GUIDELINES FOR WRITERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS

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.

We prefer high-resolution digital photos*, loaded on a CD, with accompanying contact sheet of all images (color proofs) on high quality photo paper (between 9 and 12 images per 8.5"x11" sheet). Color prints (4"x6" minimum to 8"x12" maximum size) can be used if they are extremely high quality and 35mm slides in see-through plastic sleeves are also OK. No manipulated or enhanced images. No phony color. No negatives. Black-and-white prints are encouraged (4"x6" minimum). Each print or slide must include your name, address, phone number, and brief caption information. Stories and photographs are accepted only on speculation. No assignments. We reserve the right to edit all materials. We will handle your work with care but cannot guarantee against damage to, or loss of, any materials. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return and/or reply. Allow 6-8 weeks for response.

Payment will be discussed after receipt of acceptable story ideas and sample.

If you want to sell to RANGE, read the publication first. Subscriptions are $19.95 per year. Pick up a copy at newsstands nationwide or send $3 for a sample copy. Our address is RANGE magazine, 106 East Adams, Ste. 201, Carson City, NV 89706. 775-884-2200. FAX 775-884-2213, email <cj@rangemagazine.com>.

*A Note About Digital Photos: We can only use digital photos of extremely high resolution. We print 300 dpi @ 100%, which means a single photo could be 50 megs. Largest size we use (a spread and quite rare) would be 17" wide at 300 dpi. A possible full page, vertical shot would be 8.5" wide @ 300 dpi. A two-column photo would be 5" @ 300 dpi. Please DO NOT e-mail any high-res digital images to us. (Low-res JPEGs can be sent as samples for your story via email.) Send high-quality prints, or a CD/DVD with select images and a color contact sheet on smooth or glossy photo-quality paper. Save all images as TIFFs or JPEGs in CMYK (8 bits). Use BRIEF captions on digital file, including your initials first. (E.g., "cj horse buggy," or "cj Jenny cooks." Full captions should be included at the bottom of your manuscript. We cannot review CDs without a color contact sheet that shows color the way it is supposed to print. Please include caption information.

GUIDELINES FOR RANGE MAGAZINE'S
"CONFESSIONS OF RED MEAT SURVIVORS"

This section is the work of many contributors. To make it consistent and as simple as possible, we ask that you follow these guidelines:

Author: Include your name, address, Social Security number, daytime phone number and email where we can reach you if we have questions.

Subject: Must be over 80 years of age, farm or ranching background, and still enjoying life.

Photos: We need at least one contemporary photo of the subject, and at least 4 "old" photos--the older the better. Black and white photos are great. We know these are heirlooms and we treat them with care and return them as soon as the issue goes to press. These old photos can be sent as high-res JPEGs via email. Scan them at 5" wide @ 300 dpi.

Deadlines: We use several "Confessions" stories per issue. If a story is not used, it will be held for the next available issue. We need completed manuscripts and photos at least three months prior to issue date: Spring (on sale in February) material should be in by November 1, Summer material in by February 1, Fall material in by May 1, and Winter material due by August 1.

Length: 600 words. If in doubt, run a little longer. We will cut the manuscript to fit.

Contents: The piece should be a brief synopsis of the subject's life with several interesting and/or unusual highlights.

Style: Use third person, present tense (he says, she rides, they live, etc.). Use first names, not surnames. Do not use first person as in "I saw" or "he told me." Include interesting quotes from the subject, which should take up about half of the story. Don't "color" the dialogue. People do not chortle, grunt, laugh, sigh or admit their words. They say them. "Says" is always preferred.

Accuracy: Carefully check accuracy of dates, spelling of towns, spelling of names. If there is/was a spouse, include his/her name and possibly, birthplace. If the spouse is a wife, be sure to tell us her maiden name and age.
Photo captions: Please identify everyone in each photo, if possible, and tell us approximately when and where it was taken. Add any notes that tell the "story" of the picture. You may do this at the bottom of the manuscript or on a separate sheet of paper. Tell us who took each photo, if known, or whether we should just credit "Courtesy of the ________ family," or "Courtesy (subject's name)." We need to caption and credit every picture.

Returns: Tell us to whom the pictures should be returned. When the story is printed we will send 2 copies of the magazine to the author, 2 to the subject. If you would like magazines sent directly to the subject, please give us a mailing address, otherwise all 4 copies will be sent to the author.

THANK YOU.

Email story to <cj@rangemagazine.com> or mail with photos and SASE (if you want materials returned) to: RANGE, 106 East Adams, Ste. 201, Carson City, NV 89706.

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