Popular Woodworking Writer’s Guidelines
With the exception of the two columns mentioned below, we are not currently accepting unsolicited manuscripts.
• End Grain: This one-page article, averaging about 600 words, reflects on the writer’s thoughts about woodworking as a profession or hobby. The article can be either humorous or serious. Payment starts at $250. This is a good entry-point for first-time freelancers. We purchase six of these columns a year. The writer does not need to be a professional woodworker. Submissions should be sent to Megan Fitzpatrick via e-mail: megan.fitzpatrick@fwmedia.com or by post: Popular Woodworking Magazine, 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati OH 45236.
• Tricks of the Trade: Payment varies from $50-$100 for this collection of tips from readers while the best tip (as determined by the editors) in each issue wins a $250 gift certificate to Lee Valley Tools. Whenever possible, please include sketches or photos to illustrate your technique, jig, or whatever it is you’re submitting for consideration. Don’t worry about the quality of your pictures, as long as they help describe what you’re talking about. Our artist will use them to create a drawing for the column. For Tricks, never hesitate to submit something because "I’m not a writer." We can fix the words here. When submitting a trick, either by mail or e-mail, always include your full mailing address and phone number. We’ll need to know where to send your payment or prize, and an editor will need to contact you by phone if your trick is selected for publication. If you live in the U.S.A., be aware that Popular Woodworking will need your social security number to process payment. However, to protect that information, we suggest you do not include it with your submission. If your trick is selected for publication, we’ll ask you for it then. We understand that some readers submit their tricks to various magazines at the same time. That’s your prerogative, of course, but be aware that no magazine likes to see the same trick in a competitor’s publication. To keep everyone happy, please let us know immediately when a trick you submitted to Popular Woodworking Magazine has been accepted for publication by another magazine. Submissions should be sent via e-mail to: popwoodtricks@fwmedia.com or by post: Tricks of the Trade c/o Popular Woodworking Magazine, 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati OH 45236.
