May Chronicle - Market News Contained on this page are details of Publishers/Anthologies/Magazines/Ezines currently looking for submissions. Novel Submissions Mundania Press LLC are currently seeking submissions for novel length work, including submissions for reprinting. They are looking for Science Fiction, Fantays, Horror, Paranormal and other genres including cross-genre works. Their full submission guidelines can be found at http://www.mundania.com/submissions.html. ImaJinn Books is looking for submission of vampire, vampires and shapeshifter romance novels. Baen Books is now accepting electronic 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. 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. Anthologies Submissions Megan Powell has joined Cyber-Pulp as an editor and has let us know about two open anthologies. One will be historical fantasy, whilst the other concentrates on humourous fantasy. Word count for submissions is 3,000 - 6,000 words and they will both be paying on a royalty sharing basis. Full details on Megan's website at http://www.meganpowell.net/editor/. More from Megan Powell. She is editing an anthology of cross-genre fiction called Crossings to be published by Double Dragon in 2004. She is reading for this book until August 31st, 2003. Further details on her website at http://www.meganpowell.net/editor/. Black Death Books 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. Print Magazines Submissions Analog Magazine Guidelines. Analog will consider submissions from any author whether previously published or not. They are looking for science fiction only in terms of fiction, although they will print the full range of that genre. Payment for fiction is 6-8c (US) per word for short stories up to 7,500 words, USD $450-600 for 7,501 to 10,000 words, and 5-6c per word for longer stories. Non-fiction articles are preferred at about 4,000 words in length covering areas of scientific research, and speculation on future developments. Payment for non-fiction is 6c per word. They will not accept simultaneous submissions. All submissions must be sent on white paper, printed on one side only and must be double-spaced. Stanley Schmidt Editor 475 Park Ave. South, 11th Floor New York, NY 10016 E-mail: analog@dellmagazines.com Fables and Reflections (Australia) is open for submissions of fiction, poetry, critical essays, art, cartoons, interviews, reviews and articles of genres Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Magic Realism. Submissions can be made via email (as RTF, MS Word or ASCII text file) to lilyc@iinet.net.au or by snail-mail to PO Box 99 Claremont WA 6910, Australia. Hardcopy submissios must be A4, double spaced, single sided on white paper printed in a standard font (eg. Times New Roman). Fiction submissions pay $10 (AUS) and a contributor's copy. Bloodrose Magazine is open to submissions. They are looking for stories from 1,500 to 10,000 words that are character driven and explore the darker side of the human experience. Primarily they are looking for horror and dak fantasy but will receive sf submissions as long as it is dark in feel. Payment is USD $20 per story. They are also looking for articles, reviews and interviews on horror and dark sf, from the reader's as well as writer's perspective. Articles pay USD $12-15 dependent upon length, reviews USD $5-10. Submissions and queries can be made to: M. W. Worthen, editor Blood Rose Ezine P. O. Box 105501 Jefferson City, MO 65110 bloodrosemag@hotmail.com Potato Monkey (Australia) is open fiction submissions of science fiction, fantasy or horror. No tie-ins allowed Submissions can be made via email (potatomonkey@hotmail.com), or snail-mail to P.O. Box 84 Darling Heights Queensland Australia 4350. Payment is AUS $20 per story, AUS $5 for shorter works and poetry. Online Magazines Submissions Far Sector SFFH (formerly Deep Outside) is accpeting submissions (email only). They pay 3c per word and require first serial rights (no reprints) and do not accept simultaneous submissions. Read their submission details carefully - http://www.clocktowerfiction.com/Main/guidelines.shtml. Ideomancer has reopened to submissions of sf/f/h fiction of lengths up to 5000 words. They pay 3c per word to a maximum of $100. Full details can be found on their submissions page. On 31st March 2003, Fables webzine (http://www.fables.org/) will temporarily close for fiction submissions. It will be re-opening later in 2003. Online Horror fiction/poetry magazine Champagne Shivers will be reopening for submissions on March 10, 2003 when they are looking for submissions for their May issue. Payment is USD 5 per story, maximum length is 2,000 words. Read their submissions guidelines before submitting at http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/champagne/CSguidelines3.html. Online SF magazine the Martian Wave is open for submissions. They feature sf written about the exploration and colonisation of our solar system. Maximum story length is 7,500 words and payment is USD 8 per story. The main page for the magazine can be found at http://samsdotpublishing.com/tmw/cover.htm and the guidelines at http://samsdotpublishing.com/tmw/guidelines.htm. The Quantum Muse is a website presenting sf/f stories on a monthly basis. They pay USD 10 per story, although there is also a fan contribution system whereby people reading the stories can make a payment to the author/site. Half of the money raised from this is passed onto the author. Their submission guidelines are at http://www.quantummuse.com/submissions.html. For-the-Love Markets Totally F***ed up Zine (http://www.geocities.com/tfuzine/) Looking for fiction that contains either drama, comedy, horror, light sf, teen, action, gay, lesbian, music, working class, mystery, goth, suburban, urban, dashboard confessional, and experimental. 1,000 - 4,000 words, respond in a few weeks, reprints are okay, just make sure you tell them, you have the rights, and where it was first printed so that it is published correctly. No hardcore sc-fi, no hardcore erotica (porn), definitely nothing with severe abuse against children (graphically killing a child or molesting them), and definitely no whining unless the character learns or changes from it. Submissions Send a .doc or .rtf as an attachment of an email. Use block paragraphs and only double space between paragraphs. In your email covering letter explain the genre of your story, word count, link to your site if you have one, and a small bio that will be tagged at the end of the story. Rights revert back to author on publication, then the story is archived the story for 6 months, before being removed. Stories can be removed sooner for publishing in another mag - just send an email. Submissions to Mike Purfield at: tfuzine@yahoo.com.