CALLIHOO Newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------------- Vol. 6 No. 43 Editor: Julia West March 30, 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Web page: http://www.sff.net/people/julia.west/CALLIHOO/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS At 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, Ken Rand will be at Barnes & Noble, 10180 S. State (Southtowne Mall) for a presentation at the monthly fiction writers group meeting. Subject is "Ideas: where they come from and how to get them." Anyone interested is invited to attend. DEADLINES Let me know if you need more information on the contests, anthologies or magazines listed below. A good place to check is the CALLIHOO website, listed above. Jewish Science Fiction anthology, deadline 15 April 1999. [Jewish SF, pays $250, 6000-10,000 wds, all subm E-mail to Chaim Mazo, pop@netvision.net.il. [GLs in Vol. 6, No. 38)] The Western Humanities Review Seventh Annual Competition for Utah Writers, deadline 16 April 1999. [Utah residents only, no entry fee, one entry per person per category, contest format, fiction to 25 pp, poetry to 10 pp., $250 prize + pub in WHR. =Western Humanities Review=, LNCO 3500, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 40)] =Eternity Online= Second Anniversary Issue, deadline 1 May 1999. [genre fiction, incl. SF/F/H, to 5000 wds. No reprints. 1/4 cent/wd. to $50. Send to eternityol@aol.com; put Anniversary Issue in the subject line. Subm. not following guidelines returned unread. http://www.pulpeternity.com. Anniversary Issue, PO Box 930068, Norcross, GA 30003. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 38)] Carson McCullers Prize for the Short Story, postmark deadline 3 May 1999. [Original unpublished short stories, any genre, to 5,000 words, prizes $2,500 and (3) $1,000, entry fee $10 per entry, get form at website, send to =Story='s Carson McCullers Prize for the Short Story, 1507 Dana Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45207. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 35)] =Dark Annie= issue #3, The Modern Myth, open 1 March to 31 May 1999. [Stories of any genre relating to the myths we share with our children, to 5,000 wds, E-mail subm okay at darkannie@ aol.com, Editors: Eva Harstein and Shikhar Dixit, P.O. Box 566, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816, http://members.aol.com/ darkannie/. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 41)] =Writers of the Future=, 3rd quarter 1999, deadline 30 June 1999. [$1000 first, $750 2nd, $500 3rd place. No entry fee. L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest, P.O. Box 1630-JBW, Los Angeles, CA 90078. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 10)] =Pulp Eternity= Volume 6: Women of Empowerment. Deadline 1 July 1999 or when it's filled. [Female viewpoint to 10,000 wds, but most under 5000, pays 3 cents/wd. on pub. Steve Algieri, Senior Editor, PO Box 930068, Norcross, GA 30003, E-mail: eternityol@ aol.com; http://www.pulpeternity.com. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 38)] =A Twist of the Knife= anthology, received deadline 1 July 1999 [H/DF about traditional monsters with a twist, to 5000 wds, pays $10, reprints and sim subs okay, e-mail subm preferred, text in the body of an e-mail to kirkwood@nucleus.com, snail-mail to J. Kirkwood, Apt 1, 17728 - 81 Avenue NW, Edmonton AB T5T 1M1, Canada. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 35) ] =Dark Annie= issue #4, Apocalypse, open May 1 to July 31, 1999. [Stories of any genre relating to myths, realities, speculations or anything else about THE END, be it the end of a culture, the world, or the universe, to 5,000 wds, E-mail subm okay at darkannie@aol.com, Editors: Eva Harstein and Shikhar Dixit, P.O. Box 566, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816, http://members. aol.com/darkannie/. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 41)] =Such a Pretty Face: Tales of Power & Abundance= anthology, deadline 31 July 1999. [SF/F/H to 5000 words, fat people in positive roles, 3-5 cents/wd., no E-mail subm., Mrs. Lee Martindale, Editor, Attn: Such A Pretty Face, c/o Rump Parliament, PO Box 865137, Plano, TX 75086-5137. (GLs in Vol. 6 No.30)] =Eternity Online= Halloween Horror Issue, deadline 1 August 1999. [scary stories, incl. H/dark F/dark SF, to 5000 wds. No reprints. 1/4 cent/wd. to $50. Send to eternityol@aol.com; put Halloween Issue in the subject line. Subm. not following guidelines returned unread. http://www.pulpeternity.com. Halloween Issue, PO Box 930068, Norcross, GA 30003. