CALLIHOO Newsletter
Market News for Writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
Julia West, Editor       Vol. 11, No. 4               24 June 2003
Website:  http://www.sff.net/people/julia.west/CALLIHOO/index.htm

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IN THIS ISSUE

Deadlines
Anthologies
     Leviathan 4 (gls)
     Polyphony 4 (gls)
Contest
     Mytholog Stories for Peace Contest (gls)
Market Guidelines
     Astropoetica (gls)
     Borderlands Magazine (gls)
     Chiaroscuro (gls)
     Encyclopedia of Themes in Science Fiction and Fantasy (gls)
     Macabre (gls)
     The Metastatic Whatnot (gls)
     Mytholog (gls)
     Permutations (gls)
     Rove the Moon (gls)
     SDO Fantasy (gls)
     Tales of the Unanticipated (gls)
Market Information
     Abyss & Apex (temp closed)
     Alchemy
     Allegra Press
     Best of Soft SF Contest (dead)
     Black Gate
     DNA Publications
     Gobshite Quarterly
     Ideomancer (temp closed)
     Imaginings Anthology
     Just Weird Enough (temp closed)
     The Metastatic Whatnot
     Oxymore Publishing
     Raven Electrick
     Strange Horizons
     The Third Alternative
     Weird Tales

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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.)

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, Vol. 11 No. 4)]

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)]

MICROSHOCKS
Deadline 1 July 2003
[Print antho, H to 1000 wds (pref to 500 wds).  Pays 5 cents/wd.
on pub.  E-mail subs only.  RT 1 mo.  (GLs in Vol. 11 No. 1)]

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)]

THE PHOBOS WRITING CONTEST
Deadline 31 July 2003
[Contest, SF to 7500 wds.  12 $500 prizes + possible pub in
antho.  No entry fee.  Entrants 18 years or older.  Up to 3
entries per person.  Include entry form with each.  E-mail subs
only.  No reprints or collaborations.  (GLs in Vol. 11 No. 3)]

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)]

MYTHOLOG STORIES FOR PEACE CONTEST
Deadline 2 August 2003
[Contest, stories for peace with mythic theme.  Prize $50 + pub. 
No reprints.  All entries considered for pub in Mytholog (no
pay).  Mult subs okay (separate E-mails).  E-mail subs only. 
(GLs in Vol. 11 No. 4)]

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)]

TALES OF THE UNANTICIPATED
Open 15 July to 15 August 2003
[Annual printzine, spec fic/F/H to 10,000 wds.  Pays 1-1/2 to 2
cents/wd.  No serials.  No e-mail subs.  Reprints and sim subs
okay if say.  Up to 3 mult subs.  RT long.  (GLs in Vol. 11 No.
4)]

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)]

THE MANY FACES OF VAN HELSING
Deadline 15 September 2003
[Antho, H (mostly) about Van Helsing to 8,000 wds.  Pays 8-10
cents/wd. + share of royalties.  No mult or E-mail subs.  (GLs in
Vol. 11 No. 3)]

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THEMES IN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
Assignments between 1 July 2003 and 1 October 2003
[Encyclopedia entries on SF/F themes and classic works.  400
1,000-wd. themes, 200 1,000-word classic works.  Pays $45 per
entry.  Query first. (GLs in Vol. 11 No. 4)]

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)]

POLYPHONY 4
Open 1 September 2003 to 15 October 2003
[Print antho, lit spec fic 4,000-10,000 wds.  Pays 6 cents/wd. to
$600 on accept.  No E-mail subs (except overseas), reprints, or
sim or mult subs.  (GLs in Vol. 11 No. 4)]

NEW MOON MAY/JUN. 2004:  25 BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
Deadline 1 November 2003
[Bimo. print, fiction for girls 8-14, abt. girls/
women 900-1200 wds (prints 3 to 6 per yr.).  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.For writers who haven't won cash prize
in 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; 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
[Bimo. print, fiction for girls 8-14, abt. girls/
women 900-1200 wds (prints 3 to 6 per year).  Occasionally
serializes longer fiction.  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.  

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)]

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ANTHOLOGIES

LEVIATHAN 4
[Print themed antho, lit F (surreal, slipstream, magical realism)
5,000 to 20,000 wds.  Pays $250 max/story.  Theme:  cities.  No
reprints or mult subs.  No traditional tropes.  E-mail subs okay. 
Deadline 30 June 03.]

Forrest Aguirre, Editor
1718 Weber Dr.
Madison, WI 53713
Submissions:  ministryofwhimsy@yahoo.com

=Leviathan 4=: Submission Guidelines

World Fantasy Award finalist Ministry of Whimsy Press will be
reading for the fourth installment of its British Fantasy Award
and Philip K. Dick Award-finalist original fiction anthology
series =Leviathan= from April 7th to June 30th.

The anthology will be edited by Forrest Aguirre. Submissions
should be 5,000 to 20,000 words long. Please adhere to the
minimum and maximum word count.

Maximum payment of $250 per accepted piece. =Leviathan 4= is a
themed anthology; the theme is "Cities". We are looking for
previously unpublished stories where a city or cities is (are) so
critical to the success of the story that the tale utterly fails
if moved to another location, real or imagined. The works we
publish might be described as surreal, decadent, experiment-al,
slipstream or magically real, but with a strong literary
sensibility. Tales for =Leviathan= should contain some
fantastical element, however slight, with a strong sense of
atmosphere and word-crafting throughout. We are not afraid of
experimentalism, but do note that our readers appreciate some
sense of linearity, though this sense might be minimal. Remember,
a city must, in essence, be a character, be the plot, be the
ouvre of the work. Please do not send any stories that feature
such traditional tropes as vampires, werewolves, zombies, or
faeries.

Traditional science fiction, hardcore horror, sword and sorcery,
and stories in which humor is the primary element stand little
chance of acceptance. Monkeys, small children, and
anthropomorphic cleaning products are also not welcome. No
multiple submissions, please. You can submit your story to editor
Forrest Aguirre via email at ministryofwhimsy@yahoo.com in RTF or
Word .doc format. You can also submit your story via snail mail
to Forrest Aguirre at 1718 Weber Dr, Madison, WI 53713. Stories
submitted via snail mail without adequate SASE will be disposed
of unread. Submissions to the Ministry's Tallahassee address will
not be read. We strongly recommend that you buy a copy of the
=Leviathan 3= anthology to get an idea of the type of story for
which we are looking.

Past volumes of =Leviathan= have featured fiction from L. Timmel
Duchamp, Richard Calder, Stepan Chapman, Rhys Hughes, Rikki
Ducornet, Brian Evenson, and Michael Moorcock, among others.

[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t
opics=0, 13 June 03]


POLYPHONY 4
[Print antho, lit spec fic 4,000-10,000 wds.  Pays 6 cents/wd. to
$600 on accept.  No E-mail subs (except overseas), reprints, or
sim or mult subs.  Open 1 Sept 2003 to 15 Oct 2003.]

=Polyphony 4= Call for Submissions

Deborah Layne, Publisher and Fiction Editor
Jay Lake, Fiction Co-Editor
Wheatland Press
P.O. Box 1818
Wilsonville, OR 97070
Queries only:  inquiries@wheatlandpress.com

Wheatland Press announces an open reading period for =Polyphony
4=, the fourth volume in the critically-acclaimed =Polyphony=
anthology series. The publisher and editors are committed to
finding outstanding cutting edge fiction from new writers as well
as from established writers. We will be looking for stories that
stretch (or break) the boundaries of traditional genres. Send us
your magic realism, surrealism, literary stories with a genre
sensibility, and other hard-to-classify stories with strong
literary values, compelling characters, engaging tone and unique
voice. If you really want to know what we are looking for, check
out the previous volumes of =Polyphony=, available directly from
Wheatland Press, genre booksellers or online booksellers.

We will accept submissions by lettermail only at our P.O. Box,
postmarked from September 1st, 2003 through October 15th, 2003.
Manuscripts received with a postmark date outside the designated
reading period will be discarded unopened. Email submissions are
welcome from overseas contributors. If you live in the United
States and feel you must email a submission to us, please query
first.

Please follow standard manuscript formatting and submission
conventions, especially including no simultaneous or multiple
submissions. Word count is open, but our preferred range is
4,000-10,000 words. If you are unfamiliar with standard
manuscript formatting, please see the various essays and
references under the heading "Manuscript Preparation" at
http://www.sfwa.org/writing/

Some specifics based on prior experience.

1) No reprints. Not even if prior publication had limited or
private distribution. If you feel you must submit a reprint,
please query first. We'll still say "no," but it might make you
feel better. Reprint submissions will be rejected unread.

2) Please use normal manuscript headers. Manuscripts without full
author identification and contact information on the first page
of the story will be rejected unread. This does not mean use a
cover sheet, this means put your name and address in the upper
left hand corner and the word count in the upper right hand
corner, on the same page as the title and the first paragraph of
the story. It also helps to put "by Your Name" under the title,
just in case. As basic as this is, at least one story got
rejected from the final reading round of a prior volume because
it had become separated from its cover letter and we couldn't
identify the author. Improperly identified manuscripts will be
rejected unread.

3) Do not include copyrighted material in your story. Manuscripts
which feature quotations from popular music or published authors
will be rejected unread. It is difficult and expensive to clear
rights for this sort of material, and the potential liabilities
to both author and publisher are enormous. This is fiction. Make
up your own material.

4) No multiple submissions. One story per author, please. If we
want to see additional material from you, we will contact you.
Multiple submissions from one author will be rejected unread.
Please don't play games on this one, either.

5) By the same token, no simultaneous subs. We won't hold your
story for an unreasonable length of time, please allow us the
privilege of being able to buy it.

6) If you are submitting by letter mail from overseas with a
SASE, please supply AMERICAN stamps or a sufficient number of
IRCs. Colorful as they are, foreign stamps are not accepted by
the United States Postal Service. Enclosing cash for return
postage is not helpful either, because that is another
transaction we have to deal with. We will also be happy to reply
by email to overseas subs, even those that come by letter mail.

