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CONTRIBUTORS' GUIDELINES California Wild
is the quarterly natural history magazine of the California Academy of
Sciences. Launched as Pacific Discovery in 1948, it has a circulation
of approximately 30,000. The Academy, located in San Francisco, encompasses
research facilities, a natural history museum, Steinhart Aquarium, and
Morrison Planetarium. Proposing A Story We're always eager to hear your story ideas, but would prefer to receive them in query form rather than as completed manuscripts. Before you query, please take the time to search our online article index (www.calacademy.org/calwild/search) to see if we have already covered a topic. Queries should begin with the story's opening paragraphs, followed by a description of the remaining points to be covered. Mention the people you might interview, explain why you are the best person to write the story, and attach several writing samples or published clips. We accept queries by regular mail and email to calwild@calacademy.org Source documentation must be available for every manuscript, including contact information for each source or publication. We encourage all writers, artists, and photographers interested in contributing to California Wild to review a printed copy of the magazine. To obtain a sample issue, send a self-addressed 9" x 12" envelope with $1.75 in postage and a check for $4.00 to California Wild Our readers are well educated, and most are
residents of California. They are fascinated by the natural world and
concerned about wildlife and the fate of our environment. Our story needs are most acute for the following
departments: Rates and rights We purchase first North American serial rights. We may also request electronic rights, as a version of California Wild is available online. Payment is 30 cents per word, two weeks before publication. We ask most authors to submit on speculation. Our contributors are typically professional writers or scientists with experience writing for popular audiences. We encourage first-time authors to pitch stories for our departments. Writing Writing should be lively and geared toward a
popular audience. We prefer to emphasize possible solutions to conservation
and environmental issues rather than list problems. Paint a vivid picture
of your subject whenever possible -- flesh out the personality of a scientist;
bring a historical event to life; depict the beauty of a landscape with
your words. It is fine to take a stance on controversial issues, but remember
to air opposing arguments. Please keep jargon to a minimum and clearly
define all scientific terms. We purchase one-time publication rights to all images published. Payment ranges from $75 to $175 inside, to $250 for a cover. In the unlikely event that an original transparency is lost or damaged, the California Academy of Sciences" liability is limited to fair market value. We are not bound by any arbitrary valuations. Caption material must accompany all submissions. Please identify all plants and animals using scientific names in addition to common names. If a photograph includes people, the names of all subjects must be correctly spelled. It is the photographer's responsibility to have model clearances on file for all human subjects. Submissions We prefer original color transparencies or reproduction quality duplicates. Any 35mm color slides must be protected with individual slide protectors and mounted in transparent slide pages. Transparencies must be clearly marked on the slide mount with subject, location, and photographer's name and mailing address. Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope, return mailing instructions, and sufficeint postage to cover safe return. We strongly recommend insuring your photographic submissions against loss and using Return Receipt Mail or a next-day courier. Digital images may be submitted as jpegs via email, CD, or light box for approval. "Photo submission" should be included in the subject line. Do not send high resolution images via email unless prior permission has been given. All digital images must be available at 300 dpi at 3" x 5" or larger to be considered for publication. Our current photography needs are listed on The Guilfoyle Report, www.agpix.com; call 212-929-0959 to subscribe. All unsolicated mailed submissions must be accompanied by a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage to ensure safe return. |