to
the latest issue of
AlienSkin
Magazine®.
We offer another story packed issue for your to enjoy. With the volume
of wonderful submissions we received in the past few months, all slots for
our Featured Fiction section have been filled through
October/November.
As of the October/November issue,
AlienSkin
will be switching to an all Flash and Micro fiction magazine.
The switch over is mainly due to the popularity of those sections versus
that of the longer stories we've featured in the past.
As an incentive for those of you who enjoy
writing shorter fiction, we will be doubling payment for Flash Fiction
(stories of 500 to 1,000 words) after our Anniversary issue of
August/September. Thus, after September we will be paying $10.00 USD
for flash fiction.
Our Alien Investigations will be
returning as of our next issue. So keep a look out for
reports on the paranormal in future issues.
Dr. Dume
is still looking for story entries for the HORROR WRITING CONTEST
he is hosting.
The contest will be paying $50.00 USD ~ PRO RATE~ for the
winning 1,000 word story. The contest is themed around Terrifying Toys! Be sure to read our Contest Guidelines
for more details As always, there is NO ENTRY FEE!
Good Luck to all those
who enter!
Our Hall of Shame
page has done its duty. We received a record low of improper
submissions in the past few months. This will be the last showing of
guideline offenders. The page will be retired until we feel the need
for it to be used again. This doesn't mean we won't be watching!
So be sure to stay in the habit of reading Submission Guidelines to every
market you approach.
Fiction-wise,
we offer
29
new stories for your enjoyment.
Of these tales,
14
writers are newcomers to
AlienSkin
Magazine®.
Several of those newcomers mark this publication as their
1st Paid Fiction
Sale.
Congratulations goes out to
newbies:
appearing in our Flash Fiction section
Matthew Daley,
New York
Ardyth DeBruyn,
Oregon
appearing in our Micro Fiction
section
Aldo Jadrnicek,
New Mexico
Congratulations to You All! Thanks for letting us
share your stories.
Joining us from abroad, are
writers from Australia, Ireland, and South Africa.
Writers from across the U. S., nabbed the remaining slots this issue.
Writers from Arizona, Illinois, and Michigan share the
most tales with you this time.
As always, we Welcome
all our contributing writers.
AlienSkin
Magazine®
would like to thank returning
writers
Frank Dutkiewicz,
Doc Finch, and
Michael A. Kechula,
for their gracious offer of donating
back the payment for their stories this issue. Doc has a
story appearing in our Featured Fiction section. Both
Frank and Michael have
stories appearing in our Flash Fiction section.
Michael also has a tale featured in our Micro Fiction
section.
Our
Zap Room
is clucking. Our
Zap Room
gunners have frightened off all contenders for now and that damned
chicken is back, dancing around. Oh the Pain! Oh the
horror! If you're one of the brave, daring souls that would
like to put your fledgling story to the test and have us give it a
read ~ step up and send it it. See the
ZAP ROOM
for details on how
to submit.
Our columnists
Dr. Kevin Hillman,
Elaine Isaak
and
Rob Shelsky
offer you new topics on genre fiction writing.
With all the above said, sit back and enjoy this issue of
AlienSkin Magazine®
~
Special Notice to Writers~
We Are Open to
Submissions of the
Following:
Flash Fiction (500-1,000 words)
Micro-Fiction (150 words exactly)
We are CLOSED to
Featured Fiction.
We are currently seeking speculative fiction of
500 words to
1,000 words in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and
horror ~ and 150 word micro-fiction.
Our
Word Counts Are Firm,
so please do not send any material under or over our stated
acceptable word counts. If you do you will receive an
auto-rejection and cause us to shake our heads at your inability
to follow simple instructions.
Our
Submissions
section contains
updated information about our current publishing needs, so take
the time to review our Guidelines before you submit anything to
us.
AlienSkin Magazine®
is a paying market for genre fiction.
