Tim Jones is putting out an open call to New Zealand and Australian poets for submissions to Issue 2 of “Eye to the Telescope”, the Science Fiction Poetry Association’s new online journal, to be published in July/August 2011.
If you are interested, you can find out more, including submission guidelines, over at Tim’s blog “Books in the Trees”.
Enchanted Conversation: A Fairy Tale Magazine is putting out a call for submissions.
The second Issue Theme is ‘Snow White’ and submissions open on May 11th and close May 14th. This issue is Poetry only. Enchanted Conversations has also kindly provided details for their next deadline too, which is Issue Three, Poetry and stories, and “Cinderella”
Enchanted Conversation: Submission Requirements
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VERY EXCITING NEWS!
In conjunction with the Wily Writers Website for Down-loadable Speculative Fiction, SpecFicNZ is going to conduct its very first Short Story Contest.
This contest is only open to SpecFicNZ members, and will run from March 1st, 2011 to March 31st, 2011. If you are not a member of SpecFicNZ, it is not too late to join.
Editor of the Wily site, Angel Leigh McCoy, has generously agreed to publish the two winning stories in the June 2011 issue of Wily Writers, an issue featuring SpecFicNZ as the New Zealand national speculative fiction writers association.
She is doing this because she believes strongly “that writers organizations play a primary role in the support and success of up-and-coming writers. They provide networking and knowledge, the two most valuable treasures a writer can receive. If you’re not a member of a writers organization, then you may want to consider joining one, both so you can submit to Wily Writers this year and so that you have access to all the wonderful writing resources these organizations provide.”
Wily Writers is a significant market and was listed one of the 75 Best Online Markets by Writers Digest (Nov/Dec Issue 2010).
In addition to publication, the Wily Website will be paying the top two winning stories, and SpeFicNZ will be pitching in prize money as well. First place will be awarded $75 US. Second place will be $50 US.
Submission Guidelines can be found HERE, but please do not submit anything until March 1st.
No member of SpecFicNZ or its core committee will be judging the contest entries. They will be judged by an outside party (chosen by Angel McCoy).
Stories will not be edited, so send only your best, polished work.
Not a short story writer? If you only write novels, consider harvesting a short story or self-sustained excerpt out of your latest project to submit and promote your novel.
So, get writing and make NZ proud!
Grant Stone’s fanzine b0t is now available at: http://b0tzine.com/
Issue #1 includes articles by John Klima, Fábio Fernandes, Jeremiah Tolbert, Mark Deniz and Kit O’Connell, along with fiction by Matthew Sanborn Smith.
b0t is designed to be read on phones and other mobile devices and is ePub format only.
We’re always looking for contributors. Check out the submissions page for more details.
Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror will be the first of an ongoing, annual
series collecting the best fantasy and horror stories from the Antipodes put out by Ticonderoga Publications.
Submitted stories should have been published between 1 Jan. and 31 Dec. 2010 and have a listed author who is a citizen, resident or otherwise be recognised as having significant ties to Australia and/or New Zealand.
Details at
http://ticonderogapublications.com/books/yearsbestaust.html
The Australian Horror Writers Association’s (AHWA) annual literary prize, the Australian Shadows Awards, is open to entries until December 31st, 2010 with a prize pool of $750 ($250 for the winners of the three categories).
Works must be written or edited by Australians or New Zealanders, published in the 2010 calendar year, and have horror/dark fiction content.
For more information on how to enter go to http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=39
The Library of Science Fiction & Fantasy is seeking stories for
‘Rockets, Swords, And Rainbows : New Tales Of Science Fiction And Fantasy’.
Submissions are open until November 21st, 2010.
Seeking original, previously unpublished stories of science fiction and fantasy that include any of the following: gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgendered themes, plots, or character(s) as a focus in the story, but please do not forget the science fiction or fantasy elements. Think of sci-fi and fantasy genres with a
queered twist.
For details go to http://libraryofthelivingdead.lefora.com/2010/08/01/rocketsswords-
and-rainbows-tales-of-science-ficti/
