CALLIHOO Newsletter Market News for Writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Julia West, Editor Vol. 10, No. 7 18 June 2002 Website: http://www.sff.net/people/julia.west/CALLIHOO/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- IN THIS ISSUE Deadlines Market Guidelines Wicked Gluttony (gls) Market Information 3SF Adventures of Sword and Sorcery Alchemy Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Future Shocks Silverlake Publications Strange Horizons Wicked Gluttony ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 SETTING SEARCH Deadline 21 June 2002 [Contest, 1st round 1-page world setting, 2nd round 10-page proposal, 3rd round 100-page "bible" ($20,000), winner from 3rd round $100,000. Work-for-hire. No E-mail subs. Mult subs okay. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 6)] 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)] GLIMMER TRAIN'S VERY SHORT FICTION AWARD Deadline 31 July 2002 [Contest, fic to 2,000 wds. No reprints. 1st place $1200 +pub. 2nd $500, 3rd $300. Submit on website. Reading fee $10. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 6)] 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 WICKED GLUTTONY [Annual print chapbook, 1 novelette only, H 12,000-20,000 wds. Pays $25 on pub + royalties. Reprints occasionally. Sim subs okay but discouraged. No mult subs. E-mail subs okay.] Wicked Gluttony Jon Hodges, Editor 1959 N. Peace Haven Rd., #217 Winston-Salem, NC 27106-4850 E-mail: wickedhollow@blindside.net wickedhollow@blindside.net =Wicked Hollow= Presents =Wicked Gluttony= =Wicked Gluttony= is an annual supplement to the quarterly magazine =Wicked Hollow=. It is of the same format as the quarterly, 5.5" x 4.25", approximately the size of a man's wallet, easily smugglable through Customs or into the workplace. Each volume of =Wicked Gluttony= will publish one novelette along the same vein as the material you find in the quarterly, horror redefining the genre. Not all horror has to be terrifying or gross. Horror can be beautiful. Horror can be awe inspiring. Horror can be enlightening. And that's the goal of =Wicked Hollow= and =Wicked Gluttony=. =Wicked Gluttony= will be published every November, beginning tentatively in 2002, though perhaps not until November 2003. Each volume will contain one novelette of 12,000 - 20,000 words. =Wicked Gluttony= is not automatically included in your subscription to =Wicked Hollow=. It will be sold for the same price as =Wicked Hollow= individually or you can secure your copy with a four issue subscription to =Wicked Hollow= at only $2 over the usual subscription cost, saving yourself $1 on the novelette. The first novelette has not been finalized yet. If you're an author and would be interested in submitting a piece of long fiction to =Wicked Gluttony=, read the submission guidelines at gluttony_guidelines.html [and below] and consider sending in your work. If, on the other hand, you're a reader eager to glutton upon the wicked work sure to be found herein, keep an eye here for the first release or go ahead and secure yourself a copy by ordering a subscription to =Wicked Hollow= on [the] website or online at Project Pulp http://blindside.net/smallpress/read/ Absolutes/WickedHollow. Wicked Gluttony guidelines For the most part, read the guidelines for =Wicked Hollow=, just ignoring the length restriction and payment. I'm looking for the same sort of material for =Wicked Gluttony= as I do for =Wicked Hollow=. Payment for novelettes accepted to =Wicked Gluttony= will be $25 upon publication plus a royalty of $0.35 per sold copy after the initial 20 copies. This is over 1/3 of the profits from each issue. Royalties will be paid quarterly by U.S. check or PayPal (whichever is your preference). You will also receive two contributor copies. More copies will be available at the discounted cover price of $2.50. =Wicked Gluttony= will be buying First North American Serial Rights. Originals are obviously preferred but reprints will be considered under certain circumstances. If your novelette is a reprint be sure in your submission to note where and when. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but discouraged. No multiple submissions (though you may submit to both =Wicked Gluttony= and =Wicked Hollow= at the same time). Send manuscripts in their entirety by e-mail or through postal mail. I accept unsolicited manuscripts, no need to send a query or proposal. If submitting by e-mail, please try to paste the submission into the body of an e-mail, double-spaced between paragraphs. However, I know some e-mail programs won't allow this much text. If that's the case, I will accept attachments for =Wicked Gluttony=. Please send them as RTF files only. If you can't produce RTF files, e-mail me at wickedhollow@blindside.net and we'll figure something else out. With all e-mail submissions, be sure to include your postal address, e-mail address, a word count, and a bio. A phone number isn't required but may prove helpful if I decide I want your piece for the 2002 release but don't have a lot of time to work with it and need to get in touch with you as soon as possible. As for postal submissions, the same goes. Be sure to include your address, e-mail address, a word count, bio, and preferably phone number. You