Post by Calenture on Nov 29, 2008 10:40:26 GMT
WEIRD TALES
A Unique Magazine
Ann VanderMeer, Fiction Editor
Editorial Address:
P.O. Box 38190
Tallahassee, FL 32315
Business Address:
9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234
Rockville, MD 20850
U.S.A.
Fiction subs & queries: Ann VanderMeer, Fiction Editor
Nonfiction & poetry subs & queries: Stephen Segal, Editorial Director
Web Site
FICTION WRITER'S GUIDELINES
Founded in 1923, WEIRD TALES was the chief source for many types of fantastic fiction for a substantial portion of the 20th century; it helped launch the careers of imaginative authors as wildly diverse as H.P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury and Tennesee Williams. The present incarnation has been published continuously since 1988 -- and today, we are trying to be what WEIRD TALES might have become if it had continued from 1923 to the present uninterrupted. Where other current-day magazines of the fantastic often focus on a certain "flavor" (e.g., fantasy, horror, science fiction), WEIRD TALES' aesthetic is harder to pin down -- except that, quite simply, we are all about stuff that is weird. Truly extraordinary fiction you cannot find anywhere else. Stories that might tap on the shoulder of an innocent bystander, whisper in their ear, slap them across the face, and leave them with a strange new passion for the unique and unknown.
*PAYMENT:* Upon acceptance, unless another arrangement is made. FNASR (First North American Serial Rights) covering all print and electronic versions of the magazine: 3-4 cents a word. Also two copies of the issue in which the work appears (reduced rates to contributors for additional copies). We also reserve the nonexclusive right to reprint stories, for an additional fee, in translated and collected editions (such as "Best-Of" volumes) drawn from our magazines.
*SUBSCRIPTION RATES:* $24.00/year (6 issues) or $45.00 international. Order subscriptions or single copies online via www.weirdtalesmagazine.com.
*FICTION:* Short stories of 10,000 words or less (don't send anything longer w/o a query first, or it will be returned unread). WEIRD TALES is looking for well-written work that is unusual and original; works of the fantastic, stories that are unique and strange with a proclivity toward the dark side. A new take on traditional storylines is also welcome as long as it is different and distinctive. Think in terms of the exploration of the imagination and stories which push the boundaries. Email submissions to the above Fiction e-mail address.
*NONFICTION AND POETRY:* These are not acquired by our fiction editor, and should instead be addressed to editorial director Stephen Segal at the above Nonfiction & poetry e-mail address. Nonfiction: Our "Weirdism" section features third-person journalistic narrative vignettes of 300 to 500 words, written /New Yorker/ "Talk of the Town" style, whose motif is "the weirdness of real life." Poetry: We publish only a very small amount of poetry, and are currently only buying short poems of less than two manuscript pages. $5/poem. Please, no limericks at this time.
*OTHER INFORMATION:* We prefer all submissions in standard manuscript format. (A simple Google search on "standard manuscript format" will turn up many examples and tutorials.) Simultaneous submissions accepted, but no multiple submissions. Cover letters are enjoyed but not essential. You may receive a form rejection, but I will do my best to give personal comments as time allows. Allow 6-8 weeks response time.
For hardcopy submissions through the mail: provide an SASE with proper postage to ensure a response. If the postage is not enough to return the manuscript, it will be considered disposable. WEIRD TALES is not responsible for loss or damage to any unsolicited work. Please mail to the above Editorial Address.
A Unique Magazine
Ann VanderMeer, Fiction Editor
Editorial Address:
P.O. Box 38190
Tallahassee, FL 32315
Business Address:
9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234
Rockville, MD 20850
U.S.A.
Fiction subs & queries: Ann VanderMeer, Fiction Editor
Nonfiction & poetry subs & queries: Stephen Segal, Editorial Director
Web Site
FICTION WRITER'S GUIDELINES
Founded in 1923, WEIRD TALES was the chief source for many types of fantastic fiction for a substantial portion of the 20th century; it helped launch the careers of imaginative authors as wildly diverse as H.P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury and Tennesee Williams. The present incarnation has been published continuously since 1988 -- and today, we are trying to be what WEIRD TALES might have become if it had continued from 1923 to the present uninterrupted. Where other current-day magazines of the fantastic often focus on a certain "flavor" (e.g., fantasy, horror, science fiction), WEIRD TALES' aesthetic is harder to pin down -- except that, quite simply, we are all about stuff that is weird. Truly extraordinary fiction you cannot find anywhere else. Stories that might tap on the shoulder of an innocent bystander, whisper in their ear, slap them across the face, and leave them with a strange new passion for the unique and unknown.
*PAYMENT:* Upon acceptance, unless another arrangement is made. FNASR (First North American Serial Rights) covering all print and electronic versions of the magazine: 3-4 cents a word. Also two copies of the issue in which the work appears (reduced rates to contributors for additional copies). We also reserve the nonexclusive right to reprint stories, for an additional fee, in translated and collected editions (such as "Best-Of" volumes) drawn from our magazines.
*SUBSCRIPTION RATES:* $24.00/year (6 issues) or $45.00 international. Order subscriptions or single copies online via www.weirdtalesmagazine.com.
*FICTION:* Short stories of 10,000 words or less (don't send anything longer w/o a query first, or it will be returned unread). WEIRD TALES is looking for well-written work that is unusual and original; works of the fantastic, stories that are unique and strange with a proclivity toward the dark side. A new take on traditional storylines is also welcome as long as it is different and distinctive. Think in terms of the exploration of the imagination and stories which push the boundaries. Email submissions to the above Fiction e-mail address.
*NONFICTION AND POETRY:* These are not acquired by our fiction editor, and should instead be addressed to editorial director Stephen Segal at the above Nonfiction & poetry e-mail address. Nonfiction: Our "Weirdism" section features third-person journalistic narrative vignettes of 300 to 500 words, written /New Yorker/ "Talk of the Town" style, whose motif is "the weirdness of real life." Poetry: We publish only a very small amount of poetry, and are currently only buying short poems of less than two manuscript pages. $5/poem. Please, no limericks at this time.
*OTHER INFORMATION:* We prefer all submissions in standard manuscript format. (A simple Google search on "standard manuscript format" will turn up many examples and tutorials.) Simultaneous submissions accepted, but no multiple submissions. Cover letters are enjoyed but not essential. You may receive a form rejection, but I will do my best to give personal comments as time allows. Allow 6-8 weeks response time.
For hardcopy submissions through the mail: provide an SASE with proper postage to ensure a response. If the postage is not enough to return the manuscript, it will be considered disposable. WEIRD TALES is not responsible for loss or damage to any unsolicited work. Please mail to the above Editorial Address.