CALLIHOO Newsletter Market News for Writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Julia West, Editor Vol. 9, No. 24 16 April 2002 Website: http://www.sff.net/people/julia.west/CALLIHOO/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- IN THIS ISSUE News Publication Notes Deadlines Market Guidelines 3SF Magazine (gls) Aoife's Kiss (gls) Market Information 3SF Magazine Absolute Magnitude Artemis Magazine Champagne Shivers DNA Publications Nuketown Sanctuary Submerged Science Fiction Poetry Review The Third Alternative The Vestal Review Whole Cat Online Market Lists ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS PUBLICATION NOTES Lee Allred sold "East of Appomattox" to Harry Turtledove's =Alternate Generals III= anthology (Baen). Jessica Woodhouse sold her novel =Intraface= to Anne Groell at Bantam Dell. Many congratulations on such a grand first novel sale! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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.) LORIAN HEMINGWAY SHORT STORY COMPETITION Deadline 1 May 2002 [Annual competition, fiction all genres, new writers. To 3000 wds. No reprints or E-mail subs. Contest format. Entry fee $10 before 1 May, $15 1-15 May. Prizes: 1st $1000, 2nd and 3rd $500 ea. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 17)] SONGS FROM DEAD SINGERS Deadline 1 May 2002 [Print anthology, H to 6,000 wds (2500-4000 ideal). Pays $10US per story on pub. No reprints, sim, or mult subs. E-mail subs only. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 16)] BYLINE NEW-TALENT SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline 4 May 2002 [Open to any writer who never has won a cash prize in any ByLine fiction category. Maximum 5,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $50, $35, $25, $15. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 5)] NEW CENTURY WRITER AWARDS Deadline 31 May 2002 [Contest, poem any style, theme, or genre. $3 entry fee. Prizes: 1st $500, 2nd $250, 3rd $100, 4th-10th $25 each + pub in antho. Mult. subs. okay. No e-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 16)] VIRTUAL IRELAND SHORT STORY COMPETITION Deadline 31 May 2002 [Contest, short fiction, any genre, in English or Irish, to 1950 wds. Mult and online subs okay. Entry fee of $12US per entry. 1st place $4,000US, 2nd place $400 book package, 3rd place $200 book package. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 16)] DEATHLINGS.COM "THE 70S WERE HELL AND WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT" CONTEST Deadline 15 Jun 2002 [Use contests to submit to magazines. H/DF to 4,000 wds. Pays 3 cents/wd. E-mail subs only. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 6)] IMAGININGS Deadline 15 June 2002 [Print anthology, SF/F 8,000-15,000 wds, pays $950 per story + 10% royalties. No reprints or E-mail subm. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 4 and No. 14).] DOWNSTATE STORY MAGAZINE Yearly Deadline 30 June 2002 [Annual literary printzine, genre fiction to 2,000 wds. Pays $50/story on accept. No reprints or E-mail subs. Buys 10 stories/year. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 6)] IDEOMANCER UNBOUND Deadline 30 June 2002 [Ebook antho, SF/F/H 1,000-5,000 wds, pays $20 on accept +royalties. No sim or mult subs or reprints. E-mail subs only. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 19)] IRREANTUM FICTION CONTEST Deadline 30 June 2002 [Mormon fiction contest, fiction (incl SF/F/H) to 8500 wds. 1st $100, 2nd $75, 3rd $50 + pub in =Irreantum=. Contest format. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 23)] LEAPS OF FAITH Deadline 30 June 2002 [Christian E-book SF antho, SF 3,000 to 10,000 wds. Pays royalties. Reprints and mult subs okay. E-mail subs only. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 21)] WRITERS OF THE FUTURE, 3rd quarter 2002 Deadline 30 June 2002 [$1000 first, $750 2nd, $500 3rd place. No entry fee. L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest, P.O. Box 1630-JBW, Los Angeles, CA 90078. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 1)] LOW PORT Deadline July 2002 [Open antho, SF/F 3,000 to 10,000 wds, pays 5-8 cents/wd. on accept, reading between Sept 2001 and July 2002. No electronic subm. Low Port, Lee and Miller, P.O. Box 179, Unity, Maine 04988-0179. (GLs in Vol. 9, No. 1)] NEW CENTURY WRITER AWARDS Deadline 31 July 2002 [Contest, screenplay or stage play any style, theme, or genre. $30 entry fee. Screenplay 1st $3000, 2nd $1500, 3rd $500, 4th-10th $200 each. Stage play 1st $2000, 2nd $1000, 3rd $500, 4th-10th $200 each. Mult. subs. okay. No e-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 16)] UPC SCIENCE FICTION AWARD Deadline 14 September 2002 [European contest, SF (Catalan, Spanish, English, or French) 70 to 115 pp. Prizes 6,000 and 1,500 Euros +pub. No reprints or E- mail subs. Submit in contest format. No entrance fee. