Prefers single panel, political, b&w line drawings.

ILLUSTRATION Features humorous, realistic and spot illustration. “Themes social and economic justice, though we like to use art in unusual and surprising combination with story topics. We appreciate work that is subtle, provocative, never sentimental.”

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Cartoonists: Send query letter with finished cartoons, photographs, photocopies, roughs or tearsheets. Illustrators: Send postcard sample or query letter with printed samples, photocopies and tearsheets. Accepts CD submissions in JPEG or GIF format. Samples are filed if suitable and are not returned. “We like to keep samples of artists’ work on file, with permission to use in the magazine.” Responds only if interested.

WOODENBOAT MAGAZINE

WoodenBoat Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 78, 41 WoodenBoat Ln., Brooklin ME 04616-0078. (207)359-4651. Fax: (207)359-8920. E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.woodenboat.com. Contact: Matt Murphy; Olga Lange, art director. Estab. 1974. Circ. 90,000. Bimonthly magazine for wooden boat owners, builders and designers. Previously published work OK. Sample copy for $6. Art guidelines free for SASE with first-class postage.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 10-20 illustrators/ year. Buys 2-10 illustrations/issue on wooden boats or related items. Uses some illustration, usually by several regularly appearing artists, but occasionally featuring others.

DESIGN Not currently using freelancers.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send postcard sample or query letter with printed samples and tearsheets. Designers: Send query letter with tearsheets, résumé and slides. Samples are filed. Does not report back. Artist should follow up with call. Pays on publication. Pays illustrators $50-$400 for spots.

TIPS “We work with several professionals on an assignment basis, but most of the illustrative material that we use in the magazine is submitted with a feature article. When we need additional material, however, we will try to contact a good freelancer in the appropriate geographic area.”

WORLD TRADE

20900 Farnsleigh Rd., Shaker Heights OH 44122. (424)634-2499; (216)991-4861. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.worldtrademag.com. Contact: Lara So-winski, managing editor; Sarah Harding, publisher;Mike Powell, art director. Estab. 1988. Circ. 75,000.Monthly 4-color consumer journal; “read by upper management, presidents and CEOs of companies with international sales.” Accepts previously published artwork. Original artwork is returned to artist at job’s completion. Sample copies and art guidelines not available.

CARTOONS Prefers business/social issues.

ILLUSTRATION Approached by 15-20 illustrators/ year. Buys 1-2 illustrations/issue. Works on assignment only. “We are open to all kinds of themes and styles.” Considers pen & ink, colored pencil, mixed media and watercolor.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Illustrators: Send query letter with brochure and tearsheets. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Portfolio review not required. Buys first rights or reprint rights. Pays on publication; $800 for color cover; $275 for color inside.

TIPS “Send an example of your work. We prefer previous work to be in business publications. Artists need to understand we work from a budget to produce the magazine, and budget controls and deadlines are closely watched.”

WRITER’S DIGEST

F+W Media, Inc., 4700 E. Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati OH 45236. (513)531-2690, ext. 11483. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.writersdigest.com. Estab. 1920. Bimonthly magazine emphasizing freelance writing for freelance writers. Art guidelines free with SASE and first-class postage.

Submissions are also considered for inclusion in annual Writer’s Yearbook and other one-shot publications.

ILLUSTRATION Buys 2–4 feature illustrations/issue. Theme: the writing life. Works on assignment only. Send postcard or any printed/copied samples to be kept on file (no larger than 81/2×11).

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Prefers postal mail submissions to keep on file. Final art may be sent via email. Prefers EPS, TIFF or JPEG files, 300dpi. Buys one-time rights. Pays on acceptance: $500–1,000 for color cover; $100–800 for color inside.

TIPS “I like having several samples to look at. Online portfolios are great.”

MARKETS

BOOK PUBLISHERS

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Walk into any bookstore and start counting the number of images you see on books and calendars. The illustrations you see on covers and within the pages of books are, for the most part, created by freelance artists. Publishers rarely have enough artists on staff to generate such a vast array of styles. If you like to read and work creatively to solve problems, the world of book publishing could be a great market for you.

The artwork appearing on a book cover must grab readers’ attention and make them want to pick up the book. It must show at a glance what type of book it is and who it is meant to appeal to. In addition, the cover has to include basic information such as title, the author’s name, the publisher’s name, blurbs, and price.

Most assignments for freelance work are for jackets/covers. The illustration on the cover, combined with typography and the layout choices of the designer, announce to the prospective readers the style and content of a book. Suspenseful spy novels tend to feature stark, dramatic lettering and symbolic covers. Fantasy and science fiction novels, as well as murder mysteries and historical fiction, might show a scene from the story on their covers. Visit a bookstore and then decide which kinds of books interest you and would be best for your illustration style.

Book interiors are also important. The page layouts and illustrations direct readers through the text and complement the story, particularly in children’s books and textbooks. Many publishing companies hire freelance designers with computer skills to design interiors on a contract basis. Look within each listing for the subheading Book Design to find the number of jobs assigned each year and how much is paid per project.

Finding your best markets

The first paragraph of each listing describes the types of books each publisher specializes in. You should submit only to publishers who specialize in the types of books you want to illustrate or design. There’s no use submitting to a publisher of literary fiction if you want to illustrate children’s picture books.

The publishers in this section are just the tip of the iceberg. You can find additional publishers by visiting bookstores and libraries and looking at covers and interior art. When you find covers you admire, write down the name of the books’ publishers in a notebook. If the publisher is not listed in Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market, go to your public library and ask to look at a copy of Literary Market Place, also called LMP, published annually by Information Today, Inc. The cost of this large directory is prohibitive to most freelancers, but you should become familiar with it if you plan to work in the book publishing industry. Though it won’t tell you how to submit to each publisher, it does give art directors’ names. Also be sure to visit publishers’ websites—many offer artist’s guidelines.

How to submit

Send one to five nonreturnable samples along with a brief letter. Never send originals. Most art directors prefer samples that can fit in file drawers. Bulky submissions are considered a nuisance. After sending your initial introductory mailing, you should follow up with postcard samples every few months to keep your name in front of art directors. If you want to e-mail TIFF or JPEG files, check the publishers’ preferences to see if they will accept submissions via e-mail.

Getting paid

Payment for design and illustration varies depending on the size of the publisher, the type of project, and the rights purchased. Most publishers pay on a per-project basis, although some publishers of highly illustrated books (such as children’s books) pay an advance plus royalties. Small, independent presses may pay only in copies.

Children’s book illustration

Working in children’s books requires a specific set of skills. You must be able to draw the same characters in a variety of poses and situations. Many publishers are expanding their product lines to include multimedia projects. While a number of children’s book publishers are listed in this book, Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market, published by Writer’s Digest Books, is an invaluable resource if you enter this field. Visit www.writersdigestshop.com to order the most recent edition. You may also want to consider joining the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (www.scbwi.org), an international organization that offers support, information, networking opportunities, and conferences.

AACE INTERNATIONAL

209 Prairie Ave., Suite 100, Morgantown WV 26501-5934. (304)296-8444. Fax: (304)291-5728. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.aacei.org. Contact: Noah Kinderknecht, graphic designer/editor. Estab. 1958. Publishes trade paperback originals and reprints; textbooks. Specializes in engineering and project management books. Catalog available.

NEEDS 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of QuarkXPress. 100% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with résumé and slides.

DESIGN Assigns 1-2 freelance design jobs/year.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 1-2 freelance illustration jobs/year.

HARRY N. ABRAMS, INC.

Subsidiary of La Martiniere Group, 115 West 18th St., 6th Floor, New York NY 10011. (212)206-7715. Fax: (212)519-1210. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.abramsbooks.com. Contact: Managing editor. Estab. 1951. Publishes hardcover originals, trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include fine art and illustrated books. Publishes 250 titles/year. 60% require freelance design. Visit website for art submission guidelines.

NEEDS Uses freelance designers to design complete books including jackets and sales materials. Uses illustrators mainly for maps and occasional text illustration. 100% of freelance design and 50% of illustration demands knowledge of Illustrator, InDesign or QuarkXPress and Photoshop. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé, tearsheets, photocopies. Accepts disk submissions or Web address. Samples are filed “if work is appropriate.” Samples are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Portfolio should include printed samples, tearsheets and/or photocopies. Originals are returned at job’s completion, with published product. Finds artists through word of mouth, submissions, attending art exhibitions and seeing published work.

DESIGN Assigns several freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

ACROPOLIS BOOKS, INC.

DeVorss and Company, 533 Constitution Ave., Camarillo CA 93012-8510. (805)322-9010 or (800)843-5743. Fax: (800)843-6960. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.acropolisbooks.com. 55 Imprints include Awakening. Publishes hardcover originals and reprints; trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include mysticism and spiritual. Specializes in books of higher consciousness. 30% require freelance design. Catalog available.

NEEDS Approached by 7 illustrators and 5 designers/year. Works with 2-3 illustrators and 2-3 designers/year. Knowledge of Photoshop and QuarkXPress useful in freelance illustration and design.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send brochure and résumé. Illustrators: Send query letter with photocopies and résumé. Samples are filed. Responds in 2 months. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys all rights.

DESIGN Assigns 3-4 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 3-4 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION “We are looking for people who are familiar with our company and understand our focus.”

ALBERT WHITMAN & COMPANY

250 S. Northwest Highway, Suite 320, Park Ridge IL 60068. (800)255-7675. Fax: (847)581-0039. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.albertwhitman.com. Contact: Submissions editor; Carol Gildar, art acquisitions. Estab. 1919. Publishes hardcover originals. Specializes in juvenile fiction and nonfiction—many picture books for young children. Publishes 40 titles/year; 100% require freelance illustration. Responds “if we have a project that seems right for the artist. We like to see evidence that an artist can show the same children and adults in a variety of moods, poses and environments.”

