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Newsletter
July 2001
EBOOK revolution
is here! With a handheld reader or
a PDA, reading has never been THIS fun!
Our inventory of fine ebooks expands each month. Take a trip over to see our books -- We
publish romance, sci-fi, paranormals, mainstream, Inspirationals, the ByteMe
teen line, and a little bit of non-fiction. You can count on Awe-Struck to deliver high quality
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Contents:
FEATURE ARTICLES
·
Introducing Anita York
NEWS
·
Short Story Contest
·
Novel Writing
Competition
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New Reviews
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New Author Spotlights
·
New Story in COMPANION
IN ZEOR
·
Mystery Story Contest
·
Work in Progress Grants
·
National Fantasy Fan
Federation
SITES TO REMEMBER
COPYRIGHT
NOTICE
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INSTRUCTIONS
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***** Feature Articles *****
** Introducing Anita York
Hello to everyone. It's time for me to introduce
myself. I'm the new Gatemaster for
both the Fantasy and Science Fiction Author Spotlights pages.
I've actually been a
member of Sime~Gen for a year or so but wasn't sure where I could help out
until now.
I wear many different
"hats" (don't we all), the most important being that of wife, mother
to four homeschoolers, and romance writer wannabe. In addition to the above, I read manuscripts for one
publisher, and edit for another. I
am also the promotions manager for the NovelAdvice site.
My first Fantasy spotlight
is posted, an interview with Megan Sybil Baker, author of WINTERTIDE. Take a look and see what you think.
I'm really looking forward
to getting to know more of you who work on this wonderful resource site for
writers. I'm going to have so much
fun interviewing authors of my two favorite genres, SF and Fantasy.
***** News *****
** Short Story Contest,
brought to our attention by Karen MacLeod
1st Annual Novel Romance
Short Story Contest Sponsored by NovelBooks,
Inc. Entries Close October 1,
2001
Short Stories of romance,
any genre or sub-genre. Entries
accepted starting July 1, 2001.
Must have something Novel (i.e., unusual) about them -- unusual H/H or
setting, or plot twist, etc. Up to
4,000 words.
$20.00 Entry Fee [payable
to: NovelBooks, Inc.] Entries
close on NBI's launch day -- October 1, 2001. All entries will receive a critique by a member of NBI's
Editorial Staff. Top 13 entries
will be published in a Romance Anthology -- both Electronic and Trade Paperback
formats. Release date February 1,
2002
First Place Winner -- $100
Title of Anthology named
after the winning Short Story, example:
Hayley's Guy and Other Stories.
Royalty of 15% for all Anthologies sold.
Second Place Winner --
$50. Published in the Romance
Anthology. Royalty of 13% for all
Anthologies sold.
Third Place Winner -- $25
Published in the Romance
Anthology. Royalty of 8% for all
Anthologies sold.
10 Honorable Mention
Published in the Romance
Anthology. Certificate of
Merit. 5% of all profits will go
to charity (to be decided)
In Rich Text Format (rtf),
12pt, Times New Roman, single-spaced.
If you use a MAC, be sure to convert your file to a PC compatible rtf
file. Send your story as one
attachment via email to publisher@novelbooksinc.com. Make sure that your submission (and not just your email
cover letter) includes your name, email address, mailing address, phone number,
and genre (Contemporary/Romance; Fantasy/Romance; Historical/Romance,
etc.) Send your Entry Form and Fee
to: Novel Romance Contest,
NovelBooks, Inc., P.O. Box 661, Douglas, MA 01516. Your story will not be sent to a judge until the Entry Form
and Fee have been received. It
will be held, awaiting the Entry Form.
Karen also brings to our
attention the following:
Gardenia Press
P. O. Box 18612
Milwaukee, WI 53218-0612
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1. FirstNovel Writing
Competition 2001 is open to fiction manuscripts between 45,000 and 175,000
words. Entries which do not meet
our liberal word guidelines will be disqualified. Insure the word count is indicated on your cover letter.
2. The entrance fee is $40
per manuscript. There is no limit
on the number of submissions.
Confirmation of receipt of each manuscript will be provided via
email. (If you have no email
access, you may include a stamped postcard for receipt confirmation only. The manuscripts cannot be returned).
Awards:
(1) GRAND PRIZE: Guaranteed publication by Gardenia
Press.
(1) FIRST PLACE
PRIZE: Latest model Compaq
PC
(2) SECOND PLACE PRIZES:
$200 gift certificate from a national-chain office supply store.
(3) THIRD PLACE PRIZES:
Comprehensive, full-service manuscript critique on a manuscript of the author's
choice ($175 value). This critique
submission must reach Gardenia Press within one year of award presentation.
