CALLIHOO Newsletter Market News for Writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Julia West, Editor Vol. 10, No. 40 6 May 2003 Website: http://www.sff.net/people/julia.west/CALLIHOO/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- IN THIS ISSUE News Publication Notes Deadlines Contest Utah Original Writing Competition (gls) Market Information Absolute Magnitude (temp closed) Black Gate Dreams of Decadence (temp closed) Elysian Fiction F&SF H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror Meisha Merlin Weird Tales ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS PUBLICATION NOTES Ken Rand's story "Gone Fishin'" has just come out in the Spring 2003 issue of =On Spec=. The teaser copy reads: "There was another odor, something oily -- something mechanical, as if the entrails came from inside a lawn mower rather than a dead fish..." ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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.) HIDDEN TALENTS SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline 31 May 2003 [Canadian contest, short stories to 5,000 wds. Prizes: 1st $500C, 2nd $250C, 3rd $100C, HM $25C; Junior 1st $200C, 2nd $100C, 3rd $50C, HM $10C. Winners pub. Entry fee $10C ($5C under age 17). No E-mail subs, reprints. Mult subs okay with entry fee & form each. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 30)] UNSPEAKABLE LIMERICKS Deadline 31 May 2003 [Print antho, F/H/SF limericks. Pays $2/poem after pub. No reprints. May submit up to 4 poems at one time. E-mail subs only. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 38)] LINGERING DEMENTIA Reading 1 May to 1 June 2003 [Anthology, H to 5,000 wds. Pays 5 cents/wd. + pro rata share of royalties. No reprints or E-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 38)] BYLINE SHORT-SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline 5 June 2003 [General short story to 2,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $70, $35, $20. Winners not printed; no rights taken. No reprints or E-mail subs. Mult subs okay with separate entry fees. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 33)] BYLINE JUVENILE SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline 25 June 2003 [Fiction for ages 5 to 8; 9 to 12; or 13 to 16. State targeted age group on ms.; length appropriate for intended audience (3,000 words max). Entry fee $4. Prizes: $40, $30, $15. Winners not printed; no rights taken. No reprints or E-mail subs. Mult subs okay with separate entry fees. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 33)] THE 45TH ANNUAL UTAH ORIGINAL WRITING COMPETITION Deadline 27 June 2003 [Annual contest, Utah residents only. Novel, biography, book- length story collec, YA book: 1st prize $1000, 2nd prize $750. Poetry collec (10 poems, to 1000 lines), short fic (to 7500 wds), personal essay (to 7500 wds): 1st $300, 2nd $200. 1 entry per person per category. No entry fee. No reprints. Include submission card. Submissions in contest format. No E-mail entries. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 40)] LEVIATHAN 4 Deadline 30 June 2003 [Print antho, lit spec fic 5,000 to 20,000 wds. Theme: cities. Pays to $250/story. No reprints or mult subs. E-mail subs okay. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 37)] WRITERS OF THE FUTURE, 3RD QUARTER 2003 Deadline 30 June 2003 [$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. 10 No. 33)] MAIDEN OF PAIN Deadline 1 July 2003 [Novel proposal, Forgotten Realms, Loviatar (Maiden of Pain) priest/ess. Include 10 p. DS writing sample, 1 p., single-spaced story synopsis (whole story), and one-page cover letter about you. No E-mail subs. Final novel to be 90,000 wds, due June/July 2004. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 31)] NEW MOON JAN./FEB. 2004 ISSUE: MAMA SAID THERE'D BE DAYS LIKE THIS Deadline 1 July 2003 [Bimonthly printzine, fiction for girls 8-14. Fiction about girls/women 900-1200 wds (prints 3 to 6 per year). Occasionally serializes longer fiction. Buys all rts. Sim subs and reprints okay if notify. Prefer E-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 33)] BYLINE SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline 5 July 2003 [Fiction on any topic, to 5,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $70, $35, $20. Winners not printed; no rights taken. No reprints or E-mail subs. Mult subs okay with separate entry fees. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 33)] OCEANS OF THE MIND FALL 2003 ISSUE: SCIENCE FICTION MYSTERIES Deadline 1 August 2003 [PDF magazine, SF to 8,000 wds. Pays from 5 cents/wd. Mysteries. Robbery, murder, piracy, locked room. No H/F/S&S. Prefers E-mail subs. Sim subs okay. RT E-mail 4-5 wks, snail 6- 8 wks. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 29)] BYLINE 1ST CHAPTER OF A NOVEL CONTEST Deadline 5 August 2003 [Opening chapter of unpub novel. Mainstream or genre; adult or YA audience. Max 25 pages. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $70, $40, $25. Winners not printed; no rights taken. No reprints or E-mail subs. Mult subs okay with separate entry fees. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 33)] BORDERLANDS 5 ANTHOLOGY Deadline 1 September 2003 [Non-theme antho, dark spec fic to 5,000 wds. Pays 5-7 cents/wd. Sim and E-mail subs okay. No reprints. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 31)] NEW MOON MAR./APR. 2004 ISSUE: FEELIN' GROOVY (MUSIC & DANCE) Deadline 1 September 2003 [Bimonthly printzine, fiction for girls 8-14. Fiction about girls/women 900-1200 wds (prints 3 to 6 per year). Occasionally serializes longer fiction. Buys all rts. Sim subs and reprints okay if notify. Prefer E-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 33)] BYLINE GENRE FICTION CONTEST Deadline 5 September 2003 [Short story that fits category: romance, sci-fi, confession, mystery, western, etc. No children's stories. Max 5,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $50, $30, $15. Winners not printed; no rights taken. No reprints or E-mail subs. Mult subs okay with separate entry fees. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 33)] BYLINE FLASH FICTION CONTEST Deadline 10 October 2003 [Short story or vignette under 1,000 words, which nevertheless feels complete. These often depend on atmosphere and technique more than plot. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $50, $30, $15. GLs in Vol. 10 No. 33)] NEW MOON MAY/JUN. 2004 ISSUE: 25 BEAUTIFUL GIRLS Deadline 1 November 2003 [Bimonthly printzine, fiction for girls 8-14. Fiction about girls/women 900-1200 wds (prints 3 to 6 per year). Occasionally serializes longer fiction. Buys all rts. Sim subs and reprints okay if notify. Prefer E-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 33)] OCEANS OF THE MIND WINTER 2003: AUSTRALIAN WRITERS Deadline 1 November 2003 [PDF magazine, SF to 8,000 wds. Pays from 5 cents/wd. No H/F/S&S. Prefers E-mail subs. Sim subs okay. RT E-mail 4-5 wks, snail 6-8 wks. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 29)] BYLINE NEW-TALENT SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline 5 November 2003. Open to writers who have never won cash prize in a ByLine fiction contest. Maximum 5,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $50, $35, $25, $15. Winners not printed; no rights taken. No reprints or E-mail subs. Mult subs okay with separate entry fees. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 33)] DAIKAIJU ANTHOLOGY Deadline 30 November 2004 [Antho, giant monster stories to 12,000 wds. Pays Aus$30/story. Enquire for E-mail subs. GLs in Vol. 10 No. 31)] BYLINE SHORT-SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline 5 December 2003 [Short story of any type or subject, to 2,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $60, $30, $20. Winners not printed; no rights taken. No reprints or E-mail subs. Mult subs okay with separate entry fees. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 33)] NEW MOON JUL./AUG. 2004 ISSUE: IT'S NOT EASY BEIN' GREEN (THE ENVIRONMENT) Deadline 1 January 2004 [Bimonthly printzine, fiction for girls 8-14. Fiction about girls/women 900-1200 wds (prints 3 to 6 per year). Occasionally serializes longer fiction. Buys all rts. Sim subs and reprints okay if notify. Prefer E-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 33)] OCEANS OF THE MIND SPRING 2004 ISSUE: COLONIES Deadline 1 February 2004 [PDF themed mag, SF to 8,000 wds. Pays from 5 cents/wd. Science Fiction stories about colonies. How they do or don't survive, the challenges and rewards. No H/F/S&S. Prefers E-mail subs. Sim subs okay. RT E-mail 4-5 wks, snail 6-8 wks. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 29)] NEW MOON SEPT./OCT. 2004 ISSUE: IF I HAD A HAMMER Deadline 1 March 2004 [Bimonthly printzine, fiction for girls 8-14. Fiction about girls/women 900-1200 wds (prints 3 to 6 per year). Occasionally serializes longer fiction. Buys all rts. Sim subs and reprints okay if notify. Prefer E-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 33)] NEW MOON NOV./DEC. 2004 ISSUE: WHAT A GIRL WANTS (READERS' CHOICE AWARDS) Deadline 1 May 2004 [Bimonthly printzine, fiction for girls 8-14. Fiction about girls/women 900-1200 wds (prints 3 to 6 per year). Occasionally serializes longer fiction. Buys all rts. Sim subs and reprints okay if notify. Prefer E-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 33)] OCEANS OF THE MIND SUMMER 2004: SPIRITUAL SCIENCE FICTION Deadline 1 May 2004 [PDF themed magazine, SF to 8,000 wds. Pays from 5 cents/wd. No H/F/S&S. Prefers E-mail subs. Sim subs okay. RT E-mail 4-5 wks, snail 6-8 wks. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 29)] ----------------------------------------------------------------- CONTEST THE 45TH ANNUAL UTAH ORIGINAL WRITING COMPETITION [Annual contest, Utah residents only. Novel, biography, book- length story collec, YA book: 1st prize $1000, 2nd prize $750. Poetry collec (10 poems, to 1000 lines), short fic (to 7500 wds), personal essay (to 7500 wds): 1st $300, 2nd $200. 1 entry per person per category. No entry fee. No reprints. Received-by deadline 27 June 03. Include submission card. Submissions in contest format. No E-mail entries.] Utah Arts Council 2003 Each year since 1958, the annual Utah Original Writing Competition has awarded recognition and cash prizes to some of Utah's finest writers. These winners attract the attention of the wider literary world to our state and our literary community. Often these winners also go on to win national prizes, acclaim and publication. With funds provided in part by the Utah State Legislature, the Utah Arts Council Literature Program has worked to provide the best possible judges for the competition and the largest possible prizes to the winners. In this, its 44th year, the Utah Original Writing Competition continues to honor those Utah writers who, through their literary excellence, bring recognition and prestige to our state. CATEGORIES Class A: Novel First Prize $1,000; Second Prize $750. Minimum length: 60,000 words. Manuscripts need not be bound, but should at least be contained in a box. No part of the novel may have been previously published in book form or accepted for publication as a book at the time of entry. Class B: Biography/Autobiography First Prize $1,000; Second Prize $750. Minimum length: 60,000 words. Manuscripts need not be bound, but should at least be contained in a box. No part of the manuscript may have been previously published in book form or accepted for publication as a book at the time of entry. (Please note: This category rotates every other year. Next year it will be General Nonfiction.) Class C: Book-length Collection of Stories First Prize $1,000; Second Prize $750 Minimum length: 60,000 words. Manuscripts need not be bound, but should at least be contained in a box. No part of the manuscript may have been previously published in book form or accepted for publication as a book at the time of entry. (Please note: This category rotates every other year. Next year it will Book-length Collection of Poems.) Class D: Young Adult First Prize $1,000; Second Prize $750. Fact, fiction or biography, appealing to readers ages 13 through 18. Compilations for stories for young adult readers will be accepted. Manuscripts need not be bound, but should at least be contained in a box. No part of the novel may have been previously published in book form or accepted for publication as a book at the time of entry. (Please note: This category rotates every other year. Next year it will be Juvenile Book.) Class E: Poetry First Prize $300; Second Prize $200. A collection of 10 poems for adults, not to exceed 1,000 lines total. Please include a title for this collection. If no title is provided, the judges will use the first line of the first poem. No part of the collection may have been previously published in book form or accepted for book publication at the time of entry. Class F: Short Story First Prize $300; Second Prize $200. Fiction for adults, not to exceed 7,500 words. No part of the collection may have been previously published in book form or accepted for book publication at the time of entry. Class G: Personal Essay First Prize $300; Second Prize $200. Nonfiction for adults, not to exceed 7,500 words. No part of the collection may have been previously published in book form or accepted for book publication at the time of entry. PLEASE NOTE: No manuscripts will be returned. Be sure to keep a copy. CALENDAR May 5: Earliest manuscript acceptance at Utah Arts Council offices. June 27: ENTRIES DUE by 4 pm at Utah Arts Council 617 E. South Temple, SLC Utah, 84102 (postmark deadline). July 18: Manuscripts mailed to judges. Sept 26: Winners contacted. (Please notify us of changes in address.) Press notified. NOTE: Due to the number of entries, judges will make comments only on first and second place manuscripts. PUBLICATION PRIZE One Prize Only One of the book-length first-place winners (classes A, B, C, and D) from the 2003 competition will receive a prize designed specifically to expedite publication and to ensure a high-quality presentation and wide publicity for the chosen work. The prize money may only be used to assist a reputable publisher with the production and distribution of the work. All eligible works will be considered; no application is necessary. No prize will be given if, in the opinion of the judges, none of the eligible works is worthy of national publication. (Any eligible manuscript accepted for publication during the year before the prize is awarded cannot be considered for the prize.) RULES 1. Due Date (June 27) is a postmark deadline. Entries will be accepted at the Arts Council offices between Monday, May 5 and Friday, June 27. Our office is located at 617 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84102. Our hours are Monday— Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. If you intend to deliver your manuscript personally, it must be received at the Utah Arts Council by 4 pm, Friday June 27, 2003. We cannot accept faxed or emailed entries. Late manuscripts will not be considered. 2. Residency Requirement: The competition is open to all legal residents of the State or Utah. There is no age restriction. 3. Limits on Entries: Only one entry per category per contestant is allowed. However, writers are allowed to enter more than one category. Winners of the first or second prize in any category of the 2002 competition are not eligible to enter the class in which they received the 2002 award. In the case of rotating categories, winners of the 2001 competition are not eligible to enter the class in which they received the 2001 award. However, the winners of these classes for 2001 and 2002 are eligible to enter the other classes. 4. Include Card: Each contestant must include the attached Submission Card, completed and signed. Please include all your entries on one single card. Photocopies of the submission card are acceptable. 5. Previous Publication: Acknowledgement of previously published work should not be included with your entry. 6. NO RETURNS: No manuscripts will be returned. Be sure to keep your own copy of each entry. Judges will dispose of all but first and second place winners. 7. Judge's Decisions are Final: Judges have sole and final authority in evaluation manuscripts. If, in the opinion of the judge, no manuscript entered in a class is of sufficient quality to merit an award, none will be given. The judges are not identified until after the winners have been announced. Judges comments will be provided for First Prize and Second Prize only. 8. Winning Manuscripts to Remain on File: The manuscripts of the first and second place winners in each class must remain with the Utah Arts Council for our permanent collection. In the event a winning entry is later published, the Utah Arts Council would appreciate receiving a published copy of the work. 9. Rights: Authors of winning entries retain all rights of publication. 10. Disqualification: Failure to comply with these rules will result in disqualification. CHECKLIST Before submitting, please be certain you have complied with the following: * One completed and signed submission card may be used for all entries. * Each entry should be placed in a manuscript-sized cover folder or envelope. * Box or binding for book-length manuscripts. * No author's name or address anywhere on the manuscript. OPTIONAL: For mailed entries, if you wish U.A.C. to acknowledge receipt of your entry, include a self-addressed, stamped postcard. If you have questions or concerns, contact Guy Lebeda, Literature Coordinator, via email atglebeda@utah.gov or by calling (801) 236- 7553. [http://arts.utah.gov/literature/comprules.html] ----------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET INFORMATION ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE and DREAMS OF DECADENCE Mike Allen said, "We had a slush reading party yesterday at Warren & Angela's new home in Pulaski County, Va., alongside Claytor Lake. =Absolute Magnitude= and =Dreams of Decadence= are now caught up re: the reading of submissions. "Due to being overstocked on stories, both =Absolute Magnitude= and =Dreams of Decadence= are closing to submissions starting May 10. However, =AbsMag= will remain open