CALLIHOO Newsletter Market News for Writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Julia West, Editor Vol. 9, No. 16 19 February 2002 Website: http://www.sff.net/people/julia.west/CALLIHOO/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- In This Issue News Publication Notes Deadlines Anthology Songs From Dead Singers anthology (gls) Contests New Century Writer Awards (contest) Virtual Ireland Short Story Competition (contest) Market Guidelines Black Maple (gls) Dark Dungeon (gls) Talebones (gls) Zoetrope: All-Story (gls) Market Information Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine Blink Anthology (hiatus) Low Port anthology Planet Relish (hiatus) Raven Electrick SCI FICTION Terra Incognita (hiatus) ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS PUBLICATION NOTES Brook and Julia West's short story "The Peachwood Flute" will be reprinted (translated into French) in the French anthology =Emblemes: Extreme Orient=. It will be out in May 2002. Julia West's short story for kids, "Granpa Is Missing on the Mars Tranship" will be reprinted in a 5th grade reader available from Nelson Thomson Learning, for the Toronto District School Board. It should be available in August 2002. ----------------------------------------------------------------- DEADLINES Check out the CALLIHOO website, listed above, for more information on these contests, magazine issues, and anthologies. (Where it says "GLs in Vol. X No. Y," these are volume and issue of the CALLIHOO newsletter.) DEATHLINGS.COM "FAMILY SECRETS" CONTEST Deadline 15 March 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)] WHO KILLED THE EASTER BUNNY? ANTHOLOGY Deadline 16 March 2002 [Web antho, H, etc. to 5,000 wds, nothing said about pay. E-mail subs only. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 12)] NEW CENTURY WRITER AWARDS Deadline 30 March 2002 [Contest, Novel/novella any style, theme, or genre. $30 entry fee. 1st $2,000, 2nd $1,000, 3rd $500, 4th-10th $100 each + pub in antho. Mult. subs. okay. No e-mail subs. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 16)] WRITERS OF THE FUTURE, 2ND QUARTER 2002 Deadline 31 March 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)] BYLINE FLASH FICTION CONTEST Deadline 5 April 2002 [Flash fiction under 1000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $60, $30, $20. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 5)] MATTER OF TIME CONTEST Deadline 19 April 2002 [Contest, time-themed story to 5,000 wds, undergrad students only. No E-mail subs, prize $2,500 and pub in literary journal Limestone. 2 HMs published. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 14)] 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)] 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)] MOTA: AN ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY OF FINE FICTION Deadline 1 Nov 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)] ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANTHOLOGY SONGS FROM DEAD SINGERS [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. Deadline 1 May 2002.] Michael Kelly/Editor Songs From Dead Singers Catalyst Books Submissions: DeadSingers@yahoo.ca Dead men tell no tales. Or do they? Through the ages, the arts, especially literature, has had an enduring fascination with Death. Cloaked in arcane and esoteric rituals, Death has held us all in thrall. Death is the unknown, the dark mysterious door to the other side, a journey filled with dread and trepidation. What lies beyond the pale? Perhaps, if we had a sign, a hint, some suggestion that Death was not The End, our fears would be alleviated. Or, quite possibly, our anxieties would be aggravated. Everyone has heard tales of ghostly communication from beyond the grave. Tales of mad mutterings and wind-blown whispers floating on night's chill currents. Tales of fingernails scratching the closed coffin lid. Tales of the ominous midnight door knock, the tell-tale thump of a beating heart. Tales of creaking stairs as someone (or something) ascends the staircase on a damp, rainy, wind-swept evening. These tales grip our bleeding hearts in their bloody hands, cocoon us in a grim melancholia. These are the songs from dead singers. Catalyst Books will publish =Songs From Dead Singers=, an anthology of pain and paranoia, of madness and melancholy, in trade paperback format. Anticipated publication date is October/November 2002. I'm looking for stories that somehow incorporate a communication -- a sign if you will -- from beyond the grave, whether real or imagined. Stories can be subtle or overt, and the communication may take any form, including audible, visual, or tactile. Use all the senses. Figments and ghostly tales of psychological madness are encouraged. Stories in the vein of =The Monkey's Paw= and =The Tell-Tale Heart=, tales infused with dread, are especially wanted. Straight, classic