CALLIHOO Newsletter ----------------------------------------------------------------- Vol. 7 No. 19 Editor: Julia West October 26, 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Web page: http://www.sff.net/people/julia.west/CALLIHOO/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS Ken Rand sold "Crossing" to =Challenging Destiny=. Way to Go, Ken! * * * Brook and Julia West's stories are now available from Alexandria Digital Literature. Here's what AlexLit's latest newsletter said, "Among the new additions to our catalogue are works from the husband wife writing team of Brook and Julia West. Their stories include both fantasy and science fiction in which non- Western mythology and culture figure prominently." "The Peachwood Flute" (Brook & Julia West): http://www.alexlit.com/Marketplace/Details.taf?ItemCode=STX435 "A Portion for Foxes" (Brook West): http://www.alexlit.com/Marketplace/Details.taf?ItemCode=STX436 "Sea of Chaos" (Julia West): http://www.alexlit.com/Marketplace/Details.taf?ItemCode=STX434 If you missed these stories when they were printed in =The Shimmering Door= and =Writers of the Future Vol. XI=, this is a great opportunity to read them! \--/ /`-' '-`\ / \ /.'|/\ /\|'.\ \/ 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.) =Fantasy, Folklore & Fairytales=, "Millennium The Real Story" closes November 20, 1999. [Monthly webzine, themed, F 1500-7500 wds, pays $10-$15 on accept, E-mail subm okay, website: http://fff.fantasytoday.com/ (GLs in Vol. 7 No. 16)] 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 9: I Am Cat. Deadline 15 Dec 1999 or when filled. [SF cat stories, to 10,000 wds, pays 3 cents/wd. on pub. http://www.pulpeternity.com. (GLs in Vol. 7 No. 5)] =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)] =Writers of the Future=, 1st quarter 2000, deadline 31 December 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)] =Extremes: Fantasy and Horror from the Ends of the Earth=, deadline 1 Jan 2000 or when filled. [Limited edition CD anthology, F/H outside USA, pays 1/22 of profits, lwpub@aol.com, http://www.dm.net/~bahwolf/extremes.htm. (GLs in Vol. 7 No. 10)] =Midnight Galleries= first issue deadline 1 Jan 2000. [Quarterly game-based antho series, shared-world, 5000-20K wds, pays 6 cents/wd., query first, E-mail subm okay to Kaytman@aol.com. (GLs in Vol. 7, No. 16)] ***************************************************************** * When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I * * buy food and clothes. * * --Erasmus * ***************************************************************** MARKET GUIDELINES =Deep Outside SFFH= [Monthly webzine, SF/DF/H, 1500-4000 wds, pays 3 cents/wd. on accept. No sim or E-mail subs or reprints] John Cullen, Editor Clocktower Fiction 6549 Mission Gorge Road Box 260 San Diego, California 92120 outside@clocktowerfiction.com (not for submissions) =Deep Outside SFFH= (DOSFFH), Clocktower Fiction's magazine of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, first appeared on April 15, 1998 (as =Outside: Speculative and Dark Fiction=). The parent publishing arm, Clocktower Fiction, has existed since 1996, absorbing two earlier web publishing sites--our first stories were published on Neon Blue Fiction (May 1996) and The Haunted Village (July 1996), and have been read by thousands of readers in over 60 countries to this day. DOSFFH is the Internet's oldest SF/F/H magazine that pays SFWA rates to its writers, is open to submissions, and publishes professional quality genre fiction. We made history when we became the first Web-only SF/F/H magazine, without a previous print incarnation, listed in Writer's Market (1999 ed.). Who We Are: =Outside= is a paying professional magazine of SF and dark imaginative fiction, aimed at people who love to read well-plotted, character-driven genre fiction. We are interested in fiction that transcends the limitations and ventures outside the stereotypes of genre fiction. What We Publish: short (1500-4000 words) Science Fiction, Horror, and darkly imaginative fiction. We seek well-written, professionally executed fiction, with attention to basics-- grammar, punctuation, usage. We do not accept Sword & Sorcery, pornography, or excessive violence and gore beyond the legitimate needs of a story. Also no derivative works (e.g., emulating TV shows and movies - no Star Trek stories, for example). Our goals: We strive to be both writer-friendly and reader- friendly. We eagerly look forward to receiving top quality, professional material from you. Requirements: All stories must be typed double-spaced, on only one side of each sheet with sheets loose -- no fasteners of any kind. The author's full name and address should appear in the upper left-hand corner of page one; an approximate word count should appear in the upper right-hand corner. Each page should be numbered and include the title and author's last name. We will accept letter quality 24-pin dot-matrix computer print--please separate the pages. If you choose to submit photocopies, they must be clear and readable. No simultaneous submissions, please. Grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage weigh heavily as we consider the story. You must master these essentials to be a professional writer. We expect that a professional writer owns, and regularly uses, a dictionary and at least one or two usage books (e.g. Strunk & White, Fowler). To be a successful writer, you should be a voracious but discriminating reader. Many books are available about the craft of writing -- read them all for free through your public library. Join a writers' group. Write constantly to improve your craft -- it's a tough discipline, as difficult and time consuming as learning to play symphony-quality violin or piano. Visit SharpWriter.Com for a comprehensive writer's resource. Finally, despite all these somewhat dire words, we wish you a passionate and successful love affair with writing. We pay three cents per word upon acceptance of your manuscript for First Serial Rights for one year. Acceptance constitutes final editorial approval