CALLIHOO Newsletter Market News for Writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Julia West, Editor Vol. 9, No. 12 22 January 2002 Website: http://www.sff.net/people/julia.west/CALLIHOO/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- In This Issue Deadlines Anthology Who Killed The Easter Bunny? anthology (gls) Market Information Beyond the Last Star anthology Black Gate Nemonymous Nuketown SCI FICTION Star*Line The Strand Writer Online ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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.) Why I Hate Aliens Anthology Deadline 1 Feb 2002 [Ebook antho, SF to 7500 wds. Pays 50% royalties, prorated based on length. Reprints okay. Mult subs encouraged. E-mail subs only. (Gls in Vol. 9 No. 9)] ByLine Short Story Contest Deadline 5 February 2002 [General fiction up to 5,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $70, $40, $25. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 5)] Beyond the Last Star Anthology Deadline 1 March 2002 [Print anthology, SF/F/H, pays 5-10 cents/wd ($25 min, $300 max) on accept. No sim or mult subm, no reprints, E-mail subm okay but snailmail preferred. (GLs in Vol. 9 No. 8).] 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)] 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)] 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)] 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).] 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)] 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 WHO KILLED THE EASTER BUNNY? [Web antho, H, etc. to 5,000 wds, nothing said about pay. E-mail subs only. Deadline 16 Mar 2002.] To follow the award-winning anthology 'Dreaming of a Black Christmas' we are inviting submissions to 'Who Killed the Easter Bunny?' which will be online at =Terror Tales= in time for Easter. Stories of up to 5000 words are required. They may be horror stories, mystery, crime, or black humour, as long as they feature a loose Easter theme. Stories featuring some kind of bunny or an Easter theme will be smiled upon more than fiction with no Easter connection. Ten slots are up for grabs in this anthology, but all submissions must be received by March 16th 2002. Send all submissions to: submissions@terrortales.org or sonofsatan69@hotmail.com Check out =Terror Tales=, the UK's most popular horror website! http://www.terrortales.org/intro.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET INFORMATION BEYOND THE LAST STAR ANTHOLOGY Sherwood Smith, editor of sff.net's last anthology, =Beyond the Last Star=, says, "I think about eighty percent of the stories I have to send back are stories for last year's [sff.net anthology]. In fact, of all the ones I accrued this week, all but one are 'end of the universe' stories. I am sorely tempted to do a macro, though I swore I wouldn't." [http://www.dm.net, 19 Jan 02] BLACK GATE Editor John O'Neill says, in answer to a writer wondering if his E-mail submission to =Black Gate= got lost in the ether, "At the moment there is no auto-reply mechanism to confirm receipt of electronic submissions, as they come in through multiple addresses. I've been trying to work out some way to do it other than manually, which would be pretty onerous. "If you're worried about it, I usually suggest a quick note to the submissions address. However, we get hundreds of those each month (with all kinds of questions on submissions), and at the moment it's just me answering them, so the reply can take up to 3-4 weeks. "The real challenge is the sheer volume of e-mail submissions. We've been completely deluged with them since we began accepting them about 8 months ago. We still receive the same number of snail mail subs, but our electronic submission rate is roughly four times that volume and climbing rapidly. We're making good progress on physical submissions, but we're way behind on the e-mail side. At the moment I'm still reading some e-subs from July-Sept. "I considered abandoning electronic submissions a while back, but so far have not made that decision. I think it's the wrong solution. Part of the slowdown may be that I still insist we read every submission completely and respond in detail. We don't use form rejection slips. I have two fiction readers, but still read the bulk of fiction personally and try to give real feedback on everything that makes it to my desk. "In large part the authors have been extremely patient--frankly, some of them have shown more patience than I probably would--and that's been extremely gratifying. Sooner or later something has to give, but no solution I can come up with makes me happy. In the meantime I keep plugging away, and am open to suggestions." [sff.publishing.black-gate-magazine, 21 Jan 2002] NEMONYMOUS DF Lewis, editor of British printzine =Nemonymous=, says, "Market still open. Reading period for =Nemonymous= #2 open to 28 February 2002 ... open to famous and infamous writers alike, in tune with the now acclaimed =Nemonymous= #1. œ25 for any story that is accepted (between 750 and 3500 words). Please enquire at nemonymous@hotmail.com. Website at http://www.nemonymous.com [http://www.redsine.com/padgettweggs/nemonymous/] [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/topic291.htm, 20 Jan 02] NUKETOWN Kenneth Newquist, editor of webzine =Nuketown=, says, "In December we had a change in our e-mail submission policy for short stories; we no longer accept attachments with submissions (too many viruses). From here on out, we're only accepting submissions included in the body of an e-mail; for more information check out our fiction guidelines at http://www.nuketown.com/guidelines/fiction.htm "Also please note that under no circumstances do we accept fiction submissions via snail mail. "In terms of what I'm looking for fiction wise, I'd love to see more libertarian-themed stories and heroic stories with libertarian overtones. For more information about what we're looking for, check out the guidelines. "In terms of =Nuketown='s current status--we've been back on our monthly schedule since November, although complete editions are still taking until about mid-month to post. We're publishing two fiction stories a month, an average that won't be increasing any time in the near future." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/topic291.htm, 14 Jan 02] SCI FICTION Ellen Datlow, editor of =SCI FICTION= (SciFi.com) says, "Due to the mail service company I was using going out of business overnight January 4th I've had to have all my business mail forwarded to another service that is taking over (with the same address) through February. The post office says that the forwarding service will take two weeks (I put it through today, January 8th). So anyone who has sent me mss recently, or more importantly, contracts and other mail like that should be aware of this. In due time, I'm sure it will be sorted out (ha!) Anyone who plans to send me something in the next two weeks might want to hold off. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. If there's something that must get to me quickly, contact me at my email address so we can figure out how to deal with it." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/topic291.htm, 8 Jan 2002] STAR*LINE David C. Kopaska-Merkel says, "Effective immediately, Tim Pratt (timpratt@sff.net) is editor of =Star*Line=, the Journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. I've enjoyed my 6-year stint, but it's time for new blood on the floor. I will finish out with the next 3 issues (mostly full already) but Tim is accepting submissions now. And speaking of submissions, I've answered both snail- and e-subs up through about a week ago, but there are still a few waiting to be answered, and I'll get to those soon. If I should happen to fill up issue 25.4 (my last) and then receive additional submissions, I'll just pass those on to Tim and he will evaluate them, so don't worry about stuff that might be in the hands of the US Snail right now. "=Dreams and Nightmares= continues unchanged, and is still open to poetry and short-short fiction. Payment for work in DN is $10 per piece on acceptance plus 2 copies. Currently reading for issue 62 and beyond." Tim Pratt, new editor of =Star*Line=, says, "I'm taking over as editor of =Star*Line=. I only hope I can fill David K.-M.'s shoes... "Submissions should be addressed to Tim Pratt, P.O. Box 13222, Berkeley, CA 94712-4222 or sent via e-mail to timpratt@sff.net Guidelines, rates, etc. are online in the same place, here: http://www.dm.net/~bejay/sfpa.htm" [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/topic291.htm, 20-21 Jan 2002] THE STRAND A writer on the Rumor Mill says, "I couldn't find writer's guidelines on =The Strand= website [www.strandmag.com], so I sent email asking. Here's an excerpt: "We are interested in mysteries, detective stories, tales of terror and the supernatural as well as short stories and poetry. Stories can be set in any time or place provided they are well written; the plots interesting and well thought out. We are NOT interested in submissions with any sexual content. "We are interested in stories of almost any length preferably the 2000-6000 word range. However, we may occasionally publish short shorts of 1000 words or sometimes may even go as long as a short novella. At the moment our rate for stories is $25-150." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/topic178.htm, 17 Jan 02] WRITER ONLINE A writer on the Rumor Mill says, ". . .I'm passing on the news that the folks behind =Writer Online=, WriteRead.com, have filed for bankruptcy. I got notice sent to me as a creditor because they never paid me my $40 for my story . . which was in the July issue." [http://www.speculations.com/rumormill/topic291.htm, 14 Jan 02] ***************************************************************** * "One of the dumbest things you were ever taught was to write * * what you know. Because what you know is usually dull. * * Remember when you first wanted to be a writer? Eight or 10 * * years old, reading about thin-lipped heroes flying over * * mysterious viny jungles toward untold wonders? That's what * * you wanted to write about, about what you didn't know." * * --Ken Kesey * ***************************************************************** ==End of the CALLIHOO Newsletter for 22 January 2002==