ghost stories and hauntings are also accepted. Will also look at more extreme forms of horror, tales that rely on shock and surprise, even gore, (as long as they adhere to the guidelines) but my preference is for a more subtle story, employing deft characterization and atmospheric setting. Original stories only, please, up to 6,000 words. Ideal length is 2500 to 4000 words. Payment is a flat $10 U.S. upon publication, and a copy of the anthology. Sorry, no poetry or flash fiction. No simultaneous or multiple submissions. Electronic submissions only, attached as RTF or in the body of the e-mail to: DeadSingers@yahoo.ca Deadline for submissions is May 1, 2002. Response times 1 day to 8 weeks. Feel free to query after 8 weeks. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/topic178.htm, 11 Feb 2002] ----------------------------------------------------------------- CONTESTS NEW CENTURY WRITER AWARDS [Contest, any style, theme, or genre. Novel/novella deadline 30 Mar 2002. $30 entry fee. 1st $2,000, 2nd $1,000, 3rd $500, 4th-10th $100 each + pub in antho. Poem deadline 31 May 2002. $3 entry fee. 1st $500, 2nd $250, 3rd $100, 4th-10th $25 each + pub in antho. Screenplay deadline 31 Jul 2002. $30 entry fee. 1st $3000, 2nd $1500, 3rd $500, 4th-10th $200 each. Stage play deadline 31 Jul 2002. $30 entry fee. 1st $2000, 2nd $1000, 3rd $500, 4th-10th $200 each. Mult. subs. okay. No e-mail subs.] New Century Writer Awards 32 Alfred Street New Haven, CT 06512-3927 Queries only: newcenturywriter@yahoo.com 5th Annual New Century Writer Awards 2002 short stories novels/novellas poetry screenplays stage plays A completed Application Form [http://www.newcenturywriter.org/ applicat.htm] & Release Agreement [http://www.newcenturywriter. org/release.htm] are required to enter. (Please do not try to use forms from previous years.) If you have trouble printing the forms please call us at 1-203-469-8824 and leave your name and complete mailing address and phone number and so we can mail one to you, or E-mail us at: newcenturywriter@yahoo.com For Application Fees [see] Submission Rules [below] and at http://www.newcenturywriter.org/submissi.htm Cash Prizes in Five Categories for 2002 Category I: Short Stories [[Deadline already past]] Winners announced in May 2002. Category II: Novels/Novellas 1st Place $2,000 cash 2nd Place $1,000 cash 3rd Place $500 cash 4th-10th Places $100 cash each Plus, the TOP 10 novels/novellas will be listed by title and author, along with author bios, in the NCWA 10over10 paperback original anthology. Novel/Novella Submission DEADLINE: March 30, 2002 (postmarked). Winners announced in July/Aug 2002. Category III: Poetry 1st Place $500 cash 2nd Place $250 cash 3rd Place $100 cash 4th-10th Places $25 cash each Plus, the TOP 10 poems will be published in the NCWA 10over10 paperback original anthology. Poetry Submission DEADLINE: May 31st, 2002 (postmarked). Winners announced in Sept/Oct 2002. Category IV: Screenplays 1st Place $3000 cash 2nd Place $1500 cash 3rd Place $500 cash 4th-10th Places $200 cash each Screenplay Submission DEADLINE: July 31st, 2002 (postmarked). Winners announced in December 2002. Category V: Stage plays 1st Place $2000 cash 2nd Place $1000 cash 3rd Place $500 cash 4th-10th Places $200 cash each Stage play Submission DEADLINE: July 31st, 2002 (postmarked). Winners announced in December 2002. [http://www.newcenturywriter.org/5th_ncwa_2002_entry_call.htm] SUBMISSION RULES & REGULATIONS New Century Writer Awards 2002 * Open to ALL writers living in any country. Entries must be in English. ENTRY FEES For CATEGORY I: Short Stories: ONE short story for $15. Two or more short stories are $10 each. For CATEGORY II: Novels/Novellas: $30 per each novel excerpt. For CATEGORY III: Poetry: $3 per poem For CATEGORY IV: Screenplays: $30 per screenplay For CATEGORY V: Stage plays: $30 per stage play * Multiple submissions accepted. The entry fees for multiple entries per the above pricing can be added together into a sum to be written on a single check. * Each entry must be accompanied by a completed and signed APPLICATION FORM and RELEASE AGREEMENT. If you are entering multiple short stories and/or novel excerpts you may save on paper and list the titles of all submitted works in a single APPLICATION FORM or RELEASE AGREEMENT. * Computer printout or type-written manuscripts only. No hand-written manuscripts will be accepted. * The New Century Writer Awards contest is NOT open to employees, directors, or sponsors of the New Century Writer Awards. * To make things easier, you DO NOT need to include a self- addressed postcard to verify receipt-of-entry OR an envelope to receive a copy of the winners list. When we enter your submission information into our computer, a letter-of-receipt-of-entry will automatically be generated and mailed to you. We will also mail you the winners list after