CALLIHOO Newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------------- Vol. 7 No. 21 Editor: Julia West November 9, 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Web page: http://www.sff.net/people/julia.west/CALLIHOO/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS Brook West's story, "A Portion For Foxes," which was originally published in =Writers of the Future, Vol. XI=, was Pick of the Week at Alexandria Digital Literature for the week of October 17th, 1999. His story was also #2 on the October bestseller list at AlexLit (www.alexlit.com). Congratulations, Brook! 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.) =Fantasy, Folklore & Fairytales=, "Millennium The Real Story" closes November 20, 1999. [Monthly webzine, themed, F 1500-7500 wds, pays $10-$15 on accept, E-mail subm okay, website: http://fff.fantasytoday.com/ (GLs in Vol. 7 No. 16)] First Annual "Fantastical Visions" Contest (and anthology) deadline 1 Dec 99. [F 4000-7000 wds, 1st prize $100, 2nd $75, 3rd $50, HM « cent/wd. =No entry fee=. (GLs in Vol. 7, No. 20)] 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 9: I Am Cat. Deadline 15 Dec 1999 or when filled. [SF cat stories, to 10,000 wds, pays 3 cents/wd. on pub. http://www.pulpeternity.com. (GLs in Vol. 7 No. 5)] =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. 20)] =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)] =Extremes: Fantasy and Horror from the Ends of the Earth=, deadline 1 Jan 2000 or when filled. [Limited edition CD anthology, F/H outside USA, pays 1/22 of profits, lwpub@aol.com, http://www.dm.net/~bahwolf/extremes.htm. (GLs in Vol. 7 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)] CONTEST Warner Announces SF & F Novel Contest Warner Books has announced its second novel contest for new and unpublished science fiction and fantasy writers. The winning entry will be published by Warner's SF&F imprint, Warner Aspect, as part of the "New Aspects" program, which features "first novelists of outstanding talent and potential." "The original First Novel Contest resulted in our discovery of Nalo Hopkinson and her manuscript =Brown Girl in the Ring=," said Betsy Mitchell, the editor-in-chief of Warner Aspect. "After we published that book in July 1998, it went on to become a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award, win the Locus Award for Best First Novel, and receive widespread review attention. And Nalo herself received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer at the 1999 World Science Fiction Convention." Manuscripts must be double-spaced and typed on 8.5 x 11 inch paper, and they must include a business-sized self-addressed- stamped-envelope for response. Submissions must be received between Dec. 15, 1999, and June 30, 2000, and they need to include a disposable copy of a synopsis of the complete story plus the first several chapters of the manuscript (up to a maximum of 60 pages). There is a limit of one entry per person, and only finalists from the first round of judging will be invited to submit their complete manuscripts. Entries can be sent to: Warner Aspect First Novel Contest, Editorial Department, 1271 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY, 10020. MARKET GUIDELINES =Brigit's Temple= [Print mag, F/occult/new age/pagan, pays 1/4 cent/wd. on pub, E- mail subs only, reprints and sim subs considered] Brigit's Temple Fiction Magazine P.O. Box 20425 Dayton, OH 45420 USA brigits_temple@excite.com http://www.angelfire.com/md/meadowlark/ BrigitsTemple.html =Brigit's Temple= is a print magazine that features New Age, pagan, paranormal and occult fiction. You'll find the finest short stories, poetry, artwork and novel reviews in each issue. This monthly magazine is 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 with a microfine laser printed color cover. Send all submissions via e-mail to brigits_temple@excite.com (be sure to stop by our web site ). Paste the story directly into the body of the message. Fiction: =Brigit's Temple= features the best new age, occult, paranormal and pagan fiction. A few possible elements include (but are not limited to) ghosts, magic, psychic, wicca/paganism, out of body/ near death experience, Native American spirituality, tarot and other types of divination. No Satanism or hate stories! I like humor, but remember our audience, they are believers, but they are not stupid nor should you write sarcastically about their beliefs. I have a preference for genre fiction, particularly mysteries, romances, and fantasy--but I do hope to include science fiction and literary stories as well. Sorry, no horror. Stories should be PG or G rated, if your story requires violence or sexual content use metaphor and innuendo rather than explicit descriptions. Pays 1/4 of a cent per word