CALLIHOO Newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------------- Vol. 6 No. 18 Editor: Julia West September 22, 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS Catherine Asaro's novels =Catch the Lightning= and =The Last Hawk= took first and fourth places in the romance/fiction UTC awards. Congratulations, Catherine! DEADLINES Let me know if you need more information on the contests, anthologies or magazines listed below. =The Alsop Review= Short Story and Poem Contest, deadline 30 Sept 98. [literary e-mag, no entry fee, submission must be E-mail, send to competition@alsopreview.com, no mult. subs.; $100 prize. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 13)] =Cemetery Sonata= and untitled Civil War ghost anthologies, deadlines 30 September 1998. [Ghost stories and "things that go bump in the night" and Civil War ghost stories or ghost stories relating to that era. 500-6,000 words, 3 cents/wd. Reprints OK. No E-mail subs. E-mail WZTT67B@Prodigy.com for more information. Jane Hubbard, editor, Chameleon Publishing, 3430 Salem Drive, Rochester Hills, MI 48306. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 10)] =Glimmer Train= Short Story Award for New Writers, must be postmarked between 1 Aug and 30 Sept 1998. [Short fiction contest, 1st place $1,200 and publication; 2nd place $500, 3rd place $300. For writers whose fiction hasn't appeared in a nationally distributed publication with a circ. over 5,000. $12 entry fee per story. Short Story Award for New Writers, Glimmer Train, 710 S.W. Madison, #504C, Portland, OR 97205-2900. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 16)] =Writers of the Future=, 4th quarter 1998, deadline 30 September 1998. [$1000 first, $750 2nd, $500 3rd place. L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest, P.O. Box 1630-JBW, Los Angeles, CA 90078. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 10)] =Star Trek: Strange New Worlds II= contest/anthology, deadline 1 October 1998. [Star Trek stories, non-pro writers over 18, to 7500 wds, 1st prize $1000, 2nd prize $600, 3rd prize $400, all plus 10 cents/wd. for pub. in antho.; hon mention pub in antho for 10 cents/wd. No reprints or E-mail subs. Strange New Worlds II, Star Trek Department, Pocket Books, 1230 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10020. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 13)] The next reading period for =Tales of the Unanticipated= (issue #20) is tentatively set for 1 September to 1 October 1998. Eighteenth Annual Science Fiction/fantasy Short Story Contest Sponsored by Science Fiction Writers of Earth, deadline 30 October 1998. [SF/F 2,000 - 7,500 wds, $5.00 entry fee 1st subm, $2.00 thereafter, unpublished writers. $200 1st prize, $100 2nd, $50 3rd. SFWoE, P.O. Box 121293, Fort Worth, Texas 76121. (GLs in Vol. 5 No. 34)] =Dark Annie issue= #2 deadline 31 October 1998. [Genre E-zine, to 5,000 wds, 1/2 to 1 cent/wd. on accept. Reprints okay, snailmail or E-mail submissions. E-mail darkannie@aol.com Editors: Eva Harstein and Elizabeth Watts, P.O. Box 566, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 17)] =Altair= Issue #3 competition, deadline 1 Nov 1998. [SF/F 2,000 to 10,000 wds, entry fee $5.00 U.S./each, mult. subm. okay, 1st $400, 2nd $200, 3rd $100. E-mail subm. okay to altair@ senet.com.au (pay entry fee by credit card) or mail to Altair Publishing, PO Box 475, Blackwood 5051, South Australia, Australia. (GLs in Vol. 5 No. 32)] =Out of the Shadows & Into the Night= anthology, deadline 15 November 1998. [Horror: weird tales of the modern age, pays 6-1/2 cents/wd., half on accept, half on pub. 3000-10,000 wds. Prefer E-mail subm. to HorrorAnth@aol.com; snailmail to Pamela Keesey 3024 14th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 18)] The =Amelia= Science Fiction/Fantasy Award deadline is 15 December 1998. [SF/F to 3000 wds, $100 prize. Entry Fee: $5 each. Amelia Contests, Frederick A. Raborg, Jr., Editor, 329 "E" Street, Bakersfield, CA 93304-2031. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 17)] =Scaremongers 3=, British horror anthology, deadline 31 Dec 1998. [non-trad. H to 6,000 wds, œ15/1000 words on pub., E-mail subs fine. Anthony Barker, Editor, 1st Floor, Alpha House, Countesthorpe Road, South Wigston, Leicester LE18 2PJ ENGLAND, E-mail jennie@tanjen.demon.co.uk, Web site: http://www.tanjen. demon.co.uk. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 12)] =Pulp Eternity= Volume 4: The Price of Magic, deadline 1/15/99. [SF/science fantasy, etc. (not traditional fantasy) to 3500 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. 18)] =Pulp Eternity= Volume 5: Unthemed issue, reading time: 1/1/99 - 4/1/99. [Any genre, 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. 18)] =Pulp Eternity= Volume 6: Women of Empowerment. Reading time 4/1/99 - 7/1/99. [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. 18)] =Pulp Eternity= Volume 7: Alternatives II/Cyberpunk. Reading time 7/1/99 - 9/1/99. [Alt. sexuality and cyberculture, 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. 18)] =Pulp Eternity= Volume 8: I Am Cat. Reading time 9/1/99 - 12/15/99. [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. 18)] ANTHOLOGY =Out of the Shadows & Into the Night= [Horror antho, deadline 15 Nov 1998, pays 6-1/2 cents/wd., half on accept, half on pub. 3000-10,000 wds. Prefer E-mail subm.] A New Anthology of New Horror Published by The Design Image Group, Inc. Edited by Pamela Keesey & Rick R. Reed 3024 14th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407 HorrorAnth@aol.com In the tradition of =The Twilight Zone=, =Night Gallery= and =The Outer Limits=, =Out of the Shadows & Into the Night= will focus on weird tales of the modern age. The new millennium calls for a new monster. Dispense with old-fashioned monsters, bogies and ghouls (that means no ghosts, vampires, werewolves, witches or anything anyone has ever heard of before). What we're looking for is a new kind of nightmare, a new commodity with frightening features, a convergence of terror and the mundane. Tentative Publication Date: Spring, 1999. Deadline for submissions: November 15, 1998. Payment: 6-1/2 cents per word, half on acceptance, half on publication. This payment is not an advance, royalties will be paid in addition to the initial payment. Rights: One-time publication. Upon publication, all rights revert back to the author. Length: Between 3,000 and 10,000 words. Exceptional longer or shorter pieces will be considered. Prefer all new material (since the theme of the book is new monsters); we will consider exceptional reprints, as long as the author informs us up front and clarifies that he/she has exclusive rights to the story. Email submission preferred (do not send stories as attachments, cut and paste into the body of your email) to HorrorAnth@ aol.com; snail mail (PC/Microsoft Word disks if possible) submissions are also acceptable to Pamela Keesey 3024 14th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407. [DarkEcho, 10 September 98] CONTESTS The 1999 Asimov Award for Undergraduate Excellence is now open for subs. Deadline: 12/15/98. Read rules before submitting. Send SASE to Award Administrator Rick Wilber at Asimov Award, School of Mass Communications, Univ. of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler, Tampa, FL 33620. [Locus via Speculations online update #7] The National Fantasy Fan Federation 37th annual amateur SF/F short story contest. Send SASE for rules and entry blanks to Donald Franson, 6543 Babcock Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91606-2308. [Locus via Speculations online update #8] Story Magazine's '98 Short Short Story Competition, Dept. PR, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45207...[O]ffering a $1,500 first prize...All winning entries considered for publication...2nd place $750, 3rd $100. Send for complete rules and entry blank. Deadline: postmarked midnight 10/30/98. [Scavenger's Newsletter via Speculations online update #8] MARKET GUIDELINES =Peeping Tom= [British magazine, horror and dark fantasy 100-3500 wds, pays L2.50 per 1,000 words on pub.] David Bell, editor Yew Tree House, 15 Nottingham Road, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1DJ, England E-mail: StuartHugh@aol.com =Peeping Tom= primarily publishes horror and dark fantasy, although fantasy, humour and science fiction will be considered. I am looking for stories with strong characters where the story line evolves naturally out of the characters and the situations they find themselves in. The truth is that I don't really know what sort of story I want until I read it. If your story has believable characters and is a good, entertaining read, I want to read it. Length: 100 - 3,500/wds (Longer stories of exceptional quality will be considered.) Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but please inform. Rights: First British Serial Rights and pay approximately L2.50 per 1,000 words on publication. Copyright reverts to the author after one time use. =Peeping Tom= has published stories by Ramsey Campbell, Brian Lumley, Stephen Gallagher, Stephen Laws, Christopher Fowler, Mark Chadbourn, Steve Harris, Ian Watson, Graham Joyce, Simon Clark, Keith Brooke, Guy N Smith, Mark Morris, Nicholas Royle, Ben Leech, Brian Stableford, Michael Marshall Smith, Conrad Williams, Tim Lebbon, Derek Fox and a whole brood of new horror writers. Tip: "I am also keen to receive humorous submissions (I don't get anywhere near enough) so long as the humour evolves naturally out of the characters and the situations they find themselves in." [DarkEcho, 17 September 1998] =Pulp Eternity= [Quarterly, themed, genre, various lengths, 3 cents/wd. on pub., no E-mail subs except subscribers] Senior Editor: Steve Algieri PO Box 930068, Norcross, GA 30003 E-mail: eternityol@aol.com; http://www.pulpeternity.com "Pulp Eternity, the new cutting-edge journal of speculative fiction, mystery and fantastic romance, seeks quality short fiction. We pay 3 cents/word for fiction plus one contributor's copy (additional copies $2 each), upon publication. We buy FNASR. Issues are quarterly and themed. No simul. subs, fan fiction, poetry, or reprints, please. In addition to regular payment, writers receive royalty payment of 1 cent per distributed copy of the issue in which their story appears. Royalty bonuses paid in January and July of each year. Royalties will only be paid if and when total circulation (paid and promotional) reaches 3000 for an individual issue [i.e., writers receive 1 cent per copy from the first copy sold, not the 3000th, but will not be paid until circulation of a particular issue reaches 3000]. "Volume 3: Alternatives I. [DEADLINE: 10/1/98]. Publication date: Spring 1999. Theme: Alternative sexuality as part of the conflict/resolution process. Stories must contain at least one major character of alternative sexuality. The character or characters must be more than token additions to fit the GLs. The sexuality issue must be at the heart of the conflict and resolution process. Stories dealing with the following types of characters and issues will be considered: Homosexual, bisexual, transgender, multi-gender or, perhaps, a new sexuality of your creation. What we need: Hard SF, cyberpunk, mystery, science fantasy, DF. Word limit: 3500. Query for longer. "Volume 4: The Price of Magic. [DEADLINE 1/15/99]. Pub. date: Summer 1999. Theme: Stories must deal with the price paid for the use or development of magic. Stories where the characters simply tire when they use their magic will have little chance for selection. Also, find new costs rather than limbs falling off or characters aging unless you can put a new spin on the familiar. Also, experiment with more than the traditional magic of fantasy. The magic of technology, discovery, love, life, death, the supernatural and other nontraditional types of magic (and their associated costs) are acceptable. What we need: Hard SF, cyberpunk, mystery, science fantasy, DF, Native American, regional and ethnic magic. Overloaded with traditional F. Word limit: 3500. Firm. Volume 5: Unthemed. Reading time: 1/1/99 - 4/1/99. Pub. date: Fall 1999. Theme: This issue will mark our first open-submission issue. Writers may submit up to three stories for this issue, any subject or genre. Word limit: 10,000. However, 90% of the stories selected will be 5000 words or less as we still concentrate on short fiction. "Volume 6: Women of Empowerment. Reading time: [4/1/99 - 7/1/99]. Pub. date: Winter 1999/2000. Theme: Stories must be written in the single first or third person viewpoint of a female. Lesbian, bisexual and feminist themes and characters welcome. Word limit: 10,000. However, 90% of the stories selected will be 5000 words or less. "Volume 7: Alternatives