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 38)] ByLine contest, 1st chapter of a novel - Deadline August 5, 1999. [Opening chapter of unpublished novel. Mainstream or genre; adult or YA audience. Maximum 25 pages. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $70, $35, $20. Mail entries to: Contests, ByLine Magazine, PO Box 130596, Edmond, OK 73013. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 36)] =Pulp Eternity= Volume 7: Alternatives II/ Science Fiction. Deadline 1 September 1999 or when filled. [SF and alt. sexuality, to 10,000 wds, but most under 5000, pays 3 cents/wd. on pub. Steve Algieri, Senior Editor, PO Box 930068, Norcross, GA 30003, E-mail: eternityol@aol.com; http://www.pulpeternity. com. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 38)] ByLine Contest, genre fiction - Deadline September 4, 1999. [Short story to 5,000 wds, romance, sci-fi, confession, mystery, western, etc. No children's stories. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $50, $30, $15. Mail entries to: Contests, ByLine Magazine, PO Box 130596, Edmond, OK 73013. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 36)] Technology: The Price We Pay Fiction Contest, deadline 1 October 1999. [Stories abt. technology, to 10,000 words, no entry fee, 1st prize $300 and publication in =Pulp Eternity=, subscribers unlimited entries, nonsub one entry, Steve Algieri, Eternity Press Technology: The Price We Pay Fiction Contest, PO Box 930068, Norcross, GA 30003. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 38)] =Pulp Eternity= Volume 8: I Am Cat. Deadline 15 Dec 1999 or when filled. [SF cat stories, to 5000 wds, pays 3 cents/wd. on pub. Steve Algieri, Senior Editor, PO Box 930068, Norcross, GA 30003, E-mail: eternityol@aol.com; http://www. pulpeternity.com. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 38)] =Starlight 3= anthology, deadline end of 1999. [SF/F, pays 7-1/2 cents/wd., no upper word limit, Starlight 3 c/o Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Tor Books, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10010. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 38)] MARKET GUIDELINES =Dialogue= [Quarterly, print mag for visually impaired, subm by visually impaired, wants F/SF to 1200 wds, pays $15-$50 on pub. No sim subs. Wants disk subm.] A publication of Blindskills Inc. Editor/Publisher: Carol M. McCarl Assistant Editor: Richard L. Belgard Blindskills, Inc., P.O. 5181, Salem, OR 97304 Fax: (503) 581-0178 http://www.teleport.com/~blindskl/ Freelance Guidelines Blindskills welcomes the submission of freelance material from visually impaired authors for possible publication. The best way to get an idea of the kind of material we publish is to purchase a sample copy and review it. Current Needs: Interviews of interest or assistance to newly blind and other visually impaired persons, examples of career and leisure experiences, fiction, humor, and poetry. Material that is religious, controversial, political, or contains explicit sex, is not acceptable. Payments: Since =Dialogue= is entirely dependent upon public contributions for its support, payment is necessarily low. We think we offer an unusual opportunity for beginning writers. We send an explanatory letter along with each returned manuscript. A copy of the large-print edition of the magazine will be sent to each article contributor. Payments for fiction or non-fiction articles will be made at the rate of $15 to $50. Payment for poetry will be $10 to $15. All payments for articles used in a given issue will be made after all formats of =Dialogue= have been shipped. Rules: 1) No simultaneous submissions to other publications are allowed while being considered by =Dialogue=. 2) We reserve the right to do minor editing. 