Market News for Writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Julia West, Editor Vol. 10, No. 5 4 June 2002 Website: http://www.sff.net/people/julia.west/CALLIHOO/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- IN THIS ISSUE News Publication Notes Deadlines Market Guidelines Artemis Magazine (gls) Boys' Life Magazine (gls) Dragon Magazine (gls) Market Information 3SF Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Baen Books Black Gate Magazine Future Orbits Ideomancer Unbound Imaginings Legends On Spec Planet Relish Tor Books ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS PUBLICATION NOTES Two of James Van Pelt's stories finished 2nd and 3rd in the 2001 Anlab, =Analog='s annual readers' poll of favorite short stories from the magazine for the year. The stories are, in order, "What Weena Knew" and "Resurrection." Way to go, Jim! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 newsletter.) DEATHLINGS.COM "THE 70S WERE HELL AND WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT" AND "WORKING STIFFS: THE DARK SIDE OF WORK" CONTESTS Deadline 15 Jun 2002 [Use contests to submit to magazines. H/DF to 4,000 wds. Pays 3 cents/wd. E-mail subs only. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 6 and Vol. 10 No. 3)] TOWARD THE LIVABLE CITY Deadline 15 June 2002 [Print antho, works about the livable city 1,400 to 7,000 wds. Pays $50 for web pub, $500 for book pub. E-mail subs okay. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 4)] IMAGININGS Deadline 15 June 2002 [Print anthology, SF/F 8,000-15,000 wds, pays $950 per story + 10% royalties. No reprints or E-mail subm. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 4 and No. 14)] BYLINE JUVENILE SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline 25 June 2002 [Fiction for ages 5 to 8; 9 to 12; or 13 to 16. State targeted age group on ms. 3,000 words max. Entry fee $4. Prizes: $40, $30, $15. GLs in Vol. 9 No. 25)] THE 44TH ANNUAL UTAH ORIGINAL WRITING COMPETITION Deadline 28 Jun 2002 [Contest, Utah residents only. Novel, gen nonfic, poetry collection, juv book 1st $1,000, 2nd $750. Poetry, short story, personal essay 1st $300 2nd $200. No E-mail subs. No entry fee. Contest format; include submission card. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 3)] DOWNSTATE STORY MAGAZINE Yearly Deadline 30 June 2002 [Annual literary printzine, genre fiction to 2,000 wds. Pays $50/story on accept. No reprints or E-mail subs. Buys 10 stories/year. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 6)] GLIMMER TRAIN'S FICTION OPEN Deadline 30 Jun 2002 [Contest, all genres and lengths. No reprints. Mult subs okay. No sim subs. 1st place $2,000, 2nd $1,000, 3rd $600. $15 reading fee per entry. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 1)] IDEOMANCER UNBOUND Deadline 30 June 2002 [Ebook antho, SF/F/H 1,000-5,000 wds, pays $20 on accept +royalties. No sim or mult subs or reprints. E-mail subs only. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 19)] IRREANTUM FICTION CONTEST Deadline 30 June 2002 [Mormon fiction contest, fiction (incl SF/F/H) to 8500 wds. 1st $100, 2nd $75, 3rd $50 + pub in =Irreantum=. Contest format. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 23)] LEAPS OF FAITH Deadline 30 June 2002 [Christian E-book SF antho, SF 3,000 to 10,000 wds. Pays royalties. Reprints and mult subs okay. E-mail subs only. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 21)] WRITERS OF THE FUTURE, 3RD QUARTER 2002 Deadline 30 June 2002 [$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. 9 No. 1)] CAFE IRREAL ISSUE #8 (AUGUST 2002) Deadline 1 July 2002 [Semiannual webzine, "irreal" fiction to 2,000 wds. Pays 1 cent/wd. E-mail subm. only. No sim subs or reprints. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 6)] THE VESTAL REVIEW SECOND ANNIVERSARY ISSUE, #10: MAGIC REALISM Deadline 1 July 2002 [Quarterly webzine, short-short stories to 500 words, pays 3-10 cents/wd, $25 flat fee for stories of merit. No reprints, no hard SF. Sim & mult subm okay. Electronic subm only. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 1 and Vol. 10 No. 3)] BYLINE SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline 3 July 2002 [Fiction, any topic, to 5,000 wds. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $70, $35, $20. GLs in Vol. 9 No. 25)] LOW PORT Deadline 15 July 2002 [Open antho, SF/F 3,000 to 10,000 wds, pays 5-8 cents/wd. on accept, reading between Sept 2001 and July 2002. No electronic subm. Low Port, Lee and Miller, P.O. Box 179, Unity, Maine 04988-0179. (GLs in Vol. 9, No. 1)] NOVELBOOKS SPACE STATION STORY CONTEST Deadline 15 July 2002 [Contest, SF abt. space station, to 5000 wds. $25 entry fee. Mult subs okay; each must have entry fee and entry form. 1st $100, 2nd $75, 3rd $50 + pub. E-mail subs only. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 2)] NEW CENTURY WRITER AWARDS Deadline 31 July 2002 [Contest, screenplay or stage play any style, theme, or genre. $30 entry fee. Screenplay 1st $3000, 2nd $1500, 3rd $500, 4th-10th $200 each. Stage play 1st $2000, 2nd $1000, 3rd $500, 4th-10th $200 each. Mult. subs. okay. No e-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 16)] OCEANS OF THE MIND FALL 2002 ISSUE: MYSTERIES Deadline 1 August 2002 [Quarterly e-mailzine in .pdf format. SF to 8,000 words. Pays 5 cents/word & up. Themed. Prefers E-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 7 and Vol. 10 No. 3)] BYLINE 1ST CHAPTER OF A NOVEL CONTEST Deadline 6 August 2002 [Opening chapt unpub novel. Mainstream or genre; adult or YA. Max 25 pp. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $70, $40, $20. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 25)] THE BOOK OF MORE FLESH Deadline 16 Aug 2002 [Print antho, zombie fiction 3,000-7,000 wds. Pays 3-5 cents/wd. 30 days after pub. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 4)] DEATHLINGS.COM "THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT" CONTEST Deadline 1 September 2002 [Use contests to submit to magazines. H/DF to 4,000 wds. Pays 3 cents/wd. E-mail subs only. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 6 and Vol. 10 No. 3)] BYLINE GENRE FICTION CONTEST Deadline 5 September 2002 [Romance, sci-fi, confession, mystery, western, etc. story. No children's stories. Maximum 5,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $50, $30, $15. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 25)] THE SECOND ANNUAL DR. MAXIMILIAN TUNDRA MEMORIAL POETRY AND SHORT SPECULATIVE FICTION CONTEST Deadline 14 Sep 2002 [Contest. Spec fic 1,000-2,000 wds. Prize: $150C and pub in journal. Hon mention pub on website and in journal. Entry fee $10C from Canada, $10US elsewhere. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 4)] UPC SCIENCE FICTION AWARD Deadline 14 September 2002 [European contest, SF (Catalan, Spanish, English, or French) 70 to 115 pp. Prizes 6,000 and 1,500 Euros +pub. No reprints or E- mail subs. Submit in contest format. No entrance fee. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 20)] 2002 ZOETROPE: ALL-STORY SHORT FICTION CONTEST Deadline 1 Oct 2002 [Contest. Fiction to 5,000 wds. 1st $1000, 2nd $500, 3rd $250. No reprints. $15 entry fee per story. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 3)] BYLINE FLASH FICTION CONTEST Deadline 5 October 2002 [Short story or vignette under 1,000 words, which nevertheless feels complete. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $50, $30, $15. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 25)] MOTA: AN ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY OF FINE FICTION Deadline 1 November 2002 [Annual antho, fiction to 10,000 wds (to 8,000 wds preferred). Pays $100 on pub. Mult subs and reprints okay. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 9)] OCEANS OF THE MIND WINTER 2002 ISSUE: CANADIAN WRITERS Deadline 1 November 2002 [Quarterly e-mailzine in .pdf format. SF to 8,000 words. Pays 5 cents/word & up. Themed. Prefers E-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 7 and Vol. 10 No. 3)] BYLINE NEW-TALENT SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline 4 November 2002 [Writer who's never won a cash prize in a ByLine fiction contest. Max 5,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $50, $35, $25, $15. GLs in Vol. 9 No. 25)] THE NATIONAL FANTASY FAN FEDERATION SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline 1 December 2002 [Contest, SF/F/H. 1st place $50, 2nd $30, 3rd $20. Reading fee $2.00. No E-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 1)] BYLINE SHORT-SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline 5 December 2002 [Short story, any type or subject, to 2,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $60, $30, $20. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 25)] THE MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIA FICTION WRITING CONTEST: SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, HORROR Deadline 15 December 2002 [Annual competition for new writers, SF/F/H to 10,000 wds. No reprints. Prizes: 1st $250, 2nd $100, 3rd $50. Entry fee $7.50 per story ($2.50 2nd and thereafter to 3 entries). (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 17)] OCEANS OF THE MIND SPRING 2003 ISSUE: WOMEN WRITERS Deadline 1 February 2003 [Quarterly e-mailzine in .pdf format. SF to 8,000 words. Pays 5 cents/word & up. Themed. Prefers E-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 7 and Vol. 10 No. 3)] POLYPHONY: STORIES BEYOND GENRE ANTHOLOGY Probably opens 1 Mar 2003 [Biannual print antho, slipstream/magical realism. Pays 5 cents/wd on accept. First open reading period abt. 1 Mar 2003. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 22)] ----------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET GUIDELINES ARTEMIS MAGAZINE [Quarterly print mag, near-term, near-Earth hard SF to 15,000 wds, pays 3-5 cents/wd. on accept. No E-mail subs.] Ian Randal Strock, Editor 1380 East 17 Street, Suite 201 Brooklyn, NY 11230-6011 USA E-mail (no submissions): irs@lrcpubs.com http://www.lrcpubs.com/artemismagazine.html =Artemis Magazine=--the new magazine for the new millennium--is published quarterly by LRC Publications, Inc. We publish an even mix of science and fiction in a full-sized (8.5" x 11"), glossy, full-color format. The science covers the gamut of anything our readers will need to know to build, get to, or live in a moon base. The fiction is near-term, near-Earth, hard science fiction. Are you an aspiring (or professional) writer or artist? If so, then =Artemis Magazine= needs you. Nearly all of our content is unsolicited, and we're happy to work with new writers. Before sending in your manuscript or copy of your portfolio, please make sure to read our guidelines at [the website]. Also, please remember that we don't accept electronic submissions, and we won't return anything that arrives without sufficient return postage and envelope (if your manuscript or portfolio is disposable, say so, and include a stamped business-sized envelope for our reply). Send manuscript and art submissions to =Artemis Magazine=, Ian Randal Strock, Editor, 1380 East 17 Street, Suite 201, Brooklyn, NY 11230-6011 USA Note: =Artemis Magazine= does not accept electronic submissions. Letters to the editor may be sent electronically to irs@lrcpubs.com. About the Magazine: =Artemis Magazine= publishes science for an educated audience interested in space development, flight, and travel and the best in near-term, near-Earth, hard science fiction. Formed as an adjunct to the Artemis Project (a commercial venture to build a lunar colony), =Artemis Magazine= and its parent company, LRC Publications, are independent entities. Science: Articles should generally be limited to 5,000 words. We're looking for articles related to the development of lunar and near-Earth industries, including the role of the Moon in further development of space travel. Remember that the readers, in general, want to know how to get to, build, and live in a lunar colony. Target your work toward a general audience of educated, but not necessarily technically sophisticated, people. Include charts, tables, or photos if necessary, and explain them in the text. Illustrations should be separate from the text, with captions on a separate page. Fiction: We're looking for near-term, near-Earth, hard science fiction. As a supporter of the Artemis Project, we're looking especially for stories that aim at lunar and space development, but a good story is a good story. We want well-plotted, character-oriented stories. Technical accuracy is an absolute requirement, but don't bog down the story with unnecessary technical detail: remember that in good "science fiction", both terms ought to receive equal emphasis. We'll consider any length up to 15,000 words. Shorter is better. Mechanics: This is standard: on the first page, put your name, address(es), and phone number in the upper left corner; put the word count in the upper right corner. Print your manuscript double-spaced on 8.5" x 11" paper (or the local equivalent) in a legible font with 1-inch margins all around. Do not put it in a binder or staple the pages together. You don't need a separate title page. On every page after the first, in the upper right-hand corner, put your name, the page number, and enough of the title that we can reassemble your manuscript after we drop it on the floor and get it mixed up with a bunch of other papers. Don't use your word processor's ability to do fancy fonts, italics, or