Guidelines for Freelance Writers
HAWAII Magazine is an award-winning bimonthly regional travel publication, with a national paid circulation of 70,000 and per issue readership of more than 250,000. The magazine is written for people who love Hawaii and visit often, but who primarily reside outside of Hawaii. We have the largest circulation base of paid subscribers of any magazine based in the state of Hawaii and are the only nationally-distributed magazine about Hawaii.
Founded in 1984, HAWAII Magazine was produced for 22 years out of California. In October, 2006, Honolulu-based PacificBasin Communications brought the magazine home for the first time in its history, acquiring it from Irving-based BowTie Inc. PacificBasin Communications is Hawaii's leading publisher of consumer magazines. Its current titles include Honolulu Magazine, Hawaii Business, Hawaii Home+Remodeling and Mana Magazine. It is headquartered in Honolulu.
HAWAII uses freelance writers on a wide variety of subjects, including travel stories, personality profiles, stories on activities, history, culture, music, food and environmental sustainability. All stories must be related to Hawai'i, though we do consider stories about Hawaii-related events on the Mainland.
We do not publish travel pieces on other destinations. We do not publish fiction or poetry.
We especially encourage submissions from writers who reside in and are very knowledgeable about the Hawaiian Islands.
QUERIES
Freelance writers are encouraged to submit an e-mail query or manuscript to editor Derek Paiva (derekp@hawaiimagazine.com).
A query letter should briefly explain the subject you would like to write about and mention your qualifications for treating the subject. Please enclose two or three clips of published material if available.
Freelance writers who have not published with us before are encouraged to submit whole manuscripts. We prefer manuscripts submitted as Word documents attached to an e-mail.
Accepted works may be edited for style, content and length.
HAWAII Magazine also purchases photographs. Queries on photography should be addressed to art director, Mae Ariola (maea@hawaiimagazine.com).
PAYMENT
Payment for feature stories, depending on length and complexity, range from $600 to up to $1,700. Short features, regular departments (such as "Island Hopping" and "5 Things I Love About ...") and columns, range in payment from $50 to up to $600. HAWAII Magazine pays 30 days after publication of the article.
RIGHTS
Upon acceptance, HAWAII Magazine retains first and exclusive license for 12 months from the date of publication to reproduce all and/or any part of the article for design purposes, and distribute it by all means and media now known or hereafter discovered, including but not limited to print, microfilm and electronic media as well as the right to display and transmit the work publicly online. After 12 months all rights secured in the article shall revert to the writer except that already existing Web pages may remain on aio Web sites and that the magazine will be able to publish (and reuse in the same manner and to just as great an extent) the article or portions of it for archival, historical or editorial purposes.
Derek Paiva
Editor, HAWAII Magazine
1000 Bishop Street, Suite 405
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 534-7577
derekp@hawaiimagazine.com