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 20)] MOTA: AN ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY OF FINE FICTION Deadline 1 November 2002 [Annual antho, fiction to 10,000 wds (to 8,000 wds preferred). Pays $100 on pub. Mult subs and reprints okay. (GLs in Vol. 9, No. 9)] THE MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIA FICTION WRITING CONTEST: SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, HORROR Deadline 15 December 2002 [Annual competition for new writers, SF/F/H to 10,000 wds. No reprints. Prizes: 1st $250, 2nd $100, 3rd $50. Entry fee $7.50 per story ($2.50 2nd and thereafter to 3 entries). (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 17)] POLYPHONY: STORIES BEYOND GENRE ANTHOLOGY Probably opens 1 Mar 2003 [Biannual print antho, slipstream/magical realism. Pays 5 cents/wd on accept. First open reading period abt. 1 Mar 2003. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 22)] ----------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET GUIDELINES 3SF MAGAZINE [New British printzine (Oct 02), pub 6 times/yr, SF/F to 10,000 wds. Pays 3p (abt 4.5 US cents)/wd. on pub. E-mail subs only from known authors (will reply by E-mail).] Liz Holliday, Editor 31 Shottsford Wessex Gardens London W2 5LG UK Phone: 020 7229 9298 E-mail: liz@3sfmag.co.uk www.3sfmag.co.uk Big Engine Closes the Gap There are readers who know that short stories are the ideas powerhouse of science fiction, and there are those that think the genre stops and starts at the tv or cinema screen. Big Engine's new magazine closes the gap. Edited by Liz Holliday, the core of =3SF= will be the best original science fiction and fantasy, whether it's from established big names, up-and-comers, or totally new voices. At the same time we will have a sharp and enticing blend of features, headed by a book reviews column from Gwyneth Jones, US coverage by Rich Horton, incisive media reviews and quirky coverage by Alex Stewart, and revealing interviews by Liz Holliday. For the writers among our readers there will be Writers on Writing, an interview column from Christy Hardin Smith, and each issue will have a little something for those already actively involved in fandom. Finally, we'll wrap it all in a stylish design that will make =3SF= the must-have magazine for the discerning reader. =3SF= launches in October 2002. For details, or just to be kept informed, go to www.3sfmag.co.uk or contact: Publisher: Big Engine, PO Box 185, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 1GR UK T: 01235 204011, F: 01235 204012, E: info@3sfmag.co.uk Editor: Liz Holliday, 31 Shottsford, Wessex Gardens, London W2 5LG UK T: 020 7229 9298, E: liz@3sfmag.co.uk 3SF Writers' Guidelines What we want To state the obvious, we're looking for good fantasy and science fiction--we're much less interested in horror, though sf/f that has an atmosphere of horror about it might be fine. What that means to us is fiction that grabs our interest and holds it all the way to the end--and that, in turn, means interesting plots and ideas, and crucially, characters we care about. We're as interested in hard sf and space opera as we are in high fantasy, contemporary fantasy and sword and sorcery. Bottom line--if in doubt, send it in. We'd rather read a dozen stories we don't want than risk missing the one we do. What we pay and the rights we buy We take stories up to 10,000 words long--but at that length, a story will have to be brilliant. Especially if you're a new writer, you have a much better chance with something shorter. And yes, we will buy short-shorts (under 1000 words). We pay L30 per thousand words, pro rata (i.e. 3p--or around 4.5 US cents per word depending on the exchange rate--per word), on publication. We buy first English Language print serial rights, i.e. we buy the right to use your story once, in English, in the printed version of the magazine, and we need to be the first people to do so. We intend to do an electronic version of the magazine at some point in the future, and our guidelines and contracts will be amended to take account of that. Manuscript preparation Manuscripts should be printed in black (not grey!) ink, double spaced on one side of the paper (A4 or 8.5"x11") only. Use 12 point Courier or another mono-spaced typeface. Indent paragraphs but do not leave extra space between them. Do leave one extra line between scenes, and also mark insert a hash or asterisk. Put your name, the title of the story, and the page number on every page. Put your full name and address on the first or title