to
the latest issue of
AlienSkin
Magazine®.
Spring is in the air and we're busy bees here at
AlienSkin.
We had a sudden influx of MANY MANY submissions over the last two months,
and we
fell behind in our replies and are trying to catch up. Those of you
still waiting word on your story should hear from us soon. We do read
and consider stories for future issue as well, so don't fret that a new
issue is online and you don't see your name among the selected tales.
You may snag a slot in an issue yet to come. Keep those fingers
crossed!
Dr. Dume
is hosting a HORROR WRITING CONTEST.
The contest will be paying $50.00USD ~ PRO RATE~ for the
winning 1,000 word story. The contest is themed around his article
topic: Terrifying Toys! Be sure to read his article this issue,
as well as our Contest Guidelines. There is NO ENTRY FEE!
Good Luck to all those
who enter!
Our Hall of Shame
page is working. Our auto-rejection emails are next to nil while
submissions continue to rise. The list of guidelines offenders is
growing shorter too! Marvelous! Such a simple thing as paying
attention to guidelines can save you a lengthy wait time in getting a
response to your story. Some markets auto-delete improper submissions
and they don't bother telling you you've goofed up!
A noxious cloud of ozone hovers over the
Zap Room again.
This time the poor, hapless victim is a returning contender—so
Double Ouch and Shame on Him! Oh, the PAIN!
Mark Rich Drost
roasts in Hellfire this issue! So be sure to drop into the
Zap Room
for a giggle or two while he licks his wounds.
Our gunners show no mercy to repeat offenders!
Fiction-wise,
we offer
27
new stories for your enjoyment.
Of these tales,
17
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
W. Eric Vandever,
New York
Katy Zeilinger,
Pennsylvania
appearing in our Micro Fiction
section
Dale Carothers,
South Dakota
S. R. Dantzler,
Florida
Mike Fincher, California
Valinora Troy,
Ireland
Congratulations to You All! Thanks for letting us
share your stories.
Joining us from abroad, are
writers from Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland,
Nigeria, and the United Kingdom.
Writers from across the U. S., nabbed the remaining slots this issue.
As always, we Welcome
all our contributing writers.
AlienSkin
Magazine®
gives a special thank you to returning
writer Michael A. Kechula, honoring his continual support
of our humble magazine. Michael has graciously donated
back the payment for his story this issue. We also thank,
first-timer, Bob Lock, for his donation and sponsorship
this issue. You'll find
Michael's comical story,
First Day of School,
and Bob's story,
Dawn's Kiss, in our
Flash Fiction section.
Our columnists
Dr. Kevin Hillman,
Elaine Isaak
and
Rob Shelsky
offer you new topics on 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 until
September 1st.
We seek speculative fiction of
500 words to
3,500 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.
