Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #12 March 2015 | Page 3

From the Captain’s Chair First mate reporting as the Captain’s out and about shouting at the scurvy swabs that’re putting the finishing touches to this month’s issue, which is our 12th! You know what that means? That means we have our birthday next month. One year old already! We’re going to try and make that a very special issue and would love to see you, yes you, the Far Horizons fans, contribute. If you’re on Facebook please head on over to https://www.facebook.com/farhorizonsemag to take part in our Readers’ Choice awards. Stories from the last 12 months’ worth of Far Horizons e-Magazine are all eligible. Stories from Stacey Welsh, Brendan Smith and Pete Sutton however are ineligible for the prizes but are available to receive honourable mentions should our fans deem them worthy (Yes, that’s YOU!) So, please have a look through the last 12 months’ worth of issues, our newstand is here: http://www.joomag.com/en/newsstand/far-horizons-tales-of-sci-fi-fantasy-and-horror/ M0194431001395480479 If you don’t have Facebook we’d love you to mail us your nominations to [email protected]. March is our Mythological Creatures month and we hope you enjoy reading these tales as much as we have. We have our usual mix of standalones and series and we also have a fine tribute to Leonard Nimoy. We are always looking for submissions but especially so for next month as we want to have a bumper ** PUBLISHING DEADLINES ** issue for our birthday! Mail us or find us on Face- Each edition of the periodical will come out on the book. We don’t bite. Much. 14th of each month. Writing submissions should be submitted on or by the 1st of the month. Artwork Submission guidelines: submissions by the 7th. We accept  *Fast Fiction (500-1200 words) *Short Stories (200-3000 MAX) *Poems *Artwork Submissions should follow basic formatting: Times New Roman 12 point font Indent of 1.25 Standard paragraphing (New paragraphs for dialogue) UK English spelling is preferred Stories for consideration for the mag in by 1st of the month, all edits in by 10th of the month, layout & proof by 12th & final copy & publishing day 14th of the month Submissions (artwork & articles/fiction pieces) for the periodical should ideally be submitted at least TWO WEEKS PRIOR to the intended publication date for written articles, and for artworks ONE WEEK PRIOR to the intended publication date, to the head editor.