CALLIHOO Newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------------- Vol. 6 No. 2 Editor: Julia West June 2, 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS Brian Plante, one of the E-mail subscribers to the CALLIHOO Newsletter, sold a novelette to =Analog=. He says the story should appear in =Analog='s October issue. Congratulations, Brian! DEADLINES Let me know if you need more information on the contests, anthologies or magazines listed below. 40th Annual Utah Original Writing Competition submission window is 11 May to 26 June 1998. [Novel or nonfiction book to 60,000 wds, book-length collection of poems 50-100 pages, juvenile book: 1st $1000, 2nd $750. Poetry 10 poems, short story or personal essay to 7500 wds: 1st $300, 2nd $200. No subm. fee. Utah residents only. Contest format. Utah Arts Council, 617 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84102. (GLs in Vol. 5, No. 41)] =Writers of the Future=, 3rd quarter 1998, deadline 30 June 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. 4, No. 32)] =More Monsters From Memphis=, second in a series, deadline 30 July 1998. [horror about Memphis, 1000-10,000 wds, 1/2 to 6 cents/wd., $15 reading fee unless HWA or SFWA member, Beecher Smith, Editor, 44 N. Second St., Suite 1000, Memphis, TN 38103-2220. (GLs in Vol. 5, No. 41)] UPC Science Fiction Award 1998, deadline 14 September 1998. [SF in Catalan, Spanish, English or French, 70 to 115 pages (25,000 to 40,000 words), first prize of 1,000,000 PTA (abt. $8,000), perhaps a special mention of 250,000 PTA. Winning novella published by the UPC through Ediciones B, in its collection "NOVA ciencia ficcion." Consell Social de la UPC, Edifici NEXUS, Gran Capita 2-4, 08034- Barcelona (SPAIN). (GLs in Vol. 5, No. 30)] 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 [SF/F 2,000 - 7,500 wds, $5.00 entry fee 1st subm, $2.00 thereafter, unpublished writers.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)] =Altair= Issue #3 competition, deadline 1 Nov 1998. [SF/F 2,000 to 10,000 wds, entry fee $5.00U.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)] MARKET GUIDELINES =Cicada= [Print mag, bimonthly, ages 14 and up, fiction incl. sf/f to 15,000 wds, pays to 25 cents/wd. on publication, accepts reprints] Editor-in-Chief, Marianne Carus Editor, Deborah Vetter Associate Editor, John D. Allen Senior Art Director: Ron McCutchan =Cicada= is a literary magazine for teenagers and young adults and is published by the Cricket Magazine Group. =Cicada=, for ages 14 and up, publishes original short stories, poems, and first-person essays written for teens and young adults. In some cases, =Cicada= purchases rights for excerpts from books yet to be published. Each issue also includes several reprints of high-quality selections. =Cicada= measures 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", contains 128 pages, has a full-color cover, and is perfect bound. Black-and-white illustrations of the highest quality appear throughout the magazine. Published bimonthly, 6 times a year. A one year subscription (6 issues) is $32.97. =Cicada= would like to reach as many authors and illustrators as possible for original contrigutions, but our standards are very high, and we will accept only top-quality material. =Please do not query first=. =Cicada= will consider any manuscripts or art samples sent on speculation and accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. For art, send tearsheets or photoprints/photocopies. =Please do not= send original artwork. Be sure that each sample is marked with your name, address, and phone number. Allow 12 weeks for a reply. =Cicada= normally purchases the following rights for works appearing in the magazine: 1. For stories and poems previously unpublished, =Cicada= purchases first publication rights in the English language as well as additional rights options. Payment is made upon publication. =Cicada= also request the right to reprint the work in any volume or anthology published by Carus Publishing Company upon payment of half the original fee. 2. For stories or poems previously published, =Cicada= purchases second North American publication rights. Fees vary, but are generally less than fees for first publication rights. Payment is made upon publication. Same applies to accompanying art. 3. For recurring features, =Cicada= purchases the material outright. The work becomes the property of =Cicada=, and it is copyrighted in the name of Carus Publishing Company. A flat fee per feature is usually negotiated. Payment is made upon publication. 4. For commissioned artwork, first publication rights plus promotional rights (promotions, advertising, or any other form not offered for sale), subject to the terms outlined below: a. Physical art remains the property of the illustrator. b. Payment is made within 45 days of acceptance. c. =Cicada= retains the additional, nonexclusive right to reprint the work in any volume or anthology published by =Cicada= subject to the pro-rata share of 7% royalty of net sales. Manuscripts Fiction: Realistic, contemporary, humor, fantasy, science fiction. (Main protagonist should be 14 or older; stories should have a genuine teen sensibility and be aimed at readers in high school or college.) Nonfiction: First-person experiences that are relevant and interesting to teenagers. Poetry: Serious or humorous; rhymed or free verse Other: Book reviews proving in-depth, thoughtful commentary. Length: Fiction/articles, up