7) There is no need to summarize or sell your story in the cover
letter. We're not buying cover letters, we're buying manuscripts.
We're interested in knowing your credits, especially if you're a
brand new writer. Personal data, "I am a zeppelin pilot and
professional mime, often simultaneously" for example, are not
relevant until after we buy the story.

8) To learn more about our submissions and editorial process,
feel free to browse current and past posts at
sff.publishing.polyphony on the SFF.Net newsgroups. There have
been extensive discussions of our reading preferences, prior
experiences and personal opinions there.

It is our intention to respond to all submissions by December
15th. We pay $0.06 per word for First Print and Electronic World
Anthology Rights, to a maximum of $600.00, on acceptance, along
with two author's copies on publication. These guidelines may be
redistributed freely in their entirety.

[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t
opics=0, 2 June 03]

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CONTEST

MYTHOLOG STORIES FOR PEACE CONTEST
[Contest, stories for peace with mythic theme.  Deadline 2 Aug
2003.  Prize $50 + pub.  No reprints.  All entries considered for
pub in Mytholog (no pay).  Mult subs okay (separate E-mails).  E-
mail subs only.]

Submissions:  contest@mytholog.com

(1st) STORIES FOR PEACE CONTEST
(Full Public Service Announcement)

=Mytholog=, an online publication of short fiction and poetry
(www.mytholog.com) is sponsoring a short fiction contest called
Stories for Peace. We'd like to see a story that shows us the
meaning of peace, or perhaps makes us want it a little more.

Short stories, flash fiction, and microflash are all acceptable
for entry. Deadline for entries is (extended to) August 2nd,
2003. A winner will be announced by September 1st, 2003.

A winning story will be selected by the submissions team at
=Mytholog=. The winning entry is the judged to be the most
poignant entry that somehow represents, demonstrates, 'comments
upon,' elucidates, or defines (through the elements of the
story), peace. We aren't saying that it should be "pacifist" per
se, or that the story must be considered "relevant," nor
suggesting that entries be allegorical. We're leaving the
criteria intentionally open-ended, so as to inspire, not
restrict.

The winning story will receive a prize of $50 transmitted by
paypal (paypal accounts are free at paypal.com and you may use it
to deposit funds in your own bank account or to spend online).
We'll work out the details of this transfer with the winning
entrant, so paypal membership is not necessary at the time of
entry.

The prize-winning story will be published as the =Mytholog=
Stories for Peace winner in either a special or upcoming edition
of =Mytholog=.

RULES: All entries must be previously unpublished and are also
submissions to =Mytholog= for publication. Entrants are granting
us first world/electronic publication rights to their entry or
entries. Those stories which, at the discretion of the
submissions committee, are judged runners up will be published in
one of the 2003 editions of =Mytholog=. Reprints, provided
explicit credit to =Mytholog= is given, are up to the author
after 6 months from publication in =Mytholog=.

Entries are submitted by email, and should be marked at the top
as follows:

Stories for Peace Contest Entry
First World/Electronic Publication Rights

A single blank line should appear between paragraphs. No hard
returns. Conclude the entry with the word END (all caps). Work
should be spell-checked and reasonably self-edited. The work may
be edited slightly by Mytholog for publication. Indicate bold,
underline, or italics by the following simple convention in your
text: <I>some text</I>. In the event that bolding or underlining
is deemed more appropriate than italics, we'll make that
adjustment.

Entry/submission must be made in the body of a plain text (no
HTML) email message. Attachments cannot be accepted (except for
.txt submissions where the story is exceptionally lengthy). All
submissions should be addressed to: contest@mytholog.com with the
words "For Publication" in the subject line. One submitted item
per email, please. Send it from the email address to which you
expect a response and one that will be valid throughout the
contest.

A quotation from our Guidelines: "We aren't hardwired to genre at
all. We'll publish things that fall between the cracks and
perhaps stick their claws up to horrify or tantalize us,
literature on the mythskirts of a genre. We're interested in
anything that is part of the modern mythos or part of the
construction of myth, from the ancient and traditional to
contemporary culture, whether it be dark, bright, erotic,
mysterious, adventurous, dystopian, folkloric, or fantastic.
We're interested in storytelling and theme. The thread of
continuity for us is mythic development." Obviously, we've
reached out to ask how peace is a part of that mythic thread.

[http://www.mytholog.com/contest.html]

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MARKET GUIDELINES

ASTROPOETICA
[Webzine, astronomy-related poetry.  Pays $5/poem.  Any length,
style, or genre.  Theme:  Constellations.  Reprints okay.  E-mail
subs only.  Mult subs okay; one per E-mail.  No sim subs.  RT to
2 mo.]

Submissions:  submissions@astropoetica.com
Queries:  editor@astropoetica.com
http://www.astropoetica.com/

Astropoetica: Submission Guidelines

=Astropoetica= is an online publication seeking to present the
best in contemporary astronomy-related poetry.  Our first project
will focus on poems with a constellation theme.

What We Are Looking For:
Poems of any length, style, or genre relating to any one of the
88 currently recognized constellations. Poems should focus on one
constellation specifically, though others may be referenced
within the poem. Scientific, mythic, historical, multicultural,
and personal approaches are all welcome.

Reprints are acceptable if clearly identified as such. Please
indicate where your piece was previously published and when.

How to Submit:
At this time, we are only accepting electronic submissions.
Submit one poem at a time within the body of an email to:
submissions@astropoetica.com. Attachments will not be accepted.
In the subject line, please indicate which constellation is the
subject of your poem. Example: "Submission: [Constellation
Name]."

In your e-mail, be sure to include your name, mailing address,
e-mail address, and any special formatting requirements. If your
poem is accepted, we will ask for a brief bio to be published
with your work.

Multiple submission are fine, but please, no simultaneous
submissions.

Response Times:
We hope to keep response times down to two months. Pieces under
serious consideration may be held longer. Feel free to query if
you have not heard from us within three months.
editor@astropoetica.com

Payment:
We offer $5 (US) per accepted poem for one time electronic
rights, paid on acceptance.

Final Note:
As we accept poems for each constellation, we will update this
website to reflect which constellation slots have been filled.
While we won't completely rule out accepting more than one poem
for any given constellation, our top priority will be insuring
that each constellation is represented by at least one poem. See
Open Constellations.

[http://www.astropoetica.com/guidelines.html]          


BORDERLANDS
[Australian printzine.  SF/F/H 500 to 10,000 wds (pref 1,000 to
6,000 wds).  Pays $25/story or article, $50 for works over 7,000
wds.  No serials.  =Subs from Australians only=.  Prefers E-mail
subs.  No mult subs.  May accept reprints.]

Simon Oxwell, Managing Editor
P O Box 276
Bayswater WA 6933
Fiction submissions:  submissions@borderlands.com.au
Art submissions:  art@borderlands.com.au
http://www.borderlands.com.au

=Borderlands= Launched at SwanCon

A new publication for readers of Australian science fiction,
fantasy and horror

Sunday, 20 April, 2003
A new magazine for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror
fiction has been launched in Perth today.  =Borderlands= will
feature a selection of quality short stories and artwork in each
issue, presented in a fresh, modern book format.  Author and
science fiction critic, Robin Pen, launched the first edition of
=Borderlands= on behalf of the Borderlands Press committee at the
Kings Hotel.  "There are many talented Australian writers, who
need more opportunities for publication other than the limited
amounts provided by the big publishers," said Managing Editor,
Simon Oxwell. "=Borderlands= is our opportunity to increase the
publishing opportunities for Australian writers in this market,
which has been generating tremendous interest and sales
overseas."

Stories in the first edition of =Borderlands= include submissions
from Lee Battersby, Cathy Cupitt, Deborah Biancotti, Stephen
Dedman, K J Bishop, Simon Brown and Grant Watson.  Borderlands
will be available through select retailers or at a retail price
of $12.00 per copy, or $30 for an annual subscription. Orders can
be made through the website.  Writers and artists are invited to
submit material according to the guidelines on the website --
http://www.borderlands.com.au

Further information and interviews, contact Jodie Hunter on 08
9349 7118 (Australia) Email: tenorqueen@yahoo.com)  Website:
http://www.borderlands.com.au    First review... 
http://www.ideomancer.com/main/ideoMain.htm "....the quality is
there from the first, and the editorial committee have the
experience and smarts to ensure that this will be one of the
stronger magazines in Australia for some time to come."

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding
=Borderlands=, I'll be happy to assist. Issue Two is now in
progress, publication expected in August 2003.
Sincerely, Jodie Hunter, =Borderlands= Publicist/Editorial Team

Type of fiction
=Borderlands= is open to unsolicited submissions of Australian
quality speculative fiction, that is fiction with some elements
of science fiction, fantasy or horror or related genres.
Australian means Australian citizens, Australian born, or
Australian resident. We are very flexible on the speculative (a
hint of magic realism might be enough), somewhat flexible on the
Australian, but not on the quality.

Type of non-fiction
We are interested in Australian non-fiction that addresses issues
relevant to speculative fiction, or futurist topics. We are also
open to non-fiction that is either about Australian speculative
fiction, or about speculative fiction and by an Australian (using
the same definition of Australian as for fiction).  We much
prefer submissions for non-fiction to come in the form of an
abstract or summary. In general, if you are not sure if a
non-fiction idea is right for our magazine, send us a summary or
abstract.

Artwork
We are looking for artwork, but we are not usually interested in
unsolicited submissions. We are primarily interested in
illustrations solicited for a particular story or article. If you
are interested in providing us with artwork, contact our art
editor with samples, and they will respond.

The preferred way to contact our art editor is via email at
art@borderlands.com.au. Physical artwork samples will not be
returned, and we prefer electronic formats. If submitting your
work electronically, a web link (URL) to a page of your art is
vastly preferable to a file attachment. If you are going to send
a file attachment, e-mail first before sending it. Unsolicited
e-mail attachments may not be read.

