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Issue 13 - Editor John Dunne
August 18 2000
ISSN - I 466-756J
WOW! - The Writers Open Workshop is the new
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Your Letters and
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Dear John,
I have now read the first one [New Millennium Novels].
Must be my taste, but I found the science fiction here the most appealing
and
readable. Especially John Light's 'No Space In Time'. So, if I am as
a
contributor eligible to vote, he gets mine. With Sean Brown's next.
Can I also say, John, I do appreciate - as someone who also edits
and publishes -
the amount of work that you must have put into just this first issue.
So, thank you.
Best wishes,
Sam
ED - Congatulations to Sam !!! We have just heard he has been
nominated for this
years Booker Prize with his novel 'Sister Blister'
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Hello John --
Fiona Avery recommended your magazine as a good potential market and,
after
taking a look at issue one, I have to agree with her. I am attaching
a story
in ASCii DOS text for your review. It is about 4200 words in
length, and I
think that it would be a good match for your magazine.
I would be interested in doing a serial tale with the characters as
set forth
in this first story, adding more characters as the tale develops over
time
and losing certain characters as the plot needs. My mind has
already spun
out several possible stories with this group of characters, and I would
be
happy to discuss the possibilities with you if you are interested.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Christy Hardin Smith
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Any word when Colonies 3 will be mailed out?
Thanks,
David
Ed - Colonies #3 went out last Friday. If anybody would like
they can be ordered from our website at http://welcome.to/Regentbooks
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To see for yourself why everyone is so excited
about our new books
and website
check them out at http://welcome.to/Regentbooks
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Contents
Editorial
Features
Latest Market info
Stories
Competitions
Dear Editor - NEW
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Editorial
I'll keep it short and sweet this week due to pressure of work.
We are over the moon about Sam Smith's nomination for the Booker prize.
No
one more than Sam epitomises the true spirit of the dedicated writer.
Down the
years he has had a number of job ranging from psychiatric nurse to
postman, anything
in fact that would allow him to persue his writing ambitions.
Anyone just starting out
would do well to try to emulate Sam. If you would like to read
some
of his work click on this link to the first chapet of his book We
Need Mad Men
Thanks to Becky Jackson from Ohio, USA who introduced 23 new
subscribers to WOW news since the last newsletter. She has received
a 12 issue subscription to Voyage short story and poetry magazine in
return. We are continuing the drive to increase subscriptions to WOW
and GCN email newsletters, so don't forget to reccomend it to a friend
and claim your reward like Becky.
On offer are free books, ebooks, magazines and subscriptions.
All you have to do is pass on WOW or GCN to a friend or
colleague and tell them to put "Recommended by YOUR NAME"
in the body of the email when they subscribe. The rewards are:
5 new members - 1 free magazine
10 new members - 3 free magazines
20 new members - a 12 month subscription to Voyage or Colonies
30 new members - 5 free ebooks (value £25/ US$ 38)
We are updating our web site over the next week.
There will be more
resources, contacts, features, stories and
poems - well worth a look.
You can check it out at http://welcome.to/Regentbooks
Don't forget to send us your letters, questions or responses.
I hope you enjoy this issue.
John Dunne
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Writing For the World Market
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"I've never seen so much
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- Angela Weston, Stourbridge.
"I'd no real idea how big the
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Well done."
- Tony Leather, Nelson.
"At last a book for writers
by a writer, someone who has been there,
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- Sean Brown, Como, Italy
I
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To Order your copy http://welcome.to/Regentbooks
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2-
Features -
Writing for Travel Magazines World wide
10 Most Common Reasons Editors Reject Your Writing
Articles Archived from previous issues
10 Steps to successful freelancing
How To Write and sell Profile features
Writing For Australia Short story markets
A-Z of writing for world wide Short Story & Poetry Markets (A-B)
More articles about writing for different aspects of writing
for
magazines world wide can be read at our website
at: http://welcome.to/Regentbooks
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Looking for the latest books at knock down
prices.
