Announcement
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2007 Ooter's Place News Archive
November 4, 2007:
Congratulations to Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine for winning the 2007 Aurora Award for Best Work in English (Other) You can read about the ceremony on the Neo-opsis website.
Over at SFReader.com, Robert J. Santa has written a positive review of the Premiere Issue of Staffs & Starships. Of Karl's story "At War," he writes, "This is a Bradbury-esque piece well worth the lead spot in a new publication."
July 18, 2007:
Karl's story "At War" has sold to Staffs & Starships for their Premiere Issue. The full table of contents is below.
June 12, 2007:
Congratulations to the winners of the 2007 Arthur Ellis Awards.
May 7, 2007:
The Crime Writers of Canada recently announced the shortlists for the 2007 Arthur Ellis Awards. Karl's story "The Curious Case of the Book Baron" is nominated in the best short story category.
Below are the shortlists. Congratulations to all nominees and best of luck to everyone. The winning stories will be anounced on June 7.
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2006 Ooter's Place News Archive
November 18, 2006:
Two updates today:
1 - Karl's "Making Simbta" is the cover story in Volume 13, Issue 2 of Storyteller.
2 - Karl's story "Hubot" is in the third issue of Fictitious Force.
September 10, 2006:
Karl's story "Making Simbta" has sold to Storyteller! Stay tuned for a publication date.
July 11, 2006:
Karl's story "The Kedari Virus" is available in Issue 9 of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine.
$ You can order a copy from the the Neo-opsis order page.
June 15, 2006:
Karl's story "The Human Skins" has been published in eVolume Two, Issue One (June 2006) of Susurrus.
May 14, 2006:
Karl's "The Curious Case of the Book Baron" is the cover story in Volume 12, Issue 4 of Storyteller.
$ You can order a copy from the the Storyteller order page.
May 11, 2006:
Karl's story "The Human Skins" is scheduled to be published in the one-year anniversary issue of Susurrus, scheduled to be posted June 1 2006.
May 4, 2006:
Karl's story "A Magic Box" is scheduled to be published in the June issue of the Writers Post Journal. His story "The Thwarted Invasion of the Ungton Empire" is scheduled to be published in Issue 5 (June/July) of Scifantastic. His story "Hubot" is scheduled to be published in Issue 3 of Fictitious Force.
March 19, 2006:
Karl sold his story "The Curious Case of the Book Baron" to Storyteller! The story is scheduled to be published in their Spring issue.
March 14, 2006:
Karl's story "The Kedari Virus" has sold to Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine! Stay tuned for a publication date.
February 27, 2006:
Tangent Online has published a review of the charitable e-anthology Shadow Box. Of Karl's story "Counting Corpses," Jason Fischer writes: "A clever short (perhaps a bit too cute for some people's taste), El-Koura gives us a bizarre scenario; the old count the young dead after a skirmish, an accurate count being the only way to decide the winner. Funny but in an eye-rolling way." (Hey, funny's funny.)
January 16, 2006:
The "Lost" Stories ... a series of coSmic events
GateWay S-F Magazine is publishing Karl's series of short stories that tell the tale of the self-absorbed Captain Kollins. Each episode in the "Lost" Stories is short (typically less than 1000 words) and so funny you'll probably pee your pants. (Oh, these are what's called Feghoots. Which is to say, they end in a pun, and hopefully one that will make you groan. Which is to say, you've been warned).
January 10, 2006:
Karl's story "The Clickety-Clacketies" is available in Volume 1, Issue 3 of Tales of the Talisman.
$ You can order a copy from Project Pulp or The Genre Mall.
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2005 Ooter's Place News Archive
November 20, 2005:
The charitable e-anthology Shadow Box, which includes Karl's story "Counting Corpses", is now available for ordering.
October 22, 2005:
Tangent has published a review of Surreal #2. Of Karl's story, reviewer Lindsay Lloyd writes:
August 18, 2005:
The SiNK has published its Volume 2, Issue 3 (Summer 2005), which includes Karl's story "Robbie Can't Play." Ordering information available on their website.
As well, his story "Counting Corpses" will be included in the Shadow Box anthology, forthcoming this Halloween.
August 1, 2005:
Two updates today:
1) Surreal Magazine has released its second issue, which includes Karl's story "How You Die." You can order a copy from Surreal's subscription page.
2) Karl's article Goodbye, Gentle Reader; Hello, Hostile Reader is now available in Issue 9 (August 2005) of Reflection's Edge.
July 21, 2005:
Karl's article "Goodbye Gentle Reader, Hello Hostile Reader" is forthcoming from Reflection's Edge.
April 23, 2005:
Karl's story "Robbie Can't Play" will be published in a forthcoming issue of The SiNK.
The second issue of Surreal magazine (which includes Karl's story "How You Die") will be going to print in the next couple of weeks.
April 1, 2005:
nanobison has published its Premier Issue (q2 2005 - vol 1 num 1), which includes Karl's story "When You Zoom Out."
March 7, 2005:
As promised, the print version of the anthology Cold Glass Pain (which includes Karl's story Phantom Spouse Syndrome) is now available for purchase at Lulu.com.
February 20, 2005:
The eBook of the anthology Cold Glass Pain is now available for purchase at Lulu.com; the print version is due March 2005. Cold Glass Pain includes Karl's story Phantom Spouse Syndrome.
February 17, 2005:
Karl's story Remember-Me-Not will be published in a future issue of Transfinite magazine.
January 4, 2005:
Karl's story The Clickety-Clacketies has been purchased by Tales of the Talisman (formerly Hadrosaur Tales); it is scheduled for publication in Issue 3 (Fall 2005).
His story True Love is now available in Volume 1, Issue 2 (Winter 2004) of Gryphonwood.
And most importantly: a Happy New Year to all.
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2004 Ooter's Place News Archive
December 12, 2004:
Radio station Hot 89.9 has very quietly removed all mention of their "Breast Christmas Ever" contest from their website. For more information, see the update at the top of the open letter Karl sent them.
In writing-world news, Chris Cudbertson, editor of the forthcoming anthology Cold Glass Pain, has released a sneak-peek at the cover:
December 8, 2004:
Today, Karl sent an open letter to a local (Ottawa) radio station that is running a promotional campaign to give away a free boob job to one lucky lady this Christmas.
November 24, 2004:
At tellyouatale.com, you can listen to Karl reading his story "Candor's Dragon."
November 1, 2004:
Karl's story "True Love" will be published in the December issue of Gryphonwood.
October 2, 2004:
SDO Ghost has published its Issue Three (October to December 2004), which includes Karl's story "The Flying Dutchman."
October 1, 2004:
Neverary has published its Issue #7 (October 2004), which includes Karl's story "One Drop At A Time."
September 29, 2004:
Karl's story "The Flying Dutchman" will be published in the next issue of SDO Ghost. Stay tuned for a publication date.
September 25, 2004:
Karl's story "Phantom Spouse Syndrome" will be published in the anthology Cold Glass Pain, forthcoming this Halloween.
September 12, 2004:
Karl sold his story "How You Die" to Surreal Magazine! Stay tuned for a publication date.
September 8, 2004:
Karl's story "Love Hurts" is currently reprinted in Project M. Zine's P-A-N issue (Edition 0.08).
! Warning: Project M. Zine publishes content intended for adults.
September 2, 2004:
Quantum Barbarian Magazine released Issue #7, which includes Karl's story "No More Robots."
September 1, 2004:
Sporting a beautiful new look, Peridot Books published Volume Twenty-Two (Fall 2004); this issue includes Karl's story "Spacegames."
August 25, 2004:
Karl's story "One Drop at a Time" will be published by Neverary in October 2004.
August 15, 2004:
Karl's story "No More Robots" will be published in the Fall 2004 issue of Quantum Barbarian. It is scheduled for September 2004.
His story "Tom's Refrigerator" was published in the August 2004 issue of Monthly Short Stories.
August 5, 2004:
Subscribers to FLASHSHOT received Karl's 100-word story "Variable Death" in their email this morning; the story was published as FLASHSHOT's Issue Six Hundred Fifty Four (August 5 2004).
August 1, 2004:
Karl's story "The Man Who Mistook Himself For a Superhero" is now available in the Number 18 (July 2004) issue of Challenging Destiny.
$ Buy this issue as an ebook from Fictionwise.
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Karl's story "This Mortal Coil" is now available in Issue 3 (Lairë [Summer] 2004) of Parageography.
July 31, 2004:
Karl's story "Spacegames" will appear in the next issue of Peridot Books.
July 2, 2004:
Karl's story "Love Hurts" will be reprinted in Project M. Zine. It is scheduled to appear in early September 2004.
June 15, 2004:
At tellyouatale.com, you can listen to Karl reading his story "Village of the Darned", which is the tellyouatale.com Editor's Choice.
In his newsletter to subscribers, editor Bernard Thomas wrote, "Karl El-Koura, from Canada, reads his own short story, Village of the Darned, which I loved and I'm sure you will too. A great story, very funny and excellently read. We already have his next one in production!"
With every free registration at tellyouatale.com, you get 10 free download points; you get another 10 free points every time there's an update to the site. You can buy additional download points using PayPal. Each story also has a free preview download.
Here's the description from tellyouatale.com:
June 6, 2004:
- Karl's story "Collision Course" is now available in the June 2004 issue of Quantum Muse.
May 13, 2004:
- