CALLIHOO Newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------------- Vol. 7 No. 4 Editor: Julia West June 15, 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Web page: http://www.sff.net/people/julia.west/CALLIHOO/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS Ken Rand is at it again! His short story "Snowflakes, One by One" was Alexandria Digital Literature's #5 pick for May, and his "The Nine Billion Names of Arthur C. Clarke" is #8 for 1999. These are AlexLit's best selling stories, so Ken's doing darn well! Keep it up, Ken. Ken also sold reprint rights to "Desperate Times" to =Maelstrom Speculative Fiction=, for their next issue (#5). 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.) 41st Annual Utah Original Writing Competition, opens 10 May, deadline (postmarked) 25 June 1999. [Utah residents only. 4 novel-length categories, $1000 1st prize, $750 2nd; 3 short length categories, $300 1st, $200 2nd. =No entry fee=. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 46)] =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)] =Hideous Progeny=, British theme anthology, deadline 30 June 1999. [What if Frankenstein succeeded? 1500-5000 words, pays L15/1000 wds. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 48)] =Pulp Eternity= Volume 6: Women of Empowerment. Deadline 1 July 1999 or when filled. [Female viewpoint to 10,000 wds, most under 5000, pays 3 cents/wd. on pub. http://www.pulpeternity.com. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 38)] =A Twist of the Knife= web 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 kirkwood@nucleus.com (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 35) ] The Calvino Prize, deadline 15 July 1999. [$10 reading fee, prizes $1,000 each and pub for spec fic novel, novella, short story. May enter once in each category. http://www.invisiblecitiespress.com/calvino.htm. (GLs in Vol. 6 No. 48)] =Dark Annie= issue #4, Apocalypse, open May 1 to July 31, 1999. [Stories 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 darkannie@aol.com, 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. (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. eternityol@aol.com; http://www. pulpeternity.com. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 38)] =ByLine= contest, 1st chapter of a novel - Deadline August 5, 1999. [Opening chapter of unpub. novel. Mainstream or genre; adult or YA audience. Maximum 25 pages. =Entry fee $5=. Prizes: $70, $35, $20. (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 36)] =On Spec= Theme issue: Future Crime, deadline 31 August 1999. [SF to 6000 wds, pays to $180C. (GLs in Vol 7, No. 2)] =Pulp Eternity= Volume 7: Alternatives II/ Science Fiction. Deadline 1 Sept 1999 or when filled. [SF and alt. sexuality, to 10,000 wds, but most under 5000, pays 3 cents/wd. on pub. 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. (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 pub in =Pulp Eternity=. (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. (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 8: I Am Cat. Deadline 15 Dec 1999 or when filled. [SF cat stories, to 5000 wds, pays 3 cents/wd. on pub. 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, (GLs in Vol. 6, No. 38)] MARKET GUIDELINES =MindMares= [Quarterly print mag, H/DF/DSF, to 5000 wds, RT 2-4 wks, E-mail only under 1500 wds] Tracy Martin, editor 18503 NE 158th St. Brush Prairie, WA 98606 mindmares@twistedmind.net Fiction Up to 5k (prefer around 3k). Horror, Dark Bizarre, Dark Sci-Fi. I prefer classic horror to the real life horrors (serial killers and such, unless they are really twisted). Anything bizarre as long as it's dark and/or very twisted. I list dark or horrific sci-fi but get few of those submitted. I'd like to see more of those in the pages of MM. I'd also like to see more new authors. What I don't want: child abuse(physical or sexual), spouse abuse(unless it's reversed female on male), vampires, unless you've come up with a really new twist. Scare me, give me chills or thrill me!! Give me that heart pounding adrenaline rush!! Poetry No line limit. Pretty much anything goes as long as it's horrific. I lean more towards the real horror poems, and a little insanity never hurt anyone. I don't want romantic/gothic horror poetry. I look for the same things in poetry