Philippine Speculative Fiction

First spotted at Philippine Genre Stories. This is from Ria Lu of Talecraft:

THREE-HEADED MONSTER PUBLISHING CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

So, you think you can write? Well, we’re a new player in the industry,
and we’re looking for a few good Romance Stories.

What we’re looking for: Really good Romance Fiction, especially
Fantasy, Sci-fi, Paranormal, and Historical Romances. We’re looking
for stories with new ideas. We’re NOT looking for stories that
resemble those that are already often being published in popular
romance pocketbooks. There’s too much of those already.

What we’re giving:
1.)A royalty of 30% of what we make from your story. In other words:
(Selling_Price – Bookstore_Commissio n) * 30% = Writer’s_Royalty.
2.)International Exposure. We will be selling internationally.
3.)You get to keep your copyright. We only ask for non-exclusive
rights to publish.

Submission Guidelines:
-Works must be in English, 50,000 – 100,000 words.
-Initially, submit a 1-page summary of your story, and the first 3
chapters. Don’t submit the complete manuscript yet. If we like your
story, we will contact you for the full manuscript.
-Make sure you self-edit your submission before sending it to us.
-Works must be submitted in RTF format, 8.5″ x 11″, 1-inch margin on
all sides. Font must be Arial or Times New Roman, font size 12, double
space.
-Send summary and first 3 chapters to inquiry(at)3hmpublishing(dot)com. Don’t
forget to include your full real name, pen name (if any), address,
landline number, mobile number, and a little information about yourself.

At the moment, we are only accepting Novel-length Romance Fiction. We
encourage mixing Romance with other genres like Fantasy, Sci-fi,
Paranormal and Historical. But if you think you have a contemporary
romance story that has an interesting plot, by all means, submit.

For questions and inquiries, don’t hesitate to email us at
inquiry(at)3hmpublishing(dot)com. We look forward to hearing from you.”

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Shared by Philip Kimpo, Jr. on the Phil_SF_and_F mailing list:

Mula sa Panitikan.com. ph:

JUNE 22, 2008

BULAWAN ONLINE LAUNCHED

At his lecture in UP Diliman last June 19, National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario was glad to launch a new website: bulawanonline. com. He serves as chief editor while Roberto T. Añonuevo, Romulo P. Baquiran Jr., Michael M. Coroza, Vim Nadera and Fidel Rillo serve as co-editors. Phillip Kimpo Jr., Sophia Lucero, Eilene Narvaez and Ernanie Rafael are the staff members.

Bulawanonline. com gets its name from Bulawan, a refereed quarterly journal published by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts. The NCCA is also one of the major forces behind panitikan.com. ph.

The maiden issue features works and commentary by Nikka Osorio, Roberto T. Añonuevo, Ronald A. Atilano, Romulo P. Baquiran, Jr., Michael M. Coroza and Virgilio S. Almario himself. Visit the new site here: http://bulawanonlin e.com/.

Paanyaya sa mga Panitikero:

Magaling ka ba talagang makata o kuwentista? Ang lathalaang ito ay nakabukás para sa lahat ng mga sumusulat ng tula at maikling kuwento. Maaari ding magpadala ng salin ng ipinalalagay na mahalagang tula o maikling kuwento sa ibang wika, katutubo man o banyaga. Hangga’t maaari, ipadala ang tulang hindi lalagpas sa 50 taludtod at ang kuwentong hindi lalagpas sa 15 pahina (na naka-double- space at may 11-12 points Times Roman, New York, Palatino, Book Antique, o Arial na font).

May Lupon ng mga Editor ang lathalaang ito, sa pangunguna ng National Artist Virgilio S. Almario, na pipilì tuwing dalawang buwan ng katangi-tanging tula, kuwento, o salin at ang napilìng akda ay ilalathala nang may kalakip na komentaryo hinggil sa katangian ng mga ito.

Maglalaan din ng espasyo ang lathalaang ito para sa mga pagsusuri ng aklat at talakay sa mga paksaing pampanitikan, pangwika, at pampagsasalin. Inaasahan ang kontrobersiyal at radikal na punahan bagaman sa paraang walang personalan. Ganap na pananagutan ng may-akda ang anumang paglabag sa karapatang-ari at ibang batas ng Filipinas.