Sequential Art
=Borderlands= will consider works of sequential art (i.e. comic
strips), but they must qualify under our normal standards as both
art and fiction, that is they must include speculative elements,
be of high quality, and of an appropriate length (less than
twelve pages).

Letters
We welcome letters, but most letters to the magazine that we
publish will be on our web site rather than in the magazine.
Letter manuscripts remain the property of the magazine and we
reserve the right to publish letters we receive in either
physical or electronic format. We reserve the right to edit
letters for reasons of length and clarity, but will endeavour to
preserve the intent. We prefer letters in electronic format, to
feedback@borderlands.com.

Length of Submission
500 to 10,000 words for fiction or articles. We prefer works
between 1000 to 6000 words, and we do not serialise. 

Other Submissions
If you are interested in submitting a work that does not fall
within these guidelines, please contact us and we will let you
know if we are interested. We do not accept unsolicited poetry.
We do not even have a poetry editor.

Format of Submission
We prefer electronic submissions where possible, mailed to
submissions@borderlands.com.au.  Physical mail can be sent to P O
Box 276, Bayswater WA 6933. All manuscripts sent will be deemed
disposable, and will not be returned to the author. We prefer
Microsoft Word or RTF documents, but please contact us if
document conversion is a problem. Paper submissions should be on
white A4, formatted double-spaced with wide margins in at least
12 point type using a serif face if possible, and include title,
author and page number on each page. Either format should be
accompanied by the authors name, full address, and email address,
and also the submissions title and word count.

Multiple Submissions
If you have a good reason for submitting more than one piece at a
time, please ask us. Otherwise, please stick to one submission at
a time.

Rights
Stories must be original and the authors own work. No stories
that infringe on anothers copyright will be accepted. We usually
purchase first publication rights, including electronic
publication rights for each issue of the journal. We do not
normally accept reprints, though we may do so occasionally,
particularly if the work has appeared in only limited
circulation.

Feedback
We regret that we are not able to offer feedback on every
submission.

Reimbursement
We offer $25 for stories or articles, $50 for works over 7,000
words, $25 for black and white illustrations, $50 for cover
artwork. You will also receive a contributors copy. 

[http://www.borderlands.com.au/submissions.html]


CHIAROSCURO (CHIZINE)
[Webzine, H to 4,000 wds.  Pays 5 cents/wd.  E-mail subs only. 
No reprints or mult subs.  Sim subs okay if notify.  RT to 3 mo.]

Brett Alexander Savory, Editor-in-Chief
The Chiaroscuro/ChiZine
Submissions:  fiction@chizine.com
http://thechiaroscuro.com; http://chizine.com

=Chiaroscuro: Treatments of Light and Shade in Words=
(http://chizine.com) Announces New Fiction Submission Guidelines

As of September 1st, 2003, the following guidelines will apply to
=ChiZine=:

Dark.
Well-written.
4,000 words or less. (We will look at slightly longer stories,
but will only pay for the first 4K.)         
Rich Text Format or body of an e-mail (with italics somehow
denoted).
No reprints.
Simultaneous submissions okay, as long as you *tell* us it's
simultaneous.
No multiple submissions. We want only your best.
Payment: 5 cents per word (USD).
E-mail: fiction@chizine.com (Submissions sent to any other
address will be deleted unread.)
Response time: up to 3 months

Also starting September 1st, 2003, ChiZine will pay $7 per poem.

Best and darkest,

Brett Alexander Savory
Editor-in-Chief, The Chiaroscuro/ChiZine
http://thechiaroscuro.com; http://chizine.com
[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t
opics=0, 3 June 03]


THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THEMES IN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
[Encyclopedia entries on SF/F themes and classic works.  400
1,000-wd. themes, 200 1,000-word classic works.  Pays $45 per
entry.  Query first.  Assignments made between 1 Jul 2003 and 1
Oct 2003.]

Gary Westfahl, Editor
Coordinator, English Programs
The Learning Center 052
University of California
Riverside CA 92521
909-787-5229
Query at gary.westfahl@ucr.edu

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS: =The Encyclopedia of Themes in Science
Fiction and Fantasy=

Contributors are needed for a three-volume reference book from
Greenwood Press, =The Encyclopedia of Themes in Science Fiction
and Fantasy=, edited by Gary Westfahl, with Advisory Editors
Richard Bleiler, John Clute, Fiona Kelleghan, David Langford,
Andy Sawyer, and Darrell Schweitzer. There will be 400 1000-word
entries on "Themes" and 200 1000-word entries on "Classic Works"
which illustrate the themes in context. All topics for entries
are listed below; the greatest need is for authors to write
entries on themes; entries on bracketed topics have already been
written or assigned; trilogies and series are usually referenced
by the title of the first work in the series; authors of entries
on such works will also discuss subsequent works, with reasonable
patterns of emphasis to be suggested; entries will conclude with
bibliographies of relevant critical works; Contributors will be
paid $45 per entry upon publication and will also receive a free
copy of the three-volume reference book, to be priced at $250.
Those interested should send an e-mail message to
gary.westfahl@ucr.edu indicating how many and which entries they
would be interested in, attaching an updated vita or other
document in Word summarizing their qualifications. Assignments
will be made between July 1, 2003, and October 1, 2003; assigned
contributors will receive guidelines for the format and contents
of their entries; all entries must be submitted by e-mail as
attachments in Word no later than June 1, 2004. -- Gary Westfahl

THEMES: Absurdity, [Adam and Eve], Advertising. Africa, Air
Travel, Alien Worlds, Aliens in Space, Aliens on Earth, Allegory,
Alternate History, Amazons, America, Androgyny, Androids, Angels,
Animals and Zoos, Anthropology, [Antimatter], [Anxiety], Apes,
Apocalypse, Apprentice, Arcadia, Architecture and Interior
Design, Art, Arthur, Asia, Astronauts, [Atlantis], Australia,
Automobiles, Babies, Barbarians, Beauty, Betrayal, Bildungsroman,
Biology, Birds, Birth, [Black Holes], Blood, Books, Borderlands,
Business, Carnival, Castles, [Cats], Caverns, Cemeteries,
[Chess].

Children, China, Chivalry, Christianity, Christmas, Cities,
Civilization, Class System, [Cliches], Clocks and Timepieces,
Clones, Clowns and Fools, Colors, Comedy, Comets and Asteroids,
Communication, Community, [Computers], Cosmology, Courage, Crime
and Punishment, Cultures, Curses, Cyberpunk, Cyberspace,
[Cyborgs], Cycles, Dark Fantasy, Darkness, Death, Decadence,
Demons, Desert, Destiny, Detectives, Deus ex Machina, Dimensions,
Dinosaurs, [Disaster], Disguise, Divination, Dogs, Dolls and
Puppets, Doppelganger, Dragons, Dreams, Drugs, Dwarfs, Dystopia,
Earth.

Ecology, Economics, Education, Egypt, [Elder Races], [Elements],
Elves, Enlargement, Escape, Eschatology, Espionage, Estrangement,
Eternity, Ethics, Europe, Evil, Evolution, Exile, Exploration,
Fables, Fairies, Fairy Tales, Family, Far Future, Farms, Fashion,
Fathers, Feminism, Fin de Siecle, Fire, First Contact, Fish and
Sea Creatures, Flood, Flowers, Flying, [Food and Drink], Force,
Forests, Frankenstein Monsters, Freedom, Frontier, Future Wars,
Galactic Empire, Games, Gardens, Gender, [Generation Starship],
Genetic Engineering, [Ghosts and Hauntings], Giants.

Gifts, Globalization, Goblins, Gods and Goddesses, Gold and
Silver, [Golem], Gothic, Governance Systems, Gravity, Guilt and
Responsibility, Habitats, Halloween, Hard Science Fiction,
Heaven, Hell, Heroes, [Heroic Fantasy], History, Hive Minds,
[Hollow Earth], Holograms, Home, Homosexuality, [Horror], Horses,
Hubris, Humanity, [Humor], [Hyperspace], Hypnotism, Identity,
Illusion, Illustration and Graphics, [Imaginary Worlds],
Immortality and Longevity, Individualism and Conformity, Insects,
Intelligence, Invasion, Inventions, [Invisibility], Islam,
Islands, Japan, Journalism, Judaism, Jungles, Jupiter and the
Outer Planets, Kings, Knowledge.

Labyrinth, Landscape, Language and Linguistics, [Last Man], Latin
America, [Libraries], Light, Lions and Tigers, [Lost Worlds],
Love, Machines and Mechanization, Mad Scientists, Madness, Magic,
Magic Realism, Magical Objects, Maps, Marriage, [Mars],
[Mathematics], Medicine, Medievalism and the Middle Ages, Memory,
Mentors, Mercury, Mermaids, Messiahs, Metafiction and
Recursiveness, Metamorphosis, Microcosm, Miniaturization,
Mirrors, Money, Monsters, Moon, Mothers, Mountains, Music,
Mutation, [Mystery], Mythology, Names, Native Americans, Nature,
Near Future, Nuclear Power, Nuclear War, Nudity, Optimism and
Pessimism, Old Age.

Omens and Signs, Overpopulation, Pain, Pantropy, Parallel Worlds,
Paranoia, Parasites, [Pastoral], Perception, Personification,
Philosophy, Physics, Pirates, Plagues and Diseases, Planetary
Colonies, Plants, Poetry, Polar Regions, Politics, Possession,
Postcolonialism, Post-Holocaust Societies, Postmodernism,
Predictions, Prehistoric Fiction, Prisons, Progress, Promise,
[Psychic Powers], Psychology, Puzzles, Queens, [Quests], Race
Relations, Rats and Mice, Reading, Rebellion, Rebirth,
Reincarnation, Religion, Revenge, Riddles, Rings, Rituals,
Rivers, Robots, Rockets, Role Reversals, Romance, Ruritarian
Romance.

