CALLIHOO Newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------------- Vol. 7 No. 3 Editor: Julia West June 8, 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Web page: http://www.sff.net/people/julia.west/CALLIHOO/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- DEADLINES Check out the CALLIHOO website, listed above, for more information on these contests, magazine issues, and anthologies. 41st Annual Utah Original Writing Competition, opens 10 May, deadline (postmarked) 25 June 1999. [Utah residents only. 4 novel-length categories, $1000 1st prize, $750 2nd; 3 short length categories, $300 1st, $200 2nd. =No entry fee=. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 46)] =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)] =Hideous Progeny=, British theme anthology, deadline 30 June 1999. [What if Frankenstein succeeded? 1500-5000 words, pays L15/1000 wds. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 48)] =Pulp Eternity= Volume 6: Women of Empowerment. Deadline 1 July 1999 or when filled. [Female viewpoint to 10,000 wds, most under 5000, pays 3 cents/wd. on pub. http://www.pulpeternity.com. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 38)] =A Twist of the Knife= web 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 kirkwood@nucleus.com (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 35) ] The Calvino Prize, deadline 15 July 1999. [$10 reading fee, prizes $1,000 each and pub for spec fic novel, novella, short story. May enter once in each category. http://www. invisiblecitiespress.com/calvino.htm. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 48)] =Dark Annie= issue #4, Apocalypse, open May 1 to July 31, 1999. [Stories 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 darkannie@aol.com, 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. (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. eternityol@aol.com; http://www. pulpeternity.com. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 38)] =ByLine= contest, 1st chapter of a novel - Deadline August 5, 1999. [Opening chapter of unpub. novel. Mainstream or genre; adult or YA audience. Maximum 25 pages. =Entry fee $5=. Prizes: $70, $35, $20. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 36)] =On Spec= Theme issue: Future Crime, deadline 31 August 1999. [SF to 6000 wds, pays to $180C. (GLs in Vol 7, No. 2)] =Pulp Eternity= Volume 7: Alternatives II/ Science Fiction. Deadline 1 Sept 1999 or when filled. [SF and alt. sexuality, to 10,000 wds, but most under 5000, pays 3 cents/wd. on pub. 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. (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 pub in =Pulp Eternity=. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 38)] The Isaac Asimov Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story Writing, deadline 15 December 1999. [SF/F by undergrad. students in college or university, 1,000-10,000 wds, 1st place $500, =entry fee $5.00 per story=, no limit to number of entries per person. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 44)] =PRISM international= 15th Annual Short Fiction Contest 1999, deadline 15 December 1999. [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)] =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. 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, (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 38)] MARKET INFORMATION =Dragon Scroll= A writer on sff.net notes that webzine =Dragon Scroll=, although it pays fairly well (2-3 cents/wd) wants all electronic rights for 2 years. Though people have complained about this, "They [=Dragon Scroll=] refuse to modify the very broad rights grab or the two year time limit." He eventually pulled several stories they'd bought because they wouldn't change. Another sff.netter says he'll have a talk with the editor (who lives near him) and see if he can make him see reason. [sff.writing.response-times, 2 Jun 99] =LC-39= A writer on sff.net says guidelines for =LC-39= state that stories must be "character-driven" and the editor likes "stories that in some way challenge traditional storytelling," i.e. non-linear or second person, and loves hard SF. [sff.writing.response-times, 1 Jun 99] =Talebones= Patrick Swenson, editor of =Talebones= magazine, says, "Thought I'd pass along the new address for =Talebones= Magazine & Fairwood Press: 5203 Quincy Ave SE, Auburn, WA 98092." [sff.writing.response-times, 2 Jun 99] =Virtual Lobotomy= A writer on sff.net says =Virtual Lobotomy= doesn't use stories with the supernatural. [sff.writing.response-times, 29 May 99] URLs to Check Out Haven't you ever wondered how stuff works? Now you can find out. http://www.howstuffworks.com The Faerie Encyclopedia, great resource for fantasy writers. Ten 'volumes' including a Gaelic pronounciation guide. http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Cavern/3351/ ==End of the CALLIHOO newsletter for 8 June 1999==