CALLIHOO NEWSLETTER
Market News for Writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
Julia West, Editor      Volume 12 Number 7             8 May 2008
Website:  http://www.callihoo.net


IN THIS ISSUE

Deadlines
Anthology
     Haunted Legends
Contest
     2008 Utah Arts Council Writing Contest
Market Information
     Interzone


DEADLINES

Where it says "GLs in Vol. X No. Y," these are volume and issue
of the CALLIHOO newsletter.

CONduit Fiction Contests
Flash & short deadline 15 May 08
[Contest, sf/f/h/anime/manga. Prizes TBA. Flash to 1500 wds,
short 1500-5000 wds. Amateur and professional categories. No
entry fee. E-subs and mult subs okay. No reprints. GLs in Vol. 12
No. 3]

Sword & Sorceress 23
Reading 19 April to 16 May 2008
[Print antho, s&s with strong female protag to 9k wds, pays
5 cents/wd. No sim or mult subs.  RT 1 wk.  GLs in Vol. 12 No. 2]

The Robert A. Heinlein Centennial Short Story Contest
Deadline 1 June 2008
[Contest, SF to 15k wds., $5,000 1st, $2,000 2nd, $1,000 3rd
prize. No entry fee. No reprints or sim subs. E-subs only.  GLs
in Vol. 12 No. 1]

2008 Utah Arts Council Writing Contest
Open 1 May to 27 June 2008
[Contest, Utah writers, all genres. Book length works only those
with no published book in that category. Novel/nonfiction book
(60,000+ wds) book-length poem collection (48 pages)/juvenile
book 1st place $1000, 2nd prize $750.  Poetry (10 poems)/short
story/personal essay (to 7500 wds) 1st prize $300, 2nd prize
$200. No entry fee. Must obtain Dun & Bradstreet number and
include entry card. Ms in contest format. No E-subs, mult subs. 
GLs in Vol. 12 No. 7]

Dark Distortions II
Deadline 30 June 2008
[Print antho, dark fic to 50k wds. Pays royalties based on 2
cents/wd. Theme magic rites. E-subs only. No mult subs. Query for
reprints. RT 60 days. GLs in Vol. 12 No. 4]

Infinite Space, Infinite God II
Deadline 30 June 2008
[Print antho, SF with Catholic world view, 3-10k wds. Pays $50.
No alt hist, no reprints. E-subs only. GLs in Vol. 12 No. 4]

L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest
Third quarter deadline 30 June 2008
[Quarterly contest/print antho, SF/F/DF to 17k wds. Non-pros
only. 1st prize $1000, 2nd $750, 3rd $500. No entry fee. No
reprints. No E-subs. One entry per person per quarter. GLs in
Vol. 12 No. 5]

Darwin's Evolutions First Annual Halloween Contest
Deadline 1 July 2008
[Creepy SF/F to 7500 wds. 1st prize $100 and pub, 2nd $50 and
pub, 3rd $25 and pub. E-subs okay. GLs in Vol. 12 No. 6]

Haunted Legends
Open 15 to 31 July 2008
[Print antho, retelling of "true" ghost stories, 6 cents/wd. to
8k wds. E-subs only. No mult subs. GLs in Vol 12 No. 7]

Lace and Blade
Deadline 1 August 2008
[Print antho, romantic F, all lengths.  Pays 2 cents/wd. advance.
E-subs okay. No reprints. GLs in Vol. 12 No. 5]

Interfictions II
Reading period 1 October 2008 to 2 December 2008.
[Print antho, interstitial fic 4k-10k wds. Pays 5 cents/wd on
pub. No reprints, sim or mult subs. E-subs only. RT after Jan 09.
GLs in Vol. 12 No. 4]


ANTHOLOGY

Haunted Legends
[Print antho, retelling of "true" ghost stories, 6 cents/wd. to
8k wds. Reading period 15 Jul to 31 Jul 08. E-subs only. No mult
subs.]

Call For Submissions: HAUNTED LEGENDS
Below are the submission guidelines for the forthcoming anthology
Haunted Legends. We are releasing them now so that submitters
have all of May and June and much of July to write a new story
for us. Do not submit immediately. Do not submit trunk stories.

Haunted Legends, to be published by Tor Books, seeks to
reinvigorate the genre of "true" regional ghost stories by asking
some of today's leading writers to riff on traditional tales from
around the world. We don't just want you to retell an old ghost
story, but to renovate it so that the story is dark and
unsettling all over again.

Classic tales of the Jersey Devil, the spirits of the Tower of
London, ghost lights, and phantom hitchhikers continue to capture
the imagination. The Haunted Legends difference is that our
contributors will tell the stories in ways they've never been
told before.

