Michael Kelly's Blog, page 42

Cover for issue 3

Here's the cover for issue 3, due out in April.

Art by Eric Lacombe. Design by John Oakey.

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Some Do's & Don'ts

Do address me by name, and not 'To Whom it May Concern.' Especially after I've responded to 6 previous submissions from you.

Don't summarize your story in the cover letter. What's the point?

Do follow the guidelines and attach your manuscript.

Do not send me to Skydrive or some other place that hosts your manuscript.

Do query if you've not had a response within a week. I usually respond within a day or two.

Do not complain that 'you responded so quick, I wonder if you read the story?'

Do try to purchase or read a copy of the journal to get a feel for my tastes.

Do not send me your 310,000 word fantasy trilogy, or stories that are in any language other than English.

Do query about non-fiction and essays, but do not send them.

Do not send me your book, CD, DVD, or magazine to review.

Do not send me reprints. Ever. Don't even query about them.

 

Contest closing in 2 days

Only a couple days left to enter The Friends of the Merril Short Story Contest.

http://friendsmerrilcontest.com/

One week to go

Just one week left to enter The Friends of the Merril Short Story Contest. I'm one of the judges. There's a small fee to enter, but all proceeds go to a great cause, The Merril Collection, North America's largest public assemblage of speculative fiction.

http://friendsmerrilcontest.com/

Out now

Now available for your reading please is the latest bumper issue of Postscripts #26/27 Unfit for Eden, featuring a bunch of great tales and one by me, "Conversations With the Dead." Yes, you can tell from the title it's another uplifting tale.

 

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http://www.pspublishing.co.uk/postscr...

Submissions

For those who like metrics and such. I received 294 submissions in January and bought 4 stories. About 85% of the submissions are from male writers.

A story for Shadows & Tall Trees

Very happy to announce I've bought Stephen Bacon's story 'None So Blind' for Shadows & Tall Trees.

Review of Chilling Tales

The latest issue of the venerable New York Review of Science Fiction, issue #281, has a great review of Chilling Tales.

http://www.nyrsf.com/2012/01/issue-281-january-2012-table-of-contents.html

A story bought for Shadows & Tall Trees

I've bought "The Sick Mannes Salve," by George Berguno, for Shadows & Tall Trees. Not sure yet if it'll appear in issue 3 or issue 4.

3rd acceptance of the young year

My short tale "October Dreams" will appear in Supernatural Tales next year.