NEEDS Prefers working with artists who have experience illustrating juvenile trade books. Works on assignment only. Illustrators: Send postcard sample and tearsheets. “One sample is not enough. We need at least three. Do not send original art through the mail.” Accepts disk submissions. Samples are not returned.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Rights purchased vary. Original work returned at job’s completion. Books need “a young look—we market to preschoolers and children in grades 1-3.” Especially looks for “an artist’s ability to draw people (especially children) and to set an appropriate mood for the story. Please do NOT submit cartoon art samples or flat digital illustrations.”

ALLYN & BACON PUBLISHERS

75 Arlington St., Suite 300, Boston MA 02116. Website: www.ablongman.com. Find local rep to submit materials via online rep locator. Publishes more than 300 hardcover and paperback college textbooks/year. 60% require freelance cover designs. Our subject areas include education, psychology and sociology, political science, theater, music and public speaking.

NEEDS Designers must be strong in book cover design and contemporary type treatment. 50% of freelance work demands knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop and FreeHand.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 100 design jobs and 2-3 illustration jobs/year. Pays for design by the project, $500-1,000. Pays for illustration by the project, $500-1,000. Prefers sophisticated, abstract style in pen & ink, airbrush, charcoal/pencil, watercolor, acrylic, oil, collage and calligraphy.

TIPS “Keep stylistically and technically up to date. Learn not to over-design. Read instructions and ask questions. Introductory letter must state experience and include at least photocopies of your work. If I like what I see, and you can stay on budget, you’ll probably get an assignment. Being pushy closes the door. We primarily use designers based in the Boston area.”

THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY

1865 Broadway, New York NY 10023. (212)408-1200. Fax: (212)408-1512. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.americanbible.org. Company publishes religious products including Bibles/New Testaments, portions, leaflets, calendars and bookmarks. Additional products include religious children’s books, posters, seasonal items, teaching aids, audio casettes, videos and CDs. Specializes in contemporary applications to the Bible. 90% requires freelance design. Book catalog on website.

NEEDS Approached by 50-100 freelancers/month. Works with 10 freelance illustrators and 20 designers/year. Uses freelancers for jacket/cover illustration and design, text illustration, book design and children’s activity books. 90% of freelance work demands knowledge of Illustrator, QuarkXPress, Photoshop. Works on assignment only. 5% of titles require freelance art direction.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard samples of work or send query letter with brochure and tearsheets. Samples are filed or returned. Please do not call. Responds in 2 months. Product design department will contact artist for portfolio review if additional samples are needed. Portfolio should include final art and tearsheets. Buys all rights. Finds artists through artists’ submissions, The Workbook (by Scott & Daughters Publishing) and RSVP Illustrator.

DESIGN Assigns 3-5 freelance interior book design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 60-80 freelance design and 20 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns several freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “Looking for contemporary, multicultural artwork/designs and good graphic designers familiar with commercial publishing standards and procedures. Have a polished and professional-looking portfolio or be prepared to show polished and professional-looking samples.”

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

3 Park Ave., New York NY 10016-5991. (800)242-4363. Fax: (203)775-5177. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.aiche.org. Contact: Karen Simpson, sales administrator. Estab. 1925. Book and magazine publisher of hardcover originals and reprints, trade paperback originals and reprints and magazines. Specializes in chemical engineering.

NEEDS Approached by 30 freelancers/year. Works with 17-20 freelance illustrators/year. Prefers freelancers with experience in technical illustration. Macintosh experience a must. Uses freelancers for concept and technical illustration. Also for multimedia projects. 100% of design and 50% of illustration demand knowledge of all standard Mac programs.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with tearsheets. Accepts disk submissions. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Call for appointment to show portfolio of color tearsheets and electronic media. Buys first rights or one-time rights. Originals are returned at job’s completion.

JACKETS/COVERS Payment depends on experience, style.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 250 jobs/year. Pays by the hour.

AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY

2700 University Ave., Des Moines IA 50311. (515)271-2281. Fax: (515)279-3090. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.ajs.org. Contact: David Richert, editor. Estab. 1913. Publishes journals and books. Specializes in courts, judges and administration of justice. Publishes 2 titles/year; 75% require freelance illustration. Catalog available on website.

NEEDS Approached by 20 illustrators and 6 designers/year. Works with 3-4 illustrators and 1 designer/year. Prefers local designers. Uses freelancers mainly for illustration. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of QuarkXPress, FreeHand, Photoshop and Illustrator.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers and illustrators: Submit samples electronically to [email protected]. Will contact artist for portfolio review of photocopies, roughs and tearsheets if interested. Buys one-time rights.

DESIGN Assigns 1-2 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project, $500-1,000.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 10 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $75-375.

AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PRESS, INC.

1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1825, Arlington VA 22209. (703)907-7322 or (800)368-5777. Fax: (703)907-1091. E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.appi.org. Contact: Samantha Luck, editorial support services manager. Estab. 1981. Imprint of American Psychiatric Association. Company publishes hardcover originals and textbooks. Specializes in psychiatry and its subspecialties. Publishes 60 titles/year. 10% require freelance illustration; 10% require freelance design. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Uses freelancers for jacket/cover design and illustration. Needs computer-literate freelancers for design. 100% of freelance work demands knowledge of QuarkXPress, Illustrator 3.0, PageMaker 5.0. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with brochure, photocopies, photographs or tearsheets. Illustrators: Send postcard sample. Samples are filed. Promotions coordinator will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include final art, slides and tearsheets. Rights purchased vary according to project.

DESIGN Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project.

TIPS Finds artists through sourcebooks. “Book covers are now being done in Corel Draw 5.0 but will work with Mac happily. Book covers are for professional books with clean designs. Type treatment design are done in-house.”

AMHERST MEDIA, INC.

175 Rano St., Suite 200, Buffalo NY 14207. (716)874-4450. Fax: (716)874-4508. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.amherstmedia.com. Contact: Craig Alesse, publisher. Estab. 1974. Company publishes trade paperback originals. Types of books include instructional and reference. Specializes in photography, how-to. Publishes 30 titles/year. Recent titles include: Portrait Photographer’s Handbook; Creating World Class Photography. 20% require freelance illustration; 80% require freelance design.

NEEDS Approached by 12 freelancers/year. Works with 3 freelance illustrators and 3 designers/year. Uses freelance artists mainly for illustration and cover design. Also for jacket/cover illustration and design and book design. 80% of freelance work demands knowledge of QuarkXPress or Photoshop. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send brochure, résumé and photographs. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project. Originals are returned at job’s completion. Finds artists through word of mouth.

DESIGN Assigns 12 freelance design jobs/year. Pays for design by the hour $25 minimum; by the project $2,000.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 12 freelance design and 4 illustration jobs/year. Pays $200-1200. Prefers computer illustration (QuarkXPress/Photoshop).

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 12 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project. Only accepts computer illustration (QuarkXPress).

ANDREWS MCMEEL PUBLISHING

1130 Walnut St., Kansas City MO 64106-2109. (816)932-6700. Fax: (816)932-6781. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.andrewsmcmeel.com. Contact: Tim Lynch, executive art director. Estab. 1972. Publishes calendars: all formats, trade hardcover and paperback originals and reprints. Category of books include humor, gift, nonfiction, reference, puzzles and games, cookbooks. Specializes in calendars and comic strip collection books. Recent titles include Cake Wrecks, My New Orleans Cookbook, America’s Best BBQ, Dilbert 2.0 Cartoon Collection and Posh Puzzle book series. Publishes 200 titles/year; 10% require freelance illustration; 80% require freelance design.

NEEDS Prefers freelancers experienced in book jacket design. Freelance designers must have working knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXPress, or InDesign. Food photographers experienced in cook book photography.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send sample sheets and web address or contact through artist’s rep. Samples are filed and not returned. Responds only if interested. Portfolio review not required. Rights purchased vary according to project.

DESIGN Assigns 60 freelance design jobs and 20 illustration jobs/year. Pays for design $600-3,000.

TIPS “We want designers who can read a manuscript and design a concept for the best possible cover. Communicate well and be flexible with design.” Designer portfolio review once a year in New York City.

ANTARCTIC PRESS

7272 Wurzbach, Suite 204, San Antonio TX 78240. (210)614-0396. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.antarctic-press.com. Contact: David Hutchison. Estab. 1985. Publishes CDs, mass market paperback originals and reprints, trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include adventure, comic books, fantasy, humor, juvenile fiction. Specializes in comic books. Publishes 18 titles/year. Recent titles include: Gold Digger, President Evil, The Last Zombie, Time Lincoln. 50% requires freelance illustration. Submission guidelines on website.

“Antarctic Press is among the top 10 publishers of comics in the United States. However, the difference in market shares between the top five publishers and the next five publishers is dramatic. Most of the publishers ranked above us have a far greater share of the market place. That being the case, we are an independent publisher with a small staff, and many of our employees have multiple responsibilities. Bigger companies would spread these responsibilities out among a larger staff. Additionally, we don’t have the same financial power as a larger company. We cannot afford to pay high page rates; instead, we work on an advance and royalty system which is determined by sales or potential sales of a particular book. We pride ourselves on being a company that gives new talent a chance to get published and take a shot at comic stardom.”