II/Cyberpunk. Reading time: [7/1/99 - 9/1/99]. Pub. date: Spring 2000. Theme: A double theme issue. Stories of alternate sexuality and cyber culture will be given first preference, but open to traditional cyberpunk and alternative sexuality stories of any genre. Word limit: 10,000. However, 90% of the stories selected will be 5000 words or less. "Volume 8: I Am Cat. Reading time: [9/1/99 - 12/15/99]. Pub. date: Summer 2000. Theme: We had so much fun with dragons, why not cats? Stories need not be written in a cat's point of view, but we'd like to see some of those, too. Black cats, cats in space, cat-like aliens, etc. are all acceptable. If written from other than a cat's point of view, at least one cat that appears in the story must be essential to the conflict/resolution process of the story. Word limit: 5000. Firm. "Because of the rising number of subs, we will only accept e-mail subs from subscribers for all issues beyond 'The Price of Magic.' With both electronic and hardcopy subs, include your real name, address and pen name, if you use one [and a]lways include a cover letter with a list of credits (if any). Tell us about yourself and why you chose us. We are very open to new and established writers. Send electronic subs to Steve Algieri...at eternityol@aol.com. You can cut-and-paste electronic subs into the body of an e-mail (preferred) or attach them as a separate ASCII text, rich text format, Works, WordPerfect, or Word file for Mac. One sub per e-mail, please. All other formats are not acceptable....[I]nclude personal contact info and your e-mail address if you wish to receive confirmation of receipt of your MS." RT averages 15 days. [Speculations online update #8] =The Third Alternative= [British print magazine, H/F/SF, any length, no reprints, pays "semi-professional rates" on pub.] Editor: Andy Cox TTA Press, 5 Martins Lane, Witcham, Ely, Cambs CB6 2LB, England E-mail (queries only), ttapress@aol.com $6 per copy or $22/4 "Fiction: We publish modern, character-led horror, fantasy and science fiction, and we specialise in borderline material which might not specifically be of these genres, ie, slipstream/ crossgenre, stories that use elements of the above genres, to varying degrees, but with a mainstream sensibility. The results are often unique and breathtaking, and it is this type of fiction which has earned =The Third Alternative= its enviable critical reputation. Many of our stories have earned honourable mentions and reprints in both genre and non-genre Year's Best anthologies, others have won prestigious awards, and a number of our contributors have been selected to appear in the forthcoming =Time Out Book of New Writing=. "There is no restriction on length (within reason). Please send just one story at a time, mailed flat or folded no more than once, in standard manuscript format, with a covering letter and adequate return postage. No SAE, no reply. Overseas submissions should be disposable and accompanied by two IRCs. NB: If you have an E-mail address we will reply that way: no need to enclose return postage, just send a disposable MS. "Non-Fiction: Profile: we publish regular profiles of authors, particularly those who publish work that can be considered 'crossgenre'. Examples of writers we have profiled include Joyce Carol Oates, Jeanette Winterson, Ian McEwan, John Fowles, Poppy Z Brite, Kurt Vonnegut, Geoff Ryman. These profiles generally discuss the career of the writer overall, and a critical eye should be cast over their work. "Focus: similar to the profile feature, but focusing on certain aspects, or titles, of authors who would otherwise be profiled. Examples of recent themes include Time and JG Ballard, Mars and Kim Stanley Robinson, Storm Constantine's Grigori trilogy. "Interviews: we don't like transcripts so write the interview up in an interesting way, not as just a question-and-answer routine. We don't mind seeing the interviewer's point of view as well, and read his/her opinions. We especially want more interviews at the present time. "Slipstream Cinema: like the profiles but with influential filmmakers. This new series runs from Cocteau to Lynch (and beyond?). Suggestions and contributors are particularly sought for this feature right now. "With all the above features