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| Genre | Children's Fiction and Articles |
| Title | Cricket |
| Editor |
Editor-in-Chief: Marianne Carus Executive Editor: Deborah Vetter Associate Editor: Julia M. Messina Associate Editor: Tracy C. Schoenle |
| Address |
Submissions Editor CRICKET Magazine P.O. Box 300 Peru, IL 61354 |
| Sub Email | None |
| Specifics | Looking for stories, poems and articles for readers aged 9 to 14. Open to many genres with details in the guidelines. Note that an exact word count is required. |
| Requirement | Stories 200-2000 words, articles 200-1500 words and poems under 51 lines. |
| Payment | Stories and articles are up to $0.25 (25 cents) per word. Poems are up to $3 per line. |
| URL for site | http://www.cricketmag.com/ |
| URL for guidelines | http://www.cricketmag.com/pages_content.asp?page_id=6 |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Title | Futurismic |
| Editor | Christopher East, Fiction Editor |
| Address | None |
| Sub Email | editors@futurismic.com (Not for submissions) |
| Specifics | Looking for innovative, exciting stories that examine contemporary issues and speculate on the future through the tools of speculative fiction. A web form is provided at http://www.futurismic.com/contact/index.html#submit for submissions. Check guidelines for specific reading periods. Next reading period will begin January 1, 2005. |
| Requirement | Between 2000 and 10,000 words |
| Payment | $100 per short story |
| URL for site | http://www.futurismic.com/ |
| URL for guidelines | http://www.futurismic.com/about/guidelines.html |
| Genre | Speculative Fiction |
| Title | Ideomancer |
| Editor | Amber van
Dyk - Managing Editor Chelsea Polk - Editor Cathy Freeze - Editor Lori Ann White - Editor Dorian E. Gray - Editor Marsha Sisolak - Editor Elad Haber - Editor |
| Address | None |
| Sub Email | fiction@ideomancer.com |
| Specifics | Open to any story with a speculative element whether undiscovered, unexplained or supernatural. Science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream and flash fiction are all acceptable. |
| Requirement | Flash no longer than 500 words, stories up to 5000 but those under 4800 are preferred. |
| Payment | $0.03 per word up to $100 |
| URL for site | http://www.ideomancer.com/main/ideoMain.htm |
| URL for guidelines | http://www.ideomancer.com/main/ideoMain.htm |
| Genre | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Title | Neo-opsis |
| Editor | Karl Johanson, Editor |
| Address | Neo-opsis
Science Fiction Magazine 4129 Carey Road Victoria, BC, Canada V8Z 4G5 |
| Sub Email | neoopsis@shaw.ca |
| Specifics | Looking for anything with a fantasy or science fiction theme that is well written. Open to professional and amateur submissions. |
| Requirement | Prefers stories under 6,000 words but are looking for good stories and so not rigid |
| Payment | $0.025 (2.5 cents Canadian) per word up to $125.00 (approximately $0.02 (2 cents) US per word up to $95) and two contributor's copies. |
| URL for site | http://www.neo-opsis.ca/ |
| URL for guidelines | http://www.neo-opsis.ca/guidelines.htm |
| Genre | Speculative Fiction |
| Title | On Spec |
| Editor | Diane
Walton, Susan MacGregor, Holly Phillips and Peter Watts, Fiction Editors Barry Hammond, Poetry Editor |
| Address | ON SPEC
Magazine Box 4727 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6E 5G6 |
| Sub Email | None |
| Specifics | Looking for speculative fiction and poetry in all sub genres. Though grants required 80% Canadian writers, they are open to stories from all over the world. |
| Requirement | Fiction is 6000 word max, accepts short shorts up to 1000 and poetry max 100 lines (prefers disposable manuscripts) (Note new website address) |
| Payment | Payment ranges from $20-$180 Canadian dollars (approximately $15-$137 US) based on length and type. |
| URL for site | http://www.onspec.ca/ |
| URL for guidelines | http://www.onspec.ca/guidelines.php |