Ano pa ang hinihintay mo? Maaaring ipadala nang diretso ang lahat ng kontribusyon sa editor@bulawanonlin e.com. Maaari ding ipadala ang hard copy na may kalakip na soft copy na nása CD kay

VIRGILIO S. ALMARIO
Institute of Creative Writing
Faculty Center (Bulwagang Rizal)
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Lungsod Quezon
Filipinas

Para sa file ng lathalaang ito, ilakip din ang isang maliit at pinakabagong retrato ng sarili, permanenteng tirahan, telepono, email adres, at kaunting impormasyon hinggil sa sarili (petsa at pook ng kapanganakan, magulang, paaralan, propesyon, trabaho/opisina, organisasyong pampanitikan, paboritong mga awtor at aklat, atbp.).

Nása Lupon ng mga Editor ang ganap na kapangyarihan kung ilalathala o hindi ang anumang tinanggap na padaláng pagsusuri, komentaryo, o liham. Hindi tungkulin ng lathalaang ito na ibalik sa may-akda ang anumang tinanggap na padaláng akda.

Bisitahin ang BulawanOnline. com. Maraming salamat po.

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Something to add to our deadlines lists! For the record, Fully Booked has included the category “Short Films” to this contest.

Detailed guidelines and PDF download of the application form are on the official website.

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Philippine Genre Stories’ Image Inspiration Writing Contest #4 is also up! See the image and learn about the rules here.

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I was blog-hopping yesterday and I spotted this post over at Mark Poa’s LJ, where he lists some upcoming submission deadlines.  I remember doing this a lot back when I was more organized, but now that I need to get my head back on straight, I’m finding other people’s lists extremely useful :D

Mark has kindly granted me permission to repost his list, so here we go:

PGS Special Halloween Issue:
http://philippinegenrestories.blogspot.com/2008/01/pgs-special-halloween-issue-call-for.html
Deadline: June 30, 2008

CANVAS writing contest for children readers:
http://lookingforjuan.blogspot.com/2008/05/call-for-entries-and-contest-rules.html
Deadline: July 31, 2008

What’s your Coffee Bean Story?
http://pinoyfood.nimrodel.net/2008/04/16/what%E2%80%99s-your-coffee-bean-and-tea-leaf-story-contest/
Deadline: July 31, 2008

PGS Special Crime/Mystery/Suspense Issue:
http://philippinegenrestories.blogspot.com/2008/01/pgs-special-crimemysterysuspense-issue.html
Deadline: August 15, 2008

Philippine Speculative Fiction vol. 4:
http://www.newworlds.ph/?p=281
Deadline: September 31, 2008

Thanks, Mark! And I’m really happy you liked “The Magic Christmas Box” :)

Might put up a calendar of events on this blog soon, just as a companion piece to the spec fic writing markets list. Incidentally, please feel free to suggest new publications to the list - more is always welcome!

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Since genre fiction also interests me, I’d like to share this open call for submissions with everyone. First spotted on Banzai Cat’s blog:

Philippine Action Fiction

We would like to invite you to contribute a story to the first ever action-adventure fiction anthology in the Philippines! The action-adventure genre has long been downplayed by critics as shallow and lacking in literary merit. We disagree; a well-written action-adventure story contains all the necessary elements of good fiction. We believe that this genre deserves recognition if only for the sheer reading pleasure it accords the audience, in part due to the vicarious experiences, the likes of which real life so seldom allows.

We are looking for stories written in English that provide excitement and thrills through fast-paced action and adventure. Action-adventure stories may take the form of detective or crime stories, espionage, the supernatural or even science fiction. The stories must feature a Filipino protagonist while the setting can be the Philippines or other countries (as in the case of espionage). The stories may be set in the present day, the historical past (no alternate histories) or the imagined future (Earth based, no interplanetary romps). Stories must be 10 to 15 pages long, double-spaced with a font size of 12.

Send your stories to: philactionfiction at gmail dot com

We hope to continue to expand Philippine fiction with this anthology. Send us your contribution soon!

Sincerely yours,

Emil M. Flores and Gerald T. Los Baños

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This is technically not spec fic, but it should still be interesting to spec fic writers out there. The Digest of Philippine Genre Stories is coming out with another special issue - this time for crime/mystery/suspense stories!

