CALLIHOO NEWSLETTER Market News for Writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Julia West, Editor Vol. 8, No. 11 30 March 2001 Website: http://www.sff.net/people/julia.west/CALLIHOO/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- In This Issue Deadlines News Publication Notes Market Guidelines The Pedestal Magazine (gls) SciFiction (SciFi.com) (gls) Market Information SciFi.com Speculon Headlines ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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.) Writers of the Future, 2nd quarter 2001 Deadline 30 April 2001 [$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. 6, No. 10)] ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS PUBLICATION NOTES Ken Rand's novel will be available soon in E-format and shortly thereafter in paper. We'll give details here. ----------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET GUIDELINES The Pedestal Magazine An Online Magazine of Creative Writers and Literary Artists of Fiction [Quarterly webzine, SF/F and other genres to 6,000 wds., pays 5 cents/wd., no reprints, sim subs okay, online submission, retains right to reprint without further payment.] John Amen, Editor in Chief: JAmen@thepedestalmagazine.com Christie Amen, Senior Editor: Camen@thepedestalmagazine.com Web: http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com Online submittal page: http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/Submit2.asp Submission Guidelines As editors of =The Pedestal Magazine=, we intend to support both established and burgeoning writers. We are committed to promoting diversity and celebrating the voice of the individual. We are currently receiving submissions in the following areas: Poetry: We are open to a wide variety of poetry, ranging from the highly experimental to the traditionally formal. Pay Rate: $30-$60 per poem Fiction: We are receptive to fiction of all sorts, including literary, experimental, science fiction, and fantasy; however our interests do lean towards works that cross genres, works that do not readily fall into one specific category. Pay Rate: $.05 per word Length: up to 6,000 words Non-Fiction: We are open to academic/scholarly works, as well as works that focus on issues of aesthetics, psychology, philosophy, and religion. Pay Rate: $.05 per word Length: up to 6,000 words =The Pedestal Magazine= does not accept previously published work, unless specifically requested; however, we will accept simultaneous submissions. At the time of publication, all rights revert back to the author/artist; however, =The Pedestal Magazine= retains the right to publish your piece in any subsequent issue or anthology, whether in print or online, without additional payment. Should you decide to republish the piece elsewhere, we ask that you cite =The Pedestal Magazine= as a place of previous publication and provide =The Pedestal Magazine='s web address. SciFiction (SciFi.com) [Webzine, SF/F 2,000 to 17,500 wds, pays 20 cents/wd. No reprints, mult, or sim subs. No E-mail subm.] Ellen Datlow: Fiction Editor http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/ E-mail the editor (queries only): sfeditor@www.scifi.com SCIFI.COM Fiction Writer's Guidelines SCIFI.COM is looking for literate, strongly plotted science fiction and fantasy stories between 2,000 and 17,500 words--on a variety of subjects and themes. We want to intrigue our readers with mind-broadening, thought-provoking stories. Characterization is crucial. And since many of our readers are not familiar with technical jargon, the stories must be written in clear, understandable prose. Payment is 20 cents a word. Originals only; no reprints. It is impossible for us to judge a story's quality without seeing the complete manuscript. If you have a story you think fits our requirements, submit it for consideration. But please do not send more than one story at a time; wait for a response on one before submitting another. Note: we do not publish sword-and-sorcery or space opera. And we do not accept unsolicited poetry or simultaneous submissions. We will consider a self-contained story that is part of a novel, or may later be developed into one. All stories must be typed, double-spaced, and on only one side of each page. Each page should be numbered and include title and author's last name. The author's full name and address should appear in the upper left-hand corner of page one; an approximate word count should appear in the upper right-hand corner. Please paper clip your manuscript. If you choose to submit photocopies, they must be clear and readable. We do not accept any form of electronic submission. Please include an appropriately sized, self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE). (Contributors residing outside the United States should use international reply coupons.) Even if you do not want your manuscript returned, we require a letter-size SASE for our response; manuscripts without an SASE will not be returned. We usually respond within five to eight weeks after receiving a submission. Depending on numerous variables, however, it can sometimes take longer. Please give us ample time before inquiring about a submission's status. All submissions should be sent to the attention of Ellen Datlow, Fiction Editor, SCIFI.COM, 48 Eighth Avenue, PMB 405, New York, NY 10014. ----------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET INFORMATION =SciFi.com= is overbooked with novellas until spring 2001. [http://www.ralan.com/] =Speculon= Tim Pratt says, "=Speculon= is now accepting poetry, and I, your humble and obedient servant, am the poetry editor. Guidelines follow: Poetry Guidelines: I'm looking for well-written, innovative speculative poetry-- that includes science fiction, horror, fantasy, mythic, surreal, and "slipstream" poems. I prefer thoughtful, intelligent poetry. Humor and wit are wonderful, but I'm not interested in outright silliness. And remember, puns are the lowest form of humor. I'll consider all forms, from free verse to sonnets to sestinas, but if you're using a formal structure, make sure you know what you're doing. I'll accept poems of any length, but I prefer under 100 lines. Anything longer than that would have to be very impressive. I like fantasy (especially modern fantasy), but epic high-fantasy doesn't do much for me. I'm unlikely to buy a dwarf drinking song or a sorrowful elf-ballad. I like dark fantasy and horror, but there's a difference between "horror" and "gore"-- splashing blood all over the page to no real purpose will not impress me. Some of my favorite poets, in no particular order: Anne Sexton, Ellen Bass, Billy Collins, e.e. cummings, Margaret Atwood, Jane Yolen, Joe Haldeman, Bruce Boston, Sharon Olds, Nikki Giovanni, Joy Harjo, Adrienne Rich, Neil Gaiman, Basho, Rilke, Rumi. Submissions should be sent embedded in the body of an email or attached as a .RTF or .DOC file to poetry@speculon.com. Please include your contact information (mailing address, etc) with your submission. Multiple submissions are welcome, but be reasonable-- sending me three poems is fine, sending me twenty is not. I'm not accepting reprints at this time. Rights: =Speculon= buys first World-Wide-Web English-Language rights, with a six-week exclusive, and one-year nonexclusive archival rights. We pay a flat rate of $20 per poem. Thanks, Tim Pratt, Poetry Editor." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/topic178.htm, 27 Mar 2001] ----------------------------------------------------------------- HEADLINES (These are some of the funnier results of a game we played at a CALLIHOO meeting, where each person puts part of the headline on a piece of paper, folds it over, and passes it on to the next person. No one knows what the full headline says until it's finished and the paper is unfolded.) Mad Cow Diseased Undead Mummy Philosophizes the Little Match Girl Empirically Green-eyestalked Bullfighter Misspells Futtocks for Political Gain Long-haired Bottle Cap Quaffs Venetian Archbishop in Online Confrontation Phantasmal Sweatshop Laborer Theorizes Nail Clippers Over an Erupting Volcano Cantankerous Rock Musician Floats Above Spazmoid Okra with Rapier Wit Xanthromorphic Loose Electron Gobbles Valentine Within Arctic Seal's Belly Characteristic Spudpicker from Idaho Gyrates for Cat-shaped Liver Cookie Under a Disco Ball at Midnight Terrified Frog Shoots Thousands of Screaming Fans Inside a CD Player Crunchy Chewy Creamy Teddy Boar Impales New Guinean Headhunter Between Butt Cheeks Teetotaling Bug-eyed Monster Dies From Blue Man Group in an Airship Over Chicago ==End of the CALLIHOO Newsletter for 30 March 2001==