One of our colleagues says that AZ Lifestyle magazine is looking for "writers," but I put that in quotation marks because there are a few caveats. I'm not sure any professionals would want to take this on, but if you know college students just starting out, it might be a way for them to build some bylines.
1. Pay sucks. They pay $150 for stories around 1,500 words or more. Often you must find and send your own photographs.
2. It's a fight to get paid. They are supposed to pay 30 days after publication, but you have to file an invoice and then nag and nag and nag. They no longer have an editor - you work with the publisher, Greg Tortorello.
3. All of the stories are previewed for the people interviewed in the stories prior to publication, and the advertising people are actively involved in editorial matters.
It's online at www.az-lifestyle.net. They're trying to beef up their online presence.
To reach the publisher, send an email to gtort@az-lifestyle.com.
3 comments:
How about we suggest NOT writing for someone like this? Argh! He pays poorly, and pays late? No one needs that aggravation, and certainly not a writer just starting out. It's good to know about these kinds of pubs, though, so we know where not to send valuable ideas--and friends.
A colleague asked me to pass it along, so I did. Obviously, we can all make our own decisions based on the info. Who among us hasn't had to nag for paychecks? At least this person got paid; many of us have been stiffed time and again.
And if, based on this information that's out there now, this publisher has a difficult time finding quality writers, maybe he will reconsider his pay scale.
Geri,
I know you're doing a great service here. And I hope you're right about the possibility that he would reconsider his pay scale. It's possible, right?
Jackie
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