We pay 6 cents a word, up to 8000 words.

The open-reading period will begin on midnight, EDT of July 15,
2008 and end 11:59p.m., July 31, 2008. 

All submissions must be emailed as a RTF file to Ellen Datlow and
Nick Mamatas at hauntedlegends@gmail.com. Please send no more
than one submission. Please send no correspondence, such as
queries, to hauntedlegends@gmail.com either before or after the
reading period--all mail sent to the address at any time other
than the reading period will be automatically deleted unread.

Note that much of the anthology is full and that a large number
of ghost stories, especially those with an American or UK origin,
are thus already "taken" by authors who have been personally
solicited for work. Your best bet for this anthology is to go far
afield--we are especially interested in renovations of
traditional ghost stories from Africa, Latin America, and Asia,
or in other tales that may not be well-known.

We also want to emphasize that we are interested only in
traditional ghost stories made new again by the ingenuity of the
writer. We do not want "campfire" versions of old stories, or
slavish recitations. Think of new forms, new voices, new themes,
new ways of considering these classic tales. Do not send us your
trunk stories. It should be as though your version was always
occulted within the classic rendition, but never before perceived
or acknowledged.

And now, a brief AFAQ (anticipated frequently asked questions):

May I query you with an idea for a ghost story to make sure that
it has not already been taken?
No, you may not. If you believe that your idea is already taken,
you may wish to research another idea. Indeed, even if the idea
has not already been claimed by one of the solicited authors, you
may well still face competition from a dozen other variations in
the slush. Novelty is your best approach.

Well, what if I query you anyway?
I may decide to give you a misleading answer, or no answer at
all.

So how about if I query Ellen Datlow instead? She's the nice one,
anyways.
You have misapprehended the situation. Let us put it this way:
when was the last time Ellen Datlow had an open-reading period
for any of her original anthologies? She doesn't want your
queries either.

Can I just make up a ghost story?
No. You have to find an existing one and renovate it in an
utterly brilliant fashion.

How will you will be able to tell the difference?
We are obsessive experts and we are friends with even more
obsessive experts.

Is this all some kind of cruel joke?
I'd call it the end result of a large number of compromises, all
of which were necessary to guarantee any sort of open-reading
period.

--Nick Mamatas, 2008-04-28 

http://nihilistic-kid.livejournal.com/1098831.html


CONTEST

2008 Utah Arts Council Writing Contest
[Contest, Utah writers, all genres. Book length works only those
with no published book in that category. Novel/nonfiction book
(60,000+ wds) book-length poem collection (48 pages)/juvenile
book 1st place $1000, 2nd prize $750.  Poetry (10 poems)/short
story/personal essay (to 7500 wds) 1st prize $300, 2nd prize
$200. No entry fee. Must obtain Dun & Bradstreet number and
include entry card. Ms in contest format. Open 1 May to 27 Jun
08. No E-subs, mult subs.]

**IMPORTANT CHANGE **
This is now a "first book" contest. Winning authors in categories
A, B, C and D must have no previously published book in that
category.

INTRODUCTION

For fifty years now, the annual Utah Original Writing Competition
has awarded recognition and cash prizes to some of Utah's finest
writers. These winners attract the attention of the wider
literary world to our state and our literary community. Often
these winners go on to win national prizes, acclaim and
publication. With funds provided by the Utah State Legislature
and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Utah Arts Council
Literature Program has worked to provide the best possible judges
for the competition and the largest possible prizes to the
winners. In this, its 50th year, the Utah Original Writing
Competition continues to honor those Utah writers who, through
their literary excellence, bring recognition and prestige to our
state.

CATEGORIES 

Class A: Novel 

First Prize $1,000; Second Prize $750. Minimum length: 60,000
words. Manuscripts need not be bound, but should at least be
contained in a box. No part of the novel may have been previously
published in book form or accepted for publication as a book at
the time of entry.

Class B: General Nonfiction 

First Prize $1,000; Second Prize $750. Minimum length: 60,000
words. Manuscripts need not be bound, but should at least be
contained in a box. No part of the manuscript may have been
previously published in book form or accepted for publication as
a book at the time of entry. (Please note: This category rotates
every other year. Next year it will be Biography/Autobiography.)

Class C: Book-length Collection of Poems

First Prize $1,000; Second Prize $750. Minimum length: 48 pages.
Manuscripts need not be bound, but should at least be contained
in a box. No part of the manuscript may have been previously
published in book form or accepted for publication as a book at
the time of entry. (Please note: This category rotates every
other year. Next year it will Book-length Collection of Stories.)

