Warrior Wisewoman #4

This is the 4th in an anthology series of science fiction stories that feature strong and remarkable women.

Editor Roby James says:
"I am looking for stories that shed light on the truth of what it means to be female, that illuminate the wisdom and the strength of a woman, but not in cliché 'goddess' stories. I love action and adventure, grand space opera, thrilling discovery, and intelligent protagonists. Make the story thoughtful, wise, and surprising. In addition, the stories in the anthology should appeal to genuine emotions, suspense, fear, sorrow, delight, wonder. The science can be part of the background and the characters foremost, or the science can be central to the story, as long as the characters are realistic and appealing. "
 
You can find more details HERE.   Deadline to submit is Jan.  15, 2011 so you have plenty of time.

Bonus Saturday

Here's a couple "free to enter" contests you might enjoy.

Query Letter Contest - This is kinda cool, you get your query judged by an agent and win a nice prize too.  Deadline is May 31st.

Flash Fiction Contest - Write a story between 500-800 words with the topic of "hotel room."  Deadline is June 3rd. 

Here's a paranormal romance  anthology.  They want stories from 1,000 words up to 8,500 words.  The deadline is Nov. 1st.

Want to read books on your computer but don't want to pay for a Kindle, Nook or IPad?  Then you'll love this.  Download the Kindle software onto your computer and you can be reading in just a few minutes.  And there are LOTS of free books along with many very inexpensive ones.  This is a great way to find new authors.

Writer's Police Academy - This looks like such fun.  It's Sept. 24-26th and would be great to attend if you write mystery or crime novels.  Lee Lofland also has a great blog for crime stuff. 

Market Monday

Due to a really nasty case of troll flu, Market Monday is late and sparse.  But since I felt  like a zombie for most of today, very apt.

May December Publications is all about zombies.  They have three anthologies taking submissions and they also publish zombie novels.  So, all you zombie writers...err, I mean all you writers who write about zombies, stop by, take a look and see what they have to offer.

Oh, troll flu is very different from the regular human strain.  First there is phase 1 or the approximately 24 hours of "please, just let me die" then you have phase 2 which is the 12 hours of "I think I might live afterall" followed by phase 3, about 6 hours of "I survived troll flu and am lucky to be alive but when will I feel normal" again.

Market Monday

Zombidays - Here's an anthology for all you zombie lovers.  This one gives you plenty of words to play with (5-8k) but your story must be holiday themed.  There is a list of holidays given for you to choose from.  No deadline for submissions yet but don't wait too long.

Whortleberry Press has two anthologies taking submissions now.  One for Halloween and one for Christmas.  Be sure to check out their guidelines and deadlines.  These also have themes so be aware of that.

Short Story America - all genres and from 500 to 12k - I think this market might be very literary.

Port Iris - open to most genres and up to 5k.  You'll have to scroll down a bit on the page to find the guidelines.  Or at least I did...

Kasma - mostly science fiction but doesn't limit themselves.  If they like it, they'll publish it. 

Now, go submit something!

Market Monday

Since Saturday's post was mostly contests, I've decided to make today "Market Monday."   Enjoy.

Untied Shoelaces of the Mind - this is relatively new market but they do pay.  They publish most genres so check them out.
Tower of Light - another fairly new online ezine.  They like fantasy and pay a small amount. 

Magic Mountain - an anthology of "Spellbinding Tales of Appalachia." 

Sword & Sorceress -  Another anthology - Stories should be the type generally referred to as "sword and sorcery" and must have a strong female protagonist whom the reader will care about.

Now, the question of the day... 

What genres would you like to see markets for?  If you let me know, I'll see what I can come up with.:-)

Bonus Saturday

SCRIPTS WANTED – SCI-FI
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100to1 Productions - Urban SciFi
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We are looking for completed feature-length urban sci-fi scripts, i.e. something in the vein of "Terminator," "Minority Report," or "Bladerunner."

Budget will not exceed $5 million. WGA and non-WGA writers may submit.  Our credits include "The Action Hero's Guide to Saving Lives," among others.

TO SUBMIT:

1. Please go to www.InkTippro.com/leads
2. Enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip's newsletter - FREE!)
3. Copy/Paste this code: pps1egr7za
4. You will be submitting a logline and synopsis only, and you will be contacted to submit the full script only if there is interest from the production company.

IMPORTANT: Please ONLY submit your work if it fits what the lead is looking for EXACTLY.

If you aren't sure if your submission fits, please ask InkTip first. Please mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund at INFOLIST.com and please email any questions to:  jerrol@inktip.com


***CAXTON PRESS has a long tradition of publishing Western works of timeless appeal. We always are looking for new material. Caxton publishes nonfiction trade books for general audiences.

We prefer to publish western or frontier history, travel, pictorials, or narratives: nonfiction with a western theme. We will consider historical fiction if it deals with the West. We do not publish poetry.

Send submissions to:

C. W. Cornell, Editor
Caxton Press
312 Main Street
Caldwell, ID 83605

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Contests. . .


ALABAMA WRITERS' CONCLAVE 2010 WRITING COMPETITION

$3 to $12 ENTRY FEE DEPENDING ON CATEGORY

Deadline: April 20, 2010 (postmark). Prizes: 1st:
$100; 2nd: $75; 3rd: $50; 4th: $25 and up to 4

Honorable Mentions in each category.
Fiction - maximum 2,500 words.
Short Fiction - maximum 1,000 words.
Juvenile Fiction (stories for ages 4-12) - maximum 2,500 words.

