Crime and Suspense
Crime and Suspense is a great zine that delivers what the title promises and more. Not only does it feature fiction, the site also offers radio dramas, writing tips, and other resources to the aspiring author.
The
submission guidelines are lengthy but detailed. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the magazine before submitting, and follow the guidelines closely (as always). Good luck!
Ho ho ho, Merry April
April began, for me, with an NPR story about the new iBod, a device which could control one's body functions. Maybe I was just tired, but I didn't pick up on the "April Fool's" thing until the interviewer ate rat poison to test the device, just as the batteries died.
Today's link is to a very small project, one that's just getting started by an IU student.
The Creative Monkey seeks to publish the rejected, the unpublishable, and the just plain unlucky. Since they're just setting out, they're open to just about anything you can throw at them, including poetry, creative non-fiction, and fiction.
Submissions should be sent to dawritingmonkey(at)yahoo(dot)com by April 17th, and the first issue should be viewable around April 23rd.
Sarah Hatter
Sarah Hatter is
up to something. Or, more specifically, she's launched Misc. Books and Press with Wendy Atterberry. Hatter's a great writer, and I'm looking forward to seeing what she does with a small press. From the site:
"Miscellaneous Books and Press is an independent company dedicated to publishing smart, witty, delightfully quirky and sometimes poignant literary fiction and nonfiction by writers more in love with their craft than working the corporate mainstream. We are especially interested in insightful writing that lights the shadowed and miscellaneous corners of reality in unexpected and engaging ways.
We aren't interested in re-crowning the prom queens."
Long time no see
Haven't updated in a long time, because, well, JAKE Magazine is finished. The experiment ended, and therefore the blog did too. But recently I've been getting some hits from friends at
ScribeSpirit and
Flashing in the Gutters, so somebody needs to be here to say hello.
"Hello."
Please feel free to check out JAKE, in it's entirety,
over here. In the meantime, I'll figure out something to update this blog with. Most likely this will continue to be a resource of links to places to publish, with emphasis on the Midwest and Indianapolis in particular. If there's something _you'd_ like to see on this blog, drop me a line at jake_magazine(at)yahoo(dot)com.
Cheers,
Alex
spaceship radio
Podcasting is huge right now, and that's one bandwagon we'd like to jump on! Not by actually producing them, but by pointing out one that is currently accepting submissions.
Think about that. Imagine all the people podcasting. If this opens up as a viable market for fiction, it could be huge. Bemoan the loss of magazine culture all you want, but make support the new culture in the meantime.
Today we're pointing people to
Spaceship Radio, a podcast that's currently playing old 1950s science fiction radio plays. Next year, however, they plan to produce and launch original plays written by contributors.
Check out the site for details. There don't seem to be specific submission guidelines, but here's what we've gleaned from the message boards:
* Have an idea but not the time to write it? Discuss/develop ideas on the message board or in wiki.
* Scripts should be (roughly) 20 pages/125 words in length.
* Science-Fiction is interpreted broadly. Don't get caught up in mimicking Star Trek or Babylon 5. They want new and well-written.
For more details,
check out the site. Podcasting fiction could be huge.
Poetry Contest
Sure we're still wrapping up here, but I wanted to post this before it was too late. The Writer's Digest is sponsoring its annual Poetry Contest, and if you've got a piece less than 32 lines you could be a winner.
From the website:"Competition Rules
1. The competition is open to poems 32 lines or fewer. Entries outside the line limitation will be disregarded. Judging is blind. Type the line count on a separate cover sheet along with your name, address, phone number and email address.
2. The entry fee is $10 for your first poem and $5 for each additional poem. You may enter as many poems as you wish. You may send one check (in U.S. funds) and one entry form for all entries.
3. All entries must be in English, original, unpublished, and not submitted elsewhere until the winners are announced. Writer's Digest reserves the one-time publication rights to the 1st through 25th-place winning entries to be published in a Writer's Digest publication.
4. If you are submitting your entry via regular mail, all entries must be on one side of 8-1/2 x 11 or A4 white paper. Poems will not be returned.
5. Entries must be postmarked by Tuesday, December 20, 2005.
6. Winners will be notified by March 1, 2006. If you have not been contacted by this date, you may assume that your entry is not a finalist and may be marketed elsewhere.
7. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard with your entry if you want to be notified of its receipt. We cannot notify you personally of your poem's status before the winners are announced. If entering online, you will receive a confirmation email for each entry you submit.
8. Winners' names will appear in the August 2006 issue of Writer's Digest magazine. Their names and poem titles will be posted at www.writersdigest.com.
9. The following are not permitted to enter the competition: employees of F&W Publications, Inc., and their immediate families and Writer's Digest contributing editors and correspondents as listed on the masthead."
~posted by Alex
Issue 5
IT'S OUT!Hold the presses, call the authorities, JAKE's fifth issue is out and we want you to read it.
Featuring interviews with author Joe R. Lansdale, Concentricus founder Fred LeBlanc, and all new work by our writers, it's hard to think of a better way to end our run.
Check it out at the usual place, and stay tuned to this blog for a few major announcements before we hit the ol' dusty trail.
~posted by Alex
