Am I reading this right??

On the online submission form, which seems to be the only way you can submit:

"I here by give permission to F&W Publications (publisher of Memory Makers), to publish, reproduce, modify, and distribute my submittal in whole or in part. This permission is granted for this or any future publication/promotion by F&W Publications and that I will not receive compensation for this submittal. If I am published, I will receive recognition next to the published piece. "

Does this mean they won't pay you anything for your work? Not that anyone really does it for the money, but still, given the choice of submitting to a mag that pays and a mag that doesn't...

Or am I being totally stupid and missing something??

Niecey
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Niecey - aka Denise Docherty

and I never realized this when I submitted my own stuff. I have three layouts that they selected for their Idea Books and I have been sitting on the contracts for weeks now. They usually give scrapbook supplies as compensation for layouts published in their magazine....paper scrapbooking supplies. However, for the idea book, they give a copy of the book. Hmmm ....PLUS...consider this.....if you are published, they want you to send an actual copy of the print to them (they return it later) instead (or as well as, depending on who you talk to) of the 300 dpi file. I'm a little miffed about this because it costs me money to have layouts printed and then I am to spend money on shipping.....PLUS, when they ship back the Idea Books (with my layouts), I may be expected to pay custom, duties and taxes on those items.

I was willing to accept the fact that I might not be paid for it, but I think that their insisting upon my sending them actual printed files when the 300 dpi file is a much better option, .........bugs me. I even brought it up with them and asked them to reconsider this, but they ignored me.

So I have been doing a lot of thinking about how important I feel it is to be recognized by Memory Makers. I mean, most people would like to have their layouts published and all, but for me, I wonder if it is a wise decision. I am not sure I understand completely in the contract as to whether or not I can use my layouts later as say.....templates on a cd that I am selling. I may be giving away my rights to the layout....and for what? a stroke of my ego?

So, I have decided from this point onward that I am only submitting to magazines that pay.

maya

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Maya -

actually no guys, it says " I will not receive compensation for this submittal". you don't get compensated for submitting it. if you're published you do get compensated, it's just in supplies. icc does that too. but mm sends $50 worth of supplies. good quality stuff. yes, paper stuff. but i plan to ebay what i won't use! anyway, i don't get all the © stuff, but that's what the payment part means. Ü

thanks for clearing that up guys

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Niecey - aka Denise Docherty