Several people have requested copies of the Submission Guidelines for TTC.
Instead of answering individually, I thought I'd post it here...
THE TRAVELLER CHRONICLE
* Submissions *
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Publications and cannot be returned UNLESS accompanied by a large SASE.
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Accepted articles will be subject to editing.
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21M] disks). Articles must come in either ASCII, Windows Write, or text
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Always include clear, precise sketches of maps, diagrams, or pieces of
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reference, always include the original source of publication. If your
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appear to help our typesetters set it up correctly.
Payment: At this time Sword of the Knight cannot offer more than token
payment for any submissions which are accepted. 1/2 cent per word being
our standard rate. We hope that you will understand that since we are
still new, as well as small that our budget is extremely limited. As time
progresses, and suscribers increase, we will be able to offer more
reasonable rates of payment for your efforts.
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Content: Sword of the Knight is interested in articles, adventures,
artwork, fiction, and rules varients from any era of the Traveller
universe as published by Game Design Workshop.
For further information, please contact us at the following address':
Editor: Kevin Knight
Sword of the Knight Publications
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Ok, thats it for the submission guideline. I have also had questions from
several people about subscription rates outside the US, and availability
of back issues. the answers to these are:
Subceriptions in North America are $12.00 (US) for four issues.
Subscriptions outside North America are $14.00 (US) for four issues sent
SURFACE mail...and $20.00 for four issues sent AIRMAIL.
Issues #1 & 2 are still abailable. Prices are $3.50 per issue in North
America, and $4.00 per issue (surface) outside North America.
All prices include postage of course.
*** We are presently trying to work out a swap arrangement with
Signal-GK. If all goes well, The Traveller Chronicle will be available in
the UK from Jae Campbell, and we will have Signal-GK available in North
America.....this should make both 'zines more widely available on both
sides of the Atlantic. ***
One last note. I spoke with Kevin on the phone last night, and TTC #3 is
shaping up nicely...we should have it back from the printers and in the
mail by mid-January.
Thanks to everyone for the constructive feedback to date. Please continue
letting us know what you'd like to see in future issues.
I followed the Traveller type books topic with some interest. Thought I'd
use this chance to throw in a few of my favorite choices.
Hunting Rights, by P.M. Fergusson and G.L. Robson ( ANALOG, May 1988 )
Wenonah's Gift, by Molly Gloss ( ASIMOV, July 1986 )
Shaman, by Maya Kaathryn Bohnoff ( ANALOG, Mid-December 1990 )
Fatal Statistics, by Pauline Ashwell ( ANALOG, July 1988 )
Most are set in what I would call an era of Imperial Decline, and would work
well in the TNE era.
Later all,
Paul Sanders
( [email removed] )