SLF Newsletter

Speculative Literature Foundation Newsletter - No. 22

SLF Newsletter No. 22 July 2006
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In this issue:
Fountain Award Winner
Travel Grant Applications Open
Mentorship Program Applications Open
New Staff Member
SLF/Strange Horizons Benefit Readings
&nb sp;SLF Small Press Co-op Table at WisCon
Website Additions
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* Fountain Award Winner

The Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF) is pleased to
announce the results of the third annual Fountain
Award,which carries a cash prize of $1000. The winning
story is "Girl Reporter" by Stephanie Harrell, published
in ONE STORY. Nine other stories received honorable
mentions. Full details are available on the SLF web site:
http://speculativeliterature.org/Awards/SLFFountainAward/
2005.php.
The Fountain Award is given to speculative short stories
of exceptional literary quality. The Award is judged by a
select jury, and is chosen from work nominated by
magazine and anthology editors for the year in question.
The judges for the award this year (for stories published
in 2005) were Gwenda Bond, Carol Emshwiller, Jeffrey
Ford, James Patrick Kelly, and Mary Anne Mohanraj.
Questions about this year's awards may be directed to
Karen Meisner, Awards Administrator -
FountainAward@speculativeliterature.org
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PR Contact: Ashley Gronek press@speculativeliterature.org

* Travel Grant Applications

Applications are invited for the 2006 SLF Travel Research
Grant until the 30th September 2006.
SLF travel grants are awarded to assist writers (fiction,
poetry, drama, creative non-fiction) in their research.
They are not currently available for academic research,
though we hope to offer such funds in the future. We are
currently offering one $600 travel grant annually, to be
used to cover airfare, lodging, and/or other travel
expenses.
Our travel grants will be awarded by a committee of SLF
staff members on the basis of interest and merit. Factors
considered will include:
* a one-page written description of the project in
question, including details on the travel location and an
estimated completion date (no more than 500 words)
* a writing sample in the proposed genre (up to 10 pages
of poetry, 10 pages of drama, or 5000 words of fiction or
creative nonfiction)
* a bibliography of previously-publis hed work by the
author (no more than one page, typed); applicants need
not have previous publications to apply.
If awarded the grant, the recipient agrees to write a
brief report of their research experience (500-1000
words) for our files, and for possible public
dissemination on our website.
PLEASE NOTE: This grant, as with all SLF grants, is
intended to help writers working with speculative
literature. If you're not sure what areas that term
encompasses, we recommend referencing our FAQ (question
#2).
Travel Grant Application Procedures
1. Send the three items listed above to our travel grant
administrators, Colin Harvey and Tiffany Jonas, as
attached .doc files, to travel@speculativeliterature.org.
Include a brief cover letter with your name and contact
info (e-mail, phone in case of emergency). If you have
questions, direct them to that same addre ss.
2. You may apply for travel to take place at any point in
the following year (from September to the following
September).
3. Travel may take place from any country to any country,
or internally within a country; the grants are
unrestricted. Funds will be disbursed in U.S. currency
(but can be sent through PayPal if that is more
convenient for international recipients).
4. Travel grant applications will be considered from July
1st to September 30th, annually. Applications received
outside that period will be discarded unread.
5. The grant recipient will be announced by October 15th,
annually. All applicants will be notified of the status
of their application by that date.

* Mentorship Program

The Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF) announces the
second session of its mentorship program. The program
will take place August 1 through October 31, 2006.
Participants will be able to gain valuable advice in the
areas of business and craft from accomplished
professional writers willing to share their experience.
The mentors will not be critiquing mentee work, but will
be talking about the nuts and bolts of writing.
This session's mentors include Leah Cutter, Nnedi
Okorafor-Mbachu, Jenn Reese, Ben Rosenbaum, and John
Scalzi.
***
Leah R Cutter is the author of three historical fantasy
novels as well as several fantasy, science fiction and
horror short stories.
Her most recent novel is The Jaguar and the Wolf (Roc
2005). She's lived all over the world, including Hungary
and Taiwan, and now resides in Seattle, WA with her cat
and many books. She supports herself and her writing
habit by doing technical writing for a California-based
software company. Her website appears at
http://www.leahcutter.com.
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu 's first novel, Zahrah the
Windseeker, was published in 2005 by Houghton Mifflin. It
will be published in Nigeria in 2007 by Kachifo Ltd. Her
second novel, Ejii the Shadow Speaker, will be published
by Hyperion Books for Children in 2007.
Her short story, The Chaos Magician's Mega Chemistry Set
will be published in Space and Time Magazine's 100th
issue in 2006. Nnedi is currently finishing her PhD in
English at the University of Illinois, Chicago. She is
also a graduate of the Clarion Science Fiction and
Fantasy Writers' Workshop (2001).
Jenn Reese lives in Los Angeles, where she studies
martial arts, plays strategy games, and sits in traffic.
She's a 1999 Clarion workshop survivor and her stories
have appeared in Polyphony, Flytrap, and v arious DAW
anthologies, as well as online at Strange Horizons and
Lone Star Stories. Her first novel, Jade Tiger, is
forthcoming from Juno Books. Her website appears at
www.jennreese.com.
Ben Rosenbaum has been a finalist for the Nebula, Hugo,
and Sturgeon awards. His stories have appeared in
Asimov's, F&t;SF, Harper's, Nature, McSweeney's, YBSF,
YBFH, and other publications.
John Scalzi is the author of 10 books, including the
Hugo-nominated Old Man's War and its sequel The Ghost
Brigades, the astronomy handbook The Rough Guide to the
Universe , and the best-selling Book of the Dumb humor
series. His work has also appeared in various newspapers
and magazines, including the Washington Post , the
Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Dayton
Daily News, Jungle magazine, the Official US PlayStation
Magazine and others. Scalzi Consulting, his
writing/edi ting shop, consults for online and financial
institutions such as AOL, Network Solutions, US Trust
andOppenheimer Funds. He enjoys pie.
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We are accepting a maximum number of 25 applicants, as
each of the five mentors will receive five mentees. If
you are accepted, we'll ask you for a $15-$30 fee for
participation in the three month program. The fee (as
with all our fees) is sliding-scale; pay what you can
afford. Fees go directly to supporting other SLF
programs, such as our travel and older writers' grants.
To apply, please send a one-page bio and personal
statement that includes an assessment of your writing
experience and what you would like to get from a
mentorship as an attached Word .doc or .rtf (Rich Text
Format) file to mentorship@speclit.org. This will serve
as your introduction to your mentor and the group, if you
are selected for the program. Also, in dicate if you have
a preference for a particular mentor (preferences are not
guaranteed, however). There is no fee for application to
the program.
Applications are due by midnight, July 25th, 2006.
For more information, visit our mentorship website at
http://
www.speculativeliterature.org/Programs/Mentorship.php or
email PR contact Ashley Gronek at
press@speculativeliterature.org
Thank you!

* New Staff Member

We are pleased to announce that Rebecca Rowe has joined the
SLF staff as Associate Editor of the Newsletter. Rebecca is a
freelance writer whose work includes poetry and fiction. Her
first SF novel, Forbidden Cargo, is due for publication in
August 2006.

* SLF/SH Benefit Readings

Mary Anne reports that the benefit open poetry readings held
in San Francisco and Chicago had a good turnout and raised
$600 for the SLF and Strange Horizons, who jointly sponsored
them.

* Small Press Co-op at WisCon

Although sales figures are not available, Erzebet Yellowboy,
who organized our table, reports that it got quite a bit of
attention. Her small press did very well and she assumes that
others must have as well.

* Site Additions

Resources: Readers: Magazines:

Ballista: www.mucusart.co.uk/ballista.htm
ISSN 1750-6646
Eds. Paul Neads & Andrew Myers; issued every April & October
52pp+ / approx 10 stories per issue
UK GBP�3.50 / �10.00 3 issue subscription; Europe �4.50 / �13.00;
Rest of World: �5.50 / �16.00
Mucusart Publications, 6 Chiffon Way, Trinity, Gtr Manchester M3 6AB
UK
Short story supernatural fiction: horror, paranormal, psychological,
occult, macabre - even SF, dark fantasy & the downright bizarre will
be considered. Open submissions, max 4000 words to the editors via
paul@mucusart.co.uk or post. Author's payment �5.00 + complimentary
copy. Further details at www.mucusart.co.uk/ballista.htm
Issue 1 features work from the UK & USA, including contributions
from H.Ann Dyess, John Light, Rosie Lugosi & Dermot Glennon amongst
others

Greatest Uncommon Denominator: http://gudmagazine.com
Editorial Staff: Mike Coombes, Sal Coraccio, Kaolin I. Fire, Sue
Miller. A magazine of fiction, information, poetry and art, which
can be purchased as a PDF file or an actual magazine. One can also
buy individual parts of the magazine separately.

The Lorelai Signal: http://www.loreleisignal.com/LoreleiSignal.html
Ed. Carol Hightshoe. "The Lorelei Signal is a web based
magazine dedicated to featuring strong female characters
in Fantasy short stories."

Storyteller Magazine:
http://www.storytellermagazine.com/guidelines.htm
Canada's short story magazine. Publishes all genres of
fiction, including horror, science fiction and fantasy.

Wicked Hollow: The Journal of Dark Literature:
http://www.blindside.net/WickedHollow/
E-zine publishing "character-driven, atmospheric, emotive
short stories."

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Newsletter information:

Suggestions, comments, and information to be included
in the Newsletter may be sent to Editor David Lunde at
news@speculativeliterature.org. If you do not wish to
continue receiving the newsletter, write to the same
address with "unsubscribe" in the subject line-be sure
to include your name.

The SLF Newsletter is a private publication of the
Speculative Literature Foundation. Unless otherwise
indicated, permission to reprint, repost, or quote is
expressly denied. Unless explicitly signed by the
Director, views contained within do not necessarily
reflect the official views of the Foundation.

