Thursday, September 13, 2012

Untreed Reads - Anthology Call

I found this call via Hellnotes.  Untreed Reads has posted a call for submissions for a new anthology titled "Year's End".  They're looking for horror shorts of 1500 to 5000 words that center around New Year's Eve.  The deadline is October 15, payment is shared royalties.  You find all the details here  http://www.untreedreads.com/?page_id=3593

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Harper Voyager - Open Novel Call

Harper Voyager is hosting an open call for novel submissions for their spec-fiction e-book line.  The submission period is October 1 to the 14th.  70,000 to 120,000 words.  You can find all the details here  http://harpervoyagerbooks.com/harper-voyager-guidelines-for-digital-submission/

Near to the Knuckle - Anthology Call

Online ezine Near to the Knuckle is looking for dark, gritty stories of 1000 to 3000 words for a new e-anthology to help support their zine.  This is a non-paying market.  You can find the details here
http://www.close2thebone.co.uk/wp/?p=730

Hat tip to BV Lawson over at the In Reference to Murder blog.

Wild Moon Press - Anthology Calls

Wild Moon Press is an imprint of erotica publisher Storm Moon Press and they have four anthology calls listed.  They're looking for erotic stories in various genres.  Word counts vary but the pay is $50 per story plus royalties.  The calls are listed here  http://wildmoonbooks.com/anthologies.aspx

UPDATE:  September 24, 2013  This press seems to have gone off the grid.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Editor Interview - Eddie Vega

If you haven't discovered the Six Questions For blog you're missing out on a great resource for finding out what editors are looking for.  This morning you'll find an interview with Eddie Vega, editor of Noir Nation.
http://sixquestionsfor.blogspot.com/2012/09/six-questions-for-eddie-vega-editor-in.html

On Editing

A great look at the hazardous editing process that brings an anthology to life.
http://thegingernutcase.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-guest-post-by-richard-salter.html#!/2012/09/a-guest-post-by-richard-salter.html

GoDaddy.com

Looks like GoDaddy.com has gotten things under control after being hacked yesterday
http://mashable.com/2012/09/10/godaddy-down/  Happy to see that both Noir Nation and Beat to a Pulp are back up.

What I can't understand is why hackers feel the need to do things like that.  What earthly reason is there to destroy other people's work?  It's rather like going out and shooting someone just because you can.  There's nothing good or noble in the act.  With such mad computer skills they could be building something beautiful instead of tearing things down.  But what do I know?  I'm just old lady who fumbles around with a keyboard.