\nA Tribute to Samuel R. Delany<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES<\/span><\/p>\n Our anthology-in-progress,\u00a0Stories for Chip: A Tribute to Samuel R. Delany,<\/em>\u00a0will honor science fiction\u2019s living legend, the author of over 20 novels, approximately as many short stories, five notable memoirs and counting, and ten essential books of genre criticism. SFWA Grand Master, Science Fiction Hall of Fame inductee, and multiple award-winner Samuel R. Delany (\u201cChip\u201d to his friends) has inspired and taught many of us in the fields of science fiction and fantasy, directly and indirectly, by example and by intent. We want to demonstrate to the world the power of his work through what we write, and thank him for the grace of his existence. Would you like to be part of this anthology? Read on.<\/span><\/p>\n Open for submissions: September 4, 2014<\/strong><\/span> Response time: You\u2019ll hear back from us about your submission by January 29, 2015, at the latest.<\/span><\/p>\n Wordcount limits: 1000 to 10,000 for prose<\/span><\/p>\n Pay: minimum .05\/word up to $400 total per story\/essay for original prose; minimum .02\/word up to $160 total per story\/essay for reprint prose.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n NOTE:\u00a0Acceptance, contracts, and payments will follow a successful crowdfunding campaign. Campaign will run January 15 – February 15, 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n REPRINTS:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> What we\u2019re looking for: We want stories and critical essays that relate in some way to the strength and beauty of Samuel R. Delany\u2019s body of work. This relationship can be made evident through allusions to the author himself; through allusions to his work\u2019s titles, characters, situations, settings, etc.; through evoking a Delanyesque atmosphere; or through analysis of any of these elements, in the case of nonfiction. We\u2019re hoping for essays which elucidate his important, lasting contributions to literature; and for fiction inspired by these contributions.<\/span><\/p>\n What we\u2019re not looking for: Please don\u2019t send us your parodies of Delany or his work. We\u2019re also not at all confident you\u2019ll impress us with your serious attempts to reproduce his style; if you must try us with something along those lines, be aware that\u2019s going to be an extremely hard sell. Further, because Delany\u2019s critical writing though rigorous, is so clear and easily understandable, we\u2019re not at all interested in deliberately obscurantist, jargon-laden critical essays.<\/span><\/p>\n HOW TO SUBMIT:<\/strong><\/span> Publication and review copies: Our press is Rosarium, noted publisher of\u00a0Mothership: Tales of Afrofuturism and Beyond<\/em>. We expect to publish\u00a0Stories for Chip<\/em>\u00a0in July 2015, and to make ARCs available to reviewers in March 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n WHO WE ARE:<\/strong><\/span>
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\nDeadline for submissions: December 1, 2014<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\nWe\u2019re accepting a very few reprints, and plan to include no more than five total in the book. We already have two in mind. You\u2019ll have a much easier time selling us original material.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nOnce the submission period opens, we\u2019ll accept\u00a0ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ONLY.<\/em>\u00a0We\u2019ll destroy unread anything you send before September 4 or after December 1. During that period, send your submissions as attached .rtf or .doc files to:\u00a0storiesforchip@gmail.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. In your message you can include any previous publishing credits you\u2019d like to mention, and make any statement you care to make about your connections to Delany.<\/span>
\nHow to support without submitting: Check back here this January 15 – February 15, 2015 to participate in our crowdfunding campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nEditor\u00a0Nisi Shawl<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is the author of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award-winning collection\u00a0Filter House<\/em>. Delany pronounced her one of the best short story writers he has ever read. Previously she edited\u00a0Bloodchildren: Stories by the Octavia E. Butler Scholars<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0WisCon Chronicles 5: Writing and Racial Identity<\/em>. With Rebecca J. Holden, Shawl co-edited Locus Award finalist\u00a0Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Butler.<\/em>Since its inception in 2011, she has edited reviews for\u00a0The Cascadia Subduction Zone<\/em>, a feminist literary quarterly. She\u2019s a co-founder of the Carl Brandon Society and a board member for Clarion West.<\/span><\/p>\n