CALLIHOO Newsletter
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Vol. 6 No. 36            Editor:  Julia West     February 2, 1999
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                               NEWS

Remember:  I will be in Tucson with the Air Force Reserves on
March 2, so there will be no CALLIHOO newsletter on that day.

                            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.

Salivan Enterprises Short Story Contest deadline 28 February 99. 
[Canadian, $5 entry fee, categories SF/F or H or romance to 6,000
wds, each category winner receives 40% of category revenue, pub
in antho (on web?) for royalties, Salivan Story Contest, 1692
Place de Lierre, Suite 300, Laval, Quebec, CANADA H7G 4X7. 
E-mail:  salivan@hotmail.com.  (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 29)]

=Eternity Online= Best of the Web anthology/contest, deadline 1
March 1999.  [Fiction pub on web in 1998.  No word limits or
submission fee.  10 $5 prizes, $50 Grand Prize.  E-mail subm
okay.  Steve Algieri, eternityol@aol.com or Eternity, Best of the
Web '98, PO Box 930068, Norcross, GA 30003.  (GLs in Vol. 6 No.
24)]

=Writers of the Future=, 2nd quarter 1999, deadline 31 March
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 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)]

=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. 24)]

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  [Original unpublished short stories, any genre, to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)]

=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)]

=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) ]

=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. 24)]

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/ 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)]

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)]

=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)]

                             CONTESTS

=ByLine Magazine Contests=

All dates listed are postmark deadlines.  Enter your own work
only. Type your name, address, phone number and the contest
category on the first page of the manuscript (no cover sheet).
Prepare in standard manuscript format. Entries will not be
returned, so there's no need for SASE. You may send multiple
entries to any contest, but each entry requires an entry fee.
Entries should be unpublished when entered. A list of winners in
each category will be printed in the issue of ByLine dated three
months after deadline. Winning manuscripts are not published so
that authors retain all rights.

Mail entries to:
Contests, ByLine Magazine
PO Box 130596, Edmond, OK 73013

[CALLIHOO editor's note:  I'm only listing a few of their many
contests here.  For more information, see their website, listed
below]

SHORT STORY - Deadline February 5, 1999. General fiction up to
5,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $70, $40, $25.
                           
NEW-TALENT SHORT STORY - Deadline
May 20, 1999. Open to any writer who never has won a cash prize
in any ByLine fiction category. Maximum 5,000 words. Entry fee
$5. Prizes: $50, $30, $20, $10.
                           
SHORT-SHORT STORY - Deadline June 5, 1999.  General short story
up to 2,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $70, $35, $15.
                           
JUVENILE SHORT STORY - Deadline June 30, 1999. Fiction of
appropriate length for ages 5 to 8; 9 to 12; or 13 to 16. State
targeted age group on ms. Entry fee $4. Prizes: $40, $30, $15.

SHORT STORY - Deadline July 3, 1999. Fiction on any topic, up to
5,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $70, $30, $20.

1st CHAPTER OF A NOVEL - Deadline August 5, 1999. Opening chapter
of an unpublished novel. Mainstream or genre; adult or YA
audience. Maximum 25 pages. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $70, $35, $20.

GENRE FICTION - Deadline September 4, 1999. Short story that fits
a particular category: romance, sci-fi, confession, mystery,
western, etc. No children's stories. Maximum 5,000 words. Entry
fee $5. Prizes: $50, $30, $15.
                           
FLASH FICTION - Deadline October 5, 1999. A sudden short story or
vignette under 1,000 words, which nevertheless feels complete.
These usually depend on atmosphere and technique more than plot.
Entry fee $5. Prizes: $50, $25, $10.

NEW-TALENT SHORT STORY - Deadline November 5, 1999. Open to any
writer who's never won a cash prize in a ByLine fiction contest.
Maximum 5,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $50, $35, $20, $10.

SHORT-SHORT STORY - Deadline December 7, 1999. Short story of any
type or subject, up to 2,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $60,
$30, $20.

[From website at http://www.bylinemag.com/contests.htm]

                        MARKET INFORMATION

=Del Rey=
Del Rey will not accept manuscripts from unagented writers.
[Writer's Network, Jan 99]

=LC-39=
=LC-39= is committed to science fiction as literature. Needs
hard/soft SF, length to 20K words.  LC-39 is looking for
intelligent, imaginative, character-driven stories with
scientifically plausible plots. Pays 1-2 cents/word upon
acceptance.  Subscription for $12, single issue for $6. Matthew
Walls, editor. P.O. Box 9307, Baltimore, MD 21228.
[Writer's Network, Jan 99]

=Realms of Fantasy=
Fantasy magazine =Realms Of Fantasy= is overbought (but not
closed).
[Writer's Network, Jan 99]

=Starlight 3=
I hear that Patrick Nielsen Hayden's anthology =Starlight 3= is
open, but I have no details yet.  I'll get them as soon as I can!

=Thievin' Kitty Publications=
Thievin' Kitty Publications, publishers of =The Edge, Tales of
Suspense= and =Burning Sky, Adventures in Science Fiction Terror=
have a new web site: http://www.capecod.net/thievinkitty.


=The Urbanite=
Editor Mark McLaughlin reports both magazine =The Urbanite= and
anthology =The Plastic Smile= are behind schedule. =The Plastic
Smile= is not full yet because most of the submissions have been
inappropriate.
[Writer's Network, Jan 99]


                             WARNING

The Sunshine Literary Agency is sending direct mailers asking
authors to submit. but appears to be charging $140 as a 'contract
fee.'
[Writer's Network, Jan 99]

      ==End of the CALLIHOO newsletter for 2 February 1999==