BETTER HEALTH
Hospital of St. Raphael
1450 Chapel St.
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone:  (203)789-3972
Fax:  (203)789-4053
E-mail:  cboynton@srhs.org
Web site:  www.srhs.org

This bimonthly magazine is devoted to health, wellness, medicine, fitness, and nutrition.

QUERIES:  By mail only, responds in 1 month
SUBMISSION:  Query only with published clips
LENGTH:  1,500-3,000 words
PAY:  Unspecified, pays on acceptance

Freelance Potential
90% written by non-staff writers.

BETTER NUTRITION
Active Interest Media
300 Continental Blvd., Suite 650
El Segundo, CA 90245-5067
Phone:  (310)356-4100
Fax:  (310)356-4110
E-mail:  editorial@betternutrition.com
Web site:  www.betternutrition.com

This is a monthly magazine covering nutritional news and approaches to optimal health.

QUERIES:  By mail only, response time unspecified
SUBMISSION:  Query with resume, clips, and list of possible articles
LENGTH:  400-1,200 words
PAY:  Negotiates payment individually

Freelance Potential
57% written by non-staff writers.

DELICIOUS LIVING
New Hope Natural Media
1401 Pearl St., Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone:  (303)939-8440
Fax:  (303)939-9886
E-mail:  delicious@newhope.com
Web site:  www.healthwell.com

This monthly magazine covers natural products, nutrition, alternative medicines, herbal medicines.

QUERIES:  Responds in 3 months
SUBMISSION:  Query with published clips
LENGTH:  Nonfiction 500-2,000 words; Columns: Herbs to 1,500 words; Nutrition to 1,200 words; Dietary Supplements to 1,200 words
PAY:  $100-500 for Columns

Freelance Potential
85% written by non-staff writers.

FITNESS MAGAZINE
Meredith Corp.
375 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10017-5514
Phone: unlisted - do not call
Web site: www.fitnessmagazine.com

This monthly magazine is for women in their 20s and 30s who are interested in fitness and living a healthy life.

QUERIES:  Responds in 2 months
SUBMISSION:  Query
LENGTH:  Nonfiction 1,500-2,500 words; Columns and Departments 600-1,200 words
PAY:  $800-1,500 for Columns

Freelance Potential
Unspecified.

HEALTH
Time, Inc., Southern Progress Corp.
2100 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
Phone:  (205)445-6000
Fax:  (205)445-5123
E-mail:  health@timeinc.com
Web site:  www.health.com

This magazine is published 10 times/year covering health, fitness, and nutrition. “Our readers are predominantly college-educated women in their 30s, 40s, and 50s. Edited to focus not on illness, but on wellness news, events, ideas, and people.”

QUERIES:  responds in 2 months
SUBMISSION:  Query with published clips and SASE
LENGTH:  1,200 words
PAY:  Pays the expenses of writers on assignment

Freelance Potential
Unspecified

OXYGEN!
Canusa Porducts/St. Ives, Inc.
5775 McLaughlin Rd.
Mississauga ON L5R 3P7
Canada
Phone:  (905)507-3545
Fax:  (905)507-2372
E-mail:  editorial@oxygenmag.com
Web site:  www.oxygenmag.com

This monthly magazine covers women's health and fitness.

QUERIES:  Responds in 5 weeks
SUBMISSION:  Send complete manuscript
LENGTH:  Nonfiction 1,400-1,800 words; Columns: Nutrition 1,700 words; Weight Training 1,800 words; Aerobics 1,700 words
PAY:  Nonfiction $35-500; Columns $150-500

Freelance Potential
70% written by non-staff writers.

SELF
Condé Nast
4 Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Phone:  (212)286-2860
Fax:  (212)286-8110
E-mail:  comments@self.com
Web site:  www.self.com

This is a monthly magazine for women ages 20-45.

QUERIES:  Responds in 1 month
SUBMISSION:  Query with published clips
LENGTH:  Nonfiction 1,500-5,000 words; Columns and Departments 300-1,000 words
PAY:  $1-2/word

Freelance Potential
Unspecified

SHAPE MAGAZINE
Weider Publications, Inc.
21100 Erwin St.
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Phone:  (818)595-0593
Fax:  (818)704-7620
Web site:  www.shapemag.com

This monthly magazine covers health, fitness, nutrition, and beauty for women ages 18-34.

QUERIES:  Responds in 2 months
SUBMISSION:  Query with published clips
LENGTH:  Features 2,500 words; Shorter Pieces 1,000 words
PAY:  Unspecified, pays on acceptance

Freelance Potential
70% written by non-staff writers.

WEIGHT WATCHERS MAGAZINE
W/W Publishing Group
747 3rd Ave., 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone:  (212)207-8800
Fax:  (212)588-1733
E-mail:  wwmeditor@wwpublishinggroup.com
Web site:  www.weightwatchers.com

This is a bimonthly magazine mostly for women interested in weight loss, including healthy lifestyle/behavior information/advice, news on health, nutrition, fitness, beauty, fashion, psychology and food/recipes.

QUERIES:  Response time unspecified
SUBMISSION:  Query with published clips
LENGTH:  700-1,500 words
PAY:  Unspecified

Freelance Potential
70% written by non-staff writers.