Katherine Tomlinson is one of my favorite authors and certainly one of my favorite editors.
Joanne Renaud is one of the artists that I admire the most, and if you are a regular reader of my other blog, you already knew that.
Well two of the driving forces of Astonishing Adventures Magazine have gotten together with Editor Joy Sillesen to form Dark Valentine Magazine.
Katherine shot me an email with all the details-
Katherine shot me an email with all the details-
The first issue will be in May, deadline is April 1.
We’re soliciting entries for our THROUGH A LENS DARKLY (they’re not paid) and we will pay $10 for stories and $10 for illustrations that run in each of our quarterly issues of DARK VALENTINE. We know that’s not much but it’s coming out of our own pockets.) Web design is by the multi-talented Sarah Vaughn, whose stories and art you may remember from Astonishing Adventures Magazines #7 and #8.
We will be specializing in dark fiction—mystery, horror, romance, slipstream, urban fantasy, fantasy, sci fi, cyberpunk, you name it. Our influences range from E.A. Poe to Tanith Lee. We know you’ve got a story to tell us.
If you look over the FAQ, you will notice that they are taking both story submissions and illustrations.