3) Manuscripts must be the original work of the writer, and, in most cases, must not have been previously published. If material has been previously published, state where and when. Rights: We buy all rights with a generous reprint policy. Deadlines: For publication in the Spring issue, material must be received by January 1; for the Summer issue - April 1; for the Fall issue - July 1; and for the Winter issue - October 1. SPECIFIC GUIDELINES: Nonfiction: Though the freelance portion of any issue is generally representative of the kind of material we are buying, freelance pieces on subjects now being staff-written are always welcome. Currently, we are especially interested in first-person accounts of travel experience, articles about participation in sports, information on new products useful to the blind, features on homemaking, and descriptions of feelings and methods experienced by those losing vision or recently blind. Fiction: Fiction pieces that promote the purposes of =Dialogue= will be printed. We are interested in well-written stories of many types: mystery, suspense, humor, adventure, romance, fantasy, science fiction, and mainstream. We prefer contemporary problem stories in which the protagonist solves his or her own problem. We are looking for strongly-plotted stories with definite beginnings, climaxes and endings. Characters may be blind, sighted, or visually in-between. Because we want to encourage any writer who shows promise, we may return a story for revision when necessary. Fiction pieces should not exceed 1200 words. Poetry: We are eager to find new poets. Our readers enjoy traditional forms of poetry such as blank verse and free verse. Submit one poem, complete with title, date, and name and address of author to a page. Poems should not exceed twenty (20) lines in length. Poems may mention a supreme being, but will not be accepted if their theme or nature is religious. Submit no more than five poems at a time. Recorded Interviews: Taped interviews should be recorded on a cassette recorder of very good quality at 1-7/8 IPS. The interview should be professionally conducted and should not be over twenty (20) minutes in length unless the subject or the guest has outstanding significance. The taping session should be preceded by careful research, and at least some of the questions should be prepared in advance. Where possible, submit the original tape. Tapes which are not accepted will be returned as promptly as possible. Each tape interview submitted will be evaluated on the basis of timeliness, content, and technical quality. Short Items/Fillers: Specify what department the item is for -- "ABAPITA", "Connie's Kitchen", "Classified", "Resources, New and In Review", "Department K-9", etc. Manuscripts: Material should be submitted on a low-density IBM compatible disk in WordPerfect format. Include a hard-copy and a SASE if you would like your disk returned. If you do not have a computer, material may also be submitted in typed, brailled, or recorded form. Typed submissions should be double-spaced on standard 8-1/2 x 11 inch paper, leaving at least a one-inch margin on all sides. On the first page be sure to type your name, complete address, and date of submission in the top left-hand corner. Type the title of the article below these identifying data, preferably in the center of the page. On all subsequent pages, be sure to include your name and the title of your submission in the top left corner and the page number in the top right corner. Edit material on tape as carefully as you would a typed manuscript, making certain that each word is exactly as you intend it to appear in print. Spell any unusual words and proper nouns whose spelling is unclear or variable. =Dialogue= cannot be responsible for manuscripts lost in the mail. Writers are therefore advised to retain a copy of each submission. Length: Due to space limitations necessitated by quarterly publication, shorter lengths are preferred both for fiction and non-fiction. Stories and articles of more than 1500 words are rarely used. We do occasionally run long non-fiction articles if the importance of the topic or nature of the material warrants it. In these cases we divide articles into two or three parts and carry them over from issue to issue. Receipt/Return: We can only acknowledge receipt of material accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped postcard. Only submissions accompanied by a SASE bearing sufficient postage will be returned upon rejection. Time Needed For Reply: At least one month. Where To Send Freelance Material: Send all correspondence and manuscripts to: Blindskills, Inc., P.O. 5181, Salem, OR 97304 Fax: (503) 581-0178 [http://www.teleport.com/~blindskl/submit.html] =The Leading Edge= [Print mag, SF/F to 12,000 wds. Pays 1 cent/wd., $100 max. No sim or e-mail subs.] Loralee Leavitt, Editor The Leading Edge 3163 JKHB, Provo, UT 84602 tle@byu.edu http://tle.clubs.byu.edu Writer's Guidelines =The Leading Edge= is a semi-professional magazine dedicated to the presentation of new and upcoming talent. We accept science fiction and fantasy short stories, novellas, and poetry, as well as