January Chronicle - Market News
Contained on this page are details of Publishers/Anthologies/Magazines/Ezines currently looking for submissions.
eXtasy Books (an imprint of Zumaya Publications) are currently open for novel length submissions. They are looking for erotica and their guidelines page suggests time travel, science fiction and paranormal erotica are high on their list. Click on the logo above and then on the 'Guidelines' button for full details.
Two open Canadian anthologies, both to edited by Claude Lalumière.
Open Space: New Canadian Fantastic Fiction (published by Bakka Books / Red Deer Press).
Requires new fiction only from Canadian authors, will pay $100-$300 on acceptance, all submissions must be sent by April 30, 2003.
Enquiries can be emailed to openspace@lostpages.net. Full guidelines can be found at http://lostpages.net/openspace.html.
Island Dreams: Montreal Writers of the Fantastic (published by Véhicule Press).
Requires new fiction only from Montreal based authors of the fantastic who write in English. They will pay $25-$200 on acceptance, all submissions must be sent by April 13, 2003.
Enquiries can be emailed to montreal@lostpages.net. Full guidelines can be found at http://lostpages.net/islanddreams.html.
Horror Author/Editor (and member of the H.W.A.) Richard D. Weber is in the process of selecting short stories for a new horror anthology with a tentative release date of the summer of 2003. Royalty will be paid as your percentage of entire anthology. This is not(!) an e-book!
If you wish to submit a short story for review you may do so by E-mailing the story to 200052@msn.com. Richard's website can be found at http://www.darkprotocols.com/.
Guidelines:
Word count limit 6,500.
Subject matter: horror, supernatural, cross-genre, and suspense thrillers.
Added consideration will go to stories that are well written, well edited, and have a surprise or trick ending. Paste your story into the body of the E-mail, please. No attachments will be opened. Multiple submissions are acceptable.
Cut off date is March 30, 2003!
Black Death Books are currently looking for further submissions
of Gothic/Horror novel length work. Full details are at http://www.khpindustries.com/submissions.html.
They are also looking for short story submissions for a forthcoming anthology call Blackest Death, details for which can be found at
http://www.khpindustries.com/blackest_death.html.
Yard Dog Press will be reading for an anthology entitled The Four Bubbas of the Apocalypse between March 1, 2003 ans April 1, 2003.
Full details on their website at http://www.yarddogpress.com/.