Freelance writing, Range, pays $50-$400 per article (western USA)

RANGE magazine is an award-winning quarterly devoted to the issues that threaten the West, its people, lifestyles, lands, and wildlife. Known for its powerful photos and straight talk, RANGE portrays "The Cowboy Spirit on America's Outback." It exposes a land in crisis and shows how daily challenges are being met with grit, determination and humor. No stranger to controversy, RANGE is the leading forum for opposing viewpoints in the search for solutions that will halt the depletion of a national resource...the American cowboy.

Great ranch stories and photos are most appreciated. Solid profiles of working cowboys and sheepherders. Inspiring interviews with government employees or environmentalists who work on the land. Completed manuscripts are OK, but so are query letters explaining your story idea (a short sample of your work wouldn't hurt). Good photographs (each captioned and credited) also help tell the story. Reprints will be considered but let us know where and when it was published. We use very few scenic photographs, preferring to see people at work, on the land, and in the ranch house, plus shots of wildlife and livestock on the range.

We use a lot of freelance material. Regular features (tight writing preferred) run from 1,200-2,000 words; mini-features 600-1,200 words; columns and "Confessions of Red Meat Survivors" (great nostalgia from people over 80) run from 500-650 words. Payments are from $50 to $400 per article. RANGE buys First North American serial rights, but we also consider reprints (with necessary permission and attribution).

Please submit manuscript by email to cj@rangemagazine.com. Or send dated manuscript typed, double-spaced, with your name, address, phone number, and social security number in the top right corner of the first page. Include a suggested title, blurb and byline with your story on the first page, and a brief bio at the end. Captions and photo credits should follow your bio. A CD, preferably in Microsoft Word, as well as your double-spaced hard copy, should be included. Be sure to specify the application you used for our translation purposes. We work on Mac computers.

More information here.