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3- Latest Market
Information
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NEW LAUNCH
- Seedpix
New Picture agency based entirely on
the net pays Photographers 65%
commission - general needs, but eapecially
business photos.
http://www.speedpix.com
email: info@speedpix.com
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NEW LAUNCH
- New Baby
New Monthly providing
features and news about the first few months.
WV Publications, 57-59
Rochester Place, London. NW1 9JU
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NEW LAUNCH -
X-Sports
New Extreme sports
mag. Most material sourced from US writers. Limited
scope for writers elsewhere.
WV Publications (See
Above)
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Colonies Scifi magazine
A unique new concept
in SF magazines. developing new stories into series
which can be adapted
for TV
Urgently needs short stories 1000 - 4000 words.
Poems upto 60 lines.
Guidelines: Based around 2300 AD, within the
solar system, no transporters,
warp drives or jump gates. People who
lead in technology and discovery
are important, but don't forget the ordinary
man and woman in the street -
although that street may be on any planet,
moon, asteroid or space station.
Don't create fictional planets, your science
must be right, or easily extrapolated
or we can't use it. Illustrations on spec.
There are several serialised stories
which artists might be able to produce artwork
for. Payment on Publication
Editor John Dunne
e-mail submissions only. voyagemag@zyworld.com
Please take the time to study the magazine
carefully before submitting.
Over the last year only one story has been
accepted from somebody
who had not read a copy. We have very
strict guidelines because we
have very specific aims. Colonies has
already drawn the attention of
TV and film producers in the States.
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NEW LAUNCH - New
Millennium Novels
After several
delays NMN has now launched serialising
7 excellent novels,
providing them with the publicity they need to
generate good sales
when they are published in book form.
If you have a novel
which deserve to be published contact:
voyagemag@zyworld.com?subject=NMNdetails
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Closed - Vegitarian Good Food from
BBC magazines
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NEW LAUNCH - Formula
1 magazine
Requires subeditor with a
keen interest in the subject. There will be
an ongoing need for good freelance
articles, interviews and pics.
Box GCT67, The Guardian, 164
Deansgate, Manchester. M60 2RR.UK
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NEW LAUNCH - Get
Paid to Eat & Drink
New pub, bar
and restaurant review magazine is looking for freelance
Reviews to cover Bristol,
Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle,
Glagow, Edinburgh, London
and Paris. Email 120 word sample to:
harris@crushguide.com
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BIG
PICTURES
London's
premier celebrity picture agency needs photographers with endless
enthuiasm, commitment and dedicationto getting the best possible pictures.
joe.sene@bigpictures.co.uk
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Workthing.com
An em[ployment network aiming
to connect everyone involved in the world
of work. Needs good freelancers
and researchers/editors with experience
of finance, law,consumer,retail, telecomms,
education and public sectors.
editor@workthing.com
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Truck & Driver
Requires freelance designers
for regular work
Quadreant House, The Quadrant, Sutton,
Surrey, SM2 5AS. UK
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Ciao - Pays cash
Everyone has an opinion and you usually give
it away for free. How would you
like to be able to write reviews on products and
services expressing your
opinion and earn a paycheck? It's easy, It's fun!
How to get the best out of ciao.com:
1. Writing opinions which help people like you.
2. Earning money for you opinions.
3. Looking to earn more money - try ciao's Friends
and Family Programme!
4. Advertise ciao.com - and boost your earnings!
To find out how it works click on the link and login:
http://www.uk.ciao.com/bin/uk/Static.po?template=AffiliateAnfang
mailto:feedback.uk@ciao.com.
From last month
There seems to be serious
problems with this site. Most of the links
do not work and it is often
impossible to log on. It might just be
teething problems so we will
keep an eye on them.
This
month. Still having problems. Are any of you using this site
successfully.
