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Speculative Literature Foundation Newsletter - No. 16

SLF Newsletter No. 16 May 2005
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In this issue:

New Website Additions
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* New Website Additions

Resources/Academics/Research Materials:
Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and
Fantasy: http://www.tpl.toronto.on.ca/merril/home.htm

Resources/Academics/Conferences:
Academic Conference on Canadian SF & Fantasy:
http://www.yorku.ca/accsff/
Held annually in June.

Resources/Readers/Awards Info:
Sunburst Award: http://www.sunburstaward.org/
The Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the
Fantastic.

NEW HEADING! Resources/Readers/Young Writers:
Absynthe Muse: http://www.absynthemuse.com/
A community for young writers.

Resources/Writers/Publishers:
Action Tales: http://www.actiontales.com/index.html
Mary Holzrichter, Editor, 7067 Cedar Creek Rd.,
Cedarburg, WI 53012. E-mail: mary@actiontales.com.
Fiction. Subjects: action, adventure, mystery, science
fiction, fantasy, horror, and "other". Avg. press run:
100. Payment: 20% of the selling price of printed
versions sold through our site. Copyrights for author.

Sam's Dot Publishing: http://samsdotpublishing.com/
Tyree Campbell, Editor & Publisher, P.O. Box 782,
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-0782. E-mail:
samsdot@samsdotpublishing.com;
tyree@samsdotpublishing.com. Publishes genre magazines
and anthologies, e.g., Expressions, Champagne Shivers,
Potter's Field, Aoife's Kiss, KidVisions.

Scorpius Digital Publishing:
http://www.scorpiusdigital.com
Bridget and Marti McKenna, Editors, Scorpius Digital
Publishing, Box 19423 - Queen Anne Station, Seattle,
WA 98109. Tel: 877-228-3952.

Tachyon Publications:
http://www.tachyonpublications.com
Jacob Weisman, Editor, 1459 18th Street, #139, San
Francisco, CA 94107. F & SF.

Warner/Aspect:
http://www.twbookmark.com/sciencefiction/
Warner Books, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York,
NY 10020.

White Wolf Books: http://www.white_wolf.com
735 Park North Blvd., Suite 128, Clarkston, GA 30021.

Resources/Readers/Magazines:
Abyss & Apex: www.abyssandapex.com
Carol Burrell, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor;
Aleta Daknis, Associate Editor and Poetry Editor.
Queries to: editor@abyssandapex.com. Quarterly
publishing speculative fiction and poetry, including
high fantasy, magic realism, science fiction, sword
and sorcery, and genrebending. Poetry is accepted
year-round; fiction accepted only during reading
periods-check site for details. Payment: fiction,
5c/wd to 1500 wds, $75 for longer; poetry, $5/poem
(submissions in body of e-mail to aleta@klio.net)

Artemis Magazine:
Ian Randal Strock, Editor, Artemis Magazine /LRC
Publications, 1380 East 17 Street, Suite 201,
Brooklyn, NY 11230-6011. Lunar focus.

Astropoetica: www.astropoetica.com
Emily Gaskin, Editor; queries to her at:
editor@astropoetica.com.
"Poems of any length, style, or genre that explore
astronomy, cosmology,astrophysics, planetary science,
and/or archaeoastronomy. Scientific,mythic,historical,
multicultural, and personal approaches are all
welcome." Submit up to three poems in the body of an
e-mail to:submissions@astropoetica.com. Payment: $5
per poem.

Black October Magazine: The Magazine of Dark and
Unusual Horror: http://blackoctobermagazine.com
Editor, 43 King Street, Port Jefferson Station,
editor@blackoctobermagazine. Publishes fiction,
poetry, essays & artwork. Payment: fiction, 5c/wd;
poetry, starts at $15; artwork, $15. Prefers
electronic, attached submissions. Send to appropriate
addresses: fiction@blackoctobermagazine, poetry@,
essay@, artworkeditor@.

Fairy Tale Review: www.fairytalereview.com
Kate Bernheimer, Editor. Annual journal devoted to
contemporary fairy tales, "not devoted to any
particular school of writing, but to fairy tales as an
inspiring art form." Submission and subscription
information on website. For additional information,
write to editor@fairytalereview.com.

Sci Fiction, http://www.scifi.com/scifiction
Ellen Datlow, Fiction Editor, SCIFI.COM, PMB 391, 511
Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10011-8436. E-
mail: datlow@bway.net. F&SF fiction, 2000-17,500 wds.
Payment: 20c/wd to $3,500.

Simulacrum Magazine: The Magazine of Speculative
Transformation: www.specficworld.com/simulacrum.html
Lynne Jamneck, Editor, 68 O'Hara Street, Invercargill,
New Zealand. E-mail: simulacrum@specficworld.com. An
e-zine published in PDF format. Accepts fiction,
poetry, artwork, and will consider articles, reviews
and interviews on request. Fiction between 1000 and
8000 wds. Payment: copies and one-year subscription.
Prefers snail mail subs.

Spec-Lit Speculative Fiction, Phyllis Eisenstein, 6208
N. Campbell, Chicago, IL 60659. E-mail:
Phyllis@ripco.com.