Contributor Guidelines for Triangulation: End of Time

Last Updated: 11/29/06

What We're Looking For:

Triangulation: End of Time is the latest edition of the Triangulation print anthology series. (Precisely how we'll be printed is a bit up in the air -- we're still debating whether we want to go with a traditional printer or go the POD route. One way or another we will be available in dead tree format, but if the whole POD thing squicks you out, you should probably wait until we've made up our minds before submitting.) We're (Footnote -- We) looking for short speculative fiction that fits our theme.

By "short" we mean "up to about 5,000 words or so." We'll consider longer works, but the further you go over 5,000 the harder your story must rock. Get up around 10,000 words and you'll need to rock our teeth right out of our skulls. We're not explicitly setting aside space for flashfic, but if we get any ultra-short stories we like then by gawd we'll run with 'em.

By "speculative fiction" we mean science fiction, fantasy, horror, alternate history, etc. Just so long as there's some speculative element vital to the core of your story.

And by "our theme," we mean "End of Time". What does that mean? Damned if we know; we're just the editors. You're the writer; you tell us.

As for mature content, we're not big fans of gratuitous sex or violence, but we're not prudes, either. We'll consider something that would get a hard "R" rating, as long as there's more to the story than just nekkid people gettin' it on or crazy people chopping victims into giblets.

We're like pretty much any other market in that we want you to impress us, show us something we haven't seen before. Reprints are a slightly tougher sell, but we'll consider them as long as they fit the theme. No, we won't consider fanfic.(Footnote -- Fanfic)

Submission deadline is March 15, 2007. All electronic submits must be sent by that time, all snail mail submits must be postmarked by that date.

Compensation:

We pay two cents per word on acceptance (rounded to the nearest 100 words, $10 minimum payment) and a single contributor's copy. Contributors will also have the option of purchasing additional copies of the anthology at cost, exact price TBD. In addition, all interested contributors will be given a special reduced admission to Confluence 2007, the Pittsburgh convention where the anthology will be released.

How To Submit:

We prefer electronic submissions as they make our lives easier. Please send your story to editor@blairhippo.com. Please put your subject line in the format of "SUBMISSION: <Story Title>" so that our software knows you're not spam.

We'll consider stories in the following formats:

Please use standard manuscript format. There's disagreement on some of the finer details of the "standard" -- we're cool with that. We're not testing you to see if you can follow each and every niggling detail, we just want a manuscript that looks professional.

If you absolutely positively can't use email, please send the manuscript (with either a SASE or a return email address) to:

Triangulation 2007
134 Orchard Dr.
Penn Hills, PA 15235

No hand-written manuscripts. We gotta draw the line somewhere.

Please, no multiple submissions (sending us multiple stories at once) or simultaneous submissions (sending the story to us and other markets at the same time). We'll get back to you promptly, we promise.

Response:

Expect to hear back from us within two weeks. Feel free to start sending us nagging emails if you haven't heard from us after a month.

Who We Are:

Triangulation is an annual anthology produced by PARSEC Ink, the publishing wing of the PARSEC science-fiction association in Pittsburgh, PA. Yes, PARSEC used to be an acronym for something. Now, it isn't.

A new edition of Triangulation has been published every year since 2003 (but will not be published in 2006 for technical reasons). In past years, PARSEC membership was required in order to submit. As of this year, submissions are open to anybody who wants to submit. Hooray!

Prior editions of Triangulation have been marketed primarily in the Pittsburgh area. As with the submissions, we're looking to expand our audience (Footnote -- Audience) this year.

Triangulation shares an informal relationship with the annual Confluence short story contest, and has in the past published stories that placed well in it. Authors who do well in the contest will be offered publication in Triangulation solely at the discretion of Triangulation's editors.

Thank you for considering Triangulation: End of Time as a market for your work; we look forward to reading it.

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