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Culinary Trends Writer's GuidelinesThank you for your interest in contributing to Culinary Trends, published 4 times a year. Culinary Trends' stories focus on chefs because they are the stars of our industry. Chefs make up the largest group of our readers, so stories should be written to appeal to their interests. Queries should published clips and a SASE. Stories that feature a hotel or restaurant should include quotes from the chef, general manager and possibly pastry chef or sous chef. Stories run from about 1500 to 2000 words without recipes. Each story must include at least 4 recipes with professionally shot photography of each dish. Photos of the restaurant, chefs, etc. must also be provided by writer. Recipes must be clear, complete and understandable to an average consumer. The writer is responsible for checking each recipe. Recipes found to have any problems will not be used and could mean the story will not be used. The photography can be digital as long as the resolution is high enough (300 dpi) for printing. Everything should be submitted together with paper copies and on disk or emailed. A strong headline and photo captions must be included. Stories of interest about the industry, food, or nutrition may be used and are paid $100. The length should be 700-1000 words. If possible the writer should provide some type of artwork to go with the story. Whenever suggestions are made about a writer's work, they are intended to be as helpful, constructive and encouraging as possible. Any requested changes are meant to make the writer and magazine look the best they can in print. Other industry related stories may be accepted. Stories must include photography or appropriate artwork. Those can be 900 to 1500 words in length. Stories are only approved after everything is received. Payment is on publication. Queries can also be emailed to Lmensinga@aol.com. Linda Mensinga |