typesetting. Simply underline text to be italicized. Include an "about the author" paragraph with your manuscript. Include a self-addressed envelope with your manuscript with sufficient postage to get it back to you. If you don't want your manuscript back, mark it DISPOSABLE and include a business-size self-addressed, stamped envelope for our reply (it's very difficult to fold a check into a postcard). From outside the US, include International Reply Coupons. We will not respond to any submissions without return postage. And no, we do NOT accept electronic submissions. Art: We need artists to illustrate articles and stories. Send disposable photocopies of examples of your work along with notes about prior publication and the type of art you prefer to do. Cartoons and stock submissions are welcome. Payment: We pay on acceptance, 3 to 5 cents a word, for science and fiction. About the Artemis Project: The Artemis Project is a commercial venture to establish a permanent lunar colony and to exploit the Moon's resources for profit. Our strategy for this project is to use its entertainment value as much as possible to pay for its initial development. The Project is sponsored by The Lunar Resources Company. For more information on the Project, check out the web site at http://www.asi.org. A final note: These guidelines describe what we want. If you can write something that fits this bill, we want you. However, we're also open-minded enough to be interested in a story that contradicts everything written here, and yet won't let us reject it. You want us to read your manuscript: save us both some time, and read the magazine first. Updated Thu, Feb 21, 2002 [http://www.lrcpubs.com/artemismagazine/guidelines.html] BOYS' LIFE MAGAZINE [Monthly print mag, SF/adventure/myst 1,000 to 1,500 wds, for ages 6-18 Pays $750 and up. No reprints or E-mail subs.] Fiction Editor Boys' Life/ S306 1325 West Walnut Hill Lane P.O. Box 152079 Irving, TX 75015-2079 http://www.boyslife.org/ =Boys' Life= is a general-interest, four-color monthly, circulation 1.3 million, published by the Boy Scouts of America since 1911. We buy first-time rights for original, unpublished material. NONFICTION. Major articles run 500 to 1,500 words; payment is $400 to $1,500. Subject matter is broad. We cover everything from professional sports to American history to how to pack a canoe. A look at a current list of the BSA's more than 100 merit badge pamphlets gives an idea of the wide range of subjects possible. Even better, look at a year's worth of recent issues. Find the magazine in libraries and in BSA council offices. Query Senior Editor via the postal address below. Departments run 300 to 750 words; payment is $150 to $400. Department headings are science, nature, earth, health, sports, space and aviation, cars, computers, entertainment, pets, history, music-and others. Each issue uses seven columns, on average. We also have back-of-the-book how-to features that bring $250 to $300. Query Associate Editor via the postal address below. FICTION. Our short stories run 1,000 to 1,500 words. Payment is $750 and up. All stories feature a boy or boys. We use humor, mystery, science fiction and adventure. We run one or two short stories per issue. Occasionally, stories are specifically written for ages 6 to 10 (in our low-demographic issue) and for ages 11 to 18 (in our high-demographic issue). Send query or completed manuscript (with cover letter and self-addressed stamped envelope) to Fiction Editor via the postal address below. STYLE. All articles for =Boys' Life= must interest and entertain boys ages 6 to 18. Write for a boy you know who is 12. Our readers demand crisp, punchy writing in relatively short, straightforward sentences. The editors demand well-reported articles that demonstrate high standards of journalism. We follow =The New York Times= "Manual of Style and Usage." We receive approximately 40 queries and unsolicited nonfiction manuscripts per week and about 20 fiction manuscripts each week. Because of our high standards, all of our articles are commissioned; thus, unsolicited nonfiction manuscripts rarely are appropriate for publication and regrettably must be returned unread. Please query by mail, not by phone or email. And thank you for your interest in =Boys' Life=. Boys' Life/ S306 1325 West Walnut Hill Lane P.O. Box 152079 Irving, TX 75015-2079 [http://www.boyslife.org/resources/writers.html] DRAGON MAGAZINE [Monthly print mag, S&S to 6,000 wds. Pays 5 cents/wd and up on accept. Don't