CALLIHOO Newsletter Market News for Writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Julia West, Editor Vol. 10, No. 14 27 August 2002 Website: http://www.sff.net/people/julia.west/CALLIHOO/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- IN THIS ISSUE News Publication Notes Deadlines Anthology Touch of Noir (gls) Contest NESFA Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story Contest (gls) Market Guidelines Crux: A Journal of Speculative Fiction (gls) Market Information 3SF Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Dreams and Nightmares Ideomancer Unbound anthology Imaginings Anthology Kinships (dead) Nuketown (no fiction) SBD SF &F Speculon Strange Horizons Talebones Weird Tales Wicked Words Xizquil (closed) ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS PUBLICATION NOTES James Van Pelt sold a short story, "Notes from the Field" to British print magazine =3SF=. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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.) 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 & 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 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)] SCIENCE FICTION WRITERS OF EARTH Deadline 30 October 2002 (postmarked) [Contest for new writers, SF/F 2,000 - 7,500 wds. $5 fee 1st entry (gives year's membership to SFWoE)/$2 fee further entries. 1st prize $200, 2nd $100, 3rd $50. No E-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 9)]] WRITERS OF THE FUTURE, 4TH QUARTER 2002 Deadline 31 October 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)] 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)] NESFA 2003 SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline 15 November 2002 [Contest, SF/F to 7500 wds, unpublished (professionally) writers only, no entry fee. Prize: $50 merchandise. No rights taken. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 14)] 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)] TOUCH OF NOIR Deadline 1 December 2002 [Antho, pulp detective/crime stories 4000-7000 wds (F/H elements okay). Pmt. percentage of royalties. E-mail subs only. RT 1-2 wks. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 14)] 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)] CRUX: A JOURNAL OF SPECULATIVE FICTION 1ST ISSUE CONTEST Deadline 15 January 2003 [Contest SF/F/H to 3,000 wds. Elements for contest are: "that grape soda feeling"; "the eye of Jupitor"; and unicorns. For summer 2003 issue. E-mail subs only. Sim subs and reprints ok. 1st place $20+pub. No accept. on contest entries until after deadline. (GLs in Vol. 10 No. 14)] 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)] ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANTHOLOGY TOUCH OF NOIR [Antho, pulp detective/crime stories 4000-7000 wds (F/H elements okay). Pmt. percentage of royalties. E-mail subs only. RT 1-2 wks. Deadline 1 Dec 02.] K. G. McAbee and L. Joseph Shosty, Editors Submissions: Toadville2@aol.com Queries: AbruptlyTheDevil@aol.com Editor Joe Shosty says, "This project has little to do with speculative fiction, but I thought some of you might be interested. I'm co-editing an anthology of pulp crime/detective fiction with K. G. McAbee tentatively called =Touch of Noir=. This project doesn't have a home yet, though British e-publisher Mushroom Ebooks is "very interested" in seeing it once it's done. Here are the basic guidelines: =Touch of Noir=, ed. by K. G. McAbee and L. Joseph Shosty Needs: We're looking for 10-15 detective/crime stories with a feel of the Pulp Era to them. Stories set in 20s, 30s, and 40s are especially welcome. Mysteries with fantasy, horror, or even erotic elements are okay, but ones of this type will be purchased selectively. As this is a homage to the old masters, pastiches are welcome and even encouraged. Word Count: 4-7k How to submit: Type Touch of Noir Submission in the subject line followed by your story's title. In the body of the email provide a standard cover letter followed by your story pasted in the body of the email. No attachments. Response Time: 1-2 weeks on all submissions. If your story is rejected, you will receive a prompt reply along with as much commentary concerning your sub as I can manage. If we like it we'll ask to hold the ms until the deadline (December 1st). After the deadline we will make our final decisions. All final rejects and acceptances will be sent no later than December 15th. Payment: A percentage of royalties to be split evenly between the contributors, plus one copy of the book. Send submissions to Toadville2@aol.com and all questions and queries to AbruptlyTheDevil@aol.com. A .rtf copy of the official guidelines is available as well. To receive, send a blank email to AbruptlyTheDevil@aol.com with the subject line Touch of Noir Guidelines. Editor Shosty adds, "Even though a publisher has expressed interest in =Touch of Noir= this does not ensure the publisher will agree to publish the book once it's complete. It's strictly a spec project until further notice. This warning isn't meant to turn any of you off, but I know some of you have been burned in the past by spec projects failing to find a home. I just want you to be aware of the situation beforehand." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=178&show_all_t opics=0, 27 Aug 02] ----------------------------------------------------------------- CONTEST NESFA 2003 SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY SHORT STORY CONTEST [Contest, SF/F to 7500 wds, unpublished (professionally) writers only, no entry fee, deadline 15 Nov 2002. Prize: $50 merchandise. No rights taken.] URL: http://www.nesfa.org/index.html This contest is open to all amateur writers, defined as anyone who has not sold a story of any length (from short-short to novel) to a professional publication before 15 November 2002. Sale of poetry or non-fiction does not count. By 'sold to a professional publication' we mean being paid at least 3 cents per word. Electronic publications meeting these criteria count. However, some electronic publication involves no promise to pay any definite amount by any definite time; this does not count as a professional sale. Entries must be either science fiction or fantasy, less than 7,500 words long, and the original work of the person submitting them. The final round judge(s) will be announced in coming months. They will be well-known professional Science Fiction and Fantasy writers. Entries will be mailed back during the month of March 2003, if postage for this was included. Contest results and first round readers' comments will also be sent out in March 2003. These comments may be the most valuable benefit of this contest. They are probably the closest to unbiased critique from knowledgeable readers available anywhere. NESFA may keep an archival copy of finalists' manuscripts, but all other copies will be destroyed. All rights will remain with the authors. PRIZE: $50 merchandise and more ENTRY FEE: None DEADLINE: November 15, 2002 [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=178&show_all_t opics=0, 8 Aug 02] ----------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET GUIDELINES CRUX: A JOURNAL OF SPECULATIVE FICTION [New biannual print mag, SF/F/H to 3,000 wds. Pays $15/story on accept. Debuts in summer 2003. E-mail subs only. Sim subs and reprints ok. RT 1 mo. Also one contest per issue. Next contest deadline 15 Jan 2003. 1st place $20+pub. No accept. on contest entries until after deadline.] Sarah Guidry, editor Submissions: cruxmag@aol.com Editor Sarah Guidry said, "I've convinced my fiance' to go along with a venture into small press publishing. (We've already got a small jewelry business and a lawn care thing trying to make it off the ground, so, you know. Why not add some more? I like a challenge...) I know more about small press than I do about jewelry and lawn care anyway." Call for Submissions =Crux: A Journal of Speculative Fiction= will be a biannual print magazine dedicated to showcasing fiction and poetry in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. =Crux= is looking for pieces that push genres, combine them, layer them, and fit them together in new ways. The debut issue of the magazine is scheduled for Summer 2003, with issues in the Summer and Winter of each year following. We need stories up to 3000 words (not firm, query for longer), poetry up to 40 lines (firm), and black & white artwork. Payment is as follows: Fiction: $15 plus two contributor's copies. Poetry: $5 plus two contributor's copies. Art work: $5 plus two contributor's copies. Payment upon acceptance. Each issue of =Crux= will also feature a special contest section. In this section, authors are asked to create a story/poem using three provided elements in some way. The first place story in this section receives $20 plus two contributor's copies. All other stories/poems published in this section receive normal payment. The elements for the first issue's contest are: 1. "that grape soda feeling"; 2. "the eye of Jupitor"; and 3. Unicorns. The use of these elements can be minimal, but they must appear in some form. The deadline for contest entries is January 15, 2003. (Final acceptances for contest entries only after deadline.) How to submit: Email submissions to Sarah Guidry at cruxmag@aol.com. For stories: Send as RTF attachment (standard manuscript formatting). In the body of the email, include your cover letter and contact information. For poems: Send in body of email. For artwork: Send as attachment. Response times: No longer than one month (except for contest subs). Sim subs and reprints ok, but please state clearly in cover letter. [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=178&show_all_t opics=0, 22 Aug 02] ----------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET INFORMATION 3SF Liz Holliday, editor of =3SF magazine=, says, "Herewith, *finally* the table of contents for Issue 1" Fiction Angle of my Dreams - Jay Lake Ring of