of content. We strive to pay as promptly as possible, but please allot a reasonable amount of time (6-8 weeks after acceptance) for your check to arrive. Manuscripts must be sent by postal mail only. E-mail submissions will be deleted without being read. Please include an appropriately sized, self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE). (Contributors residing outside the United States should use international reply coupons.) Even if you do not want your manuscript returned, we require a letter-size SASE for our response; manuscripts without an SASE will not be returned. If you have an e-mail address, please furnish it on your hardcopy. Our e-mail address is outside@clocktowerfiction.com. We usually respond within six weeks after receiving a submission. Depending on many variables, however, it can sometimes take longer. Please give us ample time before you begin writing to inquire about a submission's status. Please do not send us the only copy of your manuscript (accidents happen and mail gets lost). No simultaneous or previously published work. Authors whose material is published in =Outside: Speculative & Dark Fiction= (OSDF) shall understand that OSDF has linkage and similar alliances with certain web enterprises, e.g. Alta Vista's Wild Wild Web, and that the author's work may at times be featured at or linked from such websites. We at OSDF consider this to be a fair use in that it is authorized by us, benefits us and our authors in terms of gaining exposure on the Web, and does not involve a reselling of rights to their intellectual property. Authors who do not agree with this position should, regrettably, not submit their work to OSDF for publication. Authors who do accept our terms do in fact agree that such linking and featuring are fair use among the rights purchased by OSDF. All submissions should be sent to the attention of: Clocktower Fiction 6549 Mission Gorge Road Box 260 San Diego, California 92120 [http://www.clocktowerfiction.com/Outside/Main/about.shtml and http://www.clocktowerfiction.com/Outside/Main/guidelines.shtml] ***************************************************************** * The book would have been a lot better if the authors had * * used different words in another order. * * --Yog Sysop * ***************************************************************** MARKET INFORMATION =Century= Editor Rob Killheffer of =Century= magazine says, "Thanks for keeping in touch with me about =Century=. Happily, I have nothing but good news to report: we'll be bringing out our new issue in time for World Fantasy Con in Providence on November 4. We'll be sending the issue off to the printer in the next week or so, and once we've done that, I'll start spreading the word everywhere I can." [Ralan Conley's Market site, http://members.xoom.com/ _XOOM/RalanConley/sf_pro.htm] =Colonies and Voyage= Editor John Dunne (of British print magazines =Colonies= and =Voyage=) writes -- "Due to my recent illness I have not been able to get round to all the sponsors as usual and so rather than promise payments and not be able to meet them, the rates have had to come down for the next few months. All agreements made for mss prior to the date of the newsletter (12 Sept 99) will be honoured, and the rates will be increased back to 3› per word (or more) again as soon as I can get out and twist a few arms." [Ralan Conley's Market site, http://members.xoom.com/ _XOOM/RalanConley/sf_pro.htm] =Flicker= Due to an overwhelming response, =Flicker=, the upcoming magazine of horror fiction from Blood Doll Press, will close to submissions from November 1, 1999 through January 15, 2000. The last date editor Chris Bevard will be accepting submissions will be October 31. Subs will re-open on January 16. [DarkEcho, 23 Sep 99] =Indigenous Fiction= Sherry Decker, Managing Editor of =Indigenous Fiction=, says, "Heading into our second year, bolstered by issue #1's Honorable Mention, =Year's Best Fantasy & Horror= (Datlow/Winding) for Steven Lockley's, "Always A Dancer." "We're looking for strong writing and offbeat stories. Please don't send us traditional tales, bland writing, nor stories full of unnecessary adverbs (most adverbs are unnecessary). We dislike inane tags such as, "she said incredulously." We prefer em dashes over colons or semi-colons. We STOP reading if we come across child/animal abuse, or gratuitous sex. "If you want to write a sex fantasy, develop some believable characters, describe your fictional world in beautiful detail, and then send your story somewhere else. (We wish you the best of luck.) "If you're an avid fan of typical small press genre magazines, you'll probably hate us--but why not try us first to see. You might be pleasantly surprised. Without a strong, fully-developed style, a story is flat--without a story, style is just rows of beautiful words. We want both style and story please." Sherry Decker, Managing Editor PO Box 2078 Redmond WA 98073-2078 E-mail (queries only): deckr@earthlink.net [DarkEcho, 14 Oct 99] =Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine= A note on the magazine's website says (after notices about MZB's death), "The magazine will continue." Several people on Genie noted that MZB established a trust to support her publications; this will be funding the magazine from now on. They were unsure as to whether other of MZB's literary projects would continue. [http://www.mzbfm.com] =Neverworlds= Jonathon Sullivan of =Neverworlds= says, "Due to unforseen personal and technical disasters, the response time at =Neverworlds= has creeped [sic] up lately. Please be patient with us. We've finally been able to return some attention to the slush, so things should be clearing out soon. Thanks for your patience and understanding." [sff.writing.response-times, 22 Oct 99] =Tor= Ellen Datlow is now a consulting editor for Tor. Although actively seeking manuscripts, she is not accepting unsolicited ones. [DarkEcho, 23 Sep 99] _ ( \ ) ) ( ( .-""-. A.-.A \ \/ \/ , , \ \ \ =; t /= \ |"". ',--' / // | || /_,)) |_,)) ==End of CALLIHOO newsletter for 29 October 1999==