may send postal submissions to: Wicked Gluttony, Jon Hodges, Editor, 1959 N. Peace Haven Rd., #217, Winston-Salem, NC 27106-4850 UNITED STATES At this time, I am open year-round to =Wicked Gluttony= submissions. Once I solidify the Nov. 2003 slot, however, I will likely close to submissions to =Wicked Gluttony= until 2004. If you have any questions before submitting, feel free to contact me at wickedhollow@blindside.net. I hope to see some long fiction soon. [http://www.blindside.net/WickedHollow/] ----------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET INFORMATION 3SF Liz Holliday, editor of =3SF= magazine, said, "The slush riseth. "I have a truly hellish deadline for my biggest-paying client, and just can't stop to do anything about it, though. I am nibbling round the edges, particularly where people are waiting to hear about rewrites. I also have a few first-read responses to send out (it'll tell you something when I say I read these stories over a week ago and haven't even had time to send out form email replies!) "However, I'm hoping to be through the worst of this by Monday or Tuesday, and should be able to have a major slushfest on about Wednesday or Thursday. All other things being equal. Which they may not be. . . ." She adds, "I am really short of submissions for the Eclectica column. If you have an idea that you think might fly, query by email. "I'm also collecting very short 'strange facts' for use as fillers; no pay, but you do get a name check. Should be a couple of hundred words at absolute most." [sff.publishing.3sfmagazine, 15 Jun 2002] ADVENTURES OF SWORD AND SORCERY When a writer on sff.net asked if =Adventures of Sword and Sorcery= was dead, Ian Randal Strock, editor of =Artemis Magazine=, said, "Randy [Dannenfelser, editor of =Adventures of Sword and Sorcery=] and I (and two others) are going to be doing a joint promotion for our magazines. Last I heard from him was a phone message about two weeks ago, when he indicated that all is well." [sff.publishing.magazines, 12 Jun 2002] ALCHEMY Steve Pasechnick, editor of new fantasy magazine =Alchemy=, said, "For Alchemy, the type of fantasy is not as important as how well it's written. I'm interested in all types of fantasy including urban fantasy, retold fairy tales, dark fantasy, heroic fantasy, etc. It just has to be very well written. And I have to like it, which I suppose is true for any editor. "No science fiction or poetry. "No electronic submissions. "Send stories to Steve Pasechnick, P. O. Box 380264, Cambridge, MA 02238" ANDROMEDA SPACEWAYS INFLIGHT MAGAZINE Robbie Matthews, of the =Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine= staff, said, "For those who are interested, there is now a page on the =Andromeda Spaceways= Web Site about Slush: What we want now, what we have too much of, common story problems, and a slush FAQ: http://www.andromedaspaceways.com/asim6.htm "We'll be trying to keep this page updated regularly, so keep watching!" [sff.publishing.asim, 17 Jun 2002 Tales from the Slushpile... This is a page that will be updated on a regular basis (we hope) to answer some common questions, and to get potential writers an idea of what we are looking for this month... Last updated: 18-Jun-2002 What we are looking for at the moment: We want more fantasy. We have a fair selection of urban fantasy and science fiction in various forms, but very little High Fantasy. We would like some. We know it's out there somewhere... We're already looking ahead to issue #7, our anniversary issue. The editor for issue #7 would like stories fitting an anniversary or birthday theme. What we are not looking for at the moment: Dark, gritty, nasty horror stories. We do print horror, but not the sort of stuff that leaves us wanting to go and wash after reading. Common problems with stories: The story is too long! It's amazing how often a story needs to be trimmed before it's acceptable. It is the single most common problem I see. A short story has to be tight . . . every sentence, every word, needs to carry its weight. It's not a novel where you have a hundred pages to develop each character, and develop hundreds of sub plots. My most common advice (to nine out of ten submissions:) "Trim 10-20% from the word count." The story almost always benefits from it. Even if you trim too much and need to put stuff back in, the exercise will improve the story. This story has no plot! As far as we here at =Andromeda Spaceways= are concerned, a story should have a plot. A story should, in short, be about something! It is surprising how often we see marvelously detailed atmospheric pieces during which nothing happens! Pace! The Siamese twin of the "This story is too long!" problem. The reader is 10 pages into the story, and we are still wondering when something is going to happen. Something has to be keeping the reader interested, or they will stop reading and pick up something else. Why should we care? Again, surprisingly common. Really nasty things are happening to the main character, and the reader goes: "So? Kill him off already, let me get on with the next story..." We should care what happens to the characters. They should engage us in some way. They don't have to be likeable, but we should care what happens. Read the @#$#@ submission guidelines... I