"Redeem
The time. Redeem
The unread vision in the higher dream ..."

-T.S. Eliot

Hello Readers and Writers,

Some days are shaped by simple pleasures, other days are redeemed by them. Today my fingers are dyed red as they type these words. It is the red that remains from the pleasure of harvesting my first strawberry crop of the season. I am tempted to say that there are no words to describe the exquisite pleasure of fresh strawberries but instead I will leave you to be inspired by 'summer' words to include in your next writing project.

Happy gardening,

Sandra

Markets:

Aesthetica publishes fiction, poetry, drama, articles, reviews, interviews, photography, and artwork. Submission guidelines:http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/

Aquila seeks short stories dedicated to encouraging children aged 8-13 to reason and create, and to develop a caring nature. Submission guidelines:http://www.aquila.co.uk/

Black Gate Magazine is looking for submissions of adventure-oriented fantasy fiction suitable for all ages, including urban fantasy, sword and sorcery, dark fantasy/horror, romantic fantasy. Submission guidelines:http://www.blackgate.com/

Challenging Destiny is a quarterly, Canadian magazine seeking science fiction and fantasy short stories. Submission guidelines:http://www.challengingdestiny.com/

Delivered accepts writing of all genres but has a 3000-word limit. It includes poetry and a crossword both of which are open to contributors. Submission guidelines: http://www.grimmyproductions.co.uk/

Espresso Fiction requires a broad range of short fiction to ' challenge, intrigue, provoke, stimulate and resonate'. Submission guidelines: http://www.espressofiction.com/

Senior Moments is looking for quality stories, articles and poems for and by seniors. Submission guidelines:http://www.seniormomentspublishing.co.uk/

Scribble Quarterly is a short story magazine now in its seventh year of publication. Submission guidelines:http://www.parkpublications.co.uk/

Spec Magazine is a Canadian magazine seeking fantasy, horror, ghost and fairy stories; both poetry and prose. Submission guidelines:http://www.onspec.ca/

Children's Digest seeks stories, science articles, crafts, games, poetry, humor and more for a number of its publications. Submission guidelines:http://www.cbhi.org/cbhi/writersguidelines.shtml

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Publishing News:

Awards:

Man Booker International

Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, the author of Things Fall Apart, first
published in 1958, and Anthills of the Savannah (1988), has won the Man
Booker International Prize, which is awarded every other year to honor
"a living author who has contributed significantly to world literature."
Her competition included Ian McEwan, Carlos Fuentes, Philip Roth and
Salman Rushdie.

Recently, another Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, won
the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction for Half of a Yellow Sun, set in
Nigeria during the time when Biafra declared independence.

New Zealand author Lloyd Jones has won the 2007 Commonwealth Writers'
Prize for overall best book for his novel Mister Pip. "Mister Pip tells
the story of a teacher who educates a small village's children by
reading them Charles Dickens' Great Expectations,"

The Commonwealth Writers' Prize for best first book was won by D.Y.
Bechard for Vandal Love, which follows generations of a French-Canadian
family afflicted with a curse that causes their children to be born
either giants or runts.

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If you ever wondered how some books become best-sellers, here is one possibility. This practice on some level has gone on in the booktrade for some years. I was just surprised to read what the current costs are. Here are some UK examples.

The Daily Mail also reported that "W.H. Smith charges as much as 200,000 pounds [$400,000] in the pre-Christmas period--and as a result, large publishing houses pay multi-million pound sums every year just to secure the best positions for their titles."

Home News:

At Windshift Press we are busy finalizing our Autumn/Winter 2007 publishing schedule and preparing to produce our Autumn/Winter 2007 catalogue. We have some great new books on our list. Along with this we are doing a round of summer fetes and fairs. Our next event is July 21 - an afternoon in Milner Gardens, Qualicum Beach with an array of local artists. Several authors have arranged garden parties in August for their books. Selling books amongst the flowers. What a wonderful treat~!

Note: While every effort is made to check the markets suggested in this newsletter, writers must use their own judgment when submitting their work.

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