Closings, Openings and New Issues

Sandra Ruttan has announced that Spinetingler is closed to submissions until further notice. You can find all the details at http://crimezine.blogspot.com/

Crime Spree http://www.crimespreemag.com/ and Necrotic Tissue http://www.necrotictissue.com/ have both opened for submissions today. Yellow Mama and Shock Totem both list a January opening but neither state they're open at the sites. Also Shroud was supposed to open in January but they've changed their reading period to May 1 through July 31. Urls to the left for these zines.

The deadline for The First Line's Spring issue is February 1 and the first line is "Working for God is never easy." http://www.thefirstline.com/

Gemini Magazine is sponsoring another contest but this time there's a $4 fee to enter. First prize is $1000, the deadline is March 31. http://www.gemini-magazine.com/contest.html

The winter issue of Mysterical E is now live with 21 brand new short stories by writers like Stephen D. Rogers, Dana King and Jake Hinkson to name just a few. http://www.mystericale.com/

The January issue of Gumshoe Review is up with the usual reviews and a short story by Virginia Winters called "Clarice". http://www.gumshoereview.com/

And Issue 6 of Sex and Murder is here with new shorts and poetry http://sexandmurder.com/

For those not downing aspirins and hugging the toilet bowl, there's no excuse not to get cracking on your New Year's resolution to write and submit. That was your resolution, wasn't it? If you're holding an ice bag to your head, there's lots to read until your brain kicks into imagination drive. Happy New Year!

***A late addition here. Issue 3 of 10Flash has gone live with 10 flash stories by some familiar authors, Jodi MacArthur, DJ Barber and Laura Eno among others. http://10flash.wordpress.com/