MUST LIST GENRE AND TARGETED AGE GROUP (i.e. picture book, 3 & up).

Nonfiction - maximum 2,500 words (PLEASE

SPECIFY IF WRITTEN FOR ADULT OR CHILDREN).
Humor (fiction, nonfiction, or poetry) - maximum 2,000 words or 50 lines (for poems).
Traditional Poem (any "form" poem, i.e. villanelle, sonnet, sestina) - maximum 40 lines.
Free Verse Poem - maximum 60 lines.
First Chapter of Novel - up to 10 pages, first chapter ONLY.


WRITERS' VILLAGE SHORT FICTION COMPETITION

ENTRY FEE £5 ($8)
The first prize is £150 ($242), with a second prize of 30 ($48) and a third of £20 ($32). Ten further prizes of £10 ($16) each are on offer to writers whose short fiction shows the greatest originality, mastery of the craft skills of creative writing and power to move the reader. Accepts prose fiction in any genre up to 3,000 words.

DeadlineMarch 31, 2010.

Saturday Markets

Eternal Press  - We are currently accepting: Novellas, and full-length manuscripts from 20,000-140,000 words.  Genres: Romance, Erotica, GBLT and BDSM, Paranormal, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Suspense, Thriller, Horror, Historical, Young Adult.  We are particularly interested in: Erotica, Paranormal (vampire/shape shifter/witch/werewolf),  GBLT, Romance, BDSM, Young Adult, longer length novellas/novels.

Steampunk Anthology - Deadline is July 14th for stories 1-5k.  This might be interesting.:-)

Heroic Fantasy Quarterly  - Prose, poetry and pulp.  Think sword and sorcery.

Be sure to check out the guidelines before submitting.

Here's something I'd forgotten but found by accident tonight.  Free Rice  is a fun way to take a break and help feed the hungry.  You might even learn something.  They have quite a few subjects to play with...grammar, vocabulary, several different languages, math and chemistry.

Saturday Markets

Here's a couple new markets for short stories and anthologies.  Some are genre specific so be sure to check the guidelines. 

Short Story Me  - This is a nifty site, they email you short stories.  Guideline say they "like hard genre fiction. That means crime, detective, fantasy, horror, mystery and science fiction."  They "don't publish romance, cozies, children's, poetry, erotica, polemics or non-fiction."

Every Day Fiction - Here's another site where the story comes to your email. They like them under 1,000. 

Distant Realms - For novella length (20-30k) fantasy.  Deadline is March. 31st.

Pine Tree Mysteries - From cozy to hardboiled, they take it all.  This isn't a paying market but hope to be one day.

Whortleberry Press - These guys have several anthologies in the works.  There's one for mysteries, Halloween and Christmas listed now. Be sure to check the guidelines.

Bonus Saturday

The Lorilei Signal is a fantasy ezine that wants strong female characters.  Be sure to read and follow their guidelines.  They also have specific reading times so be aware of that.

Aurora Wolf wants speculative fiction with strong characters and morals that uplift the down trodden, conquer the forces of evil and bring hope into our world.

Fried Fiction is for serial fiction of just about any genre.  

Saturday Market Bonus

Dreams & Nightmares - a spec. fic. poetry publication.  He says he publishes about 95% poetry.  I have it on good authority he "likes weird stuff."

StoryTeller is nice little all genre, family publication.  Only accepts snail mail submissions though.

Triangulation - This is a spec. fiction anthology with the theme of "End of the Rainbow."  They leave it up to your interpretation and give you up to 5k.  Deadline is Mar. 31.

Anthology Markets

SCHEHERAZADE’S FAÇADE    Deadline Feb. 28, 2010

First off, I’m looking for fantasy. High, low, dark, historical, romantic, urban, mythical - just about anything goes as long as it has those fantastic elements to it. No straight-out horror, no science fiction, please. The magical elements can be subtle or blatant, but they must be identifiable as such.
Second, I’m looking for stories in which the protagonist or other major characters are disguised or transformed, or otherwise challenge traditional gender roles. Think of Bugs Bunny, donning a dress to confuse the Tasmanian Devil, or Mulan, who masquerades as a man to join the army in her father’s stead. Consider Tamora Pierce’s Alanna, who spends years disguised as a boy to become a knight, or Coyote, who often changes shape to play his tricks


TRIANGULATION   Deadline Mar. 31, 2010

Theme is "End of the Rainbow." 

Science fiction, horror, fantasy, magic realism, alternate history, whatever -- if there's a speculative element vital to your story, we'll gladly give it a read.


We love creative interpretations of our theme, "End of the Rainbow". Don't ask us what it means -- tell us what it means with a story that convinces us you're right.



LADIES OF TRADE TOWN  Deadline June 9, 2010


The stories selected for this anthology will build on that varied background to tell well-crafted tales of the women and men – and other sentient beings – who “ply the trade” in a variety of times and settings. I’m looking for original science fiction, fantasy, and related genre short stories that entertain and play to the imagination of the reader. Show me something I haven’t seen, read, or written.


I found these on Ralans.