CALLIHOO Newsletter
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Vol. 7 No. 27       Editor:  Julia West         December 21, 1999
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                            Web page: 
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                         HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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                               NEWS

Ken Rand just got word from Susan Fry that =Speculations= will
publish his article "Schmoozing for Fun and Profit" in one of the
next two issues.

                            DEADLINES

Check out the CALLIHOO website, listed above, for more
information on these contests, magazine issues, and anthologies. 
(Where it says "GLs in Vol. X No. Y," these are volume and issue
of the CALLIHOO newsletter.)

=Skull Full of Spurs= anthology deadline 31 Dec 99.   [SF/F/DF/H
with western landscapes. 1000-8000 wds, 6›/wd.  (GLs in Vol. 7,
No. 23)]

=Starlight 3= anthology, deadline 31 Dec 1999.  [SF/F, pays 7-1/2
cents/wd., no upper word limit,  (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 38)]

=Writers of the Future=, 1st quarter 2000, deadline 31 December
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)]

=Midnight Galleries= first issue deadline 1 Jan 2000.  [Quarterly
game-based antho series, shared-world, 5000-20K wds, pays 6
cents/wd., query first, E-mail subm okay to Kaytman@aol.com. 
(GLs in Vol. 7, No. 16)]

=PRISM international= 15th Annual Short Fiction Contest 1999,
deadline 31 Jan 2000. [Canadian contest, $2,000C 1st prize, 5
$200 runners-up (+pmt for pub), =$20 1st entry fee, $5 all
others=, max. 25 pp.  (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 44)]

=The Age of Wonders= SFF.NET anthology, open 1 Jan-1 Mar 2000 or
until full (the two earlier ones filled up FAST). [Near-future SF
about interface between human and machine.  Pays 8 cents/wd.
(max. $400) on accept., no reprints, query for over 5000 wds, E-
mail subm okay. (GLs in Vol. 7 No. 25)]

=The Darker Side of Eternity, Volume II=, contest deadline 1 May
2000.  [contest/print antho, H (SF/F elements okay) stories. 
Must be member of World Horror Convention.  Submit to 2500 wd
and/or to 10,000 wd stories.  1st prize (short) $100, (long)
$300.  Runners-up 3 cents/wd.  Pays on pub.  No reprints or E-
mail subm.  Deadline 1 May 2000.  (GLs in Vol. 7 No. 24)]

                        MARKET GUIDELINES

=Femspec Special Issue: Girl Power=

Girl power is power that comes from within.  Girl power comes
from celebrating femininity in all its complexity.  Girl power
comes from girls breaking traditional molds and becoming who they
want to be, taking control of themselves and extending that
control to their environment. Currently media and texts celebrate
girl power in varied and innovative ways.  This special issue of
=Femspec= focuses on all aspects of girl power in media and texts
and their impact on girls.

Submissions on all aspects of girl power and speculative fiction
are welcome.  However, in keeping with the nature of the journal,
we are interested in submissions that focus on the following:

* new developments in animation and television, such as Power
Puff Girls, Sailor Moon, Charmed, Kiki's Delivery Service, Barbie
and the Sensations;

* current television shows that have witches, such as Charmed;
* current television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer;
* girls' websites;
* girls with supernatural powers;
* female superheroes, such as Xena;
* anime;
* home video games;
* speculative fiction texts and comics featuring girl power;
* discussions about girls writing and publishing; and
* submissions of writing by girls.

Submissions should be accompanied by a cover letter including
name, address, and title(s) of the work(s); submissions should
only include the title of the work.

Critical/analytical articles: 15 pages, MLA style

Creative Writing: Short fiction or plays (15 pages) and poetry (3
poems)

Please send one copy of each submission to the following
addresses:

Elizabeth L. Pandolfo Briggs
 c/o FEMSPEC
 Department of English
 Cleveland State University
 Cleveland, OH 44115

Larisa Schumann (after April 2000)
 2159 North 250 East
 Provo, UT 84604-5807

Deadline: 1 November, 2000.  For inquiries, please E-mail
pandolfo@ninthwonder.com.

[SFRT4, Cat 4, Top 6, 20 Dec 99]

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