NEEDS Approached by 60-80 illustrators/year. Works with 12 illustrators/year. Prefers local illustrators. 100% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Digital submissions should be sent to Rod Espinosa or Douglas Dlin. Do not send originals. Send copies only. Accepts e-mail submissions from illustrators. Prefers TIFF or JPEG files. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Portfolios may be dropped off every Monday-Friday. Portfolio should include b&w, color finished art. All submissions must include finished comic book art, 10 pages minimum. Buys first rights. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through anthologies published, artist’s submissions, Internet, word of mouth. Payment is made on royalty basis after publication.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Negotiated.

TIPS “You must love comics and be proficient in doing sequential art.”

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB BOOKS

5 Joy St., Boston MA 02108. (617)523-0636. Fax: (617)523-0722. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.outdoors.org. Contact: Editor-in-chief. Estab. 1876. Publishes trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include adventure, instructional, nonfiction, travel and children’s nature books. Specializes in hiking guidebooks. Publishes 7-10 titles/year. Recent titles include: Best Day Hikes. 5% requires freelance illustration; 100% requires freelance design. Book catalog free for #10 SASE.

NEEDS Design and typesetting work for 7-10 books per year. Prefers local freelancers experienced in book design. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of InDesign.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send link to web portfolio. Illustrators: Send link to web portfolio. Accepts Mac-compatible disk submissions. Samples are not returned. Will contact artist for portfolio review of book dummy, photocopies, photographs, tearsheets, thumbnails if interested. Negotiates rights purchased.

DESIGN Assigns 10-12 freelance design jobs/year. Pays for design by the project, $800-1,500.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 10-12 freelance design jobs and 1 illustration job/year.

ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

Simon & Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10020. Website: imprints.simonandschuster.biz/atheneum; www.simonsayskids.com. Contact: Caitlyn Dlouhy, editorial director; Justin Chanda, VP/publisher; Namrata Tripathi, executive editor; Emma Dryden, vice-president. Estab. 1960. “Atheneum Books for Young Readers publishes books aimed at children, pre-school through high school.” Publishes hardcover originals, picture books for young kids, nonfiction for ages 8-12 and novels for middle-grade and young adults. Types of books include biography, historical fiction, history, nonfiction. Publishes 60 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration. Book catalog free by request. Approached by hundreds of freelance artists/year.

NEEDS Approached by hundreds of freelance artists/year. Works with 40-50 illustrators/year. “We are interested in artists of varying media and are trying to cultivate those with a fresh look appropriate to each title.” Send postcard sample of work or send query letter with tearsheets, résumé and photocopies. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include final art if appropriate, tearsheets, and folded and gathered sheets from any picture books you’ve had published. Rights purchased vary according to project. Originals are returned at job’s completion. Finds artists through submissions, magazines (“I look for interesting editorial illustrators”), word of mouth.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION 100% of the books published require freelance illustration.

AUGSBURG FORTRESS PUBLISHERS

P.O. Box 1209, Minneapolis MN 55440-1209. (800)328-4648. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.augsburgfortress.org. Contact: Senior art director. Publishes hard cover and paperback Protestant/Lutheran books (90 titles/year), religious education materials, audiovisual resources, periodicals.

NEEDS Uses freelancers for advertising layout, design, illustration and circulars and catalog cover design. Freelancers should be familiar with QuarkXPress 4.1, Photoshop 5.5 and Illustrator 8.01.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS “Majority, but not all, of our freelancers are local.” Works on assignment only. Responds on future assignment possibilities in 2 months. Call, write or send brochure, disk, flyer, tearsheet, good photocopies and 35mm transparencies; if artist is not willing to have samples filed, they are returned by SASE. Buys all rights on a work-for-hire basis. May require designers to supply overlays on color work.

JACKETS/COVERS Uses designers primarily for cover design. Pays by the project. Prefers covers on disk using QuarkXPress.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Negotiates pay for 1-, 2- and 4-color. Generally pays by the project.

TIPS “Be knowledgeable of company product and the somewhat conservative contemporary Christian market.”

BAEN BOOKS

P.O. Box 1403, Riverdale NY 10471. (919)570-1640. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.baen.com. Estab. 1983. Publishes science fiction and fantasy. Publishes 60-70 titles/year; 90% require freelance illustration/design. Book catalog free on request.

NEEDS Approached by 500 freelancers/year. Works with 10 illustrators and 3 designers/year. 50% of work demands computer skills.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with résumé, color photocopies, color tearsheets and SASE. Illustrators: Send query letter with color photocopies, slides, color tearsheets and SASE. Samples are filed. Originals are returned to artist at job’s completion. Buys exclusive North American book rights.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project. Pays designers $200 minimum; pays illustrators $1,000 minimum.

TIPS Wants to see samples within science fiction/fantasy genre only. “Do not send b&w illustrations or surreal art. Please do not waste our time and your postage with postcards. Serious submissions only.”

BARBOUR PUBLISHING, INC.

1800 Barbour Dr., P.O. Box 719, Urichsville OH 44683. (740)922-6045. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.barbourbooks.com. Contact: Ashley Schrock, creative director. Estab. 1981. Publishes adventure, humor, juvenile, romance, religious, young adult, coffee table, cooking and reference books. Specializes in inspirational fiction. “We’re an inspirational company—no graphic or provocative images are used. Mostly scenic, non-people imagery/illustration.”

Publishes hardcover, trade paperback and mass market paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include general Christian contemporary and Christian romance, self-help, young adult, reference and Christian children’s books. Accepts Mac disk submissions compatible with Illustrator 6.0 and Photoshop. Buys all rights. Finds artists through word of mouth, recommendations, sample submissions and placing ads. Assigns 10 freelance design and 90 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $450-750.

NEEDS Inspirational/traditional. Publishes more than 150 titles/year.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send e-mail including digital images, samples and a URL. Follow up every 2-4 months. Responds only if interested.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Publishes more than 150 titles/year. 60% require freelance illustration. Prefers freelancers with experience in people illustration and photorealistic styles. Uses freelancers mainly for fiction romance jacket/cover illustration. Works on assignment only. “Submit a great illustration of people suitable for a romance cover or youth cover in a photorealistic style. I am also looking for great background illustrations, such as florals and textures. As a publisher of bargain books, I am looking for top-quality art on a tight budget.”

TIPS Portfolio should include b&w, color, finished and original art, photographs and tearsheets. Provide samples.

BEARMANOR MEDIA

P.O. Box 1129, Duncan OK 73534. (580)252-3547. Fax: (814)690-1559. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.bearmanormedia.com. Contact: Ben Ohmart, publisher. Estab. 2000. Publishes 60+ titles/year. Payment negotiable. Responds only if interested. Catalog available online or free with a 9×12 SASE submission.

TIPS “Potential freelancers should be familiar with our catalog, be able to work comfortably and timely with project managers across 12 time zones, and be computer savvy. Like many modern publishing companies, different facets of our company are located in different regions from Japan to both U.S. coasts. Potential freelancers must be knowledgeable in the requirements of commercial printing in regards to resolution, colorspace, process printing and contrast levels. Please provide some listing of experience and payment requirements.”

BECKER&MAYER!

11120 NE 33rd Place, Suite 101, Bellevue WA 98004. (425)827-7120. Fax: (425)828-9659. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.beckermayer.com. Estab. 1973. Publishes nonfiction biography, humor, history and coffee table books. Publishes 100+ titles/year. 10% require freelance design; 75% require freelance illustration. Book catalog available on website.

becker&mayer! is spelled in all lower case letters with an exclamation mark. Publisher requests that illustration for children’s books be sent to Juvenile Submissions. All other illustration should be sent to Adult Submissions.

NEEDS Works with 6 designers and 20-30 illustrators/year. Freelance design work demands skills in FreeHand, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXPress. Freelance illustration demands skills in FreeHand, Illustrator, Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with résumé and tearsheets. Illustrators: Send query letter, nonreturnable postcard sample, résumé and tearsheets. After introductory mailing, send follow-up postcard every 6 months. Does not accept e-mail submissions. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Will request portfolio review of color finished art, roughs, thumbnails and tearsheets, only if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 30 freelance illustration jobs a year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “Our company is divided into adult and juvenile divisions; please send samples to the appropriate division. No phone calls!”

BEHRMAN HOUSE, INC.

11 Edison Place, Springfield NJ 07081. (973)379-7200 or (800)221-2755. Fax: (973)379-7280. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.behrmanhouse.com. Estab. 1921. Book and software publisher. Publishes textbooks. Types of books include preschool, juvenile, young adult, history (all of Jewish subject matter) and Jewish texts. Specializes in Jewish books for children and adults. “Books are contemporary with lots of photographs and artwork; colorful and lively. Design of textbooks is very complicated.” 50% require freelance illustration; 100% require freelance design. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Approached by 50 freelancers/year. Works with approximately 6 freelance illustrators and 6 designers/year. Prefers freelancers with experience in illustrating for children; “Jewish background helpful.” Uses freelancers for textbook illustration and book design. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard samples or query letter with résumé and tearsheets. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Buys reprint rights.

BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS USA

175 Fifth Ave., New York NY 10010. (212)674-5151. Fax: (212)982-2837. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.bloomsburyusa.com. Estab. 2001. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include children’s picture books, fantasy, humor, juvenile and young adult fiction. Publishes 50 titles/year. 50% require freelance design; 100% require freelance illustration. Book catalog not available.

NEEDS Works with 5 designers and 20 illustrators/year. Prefers local designers. 100% of freelance design work demands knowledge of Illustrator, QuarkXPress and Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send postcard sample or query letter with brochure, résumé, tearsheets. Illustrators: Send postcard sample or query letter with brochure, photocopies and SASE. After introductory mailing, send follow-up postcard sample every 6 months. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys all rights. Finds freelancers through word of mouth.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 5 freelance cover illustration jobs/year.