Gardenia Press reserves
the right to publish Grand Prize winning entry as per the Gardenia Press
standard contractual agreement.
3. All entries must be
original and written by authors who have never had this entry or any other work
published for fee or royalty (not to exceed $500) within the last five years,
and entry manuscripts must not be submitted to any other publisher until after
the winners are announced on October 27, 2001.
4. Entries may be
submitted to FirstNovel Writing Competition 2001 beginning February 1,
2001. All entries must be
postmarked no later than midnight, August 17, 2001.
** New Reviews
Charlotte
Boyett-Compo's WINDHEALER
** New Author Spotlights
** New Story in COMPANION
IN ZEOR
Katherine Rylien's
contribution to COMPANION IN ZEOR is a story titled "Vocation: Heat, Wind, Ice & Rain” "Vocation: Heat, Wind, Ice & Rain”
. It is the first part of what we
hope to be a continuing series.
** Mystery Story Contest
(another from Karen)
The 2001 Orchard Press
Short Mystery Story Contest.
This is your chance to get published and win prizes. Send us a great story. Only one entry per person. The contest is open to all writers, but
your story must be original and unpublished. Contest void where prohibited by law.
AWARDS: 1st Prize - $250 plus publication of
your story on our Web site.
2nd Prize - $100 plus
publication on our Web site.
Honorable Mentions - $25
plus publication on our Web site.
Honorable Mentions to be awarded at our discretion.
Guidelines: Fiction only -- Crime, mystery,
suspense, and detective stories, including capers. Setting may be anywhere; try something different. We take a dim view of excessive
violence, gore, or obscenity, and do not want pornography or horror
stories. Length: 2,000 to 5,000 words, in the English
language. Number of Entries: One entry only, so send us your best
story.
Format: Stories must be typed single spaced,
left justification, with no headers or footers or page numbers. Type the name of the story at the top
of the first page (without your name) and type "THE END" at the
conclusion of your story and follow it with a cover page listing your name,
address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, title, and approximate
word count; you may also include a short bio if you wish, not to exceed 50
words. If using a pen name please
state both actual and pen names.
Stories should be typed in either MS Word or Word Perfect -- Windows
Only (No DOS). You are responsible
for maintaining backup copies of your story.
All stories must be
submitted by e-mail. Do not
include your story in the body of an e-mail; it must be sent as an e-mail
attachment. For the
"Subject" of your e-mail, type "2001 CONTEST" followed by
the title of your story. Check
your stories for spelling and grammar.
E-mail submissions will
not be read until we receive a completed and signed Application Form, sent by
fax no later than July 31. You may
print a copy of the Application Form from the Web site. The Application Form contains rights
granted, copyright, and authorship credit and other matters applicable to
winning writers. There is no
reading fee for this year's 2001 Short Mystery Story Contest.
** Work in Progress Grants
Society of Children's Book
Writers
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$1000 work in progress
grants with $500 runner up grants for contemporary novel for young people. Previous publication not a
requirement. Awards to unpublished
author, general work in progress, and a nonfiction research project.
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Ellen Datlow, Fiction
Editor
48 Eighth Avenue, PMB 405
New York, NY 10014.
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SCIFICTION is looking for
literate, strongly plotted science
fiction and fantasy stories between 2,000 and 17,500 words--on a variety of
subjects and themes. We want to
intrigue our readers with mind-broadening, thought-provoking stories. Characterization is crucial. Stories must be written in clear,
understandable prose. Payment is
20 cents a word up to $3,500. Originals only; no reprints.
It is impossible for us to
judge a story's quality without seeing the complete manuscript. If you have a story you think fits our
requirements, submit it for consideration. But please do not send more than one story at a time; wait
for a response on one before submitting another.
Note: we do not publish sword-and-sorcery or
space opera. And we do not accept
unsolicited poetry or simultaneous submissions. We will consider a self-contained story that is part of a
novel, or may later be developed into one.
** National Fantasy Fan
Federation
simegen.com is now home to
the N3F, a worldwide club that
has operated by mail and now adds the Internet to its capabilities. The N3F is ideal for introducing new
fans to the world of fandom.
Through its fanzine and other activities, it is easy for a fan to meet
others of like mind.
***** Sites to Remember *****
Author spotlights: http://www.simegen.com/reviews/vampires/carpathian/spotlight.html
http://www.simegen.com/romance/spotlights/spotlight.html
Chats: http://www.simegen.com/reviews/vampires/carpathian/vampchat.html
Romance articles: http://www.simegen.com/romance/articles.html
Reviews: http://www.simegen.com/reviews/
Shopping: http://www.simegen.com/marketplace/keybooks/
http://www.simegen.com/marketplace/keygifts/
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