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Sea
Kayaker is devoted solely to sea kayaks, their use, design, and
history. Our articles, written by both amateur and professional
writers, explore subjects in depth. Because we seek to inform, as
well as entertain, we prefer contributions from experienced kayakers.
Our ideal manuscript conveys interesting and useful information
in clear, vivid terms.
Proposals
and queries:
If you have a story idea you think might interest us, please phone,
write or e-mail us to get our feedback before you set to work on
an article. After we've had a chance to establish the story's suitability,
we may ask you to follow up with a more detailed outline and samples
of your work. If you have slides, photos or drawings that might
help us in our evaluation, please send those along. You are welcome
to submit finished manuscripts, but you can often save a lot of
work by consulting with us before you write. We also welcome partial
manuscripts, especially from new writers, so we can give you suggestions
for tuning the writing to suit our readership.
Get familiar with the magazine! To gain a better understanding of
the types of articles we tend to publish, look at a few back issues.
You may order them via our web site or by calling (206) 789-9536.
Keep in mind, however, that we welcome new ideas and approaches.
Our emphasis is on touring, though we occasionally look at other
aspects of the sport such as surf kayaking, ocean kayak racing,
or surf skiing.
Submission
requirements:
Text: If you are sending a submission by mail, we need double-spaced
copy and a word processor file on disk. Articles usually run from
500 to 4,500 words, depending on the subject. Mark your disc with
your name, the file name, and the program used. We prefer plain
text; any fancy formatting makes conversion to our system difficult.
Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope or postal coupons to cover
the cost of your material's return from Seattle. Keep a copy of
your text to refer to should we need to call with questions.
When submitting text via e-mail, you can cut and paste the text
into the body of an e-mail message. Attached files work best for
us when sent in RTF (rich text format). You can send a sampling
of jpeg files for our review, but we will request original photographs,
slides or drawings when making our selection of artwork.
When submitting illustrations, slides or photographs, include a
list of captions or descriptions. Maps, if applicable, should accompany
your submission. Mark locations as they relate to the text. We will
redraw the map to meet the needs of the story.
We will acknowledge receipt of your submission as soon as possible,
but it may take us some time to evaluate it. Once we have accepted
an article it may be at least three months before it is published.
Photographs:
We work most often from color slides. You may send duplicates for
review, but we may request originals for scanning. If you send either
black-and-white or color prints we may ask for negatives so we can
make prints to meet our requirements. We prefer to work with original
slides instead of duplicates. We occasionally accept scans or digital
photographs transmitted via the Internet. Requirements for file
size vary depending upon the size the image will be reproduced in
the magazine. Files should be compressed, using a Mac-compatible
compression program, before transmitting.
For photo guidelines - click
here.
We welcome unusual or spectacular photos suitable for our cover
or our Last Glance page (a "parting shot" photo). Mark
all prints and slides with your name and address. Include a description
of the image identifying the location and subjects. If you mark
your slides for copyright ©, please send us a signed letter
authorizing us to reproduce them.
Artwork:
For our cover images we often use color artwork in any medium (oil,
acrylic, watercolor, etc.) Contact us for details. We also commission
artwork for inside pages.
Shipment
of Materials:
When you send original photographs and artwork we recommend that
you have a means of tracking your package. We will generally return
materials used for publication by the same means that we receive
them. Discs and reference materials-maps, sketches, etc.-will be
returned around the date of publication. We take great care in handling
your materials but we cannot assume responsibility for damage or
loss of your contributions.
Rates:
Text: We pay a minimum of $150 per 1,000 words. Excellent writing
and assigned projects may pay more.
Artwork: We pay a minimum of $350 for First North American rights
for cover photographs or artwork, more for commissioned works. For
other drawings and illustrations we pay between $25 and $250, depending
upon size, colors and complexity. Originals will be returned to
the artist.
We buy First North American Rights. We occasionally consider Second
Rights if the previous publication does not have significant overlap
with our readership. With the exception of assigned articles, all
work received by Sea Kayaker is submitted on speculation. Simultaneous
submissions or inquiries must be clearly identified as such. Contributions
are paid upon publication. We will send you a copy of the issue
in which your contribution appears when it is available.
Send
all submissions to:
Editor
Sea Kayaker
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 17029
Seattle, WA 98127-0729
Shipping
(non-US Postal) Address:
7001 Seaview Ave. NW, Suite 135
Seattle, WA 98117-6009
E-mail:
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