page. Also on the first page, include an estimated word count (rounded to the nearest 50 words is fine). If any of this is news to you, you might want to check out Vonda N. McIntyre's guide to manuscript preparation: http://www.sfwa.org/writing/vonda/vonda.htm. You will find many other useful articles at http://www.sfwa.org/writing/ as well --but beware, some of them are tongue in cheek! Sending Your Manuscript And Receiving Our Reply We accept stories by regular mail only, unless you had fiction in =Valkyrie= or =Odyssey=, or non-fiction in =Odyssey=, when you may send work by email. We know this will disappoint some people and lead others to call us Luddites--but we've tried the email submissions idea and it caused no end of trouble. If you want a reply from us, you MUST include either your email address or a Stamped Addressed Envelope. If the latter, you must either use British stamps or International Reply Coupons. Please don't use US or other foreign stamps--they aren't valid when posting letters from Great Britain to other countries. We hope to see something from you soon! Good luck and write well! =3SF= is published six times a year (first issue available end of October, 2002). Individual copies cost œ3.50 / 6 Euros. A subscription for six issues costs œ20/37 Euros/ $36 (US). Overseas subscriptions cost œ25/42 Euros/$45 (US). Discounts available for BSFA members and anyone registered for Glasgow Worldcon (2005)--please enquire. Paypal facilities coming soon. In the meantime, subscriptions can be paid for by cheque (made out to Big Engine Co Ltd--sterling funds *only* please) to: Big Engine, PO Box 185, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 1GR UK or by Visa or Mastercard via email subscriptions@3SFMag.co.uk--please enquire before sending information. [sff.publishing.3sfmagazine, 9 Apr 2002] AOIFE'S KISS [New quarterly print/electronic magazine, F/SF/H to 3000 wds. Pays 1/4 cent/wd (min $5.00--$5.00 ea reprints) on pub. Reprints and E-mail subs okay.] Aoife's Kiss Staff: Tyree Campbell, Editor Karen Naughton, Goddess for Layout and Design Lisa Gilligan, Goddess for Advertising and Marketing Jennifer Cawthorne, Advisor for Art e-mail submissions: aoifekissmag@att.net http://promartian.com/contents.htm GUIDELINES: Who we are and what we want I. Introduction: =Aoife's Kiss= publishes short stories and poetry and art in the following genres: fantasy, science fiction, horror, and sword & sorcery. It is a quarterly magazine, with issues in June, September, December, and March. It is published in both electronic and print versions. The two versions are not identical. Your submissions will be considered for either version. =Aoife's Kiss= will consider original short stories of any length up to 3000 words. Payment is 1/4 cent per word, with a $5.00 minimum. The upper limit of 3000 is firm. Your potential Hugo-Award-winner of 3007 words might be accepted, but we will only pay you for 3000 words. =Aoife's Kiss= will consider original poetry of up to 100 lines. Payment is $5. =Aoife's Kiss= will consider original art in color or black-and-white. Payment is $10 per piece or $5 per margin piece [print version only]. Payment for the artpiece selected for the cover of the print version is $20. Also, please note that =Aoife's Kiss= really really really likes stories that have art accompaniment. =Aoife's Kiss= will also consider reprints of short stories or poems, provided these do not exceed the word limit of 3000 or the line limit of 100. Payment for reprints is $5 per stories and $3 per poems. Generally, we will publish no more than one reprint per version per issue. All payments will be made upon publication. II. Do and Do Not Do proofread your work, and eliminate mistakes of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and syntax. Do practice word management. An excellent writer once sent me a story that included the following fragment: "While time passed through her childhood..." Had he written: "Throughout her childhood...," I might have accepted the story. Altering the phrase saved the magazine 3/4 of a cent. Failing to alter it cost him $7. Do practice word management. Plot does matter. Do make your characters live through your words, for characters carry your story. A good story is not about an event or a circumstance or a moral question, but about how your protagonists and antagonists respond to the stimuli of the event or circumstance or moral question. Which leads me to--- Do NOT preach. If you absolutely must make a moral point, or a statement about the state of society, politics, or religion, do so with a subtle velvet hammer...or compose an essay. Yes, I agree, the world is in a sorry state...so what else is new? Send me a story, not a