Oh, please do submit and do call it that. The editors will pick it up, and promote the new genre. It'll be the new-'new-weird', and I'll be able to say i was there at the beginning. Like Bruce Bethke's friends reading his first draft of "Cyber-punk."
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Dana Paxson <[email protected]> wrote: > Sarah, in your case I'd call it "sui genre". Defining a genre for your > work is like trying to find a paper bag to hold an explosion. > > 8-D > > D > > > > On 9/13/2012 1:36 PM, Sally Caves wrote: > > It allows you to submit a "subgenre": > > *Will you accept a manuscript even if the subgenre isn’t listed?* > Yes, on the submission form, choose “other” and write in your subgenre. > > I wonder if this is perilous. My only finished manuscript combines > genres...listed as > > epic fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy, horror, dystopia, > supernatural and YA. > > I would call mine "dark comedy," "mystery," "feminist urban fantasy." > Hmmm. > A feminist mystery fantasy, darkly comic, with some horror elements? > Sheesh. > > Sarah > > On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Eric Scoles <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Story here, with FAQs: >> >> http://harpervoyagerbooks.com/harper-voyager-guidelines-for-digital-submission/ >> >> Short version: Cattle call for 'finished, polished' manuscripts; other >> than confirming receipt, they will only respond if they're interested; if >> you hear nothing in 3 months, feel free to send elsewhere. >> >> When submissions are being accepted, 1-14 October, you'd submit them >> here: >> http://www.harpervoyagersubmissions.com/ >> (for now that just redirects to the guidelines page.) >> >> >> >> Hat tip to Stephen Hunt: >> http://sfcrowsnest.org.uk/harper-voyager-goes-a-hunting-new-talent/ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> eric scoles | [email protected] >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en-US. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en-US. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en-US. > > > -- -- eric scoles | [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en-US.
