Deryni Archives Submissions

On Tue, 18 May 2004 13:49:39 -0400, Matt Cushing wrote:

 > what can be submitted and how long in advance does it need to be?

Julianna was taking submissions for the next issue through April. I was
just wondering what was going on with them.

 > I am assuming that there is some kind of submission faq
 > floating around?

<snort> No, but I got a very nice note from her when I emailed her, which
basically said, "don't take liberties with KK's main characters" and
"don't write bad stuff loosely or tightly based on you in which you save
the world with ultra-super powers and hop into the sack with your
favorite character." That pretty much summed it up, except for double
spacing submissions in some common word processing format (rich text, word
perfect, etc.)

regards,
Beth
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 > what can be submitted and how long in advance does it need to be?

For the most part, you can submit anything you want to- story, poem,
article, artwork, whatever, so long as it is Deryni in nature. Katherine
reads it all and has final say on what is and is not kosher in her worlds
(as it should be). Julianne is a great editor! There aren't many hard and
fast rules- and Beth summed them up pretty well. I'd say. As for when,
Julianne usually posts in the newsgroup when she is taking subs for the next
issue, and gives her deadline. The posted deadline for the currently
in-progress issue was 4/30, I believe.

As for what she's got so far, well, let's see- last time she posted, she had
6, so that means now she has at least 7, since I sent her one, too.....

-Mak
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6/5: Mass. Regional Cookoff, Woburn, MA
6/6: Bronco Belly Bustin' Cookoff, Hudson, NH
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Although how can you know who you are,
Till you know what you want, which you don't,
So then which do you pick: Where you're safe out of sight,
And yourself, but where everything's wrong,
Or where everything's right, And you know that you'll never belong?
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Ask and you shall receive:

  Here are the guidelines as they currently stand:

There aren't many guidelines. The main ones are as follows:
Please start off with the title of your story/poem/submission and your
name as you would like it to appear in print if your work is chosen
for publication.

Please submit in Times New Roman 14 point font ONLY.
(including the title and author), typed, double-spaced.
Do not make nifty cool fonts for your title--that's what the editor is for!

Please send final version of your submission only.

You can send your submission as an attachment to an email, in the
body of the email, or whatever you like. You can even send it snail
mail, if you like. In that case, we ask that you enclose a SASE
(self-addressed stamped envelope) so we can get it back to you.
My address is Julianne Toomey-Kautz 252 Cambridge Road
Woburn MA 01801

I am currently running WordPerfect 10, which reads most major
word processing programs. If you have doubts, you can always
send as Rich Text Format,

As far as content, if you think another fan would like to read
your story (and I"m just as much a fan as anyone else!), then go for it.
The only thing we object to is badly-written MarySue stories. Are you
familiar with the term? It's used in science-fiction/fantasy fandom to
refer to a story that is (usually a first effort and not well-written)
about the author's own self (variously disguised) who can do anything
and who usually rescues the characters and then ends up in the sack with
one of them... We can thank Star Trek fandom for this....

Actually, you notice I said poorly-written MarySues. I don't mind
MarySues with the author as a character. I've written them myself. As
long as it the storyline makes sense and isn't overpoweringly bad....

There is no minimum length. Come to think of it, there's
no maximum either--except, I guess, that DA the Zine can't publish
novels/novellas. There have been stories as short as a couple of
pages and as long as 50 pages typed double-spaced.

Deadline is April 30, 2004 for summer publication of issue 20. I hope.

The editor-- me-- sends material off to Katherine, who
has final say on what will and will not be included in the zine. It is,
after all, her world.

Submissions may come as attachments to emails, in the body of an
email, via disk or as hardcopy thru the mails. (if using the postal
service, we request a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope so we can send
your stuff back at the end of the process).

Oh, and I should tell you that Katherine makes the final
determination as to whether or not a story works in her universe...


  As far as the rest of your question, Beth, I have to admit that I
haven't looked recently. I've been too busy sending out resumes... I
am jobhunting again. My b*tch of a supervisor "didn't like the way I
teach" and since I don't have professional teacher status (read: tenure)
she can get rid of me whenever she wants. I am absolutely furious.


Beth Johnson wrote:
 > Perhaps Julianne will be kind enough to let us know how many submissions
 > were received, and the status of the process?
 >
 > regards,
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Ah, Julianne- I am sorry! Creep supervisor! I hope you find something soon!


-Mak
http://www.thirtytwopaws.com/mak
6/5: Mass. Regional Cookoff, Woburn, MA
6/6: Bronco Belly Bustin' Cookoff, Hudson, NH
http://www.chilicats.com

Although how can you know who you are,
Till you know what you want, which you don't,
So then which do you pick: Where you're safe out of sight,
And yourself, but where everything's wrong,
Or where everything's right, And you know that you'll never belong?
-Cinderella, "On the Steps of the Palace", Into the Woods
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On Sat, 22 May 2004 14:32:44 -0400, Julianne Toomey-Kautz wrote:

  > As far as the rest of your question, Beth, I have to admit that I
 > haven't looked recently. I've been too busy sending out resumes... I
 > am jobhunting again. My b*tch of a supervisor "didn't like the way I
 > teach" and since I don't have professional teacher status (read: tenure)
 > she can get rid of me whenever she wants. I am absolutely furious.

Ouch! Wow, that sucks. I can empathize. There's a four-letter
word woman who didn't hire me twice for a childbirth ed position, giving
opposite reasons each time. I'm about to use some verbal judo against
her. Maximum force, minimal effort! Screw the "mutual respect" part of
the motto, she's already violated that.

regards, and good luck,
Beth

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Julianne Toomey-Kautz took computer in hand to inscribe the following
guidelines for submission one day in the Deryni newsgroup:

 >Ask and you shall receive:
 >
  > Here are the guidelines as they currently stand:
 >
 > There aren't many guidelines. The main ones are as follows:
 >Please start off with the title of your story/poem/submission and your
 >name as you would like it to appear in print if your work is chosen
 >for publication.
 >
 > Please submit in Times New Roman 14 point font ONLY.
 >(including the title and author), typed, double-spaced.
 >Do not make nifty cool fonts for your title--that's what the editor is for!
 >
Oh Dear! I was unaware of this proviso. I sent my submission in a
totally different font. Please convert it?
 >
 > Please send final version of your submission only.
 >
Until it needs totally re-writing?
 >
 > The only thing we object to is badly-written MarySue stories. Are you
 >familiar with the term? It's used in science-fiction/fantasy fandom to
 >refer to a story that is (usually a first effort and not well-written)
 >about the author's own self (variously disguised) who can do anything
 >and who usually rescues the characters and then ends up in the sack with
 >one of them... We can thank Star Trek fandom for this....
 >
No MarySue in evidence in My storyline. <wiping the sweat from my
brow>
 >

 > Oh, and I should tell you that Katherine makes the final
 >determination as to whether or not a story works in her universe...
 >

Debbie
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