A Paladin adventure

This blog hasn't been updated in a while. Apologies for this. So then, let's start again...

Mike Chinn's story "Ace in the Hole" is available to read here -- and for free. The story stars ghost hunter Damian Paladin, and originally appeared in The Paladin Mandates, published by The Alchemy Press.
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More online publications

Many thanks to Jenny for sending me the following links -- more online venues for your fiction:

http://www.strangehorizons.com
http://clarkesworldmagazine.com
http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/

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Online short story markets

These links all head off to websites that seem to publish short stories. I can not comment on the quality of the fiction, so it's try and buy -- except you don't actually have to pay for anything. If you know of any other sites, let me know, and let me know if any of these are worth revisiting on a regular basis.

http://www.pantechnicon.net/
http://www.short-stories.co.uk/
http://www.short-fiction.co.uk/
http://www.fringemagazine.org/
http://www.hubfiction.com/
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/
http://www.indianchild.com/short_stories.htm
http://www.storiesville.com/

And this sites appears to be about short fiction:

http://www.theshortstory.org.uk/

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2009 BBC National Short Story Award

The 2009 BBC National Short Story Award was launched on 26 March. This year's panel of judges are: singer-songwriter Will Young, broadcaster and journalist Tom Sutcliffe (chair), author Dame Margaret Drabble, Orange Prize winner Helen Dunmore and BBC Radio 4’s Editor Di Speirs. The shortlist will be announced on Friday 27 November with the five stories broadcast on BBC Radio 4 each weekday before the winner is announced. The five stories will also be published in a special collection. Entries are now open for the Award. The deadline for entries is 5pm on 15 June 2009

Go to the Beeb for details.