Class D: Juvenile Book

First Prize $1,000; Second Prize $750. Fact, fiction or
biography, appealing to readers ages 6 through 12. Compilations
of stories for young readers will be accepted. Manuscripts need
not be bound, but should at least be contained in a box. No part
of the novel may have been previously published in book form or
accepted for publication as a book at the time of entry. (Please
note: This category rotates every other year. Next year it will
be Young Adult Book.)

Class E: Poetry 

First Prize $300; Second Prize $200. A collection of 10 poems for
adults, not to exceed 1,000 lines total. Please include a title
for this collection. If no title is provided, the judges will use
the first line of the first poem. No part of the collection may
have been previously published in book form or accepted for book
publication at the time of entry.

Class F: Short Story 

First Prize $300; Second Prize $200. Fiction for adults, not to
exceed 7,500 words. No part of the collection may have been
previously published in book form or accepted for book
publication at the time of entry.

Class G: Personal Essay 

First Prize $300; Second Prize $200. Nonfiction for adults, not
to exceed 7,500 words. No part may have been previously published
in book form or accepted for book publication at the time of
entry.

PLEASE NOTE:
No manuscripts will be returned. Be sure to keep a copy. 

RULES 

*Due Date (June 27) is a postmark deadline. Entries will be
accepted at the Arts Council offices between Thursday, May 1 and
Friday, June 27. Our office is located at 617 E. South Temple,
Salt Lake City, UT 84102. Our hours are Monday - Friday, 8 am to
5 pm. If you intend to deliver your manuscript personally, it
must be received at the Utah Arts Council by 4 pm, Friday June
27, 2008. We cannot accept faxed or emailed entries. Late
manuscripts will not be considered.

*Residency Requirement: The competition is open to all legal
residents of the State of Utah. There is no age restriction.

*Limits on Entries: Only one entry per category per contestant is
allowed. However, writers are allowed to enter more than one
category. Winners of the first or second prize in any category of
the 2007 competition are not eligible to enter the class in which
they received the 2007 award. In the case of rotating categories,
winners of the 2006 competition are not eligible to enter the
class in which they received the 2006 award. However, the winners
of these classes are eligible to enter the other classes. 

*Dun & Bradstreet Number: All applicants must apply for and
receive a free Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS) number. This number
is free and important advocacy tool for the arts. Go to Dun &
Bradstreet Number instructions at http://arts.utah.gov/funding/
competitions/writing_competition/rules.html

*Include Card: Each contestant must include the Submission Card
(get it online), completed and signed. Please include all your
entries on one single card. Photocopies of the submission card
are acceptable.

*Previous Publication: Acknowledgement of previously published
work should not be included with your entry.

*NO RETURNS: No manuscripts will be returned. Be sure to keep
your own copy of each entry. Judges will dispose of all but first
and second place winners.

*Judge's Decisions are Final: Judges have sole and final
authority in evaluation of manuscripts. If, in the opinion of the
judge, no manuscript entered in a class is of sufficient quality
to merit an award, none will be given. The judges are not
identified until after the winners have been announced. Judges'
comments will be provided for First Prize and Second Prize only.

*Winning Manuscripts to Remain on File: The manuscripts of the
first and second place winners in each class must remain with the
Utah Arts Council for our permanent collection. In the event a
winning entry is later published, the Utah Arts Council would
appreciate receiving a published copy of the work.

*Rights: Authors of winning entries retain all rights of
publication.

*Disqualification: Failure to comply with these rules will result
in disqualification. 

CALENDAR: 

May 1: Earliest manuscript acceptance at Utah Arts Council
offices.

June 27: ENTRIES DUE by 4 pm at Utah Arts Council, 617 E. South
Temple, SLC Utah, 84102 (postmark deadline).

September 19: Winners contacted. (Please notify us of changes in
address.) Press notified.

TBA: Celebration Readings

NOTE: Due to the number of entries, judges will make comments
only on first and second place manuscripts.

CHECKLIST: 
Before submitting, please be certain you have complied with the
following: 
__ One completed and signed submission card may be used for all
entries. Each short entry (Classes E, F & G) should be placed in
a manuscript-sized cover folder or envelope. 
__ Each book-length manuscript (Classes A, B, C & D) should be
boxed or bound. 
__ No author's name or address anywhere on the manuscript(s). 
__OPTIONAL: For mailed entries, if you wish the Arts Council to
acknowledge receipt of your entry, include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard. 
__ Keep a copy of the manuscript for yourself. Manuscripts are
not returned.

http://arts.utah.gov/funding/competitions/writing_competition/
rules.html


MARKET INFORMATION

Interzone

Unfortunately, Interzone is *not* open to e-mail submissions as
was indicated in the last issue of the CALLIHOO newsletter.


End of the CALLIHOO Newsletter for 8 May 2008