LOL Dana. Sui genre is nice. :) I had also thought, Eric, of "strange fiction." They might even pick up on that, too.
Sarah On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Eric Scoles <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > > -- 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.