David Lunde, Senior Editor
Rebecca Rowe, Associate Editor

Speculative Literature Foundation Newsletter - No. 21

SLF Newsletter No. 21 Jan./Feb. 2006
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In this issue:
Staff Changes
Mentorship Program
SLF Small Press Co-op at WisCon
Older Writers Grant Winner
Website Additions
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* Staff Changes:

Deborah Biancotti and Karen Meisner are now assisting
Mary Anne Mohanraj as Associate Directors in addition
to their other duties as Membership Coordinator and
Awards Administrator respectively.

Ashley Gronek has taken over the position of Public
Relations Coordinator from Dawn Burnell.

* SLF Mentorship Program

The Speculative Literature Foundation is launching a pilot mentorship program for beginning writers. These writers will be able to gather valuable advice from more experienced writers regarding the craft and business of writing.

Structure

Each mentor will receive five mentees. The mentors will offer advice and answer craft/business questions (both from a SLF facilitator and from the writers themselves). Please note: this is not a workshop, and mentors will not read or comment on individual writing from their mentees.

Applicants may indicate a preference for a particular mentor, but we cannot guarantee that you will be matched with that mentor. Once matched, you will be added to a mailing list with your mentor and the other mentees in your group. Conversations on that mailing list are to be kept private and confidential. At the end of the program, participants are required to write a one-page evaluation of the program, and a brief evaluation of their mentor.

The first group of 20 mentees for the Spring 2006 Pilot Program (March 15-June 15)has been chosen and will be mentored by Jay Lake, Beth Adele Long and Jennifer Pelland.

Further information at: [http://speclit.org/Programs/Mentorship.php]

* SLF Small Press Co-op at WisCon

The SLF will be at WisCon, the world's leading feminist science fiction convention, held this year from May 26-29, 2006, in Madison, Wisconsin.

For more information about WisCon, visit their website at
http://www.wiscon.info. The SLF is reserving a table in the Dealers'
Room and is offering both SLF members and non-members the opportunity
to sign up for a share of our table, where you can place up to five
copies of three separate titles for sale. The cost of the table-space is $5.00 for SLF members and $15.00 for non-members.

Space will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis; we can
accommodate a maximum of twenty-four titles overall.
To reserve your share of space, please sign up by contacting the
coordinator, Erzebet YellowBoy, at erzebet@papaveria.com and make your payment by following the instructions on our website at
http://www.speculativeliterature.org/About/membership.php. If you are
using PayPal, please use the "Other Amount" field and include a note to let us know that you are signing up for this offer. If you are not a member of the SLF, we invite you to take this opportunity to join us in the promotion of literary quality in speculative fiction.
The books that you wish to place on the table can be mailed directly to the Speculative Literature Foundation to be received no later than May 1, 2006. Once you have signed up for table spa ce, Erzebet will provide the address to which you can send your titles. You may also bring the titles with you to WisCon and deliver them directly to our table. We will sell your books for you while you enjoy the convention, and send you a check for the money earned once the convention is over. You agree to pay for return shipping should your titles not sell at WisCon or you may donate unsold titles to the Speculative Literature Foundation.

If you have any questions regarding this offer, please feel free to
contact Erzebet at erzebet@papaveria.com.

We look forward to seeing you there!
- Mary Anne

* Older Writers Grant Winner:

The Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF) is delighted to
announce that its second annual Older Writers Grant is to be
awarded to Douglas Smith. The $750 grant will be used to help Mr.
Smith in his professional writing career. Honorable Mentions
included Susanna Crowley, Rob Hunter, Roger Pepper, Kate
Robinson, and Pam Summa. These writers will receive a one-year
free membership to the Speculative Literature Foundation, which
offers many helpful resources for speculative fiction writers.

The award is intended for writers of fifty years or older to
assist such writers who are just starting to work at a
professional level. The award was chosen by a jury consisting of
M.J. Goodner, Sandra Kasturi, and Sheree Thomas of the SLF on the
basis of interest and merit.

The Older Writers Grant is generously sponsored in its entirety
by Centric Advertising (http://www.centric.com/).

Please direct any questions to Sandra Kasturi, Award
Administrator, at olderwriters@speculativeliterature.org

* Website Additions:

SLF Website Update - Spring, 2006

We now have Rich Horton's Market Summaries for 2005!

For those new to these summaries, they contain breakdowns of
various markets -- publishing schedules, number of original
stories published each year, number of novellas, as well as
reviews of some of the best short fiction published in the
previous year. Whether you're trying to match up a short story
with the right market to submit it to, or simply trying to decide
what next to read, these summaries are invaluable.

Including individual reviews for: Abyss and Apex; Aeon; Amazing;
Amazon Shorts; Analog; Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine;
Apex Digest; Argosy; Asimov's; Black Gate; Cemetery Dance;
Challenging Destiny; Chiaroscuro; Continuum; Cthulhu Sex;
Electric Velocipede; F&SF; Fantastic; Fantasy Magazine;
Fictitious Force; Flytrap; Fortean Bureau; Full Unit Hookup;
Futurismic; HP Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror; Ideomancer;
Interzone; Lacy Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet; Lenox Avenue;
Lonestar Stories; Neo-Opsis; Not One of Us; Oceans of
the Mind; Onspec; Paradox; Postscripts; Realms of Fantasy;
Revolusion SF; Say...; Scifiction, 2003 (for the first time!);
Scifiction, 2004 (for the first time!); Scifiction, 2005; Son and
Foe; Space and Time; Strange Horizons; Talebones; Tales of the
Unanticipated; The Infinite Matrix; The Third Alternative;
Ticonderoga Online; Trunk Stories; Weird Tales;

As well as DAW Anthologies, Baen Anthologies, Wheatland Press
Anthologies, SFBC Anthologies, Young Adult Anthologies,
Anthologies>From Other Countries, Small Press Anthologies,
Fantasy Anthologies, Some Online Sources of Fiction, Some More
Small Press Magazines, New Stories From Collections, Novella
Chapbooks, and a Summation of some of the best short fiction
published Online in 2005.

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Newsletter information:

Suggestions, comments, and information to be included
in the Newsletter may be sent to Editor David Lunde at
news@speculativeliterature.org. If you do not wish to
continue receiving the newsletter, write to the same
address with "unsubscribe" in the subject line-be sure
to include your name.

The SLF Newsletter is a private publication of the
Speculative Literature Foundation. Unless otherwise
indicated, permission to reprint, repost, or quote is
expressly denied. Unless explicitly signed by the
Director, views contained within do not necessarily
reflect the official views of the Foundation.

David Lunde, Senior Editor

Speculative Literature Foundation Newsletter - No. 19/20

SLF Newsletter Nos. 19/20 August/September 2005
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In this issue:
Assistance for writers affected by Katrina
Travel Grant winner announced
Website additions
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* Katrina Assistance from PEN

PEN WRITERS FUND FOR VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA
http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/251
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In response to Hurricane Katrina, the PEN Writers Fund has earmarked an initial $15,000 to assist professional writers (published or produced), translators, editors, or literary agents who have lost all or part of their homes and livelihoods in the floods that have devastated the region. Please follow the link online to a shortened application form. Approval time for grants of up to $500 has been shortened to a few days.

* Travel Grant Winner:

The Speculative Literature Foundation is delighted to announce
that its second annual Travel Grant has been awarded to
Christopher Barzak. The $600 grant will be used to help
Christopher research cultures and settings in southern Japan for
a novel with magical realism and contemporary fantasy elements.
The travel will be to the cities of Kyoto and Nara in Japan.
Christopher's novel will feature a set of interconnected stories
set in Japan and characters of both Japanese and foreign
nationalities. "The [stories] draw on Japanese folklore and fairy
tales, as well as Japanese superstition and ghost stories," the
author explained.

The Speculative Literature Foundation's travel grant jurors were
again an international team comprised of Tiffany Jonas in the
United States and Colin Harvey in the United Kingdom. "The
quality of the applications was again excellent, and we
especially appreciated the diversity; we received proposals for
works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and a screenplay," said
Tiffany, founder and editorial director of Aio Publishing
Company, LLC. "Christopher's work was particularly lyrical. His
writing sample was fraught with humanity, singing with hopeful,
tenuous emotion. His description of the project and its
speculative elements certainly piqued our interest." "Chris
Barzak's application was supported by a fine piece of fiction,"
said Colin, a novelist and critic in the speculative fiction
genre, "that with its cool, limpid prose, shone like a gem,
presenting a different facet on each reading." Christopher has
published short fiction in publications such as Strange Horizons,
Realms of Fantasy, Ideomancer, The Third Alternative, and Lady
Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet in addition to poetry published in
Icon and The Penguin Review. His work has also appeared in
anthologies: his short story "Plenty" appeared in The Year's Best
Fantasy and Horror (Vol. 15) and his story Dead Boy Found
appeared both in Small Beer Press' anthology Trampoline and
Carroll & Graf's The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror (vol. 15).
Wheatland Press, Viking, and Haworth Press will publish more of
his short fiction in 2005, 2006, and 2007 respectively.

Christopher's project was chosen from among thirty applications.

Further details of SLF's Travel Grant program can be found at:
http://www.speculativeliterature.org/Awards/SLFTravelGrant.php.
Applications for next year's Travel Grant will open on July 1st,
2006.

*Website Additions:

RESOURCES/ACADEMICS/COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY

Biology in Science Fiction:
http://biology.kenyon.edu/slonc/bio3/bio03syl.htm
Course website, including syllabus for teaching Biology 103
through science fiction. Prof. Joan Slonczewski. Posted to the
web in 2003.

Cognitive Science Fiction:
http://hampshire.edu/~lasCCS/courses/cogscifi-syllabus.html
CS104 syllabus by Lee Spector. Posted to the web 1998.

Feminist Science Fiction:
http://orion.ramapo.edu/%7Ekfowler/fsff02syllabus.html
Senior Interdisciplinary Seminar ZSRS40501 Syllabus. Created by
Kathleen Fowler. Posted to the web 2004.