mean it. READ THE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES! We've gone to some lengths to describe what sort of stories we are after. Please try and confirm that your story conforms at least vaguely to the guidelines. Common Poetry Problems The most common problems with poetry are, oddly enough, not with the form--although there are people who do not know what rhyme actually is, and still try to write rhyming verse--but with the force behind them. A haiku such as: Automobiles are Eating up our resources We will all die soon contains the right number of syllables, but expresses no genuine understanding of the force which drives a haiku: A tree in starlight May not be seen by men's eyes But still casts shadows. Which is not particularly good, but contains more of the idea of a haiku than the first. When it is unrhymed, less formal poetry, the problem of what drives the poem still emerges: Cats Are creatures Who Will curl Up in your lap is just a sentence about cats cut up into five lines. This isn't poetry. Another major problem is one which is shared by the short story. Many of the writers simply haven't read very much poetry, and so they present tired old tropes with effervescent belief in their originality. We are all familiar with the idea that the ecology of the world is being screwed, so any poem which takes this as its theme had better shed some new light on it. But keep sending the poems in. Most poets find that they write fifty poems before they write one that works. Poetry submitted to a Speculative Fiction magazine should contain some Speculative Fiction What it says. ASIM prints Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Or any reasonable combination of the above. Poetry submitted to us should have something to do with those themes. FAQ What are the most common problems with manuscript formats? We have a page outlining our preferred Manuscript format, and it would be really nice if people could stick to it as closely as possible. However the most important issues are as follows: * Always include full contact details in the body of the MS ... it's how we keep track of which story belongs to which person. Always include an email address. Don't put your name and address in the document header. * Never use weird fonts. I don't care how cool it looks, we want a simple, preferably fixed width font. Courier or Courier New 12pt is preferred. * Double spacing ... actually, we don't care much either way about double spacing. It's a standard manuscript format, so we put it in the spec to make life easier all around, but it's not a big thing with us. Don't go manually inserting them if your word processor doesn't support them. It just causes headaches. Single spacing is adequate in those cases. * Headers: all headers get stripped off before being sent to the readers, so don't waste time putting anything in the header. Ditto for page footers, although a page number is acceptable. Don't manually insert header or footer lines if your word processor does not support them. Do you ever read cover notes? Not really, so it's not worth spending a lot of time on them. Anything longer than a paragraph will probably be ignored. I don't care what the story is about, the readers and editors will find out for themselves. A short list of writing credits is fine. I've been rejected several times now ... you hate me, don't you? Trust me ...rejection doesn't mean we hate you. So far, for every story we select, we reject twenty. Apart from questions of quality, there is a limit to how many stories we can print. What is more, each story is sent to the readers with no author details attached, so every story has to stand entirely on its own merits. There are all sorts of reasons a story might be rejected, ranging from the fact that the author does not know how to write basic english, through to "this is great, but we've already GOT a shapeshifting transvestite elf story in this issue". What we do try and do is not leave you hanging . . . generally, if we do reject a story, we do it very quickly. It's the ones that almost make it that take a while to decide. We do try and keep you informed at every step of the process. What's a trope? According to the Penguin Modern English Dictionary: trope [tROp] n metaphorical expression, figure of speech; (mus) musical interpolation in plainsong. [http://www.andromedaspaceways.com/asim6.htm] Calling all writers! As you may know, the =Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine= is now up and running! Naturally, we want everyone to go out and subscribe! We also *desperately* want more submissions from Australian authors. The Submissions Guidelines can be found here: http://www.andromedaspaceways.com/asim1.htm And a frequently updated page showing what sort of things we are after at the moment is here: http://www.andromedaspaceways.com/ asim6.htm So please get those short stories and poetry coming in! Currently we are paying 1.25c/word (A$) with a $20 MINIMUM, so it's worth a shot. Email submissions not only accepted, but preferred! We take Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror, with a preference for "fun" stuff. We are particularly looking for some more 'High Fantasy' stories. Now: Here's the bit to make you want to dash out and subscribe (other than