Regent Publications designs, produces and distributes high quality non-fiction, fiction and poetry magazines books and ebooks.

Our current magazines include Voyage, Colonies, New Millennium Novels and Newswire which are all dedicated to helping writers of fiction, poetry and features improve their style and make more sales world- wide.

Newswire is currently the only print magazine dedicated to helping creative freelancers increase their sales by selling to markets in other countries. It is supported by our online Ezine WOW! News which is distributed free each month.

During 2000 Regent Publications will be undergoing a major expansion in several areas: 
Global Competitions News is a new Ezine and print magazine which will keep you up to date on all the current competitions as well as providing feedback from those who have taken part in other competitions.

New Millennium Novels magazine is a new concept in promoting the work of new and developing authors.  Each issue contains the serialised novels of upto 8 novels.  The authors of each novel receives a Royalty based on sales of the magazine.  If enough advanced orders are received to make a book a commercial success the Novel will be produced in book form and the author will receive a second royalty on the sales of their book.

Regent-e is the new e-book publishing division of Regent Publications which aims to publish and promote upto 100 novels and non-fiction ebooks in the next twelve months.
 
 
 

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Guidelines for Writers, Artists & Photographers

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Contributions are welcomed from writers, artists and photographers world wide, whether you are a newbie submitting your first piece or a highly experienced writer with a hundred best selling novels to your name.

Why not drop into our contributors page to meet some of the people who have honoured us with their work.  We'd love for you to join them.

Never be afraid to submit your work.  We are always willing to work with and advise new contributors because we believe that without you magazines like ours have no future. Wherever possible we provide an explanation of why your story was rejected and advice on how to improve it, and if you request it we can provide a full line-by-line critique.

"Thank you for your prompt reply to my

submission.  Such a detailed critique is unusual in my

experience without a substantial cost."- Robert Graydon

If you asked me for one piece of advice that would boost your chances of acceptance, it would be Study Your Market before submitting.  Guidelines can only take you so far - 40% of all the work we reject is because the sender didn't bother to read a copy first.  If you can't afford to buy a copy yourself ask your local library or writers group to order one.

The following guidelines will be updated periodically so please check back at least once a month.

The new colour, glossy  multi-genre magazine of imaginative fiction and  poetry.

General requirements:
Short Stories in any genre or style providing it has a fresh original approach and is a real page turner.  Try not to send in rewrite of famous or biblical stories and famous films.  Your story should take the reader on a voyage of discovery and explore the highs and/or lows of the human psyche.  Try to be contemporary in your style; if you submit a piece written in the style of a 50s, 60s or 70s story there should be a good reason for it in the story or it will look and read as if you have not read a book for the last 20 or 30 years. Experimental writing is fine providing it is understandable.  Length: up to 6000 words, but the longer it is the better it will have to be. We generally use about 15% 1000-2000 words, 40% 2000-3500 words, 40% 3500 -5000 words, and 5% under 1000 words or over 5000 words.

Features likewise should take the reader on a voyage of discovery, whether this is a 
geographical voyage to exotic places or an interlectual/spiritual voyage which teaches the 
reader something new.  Places are good providing they are home to something totally unique, events or anniversaries might be interesting and interviews with people who have done 
something extraordinary. But definitely no holiday Stories or destinations.  Length: up to 5000 words.  If you have associated photos or illustrations send photocopies in the first instance or email them in JPEG format.

Poems on any theme upto 60 lines.  Originality and simplicity is the key, we don't want to
frighten newcomers to poetry away.

How to Submit:  preferably by e-mail or on disc (microsoft office/Lotus Word pro or text 
file).  Or paper mss.  We never turn away submissions but e-mail or disc saves us time and prevents errors in retyping.

Payment:  Currently £10 (US$16) per story/poem etc., but we are gradually increasing this 
to £10 (US$16)per 1000 words over the coming months.  Payments  rates are sometimes increased by offering Free subscriptions to magazines, free books and various other benefits.

Special Editions: Last year we produced two special editions at Halloween and to mark the Millennium.  We need stories, poems and features which fit the themes of future special editions which will be announced in due course.

Regent Publications, 14 Honor Avenue, Goldthorn Park,  Wolverhampton WV4 5HH    Tel/Fax:01902 423353.  email-mailto:voyagemag@zyworld.com
web: http:www.zyworld.com/voyagemag/Voyage_Magazine.htm
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Dateline July 21 2299
Mankind has expanded to occupy all the vacant plots in the Solar System. Traveling from Earth to Mars or the Jovian moons is no more newsworthy than a flight from London to New York or Melbourne. People still have everyday concerns about mundane things, only the date, place and scope of human experience are different.

We are looking for Short Stories (1000-10,000 words), speculative features to 3000 words, speculative news (100-800 words) which will mold the future we are creating. In early issues the scope of your story is wide open to your own interpretation of what the year 2299 will be like, but once published these stories will become a part of the ‘history’ which will shape all future issues. Contributors should familiarise themselves with several issues in order to avoid contradicting stories which have already been published. In time we will create a future, with a history as complex as that found in either Star Trek or Babylon 5. But do not be misled by those programmes. In Colonies there are no warp drives , no transporters, and no jump gate technology. Mankind has yet to voyage beyond the limits of our own solar system, except for a few deep space probes and space stations.(although there’s no stopping one or two alien races stopping off here for one reason or another). All written work should be submitted on spec after careful study of the stories already published.  

Artwork should be submitted as samples from which artists can be commissioned to produce work specifically targeted to a particular story. Colonies has been designed to produce the sort of stories which might one day form the basis of a new TV epic. It will eventually be accompanied and promoted by a web site where the stories, environments and characters created within its pages can be explored and experienced by a world wide audience.