Politics in Modern Science Fiction:
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~sumanah/decalsyllabus.html
Syllabus for college course. Instructor Sumana Harihareswara.
Posted to the web 2001.

Science Fiction:
http://pages.slu.edu/student/walterj/courses/spring2004/315/sylla
bus.html
Syllabus for English 315.02. Instructor John Walter. Posted to
the web 2004.

Science Fiction:
http://www.english.ucsb.edu/teaching/resources/unlocked/coursemat
erials/english_192/sf_syllabus.asp
English 192 syllabus. Created by Melissa Colleen Stevenson.
Posted to the web 2003.

Science Fiction:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/sfgradsyllabus.ht
ml
English 567 syllabus. Created by Paul Brians.

Science Fiction:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/333syllabus.html
English 333 syllabus. Created by Paul Brians.

Science Fiction and Fantasy: The Space of Contemporary Allegory:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~felluga/sf.html
Syllabus for English 373 course by Professor D.F. Felluga..
Posted to the web 1999.

Science Fiction and Teaching:
http://orion.ramapo.edu/%7Ekfowler/sfts03syllabus.html
SGET 644. Created by Kathleen Fowler. Posted to the web 2003.

Survey of Science Fiction Syllabus:
http://phobos.ramapo.edu/%7Ekfowler/ssfs03syllabus.html
SINT 34601. Created by Kathleen Fowler. Posted to the web 2003.

RESOURCES / ACADEMICS / RESEARCH MATERIALS

Course Materials for the Study of Science Fiction:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/Science_Fiction_G
uides.html
Created by Paul Brians.

RESOURCES / WRITERS / MARKET LISTS
The AA Independent Press Guide: http://www.thunderburst.co.uk/
"A free, online resource for writers" compiled by Dee Rimbaud.
Detailed listings of over 2,000 literary & genre magazines and
publishers from around the world, plus links to over 750 internet
magazines. Also links to writers' and artists' personal webpages
and other useful resources.

The International Directory of Little Magazines & Small Presses:
http://www.dustbooks.com/
Len Fulton, Ed. "The Bible of the business", this print directory
contains over 4000 very detailed listings of magazines and
publishers.

RESOURCES / GRANTS FOR WRITERS

StarMerrow Grant for Collaborative Science Fiction and Fantasy:
http://www.starmerrow.com/
A grant of $100 (more if funds become available). "StarMerrow is
a nexus for writers, artists, and other creators of science
fiction and fantasy. Its mission is to help these creators
network with each other and market their works." Open to members
everywhere, but oriented around Northern California and the
Pacific Northwest. Collaborations must involve at least two
persons, one of which must be a member, and one of which must
reside in N. California, Oregon or Washington state. Application
deadline is Dec. 1, 2005 for the 2006 grant.

RESOURCES / READERS / BOOKLIST INDEX

SF by Writers of Color:
http://orion.ramapo.edu/%7Ekfowler/sfcolorlinks.html
List by Kay Fowler.

SF Deaf-themed books:
http://orion.ramapo.edu/%7Ekfowler/sfdeaf.html
List by Kay Fowler.

Feminist SF: http://orion.ramapo.edu/~kfowler/FSFbooklist.html
"A Selected Book List of Feminist (or Proto-feminist) science
fiction/Science Fiction by Women Writers." Created by Kay Fowler.

Children's SF: http://orion.ramapo.edu/~kfowler/sftorals.html
List by Kay Fowler.

RESOURCES / READERS / MAGAZINES

Ultraverse E-Zine of Science Fiction and Fantasy:
http://www.ultraverse.us/
Chris Africa, Editor & Publisher; William I. Lengeman III,
Contributing Editor; Stephanie Kidwell and Kara Koester, Poetry
Editors. Submissions to: editor@ultraverse.us. Submit as text in
the body of an email (see details on site). Publishes poetry of
50 lines max.; short stories from 2,000-10,000 wds; author
interviews; book reviews; news items and announcements of new
novels by its contributors. Also accepts a SciFiMage for each
issue: an original image or a link to someone else's image on the
web, about which Editor Africa will write a short story. Not at
present a paying market, but hopes to become one.

Raven Electrick: http://www.ravenelectrick.com/
Karen A. Romanko, Editor. "A lively and entertaining e-zine
featuring short stories and poems in the fantasy, science
fiction, horror and mystery genres. Raven's tastes are eclectic,
with sub-genres ranging from 'cyberpunk' to 'cozy' sleuth, sword
and sorcery to hardboiled 'noir,' space opera to vampire yarn,
and anything in between. Pays $10 for stories up to 1000 wds, and
poems to 40 lines. Submit stories as rtf or txt files, and poems
in the body of an email. See site for details of submission
periods and other info.

RESOURCES / WRITERS / REVIEWS / SF POETRY

Multiverse: Speculative Poetry Reviews:
http://multiverse.erictmarin.com/reviews.htm
Short reviews by Eric Marin of speculative poetry in a variety of
genre magazines.

_______________________________________________________________________
Newsletter information:

Suggestions, comments, and information to be included
in the Newsletter may be sent to Editor David Lunde at
news@speculativeliterature.org. If you do not wish to
continue receiving the newsletter, write to the same
address with "unsubscribe" in the subject line-be sure
to include your name.

The SLF Newsletter is a private publication of the
Speculative Literature Foundation. Unless otherwise
indicated, permission to reprint, repost, or quote is
expressly denied. Unless explicitly signed by the
Director, views contained within do not necessarily
reflect the official views of the Foundation.

David Lunde, Senior Editor
Ariana Osborne, Associate Editor

Speculative Literature Foundation Newsletter - No. 18

SLF Newsletter No. 18 July 2005
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In this issue:
New site additions
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Editor's Note: The monthly site additions like those below
consist of material collected by members of the WebContent
Committee and compiled and organized by Shannan Palma, our
WebContent Coordinator. However, all of you are welcome to
submit information for inclusion, so if you have information
about anything you think would be useful to teachers, scholars,
writers or readers of speculative literature, please feel
free to submit it to coord@speculativeliterature.org.

* Website Additions:

RESOURCES/ACADEMICS/RESEARCH MATERIALS

Science Fiction Research Database:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/sfresearch.html

Bibliography of secondary sources in the Holland Library at
Washington State University.

RESOURCES/ACADEMICS/K-12

Worlds of Fantasy Online:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/childlit/fantasy.htm

Resources for teaching and learning about Alice in Wonderland,
The Wizard of Oz, and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

RESOURCES/WRITERS/PUBLISHERS

ElectricStory: www.electricstory.com

Bob Kruger, Publisher; Kathryn Haines, Managing Editor. "An eBook
technology company focusing on speculative fiction. We publish a
few quality titles each year; sell our books and those of other
publishers that we think would be of interest to fans and writers
of fantasy, science fiction, and horror; and develop software
tools to help authors and publishers create and promote
electronic books.
Offers free eBook downloads.

RESOURCES/READERS/BOOKLISTS/CHILDREN'S SF

Fantasy and the Imagination:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/fantasy.htm

Annotated bibliography created by kids.

RESOURCES/READERS/MAGAZINES

Best SF: www.bestsf.net

Mark Watson's personal opinion site features his reviews of
magazine fiction and anthologies from past and present in Best SF
Reviews (this is a database of many hundreds of books and
stories); the Best SF Gateway has over 500 links to short fiction
on-line.

Beyond:

Magazine is an on-line publication that focuses on science-
fiction written by African-American high-school students or with
African-American content. No one is excluded based on race. For
more information contact Rahwa Habte at Tel: 206-323-4032; E-
mail: info@cdforum.org. Published by The Central District Forum
for Arts & Ideas.

Dargon Magazine: http://www.dargonzine.org/ad_google.html

Non-commercial e-zine featuring collaborative fantasy stories by
amateur authors.

Fantastic Metropolis: www.fantasticmetropolis.com

Luis Rodrigues, Editor-in-chief; Mike Simanoff, Assistant editor.
Fiction, non-fiction, interviews, editorials, art. Submissions
should be addressed to submissions@fantasticmetropolis.com with
the title in the subject line and contributions included as one
or more attachments in either RTF or Word format. Use standard
manuscript format and include a brief bio; images should be sent
in JPEG, GIF or PNG files, between 320 and 1024 pixels wide.

MarsDust: the fandom lifestyles zine: www.marsdust.com

A magazine of fiction and non-fiction; publishes a limited number
of SF/F/H stories and book excerpts, but focus is on news,
reviews and feature stories about genre entertainment: movies,
books, television shows, music, games, and conventions.
Submissions should be sent as e-mail attachments in ASCII format
to submissions@marsdust.com.

NEW HEADING! RESOURCES/READERS/BLOGS

Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net

Mark Frauenfelder, Xeni Jardin, Cory Doctorow, David Pescovitz,
and John Battelle, co-editors.

Charlie's Diary: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blosxom.cgi

Personal commentary by Charlie Stross.

Futurismic: http://futurismic.com

Jeremy Lyon is founder of and contributor to this site that
features blogs, essays, and fiction. Christopher East is Fiction
Editor and contributor. Other contributors are Judith Berman,
Tobias Buckell, Alan Lattimore and Brian Wanamaker. Interested in
new contributors.
Pays flat $100 for SF fiction.

The Mumpsimus: http://mumpsimus.blogspot.com/

Matthew Cheney's blog site. Nominated for special World Fantasy
Award in 2005.

SFSignal: http://www.sfsignal.com

Begun by JP and John, with friends who contribute occasionally.
News, reviews, comment on wide variety of genre-related subjects.