BLUE DOLPHIN PUBLISHING, INC.

P.O. Box 8, Nevada City CA 95959. (530)477-1503. Fax: (530)477-8342. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.bluedolphinpublishing.com. Contact: Paul M. Clemens, president. Estab. 1985. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals. Types of books include biography, cookbooks, humor and self-help. Specializes in comparative spiritual traditions, lay psychology and health. Recent titles include Vegan Inspiration, Consciousness Is All, Embracing the Miraculous, Mary’s Message to the World, The Fifth Tarot, and The Fifth Gospel. Publishes 20 titles/year; 25% require freelance illustration; 30% require freelance design. Books are “high quality on good paper, with laminated dust jacket and color covers.” Book catalog free upon request.

NEEDS Works with 5-6 freelance illustrators and designers/year. Uses freelancers mainly for book cover design; also for jacket/cover and text illustration. “More hardcovers and mixed media are requiring box design as well.” 50% of freelance work demands knowledge of PageMaker, QuarkXPress, FreeHand, Illustrator, Photoshop, CorelDraw, InDesign and other IBM-compatible programs. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard sample or query letter with brochure and photocopies. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE if requested. Responds “whenever work needed matches portfolio.” Originals are returned to artist at job’s completion. Sometimes requests work on spec before assigning job. Considers project’s budget when establishing payment. Negotiates rights purchased. Considers buying second rights (reprint rights) to previously published work.

DESIGN Assigns 3-5 jobs/year. Pays by the hour, $10-15; or by the project, $300-900.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 5-6 design and 5-6 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the hour, $10-15; or by the project, $300-900.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 1-2 jobs/year. Pays by the hour, $10-15; or by the project, $300-900.

TIPS “Send query letter with brief sample of style of work. We usually use local people, but are always looking for something special. Learning good design is more important than designing on the computer, but we are very computer-oriented. Basically we look for original artwork of any kind that will fit the covers for the subjects we publish. Please see our online catalog of over 250 titles to see what we have selected so far.”

BLUEWOOD BOOKS

242 Aragon Blvd., San Mateo CA 94402. (650)548-0754. Fax: (650)548-0654. E-mail: [email protected]. Estab. 1990. Publishes trade paperback originals. Types of books include biography, history, nonfiction and young adult. Publishes 4-10 titles/year. Titles include: True Stories of Baseball’s Hall of Famers, 100 Scientists Who Shaped World History and American Politics in the 20th Century. 100% require freelance illustration; 75% require freelance design. Catalog not available.

NEEDS Works with 5 illustrators and 3 designers/year. Prefers local freelancers experienced in realistic, b&w line illustration and book design. Uses freelancers mainly for illustration and design. 80-100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress. 80-100% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of FreeHand, Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with brochure, photocopies, résumé, SASE and tearsheets. Illustrators: Send query letter with photocopies, résumé, SASE and tearsheets. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Will contact artist for portfolio review of photocopies, photographs, roughs, slides, tearsheets, thumbnails and transparencies if interested. Buys all rights.

DESIGN Assigns 4-10 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the hour or project.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project, $150-200 for color.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 4-10 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays $15-30 for each b&w illustration. Finds freelancers through submissions.

BROOKS/COLE PUBLISHING COMPANY

Cengage Learning, P.O. Box 6904, Florence KY 41022-6904. (800)354-9706. Fax: (800)487-8488. Website: www.brookscole.com; www.cengage.com. Contact: Art director. Estab. 1967. Specializes in hardcover and paperback college textbooks on mathematics, chemistry, earth sciences, physics, computer science, engineering and statistics. Publishes 100 titles/year. 85% requires freelance illustration. Books are bold, contemporary textbooks for college level.

NEEDS Works with 25 freelance illustrators and 25 freelance designers/year. Uses freelance artists mainly for interior illustration. Uses illustrators for technical line art and covers. Uses designers for cover and book design and text illustration. Also uses freelance artists for jacket/cover illustration and design. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure, résumé, tearsheets and photographs. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include roughs, tearsheets, final reproduction/product, photographs, slides and transparencies. Considers complexity of project, skill and experience of artist, project’s budget and turnaround time in determining payment. Negotiates rights purchased. Not interested in second rights to previously published work unless first used in totally unrelated market. Finds illustrators and designers through word of mouth, magazines, submissions/self promotion, sourcebooks, and agents.

DESIGN Assigns 70 design and many illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 90 design and many illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 85 freelance jobs/year. Prefers ink/Macintosh. Pays by the project.

TIPS “Provide excellent package in mailing of samples and cost estimates. Follow up with phone call. Don’t be pushy. Would like to see abstract and applied photography/illustration; single strong, memorable bold images.”

CANDLEWICK PRESS

99 Dover St., Somerville MA 02144. (617)661-3330. Fax: (617)661-0565. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.candlewick.com. Contact: Deb Wayshak, executive editor (fiction); Joan Powers, editor-at-large (picture books); Liz Bicknell, editorial director/associate publisher (poetry, picture books, fiction); Mary Lee Donovan, executive editor (picture books, nonfiction/fiction); Hilary Van Dusen, senior editor (nonfiction/fiction); Sarah Ketchersid, senior editor (board, toddler); Joan Powers, editor-at-large. Estab. 1991. Publishes hardcover, trade paperback children’s books. Publishes 200 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration. Book catalog not available. Works with 170 illustrators and 1-2 designers/year.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS If you think your illustration style is well-suited to our list, please send non-returnable, color samples (color copies or sample books, but no original artwork, please) to: Attn: Art resource coordinator. Please include a brief cover letter and a resume detailing relevant professional and publishing experience. If you work in more than one medium or style, or specialize in a particular subject matter (e.g., people, animals, landscapes, etc.), remember to include a representative assortment of samples. Include your name, address, and telephone number on every sample. We also appreciate knowing the date the work was created and the medium used. Please do not send original art. If you wish to submit a full portfolio or have materials returned to you, you must include detailed instructions, return packaging, and sufficient postage. We regret that materials received without these elements cannot be returned. If you would like to send an electronic file of your artwork, please send it in JPEG or PDF form to [email protected] where it will be forwarded to a member of the art department. We keep tear sheets and illustration samples—including updates—on file for one year and will contact you if we have or anticipate a project that suits your particular talents. No phone calls please!

DESIGN 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator or QuarkXPress. Send non-returnable, color samples (no original artwork) a brief cover letter and a resume detailing relevant professional and publishing experience.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Finds illustrators through agents, sourcebooks, word of mouth, submissions, art schools. “We generally use illustrators with prior trade book experience.”

CENTERSTREAM PUBLICATION LLC

P.O. Box 17878, Anaheim CA 92807. (714)779-9390. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.centerstream-usa.com. Contact: Ron Middlebrook, owner. Estab. 1982. “Centerstream is known for its unique publications for a variety of instruments. From instructional and reference books and biographies, to fun song collections and DVDs, our products are created by experts who offer insight and invaluable information to players and collectors.” Publishes DVDs, audio tapes, and hardcover and softcover originals. Types of books include music reference, biography, music history and music instruction. Publishes 10-20 titles/year. Samples are not filed and are returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Accepts Mac-compatible submissions.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION 100% requires freelance illustration. Works with 3 illustrators/year. Approached by 12 illustrators/year.

CHELSEA HOUSE PUBLISHERS

Infobase Publishing, 132 W. 31st St., 17th Floor, New York NY 10001. (800)322-8755. Fax: (800)678-3633. Estab. 1973. Publishes hardcover originals and reprints. Types of books include biography, history, juvenile, reference, young adult. Specializes in young adult literary books. Publishes 150 titles/year. Recent titles include: Coretta Scott King by Lisa Renee Rhodes. 85% requires freelance illustration; 30% requires freelance design; 10% requires freelance art direction. Book catalog not available.

NEEDS Approached by 100 illustrators and 50 designers/year. Works with 25 illustrators, 10 designers, 5 art directors/year. Prefers freelancers experienced in Macintosh computer for design. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop, QuarkXPress. 20% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with nonreturnable printed samples, photocopies. Illustrators: Send postcard sample and follow-up postcard every 3 months. Accepts Mac-compatible disk submissions. Samples are filed and are not returned. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys first rights. Finds freelancers through networking, submissions, agents and American Showcase.

DESIGN Assigns 25 freelance design and 5 art direction projects/year. Pays for design by the hour, $15-35; for art direction by the hour, $25-45.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 50 freelance design jobs and 150 illustration jobs/year. Prefers oil, acrylic. Pays for design by the hour, $25-35. Pays for illustration by the project, $650-850. Prefers portraits that capture close likeness of a person.

TIPS “Most of the illustrations we purchase involve capturing an exact likeness of a famous or historical person. Full color only, no b&w line art. Please send nonreturnable samples only.”

CHILDREN’S BOOK PRESS

965 Mission St., Suite 518, San Francisco CA 94103. (415)542-2665 or (866)935-2665. Fax: (415)543-3394. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.childrensbookpress.org. Contact: Submissions department. Estab. 1975. Nonprofit publishing house that “promotes cooperation and understanding through multicultural and bilingual literature, offering children a sense of their culture, history and importance.” Publishes hardcover originals and trade paperback reprints. Types of books include juvenile picture books only. Specializes in multicultural. Publishes 4 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration and design.

NEEDS Approached by 1,000 illustrators and 20 designers/year. Works with 2 illustrators and 2 designers/year. Prefers local designers experienced in QuarkXPress (designers) and previous children’s picture book experience (illustrators). Uses freelancers for 32-page picture book design. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Submission guidelines available online.

