An Unexpected Development

[dr_phil_physics]

Guess I Have To Move One From The Rejection Column To The Win Column

Back at the end of November 2007, Nick Mamatas nihilistic_kid wrote on his blog about Ennea, the weekly comics and fiction insert of Eleftherotypia, the Greek newspaper that represents the left wing of the social democratic party PASOK. In May 2008, Nick wrote about Ennea again, wondering why more people aren't sending their short SF across the seas to Greece.

So I sent a story I had lying around and waited. Nick suggested waiting three months -- they don't send rejections, just an invoice to request a check after they run it (grin) -- and I waited five months. Called it Presumed Rejected.

Dr. Phil Published In The Original Greek?

Which leads us to today's email and a 158-day SALE of "The Uranium Age" to Εννέα (Nine).

Dear Mr Kaldon,

We published your story THE URANIUM AGE in issue # 421 (3/9/08 ). According to our rates (3 EUROcents per word) your fee for the publication rights of the abovementioned storie is 56 EUROS.

You will find attached an invoice for the amount of 70 EUROS (70 - 14 = 56 - we cover for you a 20% tax).

Ha! My first foreign print publication and my first work in translation.

Thanks, Nick!

Dr. Phil

Comments

[southernweirdo.livejournal.com]

Great sale!

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Of course, I don't read Greek, so when I get my author's copies, it will be amusing...

Dr. Phil

[justin-pilon.livejournal.com]

Congrats! No contract?

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

You get an invoice after the fact. (grin)

On the other hand, they don't really have guidelines. Other than:

...3 EUROcents per word...

Have always in mind that we are always open to new submissions (from 500 - 2.500 words). We do not publish any more, but rarely, longer stories in installments. Strictly Science Fiction stories, no Fantasy or Terror.) As we need a new story every week we would be gratefull if you could "spread the word around" to your fellow authors.

Dr. Phil

[therinth.livejournal.com]

Kick ass Dr. Phil! :D

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

We are trying. (grin)

Dr. Phil

[slithytove.livejournal.com]

Woo!

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

Hoo!

Dr. Phil

[ckastens.livejournal.com]

Way to go! Love that reprint money!

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

Actually, it's not a reprint. This is its first sale.

Dr. Phil

[wendyb-09.livejournal.com]

Nice job, brother-o-mine!!

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

T'anks!

Dr. Phil

[steve-buchheit.livejournal.com]

Hurray! Congrats on the sale. Too bad they couldn't have done this back in April, you know, when the dollar was still far down against the Euro.

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

Actually, even September wasn't bad. (grin)

Dr. Phil

[albogdan.livejournal.com]

Totally cool!

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

Thanks. What he said.

Dr. Phil