Over at Criminal Brief yesterday, Leigh Lundin had an interesting take on "Sex and Violence, I Swear" http://criminalbrief.com/?p=11490 His post came about because of a forum discussion started by EQ editor, Janet Hutchings about trying to keep her readers happy and trying to add dark stories to the EQ content. http://www.themysteryplace.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=292 I don't envy her trying to strike that balance. Dell's forum has some very interesting topics under discussion most days and it's well worth your time to stop by from time to time.
If you haven't been dropping by Spinetingler on a regular basis, why not? Since they've changed the format of the zine the content has been coming in at the rate of two or more posts a day that cover the many outlets open for the mystery/crime genre. Today you'll find a new short story, "Cheap Bastard", by Hilary Davidson and the first in this year's series of Conversations with the Bookless featuring Naomi Johnson. And if you scroll down a little further you'll find a link to a new Inspector Rebus short story by Ian Rankin. If you aren't acquainted with this author's series, this story is an excellent introduction. You can find all of this and more at http://www.spinetinglermag.com/
And finally a very interesting call for submissions. Twelfth Planet Press has put out an anthology call for their 2011 anthology "Speakeasy". They're looking for fantasy short stories set in the 1920's. The submission period starts June 1 and ends September 30. Stories should be 2500 to 7500 words in length and the pay is AUS$50. You can find all the details at http://twelfthplanet.livejournal.com/11064.html Hat tip to Charles Tan for the link.
No comments:
Post a Comment