to 5,000 words, novellas, up to 15,000 words (we run one novella per issue), poems, up to 25 lines, book reviews, 300-700 words. An exact word count should be noted on each manuscript submitted. for poetry, indicate number of lines instead. Word count includes every word, but does not include the title of the manuscript of the author's name. Rates: Fiction and articles: up to 25 cents/wd., poems: up to $3.00 per line. Payment upon publication. Please address all manuscript submissions to: Submissions Editor, =Cicada= Magazine, P. O. Box 300, 315 Fifth Street, Peru, IL 61354. Please address all art samples to: Ron McCutchan, Senior Art Director (same address as above). Send inquiries regarding rights and permissions to: Mary Ann Hocking, Rts. and Permissions Coordinator (same address as above) For a sample issue of =Cicada=, please send $8.50 to =Cicada= Sample Copy, same address as above. Note: Sample copy requests from foreign countries must be accompanied by International Postal Reply Coupons (IRCs) valued at U.S. $8.50. Please do NOT send a check or money order. =Romance and Beyond= [Quarterly print mag, romance with sf/f/paranormal elements, pays on acceptance, $5-$15 per story, no E-mail subs] Ms. Mary Tarver, Editor Romance and Beyond Magazine, 3527 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Suite 9, Lafayette, LA USA 70503-5130 Email: RBeyond@aol.com Quarterly print consumer magazine. Romance short stories with science fiction, fantasy, or paranormal elements. Pays on acceptance, $5-15/story + cc. Buys one-time rights. Encourages new/unpublished writers. Editorial lead time: 6 mos. Sample copy: Send request with $4.00 ($7.00 non-US). RT: 3 mos. No email submissions, no queries, send complete mss. LENGTHS: Non-fiction max 1000 wds, query if longer. Fiction max 10k. Poetry max 200 wds, query if longer. LOOKING FOR: Articles on mixing romance with other genres and on writing for publication in general and on New Age topics fiction: short romances with sci/fi, fantasy, and paranormal elements. No pornography or gore, please. "Though the tone of our stories ranges from humorous to very dark, all stories must be romances and have happy endings. Most (or all) of the internal conflict must be caused by and resolved by the emotional/physical/ spiritual relationship between a male and a female." Guidelines on website, http://members.aol.com/Beyond/index9.html [Inklings, 27 May 98] MARKET INFORMATION =Age of Wonder= A writer on Genie reports that =Age of Wonder= is dead. [SFRT4, Cat 15, Top 22, 16 May 98] =Best of the Rest 2= A reprint anthology from Suddenly Press, =Best of the Rest 2=, is seeking SF and fantasy stories and poetry published in English in 1998 for a best of the year anthology to appear in early 1999. Eligible stories must not have been published in major American SF/F magazines or in anthologies/collections by major publishers. Publisher Brian Youmans says, "I am especially looking for stories from small press publications, stories from outside the US, and webzine publications. Length: up to 10,000 wds. Payment: $0.03/wd or a minimum of $50, non-exclusive anthology rights only. Editors and publishers: all qualifying publications received will be listed in an appendix with ordering and contact info. When submitting a manuscript, please indicate the place and time of publication. Hardcopy please. Brian Youmans, Editor and Publisher, Suddenly Press, P. O. Box 120318, Boston, MA USA 02112-0318. Email: 3diff@world.std.com [Scavenger's Newsletter, info verified May 11 by Inklings] =The Cabinet of Dr. Casey= Casey Hopkins says That =The Cabinet of Dr. Casey= is proud to announce the return of =Tales From The Internet= to the site. New entries include stories from authors Yvonne Navarro and David Niall Wilson with Rain Graves, as well as newcomer Bill Francis. =Tales= was accepting submissions during the week of May 11-15 for the next July update; check the website to see when the next submission window is. They are looking for good, original stories with a maximum of 3500 words. Pay rate is $0.03 per word for Worldwide distribution rights and non-exclusive anthology reprint rights. Check http://www.drcasey.com/literature/tales/ index.shtml for more information. [DarkEcho, 14 May 98] =DNA Publications= DNA Publications has forged an advertising cooperative of =Weird Tales=, =Pirate Writings=, =Absolute Magnitude=, and =Aboriginal SF=. The four magazine boast a combined paid circulation of 24,000 hard-core genre readers and claims "pass-along readership" potential of close to 75,000 readers. [DarkEcho, 28 May 98] =Moonletters Netletter= Editor Shauna Skye has announced that =Moonletters Netletter= is going on hiatus so that she can devote herself to another project. [DarkEcho, 6 May 98] =Stygian Vortex Press= A writer on Genie reports that Stygian Vortex Press has ceased publishing. [SFRT4, Cat 15, Top 22, 17 May 98] =Vampire Dan's Story Emporium= Payment rates for fiction at =Vampire Dan's Story Emporium= have now increased to 1/2 cent per word. As always, he's looking for science fiction, fantasy, horror poems and fiction, fiction no more than 4000 words, no sex, no splattergore please. Humor-related sf/fantasy/horror OK. Poetry, no more than 100 lines. Full guidelines can be found at http://www.vampiredan.com/ Vampire Dan's Story Emporium, P.O. Box 15252, Syracuse, NY 13215-0252 Dmedici@aol.com [DarkEcho, 21 May 98] ==End of CALLIHOO newsletter for 2 June 1998==