Here's your weekly round-up of what's going on.

Press Innovations

Bellevue hospital has had the Bellevue Literary Review for a while, and now they’re branching into book publishing. Bellevue Literary Press released several books this spring, including a novel, with more on the way. Bellevue Hospital is the only hospital publishing fiction. Erika Goldman is the editorial director.

Bantam is launching a new imprint, Bantam Discovery, to publish some books in mass market and trade paperback format to try and maximize the number of venues for each book and get the books to a wider audience. Their first book will debut in February and they will publish general fiction.

Tor is joining the information super-age with daily podcasts of interviews and event coverage from the World Science Fiction Convention in Japan August 30th - September 4th, 2007. The series of podcasts will be the launch for Tor’s new feature, which will start having regular podcasts on Sept. 14th. This is part of Tor’s strategy to become the place to go for science fiction on the Web.

Market news

Wm. B. Eerdman’s Publishing Co. is at a new location:
    2140 Oak Industrial Dr. NE
    Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Eerdman’s does not accept electronic submissions.  Full submission guidelines may be found at their Web site. 

I got an email from Anne Hillerman about the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference: Focus on Mystery

“This year at our 4th annual Writer’s Conference, we’re offering something new--agent pitch sessions. This is opportunity for attendees to talk to agents interested in mysteries and is free with registration-but only a limited number of slots are available. The conference, Nov. 1-4 in Albuquerque, also features top mystery authors, sessions on the craft of writing and a conversation with Tony Hillerman.”

Peeks and Valleys: A Fiction Journal has new owners/editors. Mary Anne DeYoung is the new editor and they now pay $10 per story (up from $5). They still do reprints and want character-driven stories of less than 2600 words.

Revolving Door

Larry Roberts of Bloodletting Press has announced that he has added a new associate editor, James A. Moore. Moore is the author of Blood Red, Bloodstained OZ with Christopher Golden, and the Serentity Falls series.

Shannon White has taken Judy Zylstra’s place as the main at Eerdman’s Books for Young Readers.

That's it for today. Enjoy your weekend!