CALLIHOO Newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------------- Vol. 6 No. 13 Editor: Julia West August 18, 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS Russell Asplund's story "The Rabbi and the Sorcerer" just came out in the latest =Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine= (October 1998). Congratulations, Russ! Ken Rand sold a story to =Aboriginal Science Fiction=. Actually, he sold it back in December, but never got the acceptance letter! He learned about the sale while talking to editor Charles Ryan at Worldcon. Congratulations, Ken! DEADLINES Let me know if you need more information on the contests, anthologies or magazines listed below. Just look at all these great places to submit stories. Let's get crackin'! =World Wide Writers=, British quarterly contest/magazine, deadlines 31 Aug, 31 Oct 1998. [Prizes $200 to $1000 with yearly $5,000 grand prize, 2,000 to 5,000 wds. $10 (L6) entrance fee. E-mail subs okay. Requires entry form; can be downloaded from www.users. globalnet.co.uk/~writintl/, World Wide Writers Competition, PO Box 3229, Bournemouth BH1 1ZS, United Kingdom. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 5] UPC Science Fiction Award 1998, deadline 14 September 1998. [SF in Catalan, Spanish, English or French, 70 to 115 pages (25,000 to 40,000 words), first prize of 1,000,000 PTA (abt. $8,000), perhaps a special mention of 250,000 PTA. Winning novella published by the UPC through Ediciones B, in its collection "NOVA ciencia ficcion." Consell Social de la UPC, Edifici NEXUS, Gran Capita 2-4, 08034- Barcelona (SPAIN). (GLs in Vol. 5, No. 30)] =The Alsop Review= Short Story and Poem Contest, deadline 30 Sept 98. [literary e-mag, no entry fee,, submission must be E-mail, send to competition@alsopreview.com., no mult. subs.; $100 prize. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 13)] =Cemetery Sonata= and untitled Civil War ghost anthologies, deadlines 30 September 1998. [Ghost stories and "things that go bump in the night" and Civil War ghost stories or ghost stories relating to that era. 500-6,000 words, 3 cents/wd. Reprints OK. No E-mail subs. Email WZTT67B@Prodigy.com for more information. Jane Hubbard, editor, Chameleon Publishing, 3430 Salem Drive, Rochester Hills, MI 48306. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 10)] =Writers of the Future=, 4th quarter 1998, deadline 30 September 1998. [$1000 first, $750 2nd, $500 3rd place. L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest, P.O. Box 1630-JBW, Los Angeles, CA 90078. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 10)] =Star Trek: Strange New Worlds II= contest/ anthology, deadline 1 October 1998. [Star Trek stories, non-pro writers over 18, to 7500 wds, 1st prize $1000, 2nd prize $600, 3rd prize $400, all plus 10 cents/wd. for pub. in antho.; hon mention pub in antho for 10 cents/wd. No reprints or E-mail subs. Strange New Worlds II, Star Trek Department, Pocket Books, 1230 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10020. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 13)] The next reading period for =Tales of the Unanticipated= (issue #20) is tentatively set for 1 September to 1 October 1998. Eighteenth Annual Science Fiction/fantasy Short Story Contest Sponsored by Science Fiction Writers of Earth, deadline 30 October 1998. [SF/F 2,000 - 7,500 wds, $5.00 entry fee 1st subm, $2.00 thereafter, unpublished writers. $200 1st prize, $100 2nd, $50 3rd. SFWoE, P.O. Box 121293, Fort Worth, Texas 76121. (GLs in Vol. 5 No. 34)] =Dark Annie= issue #2 deadline 31 October 1998. [Genre E-zine, to 5,000 wds, 1/2 to 1 cent/wd. on accept. Reprints okay, snailmail or E-mail submissions. E-mail darkannie@aol.com Editors: Eva Harstein and Elizabeth Watts, P.O. Box 566, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 10)] =Altair= Issue #3 competition, deadline 1 Nov 1998. [SF/F 2,000 to 10,000 wds, entry fee $5.00 U.S./each, mult. subm. okay, 1st $400, 2nd $200, 3rd $100. E-mail subm. okay to altair@ senet.com.au (pay entry fee by credit card) or mail to Altair Publishing, PO Box 475, Blackwood 5051, South Australia, Australia. (GLs in Vol. 5 No. 32)] =Scaremongers 3=, British horror anthology, deadline 31 December 1998. [non-traditional horror to 6,000 wds, L15 per 1000 words on pub., E-mail subs fine. Anthony Barker, Editor, 1st Floor, Alpha House, Countesthorpe Road, South Wigston, Leicester LE18 2PJ ENGLAND, E-mail jennie@tanjen.demon.co.uk, Web site: http://www.tanjen.demon.co.uk. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 12)] CONTESTS =The Alsop Review= Short Story and Poem Contest [literary e-mag, no entry fee, deadline 30 Sept 98, submission must be E-mail, no mult. subs.; $100 prize] 1. A one hundred dollar cash prize and publication in =The Alsop Review= will be awarded to the best short story and best poem submitted by September 30th, 1998. 