I’m looking for stories that cover the entire science fiction, fantasy, and horror spectrum. I love magic realism (think Tim Powers and Neil Gaiman) and hard sf. I want a story to surprise me and to take me to unexpected places. I love word play, and would like to see stories with a literary bent, though decidedly not a pretentious bent. I could spend some time telling you what I don’t want, but I’ve found that good stories can make me buy them regardless of how many of my rules they violate. Let your imagination run wild, push and blur the limits of genre, or send me something traditional. I want it to see it all. My experience as an editor tells me that over time I’ll develop preferences and that the anthology will take on its own personality. When that happens I’ll change the guidelines to be more specific, but for now I’m going to explore what’s out there before I decide what direction to go in.
Payment: 10 cents per word on acceptance for original stories (maximum of $250.00) or 2 cents per word for reprints (maximum of $100.00). A check will accompany the contract so no simultaneous submissions please. I am purchasing First English Language Book Rights and non-exclusive electronic rights.
Story length, I have no limit on story length but the longer the story is the better it will have to be.
Sorry no e-mail submissions. Why is this? Don’t you know that e-mail submissions is the future? Yes I do know that, but it’s not the way I want to do this. For me the best part of being an editor is having people over to have slush parties and interacting with them during the reading process. Editing on a screen is a thing devoid of fun or joy, I edit for the fun and joy of it.
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Edited at 2011-06-29 09:01 pm (UTC)
I am submitting 5 stories for your consideration. If I don't need them returned, might you notify me by mail?
I am in the process of moving and it would be a lot simpler.
Thanks, E.E. King
As a four-time editor of the Triangulation speculative fiction anthology, I agree: we always sat around the table with the slush pile, doing our reads together, and for my money its the best way to handle the pile -- by seeing what kind of responses a story draws from the editorial staff, and discussing it.
Good luck with the project!
~Joseph Benedetto
I hate to say this but I mailed it wthout my cover letter. I am so sorry,
It's E.E. King (Elizabeth Eve King.)
Thanking you in advance again,
E
-Larry
If you don't mind me asking...
What market do you plan on selling this book in? POD, Amazon, in stores?
And, are you the same Warren Lapine from Weird Tales?
Would you accept an email sub (about 3K) from New Zealand? The story features Paris, insects and a man grieving for the death of his brother.
Best Wishes
Lynne Jamneck
http://lynnejamneckdiaries.blogspot.com/
If the latter is the case, will you release submissions from exclusive consideration?
Just writing to update you that one of the stories I sent you, which was previously unpublished, has been accepted for publication-- "The Red Jumpsuit Conspiracy." Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Erik T. Johnson
www.eriktjohnson.net