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PROTOONER magazine P.O. Box 2270, Daly
City,
CA 94017-2270 PH (650)755-4827/FAX (650)994-4131
E-mail: protooner@earthlink.net
ATTN: Ladd A. Miller/Art DirectorSeeking freelance
writers
who can reflect their writing in a humorous
content.
LENGTH: 500-2,000 words. Accompanied
with B&W
illustration (optional).Typed, double-spaced
No e-mail submissions,
please. SASE an absolute must, if expected
reply.Subject must
pertain to the cartooning or gagwriting field,
or humorously themed.
AVOID: Politics, celebrity or wife-bashing
themes.
PAYS = Negotiated/On Acceptance.
Joyce Miller, EditorPROTOONER magazine
CONTACTS:PROTOONERP.O. Box 2270Daly City,
CA 94017-2270PH: (650)755-4827E-mail:<
protooner@earthlink.net>
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BEGINNINGS Magazine is a print publication
strictly for the novice writer.
This is the magazine in which struggling,
talented writers can finally see their
work in print. Writing contests with cash
prizes also featured. For guidelines
send SASE to Beginnings, P.O. Box 92-P, Shirley,
NY 11967. E-mail:
scbeginnings@juno.com.
Web site: www.scbeginnings.com.
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THE DRIFTWOOD Review, a literary journal,
is reading original poetry
and short fiction for its December issue.
Current Michigan residents only are
invites to send 3–5 poems or 1 short
story of less than 7,500 words.
Response in 3 months with SASE. The
Driftwood Review, P.O. Box 700,
Linden, MI 48451-0700
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HAYDEN'S FERRY Review seeks quality
poetry, fiction, and art for the
Spring/Summer 2001 issue. Current issue, Fall/Winter,
includes work by Lydia
Davis, Eamon Grennan, and Reginald Shepherd;
and an interview with George
Saunders. Submission deadline for Spring/
Summer 2001 is September 30.
Guidelines at www.statepress.com/hfr or send
SASE to Hayden's Ferry
Review, P.O. Box 871502, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1502.
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RHINO 2001 invites traditional
or experimental work reflecting passion and a
love affair with language: poetry, short-shorts,
translations, occasional essays.
Editors' Prizes; no entry fees. Past contributors:
Maureen Seaton, James
Armstrong, Barry Silesky, Richard Jones. Current
issue: $8. Send 3–5 poems
with SASE through October 1 to Rhino, P.O.
Box 554, Winnetka, IL 60093.
Web site:
www.artic.edu/~ageorg/RHINO.
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THE MYSTIC RIVER Review, an online journal,
seeks poetry, short fiction,
and essays. Visit our Web site www.acarts.org/mystic/
for current issue and
guidelines. E-mail queries to mystic@ziplink.net,
or mail (with SASE) to Mystic
River Review, Arlington Center for the Arts, 41
Foster St., Arlington, MA
02474.
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PIF MAGAZINE, one of the oldest literary magazines
online (circ. 100,000
monthly), seeks fine stories, micros, poetry, translations,
interviews, essays,
memoir, hypertext. Submissions to 4,000 words. Payment
to $1,000. Past
writers include Robert McDowell, Amy Hempel. Interviews
with Michael
Cunningham, Rick Moody. Submit electronically. Guidelines:
www.pifmagazine.com/rules.shtml.
E-mail: editor@pifmagazine.com. Web
site:
www.pifmagazine.com.
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FREELANCERS WANTED
Many more jobs available at http://www.mediapersonnel.com
More jobs and links to sites advertising many
others will soon be
available on our website at http://welcome.to/Regentbooks
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Now available from our webshop
Wagon Trails (60 poems & 20 illustrations)
available for download
or on 3 1/2 in disc from Regent Publications
for £5 ($9) or you
can order Wagon Trails I & II for £9
($16).
Debonair Rhymes another collection of 90 poems
and 30
illustrations from this prolific master of
the poetic form.
Observations on nature, places, people as
well as his
remarkable sense of humour. £5
($9)
Payment can be made by cheque, International
Money order or credit card.