2. All submissions must be by e-mail, addressed to competition@alsopreview.com. 3. All submissions must state Poetry Competition or Fiction Competition in the Subject line. 4. All submissions should be entered into the body of the e-mail using cut-and-paste. (We will not attempt to decode submissions from unknown word processors.) 5. All submissions must be original work and previously unpublished. 6. All submissions must be accompanied by the author's name and mailing address. (One poem or one short story per author. No multiple submissions.) 7. All submissions will be judged by the Editorial Board of =The Alsop Review=. 8. The decision of the judges will be final. We Strongly Recommend: 1. Studying the type of poetry and short stories that appear on =The Alsop Review=. 2. Reading the Poetry Lesson featured on the main page. [Downloaded from the Alsop Review web page, http://www.alsopreview.com/competition.html on 18 August 1998] =Star Trek: Strange New Worlds II= [Star Trek contest/anthology, non-pro writers over 18, to 7500 wds, 1st prize $1000, 2nd prize $600, 3rd prize $400, all plus 10 cents/wd. for pub. in antho.; hon mention pub in antho for 10 cents/wd. No reprints, E-mail submissions. Deadline 1 Oct 98.] The following are the official rules of the =Star Trek: Strange New Worlds II= Contest. Please read them carefully. Also, be sure to check out our FAQ page for additional information on subjects not specifically covered by these rules. Entry Requirements No purchase necessary to enter. Enter by submitting your story as specified below: Contest Eligibility This contest is open to non-professional writers who are legal residents of the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec) over the age of 18. Entrant must not have published any more than two short-stories on a professional basis or in paid professional venues. Employees (or relatives of employees living in the same household) of Pocket Books, VIACOM or any of its affiliates are not eligible. This contest is void in Puerto Rico and wherever prohibited by law. Entry Format Entries should be no more than 7,500 words long and must not have been previously published. They must be typed or printed by word processor, double-spaced, on one side of non-corrasable paper. Do not justify right-side margins. The author's name, the story title, and the page number should appear on every page. No electronic or disk submissions will be accepted. All entries must be original and the sole work of the Entrant and the sole property of the Entrant. Contest Address Each entry must be mailed to: STRANGE NEW WORLDS II Star Trek Department Pocket Books 1230 6th Avenue New York, NY 10020 Each entry must be submitted only once. Please retain a copy of your submission. You may submit more than one story but each submission must be mailed separately. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you wish your entry returned. Entries must be received by October 1st, 1998. Not responsible for lost, late, stolen, postage due or misdirected mail. Contest Prizes One Grand Prize Winner will receive: Simon and Schuster's =Star Trek: Strange New Worlds II= Publishing Contract for Publication of Winning Entry in our =Strange New Worlds II= Anthology with a bonus advance of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) above the Anthology word rate of 10 cents a word. One Second Prize winner will receive: Simon and Schuster's =Star Trek: Strange New Worlds II= Publishing Contract for Publication of Winning Entry in our Strange New Worlds II Anthology with a bonus advance of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) above the Anthology word rate of 10 cents a word. One Third Prize winner will receive: Simon and Schuster's =Star Trek: Strange New Worlds II= Publishing Contract for Publication of Winning Entry in our =Strange New Worlds II= Anthology with a bonus advance of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) above the Anthology word rate of 10 cents a word. All Honorable Mention winners will receive: Simon and Schuster's =Star Trek: Strange New Worlds II= Publishing Contract for Publication of Winning Entry in the =Strange New Worlds II= Anthology and payment at the Anthology word rate of 10 cents a word. There will be no more than twenty (20) Honorable Mention winners. Each Prize Winner will also be entitled to a share of royalties on the =Strange New Worlds II= Anthology as specified in Simon and Schuster's =Star Trek: Strange New Worlds II= Publishing Contract. Contest Judging Submissions will be judged on the basis of writing ability and the originality of the story, which can be set in any of the Star Trek time frames and feature any one