and one contributor copy on publication for FNASR. Reprints and simultaneous submissions are considered, but make a note of it in the cover letter. Poetry: Poetry content must fit the content description listed above and must rhyme. I'd like to include at least one poem to Brigit in each issue. It doesn't need to be a blessing or an offering thanks, but I would like to see those, too. Payment is also 1/4 of a cent and one contributor copy on publication. Reviews: We would like to include reviews of new and in-print novels that are in the style and content range listed in the fiction section. Payment for reviews is also 1/4 cent per word and one contributor copy on publication. If you have a novel you'd like reviewed in =Brigit's Temple=, contact me at the above e-mail address to discuss it. Time-travel novels are acceptable as long as the method of travel is magical or mystical in some manor [sic]. Artwork: Submit samples (copies, not originals) for our assignment files to the same address as above. If your work is on the web, you can send an e-mail message with you web-site's address. We pay $20 for the full-color cover and $7 for black and white interior illustrations (line art and some half-tones), and a contributor copy. We are looking for detailed, realistic work to accompany the fiction. [http://www.angelfire.com/md/meadowlark/guidelines.html] =Darkling Plain Speculative Fiction= [Print mag, literary SF/spec fic to 8000 wds, pays 3 cents/wd.] David M. Cox, editor. 4804 Laurel Canyon Blvd. Box 506 Valley Village, CA 91607 DCMcKeag@aol.com or DCMcKeag@darklingplain.com http://www.darklingplain.com/ =Darkling Plain= is the magazine of literate science fiction. Despite the distinctions that some make between "science" fiction and "literary" fiction, many distinguished literary writers, including Ray Bradbury, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Edgar Allan Poe, John Updike, Mark Twain, and Thomas Pynchon, have all either written science fiction or employed many of its conventions. Our goal is to break down those distinctions with stories by new and established writers which mix the conventions of science fiction, horror, fantasy, and literary fiction. Our stories show that good fiction of any sort is a story with compelling characters and a compelling plot, powerful in the beauty and sophistication of its language, which informs the reader on the experience of being human. =Darkling Plain= will bring these stories to you in every issue. To further illustrate this point, we will re-print one work of classic, literary fiction which employs some or all the conventions that commonly define science fiction, horror, or fantasy, such as Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Rappaccini's Daughter." There will be a critical essay on the re-printed work by =Darkling Plain= contributing editor John A. Howard, as well as other critical essays on current and classic works of speculative fiction, and a regular column by esteemed small-press editor Eric M. Heideman. Send check or money order payable to =Darkling Plain=, $5 for a single issue or $16 for a four-issue subscription, to: Darkling Plain Speculative Fiction 4804 Laurel Canyon Ave., Box 506 Valley Village, CA 91607 [http://www.darklingplain.com/] A writer on sff.net says =Darkling Plain= doesn't "say whether or not they accept E-mail submissions . . . they pay 3 cents/word for fiction to 8000 words and $25/poem." [sff.writing.response-times, 3 Nov 99] =Interzone= [British print mag, SF/F 2000-6000 wds., pays on pub, no E-mail subm.] Editor & Publisher: David Pringle c/o Interzone, 217 Preston Drove, Brighton BN1 6FL, UK interzone@cix.co.uk http://www.sfsite.com/interzone/index.htm We welcome letters of comment and general queries about the magazine through either address. However, we do not wish to receive unsolicited story submissions by e-mail. We are looking for innovative, entertaining, well-written and up-to-date science fiction and fantasy. We are unlikely to accept hackneyed space opera, sword-and-sorcery tales or traditional ghost stories. All submissions should be original and unpublished anywhere else. =Interzone= now receives about 200 manuscripts a month. While it's gratifying that there are so many science-fiction and fantasy authors who are eager to be published in our pages it's a lot of work for us to deal with such a quantity of material. Our job will be rendered easier, and your chances of acceptance increased, if you take careful note of the following: Please read a few recent issues of =Interzone= before you submit anything to us. Familiarizing yourself with the market is absolutely essential, but it's surprising how many people fail to do it. Unless you're a reader of a particular magazine (and this goes for any market), you're