Freelance writing, Barrel Horse World News, pays $25 minimum per article

We publish articles from two sources: freelance writers and barrel horse industry professionals, those directly related to the business of barrel racing who could benefit financially from a submission. Freelance means any contributor who’s not actively running a business related to equine business or the production of barrel races, training, or promotion.

Since we handle each type of contributor differently, please determine which category you fall into before pitching your story to us.

Barrel Horse Industry Professional submissions:

We do not pay for articles from barrel racing professionals or businesses because we believe that publication in Barrel Horse World News is a form of free advertising that is payment in its own right. However, we do offer a byline that clearly identifies your company or affiliation, and we hyperlink your story to your website.

Freelance Submissions:

We haven’t started commissioning original articles because we can’t yet pay the proper sums that we believe writers should receive for their time, talent and trouble. If you’re seeking to be published for the first time or you are not a professional free writer a previous sample of your writing will be required before starting work on your new idea.

We do solicit already written articles whose writers own full rights – for secondary publication on our website. We pay $25 per reprinted article.

General Information

How to Approach Us: To see what we’re looking for, please read over the material below. Then, if you’d like to submit an article, fill out the form at the bottom of this page. We’ll respond to your query or submission within 15 working days.

People Theme: While we are open for suggestions for anything connected with the world of barrel racing and barrel horses, please focus your idea and how it fits into our theme of peoples lifes outside the arena. Readers want to connect more on a personal level with those who share their love for barrel racing. This may also include horses and pets and describes who they are and their relationship to their owners.

Professional Product or Service Theme: Our readers also like to know about unique products and services offered that may impact their success in barrel racing and the care of their animals. Prefence will be given to new and unique – preferably with an example of someone who can share their experiences and offer futher references and documentation.

Style: Our readers love SHORT stories, so anecdotal articles are best. Tell a story and . share practical insights We also welcome historical overviews that demonstrate extensive knowledge of the topic. First, second or third-person accounts are fine.

If you’re submitting as a professional/business, please don’t refer to your business except in passing. We won’t accept submissions that repeatedly refer to the writer’s business, product and/or service.

Length: We prefer 1,000 to 1,500 words (250 words = one standard page of 12-pt. text). We can always make space for longer submissions that are well written, but 3,000 words is tops for us.

Editing: We edit submissions for purposes of length, format, syntax, spelling and grammar. Although we try not to alter or interfere with a writer’s voice and style, we sometimes must make edits designed to clarify an article’s content or expand its context.
Tech Specs:

Articles:

* Submit articles as Word documents
* Format articles with no paragraph indentations. Text should run flush left/ragged right in this order: Title, Byline, Article
* Body type: 10 pt. Arial only. Please don’t mix in other type faces
* Title articles with simple words.
* Do Not Include Photos in the articles themselves. Submit them as separate files.
* Places name and email address at top.

Photos:

* Attach photos as separate files from the articles they illustrate
* Identify photos by the article they accompany and what type of file they are (jpeg or gif).

Captions:

* Submit photo captions and photo credits, (if desired) in the body of the e-mail you attach your article(s) and photos to. Do not place any of this information in the article.

Author and Contact Information:

* You may include 2-3 lines of author and contact information in your e-mail to us. We will use the information you submit at our discretion.
* We will remove specific references to suppliers as well as dated materials. We do not offer live links to outside commercial contacts in your article.
* We generally leave in links to an author’s home site if requested.

Your byline acknowledges your copyright.

You retain final ownership and all rights to publish your article anywhere else. We ask for the following rights of usage.

To publish your article in any online issue we choose and keep it permanently in our online archives (with your copyright attribution retained).

To publish your article one time only in one of our print newsletters or affiliate magazines if available.

If you reproduce the article from our web site or newsletter or affiliate magazine, you must clearly identify Barrel Horse World News as the source. If you subsequently publish or reproduce the article under a different format, we request that you cite Barrel Horse World News as its original publisher.

Publishing Date: We plan on publishing submissions within one month of receiving them unless otherwise directed.

Contact Information:

For submissions: submit online here (scroll down for the submission form)

Website: http://barrelhorseworldnews.com