or more of the Star Trek characters. The judges shall include the editor of the Anthology, one employee of Pocket Books and one employee of VIACOM Consumer Products. The decisions of the judges shall be final. All prizes will be awarded provided a sufficient number of entries are received that meet the minimum criteria established by the judges. Winner Notification The winners will be notified by mail or phone. The winners who win a publishing contract must sign the publishing contract in order to be awarded the prize. All federal, local and state taxes are the responsibility of the winner. A list of the winners will be available after January 1st, 1999 on the Pocket Books Star Trek Books website, www.simonsays.com/startrek/, or the names of the winners can be obtained after January 1st, 1999 by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope and a request for the list of winners to: WINNERS' LIST STRANGE NEW WORLDS II Star Trek Department Pocket Books 1230 6th Avenue New York, NY 10020. Story Disqualifications Certain types of stories will be disqualified from consideration: 1) Any story focusing on explicit sexual activity or graphic depictions of violence or sadism. 2) Any story that focuses on characters that are not past or present Star Trek regulars or familiar Star Trek guest characters 3) Stories that deal with the previously unestablished death of a Star Trek character, or that establish major facts about or make major changes in the life of a major character, for instance a story that establishes a long-lost sibling or reveals the hidden passion two characters feel for each other. 4) Stories that are based around common cliches, such as "hurt/comfort" where a character is injured and lovingly cared for, or "Mary Sue" stories where a new character comes on the ship and outdoes the crew. Publicity Each Winner grants to Pocket Books the right to use his or her name, likeness, and entry for any advertising, promotion and publicity purposes without further compensation to or permission from such winner, except where prohibited by law. Legal Stuff All entries become the property of Pocket Books and of Paramount Pictures, the sole and exclusive owner of the Star Trek property and elements thereof. Entries will be returned only if they are accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Contest void where prohibited by law. [Downloaded from website at: http://www.simonsays.com/startrek/ features/strange.html on 18 Aug 1998] MARKET GUIDELINES =Gothic.Net= [E-mag, horror, 1000-5000 wds, 3 cents/wd. original, 1 cent/wd. reprints, on accept. Prefer E-mail subs.] Publisher/Editor-in-Chief: Darren Mckeeman Fiction Editor: Paula Guran =Gothic.Net=, http://www.gothic.net, is far more than an electronic "horror" magazine. It is a multimedia vehicle intended to slice through the banal goth/darkwave tide on the Web -- and dark fiction is a part of that. Whatever your definition of "Gothic" is, we probably don't accept it. We're out to set our own definitions. We seek to establish viability and inject vitality by becoming the first professionally paying market for horror/dark fiction on the Web. Our intention is to publish four stories a month. Fiction Guidelines: Length: 1000 to 5000 words; prefer 1500-3500 range Payment: 3 cents per word for original material; 1 cent per word for previously published material; preference is for original material. Payment on acceptance. Top quality, imaginative, skillful stories of modern horror. Disturbing, thought-provoking, even humorous stories that deal with the unknown, the unknowable, the twisted, true fear, bitter truth, or that which is slightly beyond what we call reality. Stories of intelligence from writers who have evolved past outdated icons and imagery. Stories written in a variety of styles -- surreal, psychological, noir, eerie, new wave, transgressive, modern, post-modern, cyberpunk, slipstream, traditional -- that evoke the horrific emotion. Visceral, but not gross. Warning: We may be =Gothic.Net= -- but we aren't particularly interested in vampires, romantic castles, rotting moss, heavy eyeliner, barbarian hordes, architecture with arches, or sunglasses after dark. Rights: First Universal Online Rights, exclusive for 90 days from first publication. Non-exclusive secondary right to archive and make available works indefinitely on the Web. Creator retains copyright. (If you don't understand this, please contact Paula. If you think we are trying to keep your work on the Web forever without compensation, you are incorrect.) WE MUCH PREFER EMAIL SUBMISSIONS. Include name, snail address, phone, eddress, brief cover in ASCII (text) to submit@gothic.net Snail mail submissions should be standard ms. format. Include SASE for response or indicate if email response is