Short Post Market News

We've been having a few drift-by thunderstorms the last couple of days, so the computer has been off and on the last two days which means I don't have too much for you today.

I ran across a fairly new market called Scalped which is non-paying. Their first issue is up so you can get an idea of what they're looking for. As seems to be the case with many of the new zines this one is themed. And the theme for the fall issue is horror and the deadline is 8/21. Word count maxes out at 6000 and you can submit via their online form. Here's the url http://www.scalpedmagazine.com/index.html

Storyglossia is open to submissions for their 35th issue but they're also open for their October (#36) issue which has a theme. They want stories that reveal musical obsession in any form, this issue has a Sept 15 deadline. The url is in the zines column to the left.

Speaking of the urls, I've dropped a couple that were supposed to start up in June and didn't, plus I've added a few of the new markets that I've found.

And if you'd like to attend a writers conference but don't have the money or the time to travel, you might want to check out this online mystery conference being sponsored by The Poisoned Pen bookstore and publisher. The cost is $25 and according to the web site they've attracted some pretty big names to participate so far. Here's the url http://ppwebcon.com/ And a hat tip to Janet Rudolph at the Mystery Fanfare blog.