Editorial Guidelines Catholic Forester© is a full-color quarterly magazine published for members of Catholic Order of Foresters, a fraternal insurance society with 140,000 members nationwide. Although a portion of each issue is devoted to the organization and its members, a few freelance pieces are published in most issues. These articles cover varied topics to create a balanced issue for the purpose of informing, educating, and entertaining our readers. Our audience covers a broad spectrum of ages, ranging from youth to seniors. Nonfiction topics that appeal to our members include health and wellness, money management and investing, parenting and family life, senior issues, inspiration, and nostalgia. Although we are more interested in nonfiction topics, we also like to entertain our readers with humor and light fiction or a good story specifically for children. Complete articles are preferred. Manuscripts should have a good lead, style, and rhythm that hold reader interest. Look for ways to project personal experiences into informational topics. Fiction should move at a rapid pace, capturing reader attention from beginning to end. We attempt to respond within twelve weeks, although it may take longer. Payment is approximately 30 cents a word, reprints $50 per article, depending on writing quality and amount of necessary editing. We like short pieces, about 1,000 words, but occasionally accept manuscripts up to 1,500 words. We also need one-pagers of 500 words. We pay between $50 to $150 for inside photo use, $300 for cover photo. Payment on acceptance. We purchase First North American Serial Rights to articles, one-time publication rights to photos. We also occasionally publish cartoons, with preferences for those that relate to family life, personal finances, education, career, travel, and the environment. We pay $30 for one-time publication rights. Send editorial submissions with a SASE* to Patrica A. Baron, Associate Editor; art submissions to Kristi Niedzwiecki. Sample copy available free with 9" x 12" envelope and 3 stamps. No check or money accepted for postage. Thank you for your interest in Catholic Forester. *Manuscripts and artwork without an accompanying SASE will not be returned. Manuscripts may also be submitted by E-mail to pbaron@CatholicForester.com. Art or links to Web sites may be e-mailed to magazine@CatholicForester.com. Publisher assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited materials.
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