the judging is complete. * Make your check, money order, bank check, credit card check (in U.S. funds only) payable to: New Century Writer LLC. Please do not send stamps or cash. For Canadian entrants please include an additional $4.00 (U.S. Funds) to each check drafted on a Canadian bank. (We are charged a bank collection fee for checks drawn on Canadian banks even if that check is in a U.S. Dollars account.) For all other countries, your check should be drawn on a United States bank or a Postal Office Money Order made out in U.S. dollars. * Send all submission materials BY MAIL ONLY to: New Century Writer Awards, 32 Alfred Street, New Haven, CT 06512-3927. DEADLINES * DEADLINE for Short Story entries: EXTENDED until February 15, 2002 (postmarked). * DEADLINE for Novel/Novella entries: MARCH 30th, 2002 (postmarked). * DEADLINE for Poetry entries: MAY 31st, 2002 (postmarked). * DEADLINE for Screenplays: JULY 31st, 2002 (postmarked). * DEADLINE for Stage plays: JULY 31st, 2002 (postmarked). WINNERS ANNOUNCED * Category I: Short Story winners will be announced in late May of 2002. * Category II: Novel/Novella winners will be announced in July or August of 2002. * Category III: Poetry winners will be announced in August or September of 2002. * Category IV: Screenplay winners will be announced in December of 2002. * Category III: Stage play winners will be announced December of 2002. The NCWA 10over10 anthology will publish the Top 10 winning short stories and Top 10 winning poems, along with a listing of the titles, names and author bios of the Top 10 winning Novels/Novellas. LENGTH * Short stories:: Any style, any theme, any genre. 10,000 words maximum per each story. Any fiction over 10,000 words must be entered as a novel in the novel excerpt category. PLEASE NOTE: We NO LONGER require a log-line (or summary) for short stories. The story itself is enough. * Novels/Novellas:: Any style, any theme, and genre. Please submit only an excerpt of your completed or work-in-progress novel or novella in the form of the first 3-5 chapters or 60 pages maximum, single or double-spaced. Also include a brief synopsis of each novel or novella you enter so the judges will know how you intend to resolve the major character conflicts. Or you may send what you feel are your best 3-5 chapters from any point in the novel or novella. The chapters should be in sequence (Chapters 1 through 5, or Chapters 20 through 25) and not out of sequence (Chapters 2, 8, 16, 20 and 25). If your chapters are very short or very long, then please use the page-count guideline (60 pages maximum, give or take a few) for how many chapters to submit. PLEASE NOTE: We NO LONGER require a log-line for novel excerpts. * Poetry:: Any style, any subject, any theme. 100 lines maximum per each poem. One poem per page for shorter poems. Clearly, longer poems may take up more than one page. * Screenplays: Any style, any subject, any theme. 80-180 pages per screenplay. On a single page, please include a brief log-line (a summary not over 100 words) for each screenplay you submit. * Stage plays: Any style, any subjects, any theme (including musicals). One, two and three-act accepted.70-160 pages per stage play. On a single page, please include a brief log-line (a summary not over 100 words) for each stage play you submit. * Call or E-mail us for lengths outside these guidelines. BINDING YOUR MANUSCRIPTS We are not picky about this but we suggest you leave the manuscript pages of short stories, poems, and novel/novella excerpts loose or held by paper clips. Screenplays and Stage plays, however, should be printed onto standard three-hole punched paper and bound by brass clips, loose-leaf rings, or placed into a vinyl ring-binder. NAME AND ADDRESS ON MANUSCRIPTS? We do not blind-judge, since we do not find this practice necessary. Thus, you are free to place your name and contact information on a single cover sheet (we number all manuscripts for tracking), or you may place your name and contact information on the 1st page of each manuscript (or poem). Left or right or center placement of this information does not matter to us. Hard and fast formatting rules only stress everyone -- and New Century refuses to place too many formatting demands on its entering writers. GENERAL * Make as many copies of this submission package as you wish. * Keep at least one copy of all material you submit, since no submissions will be returned. * Although not required, you may register your manuscripts(s) with the east or west coast offices of the Writer's Guild of America and/or the U.S. Copyright Office. * Manuscripts written by more than one author may be submitted. All authors must sign the APPLICATION FORM and RELEASE AGREEMENT. * Adaptations from other works will be accepted as long as you have the written permission of the legal owner of that work. The owner is usually the Copyright