acceptable. We prefer disposable mss. to: Gothic.Net Webzine, c/o Darren Mckeeman, 1368 Fulton, San Francisco, CA 94117 Contact editor (queries only, all submissions must go to submit@gothic.net.com): Paula Guran-darkecho@aol.com, fax 330.864.1770/phone:330.864.3852 MARKET INFORMATION =Event Horizon= From former =Omni= fiction editor Ellen Datlow and =Century= editor Rob Killheffer (=Event Horizon='s nonfiction editor), the new E-zine =Event Horizon: SF, Fantasy, Horror= just came out. =Event Horizon: SF, Fantasy, Horror= officially debuted on August 14, 1998. We're up! If you haven't visited our site yet, come on by: http://www.e-horizon.com/eventhorizon As promised, you'll find: VISIBLE STARS: FEATURED FICTION "The Final Re-Make of the Return of Little Latin Larry, with a Completely Re-Mastered Soundtrack and the Original Audience," a brand-new short story by Pat Cadigan. SINGULARITY: COMMENTARY "From the Heart's Basement" by the always-provocative Barry N. Malzberg. CAMERA LUCIDA: EYE ON THE NET Our extensive network of entertaining and informative links. QUESTION OF THE WEEK A weekly trivia question. This week's prize: a copy of Michael Swanwick's novel =Jack Faust= in trade paperback, courtesy of Avon/Eos. We've already got dozens of entries, so hurry over and submit your own! Our fabulous launch sweepstakes kicks off Friday, August 21! We've got great prizes from our sponsors, including: The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, The Horror Writers Association, Tor Books, Roc, HarperPrism, Warner Aspect, St. Martin's Press, Ace, Del Rey, Bantam, Avon Eos, DAW, Marvel Comics, Dreamhaven Books and Comics, Mark V. Ziesing, The Overlook Connection, Hellnotes, and Gauntlet. =Gothic.Net= The E-zine =Gothic.Net= is looking for dark/horror stories for the September issue. Doesn't want vampires. See guidelines above. Pays pro rates! =NewHouse Publications= Letters to NewHouse Publications, the publisher of =Cadence= and =Arbitrary Random Thought=, (John Liptow, editor) has been returned marked "Moved, left no address." [Speculations #22, August 1998] =Odyssey= The =Odyssey= magazine SF Short Story Contest deadline has been moved to 1/31/99. [Speculations #22, August 1998] =Storisende Verlag= Michael Plogmann, editor of German e-magazine =Storisende Verlag=, says he is "still looking for stories. They will appear for one month on our website (www.storisende.com) and will then be collected in an anthology which will appear in the autumn (trade paperback format). We pay 2 pfennig/word (slightly over 1 cent/word) for First German Rights. "We were trying to get a balance between SF/F/H, but we got a lot more horror stories than other stuff, so at the moment we're closed for horror (at least if it's not borderline horror that spills over into SF or F). Any other stuff welcome, either as E-mail subs (to mplogmann@storisende.com) or as hardcopy (disposables only, please)." Snailmail address; Postfach 1238, 32132 Spenge, Germany [Speculations #22, August 1998] Talebones Coeditors Patrick and Honna Swenson of =Talebones= say they are reading for #14, which is due out in January 1999. "We're looking for more SF, dark slant or not. We're not a horror magazine. We publish a wide variety of genre fiction now, and we're looking for the best stories we can find. Starting with issue #14, we will pay 2 cents/word for one story per issue (our lead story), with a maximum payment of $100, minimum $50. That should allow for a little friendly competition for that lead spot! "We take e-mail subs at talebones@nventure.com, but please send as an attached text file, or send in the body of an E-mail (the preferred method). We will also respond via e-mail on snail-mail subs if you want to save some postage." (Snail mail address 10531 S.E. 250th Place #104, Kent, WA 98031. Web site www.nventure.com/talebones/) [Speculations #22, August 1998] =TransVersions= The correct address for =TransVersions= is 216 Woodfield Road, Toronto, ON M4L 2W7. DO NOT send mss. to the Royal York Road address in Toronto; they will not make it to the magazine. [SFRT4, Cat 15, Top 22, 7 Aug 98] Vampire Dan's Story Emporium Daniel Medici, editor of =Vampire Dan's Story Emporium= says that Issue 6 is now out and he is low on fantasy for issue 7 (October) and is reading for issue 8 (January). Guidelines remain simple: send sci-fi, fantasy, horror, no sex, no splattergore, keep it under 4000 words. Still paying 1/2 cent a word for fiction and $2 per poem. Keep poetry under 100 lines. "If you have email, save the postage costs and email me your story in the body of the letter, no attached files please." PO Box 15252, Syracuse, NY 13215-0252, (315) 478-8900, Dmedici@aol.com, http://www. vampiredan.com [DarkEcho, 13 Aug 98] ==End of CALLIHOO newsletter for 18 August 1998==