to poetry submissions. (Poems go to the =Mythic Delirium= address in Roanoke, not the DNA address in Radford.) "Warren & Angela are still the process of unpacking, though their computer system is set up and they are receiving e-mail. Warren's daughter Tiffany is now living in the house that used to serve as Warren's office, so the office and fax #s there are no longer valid. "Mike Jones and I served as slush slaves this time out. We saw proofs for the new issue of =Weird Tales= (80th anniversary issue, woo-hoo!), copies of new issues of =Chronicle= and =Whole Cat Journal=, and copies of a new color flier advertising all six genre magazines." [sff.publishing.dnapublications, 5 May 03] BLACK GATE John O'Neill, editor of =Black Gate= Magazine, said, "I hope to complete October paper submissions this week. Barring unseen family tragedy, the last Oct. responses should go in the mail next Monday morning." [sff.publishing.black-gate-magazine, 5 May 03] ELYSIAN FICTION Jim Bailey, editor of =Elysian Fiction=, said of Issue #4 of the magazine, "Looks good on this month (finally), I have a helper elf doing a first-pass copyedit, and I've assembled some of the page blanks that will go around the text. I'll probably be able to show you and the other issue #4 authors the page proofs by end of next week for approval. "One snag I've hit beyond my own slowness is that I can't reliable send e-mail from my elysianfiction.com account at the moment. :-/ Incoming works fine, but if I send, wonkiness in the headers make odds good that they'll either get bounced or dumped into a black hole by the receiving ISP. Gonna try to get that worked out this coming week." [sff.publishing.elysian-fiction, 4 May 03] When asked about slush updates, Jim Bailey replied, "Still slower than I hoped, but definitely making progress and moving forward. Incoming submissions have pretty much stopped due to my announcement and of course, the slow response times, so at least each day reading slush gets the problem closer to resolution. "The big snag as I mention in my note [above], is that I can't send replies at the moment and know whether or not they're getting through. So for now I just have to stockpile the responses as I read then send them all when I get that fixed." [sff.publishing.elysian-fiction, 4 May 03] H. P. LOVECRAFT'S MAGAZINE OF HORROR John Betancourt, owner of Wildside Press, said, "=H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror= is entirely Wildside Press's venture. George Scithers is helping with the contracts/art assignments/ electronic file gathering and preparation. I bought some material for the first issue of =HPL='s from the =WT= "want to buy" pile. They have a *lot* more material on-hand that they want to buy than they can possibly use. So (with permission) I took on some of the excess. Just a simple shortcut to get all the material for the first issue more quickly. "Since then, I have hired Marvin Kaye to edit the magazine. He'll be responsible for about 10% of the first issue and 90% of subsequent issues." [sff.publishing.dnapublications, 21 Apr 03] MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION John Joseph Adams, editorial assistant for =F&SF=, said, "Gordon [van Gelder, editor] set up what is now the "official" F&SF message board at: http://www.nightshadebooks.com/discus/messages/378/378.html?10478 30117" [sff.publishing.magazine-of-fantasy-and-science-fiction, 16 Mar 03] MEISHA MERLIN Announcing the creation of Meisha Merlin E-Books! We've worked out a partnership with Embiid Publishing to create a line of MM e-books to be distributed by Embiid. New line starts in September. [sff.publishing.news, 29 Apr 03] WEIRD TALES Mike Allen said, "Wildside and DNA are now joint owners of =Weird Tales=. I don't think I'm releasing anything prematurely, because I think John Betancourt has discussed this elsewhere. If not, I'll take my lumps. I do not know details of the agreement or anything like that. I can say DNA and Wildside are considering partnerships in several different potential ventures. [sff.publishing.dnapublications, 16 Apr 03] John Betancourt, owner of Wildside Press, said, "Wildside Press is now junior co-publisher (read: minority owner) of =Weird Tales=. I bought part of it from Warren a few months back, as my ambitious plans to control a media empire unfurl. Bwahahaha. Or at least my humble plans to own a few magazines where I can advertise Wildside Press books without paying extra for the ad space unfurl... [sff.publishing.dnapublications, 21 Apr 03] ==End of the CALLIHOO Newsletter for 6 May 2003==