articles, book reviews, and interviews that deal with current popular authors. No stories with sex, profanity, or excessive violence will be considered. Processing time is about 4-6 months. Please send an appropriately sized SASE. No simultaneous submissions will be considered. No electronic submissions will be considered. Any questions or comments can be e-mailed to tle@byu.edu. For any updates on policies or news, please check our World Wide Web page at http://tle.clubs.byu.edu Manuscript Preparation. Send a clean, one sided, double-spaced, disposable copy with each page numbered. Follow standard manuscript format. Use a clean, 12 point font. Please keep a copy for yourself. International submissions must be disposable due to difficulties presented by international postage. Fiction. We buy first North American serial rights. We publish short-short to novella. Stories under 12,000 words are preferred. Note: Because TLE is interested in helping new authors to improve, each story is critiqued by two to four members of our staff, and suggestions for improvement are returned to the author. If you do not want your story critiqued, let us know. Fiction payment is 1 (one) cent per word, $10.00 minimum, $100.00 maximum, plus two contributor copies. Articles and Book reviews. TLE publishes nonfiction articles on such subjects as science fiction, science, fantasy, mythology, speculative anthropology, etc. Do not query, just send the article. Article length should be up to 5,000 words and the tone should be informative and interesting. All sources must be documented using The Chicago Manual of Style. Book reviews should be 500-1000 words and should deal with significant works published during the past year. TLE pays two contributor copies for nonfiction prose. Poetry. TLE publishes four to six poems per issue. Poetry should reflect both literary value and popular appeal and should deal with science fiction or fantasy related themes. Payment is $10.00 for first 1-4 pages, $4.50 for each subsequent page of published poetry, plus two contributor copies. Illustrations. All of our story illustrations are done by commission. If you are interested in illustrating for the magazine, please send a disposable portfolio to our Art Director. To submit a piece for consideration as a cover, send a slide or print of the work along with a short explanation. Make sure to include a SASE. Payment is $10.00 per full page illustrations and $50.00 for cover illustrations, plus two contributor copies. Writers interested in submitting should first read a recent issue to identify our "style" and see what we have published before. Copies of the magazine can be obtained by sending $4.50, along with your name and address, to: Loralee Leavitt, Editor, The Leading Edge, 3163 JKHB, Provo, UT 84602 E-mail your questions or comments to The Leading Edge at tle@byu.edu [http://tle.clubs.byu.edu/wg.html] =New Moon: The Magazine for Girls and their Dreams= [Bimonthly print mag for girls 8-14, mss. by girls and women only, themed, F 300-1200 wds, pays 4-8 cents/wd. on pub., prefer E-mail subs.] Editorial Guidelines for Adult Writers and Artists Objectives of =New Moon=: =New Moon= portrays girls and women as powerful, active and in charge of their own lives - not as passive beings who are acted upon by others. =New Moon= celebrates girls and their accomplishments. =New Moon= supports girls' efforts to hold onto their voices, strengths and dreams as they move from being girls to becoming women. =New Moon= is a tool for a girl to use as she builds resilience and resistance to our sexist society, moving confidently out into the world, pursuing her unique path in life. =New Moon= strives to * be an international, multicultural magazine which connects girls and celebrates diversity by providing a place for girls to express themselves and communicate with other girls around the world. * portray strong female role models of all ages, backgrounds, and cultures now and in the past. * encourage pursuit of interests in which girls are often discouraged, e.g. math, science, and physical activity. * acknowledge the difficulties and celebrate the joys of being female in the world. * understand that respecting girls, attending to their needs and giving them voice and power means upsetting the fabric of society. Therefore, we seek high-quality literary and artistic work which has a diversity of cultural and stylistic influences, and represents real connection with girls. General Guidelines: All material should