Monday Market News

Finally a few markets to post about! Things have been a bit slow on the market front, which I'm sure you've noticed. Summers and Holidays tend to slow things down, especially for zines where the folks in charge aren't backed by a company and the kids are home from school and demanding attention.

SnipLits opened for submissions today. They accept all genres of stories but you have to check the guidelines for which months they accept the genre your story fits. They've opened with fantasy, historical fiction, literary, paranormal/supernatural, and sci-fi/spec. They accept both original and reprints for their podcasts and payment depends on several variables. For our Western writers, October and November are your months and for Mystery/Suspense it's August through November. You can find all the details at http://sniplits.com/authorsroom.jsp

With thanks to Paul Brazill we have an e-book anthology from the publishers of Full of Crow magazine called "Ward Stories" They're looking for shorts of any length related to mental illness. The deadline is September 1 with publication in October. This is a non-paying market and you can find all the details at http://fullofcrow.com/blog/06/ward-stories-fall-2010 If you're considering this market you can find an interview with editor, Lynn Alexander, over on Jim Harrington's excellent blog Six Questions For. http://sixquestionsfor.blogspot.com/2010/04/six-questions-for-lynn-alexander-editor.html

And a fledgling market via Duotrope, Flag Ship. A new podcast venture by Flying Island Press is looking for short stories of 3000 to 7000 words in the sci-fi/fantasy genre. They're billing themselves as the modern equivalent of Astounding Stories circa 1950, with uplifting stories with heroes and villains filled with thrills and chills. The pay is $25. You can find all the details at http://flyingislandpress.com/FlyingIslandPress/FlagShip.html

And if you're tired of submitting and thinking about publishing your own work, you'll find this post, "Why Robin Sloan is the Future of Publishing (and Science Fiction)" over at Wet Asphalt very interesting. http://www.wetasphalt.com/content/why-robin-sloan-future-publishing-and-science-fiction The times they are a changing!