query for fiction. RT 60 days. Include disclosure form. No e-mail or sim subs.] Fiction Editor Dragon Magazine 1801 Lind Avenue S.W. Renton, WA 98055 These guidelines cover the basics for proposing and submitting an article to =Dragon Magazine=. Of course, you should submit articles only after proposing them, and you should be familiar with recent issues of the magazine before making a proposal. =Dragon Magazine= prints Dungeons & Dragons game articles for players and Dungeon Masters alike, including strategy tips, new rules, and campaign information. For information on submitting D&D adventures, as well as great tips on formatting and rules presentation, see the =Dungeon Magazine= guidelines. The Ground Rules These guidelines do not address one of the most important subjects any writer should know: the proper way to prepare and submit a manuscript for possible publication. You can check out any number of resources for manuscript preparation, but we don't care much about specific format except for two things: Your manuscript should be easy to read, and it should be double-spaced (so we can write comments between the lines). There is one most important rule: Always include a self- addressed, stamped envelope big enough for the return of the manuscript or a reply to your query letter. Because we receive so many letters and submissions, we can't absorb the cost of so much postage. If you don't include a SASE, don't expect a reply. And if you include an envelope that's too small, don't expect the return of the manuscript. For article inquiries or questions about these guidelines, you can write to dragon@wizards.com. If you don't have email access, you can send queries to: Article Queries, c/o =Dragon Magazine=, 1801 Lind Avenue S.W., 98055. Submitting an Article With a few exceptions (see the sidebars), submitting an article to =Dragon= requires a few important steps: 1. Write a Query Letter 2. Submit the Manuscript if Approved 3. Wait Patiently The Query Letter Query us with a short letter before you submit an article manuscript; that way, we can tell you which articles we're most likely to accept. We recommend you list two to five possible article ideas with each query. Write a paragraph describing each idea and give a rough idea of each article's length, which should be under 4,000 words in most cases. We will comment briefly on each idea, noting which have the most interest for us. Send query letters to: Article Submissions, =Dragon Magazine=, 1801 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, WA 98055. Better yet, send queries via email to dragon@wizards.com. Ecologies Articles: If you are interested in submitting a query about an Ecologies article, please check the Ecologies Index online beforehand to make sure that the creature you are interested in writing about has not already been covered in a previous issue. The Submission Send a cover letter with each full submission. Include a brief description of the article submitted. We cannot assume responsibility for the transit and safekeeping of articles and other materials sent to us. Always keep at least one hardcopy of each of your articles. Send manuscripts to: Article Submissions, =Dragon Magazine=, 1801 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, WA 98055. Don't send manuscripts via email unless the editor requests it, but be sure you can provide an electronic copy by email or on floppy disk. If we have to type your manuscript ourselves, we're going to have to love it a lot. The Waiting We may need as long as twelve weeks to make our evaluation of your submission. If you have not heard from us after this much time, feel free to inquire by mail or email about the status of your material. Do not contact us by phone to ask about the status of your manuscript. What Do We Want? We usually don't assign specific article ideas to freelance writers. It's easier and almost always better to write about subjects that interest you. Still, there are some general areas that we would like to see covered in the magazine: "Idea Generators": Articles that don't offer new game rules but inspire DMs and players to improve their games. Good articles of this sort have included such topics as how to play a character with a high charisma, how to create adventures from news articles, and 101 uses for a portable hole. New Rules: Articles that provide new feats, weapons, spells, magic items, equipment, or rules subsystem often make great "Familiars," as we call our semi-regular departments. (See