sermon. I do not object to colorful language....IF it has a purpose in the story. You cannot shock me...I was an Army sergeant. But you can annoy me. Do NOT send simultaneous submissions. Do NOT send multiple submissions. One submission at a time, please. DO tell me if your submission has been published previously, and where and when, so that I may accredit the proper sites. Do NOT send art of more than 100 KB, unless you wish to hear colorful language which has a purpose. III. Format A. For electronic submissions: In the upper left corner of the first page of your story, I want to see the name to which you wish the check made out to, the address to which the check is to be mailed, and your e-mail address. In the upper right hand corner of the first page of your story, I want to see the approximate word count. Ten lines below your e-mail address, and centered in the page, I want to see the title of your work and your byline [note that the name in the byline does not necessarily have to be the name in the upper left hand corner]. For example: Utter Shash by Tyree Campbell Four lines below your name, I want to see the beginning of your work. Indent paragraphs five full spaces. Double-space the lines. If you submit in text format, use asterisks * before and after words and phrases to denote italics. Please use a font that is easy to read, such as . . . Times New Roman, size 12. B. For snail-mail submissions: Follow the electronic submissions format. Additionally, identify and number each page of your work. At the top of each page, in a header, I want to see your name, a word from the title of your work, and a sequential number. For example: Campbell - Shash, p.475. Paperclip your story in the upper left corner. Be sure to include a #10 [that's business-size] SASE with your submission. Please submit disposable manuscripts. Please print your manuscript in a font that is easy to read...such as the one you are now reading, which is Times New Roman, size 12. Please note that snail-mail submissions will not be accepted until 1 March 2002. IV. How and where to send it A. For electronic submissions: Submit your short story as an RTF or DOC attachment, or pasted as text in the body of the e-mail. If you submit by attachment, type Submission Aoife - and the title of your work in the subject line. Be warned: failure to follow this instruction may cause your submission to be deleted arbitrarily. You will not be advised of the deletion. Submit your art as a JPEG attachment. Type Art Aoife - and the title of your piece in the subject line. The same warning that applies to story submissions applies to art submissions. Submit your poem as text pasted into the body of the e-mail. If you desire italics for words and phrases, place an asterisk * before and after the words to be italicized. In your e-mail, say hello, and provide your contact information. This is the same information that appears in the upper left corner of the first page of your story. Thank me for reading [I am a Leo, and I appreciate fawning and obsequiousness, although your submission will only be accepted on its own merits]. If your submission is accepted, I will request a bio and send you a contract. Send your e-mail submission to: aoifekissmag@att.net B. For snail-mail submissions: Send your snail-mail submission to: the address I post here on or about 1 March 2002. [[Had not been posted yet on 15 Apr 2002]] V. Response times and miscellany: Ideally we will respond within one month. Please do not query until after 2 months. Time constraints prevent extensive critiquing of work. If possible, we will include notes with our rejections. We may also request reworking and resubmission. [http://promartian.com/aoife/guidelines.htm] ----------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET INFORMATION 3SF Liz Holliday, editor of new British magazine =3SF=, said, "This morning, three days after I released the guidelines to the usual online listing places, I got my first piece of genuine in-the- mail-don't-know-this-writer-at-all slush. Ahem Unsolicited submission. "So it begins. "(I have about 9 stories in hand, but those are all from people I've published or workshopped with or whatever--not really slush, you know....)" [sff.publishing.3sfmagazine, 10 Apr 2002] A writer asked, ". . .is there a particular mix of SF or F for which you will be looking? Will it lean toward SF, F, or down the middle? I know that the correct answer is, "It depends on the quality of stories received." I guess I'm asking how you envision the mix of fiction." Ms. Holliday replied, "As I said in the guidelines, I'm genuinely interested in the entire spectrum of science fiction and fantasy--right from hard sf, through space opera (hint: I love