Patrick Scalisi's Blog - Posts Tagged "infected"
News: April 2012
With the exception of one ongoing glitch (the newsletter sign-up isn't working), my newly redesigned website PatrickScalisi.com is up and running. I've been working diligently over the past month to migrate all of my content over to this new site. Everything is as it was in what I hope is a cleaner, sleeker package. The contents buttons have been moved from the left side of the page to the top. I've also made some important additions: There is now a "Portfolio" page, as well as individual pages for each of the anthologies in which my work appears. Feel free to poke around (and let me know if you find any embarrassing errors).
Now onto the news: One year and 29 rejections later, my short story "Infected" has been selected to appear in the debut issue of Nine: A Journal of Speculative Fiction. Watch this blog and my Facebook fan page for updates on the actual publication date.
Finally, submissions have been rolling in for the anthology that I am guest editing for Post Mortem Press. Submission guidelines for the book, titled The Ghost Is the Machine, can be found HERE. Until next month, thanks for reading.
Now onto the news: One year and 29 rejections later, my short story "Infected" has been selected to appear in the debut issue of Nine: A Journal of Speculative Fiction. Watch this blog and my Facebook fan page for updates on the actual publication date.
Finally, submissions have been rolling in for the anthology that I am guest editing for Post Mortem Press. Submission guidelines for the book, titled The Ghost Is the Machine, can be found HERE. Until next month, thanks for reading.
News: May 2012
Happy May everyone! It seems that April showers this year were a bit delayed, as the first few days of May have seen nothing but overcast skies. Spring can't decide whether it wants to come or go, and after freak 80-degree temperatures in March, Connecticut has settled back to the seasonal (and rainy) 50s.
The weather, though, isn't the only reason to stay inside and read. The end of April saw the release (finally!) of my short story "Infected" in the debut issue of Nine: A Journal of Speculative Fiction. The publication of this story was particularly gratifying for me because "Infected" was rejected a record number of times over the past year. You can buy a digital copy of the magazine's first issue HERE. My thanks to the editors of Nine for believing in my story.
Submissions continue to roll in for The Ghost Is the Machine, the anthology of fiction that I'm guest editing for Post Mortem Press. If you've visited my blog to learn more about me or the book, you can find the submission guidelines HERE. As for what I'm looking for -- I want well-written and unique stories that buck convention or at least surprise me. I've gotten lots of great work so far, but I'm particularly interested in getting more tales in the traditional steampunk vein. Submissions are only open until May 31, so get writing, and I look forward to reading your work soon!
The weather, though, isn't the only reason to stay inside and read. The end of April saw the release (finally!) of my short story "Infected" in the debut issue of Nine: A Journal of Speculative Fiction. The publication of this story was particularly gratifying for me because "Infected" was rejected a record number of times over the past year. You can buy a digital copy of the magazine's first issue HERE. My thanks to the editors of Nine for believing in my story.
Submissions continue to roll in for The Ghost Is the Machine, the anthology of fiction that I'm guest editing for Post Mortem Press. If you've visited my blog to learn more about me or the book, you can find the submission guidelines HERE. As for what I'm looking for -- I want well-written and unique stories that buck convention or at least surprise me. I've gotten lots of great work so far, but I'm particularly interested in getting more tales in the traditional steampunk vein. Submissions are only open until May 31, so get writing, and I look forward to reading your work soon!
News: July 2012
My goodness, I can't believe a whole month went by without me being able to update the site. Suffice to say that June was one hell of a ride.
Submissions for The Ghost Is the Machine, the anthology of fiction that I'm guest editing for Post Mortem Press, became a flood in the last 48 hours of the submission window back in May -- several dozen stories arrived in two days. After a month of reading, editing and fielding rewrites, I am pleased to announce that the anthology has been sent to the publisher for final review! Sixteen great stories were selected for the final book. Congratulations to all the writers involved. I'll be posting updates here and on my Facebook fan page about the book's publication as the details become available!
Toward the end of May, I also received some welcome news regarding one of my short stories, a sci-fi tale called "Salvage." Open Heart Publishing has selected "Salvage" to appear in An Honest Lie Vol. 4: Petulant Parables. I previously worked with the folks at Open Heart in 2010, when they published my short story "The Registry of Lost Socks" in the second volume of their annual anthology. Suffice to say that I am exuberant to be working with them again.
Last month, I also attended a media convention for work in Indianapolis. At the convention's annual awards banquet, I received an honorable mention for a photo essay titled "Charity in Motion" that I did with Randy Hale about a wheelchair distribution for the needy in Vietnam, Cuba and the Philippines (Randy took the photos; I wrote the words). I also received a second place award from the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists for my Naugatuck Patch article about the borough's cultural heritage night.
Finally, my short story "Infected" is currently running in the debut issue of Nine: A Journal of Speculative Fiction. You can buy a digital copy of the magazine's first issue HERE.
Submissions for The Ghost Is the Machine, the anthology of fiction that I'm guest editing for Post Mortem Press, became a flood in the last 48 hours of the submission window back in May -- several dozen stories arrived in two days. After a month of reading, editing and fielding rewrites, I am pleased to announce that the anthology has been sent to the publisher for final review! Sixteen great stories were selected for the final book. Congratulations to all the writers involved. I'll be posting updates here and on my Facebook fan page about the book's publication as the details become available!
Toward the end of May, I also received some welcome news regarding one of my short stories, a sci-fi tale called "Salvage." Open Heart Publishing has selected "Salvage" to appear in An Honest Lie Vol. 4: Petulant Parables. I previously worked with the folks at Open Heart in 2010, when they published my short story "The Registry of Lost Socks" in the second volume of their annual anthology. Suffice to say that I am exuberant to be working with them again.
Last month, I also attended a media convention for work in Indianapolis. At the convention's annual awards banquet, I received an honorable mention for a photo essay titled "Charity in Motion" that I did with Randy Hale about a wheelchair distribution for the needy in Vietnam, Cuba and the Philippines (Randy took the photos; I wrote the words). I also received a second place award from the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists for my Naugatuck Patch article about the borough's cultural heritage night.
Finally, my short story "Infected" is currently running in the debut issue of Nine: A Journal of Speculative Fiction. You can buy a digital copy of the magazine's first issue HERE.