Ankhar - Cherith Baldry Sweet Waters - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller Sunlight in Spelling - Marion Pitman Making Fields - Mary Soon Lee Volunteers - Lawrence Watt-Evans The Third Way - Darrell Schweitzer Punishment - Richard Parks Non-fiction Eclectica - Looking for New England - John Whitburn Readers' Guide - Alternate History - Steven H. Silver FanBase - Glasgow Worldcon - KIM Campbell/ConCom In Media Res - Why Isn't There More Science in Media SF? - Alex Stewart British Book Reviews - Gwyneth Jones US Book Reviews - Rich Horton Media Reviews - Alex Stewart Roleplaying Reviews - Alex Stewart Who Goes There - Jonathan Archer - Alex Stewart Writers on Writing - George RR Martin on World Building - Christy Hardin Smith Interview with Ian MacDonald - Liz Holliday Cover Art by Deidre Counihan. Interiors by Chris Adams, Alfred Klosterman, Steve Crisp, Dion Hamill [sff.publishing.3sfmagazine, 21 Aug 02] When asked about the slush pile, Ms. Holliday said, "It's shrinking a tiny bit! I'm managing to read more each day than actually come in. "Slowed down by the fact that I started with the 'held for second read' pile and bought 2 of them. Then turned to the regular mail slush, and hit another good one (will need a rewrite, I think, though, so can't say more.) "I do have a rather large pile of rejections to send out, too, though..." [sff.publishing.3sfmagazine, 23 Aug 2002] ANDROMEDA SPACEWAYS INFLIGHT MAGAZINE When a writer on the =Speculations= Rumor Mill stated that a story bought by =Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine= would probably be published in about a year, and another writer was amazed by how long that wait was, Nigel, one of the editors, said, "A year is unusual, but not impossible. We have a different editorial team for each issue (up to a certain issue, then we'll probably cycle around again). All stories are made available to the entire pool of editors. Editor 1 goes--'Nah. It's good, but I've already got enough stories.' Editors 2 & 3 go--'Nah. We need stories, but we've already selected something similar.' Editors 4 & 5 go--'Nah. It's professionally written, but it doesn't suit my tastes.' Editor 6 goes--'Perfect! I'll take it!' and voila!, the story is accepted, but isn't scheduled for publication for another 12 months." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=201&m=12680&sh ow_all_topics=0, 24 Jul 02] Simon, another of the fiction editors at =Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine=, said, "Sometimes a story will be rejected because it doesn't fit the requirements of the editors of the next three issues, despite being liked enough to get through the first and second rounds. Or they might already have something similar to go into their issue. "We get a weekly update listing stories which have passed the second round and which are available for selection. Most of the people who will be editing future issues are currently first or second round readers, so they might have seen the story come through the queue. Other future editors check over the list for stories they'd like to use in their issue. That's what happened with [the writer's story]: 12 months is a long time, but the editor didn't want to see the story slip by so (s)he gave the author the choice of having the story returned or seeing it published down the track. "So why reject anything? We could sling all second-round stories into a huge pool and pick the bones over whenever we felt like it. "Because that would be greedy. We can't use everything, and we don't want to grab hold of hundreds of stories, raising people's expectations only to return most of the pieces. Editors whose turn isn't due for 12-16 months are not going to be actively grabbing stories right now--they don't want to cram their issues long before they have to. "I know we give a lot of feedback, but we're all fiction writers and we all know what it's like to get rejected. We chose our method because it gives authors feedback at each stage. The down side is that there always seems to be one more hurdle. [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=201&m=12720&sh ow_all_topics=0, 28 Jul 02] Nigel said later, "Just a general posting to let people know that =Andromeda Spaceways= still gets far too little in the way of fantasy, especially humorous fantasy, and horror. Most of what we receive is still sci-fi, or serious heroic fantasy. So send us your light and humorous fantasy." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t opics=0, 27 Aug 02] DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES David Kopaska-Merkel, editor of =Dreams and Nightmares=, said, "I am caught up on e-subs to =Dreams and Nightmares= and am working today on the snail subs (I only have about 10 on hand, and I should get all of those done today)." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t opics=0, 15 Aug 02] IDEOMANCER UNBOUND Mikal Trimm, one of the editors of the =Ideomancer Unbound= anthology, says, "The final TOC for the =Ideomancer Unbound= anthology is now in place, and all shortlisted writers should have been notified. If for some reason you WERE shortlisted but DIDN'T get an e-mail as to your final acceptance/rejection, please drop an e-mail to Unbound@ideomancer.com. "We'll post the final TOC later, once Chris Clarke has come back from his business trip." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t opics=0, 13 Aug 02] KINSHIPS The =Kinships= website has a message indicating that the magazine has ceased publication. [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=221&show_all_t opics=0, 2 Aug 02] NUKETOWN Ken Newquist, editor of =Nuketown=, said, "=Nuketown='s Fiction section is now closed, and is not likely to re-open anytime in the near future. The webzine itself continues to publish; we just don't do fiction anymore. "You can learn more by reading this editorial on the site: http://www.nuketown.com/templates/editorials.php?editorial_id=28" [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=84&show_all_to pics=0, 18 Jul 02] SBD SF&F A writer on the Rumor Mill asked, "Anybody know anything about =SBD SF & F= http://www.motordoc.net/sf&f/ ? "They are paying a modest amount for stories ($20), but it looks like readers will then vote on favorite stories to be reprinted in a book for (low) pro rates. Anyone know the editor? [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=178&show_all_t opics=0, 7 Aug 02] Another writer replied, "Howard W. Penrose, Ph.D., the editor and publisher, describes himself as an editor and publisher of engineering-technical books and software. This is his first go at editing fiction, although he claims to be a specfic fiction writer and has one of his own stories online--so you can judge that for yourself. He seems very serious about this, started out asking for stories for no pay (except for the promise of pie in the sky later) then quickly realized he wasn't going to get much that way and now offers $20 a story (plus the pie in the sky by and by--if your story garners enough votes), which is as much if not more than many webzines are offering. [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=178&show_all_t opics=0, 11 Aug 02] SPECULON When a writer on the Rumor Mill asked, "Anyone heard from Tim Cooper and =Speculon=? He was having health problems. Any info on how he's doing?" [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=204&show_all_t opics=0, 21 Aug 02] Another writer answered, "Tim Cooper has been on my mind a lot lately, and I spent some time tracking him down. Just last night I had several email exchanges with his long time friend. . . . "My understanding is that his health problems continue. Some days are good, some days are bad. Overall, the curve seems to be improving (that is, his good days are better now than the old good days, and likewise his bad days, while still bad, are better than the old bad days). I hope that makes sense. I have no new info about =Speculon=. If I see Tim at ConJose I'm sure the topic will come up. If not, I'll attempt to learn more after I return from the convention." STRANGE HORIZONS Jed Hartman, one of the fiction editors for =Strange Horizons=, said, "Re resubmissions: total agreement with everything others posted, particularly about being upfront in the cover letter. Here are some more thoughts from my pov (which other editors might or might not agree with): "The first thing I do when a story comes in is check the database to see if it's a repeat and to see if the author currently has something else under consideration with us. If the title and author are the same as something we've seen before, I take a look at the previous version. (I keep copies of everything, which I consider to be one advantage of taking email subs but others might disagree.) If the opening paragraph and the closing paragraph look substantially the same, I send a form "You submitted this to us before, and we rejected it" note. Generally it turns out to have been an honest recordkeeping mistake on the author's part. Once in a while, an author sends us something that appears to be an edited version of a previously submitted story, with the only differences that are obvious at first glance being changes of phrasing or punctuation. Cleaning up the prose in a story will almost never be enough to get us to look at it again, especially if there's no indication in the cover letter that the author's aware that they've sent us this story before. If our original rejection indicated that we liked the story but had some problems with it, and if you've done a really substantial revision that you think addresses the problems we mentioned (though we don't always mention all of the problems we had; we generally focus on the biggest problem or two, or the most easily explained), then the best approach is to query us with a "would you like to see this again?" note. Second best would be to resubmit with a cover letter explaining the situation. Worst is to change the title and hope we won't notice that we've seen the story before. Most of the time, if we see ways that a story can be improved that would make us interested in taking it, we'll explicitly ask for a revision, with detailed information on what we'd like to see revised, rather than sending a rejection. That doesn't mean that if we didn't ask for a revision, we won't consider one, but I'm less likely to be enthusiastic about reading an unsolicited revision than a solicited one." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=204&m=3158&sho w_all_topics=0, 21 July 02] Mr. Hartman continues, "I wouldn't expect 8000 words to be a bad length for most magazines; that's at the low end of novelette range, and most prozines publish stuff at that length (and much longer). "If I had to guess about high fantasy in short lengths, I'd guess that one of the things many epic-fantasy readers like about what they read is just how long it is. Novel-readers often complain that short stories aren't long enough; I suspect that people who particularly enjoy multi-book series are often dissatisfied with stories under novella length. "[A writer] asked about =SH='s attitude toward Christian- religious themes. I don't know that we have an attitude toward such themes in general. The following are my opinions, not necessarily those of Susan and Chris: Although I'm not religious, a lot of my friends are, and I think that organized religion gets a bad rap in science fiction (and fairly often in fantasy as well); I would love to see more stories that treat religion in a more complex and less one-sided way than the usual Christianity- bashing that goes on. On the other hand, I'm also unlikely to be interested in a heavy-handedly religious story that suggests (for example) that atheists, agnostics, or Pagans are evil. "Honestly, what I'd most like to see is stories that deal well with religions other than Christianity; despite the fact that none of our three fiction editors is Christian, we've published two and a half Christmas stories in the past two years (the latest one might be seen as something of an anti-Christmas, though not anti-Christian, story), and no stories dealing with other religious holidays, and few stories dealing with other real-world religions. "I guess my general feeling about religion in fiction is that religion has been a big part of many humans' experience for a very long time, and that I'd like to see that acknowledged in more sf/f stories. I should also note that high fantasy is a hard sell for =SH=; we're not adamantly opposed to it, but none of us fiction editors reads much of it." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=204&m=3158&sho w_all_topics=0, 21 July 02] Somewhat later, Mr. Hartman posted, "=Strange Horizons= is temporarily a little overstocked on longer stories right now. Anything over 6000 words has to be split across two weeks, and we don't like to run multiple two-week stories too close together. So we can't buy too many longer stories all at once, and we've been receiving a lot of good ones lately. So if you want to send us something over 6K words, might be best to hold off for a while --competition for those two-week slots will be very very tough for the next few weeks." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t opics=0, 19 Aug 02] TALEBONES A writer on the Rumor Mill got the following information from Patrick Swenson, editor of =Talebones=. "We're not known for publishing fiction about or narrated by children or young adults." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=201&m=12920&sh ow_all_topics=0, 16 Aug 02] WEIRD TALES A writer on the Rumor Mill notes that the editorial of the current issue of =Weird Tales= is a detailed description of how to submit, and how manuscripts are handled. "Unless the editorial is a lie, manuscripts are read at random." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=201&m=13000&sh ow_all_topics=0, 23 Aug 02] WICKED WORDS A writer on the Rumor Mill said, "The =Wicked Words= anthology guidelines can be found at http://www.erotica-readers.com/ERA/ GuidelineFrames.htm I think they're up to their 6th or 7th erotic anthology now. They pay 200 GBP (converts to around $315 US) for over 4000 words. The books are sold at Borders, B&N, Amazon.com, etc." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=178&show_all_t opics=0, 7 Aug 02] The writer continues, "=Wicked Words 7= is booked up for this coming year, sorry. I have a story in =Wicked Words 6= and she sent along a letter to all the authors saying she had so many subs for =WW7= that she'd be closed to any more submissions until =WW8=. But it is a great market and worth a try next year." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=178&show_all_t opics=0, 19 Aug 02] XIZQUIL A writer on SFF.NET said that =Xizquil= is "Closed to all submissions at present per Uncle River." [sff.writing.response-times, 27 Aug 2002] ==End of the CALLIHOO Newsletter for 27 August 2002==