Haunted Legends open submissions for TWO WEEKS only

[ellen_datlow]

Nick Mamatas and I are co-editing an all original anthology of regional ghost stories for Tor. Nick has persuaded me that it's a good idea to open submissions for two weeks. I agreed under the stipulation that he and only he reads the submissions (obviously, if he likes what you've written, he'll pass it on to me).
Read his guidelines carefully. Inability to follow them will result in two very grumpy editors:

Haunted Legends

And fyi...for anyone already solicited by us this does not apply to you...don't be paranoid. (you know who you are K ;-) )

Comments

[nihilistic-kid.livejournal.com]

TWO WEEKS only!

[ericmarin.livejournal.com]

That's a nifty idea for an anthology, Ellen. I particularly like the fact that you're looking for reworked tales from Western and non-Western cultures. I'm adding this to my list of forthcoming books to buy.

I hope you and Nick have fun putting it together!

[marlowe1.livejournal.com]

So querying you with a big "you liked my review of one of your books" would result in a rather terse and unfriendly letter?

I do love that...

[themadblonde]

"What if I asked Ellen instead. She's supposed to be the nice one..."

;-)

[scottedelman.livejournal.com]

Inability to follow them will result in two very grumpy editors

What do you mean result in two very grumpy editors?

That presumes you guys aren't grumpy to begin with!

[mroctober.livejournal.com]

::struggles to remember any ghost stories from China & Mongolia:: The 30 hr train ride was a nightmare, but I doubt that counts.

[clockwork-zero.livejournal.com]

oh dear, that was a great read.

"So how about if I query Ellen Datlow instead? She’s the nice one, anyways."
You have misapprehended the situation. Let us put it this way: when was the last time Ellen Datlow had an open-reading period for any of her original anthologies? She doesn’t want your queries either."

heheheh. so you are the nice one, eh? You really don't want *that* rumor to spread. Once you are known as nice, it's all down hill. ;)

[douglascohen.livejournal.com]

Cool. I'll be curious to see how many submissions are sent to you in total during that span ...

[southernweirdo.livejournal.com]

What a great theme! Thanks for sharing.

[martinlivings.livejournal.com]

Ooh, an open submissions period for a Datlow collection? It's about the only (extremely slim) chance I'll ever have of getting in one! And a really interesting theme too... *puts on thinking cap*