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Writers' Guidelines |
Canadian Gardening is a national magazine aimed at the avid
home gardener. Our readers are city gardeners with tiny lots,
country gardeners with rolling acreage, indoor gardeners, rooftop
gardeners, and enthusiastic beginners and experienced veterans.
A good reading of the magazine will make you more familiar with
the types of articles we look for.
Each issue includes at least one beautiful-garden story with
lots of lush photographs. It has general esthetic appeal, but
also a particular focus such as a specific style or a design
challenge, which discusses how the homeowner solved problems
of terrain or climate, fulfilled special needs or capitalized
on features, etc.
We also publish practical pieces on growing varieties of ornamentals,
fruits or vegetables, on gardening techniques such as mulching
and composting, and on projects such as ponds or water details,
bird houses, etc. We also publish stories on the environment.
A fresh approach is important-we don't want stories that have
been done to utter boredom in other magazines. Ideas should
be well-focused and not too general. For example, we might run
an article on late-blooming perennials, but reject a request
to run an overall piece on perennials as too broad a topic for
Canadian Gardening.
We look for appealing, reader-friendly writing. Send samples
of your work when submitting a story proposal. Proposals should
be no more than one page with enough detail to show how you'd
approach the subject.
Submissions must include information about your expertise as
a gardener and writing experience as well as writing samples.
Depending on complexity of story and amount of work involved,
our rates range from $125 and up for short news items, reviews,
or how-to pieces (200 to 400 words), to $350 and up for features
(about 500 to 2,000 words). Fees for each story are set by the
editor at the time of assignment. We pay on acceptance, and
cover reasonable expenses such as long-distance calls to gather
research and out-of-town mileage to do interviews. Receipts
are required.
Although we prefer to go through the editing process until we
have a publishable piece, kill fees of 25% to 50% are negotiated
for stories we assigned in good faith but consider not up to
our standards. This sometimes results in rewrites done in-house
or by an outside writer.
All stories are fact-checked and we ask writers to provide us
with all research sources, including phone numbers of interviewees,
photocopies of written material, etc. |
Art Submission Guidelines |
Canadian Gardening is the leading gardening magazine in Canada.
We
pride ourselves on our excellent design, photography and illustration,
not to mention the superb editorial content. We're always interested
in finding new talent and appreciate submissions from photographers
and illustrators to add to our list contributors. All art submissions
should be sent to the address below. Please send them to the
attention of Canadian Gardening, Art Director.
Unsolicited submissions:
Unfortunately we are a very small staff and can't get around
to
correspondence as much as we'd like. When sending unsolicited
submissions, please send dupes, colour copies or tear sheets
of your work that we can keep on file. We cannot process unsolicited
material, therefore, it will not be returned to you. If we'd
like to see more of your portfolio or want to assign work
to you, we will contact you.
Portfolio submissions for assigned photography:
Most of our photography is assigned to professional photographers.
Arrangements can be made for portfolios to be dropped off
at the addres below. We'd prefer to see subjects that relate
to our magazine, both close-ups, overall garden views and
lifestyle.
Stock photo portfolio submissions:
Same as above. Each image must be labelled with plant identification
(i.e., with the plant name/cultivar) otherwise it won't be
considered for use. Only original transparencies or high resolution
digital images (also with proper plant identification in the
name), will be considered for use in the magazine.
Illustration submissions:
A colour sample mailed to the address below is preferred over
email/web submissions.
Garden scouting + story proposals:
For images sent as a proposed story, please send prints with
a written description of the garden or a story idea to the
attention of Canadian Gardening, Editor.
Transcontinental Media Inc.,
25 Sheppard Avenue West, Suite 100,
Toronto, Ontario
M2N 6S7
Tel: 416.733.7600
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