Contest: Name the Strangest Trade Magazine to Win Free E-Course Entry
Pat Curry, who teaches our e-course Writing for Trade Magazines, is running a fun contest right here: Post in the Comments section below with the name of the strangest-sounding trade magazine you can find. Pat will pick the best one, and the winner will get free entry into the Premium version of her course that starts on January 11.
In addition, anyone who enters the contest will get 10% off of the price of Pat’s January 11 session.
The trade magazines need to be real, not made up, so you may want to point us to the website of the magazine or a mention of the magazine online.
Hint: You can find hundreds of trade magazines at TradePub.com, and there are a bunch in Writer’s Market as well. But don’t rely on these resources too heavily — be creative! Another hint: When you find a good trade magazine, go to the publisher’s website to find out what else they publish. Many trades are not listed in directories.
The deadline is January 4.
My entry? Pig International. Can you beat that?
Let the contest begin…and good luck! [lf]
WaterWorld — didn’t they hear the movie was a flop.
http://www.waterworld.com/index.html
My entry in the contest for the Writing for Trade Magazine writing course is Talkers Magazine
Harriet Weinstein
I don’t wish to enter the comp (am in the UK so the course won’t work for me!) but just had to share Tunnels & Tunnelling International…
My favorite trade magazine title is The Official Meetings Facilities Guide, or OMFG. Looks like they’ve wised up and changed their name, though: http://www.omfg.com
Here’s what the magazine looked like: http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/16/omfg-magazine/
“Snips magazine is the leading source of information for those in the fields of sheet metal, heating, air conditioning, ventilation, metal roofing and architectural sheet metal.” (source: http://www.tradepub.com/free/sn)
My entry: Multifamily Executive
A parenting publication for non-traditional families? Nope – Real estate.
http://www.multifamilyexecutive.com/
These are great…keep ‘em coming!
Harriet, I have to know…what is Talkers magazine?
I have actually written for Pig International’s sister publication – Egg Industry.
Halloween is long gone. But, Girls & Corpses features “Dia de los Muertos” year round — with a touch of sex appeal! For necro-obsessed readers, check out the magazine’s Coffin of Contents for a Night of the Living Dead meets Hefner’s Mansion experience.
http://www.girlsandcorpses.com/
I’ve written for dozens of trade magazine. The funniest named one being Pile Driving Monthly, which refers to driving concrete piles in to the ground, not the sexual position known as pile driving.
Miniature Donkey Talk!
http://www.qis.net/~minidonk/mdt.htm
The CDC puts out my favorite — Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report.
These are hilarious! Believe it or not, I’ve actually heard of Miniature Donkey Talk. Aren’t they listed in Writer’s Market?
my entry is: Spudman
it a monthly magazine covering the potato industry.
How fun!
Spudman website is http://www.spudman.com
Some of our readers are having trouble posting, so I’ll be posting contest entries for them.
Shannon Hill wrote:
Lubes’n'Greases
Europe-Middle East-Africa
Magazine
http://www.lngpublishing.com/LNGmagEMEA/index.cfm
It’s quoted as “Lubes’n'Greases Europe-Middle East-Africa is the first independent regional business magazine for and about the lubricants, base oil, additives and lube packaging industries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.”
But it still sounds slightly perverse!
Here’s my entry.
Flow Control: “Serves process, manufacturing and engineering industries with the primary end products and services in Food & Beverage”
Sounds more like something you’ll find in the personal hygiene aisle, though.
http://www.tradepub.com/c/pubRD.mpl?sr=ct&_t=ct:Ind&pc=fc
I’d like to submit Artichoke Magazine at http://www.archmedia.com.au this is an Australian architecture. Wonder if any of their buildings look like artichokes?
“Filtration + Separation” is the end user magazine for the international filtration and separation industry…
Playthings is a trade magazine for the toy industry.
Sheep! Magazine (Love the exclamation point!)
and
Coal People
How about Portable Restroom Operator?
http://www.promonthly.com
Oh man, this is tough! I’m seriously impressed with the entries. A couple of them were disqualified (ahem, “Girls and Corpses” is NOT a trade magazine!) but the rest are pretty amazing. I will confer with my panel of experts and announce a winner by EOB Wednesday.
And, in appreciation for all these great ideas, everyone who entered is eligible for a 10 percent discount off the price of the course.
Thanks, everyone!
Pat
Wow! Contests are supposed to be fun — at least that’s what I thought. But, I’m not sure why it’s necessary to (1) call out my post when “A couple of them were disqualified…” and (2) bother posting up my comment to begin with if I incorrectly identified a trade magazine. I’m interested in learning about writing which is why I’m here. But, no one likes to be singled out. Congrats to the winner and I wish everyone a great writing year.
Hey, Jaimie. I’m so sorry to have hurt your feelings. I honestly thought your comment was a joke and I responded in kind. But you’re right – “Girls and Corpses” is about as strange a title as you’re going to run across on the newsstand! And I should have given people a good definition of what a trade magazine is so that you’d know what to look for. Trade magazines are business publications geared to the people in a particular field.
I hope you’ll accept my apology.
All the best for a great year in 2010. Feel free to shoot me a note at patscurry@bellsouth.net with any freelance-related questions.
Pat