that I do in fiction(without the don't list). Reviews Materials needed to review. They must be horror or horror related. I'll review books, chapbooks, zines, videos or art collections. There are four reviews per issue. Nonfiction Up to 2k words (possible longer). This is a section to begin in the January 1999 issue. I'm looking for articles on true horror, the truly bizarre. Hauntings are good as long as something twisted happens. I want the unexplained sort of "X-file-ish" stories. If your [sic] unsure query first. Art I'm looking for exceptional black and white pen and ink, photos or computer generated art. I need illustrations for approximately 5 stories per issue plus front and back cover art. I'm always looking for new artists. Interviews If your [sic] willing to hang it out there for an interview let me know. Poetry and short-shorts are the only subs I want to see via e-mail. Snail-Mail anything longer than 1500 wds. =Mindmares= is published quarterly (Jan/Apr/July/Oct). Single issues are $3.25, ppd. One year subscription$11.95,ppd (international $4.50/$16.50, ppd). =Mindmares= acquires one-time rights. Payment: one contributor's copy [but see note in Market Information]. Please include SASE. Response time 2-4 weeks. Time between acceptance and publication varies. Please include a brief personable bio and word count with your ms. Make checks and money orders payable to Tracy Martin, 18503 NE 158th St. Brush Prairie, WA 98606. [http://www.twistedmind.net/mindmares/submiss.htm] =Mindmares= issue 6 is out. That's right folks, this one's on time. It still doesn't have the glossy cover I keep talking about, but I had a change in printers (again). This issue looks great and the printer is ordering glossy paper for the July issue. The April issue (#6) features: cover art by Shikhar Dixit & Sean Madden. Stories by: Lester Thees, Michael Ford, Charlee Jacob, Michael Kelly, Mark McLaughlin and Jeffrey Thomas (plus 6 more stories). Poetry by: Michelle Scalise, Kendall Evans, S. L. Robinson, Cindy Main, David Kablack and more. Plus and interview with Michael McCarty, the second "True Horrors" feature and reviews of "The Midnight Tour" by Richard Laymon, "Dread and the Beast" by Charlee Jacob and "Edgar: Digested Verse", John Picinich's poetry zine. I'll begin layout on Issue 7 (July) next week. It has a great line up of authors and will be out on time. I'm still reading for the October issue, so send me some good stuff. The contest is off to a great start and I'm looking forward to a great contest with some excellent entries. The contest info is below. [CALLIHOO editor's note: it wasn't.] Lastly, for any of you who write fantasy and/or sword and sorcery stories, MM has a sister publication - =Fagan=. If you are interested in writing something for =Fagan= email for complete guidelines. It will have a web page soon. [Updated 13 June 1999] [http://www.twistedmind.net/mindmares/ index.htm] =Rosebud= The Magazine For People Who Enjoy Good Writing [Quarterly print mag, 1200-1800 wds, pays $45 on pub, reprints & sim subs okay, RT 1-5 mo.] Submit fiction and non-fiction prose to: Roderick Clark, Editor Rosebud, SUBMISSIONS PO Box 459, Cambridge, WI 53523 (608-423-9780) Guidelines for Submissions [CALLIHOO editor note: See note in Market Information also] Thank you for your interest in =Rosebud=. It is a magazine for people who enjoy writing, and I encourage you to submit material for consideration in our upcoming issues. We review material throughout the year. Something has to "happen" in the pieces we choose, but what happens inside characters is much more interesting to us than plot manipulation. We like good storytelling, real emotion, and authentic voice. We are seeking stories, articles, profiles, and poems that fit the tone of these rotating departments (the editor will make the final designation): 1. City and Shadow (urban settings) 2. Songs of Suburbia (suburban themes) 3. These Green Hills (nature and nostalgia) 4. En Route (any type of travel) 5. Mothers, Daughters, Wives (relationships) 6. Ulysses' Bow (manhood) 7. Paper, Scissors, Rock (childhood, middle age, old age) 8. The Jeweled Prize (concerning love) 9. Lost and Found (loss and discovery) 10. The Way It Was (the past) 11. Voices in Other Rooms (historic or of other culture) 12. Overtime (involving work) 13. Dark Corner (noir) 14. Hooray for Hollywood (show business) 15. Wild Card (humor) 16. I Hear Music (music) 17. Season to Taste (food) 18. Word Jazz (wordplay) 19. Apples to Oranges (miscellany, profiles) 20. Sneak Preview (excerpts from longer pieces about to be published) 21. Frame by Frame (examining a genre) HOW THE PROCESS WORKS After you send in your submission you will receive a postcard from =Rosebud= saying we have received it. Your submission will be read by the fiction or poetry editor. This part of the process can take from one to five months depending on the amount of submissions. Be patient and keep in mind three things: 1) all submissions are read by a person making final decisions, 2) it does not matter to =Rosebud= if a piece is published elsewhere, in fact, we encourage you to submit this work simultaneously to other publications, 3) we read pieces in the order they are received but we are dealing with thousands of submissions per month. If your work is accepted you will get a phone call from the appropriate editor. If we cannot use it in the next two issues, you will receive a rejection letter. If you have received a postcard but do not hear from us in six months, assume your piece has been rejected. WHAT YOU NEED TO KEEP IN MIND We publish short stories, articles, profiles and poetry -- the ideal length for prose is 1,200 to 1,800 words. Send one to three of your strongest pieces. We like good storytelling, real emotion and authentic voice. Poetry should have clear imagery. We must sell magazines to stay in business; the departments listed [above] have proved popular with readers. Don't worry about labeling your piece for a department -- we will do the groupings -- but before you send something that doesn't look like it fits within any of these areas, read an issue of the magazine to be sure it will be of interest to our readers. You'll be contacted when your piece is accepted and asked if you have any further revisions. =Rosebud= purchases one time rights of original or previously published pieces; this means you are free to sell that same piece to another publication. =Rosebud= pays $45 plus two extra copies for all pieces that are accepted. Payment is made shortly after publication. At the time of the Anniversary Issue, three awards of $150 are also be made for the top three selections of the previous year. WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO ROSEBUD We must be able to easily contact you by phone, e-mail or regular mail. Fiction and non-fiction submissions must be typed, double-spaced; poetry must be typed, single spaced. The writer's name should be at the top of each page. Only send hardcopy; if your piece is accepted be prepared to send an electronic file by e-mail or on disk. We use The Chicago Manual of Style and Webster's Dictionary (10th Edition) as editorial guides. We prefer to respond with an individualized letter (send an SASE for this) and recycle submitted manuscripts. We will return your manuscript only if you send sufficient postage. We can only give detailed editorial feedback on pieces we are going to buy. As much as we would like to oblige (and encourage) new writers, our effort has to be directed toward producing a magazine. WHY WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER =Rosebud= is distributed nationally (50 states), in Canada and in Europe with subscribers in many other parts of the world. It is available through all major bookstore chains. As writers we're dependent upon magazines which publish our work. And, these magazines depend upon us. If we don't buy, read and promote them, they cease to exist. This is particularly true of periodicals like Rosebud that are open to submissions from new voices. We are a non-profit organization with no outside affiliation, grants or subsidies. Send in your manuscripts, but also send in your subscription. Let us, together, create a new kind of writing/publishing success. Sincerely, John Lehman, Publisher A 5-issue subscription is $22; an 8-issue subscription is $36. Sample copies are $5.95 each. For subscriptions, renewals, and sample copies contact: Circulation Manager Rosebud, SUBSCRIPTIONS PO Box 459, Cambridge, WI 53523 (800-786-5669) Submit fiction and non-fiction prose (enclose SASE) to: Roderick Clark, Editor Rosebud, SUBMISSIONS PO Box 459, Cambridge, WI 53523 (608-423-9780) Submit all poetry (enclose SASE) to: John E. Smelcer, Poetry Editor Rosebud, SUBMISSIONS PO Box 459, Cambridge, WI 53523 (907-822-5146) [http://www.hyperionstudio.com/rosebud/rosebud/rosebud_pages/ submissions.html] =Rosebud= is a cross between =The New Yorker= and the old =Saturday Evening Post=. It's a quarterly anthology magazine of fiction and creative nonfiction, interesting art and behind-the-scenes insight into the creative process. =Rosebud= is available at over 1,200 bookstores nationally and at select bookstores in Canada and Europe. Subscribe by calling 1-800-786-5669 or write Rosebud, SUBSCRIPTIONS, PO Box 459, Cambridge WI 53523. [http://www.hyperionstudio.com/rosebud/index.html] [CALLIHOO editor's note: Issue #15 (Winter 1998) had stories by Ray Vukcevich and Kandis Elliot, so it looks like they take SF/DF/H.] MARKET INFORMATION =69 Flavors of Paranoia= In an E-mail dated 21 May 99, the staff of =69 Flavors of Paranoia= (69fop@harmful.com) say, "It is with a heavy heart that I write this update. Due to lack of funding, and time, 69FoP is having to "retool" the way we do things around here. The good news is, we will be publishing monthly...so it's not that bad...keep reading. "From now on, we will be mainly an online zine. Sending out two contributor's copies per run for each submitter is getting very costly. So, there will now be three ways to get 69FoP and "IF." The issues will be available for download in Adobe PDF format. You will be given a password and user name to download the issue you want. There will be a fee for this. Issues will be available on 3.5 inch disks in PDF format. This too will be a paying service. Print issues will still be available for those of you who are true to print! However, we will only be sending out these issues to paying customers. Those of you who have already purchased an issue or full subscription will still get your copies in print form. "For contributors, they will get the password to download the mag for free. Or for the cost of postage, they can get one copy of the disk, or a limit of two print copies. "The pricing for this is up on the web, http://www.harmful.com/69FoP/pricelist.shtml "I have not given up on the print side all together. I do plan on going back to strictly print when we can afford it. "Now, in other news...the submitters list page has been updated, so everyone who has been accepted in the past month or so, should be listed now. If you are still not there, please email me and let me know. "Some of the new submissions we've got our hands on have now been formatted into issues. I hope to have all of the subs I have formatted in by the end of next month. So check the auto responders http://www.harmful.com/69FoP/scheduling.shtml "For now, that's it. We would like to say thanks to all of you who have supported us and 69 Flavors! Without you guys, we wouldn't be here at all! http://www.harmful.com/69FoP/index.htm" =Dread= A writer on sff.net says that the editor of =Dread= is not really interested in short-shorts these days. [sff.writing.response-times, 9 Jun 99] =Medusa's Hairdo= In an E-mail message dated 14 May 99, Beverly Moore, editor of =Medusa's Hairdo=, informed us of a URL change for the magazine. It's now at: http://victorian.fortunecity.com/brambles/4/mh/ [bevymoore@yahoo.com] =Mindmares= An sff.netter who just made a sale to =Mindmares= says it's now a paying magazine. [sff.writing.response-times, 12 Jun 99] =Rosebud= A writer on sff.net got the following editor's note from =Rosebud=: "We are currently reorganizing =Rosebud=, and we already have enough work for the next two issues. Please continue supporting =Rosebud=. We invite you to resubmit this work in the year 2000." [sff.writing.response-times, 13 Jun 99] =The Urbanite= A writer on sff.net says that =The Urbanite= does not accept reprints. [sff.writing.response-times, 10 Jun 99] GOOD NEWS! BARNES & NOBLE called off its $600 million purchase of INGRAM Weds (6/2) because of opposition from antitrust regulators. Barnes & Noble and Ingram Book Group said they worried that their businesses would suffer during a prolonged review by the Federal Trade Commission. Some FTC staff members had concluded that the merger could give Barnes & Noble an unfair competitive position. [DarkEcho, 3 Jun 99] ==End of CALLIHOO newsletter for 15 June 1999==