Tips: This is an excellent opportunity to be published - if you adhere to the guidelines and study the magazine - All but two e-mail submissions in the last month were rejected because the authors had not bothered to read the type of stories we are publishing.  Another reason for recent rejections has been authors not checking their science FACTS.  A scientifically accurate story is a pleasure to read, but if the science is wrong the story becomes nonsense.  If you create new scientific principles or developments they should be based on sound reasoning, not just that they sound or look good. And please, please get your place names and spacial geography correct. A domed city in a Martian crater or a mining colony on a Saturnian moon is fine, but take the time to find a suitable crater or moon, use its recognised name and familiarise yourself with the known geographical and spacial surroundings so that your readers fell like you are writing from first hand knowledge of the place.  If the reader can see you have done your research they will get far more out of it, if they find out you have made it all up it is like saying. "I can't be bothered to create a decent product".
sample copy £3 ($7) / 4 issue sub £11 ($20) cheques/POs payable to JGD
Regent Publications, 14 Honor Avenue, Goldthorn Park,  Wolverhampton WV4 5HH    Tel/Fax:01902 423353.  email- voyagemag@zyworld.com

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Guidelines
Regent Publications, 14 Honor Avenue, Goldthorn Park,  Wolverhampton WV4 5HH    Tel/Fax:01902 423353.  email-john@voyage99.freeserve.co.uk
web:  http://www.zyworld.com/voyagemag/Newswire-Global_markets_newsletter.htm

Newswire Global Markets Newsletter is the new print magazine for writers, artists, photographers and musicians who want to increase their sales by selling to magazines, newspapers and other publishers around the world.  Every issue contains over 50 new markets, in-depth market segment reports, features on selling your work abroad and hints & tips from others selling their work around the world.

We are looking for the following material.
1. Short news items on magazines/ newspapers who are looking for freelance work.100 - 300 words with full contact details, editors name, features ed, news editor, art editor.  Obtain as much information as you can, preferably get quotes from one of the above of what they are currently looking for.  If they have their own set guidelines get a copy and send it to us.  Be sure you have read a copy of any magazine you write about. It is easy to pick out articles written about markets you have never actually read and we would not purchase such features.

2. In depth Market segment reports. 2000 -10,000 words.  A very thorough guide to writing feature articles or providing  photographs for particular type of publication.  Recently we have covered "Writing for Women's magazines world wide" and "Writing Travel features for magazines and newspapers world wide."  Depending on length each market segment reports will run to 4 pages serialised over 2, 3 or 4 issues.  Photos or actual covers form 60% of the titles in each report will be required.

3. Competition News.  Details of current short story, poetry, photography or art competitions. Include address, fees due, closing date, prizes.  Where possible a full set of rules should be provided.  We are also interested in short short news items about people who have won such competitions recently. 

4. Features which will help other improve their sales to markets world wide.  These should be based on your own experiences and illustrated with examples from your own portfolio of published work.  We do not want How To Write type features we have had hundreds sent in already and they are returned unread.  Newswire is about how to sell you work so articles should be based on marketing, information research, communicating effectively, developing long term relationships with editors thousands of miles away etc.  If you have a good track record of international sales we would also be interested in personal stories of how you began, made each sale and lessons you learnt along the way. Copies of some of your published works should be included for use as illustrations.

Although Newswire is published in the UK it sells in 32 countries (38% USA, 30% UK, 10% Can, 8% Australia, 14% others) , so publications that are local to you will be overseas to many of our readers.  We will be looking to appoint regional editors who can supply us with good regular material from their own area.  To become a regional editor you will need to supply us with 4 or 5 good market pieces from your own area/ country for several months.

Submissions should be made by e-mail (in the body, no attachments except for photographs).  For market news our response time will be 48 hours. For features the response time will be 2 - 3 weeks. 

Payment is on publication at the rate of US$0.05 per word.

Sample copies of Newswire can be obtained for £3/ $5.  8 issue subscription    £20/ $32 (Cheques payable to JGD) from the address below.

John Dunne
Editor

Email: voyagemag@zyworld.com

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Writers Open Workshop launched in June 1999 and already has over 2700 subscribers world wide.  Published fortnightly it contains market information for over 50 publications, competition news, features & tips to help writers, artists and photographers get more of their work published.  Send your latest guidelines, news of new developments or excerpts and we will pass it on to our rapidly expanding subscriber base. WOW does not publish submitted poetry and stories, only reviews of the magazines and books in our eshop. 
The news and features we are interested in are short news items (up to 250 words) about new markets and market developments.  More indepth features about market segments or how to sell more of your work.  All features must take a global approach;  We regularly receive features based on one country, but this is unsuitable for a publication which aims to help our readers sell more of their work world wide.  I strongly suggest you read at least a couple of copies to see how the features are laid out and how they can link to the subjects in previous and future issues.
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Global Competition News launched January 2000.  Published monthly it provide competition news and results from around the world, features on entering and winning competitions and member news.  Send your competition news, guidelines, results, comments to voyagemag@zyworld.com?subject=GCNnews
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Due to demand for our services all books, novels and anthologies to be published this year are being chosen through our competitions.

Regent Publications is Independent publishing company not a vanity publisher. If you are looking for a publisher or thinking of self-publishing for the first time please use of FREE consultation service for guidance.  Many so called publishing companies are nothing more than vanity press which will charge you excessively to produce your book and then leave you to fend for yourself with no promotional or marketing help.
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