holder. If you are a finalist we will ask you to submit this permission letter before the final round of judging. * Remember, any judge's opinion is purely subjective -- so don't under estimate the value of your story or your abilities. * You are free to send your submission(s) to any other contests, agents, and/or producers while you wait to hear the results of the NCWA. * PLEASE NOTE: Our guidelines are general. We are more interested in story than in technical perfection. We do not automatically disqualify an entry because of technical errors in format, presentation, spelling or grammar -- or because an "i" was not dotted or a "t" not crossed on the Application Form and Release Agreement. The writer's main job is to create story, develop characters, build scenes, and elicit emotion. Technical perfection is the duty of editors and typists. This is OUR philosophy for the purposes of this competition. You should be aware, however, that when you submit your work to potential markets OUTSIDE of the NCWA, editors, publishers, agents, and film development executives are not so lenient on matters of manuscript format, spelling, grammar, and so on . Check List. Items to include in your submission envelope: 1. Your manuscript(s) 2. The signed Application Form and Release Agreement 3. Your entry fee (please see rules above for details) 4. Call with questions: (203) 469- 8824. Fax: (203) 468-0333, or E-mail: newcenturywriter@yahoo.com [http://www.newcenturywriter.org/submissi.htm] VIRTUAL IRELAND SHORT STORY COMPETITION [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. Deadline 31 May 2002.] Virtual Ireland Annual Short Story Competition Manley House Dargan Crescent Belfast BT3 9JP Ireland http://www.virtualireland.com/story/rules/rules.asp Virtual Ireland.Com in association with Kennys Bookshop announce the 1st Virtual Ireland Short Story Competition. 1- Stories can be submitted in any style or genre. 2- The competition is open to entrants over 18 years of age and from any background or geographical location. 3- Entries can be SUBMITTED ONLINE where payment by credit card (MasterCard and VISA) is available via secure payment facility. Entries can also be submitted by direct mail--typewritten format on standard A4 size paper using double spacing and on one side only of each page. No entries by Fax will be accepted. 4- Entries should be maximum 1,950 words. 5- Entrants may enter as many stories as they wish at the agreed fee of US$12 which is equivalent to approx. 8.36 Sterling or 13.58 Euros per submission. 6- Entrants can also avail of our optional one-page CRITIQUE SERVICE prepared by one of our experienced readers. Entrants wishing to receive such a critique of their submission should include an additional US$23, which is equivalent to approx 16.02 Sterling or 26.02 Euros with each entry. Critiques will be supplied via email so make sure to include your email address with each submission. 7- An official ENTRY FORM [available at http://www.virtualireland.com/story/entry/default.asp?page=comp&s story=entry], listing the title of the story/ies, MUST accompany submissions by direct mail (hard copy) format. Entry forms can be downloaded from the Virtual Ireland.Com web site. 8- The entry in English or Irish must be the original work of the entrant and must not have been previously published in any medium. 9- The author's name, address and telephone number MUST NOT appear on the typescript, but should be clearly written on the official entry form accompanying each submission. 10- Acknowledgement of direct mail entries can only be made if the entrant includes a self-addressed postcard for this purpose. Entrants are advised to retain a copy of their entries, as Virtual Ireland.Com cannot return stories. Proof of posting is not proof of receipt of entry 11- The decision of the judges shall be final and Virtual Ireland.Com will not enter into any correspondence of any kind concerning the judging or merits of any particular entry. 12- The winning author will be awarded US$4,000. Two additional awards will be made--second place (a Kenny's Book Club Parcel Plan worth US$400) and third place (a Kenny's Book Club Parcel Plan worth US$200). The first prize can be paid in an alternative currency at exchange rate applicable at date of award. 13- Entries will be accepted from 1st February 2002. Closing date for entries is 31st May 2002. 14- Results will be announced on the Virtual Ireland.Com web site during early September 2002. 15- Virtual Ireland.Com will have the right to include winning entries and other entries of special merit in a follow-up anthology. 