DESIGN Assigns 2 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 2 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays royalty.

TIPS “We look for a multicultural experience. We are especially interested in the use of bright colors and non-traditional instructive approach.”

CHURCH PUBLISHING, INC.

4775 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg PA 17112. 800-223-6602. Fax: (212) 779-3392. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.churchpublishing.org. Contact: Laurie Westhafer, art director. Estab. 1884. Company publishes trade paperback and hardcover originals and reprints. Specializes in spirituality, Christianity/contemporary issues.

NEEDS Works with illustrators as needed.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Samples are filed. Usually buys one-time rights. Finds artists through freelance submissions and web.

CLARION BOOKS

Houghton Mifflin Co., 215 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10003. Website: www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com; www.hmco.com. Contact: Dinah Stevenson, vice president and publisher; Jennifer B. Greene, senior editor (contemporary fiction, picture books for all ages, nonfiction); Jennifer Wingertzahn, editor (fiction, picture books); Lynne Polvino, editor (fiction, nonfiction, picture books); Christine Kettner, art director. Estab. 1965. Imprint publishes hardcover originals and trade paperback reprints. Book catalog free with SASE. Approached by “countless” freelancers. Works with 48 freelance illustrators/year. Uses freelancers mainly for picture books and novel jackets. Also for jacket/cover and text illustration. Pays by the project. “Be familiar with the type of books we publish before submitting. Send a SASE for a catalog or look at our books in the bookstore.”

NEEDS Picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels and nonfiction, including historical and animal behavior. Publishes 60 titles/year. 90% requires freelance illustration.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send children’s book-related samples. Send query letter with tearsheets and photocopies. Samples are filed “if suitable to our needs.” Responds only if interested. Portfolios may be dropped off every Monday. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project. Originals are returned at job’s completion.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 48 freelance illustration jobs/year.

CRC PROSERVICES

2850 Kalamazoo Ave., SE, Grand Rapids MI 49560. (616)224-0780. Fax: (616)224-0834. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.crcna.org. Estab. 1866. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals and magazines. Types of books include instructional, religious, young adult, reference, juvenile and preschool. Specializes in religious educational materials. Publishes 8-12 titles/year. 85% require freelance illustration. 5% require freelance art direction.

NEEDS Approached by 30-45 freelancers/year. Works with 12-16 freelance illustrators/year. Prefers freelancers with religious education, cross-cultural sensitivities. Uses freelancers for jacket/cover and text illustration. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure, résumé, tearsheets, photographs, photocopies, slides and transparencies. Submissions will not be returned. Illustration guidelines are available on website. Samples are filed. Portfolio should include thumbnails, roughs, finished samples, color slides, tearsheets, transparencies and photographs. Buys one-time rights. Originals are returned at job’s completion.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 2-3 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $200-1,000.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 50-100 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $75-100. “This is high-volume work. We publish many pieces by the same artist.”

TIPS “Be absolutely professional. Know how people learn and be able to communicate a concept clearly in your art.”

CROWN PUBLISHERS, INC.

Random House, Inc., 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019. (212)782-9000. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.randomhouse.com/crown. Specializes in fiction, nonfiction and llustrated nonfiction. Publishes 250 titles/year.

Crown is an imprint of Random House. Within that parent company, several imprints—including Clarkson Potter, Crown Arts & Letters, and Harmony—maintain separate art departments.

NEEDS Approached by several hundred freelancers/year. Works with 15-20 illustrators and 25 designers/year. Prefers local artists. 100% of design demands knowledge of QuarkXPress and Illustrator. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with samples showing art style. Responds only if interested. Originals are not returned. Rights purchased vary according to project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 15-20 design or illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “There is no single style. We use different styles depending on nature of the book and its perceived market. Become familiar with the types of books we publish. For example, don’t send juvenile, sci-fi or romance. Book design has changed to Mac-generated layout.”

CYCLE PUBLICATIONS, INC.

Van der Plas Publications, 1282 Seventh Ave., San Francisco CA 94112. (415)665-8214. Fax: (415)753-8572. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.cyclepublishing.com. Estab. 1985. Book publisher. Publishes trade paperback originals. Types of books include instructional and travel. Specializes in subjects relating to cycling and bicycles. Publishes 6 titles/year. 20% require freelance illustration. Book catalog for SASE with first-class postage.

NEEDS Approached by 5 freelance artists/year. Buys 100 freelance illustrations/year. Uses freelance artists mainly for technical (perspective) and instructions (anatomically correct hands, posture). Also uses freelance artists for text illustration; line drawings only. Also for design. 50% of freelance work demands knowledge of CorelDraw and FreeHand. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with tearsheets. Accepts disk submissions. Please include print-out with EPS files. Samples are filed. Call “but only after we have responded to query.” Portfolio should include photostats. Rights purchased vary according to project. Originals are not returned to the artist at the job’s completion.

DESIGN Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 5 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “Show competence in line drawings of technical subjects and 2-color maps.”

DA CAPO PRESS

Perseus Books Group, 11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142. (617)252-5200. Website: www.dacapopress.com. Estab. 1975. Publishes hardcover originals, trade paperback originals, trade paperback reprints. Types of books include self-help, parenting, biography, memoir, coffee table books, history, travel, music, and film. Specializes in self-help, parenting, music and history (trade). Publishes 100 titles/year. 25% requires freelance design; 5% requires freelance illustration.

NEEDS Approached by 30+ designers and 30+ illustrators/year. Works with 10 designers and 1 illustrator/year.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé, URL, color prints/copies. Send follow-up postcard sample every 6 months. Prefers Mac-compatible, JPEG, and PDF files. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Portfolios may be dropped off every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and should include finished, printed samples. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through art competitions, artist submissions, Internet and word of mouth.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 20 freelance cover illustration jobs/year.

TIPS “Visit our website to view work produced/assigned by Da Capo.”

DARK HORSE

10956 SE Main St., Milwaukie OR 97222. (503)652-8815. Fax: (503)654-9440. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.darkhorse.com. Contact: Submissions Dept. Estab. 1986. Publishes mass market and trade paperback originals. Types of books include comic books and graphic novels. Specializes in comic books. Book catalog available on website.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send photocopies (clean, sharp, with name, address and phone number written clearly on each page). Samples are not filed and not returned. Responds only if interested. Company will contact artist for portfolio review if interested.

TIPS “If you’re looking for constructive criticism, show your work to industry professionals at conventions.”

JONATHAN DAVID PUBLISHERS, INC.

68-22 Eliot Ave., Middle Village NY 11379-1194. (718)456-8611. Fax: (718)894-2818. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.jdbooks.com. Contact: David Kolatch, editorial director. Estab. 1948. Publishes hardcover and paperback originals. Types of books include biography, religious, young adult, reference, juvenile and cookbooks. Specializes in Judaica. Titles include: Drawing a Crowd and The Presidents of the United States & the Jews. Publishes 25 titles/year. 50% require freelance illustration; 75% require freelance design.

NEEDS Approached by numerous freelancers/year. Works with 5 freelance illustrators and 5 designers/year. Prefers freelancers with experience in book jacket design and jacket/cover illustration. 100% of design and 5% of illustration demand computer literacy. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with résumé and photocopies. Illustrators: Send postcard sample and/or query letter with photocopies, résumé. Samples are filed. Production coordinator will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include color final art and photographs. Buys all rights. Originals are not returned. Finds artists through submissions.

DESIGN Assigns 15-20 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 15-20 freelance design and 4-5 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS First-time assignments are usually book jackets, mechanicals and artwork.

DAW BOOKS, INC.

Penguin Group (USA), 375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014-3658. (212)366-2096. Fax: (212)366-2090. Website: www.dawbooks.com. Contact: Peter Stampfel, submissions editor. Estab. 1971. Publishes hardcover and mass market paperback originals and reprints. Specializes in science fiction and fantasy. Publishes 72 titles/year. All require freelance illustration. Guidelines available on website.

NEEDS Works with numerous illustrators and 1 designer/year. Buys more than 36 illustrations/year. Works with illustrators for covers. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard sample or query letter with brochure, résumé, tearsheets, transparencies, photocopies, photographs and SASE. “Please don’t send slides.” Samples are filed or are returned by SASE only if requested. Responds in 3 days. Originals returned at job’s completion. Call for appointment to show portfolio of original/final art, final reproduction/product and transparencies. Considers complexity of project, skill and experience of artist and project’s budget when establishing payment. Buys first rights and reprint rights.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project. “Our covers illustrate the story.”

TIPS “We have a drop-off policy for portfolios. We accept them on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and report back within a day or so. Portfolios should contain science fiction and fantasy color illustrations only. We do not want to see anything else. Look at several dozen of our covers.”

DC COMICS

1700 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York NY 10019. (212)636-5400. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.dccomics.com. Estab. 1948. Publishes hardcover originals and reprints, mass market paperback originals and reprints, trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include adventure, comic books, fantasy, horror, humor, juvenile, science fiction. Specializes in comic books. Publishes 1,000 titles/year.

DC Comics does not accept unsolicited submissions.

DIAL BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

Penguin Group USA, 345 Hudson St., New York NY 10014. (212)366-2000. Website: www.penguin.com/youngreaders. Contact: Submissions editor. Estab. 1961. Specializes in juvenile and young adult hardcover originals. Publishes 50 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration. Books are “distinguished children’s books.”

NEEDS Approached by 400 freelancers/year. Works with 40 freelance illustrators/year. Prefers freelancers with some book experience. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with photocopies, tearsheets and SASE. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Considers complexity of project, skill and experience of artist and project’s budget when establishing payment. Rights purchased vary.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 8 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 40 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “Never send original art. Never send art by e-mail, fax or CD. Please do not phone, fax or e-mail to inquire after your art submission.”

DORCHESTER PUBLISHING

200 Madison Ave., Suite 2000, New York NY 10016. (212)725-8811. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.dorchesterpub.com. Contact: Art department. Estab. 1970. Publishes paperback originals and reprints. Specializes in mass market category fiction—romance, western, adventure, horror, thriller, chick lit. Publishes 200 titles/year. View covers on website. Art submission guidelines available online.

NEEDS Works with 24 freelance illustrators and 6 designers/year for covers. Prefers digital, oil or acrylic. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send samples by mail, marked ATTN: Art Department. Send nonreturnable tearsheets. No e-mail or fax submissions. Complexity of project will determine payment. Usually buys first rights, but rights purchased vary according to project. Interested in buying second rights (reprint rights) to previously published work for romances and westerns only.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project.

TIPS “Talented new artists welcome. Be familiar with the kind of artwork we use on our covers.”

DREAMLAND BOOKS, INC.

P.O.Box 1714, Minnetonka MN 55345. (612)281-4704. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.dreamlandbooks.inc.com. Estab. 2008. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals. Types of books include children’s picture books, self-help and poetry journal. Specializes in children’s books. Publishes 2-3 titles/year. Recent titles include A Granny’s Heart, Faces...Who Are We?, 12 Months of Baby Animals, and Night~A Counting Backwards Book. 100% requires freelance design; 100% requires freelance illustration. No book catalog available.

NEEDS Approached by 10 designers and 100 illustrators a year. Works with 2 designers and 2 illustrators a year. Prefers designers to have knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers and illustrators should send query letter with web page link. Send follow-up postcard sample every 6-12 months, if invited to do so. E-mail submissions accepted with a link to website and an image file; must be Windows-compatible. No samples kept on file. Artists must have a well-developed webpage and a professional Facebook page. Responds only if interested. Rights are negotiated. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through submissions, word-of-mouth and Internet.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 2-3 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project; combination of flat fee after books arrive in warehouse plus a royalty fee, plus a cut on all books sold at signing events the illustrator does or books sold personally by illustrator, plus some free books each 5,000 printed.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 2 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project; combination of flat fee after books arrive in warehouse plus a royalty fee, plus a cut on all books sold at signing events the illustrator does or books sold personally by illustrator, plus some free books each 5,000 printed.

TIPS “We are a tiny publishing house, and as such we require a sense of perfection to be competitive with the large houses. We will not work with an artist who has pornographic or violent images in the portfolio. We are very open to working with first-time illustrators or designers. However, the illustrator must have a professional Facebook page, as well as a web page developed featuring their work. The designer, if a first-timer in children’s books, must have a design degree. Art for our children’s books should be vibrant, not vexing. Prefers hand drawn/painted art over art done on the computer in different forms.”

DUTTON CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Penguin Group (USA), Inc., 375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.penguin.com. Contact: Acquisitions editor; Sara Reynolds, art director. Estab. 1852. Publishes hardcover, trade picture books and illustrated middle grade. Publishes 50-75 titles/year.

NEEDS Prefers local designers.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send postcard sample, printed samples, tearsheets. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolios may be dropped off every Tuesday and picked up by end of the day. Do not send samples via e-mail.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays for illustration by the project $1,800-2,500.

EDUCATIONAL IMPRESSIONS, INC.

344 Wagaraw Rd., Hawthorne NJ 07507. (800)451-7450. Fax: (973)423-5569. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.edimpressions.com. Estab. 1983. Publishes original workbooks with 2-4 color covers and b&w text. Types of books include instructional, juvenile, young adult, reference, history and educational. Specializes in all educational topics. Publishes 4-12 titles/year. Books are bright and bold with eye-catching, juvenile designs/illustrations.

NEEDS Works with 1-5 freelance illustrators/year. Prefers freelancers who specialize in children’s book illustration. Uses freelancers for jacket/cover and text illustration. Also for jacket/cover design. 50% of illustration demands knowledge of QuarkXPress and Photoshop. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with tearsheets, SASE, résumé and photocopies. Samples are filed. Art director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys all rights. Interested in buying second rights (reprint rights) to previously published work. Originals are not returned. Prefers line art for the juvenile market. Sometimes requests work on spec before assigning a job.

DESIGN Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project.

TIPS “Send juvenile-oriented illustrations as samples.”

EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING, INC.

The William Pratt House, 9 Dewey Court, Northampton MA 01060-3815. (413)584-5551. Fax: (413)584-9933. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.e-elgar.com. Estab. 1986. Publishes hardcover originals and textbooks. Types of books include instructional, nonfiction, reference, textbooks, academic monographs, references in economics and business and law. Publishes 200 titles/year.

This publisher uses only freelance designers. Its academic books are produced in the United Kingdom. Direct marketing material is done in U.S. There is no call for illustration.

NEEDS Prefers local designers experienced in direct mail and academic publishing. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with printed samples. Accepts Mac-compatible disk submissions. Samples are filed. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Buys one-time rights or rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through word of mouth, local sources (i.e., phone book, newspaper, etc.).

FABER & FABER, INC.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 18 W. 18th St., New York NY 10011. (212)741-6900. Website: us.macmillan.com/faberandfaber.aspx. Estab. 1976. Publishes hardcover originals, trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include biography, cookbooks, history, mainstream fiction, nonfiction, self help and travel. Publishes 35 titles/year. 30% require freelance design.

NEEDS Approached by 60 illustrators and 40 designers/year. Uses freelancers mainly for book jacket design. 80% of freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop and QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with photocopies. Illustrators: Send postcard sample or photocopies. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 20 freelance design and 4 illustration jobs/year. Pays by project.

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS, INC.

7563 Lake City Way, NE, Seattle WA 98115. (206)524-1967. Fax: (206)524-2104. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.fantagraphics.com.Contact: Submissions Editor. Estab. 1976. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include contemporary, experimental, mainstream, historical, humor and erotic. “All our books are comic books or graphic stories.” Publishes 100 titles/year. 10% require freelance illustration. Book catalog free by request. Art submission guidelines available on website.

See additional listing in the Magazines section.

NEEDS Approached by 500 freelancers/year. Works with 25 freelance illustrators/year. Must be interested in and willing to do comics. Uses freelancers for comic book interiors and covers.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter addressed to Submissions Editor with résumé, SASE, photocopies and finished comics work. Samples are not filed and are returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Call or write for appointment to show portfolio of original/final art and b&w samples. Buys one-time rights or negotiates rights purchased. Originals are returned at job’s completion. Pays royalties.

TIPS “We want to see completed comics stories. We don’t make assignments, but instead look for interesting material to publish that is pre-existing. We want cartoonists who have an individual style, who create stories that are personal expressions.”

FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX, INC.

18 W. 18th St., New York NY 10011. (212)741-6900. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.fsgbooks.com. Estab. 1946. Book publisher. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals and trade paperback reprints. Publishes nonfiction and juvenile fiction. Publishes 200 titles/year. 20% require freelance illustration; 40% freelance design.

NEEDS Works with 12 freelance designers and 3-5 illustrators/year. Uses artists for jacket/cover and book design.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Submission guidelines available online.

DESIGN Assigns 40 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 20 freelance design jobs/year and 10-15 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS The best way for a freelance illustrator to get an assignment is “to have a great portfolio.”

FIRST BOOKS

6750 SW Franklin St., Suite A, Portland OR 97223. (503)968-6777. Fax: (503)968-6779. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.firstbooks.com. Estab. 1988. Publishes trade paperback originals. Publishes 50 titles/year. Recent titles include: Devine Color, by Gretchen Schaufaer. 100% require freelance illustration.

NEEDS Works with 5 designers and 5 illustrators/year. Uses freelance designers not illustrators mainly for interiors and covers.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send any samples you want to send and SASE but no original art. Illustrators: Send query letter with a few photocopies or slides. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Rights purchased vary according to project.

DESIGN Payment varies per assignment.

TIPS “Small samples get looked at more than anything bulky and confusing. Little samples are better than large packets and binders. Postcards are easy. Save a tree!”

FLASHLIGHT PRESS

527 Empire Blvd., Brooklyn NY 11225. (718)288-8300. Fax: (718)972-6307. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.flashlightpress.com. Contact: Shari Dash Greenspan, editor. Estab. 2004. Publishes 2-3 picture books/year. 50% of books by first-time authors. Fiction: Picture books: contemporary, humor, multicultural. Average word length: 1,000. Recently published: Pobble’s Way by Simon Van Booy, illustrated by Wendy Edelson (ages 4-8, picture book); That Cat Can’t Stay by Thad Krasnesky, illustrated by David Parkins (ages 4-8, picture book); I Always, ALWAYS Get My Way by Thad Krasnesky, illustrated by David Parkins (ages 4-8, picture book); I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll, illustrated by Howard McWilliam (ages 4-8, picture book); I’m Really Not Tired by Lori Sunshine, illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler (ages 4-8, picture book).

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS E-mail with résumé and URL or low-res digital images. Submission guidelines available at www.flashlightpress.com/submissionguidelines.html.

TIPS “Our audience is 4-8 years old. Follow our online submissions guide.”

FULCRUM PUBLISHING

Website: www.fulcrum-books.com. Estab. 1984. Publishes hardcover originals and trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include biography, Native American, reference, history, self help, children’s, teacher resource books, travel, humor, gardening and nature. Specializes in history, nature, teacher resource books, travel, Native American, environmental and gardening. Publishes 30 titles/year. 15% requires freelance illustration; 15% requires freelance design. Book catalog free by request.