Speculative Literature Foundation Newsletter - No. 17

SLF Newsletter No.17 June 2005
______________________________________________________

In this issue:
Travel Grant Applications Open
New Membership Coordinator
Website Additions
______________________________________________________

* Travel grant:

The 2005 Travel Grant is now open for applications.
SLF travel grants are awarded to assist writers
(speculative fiction, poetry, drama, creative
nonfiction) in their research. They are not currently
available for academic research. We are currently
offering one $600 travel grant, to be used to cover
airfare, lodging, and/or other travel expenses.
Details of where to apply can be found at
http://www.speculativeliterature.org/Awards/SLFTravelG
rant.php
The closing period for the 2005 grant is September 30th
2005. The winner will be notified by October 15th
2005.

* New Membership Coordinator:

Deborah Biancotti, who has been an active member of
our Management and Web Content committees for some
time, has volunteered to take on the additional duties
of SLF Membership Coordinator. Queries and changes in
your membership information may be sent to her at:
membership@speculativeliterature.org.

* Website Additions:

NEW HEADING!
Resources/Academics/Audio-Visual:
Seeing Ear Theater: http://www.scifi.com/set
Multi-media audio plays. Contact Brian Jones at
set@www.scifi.com

Resources/Editors/General:

Publisher's Lunch: http://www.caderbooks.com/
A free email newsletter for professionals in the
publishing industry. "Publishers Lunch is the
industry's "daily essential read," now shared with
well over 24,000 publishing people every day. Each
report gathers together stories from all over the web
and print of interest to the professional trade book
community, along with original reporting, plus a
little perspective and the occasional wisecrack added
in."

Resources/Writers/Publishers:

Eggplant Literary Productions:
http://www.eggplant-productions.com/
Raechel Henderson Moon, PO Box 2248, Schiller Park,IL
60176. Email: eggplant@eggplant_productions.com

LUNA Books:
http://www.eharlequin.com/cms/learntowrite/ltwArticle.
jhtml?pageID=030317wu01001
Mary-Theresa Hussey, Executive Editor, LUNA Books, 233
Broadway, Ste. 1001, New York, NY 10279. Tel: 212-553-
4200. Division of Harlequin. Romance novels with
SF/F/H element.

Resources/Writers/Writer Info / Discussion Areas

Gotta Write NETWORK: http://www.gottawritenetwork.com/
A promotional website for writers, includes author
interviews and book reviews.

Resources/Readers/Magazines:

Book of Dark Wisdom: www.darkwisdom.com
William Jones, Editor, Elder Signs Press, PO Box 389,
Lake Orion, MI 48361-0389. Lovecraftian dark
fiction/poetry/art. Fiction: 5000 words or less; query
for longer work; flash and short shorts OK; payment:
1c-5c/wd, min. $5. Poetry: 150 wds. max.; $5/poem.
Art: color cover art; B&W line art, photographs,
grayscale for interior art; $75 for cover, $5-15 for
interior. Submit in JPG or TIFF (preferred). Send mail
submissions to address above; electronic submissions
in Word or RTF to submissions@darkwisdom.com.

Boy's Life Magazine: http://www.boyslife.org/
Fiction Editor, 1325 West Walnut Hill Lane, PO Box
152079, Irving, TX 75015-2079. Tel: 972-580-2366.
SF/Mys/Adv/Humor that appeals to 12 year old boys.
Published by Boy Scouts of America. Fiction: 1000-1500
wds; $750 and up.

Dark Animus: http://www.darkanimus.com/
James R. Cain, Editor. "Dark, gritty, pulp fiction,
SF/H/F/Weird � other." Submissions by email only to
skullmnky@hotmail.com, with "submission" in subject
line. Fiction: 8000 wds max., 2000-4000 preferred; RTF
format; as of #8, Pyament will be � c/wd AU plus
contributer's copy. Poetry: 30 lines max; "dark,
gritty, literary poems that stir the emotions;" submit
in body of e-mail to poetry@darkanimus.com. Seeks to
promote the work of Australian authors.

Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature:
http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~geoffm/sf/sf.shtml
Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy magazine edited
by Van Ikin and published since 1977.

Speculative Literature Foundation Newsletter - No. 16

SLF Newsletter No. 16 May 2005
___________________________________________________________

In this issue:

New Website Additions
___________________________________________________________

* 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.

Speculative Literature Foundation Newsletter - No. 15

SLF Newsletter No. 15 April 2005
_________________________________________________________________

In This Issue:
2004 Fountain Award Winner
Website Additions
_________________________________________________________________

* 2004 Fountain Award Winner:

The speculative Literature Foundation (SLF) is pleased to
announce the results of the second annual Fountain Award, which
carries a cash prize of $1000. The winning story is "The Annals
of Eelin-Ok" by Jeffrey Ford, first published in THE FAERY REEL,
an anthology edited by Ellen Datlow. Ten other stories received
honorable mentions. Full details are available on the SLF web
site:
http://speculativeliterature.org/Awards/SLFFountainAward/2004.php

The Fountain Award is given to speculative short stories of
exceptional literary quality. The Award is judged by a select
jury, and is chosen from work nominated by magazine and anthology
editors for the year in question. The judges for the award this
year (for stories published in 2004) were Matthew Cheney, Gavin
Grant, Patricia McKillip, Vandana Singh, and Alison Smith.

Questions about this year's awards may be directed to Karen
Meisner, Awards Administrator -
FountainAward@speculativeliterature.org

*New Website Additions:

READERS
MAGAZINES

Analog Science Fiction and Fact: www.analogsf.com
Stanley Schmidt, Editor, 475 Park Avenue South, 11th Floor, New
York, NY 10016. E-mail: analog@dellmagazines.com. Science fiction
stories and fact articles. Payment: 6-8c/wd for stories to 7500
wds; $450-600 for stories between 7500 and 10,000 wds; 5-6c/wd
for longer material. Articles: 6c/wd. Payment is on acceptance.

Black Gate: Adventures in Fantasy Literature: www.BlackGate.com
John O'Neill, Editor & Publisher. New Epoch Press, Inc., Att:
Submissions, 815 Oak Street, St. Charles, IL 60174. Electronic
submissions to submissions@blackgate.com. E-subs should be in
plain text pasted into the body of an e-mail. Adventure fantasy.
Payment: 3-6c/wd up to 6000 wds; $240-420 from 6000 to 14, 0 00
wds; 3c/wd for longer pieces and non-fiction. Pays on acceptance.
Also looking for art & comics.

Challenging Destiny: New Fantasy & Science Fiction:
http://challengingdestiny.com/
Dave Switzer, Editor & Publisher. A biannual print magazine of
SF&F fiction. Two of their stories have been honorable mentions
in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror anthology and one reprinted
in The Best of the Rest. Price per issue: $7.50 Can/$6.50 US;
subscriptions: $24 Can/$20 US/$7 (USD) International.

Dark Regions: The Year's Best Fantastic Fiction: Joe Morey,
Editor, Dark Regions Press, 30 Canyon View Drive, Orinda, CA
94563. 2-4 issues per year. Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror.
Payment: 1-6c per wd. Copyrighted, revert s to author.

Dreams & Nightmares: David C. Kopaska-Merkel, Editor, 1300 Kicker
Road, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404. $12 for 6 issues. The longest
continually running magazine of speculative poetry.

Full Unit Hookup: Mark Rudolph, Editor, 622 W Cottom Ave., New
Albany, IN 47150-5011. A print magazine that publishes poetry,
fiction and essays, some speculative. The first issue contains an
essay on speculative poetry by Mark Rich.

Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet: Gavin Grant and Kelly Link,
Editors, Small Beer Press, Inc., 360 Atlantic Avenue, PMB #132,
Brooklyn, NY 11217. Experimental/slipstream/interstitial. Short
fiction and poetry.

The Magazine of Speculative Poetry: Roger Dutcher, Editor, P.O.
Box 564, Beloit, WI 53512. There are few magazines that
specialize in speculative poetry and this is one of
the best; the editor is knowledgeable and regularly publishes
outstanding work b y top writers in the field as well as
newcomers.

Mythic Delirium: www.mythicdelirium.com Mike Allen, Editor, 3514
Signal Hill Avenue NW, Roanoke, VA 24017-5148. Bi-annual journal
that publishes science fiction, fantasy, horror, surreal and
cross-genre poetry. [NB: the magazine is currently closed to
submissions due to overstock.]

other Magazine: http://www.othermag.org Charlie Anders and
Annalee Newitz, Editors, 584 Castro Street, #674, San Francisco,
CA 94114;. E-mail: editors@othermag.org. A literary/political
magazine that publishes some science fiction.

Snow Monkey: www.ravenapress.com Kathy Rantala and Christiel
Cottrell, Editors. A magazine that is both print and on-line.
Print submissions and subscriptions to the Editors at PO B ox 127,
Edmonds, WA 98020.

Talebones: http://www.talebones.com Patrick and Honna Swenson,
Editors. Dark fantasy fiction, non-fiction, poetry, interviews,
art. Semi-pro magazine that publishes many pro authors. Per
issue: $6 US/$8 Can/$11 Int. Subscriptions: $20/$28/$40.

READING DISCUSSION GROUPS

Chronicles Network: http://www.chronicles-network.net/
The UK's biggest science fiction and fantasy site. Contains
resources for readers and writers.

ACADEMICS
COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY

Science Fiction and Film:
http://www.users.muohio.edu/erlichrd/350/
An introductory course created by Rich Erlich and his students.

A Course in Science Fiction:
http://www.users.muohio.edu/erlichrd/courseinsf/
A print SF course created by Rich Erlich.

EDITORS
BOOK PROMOTION

Apophenion's Resourcery: http://www.ttpsoftware.com/resourcery/
A website intended to assist writers of Science Fiction and
Fantasy in making personal connections with those who have the
ability to support them in bringing their works to the attention
of potential readers.

WRITERS
PUBLISHERS

DNA Publications, Inc.: http://www.dnapublications.com/
Warren Lapine & Angela Kessler, Editors, PO Box 2988, Radford, VA
24143-2988; Tel: 540-763-2925; E-mail:info@dnapublications.com.
Poetry and fiction. Avg. press run 2M. Payment: 8-15%, plus
advance. Copyrights for author.

