I'm not sure if this is ok here but blood Rose is looking for stories.
Stories
Limit: 1500 to 10000 words.
Payment: $20 US per story.
We're looking for character-driven, well-plotted stories that show the dark side of human thought and belief, but that also entertain and catch us up in the plot. We need primarily horror and dark fantasy, but will take some science fiction, as long as it too, is dark. I especially have a weakness for 'hard' sf, particularly when it speaks to the human condition.
The story must center on the characters; otherwise, please find another market. And please, no 'High Fantasy.' Unless, of course, it's really damn good. Sex and extreme violence are OK if they are integral to the story. Blood and sex for their own sake don't tell much of a story, so we don't publish it.
As far as "flash" fiction goes, I'm a bit leery. I'll take it, but send it email, rather than snail. Flashfiction is so easy to screw up that I tend to reject it. If you think that yours is special, talk to me. It has to be extremely well done for me to print it. I will warn you: Many have attempted to impress me, but few have succeeded.
Articles
Limit: 3000 to 5000 words
Payment: $15 US per article
We really want articles on why people enjoy horror and dark sff, what it represents, how to write it. Some scholarly papers accepted if it's readable. Also reviews of current books and movies.
Short poetry
Limit: 75-lines
Payment: $5 US per poem
Poetry is also easy to mess up, but I will accept just about any poetry that speaks to me. Give me imagery, I can see, more verbs and fewer prepositional phrases and make sure it's dark. I want to see lots of fear, pain, unfulfilled needs or desires and the like.
I have a weakness for "epic" poetry, the Robert Service/Rudyard Kipling/Edgar Allen Poe kind of stuff that tells a story in metered verse while still showing some kind of downside of the human condition. If you've got one, I'd sure like to see it.
If you write teen angst poetry, please submit it elsewhere. We were all young and it was hard for all of us, and we had enough of it then and don't need to be reminded, okay?
We prefer manuscripts submitted by mail in standard manuscript format, but will accept email submissions in ASCII format or as attachments in WordPerfect or MS Word. Send all submissions and other correspondence to:
M. W. Worthen, editor
Blood Rose Ezine
P. O. Box 105501
Jefferson City, MO 65110
or
mailto:mwworthen@ultraweb.net
