Short Stories Full For December
September 3rd, 2008 by NitebladeThis is just a short note to let you know that all the short story slots for December’s issue have been filled, but there are plenty of spaces left for poetry. I’m still reading the fiction submissions in my inbox but now they are being considered for the March 2009 issue. If that’s too far into the future for you, feel free to drop me a line withdrawing your story, I promise not to hold it against you 
In other news, I’m going to start doing book reviews and featuring some amazing artists here on the blog, so keep your eyes peeled for that and don’t forget to pick up your copy of Lost Innocence to read while you wait 
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Lost Innocence
August 31st, 2008 by NitebladeIt’s ready. A day early even. Lost Innocence is now available for purchase as both a trade paperback and a downloadable .pdf.
Lost Innocence
Contributor copies will go out in the near future (expect an email about that in the next day or two) and I’ll draw a name to win the free copy tomorrow. For now I’m going to sit back, have a French Vanilla Cappucino from Tim Horton’s and enjoy the fact it’s done.
If anyone knows any good review sites please don’t hesitate to let me know, I’d also love to hear what you think of the book.
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Slush Pile Progress
August 25th, 2008 by NitebladeI fell a bit behind on my slush pile over the summer, and I apologise. However, I’ve been making progress through it lately and as of right this moment there are no pending poetry submissions and the oldest fiction submission is from July 20th. I intend to keep making progress but it may take me a little while yet to catch up as I want to give every piece a full read and the attention it deserves, please continue to be patient with me.
In the meantime, there are no entries for the contest to win a copy of Lost Innocence — none. What’s up with that? Enter now your odds look pretty good…unfortunately.
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Win a Copy of Lost Innocence!
August 20th, 2008 by NitebladeIn anticipation of the release of the first Niteblade anthology, Lost Innocence, I’ve decided to have a contest. A very simple contest.
1. Link to http://www.niteblade.com from your website, blog or mailing list. Don’t have any of those? “Stumble” it or otherwise promote the site and the zine.
2. Email the details to me at rhonda@niteblade.com
For every link you’ve posted or thing you’ve done to promote the magazine I will enter your name into a draw. At the end of September I’ll make a draw and the winner will get a free copy of Lost Innocence.
Ready? Set. Go!
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Anthology Table of Contents
August 12th, 2008 by NitebladeThe table of contents has been finalized. All the agreements have been sent back to me and I’m starting to get everything formatted and ready to send to my husband Jo (who does the cover design and layouts for the .pdfs) to layout the anthology. Thus, the table of contents for “Lost Innocence: A Niteblade Anthology” is as follows (in no particular order):
Chosen via Poll:
Illuminating Hell by Christopher Hivner
Dark Angel by R. K. Gemienhardt
The Rusalka by Ian R. Faulkner
Killing Mittens by Milan Smith
The Dreadlobster by Joshua Parmenter
Prison Darkness by Nathanael Green
The Seventh Day by Patrick Hurley
Corpse Candles by Richard H. Fay
Diary of Death by Alexis Child
Imaginarium by Aurelio Rico Lopez II
Chosen by Rhonda from past issues:
Philosopher Quinn by Jens Rushing
The Gnome’s Spectacles by Chris Burdett
Joy by David Buchan
Oil Change by Greg Schwartz
The Minotaur’s Breath by N.C. Whitehead
Dan’s Blaze by Matthew Longo
In Bloom by Kristine Ong Muslim
Wicked Love by J.R. Pearson
What We Give by BD Wilson
Shine On by J.A. Tyler
Winners of the Lost Innocence Anthology Contest:
Stone Soup by Joshua Gage
She of the Haunted Eyes by Kevin Miller
A Child’s First Casket of Rhyme by J H Hobson
The Ten Second Rule by Felicity Dowker
Outside Her Window, It Waits by John Bruni
Billy Don’t Like Clowns by Jeremy Brooks
Thank you to everyone for allowing me to use your wonderful work in the anthology. I am so excited for September!