Etaoin Shrdlu Press: John Thiel, Editor, Fandom House, 30 N. 19th
St., Lafayette, IN 47904. Poetry, fiction, art, articles, photos,
criticism, reviews, letters, non-fiction. "Science fiction,
fantasy, and science only." Avg. press run 100. Payment: none.

Tolling Bell Books: www.tollingbellbooks.com
Lea Thomas, Editor, 5430 Jimmy Carter Blvd., Ste. 111, Norcross,
GA 30093. Tel: 866-881-4668; Fax: 770-448-0130; E-mail:
info@tollingbellbooks.com "Do not call regarding manuscript
sub mission. See our website for genres accepted, submission
requirements, and/or how to email a query." Avg. press
run: 1-1.5M. Reporting time: 3 months. Payment: varies. Does not
copyright for author. Subjects: Children, Youth, Fiction,
Mystery, Science Fiction.

Unnameable Press: http://www.unnameablepress.com
Jame A. Riley, Publisher, 1883 Cambria Ave. NW, Atlanta, GA; E-
mail: rileyworks@mindspring.com ; for additional information.
"...the premier publisher of dark fantasy, limited edition books
in the Southeastern U.S." Has published Ray Bradbury, Michael
Bishop, Orson Scott Card, Charles L. Grant, Gene Wolfe, Jane
Yolen, etc.

Urban Legend Press: Mark McLaughlin, Editor & Publisher, PO Box
4737, Davenport, IA 52808. "Writers must query before submitting
book projects." Avg. press run: 750-1M. 60-92 pages. Repo rting
time: 2-3 months. Payment: varies. Subjects: Arts, Dada, Fantasy,
Gay, Humor, Reviews, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Surrealism.

WRITER INFO / DISCUSSION AREAS

Apophenion's Resourcery: http://www.ttpsoftware.com/resourcery/
A website intended to assist writers of Science Fiction and
Fantasy in making personal connections with those who have the
ability to support them in bringing their works to the attention
of potential readers.

Chronicles Network: http://www.chronicles-network.net/
The UK's biggest science fiction and fantasy site. Contains
resources for readers and writers.

Speculative Literature Foundation Newsletter - No. 13/14

SLF Newsletter Nos.13/14 February/March 2005
_____________________________________________________
In this issue:
Older Writers Grant Winner Announced
Second Older Writers Grant Planned
Website Additions

Editor's note: A combination of medical problems and
professional obligations prevented me from getting the
February newsletter out on time, hence this double
issue.
______________________________________________________

* Older Writers Grant:

SPECULATIVE LITERATURE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES OLDER
WRITERS GRANT WINNER

The Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF) is
delighted to announce that its first annual Older
Writers Grant is to be awarded to Andrea Hairston. The
$750 grant will be used to help Ms. Hairston in her
professional writing career. Honorable Mentions
included Huey Alcaro, Kathleen Camp, Robin
Courtwright, Bruce Golden, and Elaine Sutherland.
These writers will receive a one-year free membership
to the Speculative Literature Foundation, which offers
many helpful resources for speculative fiction
writers.

The award is intended to assist writers of fifty years
or older who are just starting to work at a
professional level. The award was chosen by a jury
consisting of M.J. Goodner, Sandra Kasturi, and Sheree
Thomas of the SLF on the basis of interest and
merit. Award Administrator Sandra noted they received
over 7 0 applications. Sandra said "What made the
winner stand out was good writing, good
characterization, an interesting idea, and a lack of
cliches. [Ms. Hairston] sent a novel excerpt, and I
wanted to see how everything turned out. I wanted to
keep reading, and was disappointed that I only had a
short excerpt! To me, that's the mark of a really
good book."

This year's Older Writers Grant is generously
sponsored in its entirety by Centric Advertising:
http://www.centric.com/).

For more information and guidelines for the award,
please see our website:
http://www.speculativeliterature.org/Awards/SLFOlderWr
iters.php

* Second Older Writers Grant Planned

Director Mohanraj has decided to combine funds from
Centric, which has renewed its commitment for next
year, with another generous donation from ISFIC, which
will allow us to offer two Older Writers Grants in the
amount of $500.

Sandra Kasturi, a member of this year's jury, has been
officially appointed Older Writers Grant
Administrator. Any questions about the award may be
directed to her at:
olderwriters@speculativeliterature.org

* New Additions to Website:

RESOURCES
READERS
CONVENTIONS

Fencon: http://www.fencon.org/

Dallas/Fort Worth, September 23-25, 2005. Over forty writers,
artists, and singers will be guests at FenCon 2005, including
Guest of Honor S. M. Stirling, Toastmaster David Gerrold and
Special Guest Mike Resnick. Mike Resnick will be conducting the
first Writers Workshop.

ACADEMICS
COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY

UPDATE TO CURRENT LINK!

Ink for the Dead:
http://www.csmaccath.com/pagesforstudents/specficstudenttools.htm

Supplemental course materials for teaching speculative
literature. It has syllabi, course outlines, and suggested links.
Site created by C.S. MacCath-Moran.

Strange New Worlds: 21st Century Science Fiction:

Two syllabi for versions of a literature course created by Andy
Duncan.

JOURNALS

Paradoxa: http://www.paradoxa.com

Journal covering "paraliterature," including "all aspects of
genre literature (written, oral, drawn or designed) which make a
significant and original contribution to the study of those
genres.

Studies in Modern Horror: http://simh.seele-brennt.com/three/

"A scholarly journal for the study of contemporary weird
fiction."

RESEARCH MATERIALS

SF Hub: http://www.sfhub.ac.uk/

A subject portal for SF scholars created by The University of
Liverpool Library.

WRITERS

CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMS

Whidbey Island Writers Association's Writers Workshop:
www.writeonwhidbey.net/MFA/index.htm

"The Whidbey Writers Workshop MFA Program is the first in the
country�and perhaps in the world�to be offered not by a college
or university, but by an organization of writers. In this, it
resembles the many free-standing arts institutions offering
degrees in music, art, dance and theater. Authorized by the
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board, WWW MFA classes
will begin in August of 2005. Applications will be accepted
beginning January 1, 2005 for the fall semester.

"The Whidbey Writers Workshop MFA degree will require sixty
graduate-level credits, including writing workshops, craft
courses, directed reading courses, and culminating in a creative
thesis project consisting of a book �length publishable
manuscript."

UPDATED HEADING -- REPLACES "MEDICAL RESOURCES"

MEDICAL AND FINANCIAL EMERGENCY RESOURCES

AMERICAN POETS FUND - EMERGENCY FUNDS

The Academy of American Poets, 584 Broadway, Suite 1208
New York, NY 10012

Assists poets of demonstrated ability who are in a state of
urgent financial need. Grants cannot be used to promote or
otherwise enhance literary talent or reputation, and applications
are not accepted. Academy Chancellors, Fellows, and prize winners
may bring the circumstances of qualifying poets to the attention
of the American Poets Fund committee by sending a letter of
nomination, including specifics about the nominee's current
financial situation, to the Executive Director of the Academy.

AUTHORS LEAGUE FUND - EMERGENCY FUNDS
31 East 28th Street , New York, NY 10016
Main Phone: (212)268-1208; Main Fax: (212)564-5363

The Authors League Fund was established by the Authors League of
America, Inc., to help career authors and dramatists in the
United States and in financial distress due to an urgent
situation. The Fund makes interest-free loans to professional
writers in need; for example, writers with health problems and
inadequate health insurance, or older writers whose income has
ceased. Loan-seekers must show need and documentation of their
professional status. Method of contact: telephone, letter or
email.

PUBLISHERS

Triumvirate Publications: www.Triumpub.com

Victor Chernozemsky, Publisher, 497 West Avenue 44, Los Angeles,
CA 90065-3917, Tel/Fax: 818-340-6770, E-mail: Triumpub@aol.com.
"Publisher of genre fiction: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Mystery,
Thriller/Suspense, Horror/Occult, Adventure." Avg. press run: 8M.
Simultaneous submissions accepted. Copyrights for author. Payment
trade standard.

RICH HORTON'S MARKET SUMMARIES:
SUMMARIES FOR 2004

Amazing, 2004
Analog, 2004
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, 2004
Asimov's, 2004
Black Gate, 2004
Electric Velocipede, 2004
Fantasy & Science Fiction, 2004
Flytrap, 2004
Interzone, 2004
Realms of Fantasy, 2004
Tales of the Unanticipated, 2004

NEW HEADING
REVIEWERS

Booklist: www.ala.org/ala/booklist/booklist.htm

Digital version of American Library Association's magazine:
feature articles, book reviews, cumulative index.

BookPage: www.bookpage.com

Online version of print magazine: many reviews, including
latest Oprah choice.

Kirkus Reviews: www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/index.jsp

Kirkus is a review service for bookstores, libraries, TV
producers, movie studios, newspapers, etc. Used heavily to help
determine which books to sell, stock, or include in databases.

Library Journal: www.libraryjournal.com

Library Journal Book Review is used very widely by
librarians of public and academic libraries. Publishes
approximately 6000 reviews each year written by carefully
selected outside reviewers.

Midwest Book Review: www.midwestbookreview.com

Many short reviews on a wide variety of genres.

New York Review of Books: www.nybooks.com

Online version of highly respected print journal: reviews,
archives, classifieds.

Publishers Weekly: www.publishersweekly.com

The most recognized magazine in the industry.

Publishing News: www.publishingnews.co.uk/pn/default.asp

United Kingdom's equivalent of Publishers Weekly.

Speculative Literature Foundation Newsletter - No. 12

SLF NEWSLETTER NO. 12 JANUARY 2005
______________________________________________________________
In this issue:
Fountain Award Jurors Announced
New Role for SLF as Fiscal Sponsor
Website Additions
______________________________________________________________

* Fountain Award Jurors:

SLF Awards Coordinator Karen Meisner announces that this
year's Fountain Award jurors are Matt Cheney, Gavin Grant,
Patricia McKillip, Vandana Singh, and Alison Smith. They
are already busy reading submissions.

* SLF as Fiscal Sponsor:

New organizations face serious obstacles when seeking the funding
necessary to continue and complete their work. Often they are
hindered by the absence of legal status for the project, as most
foundations and corporate funders restrict grantmaking to fully
tax-exempt organizations. Similarly, potential individual donors
often need the tax incentive of a charitable contribution before
they will support an arts project. The SLF offers fiscal
sponsorship -- a mechanism widely used by the nonprofit sector --
to help overcome these obstacles.

The SLF takes applications to serve as a fiscal sponsor for
genre-related non-profit projects (organizational or individual)
which lack 501(c)3 status. This enables such groups/individuals
to apply for grants for which they might otherwise not be
eligible, such as funds from 501(c)3 non-profit groups hosting
local conventions, who are legally required to redistribute their
profits to other non-profits.

There is no fee to apply, and currently no contracting fee. Any
funds you or your group receives would be directed to the SLF; we
would then take 3% as payment for our administrative costs (7% -
15% is standard in the non-profit world), and redirect the rest
of the funds to you.

Projects that are fiscally sponsored by the SLF are considered
independent contractors and they retain their own identity and
are not part of the SLF. In this way, they retain creative
control and ownership of their project. However, the project is
also responsible for tax reporting and liability issues to the
SLF (which is legally responsible to the government for the
disbursement of grant funds).

The SLF currently serves as a fiscal sponsor for:

* Tea and Ink -- a proposed Asian-focused speculative fiction
anthology

Further applications for fiscal sponsorship should be directed to
Mary Anne Mohanraj, SLF Director.

*Website Additions:

RESOURCES
ACADEMICS
COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY
Fantasy and the Fantastic:
Course syllabus for entry-level composition class. Created by
Theodora Goss, Boston University

Ink for the Dead:
http://www.inkforthedead.com/pagesforstudents/specficstudenttools.htm

Supplemental course materials for teaching speculative
literature. It has syllabi, course outlines, and suggested
links. Site created by C.S. MacCath-Moran.

Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy:
Course syllabus for creative writing class. Includes sample
workshop schedule. Created by Jim Grimsley, Emory University.
READERS
MAGAZINES
The Infinite Matrix: http://www.infinitematrix.net/
"A magazine for people who enjoy science fiction as a literature
of ideas, edited by Eileen Gunn."

CROSS-LISTED BELOW RICH HORTON'S MARKET SUMMARIES

WRITERS
RICH HORTON'S MARKET SUMMARIES
Abyss & Apex, 2004
Aeon, 2004
Alchemy, 2004
Anthologies, 2004
Anthologies, 2004, DAW
Anthologies, 2004, Baen
Anthologies, 2004, Other Genres
Anthologies, 2004, Hardcovers
Anthologies, 2004, Small Press
Anthologies, 2004, Miscellaneous
Argosy, 2004
Aurealis, 2004
Challenging Destiny, 2004
Chiaroscuro, 2004
Fortean Bureau, 2004
Fundamentally Challenged, 2004
Futurismic, 2004
H_ P_ Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror, 2004
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, 2004
Lenox Avenue, 2004
Lone Star Stories, 2004
Miscellaneous Online SF 'zines, 2004
Miscellaneous sources, 2004
Neo-Opsis, 2004
Novella Chapbooks, 2004
Oceans of the Mind, 2004
On Spec, 2004
Overview of Alternatively Distributed Electronic Publications,
2004
Paradox, 2004
Postscripts, 2004
Revolution SF, 2004
Say ___, 2004
Some More Small Press Magazines, 2004
Some Small Press Horror Magazines, 2004
Some Veteran Small Press Magazines, 2004
Strange Horizons, 2004
Talebones, 2004
The Third Alternative, 2004
Weird Tales, 2004

YOUNG WRITERS
CROSS-LISTED Alpha: http://alpha.spellcaster.org/
The ALPHA SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers (ages 14 -
19).

CROSS-LISTED Writer's BBS: http://writers-bbs.com/
Writers-bbs.com has been on the web over eight years
and hosts lively forums for science fiction, fantasy
and horror writers, critique, workshop and challenge
areas, and a special hosted discussion forum for young
speculative fiction writers.

Speculative Literature Foundation Newsletter - No. 11

SLF Newsletter No. 11 December 2004
_________________________________________________
In this issue:
Forthcoming Annual Report
Submissions Open for Second Fountain Award
Website Additions
_________________________________________________
* Annual Report:

The SLF's first Annual Report to Members will be
forthcoming in the near future from Director Mary Anne
Mohanraj. It will include a summary of accomplishments to
date, plans for the future and a statement of where we
stand financially at present.

* Fountain Award:

SPECULATIVE LITERATURE FOUNDATION ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR
FOUNTAIN AWARD

The Speculative Literature Foundation is accepting
nominations for the second annual Fountain Award, with a
prize of $1000 given to a short story of exceptional
literary quality. The Fountain Award will be judged by a
select jury, and chosen from work nominated by magazine and
anthology editors. Non-genre publications are encouraged to
nominate material. Each publication may nominate up to
three stories for inclusion, from work published in the
previous calendar year (2004); nominations must be received
by February 1st, 2005. The winner will be announced in mid-
May of 2005.

The award is intended for short fiction; any story
submitted should contain some form of speculative element.
Possible genres include (but are not limited to): magical
realism, slipstream, science fiction, fantasy, fable,
modern folk and fairy tales, cyberpunk, ghost stories,
alternate history, interstitial, etc. If an editor is not
certain whether a particular piece will qualify, they
should feel free to submit it in any case; the
determination of whether it is appropriate will be decided
by that year's jury.

For more information and guidelines, please see our
website:
http://speculativeliterature.org/Awards/SLFFountainAward.php

Please direct any questions to Karen Meisner, Award
Administrator, at FountainAward@speculativeliterature.org.

For last year's winner and honorable mentions, please
visit:
http://speculativeliterature.org/Awards/SLFFountainAward/20
03.php

* Website additions:

RESOURCES
READERS
MAGAZINES

Absolute Magnitude: http://www.dnapublications.com/
DNA Publications, Inc., Warren Lapine, Editor, PO Box
2988,Radford, VA 24143-2988. Tel: (540) 763-2925; E-mail:
dnapublications@iname.com. Poetry, fiction, interviews,
letters.

Asimov's Science Fiction: www.asimovs.com
Sheila Willliams, Editor, 475 Park Ave. South, 11th Floor,
New York, NY 10016. One of the top three magazines in the
field; winner of multiple awards for both the magazine
itself and its stories and poems.

EidolonNet: Australian SF Online: http://eidolon.net/
Newsmagazine of Australian SF awards, conventions, authors,
books, magazines, workshops, reviews, etc.

Of Unicorns & Space Stations: www.genedavis.com/m agazine/
Gene Davis, Editor, 1472 West 2450 South, Woods Cross, UT
84087. Poetry, fiction, art in areas of fantasy and science
fiction.

Mytholog: www.mytholog.com
[E-zine] Asher Black, Editor-in-Chief; Clear Glass,Editor;
Mari Miller-Lamb, Fiction Editor; Asher Black, Poetry
Editor. A quarterly collection of stories and poems, essays
and reviews, writers and editors, illustrations and
artists, that find myth in places odd and ordinary.

ACADEMICS
JOURNALS
CORRECTION -- The Internet Review of Science Fiction:
http://www.irosf.com/
Founded January, 2004. "A forum for the serious exploration
of the literature of the fantastic," IRO SF publishes
articles, essays, interviews, reviews, and
criticism."
RESEARCH MATERIALS
Snow White:
http://www.sc ils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/snowwhite.html
Informative resource for those interested in teaching the
fairy tale and / or one of its various interpretations.

WRITERS
NEW SECTION HEADING! -- YOUNG WRITERS
Resources for Teen Writers:
http://www.sff.net/people/davekirtley/teenwriter/TeenResources.ht
ml
Includes links for short story markets and writing contests for
teens interested in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing.

Speculative Literature Foundation Newsletter - No. 10

In this issue:
ISFIC Donation
Website additions
______________________________________________________

* ISFIC Donation for Older Writers' Grant

We're delighted to note that ISFIC (Illinois Science Fiction In Chicago) has given us $500 towards an Older Writers' Grant; we plan to raise another $250 in general funds next year, so that we may offer two Older Writers' Grants of $750 each in 2005.

* Website Additions:

READERS
RICH HORTON'S MARKET SUMMARIES
2004 summaries coming soon!

ACADEMICS
COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY
American Association for Artificial Intelligence: http://www.aaai.org/AITopics/html/scifi.html
Articles and suggestions for teaching AI using science fiction texts.

ASSOCIATIONS / CONFERENCES
The Science Fiction Foundation:
http://www.sf-foundation.org/index.html
"Semi-autonomous association of writers, academics, critics and others with an active interest in science fiction." Publishes the journal Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction.

JOURNALS
The Internet Review of Science Fiction: http://www.irosf.com/
Founded January, 2004. "A forum for the serious exploration of the literature of the fantastic," IROSF publishes articles, essays, interviews, reviews, and criticism."

RESEARCH MATERIALS
The SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/
"A portal to the realm of fairy tale and folklore studies featuring 27 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, and over 1,000 illustrations." SurLaLune also runs an active discussion board.

WRITERS
MARKET LISTINGS
Quintamid Market Listing: http://www.quintamid.com/
The intended purpose of this site is to serve as a "collection of related applications, services, and sites of interest to all those active in the so-called 'Speculative Fiction' genres -- Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror." To date this includes a market listing for writers, but additional features are expected.

