Contact Us
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about internships and how to contribute stories, CDs for review, and artwork to
Venus Zine and
venuszine.com.
EDITORIAL & BUSINESS OFFICE
Venus Zine
2000 N Racine, Suite 3500
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: 773.327.9790
Fax: 773.296.6103
GENERAL QUESTIONS & LETTERS
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PUBLISHERS
Venus Zine is
published by Venus Holdings LLC
Sarah Beardsley, sarah [at] venuszine.com
VENUS ZINE AND VENUSZINE.COM STAFF
Editor in Chief
Jill Russell, jill [at] venuszine.com
Art Director
Denise Gibson, denise
[at] venuszine.com
Music Editor and Events Manager
Selena Fragassi, selena
[at] venuszine.com
Fashion Editor and Social Media
Manager
Andrea Kasprzak,
andreak [at] venuszine.com
Founded by Amy Schroeder
DISTRIBUTION
Venus Zine is carried throughout the United
States at retailers such as Amazon, Borders, Barnes & Noble, Books A
Million, Book World, B. Dalton, and Chapters. Indigo, Hastings, Hudson News,
Universal News, Virgin Megastore, and Waldenbooks as well as thousands of
independent record stores and newsstands.
Venus Zine is printed in the USA. Venus
Zine newsstand
circulation through Curtis Distribution Services. For more information, call
Michael Vitetta at 201.634.7424, fax 201.634.7494, or e-mail mvitetta [at]
curtiscirc.com.
INTERN FOR VENUS ZINE
Interns must be at least 18 years of
age and able to commit to a minimum three-month internship. In general, interns
work a minimum of one day per week and a maximum of three days. Internships are
unpaid but are an excellent way to gain professional, hands-on experience.
Editorial Internship
Want to get your hands dirty in the editorial process of putting out an
internationally circulated magazine and website? Venus Zine's edit internship is best suited
for candidates who are organized, eager to learn, and who hope to work as
editors or writers. Prior experience with copy-editing, fact-checking, and
writing is a plus. Please send cover letter, resume, and three writing samples
to Jill Russell at jill [at] venuszine.com.
Events Internship
Interested in learning more about the business side of magazine publishing? If
you're a whiz at coordinating events, dealing with the public, research, and
basic data entry get in touch with Selena Fragassi at selena [at] venuszine.com. Please submit your resume and
cover letter. Applicants must be Web savvy, knowledgeable of Excel, and
comfortable talking on the phone and in public.
Design & Photography Internship
Do you know the difference between Helvetica and Futura? Can you color correct
like no other? Interested in both print and Web design? If so, send your
resume, cover letter, and samples of your work to Art Director Denise Gibson at
denise [at] venuszine.com. Successful
candidates must have strong design and typography skills. Must be able to work
quickly, thrive under pressure, and take art direction well. Must be highly
skilled at InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Web experience preferred.
Fashion Internship
Do you shamelessly stalk fashion blogs and magazines for runway looks and inspiration? Pride yourself on discovering the latest Etsy boutique or new designer? Venus Zine's fashion internship is best suited for candidates looking to get hands-on experience in fashion editorial for both print and web. Fashion interns will assist on photo shoots and with sample returns and requests, compile credit information and look books, research, and organize PR contacts. Please send cover letter, resume, three writing samples and/or a link to your blog to Andrea Kasprzak at andreak [at] venuszine.com
SEND
YOUR MUSIC TO VENUS ZINE
We'd love to hear your new
music! Several editors are
involved in the process of considering music for review in the magazine and
venuszine.com. We receive a large number of CDs in the mail, but we do our
absolute best to listen to everything we receive. Unfortunately, we cannot
guarantee that we can cover everything that we receive. Venus Zine focuses on what's next and exciting
in music. Keep in mind that timeliness is a key factor of our
decision-making process. For instance, for our summer 2010 issue of Venus Zine, whose on-sale date is June 1,
2010, we will review albums with release dates between late May 2010 and July
2010. Albums released before late May 2010 will be considered for review on
venuszine.com.
Thanks for reading all of that.
Let's get started. For coverage consideration in Venus Zine or venuszine.com please send music
(be sure to include your album's release date on your press release) to:
Sounds
Venus Zine
2000 N. Racine, suite 3500
Chicago, IL 60614
CONTRIBUTE TO VENUS ZINE AND VENUSZINE.COM
Are you a talented writer,
photographer, illustrator, or videographer? If so, we'd love to work with you.
When contacting the appropriate Venus
Zine editor (see
below), be sure to include a brief introductory email, information about yourself,
including your contact information and your writing/photography/etc.
experience. Please include applicable samples of your work (no poetry or term
papers, please). We prefer to view Web site URLs, but attachments work, too.
EDITORIAL CONTENT
Verge
Venus Zine's
Verge section includes pithy pieces on rising trends, cultural phenomenon, and
other timely subjects of interest to our readers. Examples of previously
published pieces include trend of young women getting into the sport of
shooting, the death of Punk Planet magazine. In addition to blurb pieces, the section features
regular, 150- to 300-word columns on travel, career, news, tech/gadgets, and
short profiles on crafters, artists, and creative entrepreneurs. Contact Jill
Russell at jill [at] venuszine.com.
Culture
Film/TV: If you
have experience writing about film and TV and wish to review films or profile
actors and directors, we want to hear from you! Reads: The Reads section features book
reviews, author profiles, and other lit-inspired pieces. Pitches about graphic
novels, blogs, and literary trends are encouraged. Art: We profile artists and other art
topics such as interesting exhibits, museums, and arts resources. For all
culture-related inquiries, email Jill Russell at jill [at] venuszine.com with
3-5 timely pitches and two brief writing samples. Please submit developed story
ideas.
Music
Do you know a helluva lot about music? Are you a good interviewer (i.e., you
don't ask the same-old same-old questions such as "What are your influences?"
and "What's your favorite color?")? Then we want to hear from you. If
you're interested in writing music features or reviews, please e-mail two
samples of your criticism, 3-5 timely pitches, and a list of your favorite
bands to Selena Fragassi at selena [at] venuszine.com.
DIY
If you are a seasoned writer or crafter interested creating in clever how-to pieces or short profiles
or blurbs about DIY artists and trends, send your work samples and story ideas
to Jill Russell at jill [at] venuszine.com.
Fashion
If you're interested in writing brief profiles of interesting or up-and-coming
fashion designers, emerging trends in the industry, fashionable personalities,
fashion-forward musicians, or any fashion-related web content, please e-mail
your ideas and samples of your writing to Andrea Kasprzak at andreak [at]
venuszine.com.
Illustration, Photography &
Video
Please send samples (jpegs or URLs) of illustrations, photography, or prior
video work via e-mail to Art Director Denise Gibson at denise [at] venuszine.com.
Please do not send portfolios via mail. We cannot return unsolicited materials.
We do accept pitches for fashion editorial spreads for venuszine.com. If you
wish to send a postcard, please mail to:
Denise Gibson
Venus Zine
2000 N. Racine, suite 3500
Chicago, IL 60614