space opera....), to all the different kinds of fantasy. The only thing I'm not really interested in is horror. There's a particular kind of contemporary horror (perhaps nearly fantasy) that doesn't have a lot of gore and splatter, but which depends on providing an insight into the psychology of the protagonist. I tend to get a lot of that--trouble is, most of it *doesn't* have anything new to say. Most of the time, the 'deep secret' tends to revolve around either child abuse or unresolved grief. I could well do with less of those... (unless, of course, the story is brilliance: genius always gets 'get out of jail free' card when in comes to any of these 'what I want to see' notes...)" [sff.publishing.3sfmagazine, 11 Apr 2002] Ms. Holliday went on to say, "People who used to read =Odyssey= [a now-defunct magazine Ms. Holliday edited] might want to note that there isn't a regular 'short short' in =3SF= (as there was in =Odyssey=), but I'm still willing to read them--real ones, that is, not extended puns." [sff.publishing.3sfmagazine, 11 Apr 2002] A writer asked what percentage of SF to F stories would be in =3SF=, and Ms. Holliday replied, "I don't have a fixed percentage split in mind. I would think we would rarely run an 'all sf' or 'all fantasy' issue, but my intention is simply to buy the very best stories I can--I'm therefore not about to start turning them down because 'I have too many sf stories at the moment', or whatever." [sff.publishing.3sfmagazine, 12 Apr 2002] Ms. Holliday said (in a different sff.net newsgroup), "I'll be publishing regular 'slush-watch' reports in sff.publishing.3SFmagazine--should enable people to know what to expect, and keep me on my toes! "Just to clarify, I'll happily *reply* to submissions by email for anyone who requests it (the end of the IRC problem!)--it's just that I can't accept email submissions unless you've sold to me, or workshopped with me (including turning up to WriteStuff, or being active in writing discussions in my newsgroup), or been tutored/mentored by me." [sff.writing.response-times, 13 Apr 2002] She goes on to say, "Actually, I'm hoping to get the response times *way* down . . . (and keep it that way)--the only reason there are a few that long around is that people started asking me if I was accepting subs, and I started saying yes, though I knew I wouldn't be able to start reading till after Easter (and then, of course, my recent sad family events added another week on). However, those are pretty much cleared--the only stories I have left to reply to are those that have come in within the last day or so. "What I learned from Odyssey 101: Read the slush every day. Read the slush *every* day." [sff.writing.response-times, 15 Apr 2002] ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE Warren Lapine, publisher for DNA Publications, said, "=Absolute Magnitude= has increased its rates to seven to ten cents per word on acceptance, making us the top paying print market. Feel free to post this elsewhere and pass the news along. I'm excited to be able to do this and I'm looking forward to seeing the field's reaction to this news." [sff.publishing.dnapublications, 15 Apr 2002] ARTEMIS MAGAZINE Ian Randal Strock, editor of =Artemis Magazine=, said, "For non-subscribers, I'm offering a free copy of the magazine (in the US only, please). I'm (of course) looking for new subscribers. "All you have to do is e-mail me your name and US mailing address to offer@lrcpubs.com. "Feel free to tell your friends or repost this message." [sff.publishing.artemismagazine, 7 Apr 2002] CHAMPAGNE SHIVERS A writer on the =Speculations= Rumor Mill said that =Champagne Shivers= has temporarily closed to fiction and poetry submissions. [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291, 7 Apr 2002] This was confirmed by this notice on the =Champagne Shivers= website: "Please Keep those Submissions on Ice "Although =Champagne Shivers= remains open to horror photographs and art submissions, I am temporarily closed to fiction, poetry, and special feature submissions. It's obvious that a great many of you have gruesome goodies you'd like to submit to my magazine, but the sheer amount of mail I've received each day, since the magazine's debut, has forced me to close. I will continue to respond to queries and emails but ask that you not email me simply to find out when the magazine will reopen. I apologize for the inconvenience and will remove this message the instant I reopen. "Cathy Buburuz, Editor of =Champagne Shivers=" [http://promartian.com/champage/cover.html] DNA PUBLICATIONS Warren Lapine, publisher for DNA Publications, said, "A new issue of =SF Chronicle= and =Absolute Magnitude/Aboriginal= shipped from the printer today. We