 Calling All Freelancers!
Whole Life Times relies almost entirely on freelance material to fill its pages every month. We have only a few regulars, so the field is wide open. We depend on freelancers like you.
What Kind of Articles Should I Submit?
We are open to articles on holistic health, alternative healing, green living, sustainable and local food, social responsibility, conscious business, the environment, spirituality and personal growth; in short, anything that deals with a progressive, healthy lifestyle. The important words to remember when writing for WLT are ‘information’ and‘narrative style.’ We strive to provide leading-edge editorial that is not only entertaining, but also directly usable by our readers—information that mainstream media often abridges, is unaware of or is unwilling to print.
WLT’s content is largely local — issues, events and people in southern California — but we do publish some stories with a broader focus. In generic features (e.g. health-related), we use local sources for quotes and back-up information.
WLT accepts up to three longer stories (800-1,100 words) per issue, and pay ranges from $150-200.
In addition, we have a number of regular departments on our coverage topics, and these pay $75-125 depending on topic and experience.
Out and About is our FOB section featuring short, newsy blurbs on our coverage topics. These are generally 200-400 words and pay $25-50 depending on length and topic.
Behind the Scenes is a 750-word personal essay that often highlights a seminal moment or event in the life of the writer, and pays $100.
Query Letters
Queries may be sent via e-mail to abigail[at]wholelifemagazine[dot]com.
If you have not written for us before, please be sure to include your bio and up to three published clips or links. Alternatively, you may submit a completed manuscript. If your article addresses the categories described above, your treatment of the issue, the timeliness of the article and the quality of your writing are the main keys to getting published.
General tip: Keep in mind that WLT readers are more sophisticated than the average Joe or Joan when it comes to green living, health, personal growth, social responsibility and metaphysics. We prefer thoughtful, well-researched articles with an informed and upbeat tone. We favor a narrative approach in which story-telling is emphasized. We welcome in-depth reports and personal interviews, but outside of Behind the Scenes we rarely publish personal essays. Please include reference material for fact verification, and avoid using anecdotal claims to support your thesis or argument.
Manuscript Format
Submissions should be typed and double-spaced in AP style. Please attach an MS Word file, and also copy and paste your story in the message section of your email. Please do not send a PC-specific file as we may not be able to open it.
Please suggest a Hed and Dek for your story.
If including graphs, charts or other original art, please send a hard copy in addition to a disk, or e-mail us for digital art submission guidelines. Original photos and illustrations are welcome and may be submitted along with your article for consideration.
Please include a one-sentence credit line to accompany your story. If you do not include it, the story will run with your byline only.
Notification of Acceptance or Rejection
Ah, the life of an editor — deadlines, deadlines and more deadlines! Every time we look up from our computers, it seems there’s another deadline to meet. So sometimes our response rate to submissions may not be as rapid as you’d like it to be.
If we do not immediately accept or reject your story or query, we may set it aside for a rainy day. If you are uncomfortable with ambiguity or are in a hurry because you want to submit it to other publications, be sure to make note of it on your submission.
If sending via snail mail, please note that submissions will not be returned. Please include your email address so that we can notify you of acceptance or rejection. Artwork will be returned only if clearly requested and SASE is provided.
Deadlines
We accept articles any time. If you would like your article to be considered for a specific issue, we should have it in hand three to five months before the issue of publication.
Pay
In the event that the magazine decides not to publish your assigned story, a kill fee of 50 percent of the original fee is offered. However, no kill fee is offered for unsolicited submissions or if this is your first assignment with us; you are free to publish the work elsewhere. If we do print your work, we customarily pay within 45-60 days of publication.
We ask for one-time print rights and non-exclusive perpetual web publishing rights. You are free to publish your work elsewhere after 60 days from WLT date of publication.
Thank you for your interest in Whole Life Times.
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