please contact the editor first to see if we haven't already got your intended subject covered. Length of these articles is generally about 3,000 words. In all cases, photographs and film stills would be a valuable bonus. We welcome ideas for features not outlined here, as long as they are relevant to the magazine's overall content: comment, humour, whatever. Please enclose SAE with all queries. "No reprints, no simultaneous submissions. "Artwork: Samples of artwork are very welcome, with a view to cover art (up to 4-colour) and interior art (greyscale). Artwork can and will be either stand-alone or illustration. Interested in any and all media. Payment for artwork is negotiable. "Terms: Contracts are exchanged upon acceptance and semi-professional rates are paid upon publication." [Speculations online update #7] MARKET INFORMATION =Alternate Realities= The webzine =Alternate Realities= (Webzine) has updated GLs. They ask that you read them carefully and follow them exactly. [DarkEcho] They've moved to http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/hillcrest/ 376/AlternateRealities2.html and the link to the guidelines is broken. [9 Sep 98] =Cemetery Dance= =Cemetery Dance= is closed to submissions 'til 3/1/99. [DarkEcho] =Crank!= Editor Bryan Cholfin of =Crank!= says: "I've finally got a new issue at the printer, and a new Website in the works at http://home.earthlink.net/~cranked, with all current info." =Millennium= The electronic and print magazine, =Millennium SF&F=, has a new address and new owners: S. Joan Popek, Publisher/Editor and Diana R. Moreland, Production Publisher/Editor. 90% freelance. An electronic and print magazine that publishes SF and F short stories, reviews of speculative fiction, science riddles and brain teasers, and flash fiction. We also have a continuing sagas section where writers can add to ongoing sagas. We are adding a young adult section written for and by young adults (to 18 years of age) soon, and we welcome new writers. We pay on acceptance and publish 1-10 months after acceptance. We buy one time world rights in our online version and simultaneous hard copy issue with the option of including the work in our annual =Best of Millennium= Anthology. Respond in 2-8 weeks. GLs by mail with SASE or at Website." Millennium SF&F Magazine, JoPop Publications, P.O. Box 8118, Roswell, NM 88202-8118; e-mail msfandf@yahoo.com; URL, http://209.150.135.101/millenni.htm [Speculations online update #8] =SFWA Bulletin= The new Editor of the SFWA Bulletin is John Gregory Betancourt, and the new Associate Editor is David A. Truesdale. The Art Director/Production Manager remains Thea Hardy. =Singularities (used to be Event Horizon)= A writer reports the other =Event Horizon= (the webzine from which =Event Horizon: SF/F/H= bought rights to the name) "is not just changing its name to =Singularities=. After . . . =Singularities= [#1] they intend to close up shop, according to e-mail from them. [The editor] said they all have other projects to work on." [Speculations online update #8] =Talisman= =Talisman= is a new Polish SF, F & RPG [role-playing game] magazine seeking stories, reviews, interviews, RPG adventures, [and] news. Our usual terms are $50-100 for reprint rights of a single story . . . We're selling 5,000-6,000 copies per issue. First issue featured William Gibson stories . . . second - Roger Zelazny and S.P. Somtow . . . working on [the] next issue with Robert J. Sawyer and Allen Steele works . . . and special Hugo-Nebula finalists issue. E-mail subs OK in ASCII; query about attached files. [However, I don't see an E-mail address! --Julia] [Speculations online update 7] =Wizards of the Coast= A writer who had submitted novel chapters says, "I just got back a fat envelope from Wizards of the Coast...no, it wasn't a contract. It was a several page GL on how to submit work for hire, because . . . that's all they're taking from now on. If they like your writing style, they will let you sharecrop in one of their universes. But no more independent novels, like TSR used to publish. Unless you're desperate, that's a dead market. Both of them, because, of course, TSR is now part of the WotC empire." [Speculations online update #8] ==End of CALLIHOO newsletter for 22 September 1998==