PUBLISHERS
Gothic Press: www.gothicpress.com
Gary Crawford, Editor, 1701 Lobdell Ave., No. 32, Baton Rouge, LA 70806. Tel: 225-925-2917; Email: gothicpt12@aol.com. Poetry, fiction, criticism, long-poems. Horror, gothic, or dark fantasy. Avg. press run: 300.

Gryphon Books:
Gary Lovisi, Editor, PO Box 209, Brooklyn, NY 11228-0209.Publishes "numerous books on a variety of subjects dealing with paperback collecting, pulp magazines, detective fiction, science fiction, and fantasy, Sherlock Holmes�in fiction and non-fiction." No unsolicited mss�send only query letters describing project.

Kayleighbug Books/Scrybe Press: http://www.scrybepress.com
General Email: info@kayleighbug.com. Nathan Barker, Editor; editor@scrybepress.com. Publishers of Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror. No poetry. Both standard print format and e-books. Usual print run: ~1000 copies. Best length, 10-20k wds, but will consider up to 150k. Unsolicited mss only from professionals; others query with synopsis.

Ocean View Books:
Lee Ballentine, Editor, Jennifer MacGregor, Editor, PO Box 9249, Denver, CO 80209. Email: inquiries@probook.net.
Poetry, criticism, long-poems. "�we tend to publish new surrealist, innovative, and speculative poetry and criticism and their fellow travelers. Original material only." No unsolicited mss, but open to queries. Avg. press run: 600.

ROC Books [Imprint of New American Library/Penguin (USA)]: http://www.sff.net/people/lauraanne.gilman/Roc_Books.htm
Jennifer Heddle, Editor. E-mail: roc@us.penguingroup.com

Small Beer Press: http://www.lcrw.net/press.htm
Gavin J. Grant, Small Beer Press, 176 Prospect Avenue, Northampton, MA 01060. Tel: 413-584-7021; Email: info@lcrw.net. Small press, in addition to novels, chapbooks and short story collections, SBP also publishes Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet. Currently not accepting unsolicited novel and short story collection mss.

Speculative Literature Foundation Newsletter - No. 09

In this issue:
Winner of first SLF Travel Grant
New SLF Homepage
SLF Co-op at World Fantasy Convention
Website additions/Call for volunteers
____________________________________________________

* First SLF Travel Grant Winner:

The Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF) is
delighted to announce that its first annual Travel
Grant has been awarded to Nora Jemison. The $600
grant will be used to help Nora research Native
American cultures as they existed pre-colonization for
a fantasy novel and series of short stories. The
travel will be to the Navajo National Monument in
Arizona and to Monument Valley in Utah. Ms. Jemison
has published science fiction and fantasy short
stories in Flashshot, Eternally Erotic (eBook
anthology), Ideomancer (forthcoming), and Dark Sins
and Desires Unveiled (anthology; forthcoming).

Ms. Jemison said: "Over the past few years I have had
a strong interest in blending 'high fantasy' tropes
with non-European cultures, characters, and themes. I
would like to explore the concept that ancient Egypt
and/or Nubia may have had contact with the Americas
lon g before European discovery. My hope is to explore
the universal impact of colonization, through the lens
of a fantasy Egyptian and fantasy pre-Columbian native
South American society."

SLF's Award Coordinators were an international team
comprising Tiffany Jonas in the USA and Colin Harvey
in the UK. Tiffany said: "While we received several
excellent applications, Nora Jemison's story sample
was the standout. With a cultural and culinary
emphasis reminiscent of Joanne Harris (Chocolat, Five
Quarters of an Orange), the characters jump off the
page, and the reader can nearly taste the garlic and
onion, the seared meat, and the pappardelle. Nora's
synopsis of the novel she intends to write using
research partially funded by the travel grant is
intriguing and unique."

Further details of SLF's Travel Grant program can be
found at:
http://www.speculativeliterature.org/Awards/SLFTravelGrant.php.

Applications for next year's Travel Grant will open on
July 1st, 2005.

* New SLF Homepage:

It was decided this month that our website had become
complex enough that a sitemap would display its
contents more clearly and facilitate navigation
between areas. Working from an outline provided by
Director Mohanraj (with considerable tweaking and
critiquing by other staff) our incomparable webmasters
Greg Banks and Kaolin Fire have created a super new
SLF homepage. Check it out and let us know what you
think.

* Small Press Co-op at World Fantasy Convention:

We had modest returns at this convention, selling about $300 in texts and a few new memberships in the SLF. The texts that did best were those whose authors were present at the convention (doing readings or panels), or those with particularly attractive covers. Quite a few people did stop by and ask about the co-operative, and some new presses said they planned on joining. Overall, I'd say it was a quiet but generally productive convention for us, and we plan to attend again next year.

--Mary Anne Mohanraj

* Website Additions/Call for Volunteers:

In order to continue to update and expand the content of the SLF's website, we need a committed staff of volunteers to search the web for related sites and recruit new web content. If interested, please email webcoord@speculativeliterature.org. Thanks!

--Shannan Palma, Webcontent Coordinator

ACADEMICS
ASSOCIATIONS / CONFERENCES
The Science Fiction Foundation: http://www.sf-foundation.org/index.html
"Semi-autonomous association of writers, academics, critics and others with an active interest in science fiction." Publishes the journal Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction. "Our aim is to promote science fiction and bring together those who read, write, study, teach, research or archive science fiction in Britain and the rest of the world."

WRITERS
MARKET LISTINGS
Challenging Destiny: http://challengingdestiny.com
Canadian science fiction and fantasy short story magazine published by Crystalline Sphere Publishing

WRITERS' ORGANIZATIONS
International Women's Writing Guild: www.iwwg.org
P.O. Box 810, Gracie Station; New York, NY 10028-0082;
Tel: (212)737-7536 / Fax:(212)737-9469 / E-mail: dirhahn@aol.com
Network founded in 1976 for the "personal and professional empowerment of women through writing."

CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMS
UPDATED LISTING!
Seton Hill University: http://www.setonhill.edu/academics/wpf_homepage.cfm?ACID=102
One Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA; E- mail: lynn@setonhill.edu

Seton Hill University's unique Master of Arts in Writing Popular
Fiction teaches students to write marketable novels in popular
genres like mystery, romance, science fiction, horror, and
fantasy. Additional specialties include literature for children
and adolescents, and cross-genre blends like romantic suspense or
young adult mysteries. Students attend two week-long, on-campus
residencies each year to master the core elements of fiction
writing and effective marketing and to gain inspiration from
faculty mentors and special guests, all published authors in
genre fiction. Established authors mentor students one-on-one as
they work toward completing a market-ready manuscript from home.
Readings, classes, and on-line discussion about the history,
trends, and techniques of genre fiction add depth to the
student's experience.

PUBLISHERS
Ace Books, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014; Susan Allison,
E ditor-in-Chief.

AIO Publishing Company, LLC (www.aiopublishing.com) Tiffany Jonas,
Editorial Director. P.O. Box 30788, Charleston, SC 29417. "Our books focus on the humanity in science fiction, not on the technology�We prefer a sociological, psychological, or political emphasis, with all the intrigue that can come with it."

Avon Books, (Avon Eos, SF & F), 1350 Avenue of the Americas, Room
231, New York, NY 10019; Attn: Avon Editorial.

Bantam Spectra Books, 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036; Anne
Lesley Groell, Editor. No unsolicited mss. Agented queries and
mss. only.

Bella Books, P.O. Box 10543, Tallahassee, FL 32302; Tel: (800)
729-4992; www.bellabooks.com. Publishes titles by and about
lesbians: "General lesbian fiction, romance, mystery/thriller,
sci-fi/fantasy, and erotica."

Berkley Publishing Group, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016.
Submit through agent only.

DAW Books, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014; Peter Stampfel,
Submission Editor.

Del Rey Books, 201 E. 50th Street, New York, NY 10022. Veronica
Chapman and Steve Saffel, Sr. Eds. Query with outline and 3
sample chapters.

Fairwood Press (www.fairwoodpress.com), Patrick & Honna Swenson, Editors & Publishers, 5203 Quincy Avenue SE, Auburn, WA 98092. Publishers of Talebones magazine. No unsolicited manuscripts. Send query letter, but new works are not being acquired by the submission process presently.

Rising Tide Press, P.O. Box 30457, Tucson, AZ 85751; Tel: (800)
311-3565; www.risingtidepress.com. "RTP exists to serve and
document the ascendancy of women--in their personal lives and in
their public roles within society." Heterosexual and lesbian
adventure, fantasy, mystery, science fiction, non-fiction, and
romance.

TSR, Inc., www.tsr.com. Work for hire. Game-related, shared world
fantasy novels. See submissions info at
www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=books/main/submissions.

Wheatland Press (www.wheatlandpress.com), Deborah Layne, Publisher and
Fiction Editor; Jay Lake, Fiction Co-Editor; P.O. Box 1818, Wilsonville, OR 97070. Publishers of the Polyphony anthology series as well as other books.

Speculative Literature Foundation Newsletter - No. 08

In this issue:
        Staff Intro: Dawn Burnell
        Staff Member Wins Award
        Call for volunteers
        New Tech Exchange Program
        Website Additions

*New Staff Introduction:
Hi all, my name is Dawn Burnell. I joined SLF after hearing many wonderful things about it from Mary Anne. And 'cause I'm a sucker when it comes to a good cause. I'll be working in the development group and learning how to write grants to ask kind people for money. Looking forward to finding the funding for supporting the many valuable efforts of the SLF.

*Staff Member Wins Award:

Hearty congratulations to staff member Jay Lake, one of our Forum moderators, who has won the 2004 Campbell New Writer Award!

