Home - PALOOKA Random House Explains What Publishers Do Random House has put out a video that explains just what it takes to produce, distribute and sell a book and who does it. The video, hosted on YouTube and embedded below, reminds me of a document leaked to Digital Book World from Hachette in December, which explained why publishers were relevant in a world where one could easily self-publish. Until we published it, the document had only been circulated by Hachette internally and to authors and agents. It spoke of the four major areas in which the company felt it added value: content curation; investment in ideas; sales, marketing and brand-building; and legal, including copyright protection. The idea of the document was to brand publishers as powerful partners for authors. Hachette leaked it to us, I think, to make a statement within the publishing industry. In addition to this video, Random House also recently produced another video about what it takes to produce an audio book. Judge for yourself: The audio studio video: Related posts:
46 Calls for Submissions in April 2020 - Paying markets There are more than three dozen calls for submissions in April. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories to poetry to essays. I post the following month's calls for submissions toward the end of every month. But as I am collecting them, I post them on my page, Calls for Submissions. You can get a jump on next month's calls for submissions by checking that page periodically throughout the month. Also see Paying Markets for hundreds of paying markets arranged by form and genre. Happy submitting! West Branch. Hybrid: Future//Tense: Gender. *Space and Time. Havok. Excession Press. *Flame Tree: Strange Lands Anthology. *Voiceworks. Scum. Cricket Media: Faces: New Zealand. Narrative. Epoch Magazine is edited by faculty at Cornell University. Translunar Travelers Lounge. *Ghost Anthology. *Trench Coat Chronicles. Rattle: Service Workers. Catapult: Genre: Nonfiction: Queer Life. Human/Kind. FIYAH.
Analog -- Submission Guidelines Analog now uses an online submissions system that has been designed to streamline our process and improve communication with authors. We do not accept email submissions. Please see Manuscript Guidelines for information about paper submissions. Our online submissions form for fiction asks for your name, email address, cover letter, story title, and story. All stories and poems should be in standard manuscript format and can be submitted in .DOC format. Your tracking number will allow you to monitor the status of your submission through our website, so please don’t lose it. Reply Process Our average response time runs about two to three months. Please go here to submit your story.
Ralan's Webstravaganza The (Submission) Grinder Literary-Speculative Issue Guidelines Please read these guidelines. Following them will greatly improve your chances of our publishing you. Orca pays $25 for publication rights and provides one pdf contributor copy. Print copies are available at a discount. Please note that when you submit your work to Orca, you’re adding yourself to our contact list and, thus, consenting to receive our monthly Mailchimp newsletter in your email. The newsletter is very brief, and contains info about issues, deadlines, and our monthly blog. Jump to: Submission Specs Translations Responses Withdrawals Payment Rights Orca publishes three times a year: the March and November issues are dedicated to literary fiction, and the July issue contains literary speculative work. Submissions are open year-round. Subscribers can submit to us for free, even when the free portal is closed, by emailing. Before you submit, it’s important to understand what we mean by Literary and Speculative. Submission Specs: Translations: Responses: Withdrawals: Payment: Rights:
Tor Fiction Submissions Guidelines The following guidelines outline how to submit fiction or non-fiction articles/blog posts to Tor.com. If you're interested in writing for Tor.com or submitting your fiction for consideration, please read the following. Prose Fiction Submissions Guidelines Non-Fiction Submissions Guidelines Last updated January 30, 2014 Tor.com Prose Fiction Submissions Guidelines What we are: Tor.com is a short fiction market edited by Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Liz Gorinsky, Ann VanderMeer, and Ellen Datlow, with support and reading from Carl Engle-Laird, Cory Skerry, and Bridget Smith (and occasional others). What we’re looking for: Tor.com welcomes original speculative fiction short stories and poetry. We’re particularly interested in stories under 12,000 words. But, my novel! What we pay: We pay 25 cents a word for the first 5,000 words, 15 cents a word for the next 5,000, and 10 cents a word after that. What rights does that give you? How to submit: Don’t query us, just send your story. You guys are slow.
Story Collection Contests | The Short Review Serena McDonald Kennedy Award (novella or short story collection, deadline August 31st 2013) The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction (annual deadline February 28th) Black River Chapbook Contest (twice-yearly, May 31st and Oct 31st) Burnside Review Fiction Chapbook Contest (Dec 31st 2012) CAL Scribe Fiction prize (Australian citizens over 35) Calvino Prize (any fiction including short stories, annual deadline Oct 15) The Camber Press Fiction Chapbook Award (10,000 words, no current deadline) Diagram Chapbook contest (deadline April 1 2013) Doire Press Chapbook Contest (Jan 9th 2013, entrants must not have already published a short story collection, email and postal entries) The Doris Bakwin Award for Writing by a Woman (prose fiction – a collection of short stories or a novel or memoir, deadline Dec 1st in odd-numbered years, 2011, 2013, 2015 etc…) Drue Heinz Literature Prize (deadline June 30th 2013) Noemi Press Chapbook Award () The G. Stephen F.
Submit – petrichor OUR READING PERIOD FOR THE SUMMER ISSUE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MAY 1st. Poetry: Send a single attached doc or docx file of no more than three poems, unpublished elsewhere. Visual Poetry: No more than five separate PNG files, or a single PDF. Video Poetics: gif? mov? Why not. Poetics Essays: Send only one, about 1250 words long. Bios: Should be 2-3 sentences, third person. Send Stuff To: petrichorpoems at gmail dot com. A digital archive of text & image, petrichor publishes your reverse villanelles, collage clips, double/triple haibun, asemic cryptolectics, semiotic pictographs, or just something new.
Grand Science Fiction : 1000-Word Science Fiction Stories The Iowa Short Fiction Award | University of Iowa Press Eligibility Any writer who has not previously published a volume of prose fiction is eligible to enter the competition. Previously entered manuscripts that have been revised may be resubmitted. Writers are still eligible if they have published a volume of poetry or any work in a language other than English or if they have self-published a work in a small print run. Writers are still eligible if they are living abroad or are non-US citizens writing in English. Current University of Iowa students are not eligible. Manuscript The manuscript must be a collection of short stories in English of at least 150 word-processed, double-spaced pages. Publication Award-winning manuscripts will be published by the University of Iowa Press under the Press's standard contract. Submission Manuscripts should be mailed to:
Welcome - COVID International Community Support Group Chiang Mai Lightspeed Magazine | Submissions Submissions Status: CLOSED. When we determine when our next reading period will be, we will post an announcement here. Instructions for submitting to Lightspeed follow. Please read everything on this page and read the magazine before submitting. Submission Procedures for Short Fiction Instructions: All fiction must be submitted through our Moksha online submission system, located at lightspeedmagazine.com/submissions. Guidelines: Lightspeed is seeking original science fiction and fantasy stories. Format: Submissions should generally follow standard manuscript format, though we prefer single-spaced instead of double-spaced. Word Count: We are open to stories of 1500-10,000 words. Pay Rate: Lightspeed pays 8 cents per word for original fiction, or 2 cents per word for reprints. Rights: To see which rights we’re seeking, please view our contract template for original fiction or our contract template for reprinted fiction. Other Submission Procedures Additional Notes