Needs Uses freelancers mainly for cover and interior illustrations for gardening books. Also for other jacket/covers, text illustration and book design. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with tearsheets, photographs, photocopies and photostats. Samples are filed. Responds to artist only if interested. To show portfolio, mail b&w photostats. Buys one-time rights. Originals are returned at job’s completion.

DESIGN Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project.

TIPS Previous book design experience a plus.

GALISON/MUDPUPPY PRESS

28 W. 44th St., Suite 1411, New York NY 10036. (800)670-7441. Fax: (212)391-4037. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.galison.com. Publishes note cards, journals, stationery, children’s products. Publishes 120 titles/year.

NEEDS Works with 20 illustrators. Assigns 5-10 freelance cover illustrations/year. Some freelance design demands knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS “To submit your artwork for consideration, please e-mail a letter and PDF files to [email protected]. For Mudpuppy children’s products, please submit artwork for consideration to [email protected]. We will contact you if a suitable project arises.”

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY PRESS

800 Florida Ave., NE, Washington DC 20002-3695. (202)651-5488. Fax: (202)651-5489. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: gupress.gallaudet.edu. Estab. 1980. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals, hardcover and trade paperback reprints, DVDs, videotapes and textbooks. Types of books include reference, biography, coffee table books, history, instructional and textbook nonfiction. Specializes in books related to deafness. Publishes 12-15 new titles/year. 90% requires freelance design; 2% requires freelance illustration. Book catalog free on request.

NEEDS Approached by 10-20 designers and 30 illustrators/year. Works with 15 designers/year. 100% of freelance design work demands knowledge of Illustrator, PageMaker, Photoshop and QuarkXPress.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with postcard sample with résumé, sample of work and URL. After introductory mailing, send follow-up postcard sample every 6 months. Accepts disk submissions. Prefers Windows-compatible, PDF files. Samples are filed. Responds only if interested. Company will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include color finished art. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through Internet and word of mouth.

TIPS “Do not call us.”

GEM GUIDES BOOK CO.

1275 W. Ninth St., Upland CA 91786. (626)855-1611. Fax: (626)855-1610. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.gemguidesbooks.com. Contact: Greg Warner, editor. Estab. 1965. Book publisher and wholesaler of trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include rocks and minerals, guide books, travel, history and regional (western U.S.). Specializes in travel and local interest (western Americana). Recent titles: Geodes: Nature’s Treasures by Brad L. Cross and June Culp Zeitner; Baby’s Day Out in Southern California: Fun Places to Go With Babies and Toddlers by Jobea Holt; Fee Mining and Rockhounding Adventures in the West by James Martin and Jeannette Hathaway Monaco; and Moving to Arizona by Dorothy Tegeler. Publishes 7 titles/year; 100% require freelance cover design.

NEEDS Uses freelancers mainly for covers. 100% of freelance work demands knowledge of Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop. Works on assignment only. Needs: Map Makers for simple maps with minor terrain and extensive rural road network skill.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure, résumé and SASE; or e-mail. Samples are filed. Editor will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Requests work on spec before assigning a job. Buys all rights. Originals are not returned. Finds artists through word of mouth and “our files.”

JACKETS/COVERS Pays by the project.

GIBBS SMITH

Website: www.gibbs-smith.com. Estab. 1969. Imprints include Sierra Book Club for Children and Hill Street Press. Company publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals. Types of books include children’s activity books, architecture and design books, cookbooks, humor, juvenile, western. Publishes 100 titles/year. 10% requires freelance illustration; 90% requires freelance design

NEEDS Approached by 250 freelance illustrators and 50 freelance designers/year. Works with 5 freelance illustrators and 15 designers/year. Designers may be located anywhere with Broadband service. Uses freelancers mainly for cover design and book layout, cartoon illustration, children’s book illustration. 100% of freelance design demands knowledge of QuarkXPress or InDesign. 70% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and FreeHand.

DESIGN Assigns 90 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 90 freelance design jobs and 5 illustration jobs/year. Pays for design by the project. Pays for illustration by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project.

GLENCOE

McGraw-Hill Education, P.O. Box 182605, Columbus OH 43218. (877)833-5524. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.glencoe.com. Estab. 1965. Publishes textbooks. Types of books include marketing and career education, art and music, health, computer technology. Specializes in most el-hi (grades 7-12) subject areas, as well as post-secondary career subjects. Publishes 350 titles/year.

Glencoe also has divisions in Peoria IL and Columbus OH, with separate art departments.

NEEDS Approached by 50 freelancers/year. Works with 10-20 freelance illustrators and 10-20 designers/year. Prefers experienced artists. Uses freelance artists mainly for illustration and production. Also for jacket/cover design and illustration, Text Illustration and book design. 100% of design and 50% of illustration demand knowledge of Adobe, InDesign, or Illustrator on Mac. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send nonreturnable samples. Accepts disk submissions compatible with above program. Samples are filed. Sometimes requests work on spec before assigning a job. Negotiates rights purchased. Originals are not returned.

DESIGN Assigns 10-20 freelance design and many illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 10-20 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 20-30 freelance design jobs/year. Pays by the project.

GLOBE PEQUOT PRESS

246 Goose Ln., P.O. Box 480, Guilford CT 06437. (203)458-4500. Website: www.globepequot.com. Estab. 1947. Publishes hardcover and trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include (mostly) travel, kayak, outdoor, cookbooks, instruction, self-help and history. Specializes in regional subjects New England, Northwest, Southeast bed-and-board country inn guides. Publishes 600 titles/year. 20% require freelance illustration; 75% require freelance design. Design of books is “classic and traditional, but fun.” Book catalog available.

Needs Works with 10-20 freelance illustrators and 15-20 designers/year. Uses freelancers mainly for cover and text design and production. Also for jacket/cover and Text Illustration and direct mail design. Needs computer-literate freelancers for production. 100% of design and 75% of illustration demand knowledge of QuarkXPress 3.32, Illustrator 7.0 or Photoshop 5. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé, photocopies and photographs. Accepts disk submissions compatible with QuarkXPress 3.32, Illustrator 7.0 or Photoshop 5. Samples are filed and not returned. Request portfolio review in original query. Artist should follow up with call after initial query. Art Director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include roughs, original/final art, photostats, tearsheets and dummies. Requests work on spec before assigning a job. Considers complexity of project, project’s budget and turnaround time when establishing payment. Buys all rights. Originals are not returned. Finds artists through word of mouth, submissions, self promotion and sourcebooks.

DESIGN Pays by the hour or by the project for cover design.

JACKETS/COVERS Prefers realistic style. Pays by the hour or by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Pays by the project. Mostly b&w illustration, preferably computer-generated.

TIPS “Our books are being produced on Macintosh computers. We like designers who can use the Mac competently enough that their design looks as if it hasn’t been done on the Mac.”

GOLDEN BOOKS

Website: www.randomhouse.com/golden. Imprint is Golden Books. Publishes preschool and juvenile. Specializes in picture books themed for infant to 8-year-olds. Publishes 250 titles/year, including: Pat the Bunny; Little Golden Books; Nickelodeon, Mattel.

NEEDS Approached by several hundred artists/year. Works with approximately 100 illustrators/year. Very little freelance design work. Most design is done in-house. Buys enough illustration for over 200 new titles, approximately 70% being licensed character books. Artists must have picture book experience; illustrations are generally full color, but b&w art is required for coloring and activity books. Uses freelancers for picture books, storybooks. Traditional illustration, as well as digital illustration is accepted, although digital is preferred.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with SASE and tearsheets. Samples are filed or are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Art director will call for portfolio if interested. Will look at original artwork and/or color representations in portfolios, but please do not send original art through the mail. Royalties or work-for-hire limited according to project.

JACKETS/COVERS All design done in-house. Makes outright purchase on licensed character properties only.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns approximately 250 freelance illustration jobs/year. Payment varies.

TIPS “We are open to a wide variety of styles. Contemporary illustrations that have strong bright colors and mass market appeal featuring appealing multicultural children will get strongest consideration.”

GOOSE LANE EDITIONS LTD.

500 Beaverbrook Ct., Suite 330, Fredericton NB E3B 5X4, Canada. (506)450-4251 or (888)926-8377. Fax: (506)459-4991. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.gooselane.com. Contact: Julie Scriver, art director. Estab. 1954. Publishes trade paperback originals of poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Types of books include poetry, biography, cookbooks, fiction, reference and history. Publishes 10-20 titles/year. 0-5% requires freelance illustration. Books are “high quality, elegant, generally with full-color fine art reproduction on cover.” Book catalog free for SASE with Canadian first-class stamp or IRC.

NEEDS Approached by 30 freelancers/year. Works with 0-1 illustrators/year. Only works with freelancers in the region. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Submission guidelines available online.

DESIGN Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 0-1 freelance design job and 0-1 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 0-1 freelance illustration job/year. Pays by the project.

THE GRADUATE GROUP

P.O. Box 370351, West Hartford CT 06137-0351. (860)233-2330. Fax: (860)233-2330. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.graduategroup.com. Contact: Mara Whitman, partner; Robert Whitman, vice president. Estab. 1964. Publishes trade paperback originals. Types of books include instructional and reference. Specializes in internships and career planning. Recent title: Create Your Ultimate Résumé, Portfolio, and Writing Samples: An Employment Guide for the Technical Communicator by Mara W. Cohen Ioannides. Publishes 35 titles/year; 10% require freelance illustration and design. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Approached by 20 freelancers/year. Works with 1 freelance illustrator and 1 designer/year. Prefers local freelancers only. Uses freelancers for jacket/cover illustration and design; direct mail, book and catalog design. 5% of freelance work demands computer skills. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with brochure and résumé. Samples are not filed. Responds only if interested. Write for appointment to show portfolio.

