by Stephen Jones
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World Fantasy Convention is an annual convention held in a different (usually American) city each year, oriented particularly towards serious readers and genre professionals.
SMALL PRESS PUBLISHERS
The Alchemy Press , 46 Oxford Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham B27 6DT, UK. E-mail: .
American Fantasy Press , PO Box 1059, Woodstock, IL 60098, USA. E-mail: .
BBR , BBR, PO Box 625, Sheffield S1 3GY, UK. E-mail: .
Dark Regions Press , PO Box 1558, Brentwood, CA 94513, USA. E-mail: .
DreamHaven Books , 912 W. Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA. E-mail: .
Earthling Publications , 12 Pheasant Hill Drive, Shrewsbury, MA 01545, USA. E-mail: .
Eden Studios Inc , c/o Excelsior Entertainment, Clifton Industrial Center, 100 Mill Street #2, Clifton Heights, PA 19018, USA. E-mail: .
Flesh & Blood Press, 121 Joseph Street, Bayville, NJ 08721, USA. E-mail: .
MirrorDanse Books , PO Box 3542, Parramatta, NSW 2124, Australia. E-mail: .
Mythos Books LLC , 351 Lake Ridge Road, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901-2177, USA. E-mail: .
Night Shade Books , 3623 SW Baird St, Portland, OR 97219, USA. E-mail: .
PS Publishing , Hamilton House, 4 Park Avenue, Harrogate HG2 9BQ, UK. E-mail: .
Sarob Press , “Ty Newydd”, Four Roads, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire SA17 4SF, Wales, UK. E-mail: .
Savoy Books , 446 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester M20 3BW, UK. E-mail: .
Shadow Publishing , 194 Station Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7TE, UK. E-mail: .
Subterranean Press , PO Box 190106, Burton, MI 48519, USA. E-mail: .
Telos Publishing , 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP, UK. E-mail: .
MAGAZINES
The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America is published quarterly by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. You do not need to be a SFWA member to subscribe, and the magazine features many interesting and important articles aimed at professional genre authors and would-be writers, including market reports. Single copies are $4.99 and a Full Year subscription (four issues) is $18.00. Send cheque or money order (payable in US dollars) to “SFWA Bulletin”, PO Box 10126, Rochester, NY 14610, USA. Overseas subscriptions: add $10.00 per year for Canada and Mexico, and $17.00 for the rest of the world. E-mail: .
Cemetery Dance Magazine is edited by Richard Chizmar and Robert Morrish and includes fiction up to 5,000 words, interviews, articles and columns by many of the biggest names in horror. Cover price is $5.00 and a one-year subscription (six issues) is $27.00 payable by cheque or credit card to “Cemetery Dance Publications”, 132-B Industry Lane, Unit 7, Forest Hill, MD 21050, USA. E-mail: .
Crypt of Cthulhu , is a long-running magazine of Lovecraftian stories and non-fiction. Fiction, poetry and letters editor is Joe S. Pulver and non-fiction editor is Michael Cisco . Single issues are $6.00 (USA and Canada) and $7.50 (elsewhere, including airmail) to “Mythos Books LLC”, 351 Lake Ridge Road, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901-2177, USA. E-mail: .
Interzone is Britain’s leading magazine of science fiction and fantasy. Single copies are available for £3.50 (UK) or £4.00/$6.00 (overseas) or a 12-issue subscription is £38.00 (UK), $65.00 (USA) or £44.00 (overseas) payable by cheque or International Money Order. Payments can also be made by MasterCard or Visa to “Interzone”, 217 Preston Drove, Brighton, BN1 6FL, UK.
Locus is the monthly newspaper of the SF/fantasy/horror field. $5.95 a copy, a 12-issue subscription is $52.00 (USA periodical mail), $55.00 (Canada/Mexico periodical mail), international rates: $55.00 (surface mail), $88.00 (airmail) to “Locus Publications”, PO Box 13305, Oakland, CA 94661, USA. Subscription information with other rates and order forms are also available on the website. Sterling equivalent cheques can be sent to Fantast (Medway) Ltd, PO Box 23, Upwell Wisbech, Cambs PE14 9BU, UK. E-mail: .
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction has been publishing some of the best imaginative fiction for more than fifty years, now under the capable editorship of new owner Gordon Van Gelder. Single copies are $3.99 (USA) or $5.99 (Canada) and an annual subscription (which includes the double October/November anniversary issue) is $32.97 (USA) and $42.97 (rest of the world). US cheques or credit card information to “Fantasy & Science Fiction”, PO Box 3447, Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA., or subscribe online.
MonsterZine.com onl-ine magazine that describes itself as “Cineaste meets Famous Monsters of Filmland”. E-mail: .
Rabbit Hole is published semi-regularly for members of The Harlan Ellison Recording Collection. Edited by Susan Ellison, each issue contains exclusive news and articles about Harlan Ellison, along with the occasional fiction. There is also the opportunity to purchase signed Ellison books and audio recordings at special discount prices to HERC members. A four-issue subscription is just $10.00 (USA) or $14.00 (overseas) and includes a bonus audio tape, to: “The Harlan Ellison Recording Collection”, PO Box 55548, Sherman Oaks, CA 91413-0548, USA.
