We’re on an indefinite hiatus, folks. I’ve changed the auto-response to answer emails, to that effect. We’re releasing any manuscripts not already under contract and paid for. Manuscripts that are both contracted and paid for, we’re retaining the rights to post these stories, but waiving the exclusivity clause—so writers can put those stories back into submission.
Thanks for your patience.
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Coyote Wild would like to offer congratulations and martinis to three writers with stories mentioned on the honorable mention list for Gardner Dozois’ The Year’s Best Science Fiction collection:
The Ladies, by Elizabeth Bear
Marsdog, by Beth Bernobich
The King of Elfland’s Stepdaughter, by Barbara Gordon
Sherwood Smith has agreed to guest-edit a special themed issue of Coyote Wild, designed around YA (young adult) Heroic Fantasy. We’re planning to solicit some stories by invitation, but we’ll certainly consider unsolicited submissions for the issue, as well—if you’ve got something you’d like us to consider, just submit through the regular channels (found under the link to Guidelines, in the sidebar) and please include YA Edition in the subject line of the email.
I’ll keep you updated with the details, as we hammer them out. In the meantime, three cheers for Sherwood!
Here’s a link to her website, and another link to her bibliography just in case you’ve not read them all, yet.
In the meantime, perhaps we can coax her to talk a bit about what she thinks about heroic fantasy, young adult lit, and what she expects from that kind of a story.
Our September reading period is closed, now. Thanks, everyone who submitted—we’ll be getting back to you as quickly as we can.
We will be open for submissions for the 2007 summer issue, come December 1st.
Our January issue is coming together and looking really exciting with stories from Elizabeth Bear, Yoon Ha Lee, Amy Sterling Casil, and Sherwood Smith, among others.
We’re working out the last logistical bugs so we can podcast stories for download, as well—which is a project near and dear to me. Stories become even more wonderful, read aloud, and the download-and-listen-at-your-leisure format makes a webzine that much more accessible.
In the meantime, if you haven’t already, you should check out escapepod.org for podcast sf, and pseudopod.org for podcast horror.
You’ll note I’ve left comments enabled while we build our first issue of Coyote Wild, because we’d love to hear from you—suggestions, ideas, comments about what you’d love to see in your favorite ezine…Feel free to sound off.
best,
Mac
We’re pleased and excited to announce our first reading period for Coyote Wild submissions opens September 1, 2006. Submissions accepted during this reading period will appear in our Spring 2007 issue.
It’s both exhilarating and terrifying to be nearing our debut, with a January 2007 invitational issue. The process of creating this publication has been an adventure all its own.
Here’s hoping you enjoy the ride as thoroughly as I have.
–Mac