Russia, Sacrifices, Satan, Satire, Scientists, Sea Travel,
Seasons, Secret History, Secret Identities, Sense of Wonder,
Sexism, Sexuality, Shakespeare, Shapeshifters, Shared Worlds,
Sin, Skeletons, Slavery, Sleep, Snakes and Worms, Social
Darwinism, South Pacific, Space Habitats, [Space Opera], Space
Stations, Space Travel, Space War, Speed, Sports, Stars, Statues,
Steampunk, Stories, Sublime, Suicide, Sun, Superman, Superheroes,
Supernatural Creatures, Surrealism, Survival, Suspended Animation
and Cryonics, Sword and Sorcery, Swords, Symbiosis, Taboos,
Talents, Talking Animals, Taverns and Inns, Technology.

Technothrillers, [Teleportation], Television and Radio,
Temptress, Terraforming, Theatre, Theft, Threshold, Time, Time
Travel, Timeslips, Torture, Touch, Toys, Trade, Tragedy,
Transportation, Treasure, Trickster, UFOs, Underground Adventure,
Underwater Adventure, Unicorns, [Uplift], [Urban Fantasy],
Utopia, Vampires, Venus, [Villains], Violence, Virginity, Virtual
Reality, Vision and Blindness, Voodoo, War, Water, Weaponry,
Weather, Werewolves, Westerns, Wilderness, Wisdom, Witches,
Wizards, Work and Leisure, Writing and Authors, Xenophobia, [Yin
and Yang], Youth, [Zombies].

WORKS: [A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (film)], [Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll], Alien (film)],
Alphaville (film), Animal Farm by George Orwell, Babylon 5
(series), Back to the Future (film), Batman (film) (1989), Beauty
and the Beast (film) (1946), Blade Runner (film), Blake's 7
(series), [Blood Music by Greg Bear], [The Book of the New Sun by
Gene Wolfe], Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Brazil (film),
[Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore], The Brother from Another
Planet (film), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (series), [A Canticle for
Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.], Cat's Cradle by Kurt
Vonnegut, Jr., [Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke], A Christmas
Carol by Charles Dickens, City by Clifford D. Simak, The Clan of
the Cave Bear by Jean Auel, A Clockwork Orange (film), A
Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, Close Encounters of the
Third Kind (film), [The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett],
[Conan the Conqueror by Robert E. Howard], A Connecticut Yankee
in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain, [Consider Phlebas by Iain
M. Banks], Contact by Carl Sagan, Dawn by Octavia E. Butler, [The
Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham], The Day the Earth Stood
Still (film), Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison, [The
Demolished Man by Alfred Bester], The Difference Engine by
William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, The Dispossessed by Ursula K.
Le Guin, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (film) (1931), Doctor No (film), Dr.
Strangelove (film), Doctor Who (series), [Dracula (film)
(1930)],[Dracula by Bram Stoker], Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey,
The Drowned World by J. G. Ballard, Dune by Frank Herbert, Earth
Abides by George R. Stewart.

Earth: Final Conflict (series), Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card,
Enterprise (series) (2001- ), E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (film),
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray
Bradbury, The Female Man by Joanna Russ, Field of Dreams (film),
Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott, Forbidden Planet (film), The Forever
War by Joe Haldeman, Foundation by Isaac Asimov, Frankenstein
(film) (1931), [Frankenstein by Mary Shelley], From the Earth to
the Moon by Jules Verne, Futurama (series), Galapagos by Kurt
Vonnegut, Jr., The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper,
Gateway by Frederik Pohl, Godzilla, King of the Monsters (film),
Green Mansions by W. H. Hudson, Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan
Swift, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, Harry Potter and
the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling, Heaven Can Wait (film)
(1978) , [Helliconia Spring by Brian W. Aldiss], Hercules: The
Legendary Journeys (series), Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman,
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien, [Hospital Station by James White], Hyperion
by Dan Simmons, I, Robot by Isaac Asimov, The Incredible
Shrinking Man (film), Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice,
Invaders from Mars (film) (1953), Invasion of the Body Snatchers
(film) (1956), The Invisible Man (film) (1933), The Island of Dr.
Moreau by H. G. Wells, Island of Lost Souls (film), Islandia by
Austin Tappan Wright, It's a Wonderful Life (film), Jason and the
Argonauts (film), La Jetee (film), Jurassic Park by Michael
Crichton, [Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice by James Branch Cabell],
[Kindred by Octavia E. Butler], King Kong (film) (1933), [The
King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany], The Last Man by Mary
Shelley.

[Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon], The Last Unicorn by Peter
S. Beagle, The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, Lilith
by George MacDonald, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.
S. Lewis, [Little, Big by John Crowley], Looking Backward,
2000-1887 by Edward Bellamy, Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R.
Donaldson, [Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny], Lord of the Flies by
William Golding, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the
Ring (film), [The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien], Lost
Horizon by James Hilton, The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle,
Mad Max (film), The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick, The
Man Who Fell to Earth (film), The Martian Chronicles by Ray
Bradbury, Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers, The Matrix (film),
Metropolis (film), More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon, The
Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by Edgar Allan Poe, Neuromancer by
William Gibson, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, Norstrilia
by Cordwainer Smith, Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis, The
Outer Limits (series) (1963-65), The Owl Service by Alan Garner,
Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings, The Past Through Tomorrow by
Robert A. Heinlein, Perdido Street Station by China Mieville,
[Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie], The Picture of Dorian Gray by
Oscar Wilde, Planet of the Apes (film), A Princess of Mars by
Edgar Rice Burroughs, [The Prisoner (series)], The Purple Cloud
by M. P. Shiel, The Quatermass Experiment (series), Red Dwarf
(series), Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, Rendezvous with Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke, [She by H. Rider Haggard], The Shining by
Stephen King, The Simpsons (series), Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt
Vonnegut, Jr., Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson, Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs (film) (1937), [Solaris (film) (1972)], [Solaris by
Stanislaw Lem].

The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth, A Spell
for Chameleon by Piers Anthony, [Stand on Zanzibar by John
Brunner], Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon, Star Trek (series), Star
Trek: Deep Space Nine (series), Star Trek: Generations (film),
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (film), Star Trek: The Next
Generation (series), Star Trek: Voyager, Star Wars (film),
Stargate (film), [The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester],
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein, Startide Rising by David
Brin, The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting, Strange Case
of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Stranger in
a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein, Superman (film) (1978) ,
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks, Tarzan of the Apes by
Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Terminator (film), The Thing (from
Another World) (film), Things to Come (film), The Time Machine by
H. G. Wells, Timescape by Gregory Benford, [Titus Groan by Mervyn
Peake], Topper (film), Total Recall (film), A Trip to the Moon
(film), [Triplanetary by E. E. Smith], Triton by Samuel R.
Delany, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne, The
Twilight Zone (series) (1959-64), 2001: A Space Odyssey (film),
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, Utopia by Thomas More,
[A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay], The War of the Worlds by
H. G. Wells, The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley, We by Yevgeny
Zamiatin, [A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin], The Wizard
of Oz (film) (1939), The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Woman on
the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy, Wonder Woman (series), [The
Worm Ouroboros by E. R. Eddison], The X-Files (series), Xena:
Warrior Princess (series), The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim
Stanley Robinson.

Gary Westfahl, Coordinator, English Programs
The Learning Center 052, University of California, Riverside CA
92521, 909-787-5229
gary.westfahl@ucr.edu


MACABRE
[Biennial printzine, macabre fiction (DF/H/DSF) under 1,000 wds. 
Pays in copies.  Reading 1 Aug - 30 Sep 2003.  Reprints okay if
notify.  E-mail subs only.]

Christina Sng, Editor
Allegra Press
submissions: allegrapressNOSPAM@gmx.net (Remove NOSPAM to send)
URL: http://www.allegrapress.com

NEW GUIDELINES FOR MACABRE (Reading period: 1 AUGUST - 30
SEPTEMBER 2003 - please do not send before)

Note: Allegra Press buys one-time exclusive serial rights. Your
work should not appear anywhere else (print or online) between
acceptance and three months after publication. There are no
exceptions, except for art, which will be directly solicited.
Payment is one copy for all works, save for cover art, which is 2
copies.

I am looking for fiction and poetry that embody the word macabre.
Dark fantasy and horror, as well as science fiction but with a
horror slant.

No animal abuse whatsoever. No porn and/or sexual situations. No
profanity. No love stories or love poetry.

FICTION: under 1000 words.

POETRY: under 100 lines.

ART: Send me the link to your online portfolio or editors-only
hidden area.

REVIEWS / INTERVIEWS: less than 2000 words.

Payment is one copy for all works, save cover art, which gets two
copies.

I do consider reprints. Please state where they were originally
published.

All fiction, poetry, reviews, and interview submissions should be
pasted in the body of the email. No attachments and HTML tags,
please. Also include a cover letter with your mailing address and
a short bio in third-person. Any submissions that do not follow
these guidelines will be deleted unread.

I will request an RTF file with your work if accepted. Please
format it in Verdana 9-font, NO double-spacing before a new
sentence, single-line spacing, and paragraph justified.

Please send your submission to allegrapressNOSPAM@gmx.net (remove
the NOSPAM to send) with the appropriate header, e.g. MACABRE
POETRY SUBMISSION or MACABRE FICTION SUBMISSION. Due to the
overwhelming amount of spam I receive everyday, submissions that
do not have the above subject headers will unfortunately be
deleted unread.

Thank you for your time and support. I look forward to reading
your submissions.

[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t
opics=0, 3 June 03]


THE METASTATIC WHATNOT
[Quarterly webzine, fiction of any genre; no length limit.  Pays
$10/story ($5/story under 1,000 wds).  Serialized pieces $2 per
installment.  Submit 1 full-length story or up to 4 flash fiction
at once.  Will consider reprints.  E-mail subs only.  Sim subs
okay.]

Submissions:  submissions@metastatic-whatnot.com
http://www.metastatic-whatnot.com/index.html

Submission Guidelines

What we're looking for
We publish quality poetry, prose and anything in between, in any
form or genre.