TIPS “Our goal is to provide readers with information (at no cost to them) that will help them gain a broader understanding of available opportunities and career options. It is helpful to us if you could inform us about the following: (a) your ability to obtain favorable reviews of your book, and (b) your ability to market your book. If you wish to discuss your idea for a book, call Bob Whitman at (860)232-3100.”

GRAYWOLF PRESS

250 Third Ave. N., Suite 600, Minneapolis MN 55401. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.graywolfpress.org. Contact: Katie Dublinski, editorial manager (nonfiction, fiction). Estab. 1974. Publishes hardcover originals, trade paperback originals and reprints. Specializes in novels, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, essays and short stories. Publishes 30 titles/year. Recent titles include: I Curse the River of Time by Per Petterson; Mattaponi Queen by Belle Boggs; We Don’t Know We Don’t Know by Nick Lantz. 100% require freelance cover design. Books use solid typography, strikingly beautiful and well-integrated artwork. Book catalog free by request.

Graywolf is recognized as one of the finest small presses in the nation.

NEEDS Approached by 100 freelance artists/year. Works with 7 designers/year. Buys 25 illustrations/year (existing art only). Uses freelancers mainly for cover design only. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with résumé and photocopies. Samples are returned by SASE if requested by artist. Editorial director will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include b&w, color photostats and tearsheets. Negotiates rights purchased. Originals are returned at job’s completion. Pays by the project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 25 design jobs/year. Pays by the project, $800-1,200.

TIPS “Have a strong portfolio of literary (fine press) design.”

GREAT QUOTATIONS PUBLISHING

8102 Lemont Rd., #300, Woodridge IL 60517. (630)390-3580. Contact: Ringo Suek, acquisitions editor (humor, relationships, Christian); Jan Stob, acquisitions editor (children’s). Estab. 1991. Imprint of Greatime Offset Printing. Publishes hardcover, trade paperback and mass market paperback originals. Types of books include humor, inspiration, motivation and books for children. Specializes in gift books. Publishes 50 titles/year. 50% require freelance illustration and design. Book catalog available for $3 with SASE.

NEEDS Approached by 100 freelancers/year. Works with 20 designers and 20 illustrators/year. Uses freelancers to illustrate and/or design books and catalogs. 50% of freelance work demands knowledge of QuarkXPress and Photoshop. Works on assignment only.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send letter of introduction and sample pages. Name, address and telephone number should be clearly displayed on the front of the sample. All appropriate samples will be placed in publisher’s library. Design editor will contact artist under consideration, as prospective projects become available. Rights purchased vary according to project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 20 freelance cover illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 30 freelance jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “We’re looking for bright, colorful cover design on a small-size book cover (around 6×6). Outstanding humor or motivational titles will be most in demand.”

GREAT SOURCE EDUCATION GROUP

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Editorial Department, 181 Ballardvale St., Wilmington MA 01887. Website: www.greatsource.com. Specializes in supplemental educational materials. Publishes more than 25 titles/year. 90% requires freelance design; 80% requires freelance illustration. Book catalog free with 9×12 SASE or check website.

NEEDS Approached by more than 100 illustrators/year. Works with 25 illustrators/year. 50% of freelance illustration demands knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send nonreturnable samples such as postcards, photocopies and/or tearsheets. After introductory mailing, send follow-up postcard sample every year. Accepts disk submissions from illustrators. Prefers Mac-compatible, JPEG files. Samples are filed or returned by SASE. Responds only if interested. Company will contact artist for portfolio review if interested. Portfolio should include b&w, color tearsheets. Rights purchased vary according to project. Finds freelancers through art reps, artist’s submissions, Internet.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 10 freelance cover illustration jobs/year. Pays for illustration by the project. Prefers kid-friendly styles.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 25 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project. Prefers professional electronic submissions.

GREENWOOD PUBLISHING

ABC-CLIO, P.O. Box 1911, Santa Barbara CA 93116-1911. (805)968-1911. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.greenwood.com. Contact: Cathleen Casey, acquisitions department/Greenwood. Estab. 1964. (Formerly Libraries Unlimited/Teacher Ideas Press.) Specializes in hardcover and paperback original reference books concerning library science and school media for librarians, educators and researchers. Also publishes in resource and activity books for teachers. Publishes more than 60 titles/year. Book catalog free by request.

NEEDS Works with 4-5 freelance artists/year.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers send query letter with résumé and photocopies. Illustrators send query letter with photocopies. Samples not filed are returned only if requested. Considers complexity of project, skill and experience of artist, and project’s budget when establishing payment. Buys all rights. Originals not returned.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 4-6 design jobs/year. Pays by the project, $500 minimum.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns 2-4 illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project.

TIPS “We look for the ability to draw or illustrate without overly loud cartoon techniques. Freelancers should have the ability to use two-color effectively, with screens and screen builds. We ignore anything sent to us that is in four-color. We also need freelancers with a good feel for typefaces.”

GROSSET & DUNLAP

Penguin Group Publishers, 375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014-3657. (212)366-2000. Website: us.penguingroup.com. Publishes hardcover, trade paperback and mass market paperback originals and board books for preschool and juvenile audience (ages 1-10). Specializes in “very young mass market children’s books.” Publishes more than 200 titles/year. 100% require freelance illustration; 10% require freelance design. Grosset & Dunlap publishes children’s books that examine new ways of looking at the world of children. Many books by this publisher feature unique design components such as acetate overlays, 3D pop-up pages, or actual projects/toys that can be cut out of the book.

NEEDS Works with 100 freelance illustrators and 10 freelance designers/year. Buys 80 books’ worth of illustrations/year. “Be sure your work is appropriate for our list.” Uses freelance artists mainly for book illustration. Also for jacket/cover and Text Illustration and design. 100% of design and 50% of illustration demand knowledge of Illustrator 5.5, QuarkXPress 3.3, and Photoshop 2.5.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Designers: Send query letter with website address and tearsheets. Illustrators: Send postcard sample or query letter with résumé, photocopies, SASE, and tearsheets. Samples are filed. Responds to the artist only if interested. Call for appointment to show portfolio, or mail slides, color tearsheets, transparencies and dummies. Rights purchased vary according to project. Originals are returned at job’s completion.

GROUP PUBLISHING—BOOK PRODUCT

1515 Cascade Ave., Loveland CO 80539. (970)669-3836 or (800)447-1070. Fax: (970)292-4373. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.group.com. Company publishes books, Bible curriculum products (including puzzles, posters, etc.), clip art resources and audiovisual materials for use in Christian education for children, youth and adults. Publishes 35-40 titles/year. Recent titles include: Group’s Scripture Scrapbook series, The Dirt on Learning Group’s Hands-On Bible Curriculum Group’s Treasure Serengeti Trek Vacation Bible School Faith Weaver Bible Curriculum.

See additional listing in the Magazines section.

NEEDS Uses freelancers for cover illustration and design. 100% of design and 50% of illustration demand knowledge of InDesign CS2, Photoshop 7.0, Illustrator 9.0. Occasionally uses cartoons in books and teacher’s guides. Uses b&w and color illustration on covers and in product interiors.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send query letter with nonreturnable b&w or color photocopies, slides, tearsheets or other samples. Accepts disk submissions. Samples are filed, additional samples may be requested prior to assignment. Responds only if interested. Rights purchased vary according to project.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns minimum 15 freelance design and 10 freelance illustration jobs/year.

TEXT ILLUSTRATION Assigns minimum 20 freelance illustration projects/year. Pays on acceptance. Fees for color illustration and design work vary and are negotiable. Prefers b&w line or line and wash illustrations to accompany lesson activities.

TIPS “We prefer contemporary, nontraditional styles appropriate for our innovative and upbeat products and the creative Christian teachers and students who use them. We seek experienced designers and artists who can help us achieve our goal of presenting biblical material in fresh, new and engaging ways. Submit design/illustration on disk. Self promotion pieces help get you noticed. Have book covers/jackets, brochure design, newsletter or catalog design in your portfolio. Include samples of Bible or church-related illustration.”

GUERNICA EDITIONS

Box 117, Station P, Toronto ON M5S 2S6, Canada. (416)658-9888. Fax: (416)657-8885. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.guernicaeditions.com. Contact: Antonio D’Alfonso, editor/publisher (poetry, nonfiction, novels). Estab. 1978. Book publisher and literary press specializing in translation. Publishes trade paperback originals and reprints. Types of books include contemporary and experimental fiction, biography and history. Specializes in ethnic/multicultural writing and translation of European and Quebecois writers into English. Recent titles: Peace Tower by F.G. Paci (artist Hono Lulu); and Medusa Subway by Clara Blackwood (artist Normand Cousineau). Publishes 20-25 titles/year; 40-50% require freelance illustration. Book catalog available for SAE; include IRC if sending from outside Canada.

NEEDS Approached by 6 freelancers/year. Works with 6 freelance illustrators/year. Uses freelancers mainly for jacket/cover illustration.

FIRST CONTACT & TERMS Send e-mail. Buys one-time rights. Originals are not returned at job completion. Does not accept or respond to e-mail enquiries about manuscripts.

JACKETS/COVERS Assigns 10 freelance illustration jobs/year. Pays by the project, $150-200.

TIPS “We really believe that the author should be aware of the press they work with. Try to see what a press does and offer your own view of that look. We are looking for strong designers. We have three new series of books, so there is a lot of space for artwork.”