the sidebar.) The best rules articles add to the existing D&D game rather than replacing parts of it. For instance, an article describing a new way to use the existing rules for spellcasting would be more appealing than one that scrapped the original system and offered something completely different. Note that all rules articles should be written for the current edition of the D&D game. Articles based on the Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk setting are welcome. Those based on other settings are acceptable as long as they can be enjoyed by gamers who don't have access to the setting materials. We're always looking for humorous articles (for April), dragon articles (for June), and horror articles (for October). We are not looking for any sort of product reviews or new columns. Style and Content Article manuscripts should use the style of D&D game products. For instance, the names of magical items and spells should be italicized, and feat names should be capitalized. A full page of text in =Dragon Magazine= contains about 900 words. Submissions should not exceed 4,000 words unless the editor specifically responds to a query that a longer article is desired. Use proper bibliographic style when listing book and magazine references in your article. If your article quotes material verbatim from other sources, identify the sources (including page numbers) and be sure that each quote is written exactly as it appears in the original source. If possible, send us a photocopy of the page on which the quoted material originally appeared. Consistently poor spelling, grammar, and sentence structure will almost certainly cause an article to be rejected. We don't insist that manuscripts be perfect, but we like those that require little editing. Do not submit any manuscript simultaneously to =Dragon Magazine= and to any other magazine. Do not copy material from another source and pass it off as your own (i.e., commit plagiarism). Authors will bear full legal responsibility for such actions. Drawings and sketches may accompany your article if they are necessary to illustrate important points. Such pictures need not be for publication as drawn but should still be clearly and neatly rendered. If some of your illustrations are publishable, we will make separate contract and payment arrangements. We can use photographs as long as they are clear, crisply focused, and high in contrast. Rights If we like your manuscript, we'll ask to purchase the right to print it. We will send three copies of a contract to you if we want to purchase the right to use your manuscript. Sign all three and return them; one countersigned copy will be returned to you for your records. If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must sign or co-sign your contracts. Payments Payments for most articles are made within 60 days after acceptance (the date on which your contract is countersigned), usually at a rate of about 5 cents per word. We pay a flat fee for the use of an article, and we do not offer royalties. If two or more persons collaborate on an article, send us a signed statement from all authors concerning the division of payments. All authors must keep us up to date on any address changes. American writers (only) must also provide us with their Social Security numbers, for tax purposes. If you have not received a check 60 days after your article's acceptance (when the editor countersigns your contract), contact the editors by mail or email. Fiction Guidelines We want exciting sword-and-sorcery fiction with interesting characters, action, and an engaging plot. Clever heroes and cunning villains are better choices than stupid heroes and insane villains. If [you] want to present an antihero, think again; we're picky about them. We're not interested in stories based on your D&D campaign, since they usually appeal only to those who participated in the game session. We publish short stories only, no poems or plays. A query is not necessary for fiction; send the complete manuscript with cover letter only. Fiction should not exceed 6,000 words. Payment rates start at 5 cents per word, made upon acceptance for first worldwide publication rights in the English language. (Exception: We buy all rights for fiction based on Wizards of the Coast properties, such as the Greyhawk setting.) Notice of acceptance or rejection is usually made within 60 days. All submissions must include an SASE and a Disclosure Form. In no instance can =Dragon Magazine= assume responsibility