I’m not entirely sure why. It’s not as if there are a whole lot of other places putting out quality westerns. No doubt some of you are now nodding your heads in an, I told you so kind of way and saying how the western is deader than disco. I have made my views known on that subject before, both here and at the ZP BLOG. This isn’t the end of the road for the western or for The Big Adios.
Head Honcho,
Ron Earl Phillips has taken the bull by the horns and in May 2014, in
conjunction with Ron’s publishing company, One Eye Press, The Big Adios will
begin a new life as a quarterly western magazine, featuring 10 thrilling short
stories inspired by the Wild West and will be available in both digital and
print formats. For all you writers out there, The Big Adios will now be a
paying market.
We are accepting submissions through
until April 14th to fill the slots for issues 1 and 2. If you are familiar the guidelines
on the website then you already have a good idea of what we want, only this
time we are looking for stories up to 5000 words, so you now have plenty of
space to fully develop your characters and plots.
I enjoy a
good tale of blood, grit and bullets as much as the next guy. But see that box?
Good. Now try to think outside it. I would love to read a story about the black
cowboys of the Oklahoma Range, or the Asian-American soldiers who fought on
both sides during the civil war, or the silver boom towns of Nevada or any one
of a thousand other stories that are still waiting to be told. And remember, the
American West still exists today; it’s the feel of the story that is important,
not necessarily the time or even the place in which it is set.
Full details
are available on the ONE EYE PRESS SUBMISSIONS page, so hop on over and as 80’s
rock goddess, Pat Benatar once said: hit us with your best shot.
In the
meantime please continue to stop by THE BIG ADIOS website; we have some really
great stories scheduled to round things off over there.