*Call for Volunteers from Webcontent Coordinator Shannan Palma:
We are currently looking for additional volunteers for the Web Content Committee. Please email me webcoord@speculativeliterature.org, if you'd like to volunteer!
Thanks,
Shannan :-)

*SLF Initiates New Tech Exchange Program:

SLF Technology Exchange Program
http://www.speculativeliterature.org/Awards/TechnologyExchange.php

The SLF technology exchange is a new program intended to allow generous donors who have some extra tech to spare (in the form of laptops, printers, and cameras), to donate it to science fiction and fantasy writers who would appreciate having said spare items. Your old computer might be used to write a Hugo-winning novel; your old camera might be used to take research photos to lend a rich sense of place to a fabulous short
story. And by donating through the SLF (an IRS 501(c)3 nonprofit), you get to claim your donation as a tax-deductible item!

Recipients are chosen on a first-come, first-served basis. Flexibility in preferred brands and specifications will naturally lead to a faster match.

Simple forms on our website allow you to indicate your interest as either a donor or recipient. We will notify you as soon as we find a match. The SLF promises to keep your information confidential; donor and recipient names will not be publicized in any way on our site. The SLF is only responsible for matching up compatible interests; we will not be taking physical possession of any of the equipment, and we will be in no way held responsible for the state of the hardware/software.

Thank you for your interest and participation in the SLF Technology Exchange Program!

Our Technology Exchange Coordinator is Carmela Diosana.

*Website Additions

READERS
CONVENTIONS

UPDATED LISTING:
Duckon 15: http://www.duckon.org
June 10-12, 2005. Lincolnwood, Illinois. Naperville Holiday Inn Select. Chicago-area convention, also a fund-raiser for the Golden Duck Award for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction; they also donate money for SciTech, an interactive science museum in Aurora, IL. Direct inquiries to: webmaster@duckon.org

MAGAZINES

Albedo One: www.albedo1.com
Irish Spec Fic magazine for over ten years. The only Irish magazine of its kind.

Asterism: The Journal of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Space Music:
Jeff Berkwits, Editor; 3525 Lebon Drive, #201, San Diego, CA 92122-4547, asterismsf@aol.com. Publishes reviews. "Inquire before submitting, needs are limited and quite        specific." Circ. 2001. 4/yr. 28 pp; 51/2x81/2; offset.
No payment. Copyrighted, reverts to author. NO WEBSITE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

Bardic Runes:
Michael McKenny, Editor; 424 Cambridge Street South, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 4H5, Canada. Poetry, fiction, art. Traditional and high fantasy, primarily short stories. Settings are pre-industrial, either historical or imaginary. Length: 3500 wds max. Circ. 500. 2/yr. Reporting time: usually within 2 weeks. Payment: on acceptance, 1/2c wd. Copyrighted, reverts to author. Subscription price: $10.00 for 3 issues; $4.00 copy. NO WEBSITE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

Black Moon Magazine:
Black Moon Publishing, Armand Rosamilia, Editor; 1385 Route 35, Suite 169, Middletown, NJ 07748. Poetry, fiction, interviews, music. Horror. "Looking for horror fiction to 3550 wds, band press kits, fanzines to review, books to review, dark poetry." 44 pp.; 81/2x11; offset. Reporting time: 2-4 wks. Payment: 1 free copy, discounts on more. Copyrighted, reverts to author. Subscription price: $24, 9 issues/yr., $3.95/copy. NO WEBSITE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

The Crescent Review: http://www.crescentreview.org/
J.T. Holland, Editor; PO Box 7959, S. Brunswick, NC 28470-7959, crescent@nccoast.net. Publishes short stories: primarily mainstream, but also genres of mystery & myth. SASE for guidelines. No submissions in May-June or November-December. Max. wd. ct. 12,000. Circ. 2M. 3-4 yr. 160 pp.; 6x9; offset. Reporting time: 90% in 8 wks, 10% in 3 mos.Simultaneous submissions accepted. Payment: 2 copies. Copyrighted, reverts to author. 4 issues/yr. Subscription price: $21; $9/copy.

Gryphonwood: http://www.gryphonwoodpress.com
A quarterly print and online magazine for readers and writers of fantasy fiction. The first issue was released on September 15th, 2004. Gryphonwood is a paying market. Contact and submission information can be found at the website.

The Romantist:
F. Marion Crawford Memorial Society, John C. Moran, Editor; Steve Eng, Co-Editor; Jesse F. Knight, Co-Editor; Saracinesca House, 3610 Meadowbrook Ave., Nashville, TN 37205. Founded 1977. Publishes poetry, articles, art, photos, interviews, criticism, reviews, letters, long-poems, collages. Modern Romanticism, especially imaginative literature (fantasy): H. Warner Munn, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, etc., with regular section on Crawford. Circ. 300, 1 per yr. 160pp, 81/2x11, offset, letterpress. Payment: 1 copy. Copyrighted, rights do not revert, but permission to reprint given with no charge except requirement to mention first publication here. NO WEBSITE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

WRITERS (Currently says "WRITING" -- Let's change this so it matches the others, okay?)
MARKET LISTINGS

Handy Job Hunter for Writers: http://gorelets.com/cgi-bin/mojo/mojo.cgi
A newsletter for for researching jobs, internships, and markets for journalists, writers, students, and editors.

PUBLISHERS

Black Moon Publishing:
Armand Rosamilia, 1385 Route 35, Suite 169, Middletown, NJ 07748. Poetry, fiction, interviews, music. Horror. 180 pp.; 51/2x81/2. Reporting time: 2-4 months. Payment: negotiable. Copyrights for author.

Broken Mirrors Press:
Bryan Cholfin, PO Box 1110, New York, NY 10159-1110. Founded 1998. Fiction: "I am looking for science fiction and fantasy short stories, demonstrating the highest levels of imagination and style, prefer 3-8000 words." Avg. press run 2500. Reporting time less than 1 month. Payment 10cents/wd. Format: 6X9, offset.

Dark Regions Press:
Mike Olson, Joe Morey, 30 Canyon View Drive, Orinda, CA 94563. Publishes DARK REGIONS: The Year's Best Fantastic Fiction.

RETREATS

Hedgebrook: http://www.hedgebrook.org/
Langley, Washington retreat for women writers. Residencies also available.

GRANTS / FINANCIAL SUPPORT

"How to Write a Grant: Example": donated by Strange Horizons of how to write a grant to a non-profit convention-running organization.

TAX INFO

Internal Revenue Service: http://www.irs.gov/
Check for applicable updates to tax law.

Taxes and Finances for Writers: http://www.tarakharper.com/k_tax.htm
Suggestions for writers from a writer.

The Writer's Pocket Tax Guide: http://foolscap-quill.com/wptginfo.html
U.S. tax information for writers, updated annually. Published as book and CD-ROM, and distributed free on the web.

David Lunde, Senior Editor
Ariana Osborne, Associate Editor

Speculative Literature Foundation Newsletter - No. 07

Editor's Note: This issue is shorter than usual, mostly because of conflicting obligations of various staff members (including myself). Lots of new additions to our website are in progress and will appear next month. Our amazingly energetic Director, Mary Ann, is busy promoting the SLF at WorldCon, and we hope that she and the rest of you there are having a great time.

In this issue:
Alison Smith:background for "The Specialist"
Older Writers Grant guidelines
______________________________________________________
* Fountain Award Winner Alison Smith:

"I've always been fascinated by tuberculosis. It's a rather disgusting and highly contagious disease. Nonetheless, in the fiction of the nineteenth century, people are always rushing about kissing tubercular young ladies. So I thought, if we can make TB sexy, then we ought to be able to make just about any illness compelling. Yet sickness languishes on the back shelves of great literary topics. And our ideas about it remain undeveloped. There are the romantic consumptives, the noble cancer patients, and then there are neat deaths. I started kicking around the idea of chronic illness as a subject for a story in 1994. I wanted to write about the isolation of chronic illness, the unnamable quality of it, about how it quietly alters the trajectory of a life. Then I came across a gynecological study that reported ten percent of females experience unexplained pelvic pain. And no one talks about it. Soon Alice arrived in my mind, with a constant ache in her nether regions.

"It took eight years to write "The Specialist." When I got up to the part where the Fourth Man's wife is on a dogsled in the Yukon leading the search party for her husband I stalled out. I had written myself into a corner, a cold snowy, sparsely populated corner. So I set the story aside (for good, I thought) and wrote my first book, a memoir titled Name All the Animals. I finished it while in residence at The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in May of 2002. I met a writer there named Laurie Foos. Her first novel, Ex Utero, is about a woman who loses her uterus at the mall. It's a thrilling ride of a book and Laurie delivers it in spare, deadpan prose. Reading Ex Utero gave me courage. I pulled out "The Specialist." I finished the story that week.

"I was certain that no one would ever publish the piece. A dark quest story about a woman and her troubled vagina? No editor was going to go near that. But I was wrong. The lovely editors at McSweeney's picked it up right away. And then it was optioned for film. And then the kind judges at the Speculative Fiction Foundation have blessed it with the very first Fountain Award. I am stunned by the spectrum of people who can relate to Alice's story. And I am quite honored to accept the Fountain Award, on Alice's behalf."

A.S.
August 18, 2004

*Older Writers Grant:

SPECULATIVE LITERATURE FOUNDATION
PO Box 1693, Dubuque, IA 52004-1693

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For Immediate Release: August 30, 2004

SPECULATIVE LITERATURE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES OLDER WRITERS GRANT

The Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF) is pleased to announce its first Older Writers Grant of $750. The grant is available to any writer of speculative literature of 50 years or older at the time of application who is just beginning to work professionally in the field. There are no restrictions on the use of the grant money.

The grant will be awarded by a committee of SLF staff members on the basis of interest and merit. Applicants are asked to submit a brief autobiographical statement, a writing sample, and a bibliography. For full details on how to apply for the grant, please see the SLF web site: http://www.speculativeliterature.org/Awards/SLFOlderWriters.php, or email olderwriters@speclit.org. Applications must be received by December 31 2004. The successful applicant will be announced on January 15th 2005.

The Older Writers Grant is generously sponsored in its entirety by Centric Advertising (http://www.centric.com/.

David Lunde, Senior Editor
Ariana Osborne, Associate Editor