16- Direct mail submissions, accompanied by a completed ENTRY FORM and appropriate fee, should be addressed to Virtual Ireland Annual Short Story Competition, Manley House, Dargan Crescent. Belfast. BT3 9JP. Ireland. Cheques should be made payable to Virtual Ireland. ----------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET GUIDELINES BLACK MAPLE [New Canadian webzine, dark/mystery stories 1000-5000 wds. Pays $15US/$30C per story on accept. Reprints okay. E-mail subs. only. Deadline issue 1 is 15 Apr 2002.] Hesper Martins, Editor Submissions: blackmaple@reinette.com http://blackmaple.reinette.com/ =Black Maple= Submission Guidelines Updated 19/02/02 Due to lack of interest from the Canadian Market, we are now OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSIONS. Deadline Issue One is April 15, 2002. =Black Maple= needs dark and mysterious writing, i.e. mystery, suspense, thriller, psychological horror, and true crime. Prefered length is 1000 to 1500 words, but we will consider works shorter than 1000 words, as well as works up to a maximum of 5000 words. (We will also consider reviews, interviews, and articles to a maximum of 1500 words. However, the only payment for these is your byline.) Payrates for fiction remain firm at a flat rate of $30 Canadian / $15 US per story, paid on acceptance. For this amount, we purchase First Electronic or Electronic Reprint Rights. All writing will be published online and archived on the =Black Maple= website for a minimum of one year. Archival rights for an additional length of time may be requested, but remain at the author's discretion. Send all submissions in the body of a plain text e-mail to editor Hesper Martins at blackmaple@reinette.com. Please remember to put BLACK MAPLE SUBMISSION, your story title, and your name in the subject line. Include a brief cover letter detailing what publishing credits you may have, if any. Questions and queries should be directed to Hesper Martins at blackmaple@reinette.com. [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/topic178.htm, 19 Feb 2002] DARK DUNGEON [New bimonthly webzine, dark F/SF 500-5000 wds. Pays $5.00 per story on pub. E-mail subs only.] Fred Quattrone, Editor Submissions: ddsubmit@earthlink.net Welcome to =Dark Dungeon= Webzine! This publication primarily deals with short stories related to both dark fantasy and science fiction. We are interested in horror as long as it has some fantasy and science fiction elements to it. We would also consider dark comedies that have fantasy or science fiction elements. We plan on publishing 5-6 stories every two months on the 15th of that month. We will feature the story that we enjoy the most each issue. We may also include a short interview or bio of the author of our featured story. Fantasy and Science Fiction that we consider to be dark: =A Song of Ice and Fire= series by George R. R. Martin: A fantastic fantasy series that chronicles the history of the Seven Kingdoms. Martin keeps his stories interesting by keeping his characters in constant peril. Martin also has a habit of killing off several main characters per novel. This adds tension to his stories because you begin to realize that no character is safe from the chopping block. =Elric of Melnibone= by Michael Moorcock: A brutal tale about a reluctant ruler and his power struggle with his cousin. =Hyperion= by Dan Simmons: This book holds the honor of being the scariest science fiction story that I have ever read. With the universe on the brink of war, seven people set out on a pilgrimage to a strange planet, each knowing that they are going to die. As the book unfolds, each of the pilgrims tell their stories as to why they have joined the pilgrimage and what their connection is to the planet Hyperion. What we need * We are interested in tales of Dark Fantasy and Dark Science Fiction * We will consider horror stories that have either Fantasy or Science Fiction elements. * We may consider Black Comedies with Fantasy or Science Fiction Elements. * We also welcome stories that mix Fantasy and Science Fiction together. Nothing makes us happier than a dwarf carrying an automatic weapon! What we do not want: * We are not interested in stories that include excessive violence or vulgarity that does not serve a purpose with the story * We are not interested in any fiction based on TV Series, movies or any type of Fan Fiction. * No Poetry please. I can't tell good poetry from bad poetry so I have no business publishing it! Submitting your story: You may submit your story in any of the following formats: Plain Text, Microsoft Word 97 or Microsoft Work 2000. You can also copy and paste it to the body of an email as a last resort. If you are using MS Word, please use either the Courier New or Times New Roman font at size 12. Please place the following information at the top left of your story: Real Name, Pen Name (if applicable), Street Address, Email Address If you have a website that you wish to advertise, you may include the link at the bottom of the document. Please limit this to 4 lines. Send submissions to: ddsubmit@earthlink.net Professionalism: Please make sure to edit your