Redsine is a quarterly fiction magazine from Australia, published in trade paperback by Prime Books . It publishes dark fantasy and horror up to 5,000 words in length and buys first serial rights. PO Box 1287, Toowong, QLD 4066, Australia. E-mail: or .
SF Site has been posted twice each month since 1997. Presently, it publishes around thirty to fifty reviews of SF, fantasy and horror from mass-market publishers and some small-press imprints. They also maintain link pages for Author and Fan Tribute Sites and other facets include pages for Interviews, Fiction, Science Fact, Bookstores, Small Press, Publishers, E-Zines and Magazines, Artists, Audio, Art Galleries, Newsgroups and Writers’ Resources. Periodically, they add features such as author and publisher reading lists. Past examples include Jonathan Carroll, Charles de Lint, Philip K. Dick, Paul McAuley, Ian McDonald, Kim Stanley Robinson, Dan Simmons and Michelle West.
Space and Time , the magazine of fantasy, horror and science fiction is published twice a year by editor-in-chief Gordon Linzner. Single issues are $5.00 plus $1.50 shipping (USA). Subscriptions are two issues for $10.00 and four issues for $20.00 (USA), or two issues for $12.00 and four issues for $24.00 outside the USA. Please use US postal money order or cheque payable against any US bank. In the UK order from BBR Distributing, PO Box 625, Sheffield S1 3GY, UK for £3.50 per copy or four issues for £12.00.
Supernatural Tales is a small-press magazine of stories and non-fiction edited by David Longhorn. Individual copies are £2.50 (including p&p) and a two-year (four-issu
e) subscription is just £8.00 in the UK. Overseas subscriptions in sterling cheques, Euros or US dollars cash are £3.50/€6.00/$6.00 per copy or £10.00/€15.00/$15.00 per two-year subscription. Make cheques payable to “D. Longhorn” and send to Supernatural Tales, 291 Eastbourne Avenue, Gateshead NE8 4NN, UK.
Talebones is a mostly quarterly digest magazine of science fiction and dark fantasy edited and published by Patrick and Honna Swenson. Cover price is $6.00 (USA)/$7.50 (Canada), and subscriptions are $20.00 (USA) for one year and $38.00 (USA) for two years. Canadian subscribers add $1.50 per issue and all other foreign subscribers add $4.50 per issue, US funds only. Send to: 5203 Quincy Avenue S.E., Auburn, WA 98092, USA. E-mail: .
The 3rd Alternative is a quarterly magazine of new horror fiction, interviews, artwork, articles and reviews. Cover price is £3.95/$7.00, and a six-issue subscription is £21.00 (UK), £24.00 (Europe), $36.00 (USA) or £27.00 (rest of the world) to “TTA Press”, 5 Martins Lane, Witcham, Ely, Cambs CB6 2LB, UK. US orders can be sent to “TTA Press’, 360 W. 76th Ave., #H, Anchorage, AK 99518, USA. Subscriptions by credit card via the secure website. E-mail: . You can also visit the TTA Press message boards at: .
Video Watchdog is a monthly review of horror, fantasy and cult cinema on tape and disc, now in its fourteenth year. $6.50 a copy, an annual 12-issue subscription is $48.00 bulk/$70.00 first class (USA), $66.00 surface/$88.00 airmail (overseas). US funds only or VISA/MasterCard to “Video Watchdog’, PO Box 5283, Cincinnati, OH 45205-0283, USA. E-mail: .
Weird Tales is now in its 79th year of publication. This latest large-size incarnation of “The Unique Magazine”, edited by George H. Scithers and Darrell Schweitzer, is published four times a year by DNA Publications, Inc. in association with Terminus Publishing Co., Inc. Single copies are $4.95 (USA), $6.00 (Canada) and $9.00 (elsewhere) in US funds. A four-issue subscription is $16.00 (USA), $22.00 (Canada) and $35.00 (elsewhere) in US funds and should be sent to “DNA Publications, Inc.”, PO Box 2988, Radford, VA 24143-2988, USA. Submissions should be addressed to Terminus Publishing Co., Inc., 123 Crooked Lane, King of Prussia, PA 19406-2570, USA. An e-mail version of the magazine’s writers’ guidelines (no electronic submissions) is available from .
BOOK DEALERS
Borderlands Books is a nicely designed store with an impressive stock of new and used books and a friendly staff. 866 Valencia Street (at 19th), San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. Tel: (415) 824-8203. Credit cards accepted. E-mail: .
Cold Tonnage Books offers excellent mail-order new and used SF/fantasy/horror, art, reference, limited editions etc. Write to Andy & Angela Richards, Cold Tonnage Books, 22 Kings Lane, Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6JQ, UK. Credit cards accepted. Tel: +44 (0)1276-475388. E-mail: .
Ken Cowley offers mostly used SF/fantasy/horror/crime/supernatural, collectables, pulps, videos etc. by mail order at very reasonable prices. Write to Trinity Cottage, 153 Old Church Road, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 7TU, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1275-872247. E-mail: .
