Rat's News: A Magazine and Retreat

Noctem Aeternus Debuts in January

Noctem Aeternus: Fiction for the Horror Fan is a free online magazine of horror fiction, interviews and columns. It will be published quarterly and made available for download as a PDF document. For those who don't know, you can read a PDF document using a free computer program called Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The first issue debuts next month in January, 2008. It will have horror stories by Ramsey Campbell, Tim Waggoner, Cherie Priest, Charles Coleman Finlay, and Michael Laimo. It features interviews and quarterly columns as well. And take a look at the beautiful cover by clicking on the Noctem Aeternus link.

Noctem Aeternus is a free online magazine of horror fiction, interviews and columns

The magazine is free but you need to subscribe to get your copy. Subscribing is easy (I did it myself) and painless. However, Noctem Aeternus needs your help to stay free. It needs subscribers. You can check out the Noctem Aeternus home page to get a better idea of what the magazine has to offer or click here to straight to the subscription page.

As Mr. Knost writes on the front page "Help us keep the magazine FREE . . . sign up today!"

The Pen to Press Writers’ Retreat

Are you serious about becoming a published writer? Are you serious about visiting New Orleans, Louisiana? Well, HWA President Deborah LeBlanc has a deal for you: The Pen to Press Writers’ Retreat.

It will be held May 27-May 31, 2008 in New Orleans. 160 people will be chosen from the pool of applicants to attend this 5-day intense retreat. The application process -- a synopsis and first five pages of a novel -- are outlined here. You can register now and get good rates but you don't pay until and unless you've been selected to attend.

Check their website out and see if you aren't intrigued.

(Originally posted in . . . With Intent to Commit Horror)