For details of how to order send an email
to
mailto:voyagemag@zyworld.co?subject=wagontrails
or see our website http://welcome.to/Regentbooks
Examples of Roy Gaveston Knights humorous observations
on nature
can be read at
http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=65529
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4 - Fiction
Desmond Tarrent's
exciting new novel. The First
four chapters
are currently available in New Millenium Novels which was
reviewed at the
start of this newsletter. Definitely worth a read if you harbour
hopes of becoming
a novelist. Rating *
* *
We Need Mad Men
Sam Smiths
Award winning new novel as serialised in New Millennium Novels.
Sam's other new
novel this year Sister-Blister has been nminated for the Booker
Prize. He's
about to make the step up from the second division to the writers
premier league.
This is your chance to be able to say "I was reading sam Smith
Before he became
famous". Read Chapter 1 now and then tell us what you
think. rating
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In time all mankind will come to know the WORD
and the word will be FISH
Neil K Henderson's fascinating new novel
Fish-Worshipping - As We Know It
http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=68150
http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=68170
Reader comments:
Incredible, deeply philosophical yet totally hilarious.
A laugh on every line, can't wait for the
next instalment
Over 500 people have
read the first two chapters in the last 3 weeks. Only one
week left don't
miss your chance..
Rating * * * * *
There's a revolution coming, but Edward Iregan
has a secret which could yet save
the day and his position. Either way,
life on Mars will never be the same again and
Edward's half-sister Helena is the catalyst.
Read the introduction and chapter 1 of
Lords of Iregan at
http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=73868
Reader Comments: great, a natural successor
to Asimov Rating * * * *
Colonies SF magazine is the unique new sensation
taking the SF world by storm.
Designed to generate the type of stories and
characters that will one day create
a new TV SF series. Already it has attracted
the attention of editors at
Babylon 5. Read some of the stories
starting with Days Like These
http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=73811
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5 - Competitions
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Not won a competition yet ? Need a boost
to your success rate ?
Did you know there are video training courses
available that can help?
Check these out and be amazed at the results.
We were.
:
http://www.vtcenter.com/video/11250
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Poetry Contest, Boston Review,
E53-407 MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139; (617) 494-0708.
Eighth Annual Short Story Contest
Deadline September 1, 2000
Judges: TBA
$1,000 Prize
Complete guidelines: The winning author will receive $1,000 and have
his or her work
published in the December/January 2000-01 issue of Boston Review.
Stories should not
exceed four thousand words and must be previously unpublished. The
author's name, address,
and phone number should be on the first page of each entry; do not
send a cover letter. A $15
processing fee, payable to Boston Review in the form of a check or
money order, must
accompany all entries. Entrants will receive a one-year print subscription
to the Review
beginning with the December/January 2000-01 issue. Submissions must
be postmarked no
later than September 1, 2000. Manuscripts will not be returned; enclose
a SASE for
notification of winner only. Send submissions to:
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FOURTH ANNUAL HOLIDAY LITERARY CONTEST
http://www.ameliaislander.com/contest.html
Prize winning story receives $100
Prize winning poem receives $50
The competition is open to all writers. There is no entry fee. Writers
may
submit as many entries as they wish. The subject must relate to the
holidays: Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa or New Year's Eve or Day.
Short stories must be no more than 2,500 words. Poetry must not be
more than
25 lines. Stories and poems exceeding the word limit will not be considered.
Type word count, name address and phone number on first page and name
on
each succeeding page.
The entries must be original, unpublished and should not be submitted
elsewhere until the winners are announced.
All entries must be typewritten, double-spaced on one side of 8 1/2
X 11
paper. Since manuscripts will not be returned, please do not include
a SASE.
If you wish to be advised of your manuscript's receipt, include a
self-addressed stamped postcard.
Entries should be sent to:
The Editor,
Amelia Islander Magazine
910 South Eighth Street
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
This year, entries may be submitted by e-mail to:
islander@ameliaislander.com
Entries must be received by OCTOBER 30, 2000. If you have not been
notified
by November 15, you can assume you have not won and you can market
your
manuscript elsewhere.
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The Writing Parent Best Fiction Contest
GRAND PRIZE -- $100
Second Prize -- $50
Third Prize -- $25
Three Honorable Mentions -- Choice of prizes to be announced near end
of
contest.
All entries receive a consolation prize so please submit postal address
with
entry.
Details on site --
http://www.klockepresents.com/contest.html
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BRIGHT HILL PRESS Fifth Annual Poetry Chapbook
Competition.
Winner receives $100 and publication plus 25 copies. Send 16–24
paginated pages
Reading fee: $9; $6 BHP members. Deadline: August 31 postmark.
Send to BHP Chapbook, P.O. Box 193, Treadwell, NY 13846.
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DEAD METAPHOR Press announces its sixth annual chapbook contest. Send
24 pages of poetry or prose, SASE, bio, acknowledgments and $10 reading
fee.
Mss. will not be returned. Winner receives 10% of the press run, plus
discounted copies. Sample: $6. Deadline: October 31. Dead Metaphor
Press,
P.O. Box 2076, Boulder, CO 80306-2076. For information, phone
(303)
417-9398 or E-mail dmetaphorp@earthlink.net.
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REDGREENE POETRY prize chapbook
competition. First prize: $100,
publication, 25 personal copies. Sample: $7 ppd. 1999 winner:
John Sokol's
Kissing the Bees. Fee: $10. Up to 24 pages of poetry. Each contestant
will
receive new winner's book. Finalists offered publishing contracts.
Deadline:
September 10 postmark. SASE Prospectus available, not necessary. Redgreene
Press, P.O. Box 22322, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. E-mail: redgree9@idt.net.
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SARASOTA POETRY Theatre Seventh
Annual Chapbook Competition.
Manuscripts to 24 pages including title/ contents/acknowledgments.
Reading
fee: $10. Deadline: August 31 postmark. First prize: $50 plus
25 copies. All
responses SASE. No returns. November notification. Sample: $6.
Entries and
checks to SS/SPT Press, P.O. Box 48955, Sarasota, FL 34230-6955.
Check our
Web site: http://augment.sis.pitt.edu/jms/.
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Global Competitions Newsletter
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Volume 1 Issue 3, March 2000 Out this week
New FREE e-mail newsletter providing news
of upto 50
competitions each month, How To Win competitions
features plus your letters, hints and tips.
To Subscribe put GCN in subject of e-mail
to
Voyagemag@zyworld.com
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Voyage International Short Story & Poetry
Competition 2000
Deadline Sept 1
$23,000 worth of prizes
All Genres. Open to everybody
anywhere in the world.
Stories to 10,000 words
poems to 240 lines
Full Guidelines & entry form
voyagemag@zyworld.com?subject=voyagecomp
or http://welcome.to/Regentbooks
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6 - Dear
Editor
Don't
miss this exciting new feature. Each week I receive dozens of
requests for advice on various aspects of
writing and freelancing. Here I
have put them together in groups of 5 or 6
loosely related questions with
the advice following. Great information
if you just want to read, but maybe
you have your own ideas, or think our advice
was rubbish. Email us with
your comments.
Your Questions: voyagemag@zyworld.com?subject=Q&a
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Petsburgh 7317
http://www.geocities.com/lavizelle/
The Rejection Slip - resources for the
hopeful writer
http://www.geocities.com/lavizelle/rejectionslip.html
The Daisy Chain - Even more writing
links
http://www.suite101.com/myhome.cfm/The_Daisy_Chain
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7. Special Report -
The Contentville Conspiracy
Sorry, No more room for anymore this week. Back next week.
Don't forget to check out the new website http://welcome.to/Regentbooks
and please send us your comments, news and
success/horror stories.
John Dunne
Regent Publications
14 Honor Avenue
Goldthorn Park
Wolverhampton
WV4 5HH
UK
