Comments on: Eclipse Two

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:01:41 +0000

Let me check my records and I’ll email you privately. Essentially, I have two submissions I’ve not responded to, neither of which is yours. If anyone else reads this, everyone should have heard from me by now.

By: R Lyons

R Lyons — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:46:12 +0000

Jonathan:

Above you said that you planned to make decisions on Eclipse 2 by the end of March. Will you notify the authors, or should we assume that a nonresponse is an indication that we are free to submit elsewhere? That is to say, that your answer is “no.”

Since it’s May, you’re long since closed, but I was wondering if I should continue waiting for a reply or just pack up my tents and fade away into the night.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:11:53 +0000

Hi Vaughan

It appears my email to you, which I send Feb 29, has gone astray. I’m resending it to you privately. Apologies for the mix-up.

Best
Jonathan

By: Vaughan Stanger

Vaughan Stanger — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:18:29 +0000

Hi Jonathan

Apologies for bothering you with a query, but I fear my submission might have suffered the same fate as John B. Rosenman’s (above).

I emailed “Star in a Glass” to your submission address on 17 Feb. Did you receive it?

Thanks

Vaughan

By: John B. Rosenman

John B. Rosenman — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:39:24 +0000

Hmm, it must have gone into cyberspace. Since you are closed, I assume I should submit it elsewhere?

Thanks for responding.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:40:06 +0000

Hi John – I’ve not received a submission of that title, or under your name. — Jonathan

By: John B. Rosenman

John B. Rosenman — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:50:47 +0000

Hello, I imagine you’re swamped by mss, but I thought I’d ask about the status of “Green in our Souls,” which I e-mailed you on Febuary 1.

Thank you.

John Rosenman

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:41:45 +0000

While there were some slipstreamy stories in Eclipse One, I’m really pushing this second volume towards the middle of the genre generally, and towards science fiction especially. Given that, I’m going to be pretty much passing on anything slipstreamy this time out.

By: Carole Ann Moleti

Carole Ann Moleti — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:22:42 +0000

I have a slipstream fantasy but don’t want to clutter your slushpile if you’re not interested in that for this particular anthology. Please advise.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:44:25 +0000

It’s not quite that simple. I’m reading for Eclipse Two and Eclipse Three. My guess is I’ll end up running between 25 and 30 stories in those two books. At the moment I have directly solicited a bunch of stories for E2. I need to decide about those *first*, and then see where I can fit stories that come in through the open submission period. But there isn’t actually a specific number. If I read a great story, I’ll buy it. I could end up with two or five or ten or no stories being picked up for the final book. It just depends on what I receive.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:31:31 +0000

When you say that the 400 submissions will be aimed at two slots in the book, do you mean that most of the book’s stories will be solicited from well-known authors, and that you only have space to publish two stories from slush?

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:06:59 +0000

It’s been a revelation. The submission period opened on Friday, and I’ve received over 70 submissions already. At this rate I expect to see somewhere around 400 submissions, which most likely will be aimed at two slots in the final book. I’m trying to remain open and optimistic about it, though. There *could* be gold in there. Of course, whether I’d EVER do this again…

By: Oz

Oz — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:44:54 +0000

Thank you for the opening reading period, whether or not I have something to submit, I deeply appreciate your reading a mountain of slush.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:54:44 +0000

Exactly correct. I’ll fix that. I threw the guidelines together quickly, and the error crept in.

By: A

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:59:19 +0000

Jonathan,

Maybe the problem Pam had with the email is that in your instructions you say:
jstrahan(at)iinet(dot)au
But in the reply you say:
jstrahan(at)iinet(dot)net(dot)au

There’s an extra (dot)net in the second example. Is that the correct one?

By: John Joseph Adams » Blog Archive » Eclipse Two Open Reading Period

John Joseph Adams » Blog Archive » Eclipse Two Open Reading Period — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:00:05 +0000

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By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:33:09 +0000

Ok. jstrahan(at)iinet(dot)net(dot)au should really work. It’s my main current address and I’m getting email there all the time. If you have a problem, though, you could try jonathan(dot)strahan(at)gmail(dot)com.

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:24:21 +0000

Just tried to email at above address with a query and it bounced back. Do you have another email?

By: Paul Di Filippo on Eclipse One at Night Shade Books

Paul Di Filippo on Eclipse One at Night Shade Books — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:46:44 +0000

[...] Paul Di Filippo has some great things to say in his review of Eclipse One over at WashingtonPost.Com: “…it’s refreshing to find an editor who is sanguine about short fiction, and who, moreover, can assemble a volume of fresh wonders to justify his optimistic stance. Such is the case with talented compiler Jonathan Strahan and his Eclipse One… This is a strong, non-thematic, non-programmatic assemblage of great stories that affirm the power of fabulation in a variety of voices… with luck, we’ll experience more such volumes on a regular basis.” Thanks, Paul. We’re all about the “power of fabulation” here at Night Shade Books. And as for Eclipse Two (and beyond)… Jonathan Strahan’s latest blog is well worth checking out. [...]

By: Carl V.

Carl V. — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:20:44 +0000

Eclipse Two…can’t wait!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:12:00 +0000

Chance, Thanks for asking for the clarification. I should have thought to mention this, but didn’t. No multiple submissions. Any multiple submissions will be returned. No simultaneous submissions, either. And, as mentioned, no reprints of any kind. All submissions must be previously unpublished. Hope that clarifies. – Jonathan

By: chance

chance — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:00:50 +0000

How do you feel about multiple submissions?