Issue 9 - Gold Dust magazine

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Zines of the Times [cont’d] highest paying magazines are naturally also the most selective, commonly accepting less than 1% of submissions. We currently only pay competition winners (generally one poetry and one photographic contest per issue), but if we continue to have money in the pot and increase our readership, we will look at paying contributors in the future. I believe this would give our magazine a further professional edge, as many of the best writers only submit to paying markets. Is your ezine likely to form a hard core of regular writers to which readers become loyal and, if so, how will such a trend affect the potential of new talent? SUW: This is something I am very wary of, not least because Sein und Werden is so specialised in some ways, whilst being more general in others. The ideas behind it are concrete but the medium is flexible. I do not want potential contributors thinking there is some incestuous closeknit Werdenist community of writers and artists to the detriment of 'outsiders'. Yeah, we're incestuous but we welcome fresh blood too. I started the mag up because of certain writers and artists I came across. I won't publish them just because of who they are though. I publish them because they write what I am after. In a way I see Sein as an ongoing piece of artwork, a merging of different talents, which will evolve naturally. In order for this evolution to take place, there needs to be new names, new perspectives, new talent. I have never been short of wonderful submissions and I don't think I ever will be. TT: Well so far, after a year, I do know that TT does have a handful of regular readers, just recently a few people have only just heard about TT and after seeing issue #4 they've ordered back issues too. The more loyal readers, the better it'll be for TT's authors, their pieces seen and read by large numbers … and of course payments will be available. As for how will it affect new talent – I presume there'd be more submissions (this has grown over each issue), which means there'd be more pieces to read making it harder to gain a place in the mag. GIV: It already has. New talent is new talent. My magazine gives new talent a chance to become old talent. The core of regular writers is always changing. GD: It is possible, but we will continue to consider each and every submission on its merits, so work from new authors is never overlooked. What will be the long term effect of literary ezines on writers and literature itself? SUW: Because of the accessibility of the web, it allows for linking to other writers, writing communities, forums, the sharing of ideas and creativity. One of the most rewarding things for me is when a reader writes to me in praise of some text or artwork (s)he's come across in Sein. What is even better is when contributors meet via Sein to work on something together. I've had other editors soliciting Sein contributors for work for their own zines (as I have done myself) and poets working with photographers for new poetry collections etc. To cut a long answer short then, I think ezines can help pave the way for writers when it comes to making contacts, which can only be a very good thing for writing communities and literature itself. GIV: They will provide publishing credits for aspiring writers and a place to practice their craft. GD: Literary ezines have given many previously unpublished but talented writers the confidence to realise that someone liked their work enough to publish it; and that feeling is worth its weight in gold in terms of encouragement and motivation. The downside is that there is more poor quality work finding its way into print. But overall the standard is high enough that literature is not being devalued as an art form via ezines. Will ezines – like the fiction mags of old – produce stars like Asimov, Lovecraft and Chandler? SUW: I reckon! TT: Oh yes!! GIV: Bet on it!!! GD: Watch this space!!!! SEIN UND WERDEN: was launched in 2004 and publishes its eleventh issue this month. Each issue is themed. It accepts fiction, poetry, artwork, photography. That includes prose poetry, novellas (serialised), flash fiction, novel excerpts. As a rule the max word count for short stories is 6,000 words, but anything longer can be split over two or more issues. Especially in demand is horror, erotica, literary, magic realism, 62 www.golddustmagazine.co.uk - Issue 9 - Winter 2007
philosophical, surreal. Nothing political, no romance. Bios are carried. The online version is all Sein und Werden colour, glossy, sleek, and the newly-launched printzine is a lot more gritty, folded, stapled, black and white etc. Online version free. Cost of the printed zine (average page count 54) is £3.50/$6.50/5.10EUR. Annual subscription (4 copies) Twisted Tongue £14.00/$26.00/20.00EUR TWISTED TONGUE: Is in its second year and accepts short stories, flash fiction, poetry and artwork – especially keen on Fantasy, Horror and Sci Fi work that could be described as 'Twisted' in its content rather than construction. Bios are carried. Word count for TT is pretty much open, and can accommodate several pics and photos. Average page count is 80. New editions: Printed £4.50, PDF £2. Back Issues: range from £3.50 for printed versions and 50p for Global Inner Visions PDF (or local currency equivalent). ISSN: 1749-9941 GLOBAL INNER VISIONS: Launched in 2004 as a quarterly literary journal for lesser-known writers, poets and graphic artists, GIV is in its tenth edition So far all genres considered for publication, though future issues may be themed. The 20-page ezine – with colour and black and white art – is available only in screen-read version and is free of charge from www.givezine.com. ISSN 1554-012X. GOLD DUST: Launched in 2004 and published quarterly. All genres welcome (theme for issue 10 is Time). POETRY: Maximum line count: 50 lines. PROSE: Maximum word count: 3,000 words (short www.golddustmagazine.co.uk - Issue 9 - Winter 2007 Zines of the Times [cont’d] stories). PLAYS: Maximum word count: 2,500 words. ARTICLES: Maximum word count: 2,000 words. BOOK REVIEWS (Your Gold Dust review of someone else's book): Fiction/Novels or Poetry anthologies: Maximum word count: 2,000 words. Pictures and illustrations considered. No novels, novellas or articles on non writing-related issues. Print (through Lulu) in black and white. PDF in full colour. Great emphasis is placed on originality of submissions. The magazine – average page count fifty – costs $8.23 (about £4.30) for the printed version and $2.50 (about £1.30) for PDF. ISSN: 1751-8180. None of the ezines featured here take any rights from authors. Copyright remains intact and stories may be submitted elsewhere soon after publication. At all four of these ezines, a strict editorial selection process is in place. Most publications at least proof read accepted material for publication, but authors submitting should, considering the time constraints on editors, not expect critique every time a piece of work is declined. Gold Dust 63
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