Lost Pages is seeking short-short fiction and Halloween/horror-themed contributions to the column "The Lost and Found" for its October 2004 update.
GUIDELINES: FICTION
--Length: 200-2500 words (two hundred to twenty-five hundred words)
--Previously unpublished works only
--Open to anyone
--Pay/rights: CAN$20 for first World English Rights and nonexclusive anthology option (+ possible royalties)
--Content: must be horror and/or supernatural -- funny, extreme, wry, subtle, over-the-top, creepy, absurd, perverse, cross-genre, traditional, pastiche, quiet, obscene, metafictional, taboo, suspenseful, mythic, sexy, violent, surreal, atmospheric, scary -- anything goes.
--Format: send as an attachment in WordPerfect, .RTF, or MS Word to lostpages@lostpages.net and include the words "Lost Pages Halloween Special" in the subject line, plus your submission title.
--DO NOT paste your submission in the body of the email. Such submissions will not be read.
--In the body of the email, you MUST include a cover letter, with a short bio. Do not summarize the story in any way in the cover letter, beyond stating its title and word count. Emails with an attachment only and no identifying message in the body of the email will be deleted automatically.
--No simultaneous or multiple subs. Response time is usually at most two weeks from receipt (often much faster), and you can submit something else then if your submission is rejected.
--Do not send graphics or images of any kind.
--Deadline: 16 September 2004, 6 a.m.
--For general guidelines: http://lostpages.net/lostpagesguidelinestemp
GUIDELINES: THE LOST AND FOUND
--Write one paragraph each on a favourite book, film, and music album -- new, classic, or overlooked, from any genre and of any type -- any title at all that you want to share with the world.
--Selections must relate in some way to Halloween or horror.
--Be brief, passionate, entertaining, personal, and informative.
--Avoid addressing readers directly. Write about what you love and share your reactions and impressions.
--Please read a few previous installments to get a good idea of the
style:
http://lostpages.net/lostpagesarchives.html#lostandfound
--No pay for first World English Rights and nonexclusive anthology option (+ possible royalties)
--Format: send as an attachment in WordPerfect, .RTF, or MS Word to lostpages@lostpages.net and include the words "Lost Pages Halloween Special" in the subject line, plus your submission title.
--DO NOT paste your submission in the body of the email. Such submissions will not be read.
--In the body of the email, you MUST include a cover letter, with a short bio. Emails with an attachment only and no identifying message in the body of the email will be deleted automatically.
--This feature is open only to published writers, critics, editors, artists, etc.
--Do not send graphics or images of any kind.
--Deadline: 16 September 2004, 6 a.m.
