Fogfire.com Submission Guidelines Revised (5/2000)

Due to an overwhelming response, all submissions emailed or postmarked after May 1st will be returned unread. Submissions re-open September 1st*, until I get filled up again. I will always have the current status of submissions posted in the Info section of Fogfire.com.

• This publication is focused on Short Fiction and Poetry.
• Nothing overly erotic or overly violent will be accepted. So, don’t send it. This includes poetry.
• Fogfire now has three published issues. Try reading the stories and poetry I have published to get a feel for what I like. The web address is FOGFIRE.COM. The preferred browser is Internet Explorer 4.X or above.
• I am partial to those "Twilight Zone" style stories with just enough of the supernatural or unusual to make the characters squirm and show us what they are really made of.
• I prefer the genres of Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, and Humor. However, the stories should be focused on the characters and what makes them tick. Detailed dissertations on technology or killing techniques (in horror) are of little interest.
• I haven’t found a good definition for poetry yet. So within the prescribed limits mentioned above, go for it.

Length and Type:

• Short fiction: between 1,000 to 12,000 words in length. I am not currently looking at serialized novels.
• Poetry: up to 2000 words. If you think you have one that works over that limit go for it.
• Art:I have only had a couple of art submissions. I am still interested. Look at the publication Calendar and give it a shot.

Rates:

• For fiction I pay from ¼ cent to one cent per word to a maximum of $40.
• Poetry has a minimum of $5.00 per author per issue.
• For Art I will pay from $3 to $10 per illustration.
• Illustrations included with a story will be compensated at the art rates to the $40 maximum per story.

Rights:

I buy only the following rights:

• First time international serial rights, both print and electronic.
  (Fogfire is currently only published electronically, but I like to be the first to publish my material)
• Three year minimum non exclusive electronic rights
  (This is for the online archive of back issues, authors can request in writing after three years from initial publication for removal)
• I am also buying the option to include your work a printed anthology during the next three years.
  ( If chosen you will receive compensation equal to the original compensation, plus one author’s copy.)
• All other rights are retained by the author.
• Materials sent which state available rights less than those mention will be considered last. If at all.

Submission formats:

I can accept the following formats:

Email:

Email submissions to:

No Submissions being accepted at this time.

Us Mail:

• Text submissions should be sent on a PC formatted 3 ½ inch floppy disk.
• Printed submissions will be reviewed after all submissions in electronic format due to extra work it takes to scan and proof read the scans.
• Art can be sent in camera ready format.
• PLEASE include an Email name for timely communication!

Send submissions to:

Fogfire Submissions

15517 SE 49th St

Bellevue, WA  98006

The Competition:

During open submissions periods I am receiving 10+ submissions a month.

I am publishing less than 25% of what I receive.

Translation:

• Take the time it get it right. (Edit and Spell Check)
• Sell yourself well in the cover letter or email.
• Be sure your submission meets my guidelines for Rights and Formats, otherwise it may not get considered.