We are open to everything from experimental writing to Absurdism
to intelligent speculative fiction. We have no fixed word or line
limits, but works of extreme length will by necessity be harder
to place. However, as we will consider the option of
serialisation (see the special note on weekly installments), the
possibility still exists.

Please be aware that while we do not expect all our contributors
to be of a prize-winning calibre, our standards are quite high.
Also, while we will tolerate a certain amount of roughness around
the edges, and will correspond with contributors in the event of
an otherwise promising submission manifesting such flaws, we do
expect submissions to have gone through a reasonable amount of
thought with regard to revisions. Needless to say, the outlook
for first drafts--or worse yet, unproofed first drafts--is not
good.

The fine print
We purchase first electronic rights. Though we will consider
reprints as long as they are accompanied by a declaration of this
fact (including information on where the piece was previously
published), we are much more interested in unpublished works.

Once accepted, we will publish your piece on our site for a
period of three months (with one exception; please see the
special note for details), after which we hope you will allow us
to continue to display it in our archives.

Submitting
We accept electronic submissions only. Submissions should be
included in the body of an email (as plain text) as well as
attached in the form of a .rtf file. Please send all pieces to
submissions@metastatic-whatnot.com. Submissions otherwise
received will be deleted unread.

For poetry, you are to submit a packet of 2-6 poems in a single
email. This is to increase the likelihood of our finding a poem
of yours that meets our needs for the issue being prepared. Your
email header should follow the format "POETRY SUBMISSION: Title
of poem (or the first poem in the packet)". The pay-rate is US $5
per poem, payable upon publication.

For full-length short fiction, please submit only one story at a
time. Your email header should follow the format "STORY
SUBMISSION: Title of story". The pay-rate is $10 per story upon
publication.

For flash fiction--self-contained stories under 1000 words--you
may submit anywhere between one and four stories at a time, in a
single email. Your email header should follow the format "FLASH
SUBMISSION: Title of piece (or the first piece in the packet)". 
The pay-rate is $5 per piece of flash fiction upon publication.

We are not on the lookout for unsolicited non-fiction submissions
at this time. However, if you have a completed article (be it an
interview, review or essay) or an idea for one, please query us
at editors@metastatic-whatnot.com. We will be quite happy to
discuss it with you. The pay-rate for chosen pieces will,
similarly, be negotiable.

If you wish to submit photographs or artwork, query us
beforehand, once again at editors@metastatic-whatnot.com. We will
see if something can be worked out.

Please feel free to submit in more than one category at a time. 
However, multiple submissions within a category (beyond the
maximum of six for poems and four for flash) are not allowed. We
will ignore all submissions beyond the first piece or packet in a
category.

Simultaneous submissions are acceptable if declared as such, but
we must emphasise the importance of notifying us immediately if
your work is accepted elsewhere. This cannot be stressed enough.

Special note on weekly installments
Though issues will be published on a quarterly basis, we will
also feature one additional piece a week from any of the above
categories. Such pieces will be chosen from the general pool of
submissions; there is no need to submit pieces for separate
consideration. Such pieces will tend to be short; longer pieces
will be serialised for publication on successive weeks. Due to
financial constraints, payment for such pieces will be fixed at
$2 per installment regardless. We would like to emphasise that
pieces thus published are not inferior, but merely less suited to
our needs for the particular issue being put together.

Publishing schedule
As mentioned, =The Metastatic Whatnot= is a quarterly
publication, with issues being released on the first of each
quarter (1st January, 1st April and so on). Nevertheless, we will
be reading all year round.

The publication date for our first issue has yet to be finalised.

Copyright (c) 2003 =The Metastatic Whatnot=

[www.metastatic-whatnot.com/submissions.html]


MYTHOLOG
[Quarterly webzine, mythological or modern mythos fic.  No pay at
this time.  Serials okay.  No reprints or sim subs.  E-mail subs
only.  Mult subs okay in separate E-mails.  RT 1 wk.]

Asher Black, Editor-in-Chief
Submissions:  asherblack@mytholog.com
www.mytholog.com

=Mytholog= is a unique quarterly electronic publication
(www.mytholog.com). It isn't hardwired to genre or media,  but
publishes things (generally short fiction, flash, poetry,
serials, graphic fiction, and essays) that fall between the
cracks and perhaps stick their claws up to horrify or tantalize
us, literature on the mythskirts of a genre. It is interested in
anything that is part of the modern mythos or part of the
construction of myth, from the ancient and traditional to
contemporary culture, whether it be dark, bright, erotic,
mysterious, adventurous, dystopian, folkloric, or fantastic.
=Mytholog= is interested in storytelling and theme. The thread of
continuity is mythic development. =Mytholog= also welcomes
illustrators to interpret the literary material. Currently
non-paying, but a change is planned for the future. Acquires
first world/electronic rights. Read guidelines thoroughly before
submitting.

We publish short fiction and poetry. We aren't hardwired to genre
at all. We'll publish things that fall between the cracks and
perhaps stick their claws up to horrify or tantalize us,
literature on the mythskirts of a genre. We're interested in
anything that is part of the modern mythos or part of the
construction of myth, from the ancient and traditional to
contemporary culture, whether it be dark, bright, erotic,
mysterious, adventurous, dystopian, folkloric, or fantastic.
We're interested in storytelling and theme. The thread of
continuity for us is mythic development.

Micro-fiction and serials are welcome. Other media are also
welcome. If in doubt, submit it.

We'll consider and often welcome illustrations with stories or
poems, if you'd like to provide them. Illustrations or artwork
inspired by an existing story or poem are also considered.  Read
our reprint specs and our style sheet (below) before submitting,
please.

Content and Style

Follow the =Mytholog= Style sheet. We've kept it simple.

Style Sheet
Include your by-line as you want it to appear.

Include the words "First World/Electronic Publications Rights" at
the top. (Previously published material is not being accepted
without a query right now. Having it on a home page or in a
chapbook is considered publishing.) 

Single space. Leave a blank line between paragraphs. 

Conclude any submission with "END" (all-caps) to indicate that it
is the end of the submission. If it doesn't come with an END, we
may have to e-mail you to ensure that the entire submission has
been received.

Indicate bold, underline, or italics by the following simple
convention in your text:

<I>some text</I>

In the event that bolding or underlining is deemed more
appropriate than italics, we'll make that adjustment.

Please spell-check and do a basic proofreading and edit of your
work before you submit.

http://www.mytholog.com/stylesheet.html

Emailing Submissions
Literary submissions must be made in the body of an email message
or (for long submissions) as an attached .txt file. They cannot
be accepted as any other kind of attachment (.doc .html .wps).

All submissions should be addressed to: asherblack@mytholog.com
with the words "For Publication" in the subject line.

One submitted item per email, please. Send it from the email
address to which you expect a response. If that changes before
we've accepted or returned your submission, please let us know.

Acceptance or Return
Disposition of submitted stories and poems are generally
determined by a consensus of editors.

We reserve the right to edit submissions for publication, but we
will endeavor at all times to maintain the integrity of your
work. Generally, we'll consult you about any dramatic changes, or
ask you to proof a print-ready copy. 

Returned does not necessarily mean rejected. We may request
revision to specific areas of a work. In that case, we are
returning the item with a desire to publish it, and allowing you
to make revisions.

Generally, we will acknowledge receipt your submissions within a
week of receiving them. If you don't receive acknowledgement
within one week, please query at that time. Email does get lost
in cyberspace. Sometimes it just takes the wrong corridor off of
the wrong dark alley and is never heard from again. That's when
you send out a search party or a replacement.

Notification of acceptance/refusal takes longer, of course. It
takes varying amounts of time for the editors to confer on each
submission. The length of time says nothing conclusive about the
quality, content, or style of the work. Many completely unrelated
factors contribute to short or long review periods. Generally,
you can expect an acceptance or return of your work within 60
days--sometimes much sooner than that. Relative to the time taken
by magazines on the aggregate, this is reasonably brief.

Do keep your own copy of work you submit. Things can get lost in
the mail or the shuffle, even on the internet. Machinery dies,
media degrades. Keep your own copy.

Reprints, Rights, & Simultaneous Submissions
We do not accept simultaneous submissions. Submitting an item for
publication by Mytholog means that, if it is accepted, you are
granting us first World serial and electronic publication rights,
and agreeing not to reprint the item for six months unless
=Mytholog= agrees.

We may consider doing reprints of particularly fine work, but
query first and also be absolutely certain that you do have the
reprint rights to offer. For previously published work, we
require a statement that you have the reprint rights to offer,
and are offering them to =Mytholog=, and are agreeing that, if
published by =Mytholog=, you will not reprint the item again for
six months.

Material that appears on the internet is considered to have been
published, even if it appears on a personal homepage or web site,
in a mailing list, or on a listserv. Work that has appeared in a
chapbook has been published. If you are thinking of sending
something to us for consideration, resist the urge to publish it
prematurely.

At this moment, there is no money, but we're considering funding
options. With funding, we do plan to start paying for writing.
We're looking for appropriate sponsors and advertising.

Entire contents copyright 2002-2003 =Mytholog=. All rights
reserved

Asher Black, Editor-in-Chief, =Mytholog= (www.mytholog.com)

[http://www.mytholog.com/submit.html]


PERMUTATIONS:  THE JOURNAL OF UNSETTLING FICTION
[New quarterly printzine.  Literary sf/f/h.  Accepts to 8,000
wds, but pref. 1,000-4,000 wds.  Pays 1 cent/wd, min $10, max
$50, on accept.  E-mail subs only.  Sim subs okay.  No mult subs
or reprints.  RT to 1 wk.  1st issue June 2004]

David Anaxagoras, Publisher/Editor
editor@permutationspress.com (submissions only)
danaxagoras@permutationspress.com (all other inquiries)
www.permutationspress.com

Welcome to Permutations Press

Announcing a literary journal with a dangerous side...

=Permutations: The Journal of Unsettling Fiction= is a new small
press magazine dedicated to publishing literary fiction with
overtones of science fiction, fantasy and horror. We celebrate
storytelling in the tradition of Ray Bradbury, Harlan Ellison,
Bruce Holland Rogers, Charles Baxter, James Morrow, Neil Gaiman,
Dan Simmons... Sometimes edgy, sometimes dark, always weird and
wonderful.

