Published by zentao7.com writers group in their May 25, 2005 newsletter
The Word in Writing by B.J. Muntain
Vol 2, Issue 42, May 25, 2005
We have important news from Harlequin, new awards, and a chance to meet Kurt Vonnegut!
I do not guarantee any markets
New Markets:
Reid's Magazine is a new Australian magazine of poetry and short fiction of any genre, but not considered 'literary'. Guidelines are not yet on-line, so e-mail for them. CLICK HERE
Escape Pod, The science fiction podcast magazine, is a new electronic science fiction and fantasy market offering audio files of short stories. CLICK HERE
Market Changes:
As of September 2006, the Harlequin Romance and Silhouette Romance lines of Harlequin/Silhouette will no longer be published. At that time, a single line of 'sweet' romance fiction will be launched, headed by editor Bryony Green. The stories will be 50,000 to 55,000 words long, with no explicit sexual detail. Send manuscripts to:
Bryony Green, Associate Senior Editor
Harlequin Enterprises
Eton House, 18-24 Paradise Road
Richmond, Surrey
TW9 1SR
United Kingdom.
Other news from Harlequin: Submissions are being accepted for the Harlequin Mills & Boon Temptation (M&B Sensual Romance) line. Senior Editor Tessa Shapcott is looking for works of about 60,000 words that deliver "a feel-good experience, focusing on the kind of relationships that women between the ages of 18 and 35 aspire to." Guidelines at CLICK HERE
Aurealis has new guidelines and a new web address: CLICK HERE.
Dorchester editor Kate Seaver is leaving to become Senior Editor for Berkley. She will be replaced by Leah Hultenschmidt.
Realms of Fantasy slush reader, Carina, has left, to be replaced by Douglas Cohen. CLICK HERE
Brigid Hughes is leaving The Paris Review to begin her own literary magazine, A Public Space, to focus on fiction and poetry. CLICK HERE
Tangent will no longer be reviewing poetry. Eugie Foster, Managing Editor, says, "I am deeply disappointed and regret any confusion this abrupt switch in policy has caused."
Wheatland Press, publisher of Polyphony, is remodeling its web site, so it is out of date right now. The Winter Specials currently on the home page are still in effect. CLICK HERE
Closed Markets:
Horror Garage is closed to submissions until September 2005. CLICK HERE
Wind, A Journal of Writing & Community, is currently closed to all submissions, including contest submissions, due to changes in editorial staff. Watch their web site for changes. CLICK HERE
Shining Waters Fantasy Literature seems to be dead. The web site is out of date, and the editor has not been responding to queries. CLICK HERE
Leafing Through is closed to submissions, and will be closing down after the next issue. CLICK HERE
Astropoetica is temporarily closed to submissions as they catch up to the backlog caused by "recent illness and injury". CLICK HERE
Dated Markets (Anthologies, Contests, Special and Themed Issues):
The 2005 Orchid: A Literary Review Short Story Contest now accepts contest entries online. Entry fee: $10. Deadline: June 15, 2005. CLICK HERE
The Writers' Workshop of Asheville, NC, is holding a contest to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Winners will win the chance to meet judges Kurt Vonnegut and Peter Matthiessen. Entries must be an original, unpublished fiction short story, or factual story or memoir. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: June 25, 2005. CLICK HERE
The Bellevue Literary Review Prize for fiction, nonfiction and poetry "awards superlative writing related to themes of health, healing, illness, the mind, and the body." Entry fee: $15. Deadline: August 1, 2005. CLICK HERE
Memoirs, Ink's Second Annual Personal Essay Contest is open to submissions of "original, well-written personal essays, memoirs, or stories that are based on autobiographical experiences." Entry fee: $10 ($15 if late). Deadline: August 1, 2005 (Late deadline: August 15, 2005). CLICK HERE
The First Annual Metcalf-Rooke Award, sponsored by Biblioasis and Page & Turners Bookstores, is open to Canadian writers with an unpublished book-length fiction manuscript. Entry fee: None given. Deadline: August 15, 2005. CLICK HERE
Kids Short Story & Poetry Outlet is holding their First Annual Fiction Contest. Entry fee: $3. Deadline: August 31, 2005. CLICK HERE
gritLIT's Short Story Contest is open to original, unpublished short stories. Entry fee: $20. Deadline: September 15, 2005. CLICK HERE
News:
Robert Sheckley continues to improve and may soon be able to return to the US. CLICK HERE
Science Fiction and Fantasy Female Writers (SF-FFW) is launching the new Roots of Writing Award in honour of seven influential female science fiction and fantasy authors: Betty Ballantine, Madeleine L'Engle, Anne McCaffrey, Ursula K. Le Guin, Kate Wilhelm, Joanna Russ, and Andre Norton.
The Irish bookstore chain, Hughes & Hughes, will be launching the Irish Book Awards next year. These will include the current Irish Novel of the Year, the Irish Children's Book of the Year, the Irish Non-Fiction Book of the Year, and the Irish Book of the Year. CLICK HERE
John Joseph Adams, assistant editor of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, has declared June, 2005, to be Slush Writer Appreciation Month. CLICK HERE
Our Losses:
Patricia York (died May 21, 2005, at the age of 57) Pat York wrote short fiction which was published in various magazines. Her stories were finalists in the Writers of the Future Contest and the Nebula Awards.
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Samuel Herbert Post (January, 1924 - May 20, 2005) As editor for the MacFadden-Bartell Corporation, Post published such writers as Poul Anderson, Gordon Dickson and H.P. Lovecraft. CLICK HERE
Frank Gorshin (1934 - May 17, 2005) Gorshin was an accomplished actor whose many film and television roles included The Riddler in the Batman series and Commander Bele in a Star Trek episode. CLICK HERE
Howard Morris (1919 - May 21, 2005) An actor, Morris provided voices for such cartoons as The Flintstones and Atom Ant.
Henry Corden (1920 - May 19, 2005) Corden's acting career included such roles as Fred Flintstone's voice in The Flintstones, and the voice of General Urko in Return to the Planet of the Apes.
Author's Note
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