Category: Writing Markets

Found via the Bibliophile Stalker, who got it from The Slush God Speaketh:

GARDEN STATE HORROR WRITERS SHORT STORY CONTEST Extended Deadline: August 20, 2007 The GSHW is looking for enticing, well-written speculative fiction. There is no theme this year so let your imagination run wild, but please, no more than 3,000 words. Entries can be in Horror ~ Science Fiction ~ Fantasy ~ Mystery ~ Suspense ~ Thriller. First prize is $100 and The Graversen Award; second prize is $50 and third prize $25. Each eligible entry will be critiqued by three published writers and/or editors.

Contest guidelines can be downloaded here. International entries are welcome, but please note the procedures for depositing the entry fee.

Got this off Charles, who got it off Kristine and Luis are Listening:

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS i magazine, the newest quarterly publication from the team behind the i section of the Manila Bulletin, is now accepting submissions for FLASH FICTION in English. Launching October 2007, the i magazine is high-concept publication inspired by Another magazine and Tank, headlining fashion (a whopping 120 pages of it) as well as Filipino excellence, both here and overseas. Feature stories range from Filipinos excelling in their fields (i.e. designers, artists, writers, professionals, or high-level executives abroad), new angles on Filipino culture stories (i.e. comparative story on a famous sculptor and a new young sculptor with similar aesthetics, or ethnographic stories of Filipino culture in European countries), and special-interest stories relating to Filipinos or Filipino culture ( i.e. Filipino toy designer in an international toy company, Filipinos who have more eclectic collections, or Filipino architects and engineers involved in reconstruction or preservation of historical buildings). The i magazine is currently accepting flash fiction submissions for the maiden issue, in keeping with the editorial direction to introduce fresher, more intelligent, and though-provoking content that is still digestible for local readers. We are looking for stories that capture a brief moment, a single breath. We are looking for an irreverent piece, in the structured prose of fiction, with the lyrical movement of poetry. Hopefully, through these shorts bursts of story, we can slowly open up more readers to Philippine fiction. Accepted submissions will be paid P500.00 a pop. Deadline is July 16, 2007. Send in your stuff now!

For the guidelines, see Luis K.'s post. Just one month left before the deadline!

I may have been away for a while, but this is one yearly event I don't ever want to miss plugging! The deadline for submissions to the third volume of Philippine Speculative Fiction is coming up in a few months, so now is a good time to start working on those stories :) From Dean Francis Alfar's blog:

I am now accepting submissions of short fiction pieces for consideration for the anthology "Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol.3". Speculative fiction is the literature of wonder that spans the genres of fantasy, science fiction, horror and magic realism or falls into the cracks in-between. 1. Only works of speculative fiction will be considered for publication. As works of the imagination, the theme is open and free. 2. Stories must cater to an adult sensibility. However, if you have a Young Adult story that is particularly well-written, send it in. 3. Stories must be written in English. 4. Stories must be authored by Filipinos or those of Philippine ancestry. 5. Preference will be given to original unpublished stories, but previously published stories will also be considered. In the case of previously published material, kindly include the title of the publishing entity and the publication date. Kindly state also in your cover letter that you have the permission, if necessary, from the original publishing entity to republish your work. 6. First time authors are welcome to submit. In the first two volumes, there was a good mix of established and new authors. Good stories trump literary credentials anytime. 7. No multiple submissions. Each author may submit only one story for consideration. 8. Each story’s word count must be no fewer than 2,500 words and no more than 5,000 words. 9. All submissions must be in Rich Text Format (.rtf – save the document as .rft on your word processor) and attached to an email to this address: dean@kestrelimc.com. Submissions received in any other format will be deleted, unread. 10. The subject of your email must read: PSF3 Submission: (title) (word count); where (title) is replaced by the title of your short story, without the parentheses, and (word count) is the word count of your story, without the parentheses. For example - PSF 3 Submission: How My Uncle Brought Home A Diwata 4500. 11. All submissions must be accompanied by a cover letter that includes your name, brief bio, contact information, previous publications (if any). 12. Deadline for submissions is September 15, 2007. After that date, final choices will be made and letters of acceptance or regret sent out via email. 13. Target publishing date is December 2007/January 2008. 14. Compensation for selected stories will be 2 contributor’s copies of the published anthology as well as a share in aggregrate royalties. Kindly help spread the word. Feel free to cut and paste or link to this on your blogs or e-groups. Thanks, Dean Francis Alfar

PS: I updated the blogroll with some new links. Still gearing up to add more. Need to clean house and check every link to see which ones are dead or have moved. Also, perhaps, to write some people asking if it's ok for me to add their blogs to the roll :P If anyone has any links related to Philippine fiction or interesting speculative fiction sites, please do tell me about them? I'll add them to the links the next time I update. PPS: I've also syndicated Philippine Speculative Fiction for Livejournal. So those of you who have LJs now have the option to view updates on their friends pages. Add this to your list of LJ feeds.