should have it here by week's end. It'll go in the mail to the subscribers on Tuesday of next week. The new =Weird Tales= should now start arriving in people's mailboxes. Keep an eye out for it this week and next. New issues of =Fantastic Stories=, =Dreams of Decadence=, and =SF Chronicle= go to press on Monday. "And no, the =Absolute/Aboriginal= was not a typo. We'll be using the double name for at least the next four issues." [sff.publishing.dnapublications, 8 April 2002] NUKETOWN Kirsten, fiction editor for =Nuketown=, said, "In case anyone has submissions languishing at =Nuketown=: "I've been in the middle of a move from California to Japan for the last month (on top of having a baby five months ago) and I think =Nuketown='s response time is slowing down quite a lot. (The Big Boss Editor, Ken, is very busy.) "Please don't think we are ignoring anybody! I should be back in business once the spring semester starts here. "Kirsten, fiction@nuketown.com" [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291, 11 Apr 2002] SANCTUARY SUBMERGED TCL Publications is currently reading submissions for =Sanctuary Submerged=, an electronic magazine. Content will be "Showcase," in the areas of alternative sexuality, alternative spirituality, alternative sociology, alternative lifestyles, and alternative healing arts. Previously published articles are welcome, as long as the author/submitter has control of the rights to submit for re-publication. Fiction, non-fiction, alternative-themed art and poetic works will be considered. Format will be HTML via electronic mail, and subscribers must be 18 years of age or older. Please write for details. Submission guidelines may be obtained by emailing TCL Publications directly at tcl_publications@ev1.net, with SUBMISSION GUIDELINES-SANCTUARY in the subject line. [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291, 7 Apr 2002] SCIENCE FICTION POETRY REVIEW A writer on the Rumor Mill got a rejection from =Science Fiction Poetry Review=. He [the editor] said July and October issues are now filled and he is closed to submissions until October. [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=201&m=11581, 6 Apr 2002] THE THIRD ALTERNATIVE Andy Cox, editor of =The Third Alternative=, said, "Regarding the conversation a while back about SFWA pro-qualifying markets and non-US magazines: =The 3rd Alternative= has been confirmed as meeting all the criteria (the fact that it's a UK magazine is irrelevant, and it was a mistake to say that it didn't qualify once before). "So, US writers of SF, send us your stories!" [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291, 4 Apr 2002] THE VESTAL REVIEW Mark Budman, editor of =The Vestal Review=, said, "The 9th, second anniversary issue of =Vestal Review=, a flash fiction magazine, is out, featuring stories of Andrew Gallix, Bob Thurber, Leslie What, Chris Clarke, Danielle LaVaque-Manty, Diane Greco and Benjamin Rosenbaum. We are reading for the 10th issue now. Theme: magic realism. We pay 3-10 cents a word plus a contributor's copy." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/index.php?t=291, 3 Apr 2002] A note on the =Vestal Review= website says: "We now meet all the criteria for professional publication as defined by Science Fiction Writers of America and therefore a publication in VR might count as a credit toward SFWA membership, depending on the payment (you do the math). Here is an excerpt from their FAQ: "Naturally, all credentials used toward membership must be in the science fiction or fantasy genre. For purposes of membership eligibility, a "professional" periodical must meet four criteria: 1) It must be published on a regular basis, i.e. no fewer than three issues within one year of the publication of the qualifying story; 2) it must have a minimum paid circulation of 2,000 copies per issue; 3) it must be in the English language; and 4) it must pay at least $.03 per word. Book publishers must appear in =Literary Market Place=." Though =VR= is free, it still counts! [http://www.vestalreview.net/announceSF.html] As far as I know, no decision on whether =The Vestal Review= *is* counted as a credit for SFWA Membership has been made yet. WHOLE CAT Warren Lapine, publisher for DNA Publications, said, "Thought I'd let everyone know we have a live website for =Whole Cat=. Here's the link: www.wholecat.com. There isn't a lot there yet, but you can check out what there is." [sff.publishing.dnapublications, 6 Apr 2002] ----------------------------------------------------------------- ONLINE MARKET LISTS Mary Anne Mohanraj has put together a list of Literary Markets at http://www.mamohanraj.com/Writing/litmarket.html ==End of the CALLIHOO Newsletter for 16 April 2002==