i would just like to bring to everyone's attention a superb
website which is devoted to contemporary writers and the
independent small presses who publish them. the organisation is
called >ism< and is devoted to making the small press world
accessible to everyone by means of a website which promotes new
poetry and prose every week, as well as highlighting various
writers, chapbooks and back catalogues of work. an audio library
of spoken word performances is now being constructed and will
shortly be available to download.the site itself is a graphic
star, so brighten up your day and go to: www.poetryism.com

maxine perella, UK correspondent for >ism<
- Tuesday, June 29, 1999 at 13:27:04 (BST)

Eggplant Productions' second e-chap is ready to order. Faerie Gold can be found at the url above. Stories by James A. Hartley, Connie Wilkins, Michael Mahoney and Judy Tucker complement the poetry by Arlene Ang, Monnette Ellison, Chris Gregory, Daniel J. Bishop and Lawrence Schoen. Unlike printed chapbooks, the e-chap offers music and cartoons along with the stories and poetry. Still unsure if Faerie Gold is for you? Download the free sample to get a taste of what's in store. http://www.eggplant-productions.com/faerie/

Raechel Henderson <jackhammer@eggplant-productions.com> <http://www.eggplant-productions.com/faerie/>
- Friday, June 25, 1999 at 16:34:55 (BST)

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: SUB DEE #5

The UFO Phenomenon is one of the most enduring of media legends. Although the human race has always made Îcontactâ with little people throughout the ages (elves, faeries, pixies), the Phenomenon ÷ in its present incarnation ÷ is squarely linked to our late-capitalist, technological miasma. It is a product of our society and questions the very nature of Reality itself.
You may be a believer, a skeptic or merely a seriously disillusioned individual with schizophrenic tendencies... Whatever ÷ everyone has an opinion on this most perplexing of mysteries. Remember: all viewpoints are valid because there is no right or wrong. This is very much uncharted territory.
Sub Dee seeks contributions covering ALL forms and angles of the debate: essays, fiction, poetry, cartoons, graphic design, diatribes, manifestos, SF, field studies, debunking theories, debriefings, sightings, abductions, conspiracies, satire, comedy, erotica, alien sex, socio-political enquiries, psychological querying. The Pros and the Cons. Both sides of the coin. For and against. And anything in between.

We believe that debate is healthy: it can be invigorating to speculate; or vital to maintain the Status Quo. The choice, as always, is yours.

Closing date: August 6 1999.

CONTACT: SUB DEE INDUSTRIES, PO BOX 91, FITZROY, VICTORIA 3065, AUSTRALIA

email: subdee@mindless.com

Simon Sellars <subdee@mindless.com>
- Friday, June 18, 1999 at 04:42:59 (BST)

First I would like everyone to note the new e-mail address and url for MindMares. I'm trying to get everyone crossed over so I can cancel the prodigy account. So change those bookmarks.:)

MindMares is having its first contest. Rules are posted on the web page. There is a two dollar entry fee -- 1st prize 75.00, 2nd 50.00 and 3rd 25.00 with the 10 ten stories being published.

MindMares also becomes a paying zine with the January 2000 issue which is being read for now. I look forward to seeing some new faces.

Tracy Martin <twistedmind@uswest.net> <www.twistedmind.net/mindmares>
- Tuesday, June 15, 1999 at 02:01:37 (BST)

GreatestEscapes Travel WebZine
If you're an armchair traveler, get on that imaginary plane, boat or train with us and we'll take you around the world with our fabulous stories.
If you're lucky enough that you can actually go -- we'll tell you about the most unusal and best destinations around, with valuable tips on getting there. Everything you need to read about travel at www.greatestescapes.com
Travel, life's greatest escape...

GreatestEscapes.com <www.greatestescapes.com>
- Monday, June 14, 1999 at 21:50:11 (BST)

New Book! How to Write, Publish & $ell E-books.
Chapter listing and excerpt online.

Angela Adair, Publisher
WritersMarkets.com

Angela Adair <aadair@writersmarkets.com> <http://www.writersmarkets.com/index-ebooks.htm>
- Sunday, June 13, 1999 at 17:25:26 (BST)

Paula's Picks: Weekly recommendations, with links, to excellent on-line fiction.

Paula L. Fleming <P.Fleming@worldnet.att.net> <http://home.att.net/~p.fleming/picks.html>
- Sunday, June 13, 1999 at 17:15:01 (BST)

Comprehensive speculative fiction market listing updated every two months.

Paula L. Fleming <P.Fleming@worldnet.att.net> <http://home.att.net/~p.fleming/Sfmarket.html>
- Sunday, June 13, 1999 at 17:12:19 (BST)

TTA Press (publishers of THE THIRD ALTERNATIVE, CRIMEWAVE and ZENE) has a new URL (see above). We've also just set up an email list called "storyville", in which members discuss the writing and publishing of short stories, touching on a number of different subjects along the way (films, novels, fix-ups, Radio 4...). The membership is growing daily. If you'd like to join simply email me and I'll sign you up. It's free, it's informal, it's entertaining and it's helpful.