for manuscripts not specifically solicited. Address all fiction submissions to: Fiction Editor, Dragon Magazine, 1801 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, WA 98055. Art & Cartoons Guidelines An SASE must accompany all submissions of portfolios and samples if a response is desired. We normally acquire first worldwide publication rights for artwork, though in some circumstances we may wish to acquire all rights to a work. Send all artwork samples to: Artwork Submission, Dragon Magazine, 1801 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, WA 98055. Disclosure Form You must accompany submissions with our Standard Disclosure Form [available at http://www.wizards.com/contactinfo/main.asp?x= standard_disclosure_form] When Can You Skip the Query Letter? When submitting fiction or original "Rogues Gallery" characters, you needn't send a query first. In fact, please don't send a query first, as these two kinds of articles are almost impossible to judge without seeing the final product. [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dragon/submissions] ----------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET INFORMATION 3SF Liz Holliday, editor of =3SF=, said, "All the hard copy subs have been cleared. For those keeping score: "34 rejected by email (includes six sent at once by one person!) 13 rejected by snail mail (includes 3 envelopes I found on the back of my desk... sorry guys... - also includes 2 sent at once by the same person). I won't be sending these out till Wednesday (double bank holiday for the Jubilee here, and what with the street parties and general revelries, I'm a bit worried about strange things being dumped in the street post boxes - always assuming they're open). "2 requests for rewrites that may or may not work "2 purchases (with both of these, I asked for minor rewrites and assume they will be okay). "Will do the email subs later today - 15 subs for first reading, 2 requested rewrites that I'm expecting to be okay. 1 story held for second reading. I expect to be totally clear of slush by the end of today." [sff.publishing.3sfmagazine, 2 June 2002] ANDROMEDA SPACEWAYS INFLIGHT MAGAZINE Nigel Read said, "At long last, =Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine= has a Paypal facility for subscriptions outside of Australia. www.camrin.org/asimsubs.html" [sff.publishing.asim, 1 Jun 2002] BAEN BOOKS Jim Baen has just started accepting electronic slush submissions as an alternative to paper. RTF only, and viruses guarantee deletion unread. [sff.publishing.tor, 10 Apr 2002] BLACK GATE MAGAZINE John O'Neill, editor of =Black Gate Magazine=, said, "I'm hip deep in production on issue #4 at the moment (we go to press this week), and have been for most of the last 4 weeks. Slush usually gets neglected during production crunch, so I haven't been reading much for the past month (although I did take a bag of manuscripts to Florida last week during a trip for my day job.) "While I try to read fairly constantly, we have a small fiction budget and I can only afford to buy manuscripts when I do issue planning (i.e. I can't build up a large inventory of fiction, as some magazines do). Most of the slush is immediately rejected, but material under consideration can sometimes be held as long as two extra months or so. So no news really is good news, in this case. "Final layout goes to the printer this week, followed by the cover next week. We'll do blue line proofing in mid-June, and I hope to have copies in hand by June 30. Subscribers get their copies as soon as physically possible thereafter." [sff.publishing.black-gate-magazine, 5 June 2002] FUTURE ORBITS Tom Vander Neut, Editor/Publisher of =Future Orbits= said concerning the May-only acceptance of E-mail submissions to =Future Orbits=, "There's been a definite spike in email subs. Too early to tell if the sub rate will be maintained or not throughout the month. If all goes well -- mostly meaning if I can keep up and respond in a reasonable time frame -- I hope to make the email sub change permanent." [sff.publishing.futureorbits, 5 May 2002] At the end of May, he said, "As of now, the email sub offer will not be carrying into June, although I do think it will resurface at some point in time. Stay tuned....." [sff.publishing.futureorbits, 30 May 2002] IDEOMANCER UNBOUND Chris Clarke, one of the editors of =Ideomancer Unbound= anthology, said, "Just a reminder that =Ideomancer Unbound= is open to submissions for just one more month. So if you have anything, send it on in." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=178, 1 Jun 2002] IMAGININGS Keith R.A. DeCandido, editor of =Imaginings=, said, "The due date for =Imaginings: an Anthology of Long Short Fiction= is 15 June, so time's a-wastin'. This is an open anthology of original SF/F novelettes, with a pay rate of $950 per story. "For details, including guidelines and a FAQ, go to www.albeshiloh.com/imaginings or e-mail me at imaginings@albeshiloh.com." [sff.publishing.albe-shiloh, 31 May 2002] When asked, "Just out of curiosity . . . would you mind sharing the submissions/rejections/not-yet-read numbers with us finger-crossers again?" he said, "As of 1 June 2002, I've received 322 submissions. Roughly half of those have been returned. The other half are on assorted TBR piles. "Most (thought not all) of the stuff received through late February/early March has either a) been returned or b) made it to the second read pile, so if you sent something prior to March and haven't heard back, you can consider that to be very very guardedly good news." [sff.publishing.albe-shiloh, 2 June 2002] LEGENDS MAGAZINE =Roadworks Magazine= and =Legend Magazine= - both UK print magazines - have a new website at www.roadworks-legend.co.uk [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291, 6 May 2002] ON SPEC When asked, "How does the fiction selection process for =On Spec= work? Who sees the slush first (a single person or a group of readers), and then what happens?" Derryl Murphy, one of the fiction editors for =On Spec=, responded, "Diane [General Editor Diane L. Walton] acts as the first reader. As she's been involved with OS since pretty much the beginning of time, she has a good sense of not only what needs to be flushed early and what needs to go on to be looked at, but what writers have subbed before, if a story has crossed the transom before (sometimes asked for, sometimes not), and so on. "Then the stories that she deems worthwhile to read (and let me stress: there are times where we all feel that she is too liberal in this) are sent in batches to Holly [Philips--another fiction editor] and Peter [Watts--another fiction editor] and myself. We read, apply scores (1=must buy, 5=big nope), and then once all of the stories are done, we compare scores and comments online. Anything with an average of 2 or 2.5 gets a second look and further discussion, anything 1 or 1.5 is bought. The exceptions are if someone loved it and someone hated it, in which case the discussion goes on for a while before the decision is made. When we all lived in Edmonton we would get together in person, an event called "fight night". "Each editor gets two magic bullets a year, with which they can force the purchase of a story that someone or everyone else absolutely hates. I'm not sure if it's been used yet, as I took a bit of a sabbatical for school this past few months. "The mix is good. Peter brings an analytical mind and great knowledge of science (he's a marine biologist). Holly is a bright new light and brings a fresh voice to the proceedings, and apparently they all think I'm worth keeping around, probably as a mascot or something. Jena [Snyder--production editor] only comes into the process now and again, as production eats a lot of her time. But she's vicious (as some of my stories can attest to), so I'm sure the writers who sub don't mind." [sff.publishing.onspec, 5 June 2002] PLANET RELISH Mark Rapacioli, editor of =Planet Relish=, said, "A quick update on the status of =Planet Relish E-Zine=. "For the record, the market is on hiatus, and submissions are closed until further notice." He also noted that he has the funding to continue, but not the time, and is looking for an assistant editor to help with the workload. [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291, 4 Jun 2002] TOR BOOKS A writer on the =Speculations= Rumor Mill said, "For those planning on submitting to Tor, be sure to check their website prior to sending. It sounds like they will be changing their guidelines and submission process in the not too distant future." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291, 29 May 2002] ***************************************************************** * "All the words I use in my stories can be found in the * * dictionary--it's just a matter of arranging them into the * * right sentences." * * --Somerset Maugham * ***************************************************************** ==End of the CALLIHOO Newsletter for 4 June 2002==