unlikely to have what it takes to become a successful writer for it. Send just one story at a time. Seriously, it's not in your interest to send half a dozen pieces at once--if we read one of them and are unimpressed by it we're not likely to turn to the others with any enthusiasm. Do not send us stories much shorter than 2,000 words or longer than 6,000 words. We sometimes publish pieces which fall outside these limits, but they're unlikely to be by writers who are unknown to us. Please put the estimated word-length of the story on the top sheet of your manuscript. Put your name and address on the top sheet, and please number your pages. Having your address on the manuscript is a necessary safeguard in case we lose your return envelope. Manuscripts should be typewritten or word-processed, on one side of the paper only, with plenty of spacing between lines and wide margins all round. If you're using a computer, don't send us grey or "draft quality" print-out. Indent your paragraphs, and do not leave extra line-spaces between paragraphs unless they're intended to indicate a deliberate line-break. Fiction with dialogue in it looks bad if the paragraphs are not indented. Always send a stamped, self-addressed envelope of adequate size for us to return the manuscript to you. Persons overseas should send a disposable manuscript (marked as such) and a small envelope with two International Reply Coupons. Please do not send foreign stamps, as they are no use to us. In self-defence, we've had to institute a rule of not replying to writers who fail to send return postage. Make sure you keep a copy of any manuscript you send us. We very rarely lose manuscripts, but we cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage to your submission. Please don't send submissions by recorded delivery or registered post--if you want proof that we have received your story, then send an additional small envelope or postcard for us to acknowledge receipt. Please do not bind or staple your manuscripts together, and don't send cardboard folders or bulky padded bags for return of the MS. A short-story manuscript should be able to slide through a letter-box easily, and anything which prevents it from doing so is a nuisance. Please allow at least two months for us to consider your story. We try to turn manuscripts round as quickly as possible, but there is a huge quantity of material to read, and none of us is able to do the reading on a full-time basis. Obviously, we're obliged to send promising manuscripts backwards and forwards through the post, and this takes time. If we accept your story, we shall buy First English-Language Serial Rights only, and pay you on publication. A contract will be sent to you at the time of acceptance. If we reject your story, we will not normally be able to supply a detailed reason. We'd like to be more helpful, but we simply haven't the time to become tutors to so many writers. If we say "no" to your piece this doesn't necessarily mean that it's without merit. Those 200 manuscripts a month are whittled down to just five or six which we shall end up accepting for publication, and many of the items we send back will deserve to find a home elsewhere. =Interzone= needs your support to continue. So please consider taking out a subscription with us, even if we have been foolish enough to reject one of your stories. To contact us about editorial matters, send an E-mail to =Interzone= at interzone@cix.co.uk [http://www.sfsite.com/interzone/guide.htm] MARKET INFORMATION =The Edge= A writer on sff.net says that British magazine =The Edge= editor Graham Evans responds quickly to E-mail queries. "He also states that he's got nothing that's more than 3 days old, so if you haven't heard from =Edge= in a while, it may have fallen into [a] postal black hole." [sff.writing.response-times, 2 Nov 99] =Mind's Eye= AlexLit Buys =Mind's Eye= Alexandria Digital Literature is pleased to announce its purchase of =Mind's Eye Fiction= (www.tale.com), effective November 7. You won't see much change to either website as a result, but eventually we want to introduce =Mind's Eye= customers to Hypatia, and enable AlexLit patrons to browse =Mind's Eye= titles. We'll keep you posted on future changes. [Alexandria Digital Literature newsletter, Nov 1999 #1] TASINI REVERSED! The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a federal district court decision against the plaintiffs in TASINI ET AL. V. NEW YORK TIMES ET AL. The court ruled that the reuse of freelance work on databases and CDRoms without the authors' express permission constitutes copyright infringement. For more information see http://www.nwu.org/ and http://www.nylj.com/stories/99/09/092799a1.htm [Heliocentric Network, Nov 1999] ==End of the CALLIHOO newsletter for 9 November 1999==