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Fantasy Magazine Closed to Submissions
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Fantasy Magazine's co-editor Sean Wallace has announced that the magazine is closed to submissions. He notes that they expect to re-open in November, after the World Fantasy Convention.

Anthology of "Queer Horror Tales" Seeking Queries
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Dark Scribe Press will be soliciting short story queries for "an anthology of queer horror tales." Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet will be edited by Vince A. Liaguno and Chad Helder. They'll be paying 5 cents per word for stories between 1,000 and 7,500 words long, but writers must first query, between 1 October and next May. For more details...

Blind Eye Books reading for gay/lesbian anthology
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Blind Eye Books has filled the "boy's edition," Tangle XY, but they're still reading for the "girl's edition," Tangle XX. Pay rates are...

Genre Author Advance Survey Returns
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Tobias Buckell is updating his 2005 Author Advance Survey, and is requesting data from novelists. The results of the previous survey...

Shared World "New Ceres" Seeking Submissions
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New Ceres is a shared-world twice-yearly online publication seeking fiction and non-fiction set in their future 18th century world. They are paying...

Simon and Schuster Willing to Negotiate on Rights
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Simon & Schuster executives met with representatives of the Association of Authors' Representatives to clarify their position, that they are willing to negotiate...

Clockwork Phoenix to be original anthology series
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Mike Allen will be editing Clockwork Phoenix, an original anthology series, for Norilana Books. Payment is two cents per word, and Allen is looking for...

Sporty Spec half full
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Karen A. Romanko reports that she's bought about half the content for the forthcoming Sporty Spec, and she's still looking for...

Electric Spec's new issue
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Electric Spec has just posted its newest issue of "shockingly good science fiction, fantasy, and the macabre," including an interview with Carol Berg and fiction by...

Heliotrope Reading for Issue #4
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Heliotrope Magazine is now open for submissions for issue #4, scheduled to appear in March 2008. They're paying...

Heliotrope Fills Issue #3
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Heliotrope Magazine announces that they are now closed to submissions for issue #3, saying they found sufficient good material sooner...

Simon and Schuster Responds to Authors Guild
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Simon & Schuster responds to the Authors Guild. The Authors Guild had raised an alarm over the publisher's new boilerplate contract. Read more...

Simon and Schuster Attempts Rights Grab
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The Authors Guild reports that Simon & Schuster's new boilerplate contract redefines "in print" to give the company rights to any book it publishes forever. Authors are...

Afterburn SF has a new editor and a new issue
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With the new issue of online 'zine Afterburn SF comes the announcement of a new editor. Details...

Cryptomedia Magazine is a forthcoming electronic horror 'zine
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Planned online horror 'zine Cryptomedia Magazine is expected to launch on 30 September. They're currently looking for fiction and non-fiction, and paying...

Dead Letter Press seeking stories of Books Gone Bad
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Dead Letter Press is reading submissions for an anthology of "books gone bad." Stories should be 4,000-12,000 words long, and payment is...

Anthology on sf sports seeking submissions
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Sporty Spec: Games of the Fantastic is looking for fiction of up to 1000 words and poetry no longer than 49 lines. Payment rates are...

Maine Anthology Seeking Speculative Fiction
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Noreen Doyle is paying 3-5 cents/word for speculative fiction stories about Maine. The anthology, That Mysterious Door: Maine Tales of Fantasy and Speculation, will be published...

Anthology on Futuristic Motherhood
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Futuristic Motherhood will be an anthology of "speculative fiction stories about the future of motherhood. Deadline is 15 September, with payment of...

Juno Books seeking "kickassitude"
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Editor Paula Guran of Juno Books notes she has enough fantasy and sf, but she's really looking for what is now called "urban fantasy." Specifically, she wants...

New horror ezine paying 10 cents a word
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Michael Knost's Noctem Aeternus will pay ten cents per word, on publication, for stories up to 4,000 words. He'll open to submissions on...

Flytrap is open to submissions until 31 May
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Small-press magazine Flytrap is open to submissions until the end of next month. They're looking for fiction (any genre) and non-fiction, up to 5,000 words. Payment is...

Druidawn Attempting to Take Over Every Facet of Young Writing Lives
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The Legends of Druidawn is an organization writing and reading stories and playing games in their own fantasy universe. Aimed at writers aged 7 to 18, it offers real-world and on-line...

New Magazine: Darker Matter
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Darker Matter is a new online science fiction magazine with a bias "towards darker science fiction stories." They're paying 5-10 cents per word, and have five stories available for free in the first issue.

Albedo 1 to pay for all stories
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Irish magazine Albedo 1 is increasing its pay rate. They're also running a writing contest.
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