Our first issue is scheduled for June 2004.

Stats:
Fiction submission response time: 1-3 days
Fiction submissions current as of: 5/26/2003
Number of submissions to date for May: 99
Total accepted since inception: 8

Contact:
David Anaxagoras, Publisher/Editor
editor@permutationspress.com (submissions only)
danaxagoras@permutationspress.com (all other inquiries) 

For all submissions, please let us know how you heard about us.

Fiction Guidelines
=Permutations= seeks to publish modern literary fiction with
overtones of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Our first
quarterly issue is scheduled for Summer 2004 and will be a 5.5" x
8.5" perfect bound, glossy-cover magazine produced and published
in the United States.

We are looking for work that is intelligent and a powerful
emotional experience. Stories should on some level be off-beat,
surreal, supernatural, fable, or magic realism. Experimental
forms and short-shorts welcome.

We appreciate subtlety. Leave the zombies, serial killers,
ray-guns, and hobbits for other markets. Hard SF and high fantasy
will be a tough sell. We want to see fully realized, emotionally
and psychologically complex characters struggling to come to
terms with an enigmatic world.

Almost any story that features "typical" genre elements will be a
very hard sell: vampires, werewolves, mummies, witches and
wizards, serial-killers or slashers, aliens, space ships, other
planets, virtual reality, nanotechnology, cybernetics, robots,
elves, barbarian warriors, mythological gods, the devil, angels,
and on and on. We are also not fond of historical fiction. We'll
never say never, but don't expect us to comment on any of these
kinds of stories if we reject them.

Most stories are rejected for lacking depth of character, for
being very entrenched in typical genre elements, or for lacking
original, sparkling, crisp prose.

Examples of our editorial tastes:

Bruce Holland Rogers, "The Dead Boy at Your Window"
Harlan Ellison, "The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore,"
"The Deathbird"
Terrance Cannon, "Collapse of the Wave"
Charles Baxter, "Through the Safety Net"
Ray Bradbury, "Jack-in-the-Box," "The Jar"

If you aren't familiar with some of these stories, please look at
them before you submit. 

We are open to working with emerging writers. Unless a story
clearly falls outside our guidelines, we will strive to make
brief comments on all submissions. 

Submission Format
We accept e-mail submissions only. Send all submissions to
editor@permutationspress.com with your title in the subject line.
Paste plain text into the body of e-mail.

Include word count and contact information. You may include a
short author bio, but previous publications are not nearly as
important as the quality of your submission.

Refer to our quick formatting tips if you have more questions. 

We will look at stories of any justifiable length but 1,000 to
4,000 words seem to work best. Nothing that trips into novella
territory--err on the short side. We don't see publishing
anything longer than 8,000 words at this time, and that itself
would be a stretch.

Simultaneous submissions are fine, please note at top of e-mail
and let us know immediately if the story is placed elsewhere. 
Considering our very fast response time, you may decide to submit
to us exclusively and wait a day or two for our response rather
than go through the hassle.

No multiple submissions.

No reprints, including stories posted to the web.

Payment
We pay $.01 (one cent) US per word, up to a maximum of $50,
minimum $10, by contract plus one contributor's copy, for first
North American serial rights and the right to run an excerpt on
our web site. Payments made on acceptance within 30 days of
receipt of signed contract. 

A note about our blazingly fast response times--Please don't take
offense if your submission comes back to you too quickly --
possibly within the same day. That doesn't mean your submission
wasn't carefully considered.

There is only one editor at =Permutations=, the Big Guy, and he
reads 'em all--so your submission doesn't bounce from reader to
reader and wait on people's desks until finally, maybe, it
trickles up to the decision makers.

Because we only accept e-mail submissions we can tackle them as
they come in, and we don't have to sort and open and route and
copy and file mail. Finally, our editor believes in responding
immediately to submissions once he's read them, and, again, the
email system facilitates that.

This may change someday when we are deluged with mountains of
"slush" (we wish), but for the time being, please know -- your
story got special treatment from an editor who cares about and
respects writers enough to make them a top priority.

Photography Guidelines
We are seeking surreal, weird, strange, enigmatic black and white
photography for cover and interior. Nothing gross just for the
sake of shock. We want to see odd juxtapositions in real life
encounters. Strange collisions between ordinary and unexpected.
Haunting images. Blurred,          

unfocused and oddly framed stills are welcome. The grittier, the
grainier, the more real, the better.

Submit two or three samples in .jpg format (72 dpi) attached to
e-mail, or send a link to an online gallery of your work to
art@permutationspress.com. You may have something we want to
purchase, or we may assign work.

Payment
Minimum payment is $20 US for cover, $10 US for interior. Payment
on satisfactory completion of assignment and delivery by
contract. Artists must be able to supply high- resolution .tif
images via internet or CD-ROM.

Notice
Any submissions outside these guidelines will be likely be
ignored. 

At this time, we are not looking for nonfiction, columns,
articles, reviews or poetry. We are not seeking art in any other
medium other than that described above.

These guidelines are subject to change at any moment without
notice as we draw closer to production. These guidelines do not
imply any contract or offer.

Send all non-submission related correspondence to
publisher@permutationspress.com.

[www.permutationspress.com/contributors.htm]


ROVE THE MOON
[Monthly webzine, moon-themed SF 2,500 to 5,000 wds.  Pays
$10/story on pub.  (Accepts flash fic to 1,000 wds for no pay.) 
E-mail subs only.  RT to 4 wks.]

David Keating, Editor
Submissions:  stories@rovethemoon.com
www.rovethemoon.com/e-zine.htm

=Rove the Moon=
Stories of our space-based future

=Rove the Moon= was created in 2001 to further the goal of
returning humanity to the moon and other bodies in the solar
system. You can read more about that by choosing any link in the
sidebar.

As the project has developed, I have been fascinated by the range
of visions we have of what our future in space will look like. I
began to believe that there should be a place for stories devoted
to a lunar theme.

The =Rove the Moon= e-zine is the result.

Our first issue will go live in mid-June [2003], and new
installments will appear monthly. We will be publishing both
short stories of up to 5000 words, for which we will pay, and
flash fiction, up to 1000 words

E-Zine Submission Guidelines

What we're looking for:
Like everyone, we're looking for strong stories, good plot,
character development. The =Rove the Moon= focus is, well, if you
didn't guess the Moon, you're probably not thinking along the
lines we need.

"Moon-themed stories" is pretty broad, as it's supposed to be.
Your story can depict life on the Moon, or the effects on our
culture of moon colonization, or some other issue altogether that
uses the moon as either a central or peripheral element. How's
that for scope?

Mature themes are okay, but anything pornographic, excessively
violent, or essentially anything that we do not feel appropriate
for our audience will be dismissed. And of course, the final say
on that subject is ours.

Length:
Short Stories: 2500 to 5000 words. Payment for shorts - $10US
Flash Fiction: up to 1000 words. We do not pay for Flash Fiction
at this time

Submitting:
As always, before submitting a story, proof-read, proof-read,
proof-read! Stories received with obvious grammatical and
spelling errors will be rejected.

Email submissions only. Send to: stories@rovethemoon.com
Indicate Short Story or Flash Fiction in the subject line

Send as plain text in the body of the message. Attachments WILL
NOT BE OPENED, for two reasons. First, the standard viruses
concern. Second, manuscripts are measured for word count in
standard format (Check out
http://www.sfwa.org/writing/wordcount.htm for a great description
of word count), and since we format for our space, there's really
no point in sending dressed up word processor files. Bold and
Italics can be indicated in the standard way (_italics_ , *bold*)

Do not center titles.

Include your name, real and as you would like it to appear.

Complete mailing address, as well as email address.

By submitting, you grant us the right to post your story to our
website for a period of three months, and to archive it for up to
one year. You retain all other rights. On acceptance, a standard
contract will be emailed to you.

Payment for short stories is made on publication.

We respond to submissions as quickly as possible (doesn't
everyone?). If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks, please
feel free to send a follow-up email query.

Thank you for considering submitting to =Rove the Moon=. We look
forward to reading your work.

David Keating

[www.rovethemoon.com/e-zine.htm]


SDO FANTASY
[Quarterly, themed webzine.  F to 15,000 wds.  Pays $10 over 1500
wds, $5 under 1500 wds, on pub, via PayPal.  E-mail subs only. 
Reprints okay.  No sim subs.]

Mark Anthony Brennan, Fiction Editor
Megan Powell, Reviews
Submissions:  editor@sintrigue.org


http://www.sintrigue.org/fantasy/index.html

Writers Guidelines

Please understand that we cannot (will not) accept stories not
meeting these guidelines. We may (or may not) ask the author to
resubmit work not meeting the guidelines. We only accept
attachments in a Word-friendly format (RTF, WordPerfect, DOC,
etc...).

We pay $10 for accepted fiction over 1500 words, $5 for accepted
fiction under 1500 words. We accept reprints but we do not accept
simultaneous submissions--no exceptions. Payment is on
publication, via PayPal. If you are in a country where PayPal is
not accepted, please do not submit your story as this is the only
way we transfer payment for fiction.

Please single space your submission, with a double space between
paragraphs. Please. We really mean please here, honestly. We can
handle most oversights except this one.

Acceptable word length is up to 15,000 words. We are very
interested in serialized fiction or fiction with the same
characters. We accept reprints and original fiction, but we do
not want simultaneous submissions because we won't fight over
your work, regardless of how good you think it is.

Fantasy fiction is all we publish. This does not mean we only
publish hack and slash or wizards and dragons. Read the
definition of "fantasy" in your favorite dictionary. If your
story fits, send it in.

We *only* publish theme issues. Please find the best issue for
your story and send it in at any time submissions are open for
that particular theme. Please put the name of the theme in the
subject of your submission - and remember, we only accept
attachments. Absolutely no submissions in the body of an email
message.

