it's that story you put your heart and soul into. A story that broke the genre of the markets you submitted to and you've submitted it to many. Maybe it was too sexy for the sci-fi market, too scary for the romance market, too introspective for the horror market. Maybe the subject matter is too close to the knuckle for the editor/publishers you've tried. Maybe it's too anecdotal with no obvious narrative structure. Either way, it's a story that you loved writing and thought it deserved to be picked up by now but it's been burning a hole in your hard drive and nursing the wounds of numerous glowing rejection letters.

That's the story I wanna see for Chimeraworld #5, your best, your most unappreciated, your rejects.

There's no submission window for this one because you already have the story. It's just there on your hard drive. Recalcitrant, refusenick, stubbornly original - send it to Chimeraworld #5 and I'll add it to the reading pile for Chimeraworld #5.

Chimeraworld #5 (THE REJECTS ISSUE) will be published by Chimericana Books, late 2008 in American format 6" by 9" trade paperback. There is no submission window. Word count: 2,000–4,000 words, strict. Payment: £10.00UK (approx $20.00US). Rejects: only. Esubs: only. Format: Microsoft Word .doc or .rtf. Font: Times Roman, 12 point, single space. Add postal address, email and word count to first page. Add 50–100 word bio after THE END.

New submission email is mike*philbin*1966@yahoo.co.*uk (remove *)

(Mike Philbin, editor for Chimericana Books)