Gumshoe & SFRevu go live with the September 2009 issue
It’s been a long week catching up on all the things that needed to get done to go live with the SFRevu and Gumshoe Review‘s September issues at midnight tonight. Adding to the difficulty this month is that for the last week or so I’ve been fighting off the flu or a cold (the verdict is still out on that one–symptoms of both) and Sunday I woke up with laryngitis. I can squeak but not talk…arghhh…no yelling from my office space to Hyperion’s space. Thank heavens for ICQ. No being able to talk is very frustrating just when I don’t need more frustration.
This month, I want to focus on Gumshoe Review for a moment. A couple of months ago, the Senior Editor Ernest Lilley and I decided to add essays and fiction to Gumshoe Review. We checked over other magazines and decided on $.05 (5 cents) per word up to a total of 1,000 words — thus we meet most mystery writing associations criteria for professional pay to writers. We hope to publish one story and one essay per issue to start but to do that we need to get the word out. The following announcements has been listed in my Just the Facts post in this months issue and I decided to post it to my blog hoping it will get picked up and noticed by interested parties. Anyway, check out the zines and let me know what you think of them, I’m always looking for constructive feedback.
CALL FOR SUBMISSION:
Special Announcement: Fiction
Gumshoe Review is now open to accept fiction. The short stories should be no longer than 1,000 words. Pay will be 5 cents per word to a maximum of $50 (so if the story is longer you still only get $50). Our plan is to publish one short story per month. Essays should be sent as plain text within the body of an email or as a .txt, .pdf (not password protected), .doc, or .wp attachment to editor@gumshoereview.com. Please use the subject line “Gumshoe Short Story Submission”. We will acknowledge receipt of the story immediately but it may take us longer to respond about whether we will use the story in an upcoming month. Unfortunately, until we see what type of response we get we won’t be able to estimate response time. Please include a short bio with the story. Works should be original and unpublished.
Gumshoe Review Special Announcement: Nonfiction Essays
Gumshoe Review is now open to accept nonfiction essays on topics of interest to readers, writers, and students of the mystery genre. The essays should be no longer than 1,000 words. Pay will be 5 cents per word to a maximum of $50 (so if the essay is longer you still only get $50). Our plan is to publish one essay per month. Essays should be sent as plain text within the body of an email or as a .txt, .pdf (not password protected), .doc, or .wp attachment to editor@gumshoereview.com. Please use the subject line “Gumshoe Essay Submission”. We will acknowledge receipt of the essay immediately but it may take us longer to respond about whether we will use the essay in an upcoming month. Unfortunately, until we see what type of response we get we won’t be able to estimate response time. Please include a short bio with the essay particularly mentioning your qualifications in the field. Works should be original and unpublished.