Kenneth Yu has put out a call for submissions, and in it he says:

Some restrictions: when we say crime/mystery/suspense, we’re talking the realist kind. No cross-genre. Don’t mix it up with scifi, fantasy, horror, etc. Ichi wants hard-boiled, gritty, dirty, down-to-earth, stuck-in-the-mud, empirical kind of crime/mystery/suspense fiction. To use TV shows as an example, think those programs on the Crime/Suspense or Fox-Crime channel on cable right now (Law & Order, Dexter, Cold Case, CSI, etc.). And keep the stories Rated PG people. You can get as close to Rated R as you want, just don’t cross the (yellow police) line. Think deeply about character and motive, folks, as well as the common themes of such stories, like justice. Or injustice, for that matter.

Other notes: The story need not be set in the Philippines. Given how spread out Pinoys are, it is conceivable to write a story set anywhere in the world. Come up with your own conflict/situation. Ah, but Filipino leading characters, please.

Read the guidelines and more here.

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For someone who says she doesn’t like discussing fanfiction, I sure talk about it a lot XD;

I’ve always found the concept of prompts intriguing. In the fanfic world it’s a driving force, almost as powerful as peer pressure :P Someone comes up with a word or phrase, and it’s a challenge for the writer to include it in the fic to be written.

However, some prompts don’t work like this - you don’t need to include them in the pieces you write, they’re really just there to inspire. A prompt could be something as simple as “rain” or as complicated as “we can spin the sun around.” The resulting story could be anything from a 100-word “drabble” to a full-blown 27-part epic.

…I’ve found that I don’t really respond well to prompts. But I think it would be really interesting to try that with original fiction, especially if the person issuing the prompt is someone like FH “Ichi” Batacan, author of Smaller and Smaller Circles, who is by the way also the guest editor for the PGS Special Crime/Mystery/Suspense Issue, which merits its own blog post.

Ichi aims to inspire Pinoy writers to write more crime fiction. I wonder if, as with fanfics, we can have an online venue for the pieces we’ve finished? Alternatively, we could just keep our fiction to ourselves, and let it brew and keep refining it until it’s ready to be submitted to paying markets. You know - the traditional way :)

Ichi’s first prompt is a bit tough, I think - a recent major rogue trading scandal. But because it’s tough, it’s worth doing!

Another thing that prompted (lame pun intended) me to write this post is the existence of Talecraft, a proudly Philippine-made fantasy-based story creation game. I confess I haven’t looked into the game yet, but it seems to operate based on the prompts method as well. I’ll probably write more about it when I’ve checked out the game myself.

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Thanks to Banzai Cat for alerting me to this opening. I’ve added it to the writing markets list.

This is from Jonathan Strahan:

I am currently reading for Eclipse Two, the second volume in the original science fiction and fantasy anthology series that I am editing for San Francisco-based publisher Night Shade Books.

Eclipse is a series of anthologies in the vein of Orbit, Universe and New Dimensions, updated for the 21st century. It’s new and it’s proudly genre. It has no theme, and there’s no such thing as an ‘type’ of story. Instead writers are encouraged to take any and all of the colors of the genre palette - be they steampunk, cyberpunk, new space opera, old space opera, fairy tale, ghost story, hard SF, or whatever - and use them as they will to create something unique and wonderful. That said, I am particularly looking for strong science fiction stories for Volume Two.

Read the guidelines here.

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I’m taking a break from updating the list - I think I’ve included most of the major pro and semi-pro markets, at least for SF&F writers. Still need to look into the horror and dark fantasy market more, and do a little more research on local publishers. If I’ve missed a publication that you feel should be included, feel free to tell me about it.

Please note: the tables may be sorted by Name, Language, Description, etc. Just click on the headings for each column. Not very useful, but still funky :P

Some big publishers don’t accept email manuscripts - that definitely doesn’t mean they aren’t worth trying. If you’re concerned about response times, a useful website for tracking that is Submitting to the Black Hole.

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I’ve finally gotten around to putting up a Writing Markets page for Pinoy spec fic authors. Visually it’s a bit cramped, but I’m hoping the info in there is at least up to date and correct.

Will be adding more info as soon as time permits. This list is very open to input. If you would like to help out other Filipino spec fic writers and contribute some publications, please use this form or email me the details at preyfal -at- yahoo -dot- com.

Corrections are welcome. Please email me if there’s anything that needs fixing.

2008 is the year to make ourselves known, people. Let’s get it on!

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