that it's a great magazine!) If enough subscriptions are sold through your group or club, we are giving away free advertising! For every 5 subscriptions, a 1/4 page ad. For every 10, a 1/2 page ad. For every 20, a Full page ad. I know some writers groups have got Anthologies or other projects on the way ... (for example, Machinations is going to be launched in early August) so I'm sure you'll find some use for it. When you subscribe, at http://www.andromedaspaceways.com/asim2.htm just include a note indicating which group you belong to. A full page ad is currently selling for $100, so it's good value for something you're going to do anyway, right? You can choose how and when you want to use the ad(s), and you can choose to have one full page or several 1/4 page ads spread over several issues--did I mention we are coming out bimonthly? We'll even backdate it ... if you've already subscribed, contact us at subscriptions@andromedaspaceways.com and tell us who you belong to. Offer too good to refuse, guys! AND you'll be advancing the cause of Australian Speculative Fiction. Robbie PS: Advertising offer is also open to any other interested groups or clubs. FUTURE SHOCKS A writer on the =Speculations= Rumor Mill said, of =Future Shocks=, "They closed to subs till I believe 2003 because they were overstocked." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=84, June 2002] SILVERLAKE PUBLICATIONS A writer on the Rumor Mill said, "There has been an ownership change at Silverlake Publishing and the new boss is busy contacting people who had contracts, etc. Sounds like a more active place with the new owner. Not sure what that means for =Foxfire= and the other products, but if you had a story in =The Witching Hour= anthology she wants to resign everyone so she can continue to market the book." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291, 12 June 2002] STRANGE HORIZONS Jed Hartman, one of the fiction editors at =Strange Horizons=, said, "Every month or two, we at =Strange Horizons= get a query asking if we take flash fiction. I'm going to revise our guidelines to explicitly state that we do. . . . It always seems a little strange to me to put flash in a separate category; from my point of view, it's just like any other kind of story (and I'll judge it on largely the same criteria, though of course different lengths have different strengths) . . . another aspect of my considering flash stories to be just another kind of stories is that I only want to see one at a time; the reasons are mostly the same as my reasons for wanting to consider only one longer story by a given author at a time. (Easier to consider them independently and not let my opinion of one influence my opinion of another; easier to keep submission volume manageable; same amount of record-keeping overhead per story regardless of story length; hard to track multiple stories in one email message, given how I file email.) [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=204, 17 Jun 2002] WICKED GLUTTONY Jon Hodges, editor of =Wicked Hollow=, said, "I'm excited to be announcing =Wicked Gluttony=, the annual supplement to =Wicked Hollow=. WG is going to be published in the same format and vein as the quarterly magazine. Each annual volume will be a 12,000 - 20,000 word novelette. I'm hoping to put the first one out November 2002 but will wait until November 2003 if I don't get an appropriate one in enough time to lay it out, get some artwork done for it, etc. "The guidelines for WG are pretty much the same as they are for the quarterly magazine except for payment and length restriction. I'm looking for horror stories between 12k - 20k words. This can mean any kind of horror. It doesn't have to be hardcore, gross-you-out, churn-your-stomach horror. I enjoy horror in foreign settings, or historical settings, or romantic horror, or "science fiction terror" as it's sometimes come to be called, or dark dark fantasy, or dark literary, or anything that could possibly be classified as horror. "Payment is $25 upon publication plus $0.35 per sold copy after the initial 20 copies. This is 35% of profits. "If you have a story of this length you'd like to send to =Wicked Gluttony=, I'm immediately open to submissions. Check out the =Wicked Hollow= website at http://blindside.net/WickedHollow and click on the GLUTTONY button on the left to go to that faction." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=178, 8 June 2002] ***************************************************************** * "On writing--a matter of exercise. If you work out with * * weights for 15 minutes a day over a course of ten years, * * you're gonna get muscles. If you write for an hour and a * * half a day for ten years you're gonna turn into a good * * writer. . . . In a way I'm in therapy every day. People * * pay $135 an hour to sit on a couch. I'm talking about the * * same fears and inadequacies in my writing. . . . I write * * for that buried child in us but I'm writing for the grown-up * * too. I want grown-ups to look at the child long enough to be * * able to give him up. The child should be buried." * * --Stephen King, Time magazine, October 5, 1986 * ***************************************************************** ==End of the CALLIHOO Newsletter for 18 June 2002==