CALLIHOO Newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------------- Vol. 6 No. 45 Editor: Julia West April 20, 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Web page: http://www.sff.net/people/julia.west/CALLIHOO/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS I hope you're working on your challenge stories, due on May Day. We'll bring them to the meeting on May 4th to read to each other. May also marks the end of CALLIHOO's "fiscal year," and we'll soon be starting Year Seven! * * * The CALLIHOO "markets for short SF/F/H paying 1 cent and more" tables have been updated and are available as Acrobat .pdf files or ZIPped WordPerfect 6/7/8 files at the CALLIHOO website (see URL above). * * * Ken Rand's E-mail from March 29 to April 4th was dumped by Genie, so if you sent him something between those dates, please resend it. Also, Ken has an interview with Steve Algieri, editor of =Pulp Eternity=, in the latest issue of =Speculations=. 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. =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 [Original unpublished short stories, any genre, to 5,000 words, prizes $2,500 and (3) $1,000, entry fee $10 per entry, get form at website, send to =Story='s Carson McCullers Prize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)] 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. Award Administrator Rick Wilber: Asimov Award, School of Mass Communications, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620. (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. Creative Writing Program, University of British Columbia, Buch E 462 - 1866 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada. V6T 1Z1. (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. 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 =The Third Alternative= [British quarterly print magazine, H, pays 10 per 1000 wds, no E-mail or sim subm.] Editor: Andy Cox TTA Press, 5 Martins Lane, Witcham, Ely, Cambs CB6 2LB, England ttapress@aol.com http://purl.oclc.org/net/ttaonline/index.html A4, 60pp, colour cover, quarterly (March, June, September, December). US$6 or US$22/four issues payable to "TTA Press". Dollar checks are acceptable. Payment: 10 per 1,000 words for FBSR on publication, plus copies (contract on acceptance). We welcome submissions of all kinds of horror fiction. If in doubt of suitability, please send your story anyway. No length restriction, no simultaneous submissions. Send only one story at a time, disposable MS with two IRCs (and a self-addressed envelope). If you enclose your email address there is no need to enclose IRCs, we'll reply via email. Queries and letters are welcome via email, but actual submissions should be in hard copy only. We also publish profiles which take in a body of work, interviews (not transcripts) and a very popular series on filmmakers. Length for non-fiction is generally around 3,000 words. Please query via email if we have your intended subject covered, although you are welcome to submit any finished item on spec, as you would a short story. We run various other regular columns: suggestions and ideas are also always welcome. We will shortly be including a new reviews section in the magazine, in addition to the current content and page-count. Again, please get in touch if you are interested in contributing reviews, or want to send material for review. [DarkEcho, 1 April 1999] =The Reaper= [Bimonthly print magazine, H 1000-3000 wds, pays 1/2 to 1 cent/wd. to $50 max. on pub.] Michael Gonchar, editor/publisher Miway Publishing, P.O. Box 1020 Poolesville MD 20837 Bi-monthly 8.5x11 comb bound horror magazine for mature audiences featuring horror fiction, poetry, articles, interviews, supernatural non-fiction, reviews, etc. Illustrated. First issue scheduled for April 1, 1999. Payment: Evidently this zine has two categories: "contributory" and "paid" submissions. For "regular issues" the contributory fiction is selected over paid fiction at a rate of apx. 2-to-1. (They plan to publish about 12 stories an issue.) But the GLs also state that ALL submissions will be considered for payment. There will be one contributory showcase a year featuring reprints or new subs only from contributors of material in preceding year. Paid fiction paid at 1/2 to 1 cent/word + copy; max $50. Non-fiction varies, but 1/2 cent/word + copy in minimum. Poetry: $5-$10. B/W Interior Art: $2-4 for partial pg $7 full pg. Cover Art: b/w $10, color $20 (min) RIghts: "Pays on publication. One-time rights with option to reprint in special issue at 1/2 payment rate. Rights (with exception of reprint rights) revert to writer/artist on publication." Fiction: 1k-3k words, query for longer. "Horrific tales that send shivers to the spine. May be erotic, no gratuitous sex or violence. Borderline sci-fi, but must contain strong horror element. No sword and sandal. Frighten readers don't gross them out. May publish numerous vampire stories per issue...Also want: ghosts, haunting, werewolves, demonic possession and everyday horrors." Send to Dept FC (contributory fiction) or Dept. FP (paid fiction) Poetry: Up to 32 lines, query for longer; horror related. Send to Dept. PC (contributory poetry) or Dept. PP (paid poetry) Non-Fiction: 500-2k word. Articles, essays on non-fic supernatural; stories about horror writing, interviews; essays on lit and film pertaining to horror. (Wants "qualifications/ credentials" to verify knowledge of field.) Query "Dept. General" about columns. Send submissions to Dept NFC (contributory non-fiction) or Dept. NFP (paid non-fiction) Reviews (to Dept. RV), jokes, anecdotes, etc. are all considered contributory Art: B/W horror related, poss color for cover; subs need to be camera ready; 8.5x11 and smaller. Send submissions to address above. Include submission department on envelope, if no dept. is listed will be considered as contributory. Disposable copy preferred. [DarkEcho, 1 April 1999] =Zoetrope All-Story Extra= [Monthly webzine, lit/mainstream fiction (some sf/magic realism) to 7000 wds, pays $100 on pub, subm through online workshop] Jim Nichols and Mare Freed, Editorial Coordinators URL: http://www.zoetrope-stories.com/extra/ GL: http://workshop.fcoppola.com/index.cgi? E-mail: ASEwrites@hotmail.com =All-Story Extra= is an on-line supplement to Francis Coppola's fiction magazine, =Zoetrope: All-Story=. FREQ: monthly. NEEDS: Highest quality short fiction. Literary & mainstream fiction only -- no genre fiction, no poetry, no non-fiction. Up to 7000 wds. We seek highly polished, well crafted short stories. PAY: On publication. $100. First North American Serial Rights and film bidding rights. (First Negotiation/Last Refusal). RT: 30d. *NO* e-mail submissions. Writers must join the workshop and submit there. The =Zoetrope: All-Story= submission process requires writer participation as follows: for each story you submit they ask that you read and review five stories submitted by other writers. The stories you submit will in turn be read and reviewed by others. TIPS: =All-Story Extra= publishes literary and mainstream fiction only, though we have on occasion published top-flight sci-fi and magical realism. What we definitely DON'T WANT to see are genre romance, children's/juvenile, religious (i.e., evangelical fiction), genre goth, poetry, non-fiction, or poorly crafted first-draft submissions of any style. Please read a few of our stories (it's free!) and decide for yourself if what you're marketing is of a similar level in craft, development and professionalism. In addition to publishing outstanding Fiction, =All-Story Extra= also offers opportunities for Guest Editing and Nominating for writers interested in gaining practical experience in online publishing. Guest Editors spend 2 months reading, selecting and editing stories. Nominators (the online equivalent to pre-readers) screen our electronic slush pile to find the very best of the 400+ submissions each month. Both experiences make great resume additions and offer a unique look into the growing world of online publishing. [Inklings, 31 Mar 99] ==End of CALLIHOO newsletter for 20 April 1999==