New issues of all three magazines are out now. See forthcoming BBR Directory for details. Submissions of sf/f/slipstream stories (no poetry) are welcome for TTA, and crime stories are welcome for Crimewave. Postal address is TTA Press, 5 Martins Lane, Witcham, Ely, Cambs CB6 2LB, England. Overseas submissions need not enclose return postage, we'll reply via email.

Coming soon... DARK STAR...

Andy Cox <ttapress@aol.com> <www.tta-press.freewire.co.uk>
- Sunday, June 13, 1999 at 11:54:08 (BST)

ENIGMATIC TALES Summer issue (issue number 5) is now out.
1 Gibbs Field, Bishops Stortford, Herts, CM23 4EY.
£3 each or £10 for 4 issue subs.
enquiries - michael@micksims.force9.co.uk

Check out the totally updated site at www.epress.force9.co.uk

THE HAND THAT FEEDS by PETER CROWTHER & JAMES LOVEGROVE
Maynard Sims Productions limited edition £5.
Same e-address & web details.

ENIGMATIC NOVELLAS £4 each.
Same E & Web.
Moths - L.H.Maynard & M.P.N.Sims
The Dark Satanic - Paul Finch
Candlelight Ghost Stories - Anthony Morris
In The Mirror - Sarah Singleton

Mick Sims <michael@epress.force9.co.uk> <www.epress.force9.co.uk>
- Sunday, June 13, 1999 at 10:33:44 (BST)

Two items from the British Fantasy Society:
Firstly, we have a listserver, which anyone with an interest in the speculative genres is welcome to subscribe to and send information for inclusion. Join at:
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/6859/index.htm
Send information to:
webmistress@knibb.demon.co.uk
The main news is that we have started a BFS web ring, and anyone, anywhere, with an interest in the fantastic is warmly invited to join.
There is a FAQ at:
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/6859/ringfaq.htm
Join at:
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/6859/webring.htm
My thanks to BBR for posting this.
Best wishes
BFS Webmistress

BFS Webmistress <webmistress@knibb.demon.co.uk> <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/6859/index.htm>
- Friday, June 11, 1999 at 20:27:04 (BST)

Poetry Convention
Friday evening 25th June to Sunday noon 27th June 1999 at the Barlow Theatre, Spring Walk, Langley near Birmingham.

Representatives from the Small Press poetry world will be gathering and the cost of participating will be just £4 for the whole weekend.

Special events include

Haiku Workshop by Pam Hewitt
Science Fiction Poetry, a talk by Steve Sneyd
Poetry & The Internet, a talk by Gerald England.
a booklaunch by Maureen Weldon
The Anglo-Welsh Poetry Society.

There will be a book-fair and poetry readings.

Amongst the poets reading will be Sam Smith, Dylan Pugh, John Francis Haines, Geoff Lowe, Bryn Fortey, Sally Evans, Sheila Badham, Mike Newman, Tilla Brading, and Anthony Cooney.

Further details can be had from
Geoff Stevens
Purple Patch
25 Griffiths Road
West Bromwich
B71 2EH

or from
Paul Mcdonald
paul.mcdonald3@virgin.net

Gerald England <newhope@iname.com>
- Wednesday, June 09, 1999 at 08:07:30 (BST)

SFRevu June 1999 Vol.3.06
© 1999 by Ernest Lilley http://www.sfrevu.com
Editor/Publisher: Ernest Lilley, Assoc. Ed.: Sharon Archer, Production Ed.: Elizabeth R.Stone

Join SFRevu for our interview with Back To The Moon author Homer Hickam: "My opinion is the government astronauts represent a failure in our space program. They're like a solid blue line between the rest of us and space..." and plenty more Science Fiction news, reviews and interviews.

Now online at: www.sfrevu.com

First Contact
Letter from the Editor / Newsbits /
Contact! Adventures in Fandom: Star Wars Tickets / NY Comic and Fantasy Con /
Womack&Cadigan @ the KnittingFactory
Interview & Review
SFRevu Interview: Rocket Boy - Homer Hickam /Ê Back to the Moon
SF Bookshelf
New Releases: Nimisha's Ship / Enchantment / Earthweb / Get a Life / The Iron
Giant: A Story in Five Nights
ZineScene: Cemetery DanceÊ
Media SF
Movies: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom MenaceÊ/ The Thirteenth Floor Ê
Video: Sawicki's Picks
Art in SF
Donato Giancola

Ernest Lilley - Publisher/Editor SFRevu

Ernest Lilley <SFRevu@aol.com> <http://www.sfrevu.com>
- Wednesday, June 09, 1999 at 08:06:44 (BST)

The AA SMALL PRESS LISTINGS has over 600 UK magazines covered in detail. If you want to find the right magazine to send your work to, you will find this listing invaluable. You will also find that it is more up to date than other listings as it is kept on a computer database and updated every day. You can receive the latest version by e-mail for only £2.00 or US$6.00. For more information contact Dee Rimbaud at acidangel@acidity.globalnet.co.uk or send cash or a cheque payable to Dee Rimbaud, 35 Falkland Street (GFL), Glasgow, G12 9QZ, Scotland.

DEE RIMBAUD <acidangel@acidity.globalnet.co.uk>
- Monday, June 07, 1999 at 22:26:16 (BST)