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For those of you working this week, I feel for you.  So I’ve decided to give you a gift of 10 free publicity opportunities.

Feel free to pass these along to your friends.

To submit your information for one or more of these opportunities, visit http://zfpr.com/submission.htm

BUSINESS: Reporter for marketing industry magazine is seeking basic sales and finance advice for small businesses from qualified experts for an upcoming feature. Deadline:  December 28, 2006, noon Eastern.

BUSINESS: Freelance writer for a financial daily is looking for innovative strategies that CEOs have introduced that help their companies and individuals succeed. Strategies must be truly innovative, nothing self-serving and can be for larger or smaller companies, public or private. Deadline: January 2, 2007, noon Eastern.

HEALTH (Cardiologist): Freelance writer for a top national health magazine is looking for little/lesser-known causes of ailments that are often blamed on lifestyle. But, in reality, the disease may be the result of something else. For example, people assume that victims of heart disease are overweight, eat too much saturated fat and don’t exercise. The writer would like to know what other factors may predispose someone to heart disease that most people may not know about and what they can do about it. Deadline:  December 28, 2006, noon Eastern.

AUTOMOTIVE: Freelance writer for a technology magazine is looking for the coolest automotive accessories. The products need to have a techie angle. In other words, no frilly dashboard Kleenex boxes — unless they offer an automatic, biometric-read tissue dispenser. Deadline: Jan 9, 2007, noon Eastern.

HEALTH: Freelance writer for a health magazine needs to know the three supplements no woman should be without. What are the recommended daily dosages, benefits of the supplement, risks, costs, product availability, etc. Deadline: Jan 02, 2007, noon Eastern.

KITCHEN STORAGE PRODUCTS: Freelance writer for a home building trade publication is looking for sources to talk about products that save space in the kitchen — storage solutions, smaller appliances, etc. The writer would like information from manufacturers of these products. No architects for this story, please; it is not about space design or layout. Deadline:  December 28, 2006, noon Eastern.

BUSINESS: Freelance writer for a business publication is looking for steps small businesses can take toward success. The writer needs input from small business experts. Deadline:  December 28, 2006, noon Eastern.

FOOD: Freelance writer for a national health publication is doing an article on supposedly bad-for-you foods and beverages that actually have health values, including the healthiest varieties and brands and what precisely the health value of each item is. The writer needs product and brand information and health details for chocolate, coffee, tea, wine, and nuts.Deadline: January 8, 2007, noon Eastern.

HEALTH (Dermatologist – South Florida only): Freelance writer for a

South Floridapublication is seeking dermatologists and/or skincare professionals to discuss sun protection. What are the newest products? What is the latest thinking about sun exposure, and what are the newest studies indicating? What are the newest treatments for those who have (over) exposed their skin to the sun? The writer is also looking for specific product information and also places (dermatologists’ offices, stores, etc.) where these new products would be available in South Florida.Deadline: January 2, 2007, noon Eastern.

BEHAVIOR: Writer for a national women’s magazine is seeking an expert to share insights into the psychology of female modesty and personal/body boundaries.Deadline: Dec 28, 2006, noon Eastern.