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SFPA 2008 Poetry Contest
August 6th, 2008 by NitebladeThe Science Fiction Poetry Association is pleased to announce its third annual web poetry contest.
Entries are free and must be submitted between August 1st and August 31st. Poems may be of any form, of 20-lines or less, and must be on the theme of ENERGY. This theme may be interpreted in a variety of ways; these include metaphysical, magical, and mystical, as well as those energies attributed to scientific realms. This is a speculative poetry contest, so submissions must have a science fiction, fantasy, or horror element.
First prize is $100 cash, SFPA website publication, Waterman pen and journal, a signed hardcopy copy of The Journey to Kailash by Mike Allen, a copy of In the Yaddith Time by Ann K. Schwader, and a one year SFPA membership.
Second prize is $40 cash, SFPA website publication, an original painting by Marge Simon (the winner’s choice of three), one year subscription to Dreams & Nightmares, and a copy of Riffing on Strings, edited by Sean Miller & Shveta Verma.
Third prize is $20 cash, SFPA website publication, a copy of Lost Innocence: A Niteblade Anthology edited by Rhonda Parrish, and a copy of Sporty Spec: Games of the Fantastic edited by Karen A. Romanko.
Other prizes include The Poet’s Workshop – and Beyond by Terrie Leigh Relf, M.A., Covenant by Elissa Malcoln, a copy of each available Spec House of Poetry title, and a copy of Passionate Eye: The Collected
Writings of Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega.
Please check the link below for more detailed information and guidelines.
http://www.sfpoetry.com/2008poetrycontest.html
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Acceptances and Regrets
August 1st, 2008 by NitebladeI sent the last of the acceptance and regret letters out yesterday. I’m just waiting for the last couple contracts to come in and then I can reveal the table of contents for the Lost Innocence anthology. Yay!
I didn’t have any email bounce but in case the gremlins have been in my email server again and you didn’t get a response, I’m sorry but as I’ve heard back from everyone whose pieces I accepted, I won’t be able to use your submission.
On a happier note, TOC reveal coming up
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Anthology Closed To Submissions
July 16th, 2008 by NitebladeI checked the date several times, I even asked my husband to be sure, and he assures me that July 15th has, indeed, passed this time. So now the Anthology is actually, officially, closed to submissions.
I am actually enroute home from vacation. Tomorrow I will be home and I’ll shut down the submission email address and update the submissions page to reflect the fact submissions are closed. Then I’ll start reading.
All decisions will be made and writers notified by the end of the month.
Good luck!
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Polls are Closed
July 1st, 2008 by NitebladeI checked the calendar twice just to make sure, but it really is July first (Happy Canada Day!) so the polls for the public voting on pieces to be included in the anthology are now closed. After I check for fraud and all that fun stuff I will contact the authors whose pieces I’d like to include in the anthology — both as voted by the public and chosen by myself.
I hope to have that all done and sorted before the fifteeenth when the contest ends, that way I can focus on one part at a time. Wish me luck
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I Suck, I’m Sorry
June 17th, 2008 by NitebladeWhen I do things, I don’t go halfway. That includes when I do something right and, unfortunately, when I screw up. Yesterday was one of the latter. I had a huge brain fart and said submissions for the Lost Innocence anthology were closed. Hell, I even updated webpages to reflect the fact that, now that July 15th had passed submissions were no longer being accepted.
The problem, of course, is that it wasn’t July 16th…it was June 16th.
I’ve lots of excuses for my error, but no good reasons. If it weren’t for Ralan sending me a polite email that said ‘Um, what the hell?’ (I’m paraphrasing) I would still be happily oblivious to my mistake.
I’m sorry. Submissions are not closed. I suck, and I promise in July to check the calender three or four times before blithely announcing submissions are close. Five times maybe.
Again, I apologise.
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