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Published by zentao7.com writers group in their June 15, 2005 newsletter
The Word in Writing by B.J. Muntain
Vol 2, Issue 45, June 15, 2005
A very busy week!
I do not guarantee any markets
New Markets:
Shimmer Magazine, a new speculative fiction magazine, is now open to submissions of "extraordinary speculative fiction stories". CLICK HERE
Cosmos Magazine is a new Australian science magazine. They do seem to accept short science fiction stories, although they don't explain this in their guidelines. My suggestion is to query them. CLICK HERE (guidelines at CLICK HERE are in PDF format, so you'll need a PDF reader like Adobe Acrobat Reader to open them.)
Southern Arts Journal is "interested in content of the South, about the South and those in it, from it, and talking about it." Though mostly non-fiction, they do accept some fiction. CLICK HERE
Harlequin is starting up another new line, called SPICE. "Stories in this line will range from highly sensual love stories to more contemplative, humorous tales to gritty, slice-of-life experiences of sex and the modern woman." CLICK HERE
Briefly mentioned last week, Harlequin has yet another new line: NEXT, which will publish "stories that are a natural extension of series fiction - stories that celebrate all the stages of a woman's life, not just marriage and new motherhood." CLICK HERE
Market Changes:
Random's editor-in-chief Jon Karp is leaving, and won't be replaced. Instead, the editors under him will now be reporting to Daniel Menaker. CLICK HERE
You can check out Wildside's new and improved website at CLICK HERE.
Paradox no longer accepts multiple submissions. CLICK HERE
The 11th Chiaroscuro Short Story Contest (deadline June 30th) has a new e-mail address. CLICK HERE
Peter Archer of the Wizards of the Coast says they are still reading entries for the Open Call for Fiction. He expects to finish in late summer.
Man's Story 2 is suffering from computer meltdown -- their computer crashed, their server crashed, and their website is down. They are working on bringing it all back. CLICK HERE
Dark Legacy has new guidelines: CLICK HERE.
Horror Carousel is once more open for submissions. CLICK HERE
Last week I mentioned Harlequin's new Epic Romance line. They now have a web page: CLICK HERE.
Smokelong Quarterly, a literary flash fiction magazine, no longer pays. CLICK HERE
Closed Markets:
Riptide Press, Inc., seems to be dead. Its domain is up for sale and e-mail is bouncing.
Zoetrope: All Story is closed for the summer. No submissions until September 1, 2005. CLICK HERE
Challenging Destiny is also closed for the months of July and August. CLICK HERE
Vestal Review does not accept submissions in June, September, December or March. Other times, they are looking for flash fiction up to 500 words. CLICK HERE
Dated Markets (Anthologies, Contests, Special and Themed Issues):
Created Reality's 3rd Haiku competition is looking for 17-syllable Haiku, traditional or not. Entry fee: 4 pounds. Deadline: June 24, 2005. CLICK HERE
InkSpotter's 2nd Annual Finding the Right Words Flash Fiction Contest has the theme 'Second Chances'. Stories must be less than 500 words. Entry fee: $1. Deadline: July 21, 2005. CLICK HERE NOTE: If you submitted to this contest before April 26th, please resubmit.
The Bitten: Vampire Short Fiction Contest is accepting submissions of short vampire stories. Entry fee: $3. Deadline: July 31, 2005. CLICK HERE
The Bill Naughton Short Story Competition is open to short stories on any topic. Entry fee: 5 pounds/$8. Deadline: September 2, 2005. CLICK HERE
Jonathan Strahan and Karen Haber are collecting stories for the Science Fiction: Best of and Fantasy: Best of anthologies. These are reprint anthologies, so they are only looking at work published in or to be published in 2005. Deadline: October 15, 2005. CLICK HERE
The New Writer magazine: Prose and Poetry Prizes 2005 accepts submissions of poetry, non-fiction and fiction. Entry fee: 4 pounds. Deadline: October 31, 2005. CLICK HERE
News:
The Canadian Magazine Publishers Association (CMPA) has changed its name to Magazines Canada. Canadian Business publisher Deborah Rosser will be its new Board Chair. CLICK HERE
Our Losses:
Ibsen Dana Elcar (October 10, 1927 - June 6, 2005) Dana Elcar is best known for his recurring roles on the television series MacGyver, Dark Shadows and Baa Baa Black Sheep. He's also appeared in such films as The Sting, 2010, All of Me, and The Nude Bomb.
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Ed Bishop (June 11, 1932 - June 8, 2005) One of the two lead actors in the 1960's series UFO, Bishop was also seen in many television shows including Doppelganger, Highlander and Whoops Apocalypse!, and films such as Saturn 3, SOS Titanic and Diamonds are Forever. CLICK HERE
Michael Billington (December 24, 1941 - June 3, 2005) The other lead actor in the 1960's series UFO, Billington also appeared in television series, theatre productions and movies. CLICK HERE
Anne Bancroft (September 17, 1931 - June 6, 2005) Ms. Bancroft (also Mrs. Mel Brooks) was an accomplished actress known for such roles as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate and Madame Ouspenskaya in Brooks' Dracula: Dead and Loving It. CLICK HERE
James Ravenscroft (died June, 2005, at the age of 28) Ravenscroft was the senior editor of John Blake Publishing. CLICK HERE
Leon Askin (September 18, 1907 - 2005) Askin, the actor who played General Albert Burkhalter on Hogan's Heroes, also acted in films. CLICK HERE
Alexander Norman Jeffares (August 11, 1920 - June 1, 2005) "Derry" was a prolific poet, writer, scholar, professor and expert on Yeats. CLICK HERE
Author's Note
Flash Fiction Flash is a useful resource, not only for markets, but also for articles on flash fiction -- and it's free. You can find subscription information at CLICK HERE. Me, I'm always found HERE.
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