No, really it did. When I tried to post earlier (after putting in over an hour's worth of work linking and formatting) I was told I had been logged off due to inactivity, the post didn't take, and all of my hard work was lost! ~Sigh~ Fortunately, I type everything in a Word doc before putting it up here, so I only lost the formatting, links and editing. Since I really, really don't want to redo everything, some of the stuff with deadlines in 2008 will be posted next week. Until then, enjoy what I have to offer while I go snack on some chocolate.

Contests
Pen Center USA Annual Literary Awards are offered annually for fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, children's/young adult literature, or translation published January 1-December 31 of 2007. Prize of $1,000. Judged by panel of writers, editors and critics. Entry fee is $35. All entries must include 4 non-returnable copies of each submission and a completed entry form. Deadline of December 15. Entries must be professionally published or produced. Open to authors west of the Mississippi River, including all of Minnesota and Louisiana.

Atlantic Monthly Student Writing Contest. Open to undergrad and grad students at accredited US institutions. Unpublished ms. Deadline of December 1. First prize $1000, second $500, third $250. Max 7500 words.

Conferences
New York Is Book Country has been revived for next year, and it’s on September 14, the same day as the Brooklyn Book Festival.

Last week I mentioned the PW "Think Future" panel on comics. Here’s a rundown of what happened.

Submissions
Literary. "Reed Magazine is one of the oldest student-run literary journals west of the Mississippi. We publish outstanding fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art as a service to the South Bay literary community." Wants stories of 2000-6000 words, literary essays, book reviews, poetry. Writers receive free subscription to the magazine. Pays on publication. Acquires first North American serial rights. Sends galleys to author. Publication is copyrighted.

Fantasy. "Juno Books is a small independent, but professional, publisher of a wide range of fantasy featuring strong female protagonists." Publishes hardcover originals, paperback originals, paperback reprints, e-books. "We welcome a cross-genre mix of contemporary and traditional FANTASY with mystery, thriller, paranormal romance, sf, adventure, historical fiction, detective, sensual, etc. Right now we're looking for contemporary and urban fantasy featuring strong female protagonists with 'kickassitude.'" Pays 6-10% royalties, average $1000 advance, author's copies. Advance is negotiable.

Fantasy. Simian Publishing is looking for a dragon themed novella to be paired with a current story for publication in their Gemini Novella series. 

New Magazines
Spec Fic/Suspense. Wrong World produces themed quarterly DVDs. The next one is Tenants—Liquidated Damages. Submissions deadline December 5, 2007 for next issue. Needs stories of 2500-3500 words. Pays 7 1/2¢ a word. "Any genre as long as the story is on some level  scary." Register online to submit.

Spec Fic. Golden Visions Magazine is a quarterly print/Web zine looking for 1000-5000 word stories. Pays ¼¢ a word ($20 max) for print; $3-5 for web. "We are looking for flash fiction or short stories in the following genres: Science fiction, fantasy, futuristic settings and other unusual stories...but if you think you have something to offer-send an inquiry. (No horror or gore)."

Horror. Necrotic Tissue is a quarterly Web zine looking for 5000 word stories until the end of November. Pays a flat $10-25. "We are into horror, both speculative and psychological. We assume all stories  submitted are fictional, so if they aren’t, don’t ever tell us. Any cross over genres with a horror element will be considered. Dark humor that is done well (how is that for subjective?) is always appreciated."

Anthologies
Paranormal Romance. Juno Books is looking for 40,000 word previously published stories for their third annual Best New Paranormal Romance. Pays 1¢ a word and shared royalty. "We are  looking for stories from all branches of sf/f that also include a strong  "romance" element or, conversely, romance that is fantastic, supernatural,  paranormal, futuristic, etc. Definitions are ambiguous. If in doubt, send it. Erotic romance and alternative sexuality are acceptable but the emphasis must be on well-written stories." Deadline of December 1, 2007

Genreclectic. Chimericana Books is looking for 2000-4000 word stories for Chimeraworld 5. Pay is 50% shared royalty. "The theme of  Chimeraworld 5 (THERE IS NO GOD, YOU'RE ALL ON YOUR OWN, *UCKERS) allows the 'genreclectic' writer to fully explore man's animal nature devoid of religious dogma or moral debate. The problem with no God (arbitrarily defined good) is there's no (arbitrarily defined) Evil. That means there is no Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Shintoism, Sikh, Baha'i, Jain and so on..." Deadline of Christmas 2007.

Horror. Simian Publishing is seeking 4000-10000 word stories for Dastardly Deeds. Pay is $25 flat ($5 rep.). "The vilest deeds are the ones that forever live in infamy. More than two thousand years later, we’re still telling stories of Brutus stabbing Caesar. Why are these deeds remembered? Dastardly Deeds is a horror anthology that will explore the nature of the hideous. Why is vengeance so tempting? Why is murder in the hearts of so many? There are plenty of places to read about heroes. This anthology is for the bad guys. Stories can be from any genre as long as they have some sort of dastardly deed as the main focus of the plot." Submissions will close when enough stories are compiled.

Updates
Dreams and Nightmares has a new url.
Fear and Trembling Magazine's web site is up and working now.
Nocturnal Ooze is dead, so go submit to AlienSkin instead 
Dana Literary Society Online Journal closed due to personal time constraints

Temporarily closed to submissions
Paradox; Strange Horizons (closed Nov, will re-open Jan 2008); Down in the Celler (closed until Dec 1); Flytrap (issue #9 won't be open to unsolicited  submissions); Farrago's Wainscot; Demon Minds (until Feb  2008).

MIA
Web site gone to search engine and email not working: Lullaby Hearse, The Glut, Ambitions, Prose Ax, La Belle Lettre.
Website gone: Surreal Magazine, Amalgamae Magazine.
Son and Foe has been closed to submissions for over six months with no web updates or activity on the site--could be dead.

Update on 2008 NSSWM info
Gothic Chapbook Series has a new address:
Gothic Press, 2272 Quail Oak, Baton Rouge LA 70808-9023 

Another Chicago Magazine (aka ACM) has a new web address.

Word Riot has a new eddress for prose submissions: wr.submissionsATgmailDOTcom

Stray Light has a new eddress: straylightATlitspotDOTnet 

Small Beer Press has new address, phone, fax:
150 Plesant St., #306, Easthampron MA 01017. (413) 203-1636. Fax: (413) 203-1636. 

The new address is also for the mystery zine Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet (it's published by Small Beer Press).