Richard Dalby issues semi-regular mail order lists of used ghost and supernatural volumes at very reasonable prices. Write to 4 Westbourne Park, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO12 4AT, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1723 377049.
Dark Delicacies is a friendly Burbank, California, store specializing in horror books, vampire merchandise and signings. They also do mail order and run money-saving book club and membership discount deals. 4213 West Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505, USA. Tel: (818) 556-6660. Credit cards accepted. E-mail: .
DreamHaven Books & Comics store and mail order offers new and used SF/fantasy/horror/art and illustrated etc. with regular catalogues (both print and e-mail). Write to 912 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA. Credit cards accepted. Tel: (612) 823-6070. E-mail: .
Fantastic Literature mail order offers the UK’s biggest online out-of-print SF/fantasy/horror genre bookshop. Fanzines, pulps and vintage paperbacks as well. 16,000 titles with regular catalogues. Write to Simon and Laraine Gosden, Fantastic Literature, 35 The Ramparts, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 8PY, UK. Credit cards and PayPal accepted. Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1268-747564. E-mail: .
Fantasy Centre shop and mail order has used SF/fantasy/horror, art, reference, pulps etc. at reasonable prices with regular bi-monthly catalogues. They also stock a wide range of new books from small, specialist publishers. Write to 157 Holloway Road, London N7 8LX, UK. Credit cards accepted. Tel/Fax: +44 (0)20-7607 9433. E-mail: .
House of Monsters is a small treasure-trove of a store only open at weekends from noon that specializes in horror-movie memorabilia, toys, posters, videos, books and magazines. 1579 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Gallery 218, Chicago, IL 60614, USA. Credit cards accepted. Tel: (773) 292-0980. E-mail: .
David Wynn’s Mythos Books LLC is a mail-order company presenting books and curiosities on Lovecraftiana, Cthulhu Mythos, horror and weird-fiction releases with regular e-mail and web site updates. Write to 351 Lake Ridge Road, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901-2160, USA. Major credit cards accepted. Tel/Fax: (573) 785-7710. E-mail: .
Porcupine Books offers regular catalogues and extensive mail order lists of used fantasy/horror/SF titles via e-mail or write to 37 Coventry Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 4QR, UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 8554-3799.
Kirk Ruebotham is a mail-order only dealer, who sells out-of-print and used horror/SF/fantasy/crime and related non-fiction, with regular catalogues. Write to 16 Beaconsfield Road, Runcorn, Cheshire WA7 4BX, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1928 560540 (10:00am-8:00pm). E-mail: .
Bob and Julie Wardzinski’s The Talking Dead offers reasonably priced paperbacks, pulps and hardcovers, with catalogues issued regularly. They accept wants lists and are also the exclusive supplier of back issues of Interzone. Credit cards accepted. Contact them at 12 Rosamund Avenue, Merley, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1TE, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1202 849212. E-mail: .
MARKET INFORMATION AND NEWS
Although the weekly DarkEcho newsletter for horror writers and others ceased publication more than two years ago, editor Paula Guran started sending out a periodic, personal e-mail whenever time and whim allowed. Now this, too, has changed. It’s more frequent, but it doesn’t cover horror news comprehensively or list markets, etc. It’s still worth subscribing to for free by e-mailing: .
The Fix features in-depth reviews of all SF/fantasy/horror magazines publishing short fiction; interviews with editors, publishers and writers; stories; news and comment columns; artwork and much more. Six-issue subscriptions are £15.00 (UK), £18.00 (Europe), $29.00 (USA) and £21.00 (rest of the world). Cheques, etc. payable to “TTA Press”, 5 Martins Lane, Witcham, Ely, Cambs CB6 2LB, UK. US orders can be sent to “TTA Press’, 360 W. 76th Ave., #H, Anchorage, AK 99518, USA. You can also subscribe by credit card via the secure website. E-mail: .
The Gila Queen’s Guide to Markets is an e-mail newsletter detailing markets for SF/fantasy/horror plus other genres, along with publishing news, contests, dead markets, anthologies, updates, etc. The newsletter comes out every three weeks. A sample copy is $3.00, while a twenty-issue subscription costs $25.00. Make cheques or money orders out to “Kathryn Ptacek”, US funds only, and send to Kathryn Ptacek, PO Box 97, Newton, NJ 07860-0097, USA. Subscriptions can also be paid via PayPal (and credit card) as well; the PayPal and e-mail address is .
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llnotes is described as “The Insider’s Edge to Horror”. This weekly newsletter offers reviews, interviews, news, and commentaries, and is available in an e-mail edition for $21.00 per year or hardcopy subscriptions are available for $50.00 per year. Subscriptions available through PayPal (in US Funds) to or by mail (send US cheques or money order to: “Hellnotes”, 4212 Derby Lane, Evansville, IN 47715-1568, USA. E-mail: .
You can talk with numerous horror writers and discover what they are up to by visiting Andy Fairclough’s Horror World message boards at or .
Kelly Laymon’s Jobs in Hell! is a weekly Internet guide to horror markets for professional horror writers and artists, A one-year, 52-issue subscription costs $20.00. E-mail: for a complimentary issue.