be pro-girl and focus on girls, women, or female issues. =New Moon= was created by girls and women for girls who want their voices heard and their dreams taken seriously. It is edited by and for girls ages 8-14. =New Moon= takes girls very seriously; the publication is structured to give girls real power. The final product is a collaboration of girls and adults. An Editorial Board of girls aged 8-14 makes final decisions on all material appearing in the magazine. THEMES Nov./Dec. 1999 -- Preserving the Past, Forseeing the Future Deadline: May 1, 1999 Jan./Feb. 2000 -- The Moon Issue Deadline: July 1, 1999 Mar./Apr. 2000 -- Medieval Times Deadline: September 1, 1999 May/June 2000 -- 25 Beautiful Girls (picked by readers) Deadline: November 1, 1999 July/Aug. 2000 -- Dreams & Nightmares Deadline: January 1, 2000 Sept./Oct. 2000 -- Education & Learning Deadline: March 1, 2000 Nov./Dec. 2000 -- Clothes & Fashion Throughout History Deadline: May 1, 2000 For All Submissions: Please read a copy of =New Moon= to understand the style and philosophy of the magazine. Writers and artists who comprehend our goals and philosophy have the best chance of publication. Include your name, address and phone number on the title page of each submitted work or query. =New Moon= is not able to respond to queries about submissions over the telephone. =New Moon= prints original works, except under special circumstances. If your work has been published previously, note the date and publication. If you are sending this work simultaneously to another publication, please let us know this, too. For Writers: =New Moon= edits manuscripts for style, length, clarity and philosophical considerations. We prefer e-mail submissions. All other work must be typed, double spaced with one-inch margins. Your name and address should appear on each page. Submit only copies of your work, not originals. We are unable to return submissions. Non-fiction articles are between 300 and 1200 words. Non-fiction profiles of women and girls are preferred. Non-fiction has better chance for publication when accompanied by several good photographs (B/W preferred), focuses on one of our editorial themes (see front), and uses several quotes. We regularly publish adult non-fiction in our Herstory, Women's Work, and Earth to Girls sections. =New Moon= considers only one or two serializations of longer fiction pieces each year, and such fiction must be readilyconvertible to serialized form. About three-six short fiction pieces (300-1200 words) are published annually. Please keep the original of your work for your own files. Submissions from girls and women only, please. For Artists and Photographers: =New Moon= has a four-color cover and two-color interior (inside colors change from issue to issue). For cover guidelines, send us a SASE. Proposals for covers should be sent as drafts, and include examples of earlier, finished artwork. Several drafts may be required in the multi-step process by which the Girls Editorial Board chooses a cover. Cover art submissions from girls and women only, please. Photographs and illustrations should be submitted in black and white. Please send copies, or photos of art, since we cannot be responsible for unsolicited original works. Do not send negatives or your only copy of a slide. Attach your name, address, phone number, media used and date of work to the back of the work. Please include clear, specific instructions (if needed) for reproduction, processing and layout of your work. Properly pack and protect your work when you send it. Photography and artwork cannot be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed, properly prepared envelope with sufficient postage. New Moon Publishing, Inc. is not responsible for unsolicited material. Send all submissions to: New Moon: The Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams, P.O. Box 3620, Duluth, MN 55803-3620 Or e-mail us at girl@newmoon.org [http://www.newmoon.org/nmgirl/aguide.html] The =1998 Writer's Market= has this information on =New Moon=: Contact Barbara Stretchberry or Tya Ward, managing editors. Circulation 30,000. Pays on publication. Buys first rights and second serial (reprint) rights. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Reports in three months. Fiction: Adventure, experimental, fantasy, historical, humorous, mystery, religious, romance, science fiction, serialized novels (on occasion), slice-of-life vignettes, suspense--all girl centered. Length 300-1200 words. Pays 4-8 cents/wd. =Queen's Quarterly= [Canadian quarterly print mag, literary SF to 4,000 wds, pays $150-$250 on pub. No sim subs] CORRESPONDENCE AND SUBMISSIONS TO Editor Queen's Quarterly, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6 Telephone 613 533-2667 Fax 613 533-6822 E-mail qquarter@post.queensu.ca Website http://info.queensu.ca/quarterly Published four times a year, in January, April, July, and October. Guidelines for Submissions =Queen's Quarterly= is a multidisciplinary journal aimed at the general educated reader. We publish articles, reviews, short stories and poems. For fiction or poetry, we will consider up to six poems or two stories. We require first North American rights. Please note that we do not accept simultaneous submissions. All submissions (except fiction, poetry and reviews) are reviewed externally on an anonymous basis. All articles should be 3000-4000 words in length and must conform to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (3rd edition) with regard to notes and works cited. We use the Oxford English Dictionary for spelling. Payment to new writers will be determined at time of acceptance and paid upon publication. All submissions should be sent on hard copy with a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope (Canadian Postage or International Postage Coupon). If accepted, we will require a copy of the accepted submission on disk in Microsoft Word or WordPerfect or via e-mail submission. SUBSCRIPTIONS Individuals: One year $20.00 (outside Canada $25.00); three years $50.00 (outside Canada $60.00). For a free complimentary copy contact us at qquarter@post.queensu.ca [info.queensu.ca/quarterly/] The =1998 Writer's Market= has this information on =Queen's Quarterly=: Contact: Boris Castel, editor. Established 1893. Circulation 3,000. Pays on publication. Reports in 1 month on mss. No longer accepts fantasy fiction. Fiction: Historical, humorous, mainstream and science fiction. Publishes novel excerpts. Buys 8-12 mss./yr. Send complete ms. 4,000 words max. Pays $150-$250. "We buy very few freelance submissions." MARKET INFORMATION =2am= The magazine =2am= is suspending publication. [=Speculations= online update 11] =alphaDRIVE Webzine= On the alphaDRIVE website (http://www.scvs.com/alpha/gl.htm) it says: "NOTE 2/99: We are taking a break after issue 003, so we are currently CLOSED TO SUBMISSIONS. We hope to be back with issue 004 when I have completed some other projects. Stay tuned." =Speculations= reports =alphaDRIVE= as dead. =Child Life= The =1998 Writer's Market= says of =Child Life=, "At this time, =Child Life= is not accepting manuscripts for publication. Content consists largely of reprinted stories and artwork accompanied by children's submissions and other features that reflect the Children's Better Health Institute's health and fitness mission. The latter will be handled in-house or assigned. This applies to =Child Life= only. Continue to submit material to CBHI's other children's magazines. =DarkEcho E-mail Newsletter= The March 25th issue of the =DarkEcho= newsletter contains a listing of currently viable horror short fiction markets. To subscribe to the (free) newsletter, see http://www.darkecho.com/ darkecho/newsletter/index.html. Also check out the "Raw Markets" section of the DarkEcho webpage: http://www.darkecho.com/ darkecho/newsletter/market.html for more information on horror markets. =E-Scape webzine= There's a new snailmail address for =E-Scape: The Digital Journal of Speculation Fiction= (http://www.interink.com/escape.html), to P. O. Box 165322, Kansas City, MO 64116. [=Speculations= online update 11] =The Fractal and Pirate Writings= A writer friend sends this warning: "Two publishers, =Pirate Writings= and =The Fractal=, published pieces of mine over a year ago. Neither publisher has recompensed me for publication, in clear violation of their contracts. Neither publisher has responded to any of the multiple letters I sent them." Writers may wish to think twice about sending manuscripts to either of these publications. However, Warren Lapine's DNA Publications has taken over publication of =Pirate Writings=, so problems with this magazine may be less now. =Medusa's Hairdo= =Medusa's Hairdo= has a new e-mail address: medusashairdo@ mindless.com [=Speculations= online update 11] =Peeping Tom= British magazine =Peeping Tom= has a new E-mail address for editor Stuart Hughes: Stuart@peepingtom.freeserve.co.uk [=Speculations= online update 11] ==End of the CALLIHOO newsletter for 30 March 1999==