Chess Life: Market Spotlight
For this week’s market spotlight, we look at Chess Life, the official publication of the United States Chess Federation.
Chess Life is a monthly magazine that covers the chess for club players.
The editors say, "Chess Life is the official publication of the United States Chess Federation, covering news of most major chess events, both here and abroad, with special emphasis on the triumphs and exploits of American players."
This is a paying market; rates vary.
What They're Looking For
Chess Life seeks nonfiction in the areas of general interest, historical, humor, interview, and technical related to chess play. Does not want personal experience stories related to chess.
The editors say, "Generally speaking, unless you clear a submission with the editor before you submit, do not expect us to publish your work, press release, etc."
How to Submit
Potential writers can email queries to Editor John Hartmann via email (john.hartmann@uschess.org).
Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