story before submitting. Submissions with spelling errors or sloppy grammar will find their way to the darkest dungeon of them all--the rejection pile! Also, please use the proper formatting as detailed above. Story Length: 500 to 5,000 Words Payment: =Dark Dungeon= pays a flat rate of $5.00 (US) to authors upon publication of their work. Upon publication, you will receive payment with 30 days. We reserve one time rights to print your story which will only be posted until the next issue (2 months). If you would like your story to appear in our archives after it's [sic] initial run, we can discuss it. [http://www.darkdungeon.com/Guidlines/Guidelines.htm] TALEBONES [Quarterly printzine, dark SF/F to 6,000 wds, Pays 1-2 cents/wd. No E-mail subm.] Patrick & Honna Swenson, Editors Kevin Kerr, Assoc. Editor Fairwood Press 5203 Quincy Ave SE Auburn, WA 98092 Website: http://206.168.197.214/ FICTION Manuscripts should be no longer than 6,000 words. If you have something longer that you would like us to consider, please query first. Vignettes and Short-shorts also considered. Payment is 1-2 cents per word, USA funds, by contract. We purchase 1st North American Serial Rights and sometimes 1st Electronic Rights. All subsidiary rights released upon publication. POETRY We consider all forms and themes suitable for our content and focus. Longer works must justify length by their content. Payment is a flat rate of $10. We purchase 1st North American Serial Rights and sometimes 1st Electronic Rights. All subsidiary rights released upon publication. ART & PHOTOGRAPHY We use line art, photography, collage, cartoons, etc., throughout our publication, although we are set with mainline artists at the moment. Please query first before sending portfolios. Payment is $50 per cover and $15-$20 per interior, in USA funds, by contract upon completion of assignment. We purchase 1st North American Serial Rights and sometimes 1st Electronic Rights. All subsidiary rights released upon publication. NON-FICTION All columns, interviews and book reviews are set and handled internally. We will consider non-fiction articles on the state of speculative fiction or other topics of interest to our readership and related to the focus of the magazine. Payment is 1 cent per word, in USA funds, by contract. We purchase 1st North American Serial Rights and sometimes 1st Electronic Rights. All subsidiary rights released upon publication. SUBMISSION FORMAT Industry standard manuscript format is expected (though poetry should be single spaced to avoid format confusion when converting for publication). Send quality photocopies, not originals. If you are sending artwork, photos, or similar, make sure they are clean, quality copies -- not originals, not low resolution or dirty photocopies. Preferably they should be samples that we can keep on file for future reference. Use a manuscript size envelope (9x12 inches minimum) for any submission containing more than 5 sheets of paper; do not use legal or stationery envelopes. Include a cover letter with your submission that contains your name, address, phone, email address (if available), and a title listing of content (Story, poem, or artwork titles). This is so we can cross-reference cover letters with submission contents if need be. You may also provide biographical information if you wish. And as a last reminder, once again, do not send originals! SUBMISSION METHODS We accept submissions only in hardcopy by postal mail. We regret we can no longer accept email submissions. NOTE: Please query on all art/photo submissions. Hardcopy Postal Submissions Refer to "Submission Format" above for further details. Include an SASE (Self- Addressed Stamped Envelop) of manuscript size with sufficient attached USA postage or equivalent IRCs to return the manuscript. Don't guess! Take it to the post office to be weighed and purchase accurate postage. Do not send submissions by registered or certified mail. Alternatively you may use a #10 envelope SASE for our response only and mark your submission as DISPOSABLE, indicating the same in your cover letter. Hardcopy postal submissions with improper or missing SASEs will not receive a response. Postal submissions should be mailed to the magazine's physical address at Fairwood Press, 5203 Quincy Ave SE, Auburn, WA 98092 [http://206.168.197.214/] ZOETROPE: ALL-STORY [Printzine, short fiction to 7,000 wds. Sim subs okay; no mult subs. No E-mail subs (except through online Virtual Studio)] Fiction Editors Zoetrope: All-Story The Sentinel Building 916 Kearny Street San Francisco, CA 94133 http://www.all-story.com/ =Zoetrope: All-Story= considers unsolicited submissions of short stories and one-act plays no longer than 7,000 words. Excerpts from larger works, screenplays, treatments, and poetry will be returned unread. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, and first serial rights are required. Please do not submit more than one story or one-act play at a time for consideration. Only submissions with a return address clearly marked on the outside envelope will be opened. Submissions accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) will receive a response within five months. We regret that we are unable to respond to submissions without a SASE. The magazine will not accept submissions from June 1 through August 31. =Zoetrope: All-Story= does not accept submissions via email. We do, however, provide the Virtual Studio [http://www.all-story.com/virtualstudio.cgi] as a way to submit online. Send all submissions to: Fiction Editors, Zoetrope: All-Story, The Sentinel Building, 916 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94133 Phone #: 415-788-7500 [http://www.all-story.com/about.cgi?page=guidelines] ----------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET INFORMATION ALFRED HITCHCOCK MYSTERY MAGAZINE Cathleen Jordan, editor of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, has passed away, according to reports from several sources. [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/topic291.htm, 1 Feb 2002] BLINK ANTHOLOGY A writer on the Speculations Rumor Mill received this letter. "Dear Author, Thank you for submitting to the BLINK anthology. Unfortunately, I have some bad news. Despite the fact that we've just posted the guidelines not too long ago, our publisher pulled out from the project. We currently have no publisher, but we are looking for a replacement. "Your story will go unread by either editor, and you are free to submit your story elsewhere. When the project has a stable publisher, we'll post guidelines again. I hope you'll submit again when we are open to submissions. This will probably happen in the Fall of this year." David Sparks & J. Newman, Editors, BLINK [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/topic291.htm, 9 Feb 2002] LOW PORT ANTHOLOGY A writer on the Rumor Mill says, "I talked with Steve Miller at Boskone and he said he's getting a lot of *LONG* stories -- just under the length limit -- for =Low Port=. Shorter stories will face a better chance." In a later post she said that the stories he's getting are 9-10,000 words. [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/topic291.htm, 17 Feb 2002] PLANET RELISH A writer on the Rumor Mill says, "=Planet Relish= is officially on hiatus, probably until April." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/topic291.htm, 9 Feb 2002] RAVEN ELECTRICK Karen R., Editor and Publisher of =Raven Electrick=, says, "=Raven='s found her wallet (or at least her change purse). On April 1, 2002 =Raven Electrick= will become a paying zine. Payment will be $5 (U.S.) for stories and poems accepted after April 1. (We know it's not much, but it's a step in the right direction.) =Raven= will be moving to fixed reading periods to deal with the anticipated increase in submissions. The completely revised Writer's Guidelines with all the details will be posted in late March at: http://www.ravenelectrick.com/writersguidelns/ index.htm "=Raven= will be closed to submissions from February 14 to March 31, 2002. Writers waiting for word on manuscripts submitted before February 14 will receive an answer by the end of February. "I'd like to thank all the writers, readers, and friends (and one very patient spouse) who supported =Raven Electrick= during our first two years. We couldn't have taken this next important step without you." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/topic291.htm, 15 Feb 2002] SCI FICTION Ellen Datlow, fiction editor of SCI FICTION webzine, says, "[Address change] Effective Immediately. Please pass the word. "Ellen Datlow, Fiction Editor, SCIFI.COM PMB 391 511 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10011-8436. "The old one is dead dead dead, although things should be forwarded for awhile." [http://www.dm.net, 15 Feb 2002] TERRA INCOGNITA A writer on the Rumor Mill got this note, dated 5 January 2002, from =Terra Incognita=. "With great regret we announce that =Terra incognita= is officially on hiatus. Financial and personal considerations have forced us to suspend publication of the magazine for the indefinite future. . . ." "When publication resumes, we will make announcement in the various market lists. . . ." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/topic291.htm, 14 Feb 2002] ***************************************************************** * "You will have to write and put away or burn a lot of * * material before you are comfortable in this medium. You * * might as well start now and get the necessary work done. For * * I believe that eventually quantity will make for quality." * * --Ray Bradbury * ***************************************************************** ==End of the CALLIHOO Newsletter for 19 February 2002==