Please Understand: We reply to submissions during the month prior
to the next issue's release. For instance, if you submit a story
in April, you may not receive a response until June. This is to
give everyone that wishes to a chance to submit their work for
the upcoming issue.      

Themes for 2003 are:
January:  Frozen Places (closed)
April:  Rainy Season (closed)
July: Dreamscapes (closed)
October: Death Be Not Proud

Ready to submit your fiction? Great!  [Send to]:
editor@sintrigue.org (all submissions go here)

[http://www.sintrigue.org/fantasy/guide.html]


TALES OF THE UNANTICIPATED
[Annual printzine, spec fic/F/H to 10,000 wds.  Pays 1-1/2 to 2
cents/wd.  No serials.  Current reading period 15 Jul to 15 Aug
2003.  No e-mail subs.  Reprints and sim subs okay if say.  Up to
3 mult subs.]

Eric Heideman, Editor
TOTU
Tales of the Unanticipated
P.O. Box 8036
Lake Street Station
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Queries only:  submissions@totu-ink.com
http://www.totu-ink.com/index.phtml

Welcome to the home page of =Tales of the Unanticipated=, a
journal of speculative fiction, fantasy, horror, and stories that
you just wouldn't anticipate. =Tales of the Unanticipated= is
currently published annually.

Our new issue, #24, will be released July 4, 2003. You can
purchase your copy now. Back issues are also available.

The reading period for Issue #25 opens July 15 and closes August
15, 2003. Read our guidelines for details.

=Tales of the Unanticipated= welcomes submissions from writers,
poets, and artists. Please read the following contributors'
guidelines before submitting.

General Guidelines

We will be reading for Issue #25 beginning July 15. We will
accept submissions that are postmarked July 15 through August 15,
2003, ONLY. We will respond by January 15, 2004.

We give stories the most detailed consideration offered by any
current SF publication. That takes time. If you require a yes or
no in two months, our answer is "no." If you need confirmation
that we got your MS, either email the editor to ask if he
received it, or enclose an "MS received" self-addressed, stamped
postcard (SASP) in addition to your self-addressed, stamped
envelope (SASE) for our response to your story.

If you are reading this after August 15, 2003, do not send
unsolicited manuscripts. Write a query letter, enclosing an SASE,
to learn when we'll be reading for Issue #26. Keep an eye on this
site for reading period/guidelines updates. Please note: TOTU is
currently an annual publication. We aren't open for submissions
very often.

None of the editors assumes any responsibility for unsolicited
manuscripts. Reasonable care will be taken, but we're human, and
we occasionally screw up. Include a SASE with adequate postage if
you want your manuscript returned. Please don't guess what
adequate postage is; ask the post office every time you submit.
Postage-due manuscripts will be refused.

For questions and queries only: submissions@totu-ink.com.

Prose Submissions

Send PROSE submissions to Eric M. Heideman, Tales of the
Unanticipated, PO Box 8036, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, MN
55408

Eric does not assume responsibility for art and poetry mailed to
the above address. Artists and Poets, please read your
guidelines!

Issue #25 will be a general, non-theme issue. We will consider
stories up to 10,000 words; no serials. We prefer stories with
personality over the factory-made brand. We especially appreciate
stories that take old ideas and approaches and turn them sideways
and inside out. A story whose whole effect depends upon a
"surprise" punchline is usually less effective than a story whose
whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Believable people,
good writing, interesting ideas, and a       

good story, well told, are always appreciated. Don't just read
these guidelines. Read the magazine.

Please note that Eric and the TOTU staff put a lot of time and
care into helping promising writers hone their craft. Writers of
originality and vision often need help presenting their material
so that their desired effect gets across to readers. That's what
editors are supposed to be for. To be helpful, we think it's
necessary to be honest. If you see personal editorial feedback as
enemy action, please don't waste our time: we have a magazine to
put out. If you like getting feedback, we look forward to reading
your stuff.

RIGHTS: TOTU acquires First North American Serial Rights. We
occasionally settle for One-Time Reprint Rights on previously
published material, but if your piece was previously published,
you need to say that in your cover letter. No surprises, please.

SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: We are occasionally willing to look at
simultaneous submissions, but again, no surprises; you need to
query and obtain our permission before submitting simultaneously.
(After several staff members have each devoted hours of
consideration to a piece, it doesn't make us happy campers to
learn that, in the meantime, unbeknownst to us, you've sold the
piece elsewhere.)

MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS: Because of the short reading window, we're
willing to consider up to three stories at a time; but please
include a separate SASE for each story.

E-SUBS: TOTU does NOT accept fiction and nonfiction submissions
by email. Email submissions will be deleted unread, without
response. (For poetry submissions, see below.)

PAYMENT: 1-1/2 - 2 cents a word for science fiction, fantasy,
horror, and unclassifiable stories, to 10,000 words. No serials.

Nonfiction

TOTU pays 1-1/2 - 2 cents a word for essays for the general
reader on speculative fiction writers and themes, or speculative
science articles, to 6,000 words. We are currently backlogged on
interviews. No plot summaries masquerading as book reviews. Query
Eric M. Heideman at the above address with an SASE withidea
before submitting.

Poetry
TOTU pays $7 for speculative poetry, up to two typewritten pages
per poem. Send submissions to:

Rebecca Marjesdatter
6644 90th St S
Cottage Grove, MN 55016-2707
Email: page_of_pentacles@totu-ink.com

If you give an email address, plus your mailing address, no SASE
is necessary with poetry submissions. (This only applies to
poetry submissions. Prose and nonfiction submissions sent to Eric
without SASE will be discarded unread.)

Illustrations and Cartoons
TOTU pays $25 for front-cover art, $15 for back-cover art, $12
for commissioned interior illustrations, $7 for cartoons and spot
illustrations. For an assignment, send several clear photocopies
representing the range of your work. Please do not send original
copies unless asked to do so. Send art portfolios to:

Rodger Gerberding
1204 S 9th
1st Floor
Omaha, NE 68108

Send cartoons to Eric Heideman at the address for fiction
submissions, above.

[http://www.totu-ink.com/guidelines.phtml]

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MARKET INFORMATION

ABYSS & APEX
Leah Bobet, editor of =Abyss & Apex=, said, "We're fairly stocked
up with fiction at =Abyss & Apex=, and therefore we'll be closing
to submissions from June 1st through the summer (reopening Sept.
1st,           

2003)."
[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t
opics=0, 27 May 03]


ALCHEMY
Barth Anderson said, "=Alchemy= did buy a story from me. I get
brief, tid-bit updates from Pasechnick [editor], and he says he's
putting the second issue together now, so I'd imagine another
table of contents is forthcoming.

"But I don't know anyone who sold to #2 yet."
[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=201&m=16266&sh
ow_all_topics=0, 11 Jun 03]


ALLEGRA PRESS
Christina Sng had the following update:

ALLEGRA PRESS UPDATE

=Macabre #2= is released, and =Wicked Little Girls= underway.
Contributor copies have all been sent out. Contributors should
all receive their copies in 9-12 working days.

Looking ahead to =Macabre #3=: Exciting stories from Mikal Trimm,
Scott Urban, James Cain, and many others.

NEW GUIDELINES FOR MACABRE (see above in Market Guidelines)
[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t
opics=0, 3 June 03]


BEST OF SOFT SF CONTEST
A writer on the =Speculations= Rumor Mill said, "The Best of Soft
SF Contest folks have announced that they will not be running the
contest any longer."
[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t
opics=0, 31 May 03]


BLACK GATE
John O'Neill, editor of =Black Gate Magazine=, said, "We are now
reading manuscripts from the middle of January. All physical subs
dated prior to January 6th have now been returned.

"I expect our emphasis to shift a bit more towards e-mail
submissions in the next few weeks."
[sff.publishing.black-gate-magazine, 4 Jun 03]

In a further slush report, John O'Neill said, "We're still
reading manuscripts from January this week, though we've made a
little progress.  All manuscripts postmarked prior to Jan. 16th
this year have now been returned.

A bit more progress has been made on the electronic side, though
we're still behind.  Volumes there continue to be fairly heavy. 
I read and returned some 390 electronic manuscripts last week, a
little over two months worth.  We're currently reading electronic
submissions from mid-November of last year, about 2 months behind
physical submissions.

This pretty much wraps up the reading period for our Winter
issue, as we start production on issue #6 this week.  I'll
continue to keep pace with slush, but won't be able to make the
same kind of progress.  Next reding period (for our Spring 04
issue) will begin in about 2 months.

Issue #6 goes to the printer in about 4 weeks, and will be on
sale at the end of August."
[sff.publishing.black-gate-magazine, 23 Jun 03]

When a writer suggested he resubmit a story as hardcopy rather
than E-mail, editor John O'Neill said, "Thanks for the offer. 
But it wouldn't really help.  I actually prefer electronic subs--
they save paper, they're easier to organize and search, and I can
read and respond to them a bit faster.  They save writers
postage, and I really think they're the future.

"I wish we weren't so deluged with them, but I think that's the
price you pay for being on the forefront.  When we started
accepting e-subs 3 years ago, virtally no one else did.  That's
changing a bit now, and I like to think we were a small part of
that."

When another writer suggested they take a break for a few months
to catch up on submissions, O'Neill replied, "Actually, I've
considered this.  But I don't think it's that easy.  First off,
it's clear to me that most authors don't even check our
guidelines or our website before submitting.  So I doubt the
majority would hear about (or pay attention to) a closure period
to submissions.  Which means I'd have to return a huge volume of
submissions.  It's almost as fast to read them.        

"Secondly, we don't get as much quality fiction as we'd like even
now.  I'm not sure I want to turn authors away yet.

"Last, we're currently keeping pace with submissions, and I
expect to continue steadily gaining.  We're on track to getting
response times down to 1-3 months by the end of the year.  I'm
happy with that."

When a writer said, "Looking forward to Issue 6. When do we get
to see the table of contents?"  O'Neill answered, "I usually post
the TOC and a sneak preview on the website as soon as I know when
the issue will go on sale (or when subscriber copies will mail). 
That'll probably be in 5-6 weeks."
[sff.publishing.black-gate-magazine, 24 Jun 03]


DNA PUBLICATIONS
Warren Lapine, publisher of DNA Publications, answered a question
about when the next issue of =Dreams of Decadence= would be out,
"A new issue is with artists now and should be to the printer in
about three weeks.  In other news a new issue of =Weird Tales=
and =Chronicle= have both recently started arriving in
subscribers mailboxes.  We got delivery of a new =Fantastic=
today. Both =AbsMag=, =Chronicle=, and another =Weird Tales= go
to press next week.
[sff.publishing.dnapublications, 5 Jun 03]

Warren Lapine also said, "Okay, obviously I've been busy. We're
now settled into our new offices.  The website is still a bit
wonkey, but we know why.  We switched servers and that kind of
thing happens at first.  Our new server really goes after spam so
we're no longer getting 1,000+ e-mails a day.  Nope, only 400+
today.  About twenty percent is spam now rather than seventy
percent.  As we update the spam filter that number will go down.
Tiffany is once again on staff and she's handling all of the
customer service stuff freeing me up for other things.  At any
rate, I once again feel comfortable using e-mail to correspond,
though I may still take a week to get back to people. Angela
should be doing a complete update and redesign of our site next
week.

"I just hired a designer to take over laying out =Chronicle= for
me.  We'll be redesigning that over the next few months.  I'm
really looking forward to it. If I'm happy with his work, I may
be giving him all of the other magazine that I do the design for.
His prices are extremely good. June is shaping up to be our first
really good month in a while.  The months during the war really
sucked, but that seems to be over now. I've begun concentrating
on direct mail again and that is going well.  Once again our
circulation has begun climbing. Cash is still tight, but I'm
cleaning that up.  A new issue of =Fantastic= will ship on
Monday.  =Absmag= will soon be with the printer and then
=Dreams=.  We will get all of our magazines out this quarter. 
There's still a ways to go, but we've now made it through the
worst of it."
[sff.publishing.dnapublications, 5 Jun 03]


GOBSHITE QUARTERLY
When a writer on the Rumor Mill asked if anyone had heard
anything about =Gobshite Quarterly=, another writer answered, "I
have had a flash piece at =Gobshite= for approx 7 months. No
response to submission or subsequent query."
[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=201&m=16186&sh
ow_all_topics=0, 5 Jun 03]


IDEOMANCER
Amber, managing editor of =Ideomancer=, said, "This is just a wee
announcement to let you all know =Ideomancer= is closing to
submissions in July, re-opening August 1st.

"Many of us will be attending Torcon as well, so responses during
the later weeks of August will be slow, or, more likely,
non-existent, but feel free to come up and query us in person."
[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t
opics=0, 23 June 03]


IMAGININGS ANTHOLOGY
Keith R.A. DeCandido, editor of the =Imaginings= Anthology said
of the cover that it was at http://www.albeshiloh.com/imaginings/
imagcov.jpg

"There'll be an excerpt from one of the stories going up within
the week...."
sff.publishing.albe-shiloh, 5 Jun 03]


JUST WEIRD ENOUGH
A writer on the Rumor Mill said, "I heard from =Just Weird
Enough= that they won't be reading new submissions until around
Sept 1."
[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t
opics=0, 9 June 03]


THE METASTATIC WHATNOT
A writer on the Rumor Mill said that =The Metastatic Whatnot=
needs more literary fiction.
[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=201&show_all_t
opics=0, 17 Jun 03]


OXYMORE PUBLISHING
A writer on the Rumor Mill said, "A little something that found
its way into my inbox recently, for any bilingual writers. Some
of the deadlines are very soon."

New anthos: Please find below the next call for short stories by
the editors of Oxymore Publishing. Many of you have published
stories, collections, or novels with us. We hope you enjoyed the
stay and will come back. And we would be delighted to publish new
writers in our many anthos to come. Here are the next themes on
which we are currently working: Police and Horror Anthology: Our
12th "Emblemes" antho, to be released [2/04], will be a
collection of polar (police) and horror. Sire Cedric, the
director, is currently seeking short stories that combine crime,
noir, detective stories, and elements of fantastique or the
macabre--this may be H, DF, or even SF, but the style and
inspiration of criminal literature have to be there. Thriller,
hard-boiled, or police stories, polar is a dark genre; we are
looking for dark stories. To 9,000 words; pays 1 cent(Euro)/word
+ 3 author's copies of the book, upon publication. Unpublished
stories in the French language can be sent to Sire Cedric,
Residence l'Alezan, N. 14-4, place Ritay-31000, Toulouse, France
or by attachment (.RTF or .doc for PC Word) to
contact@sire-cedric.com. Stories must be received by the deadline
date. Deadline, 6/30/03.

The Doors Anthology: For an "Emblemes" on the theme of "Doors,"
Antoine Lencou is looking for short stories in the field of F,
SF, H, etc. Strange adventures when opening a door, doors that
lead to other worlds, other times, other destinies.
Doors you should not open or trespass and through which come
malefic creatures or, on the contrary, exceptional beings ...
Dark or wondrous visions. To 9,000 words; pays 1 cent(Euro)/word
+ 3 author's copies of the book, upon publication. Unpublished
stories in the French language can be sent to Antoine Lencou, 27
avenue du Poitou, 86190 Latille, France or by attachment
(.RTF or .doc for PC Word) to alencou@wanadoo.fr. Stories must be
received by the deadline date. Deadline, 8/30/03.

Myths Anthology: Lea Silhol is looking for short stories on the
theme of myths for the next "Emblemythiques" collection. Rewrites
or spin-offs about myths of all cultures: Greeks, Celts,
Mesopotamians, Egyptians, etc. We are not looking for stories in
the setting of mythology but works about existing myths or mythic
characters. All types of stories are expected: H, SF, medieval F,
urban F, steampunk, and so on. To 9,000 words; pays 2
cents(Euro)/word + 3 author's copies of the book, upon
publication. Unpublished stories in the French language can be
sent to Lea Silhol, Mythes-Editions de l'Oxymore, 58 rue Saint
Guilhem, F-34000 Montpellier, France or by attachment (.RTF or
.doc for PC Word) to lea@oxymore.com. Stories must be received by
the deadline date. Deadline, 6/30/03.
[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t
opics=0, 20 June 03]


RAVEN ELECTRICK
Karen Romanko, editor of =Raven Electrick=, said, "=Raven
Electrick='s next submission period will be July 1-31, 2003.
Payment will be $10 (U.S.) for stories up to 1,000 words and
poems up to 40 lines (in the sf/f/h and mystery genres only).

"I've revised the guidelines from top to bottom (even the
submission address has changed), so please read carefully before
submitting. The guidelines are [online].

"=Raven Electrick= has published work by Michael Arnzen, Guy
Belleranti, Bruce Boston, Charlee Jacob, David C. Kopaska-Merkel,
Sandra Lindow, Jacie Ragan, Joy V. Smith, Darren Speegle, and,
well, many others.

Karen A. Romanko, Editor and Publisher
Raven Electrick, http://ravenelectrick.com
[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t
opics=0, 23 June 03]
          

STRANGE HORIZONS
Jed Hartman, one of =Strange Horizons='s fiction editors, said,
"Here's a status update: the =Strange Horizons= fiction
department has now responded to everything submitted before
5/1/2003. If you sent us a story on or before 4/30 and haven't
heard back from us, please query. (If you submitted on or after
5/1, and you received an autoresponse saying that we'd received
the story, then please don't query yet.)"

He also said, "We at =Strange Horizons= have recently had a spate
of queries regarding stories that were submitted to us months ago
but that we never received. Also a query regarding a story that
we did receive; we responded to that story four months ago, but
the author didn't receive our response.

"So I figured it was time for another posting of my standard
please-query spiel; I figure most of you know this by now, but
some of you may not.

"When you submit to SH, we send an autoresponse acknowledging
having received the story. That autoresponse usually goes out
within a couple hours of the time you submit, but at any rate
never takes longer than 3 days. If, 3 days after submitting, you
haven't received an autoresponse, chances are good that we
haven't received your story, so please query. No need to wait 5
or 6 days in case we're taking longer than usual to autorespond;
3 days is already much longer than usual.

"We also almost invariably send an acceptance or a rejection
within 60 days of receiving a story. In the past six months,
we've only gone over 60 days once--we took 61 days to respond to
one story. Most of our responses take significantly less than 60
days; our average response time for the past six months is about
24 days. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to query if you
haven't heard from us after 60 days.

"I know that it's tempting to think that querying will cause us
to reject something that we're considering, but it's not true. If
it's been 60 days, chances are extremely good that we've already
sent a rejection or acceptance and it just didn't reach you."
[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t
opics=0, 22 June 03]


THE THIRD ALTERNATIVE
A writer on the Rumor Mill said, "I notice that =The Third
Alternative= has been pulled from Ralan "at the request of the
editor." Anyone know why? Is it out of business, or just trying
to lessen the slush?" 

Another writer responded, "It is still in business. Hopefully,
the editor will tell us why he wanted the listing pulled. It's a
shame, because the editor has recently been asking for more
slush, not less. Pulling your listing from one of the most
popular market guides won't help that.

Another writer said, "I got a very nice e-ject from =TTA= last
week, asking to see more.

"It could be that they are looking at changing GLs and wanted to
pull them until they've finalized them. Could also be that the
editor has run into some other things eating his time and needs
to cut back on slush for the moment. It'd be nice if more editors
did that instead of making us wait ten months for a response
because they can't keep up."
[http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291&show_all_t
opics=0, 5 June 03]


WEIRD TALES
A writer on the Rumor Mill said that a rejection he got from
=Weird Tales= said they would be =very= selective for the next
six months.
[www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=201&m=16186&show_all_
topics=0, 3 Jun 03]

==End of the CALLIHOO Newsletter for 24 June 2003==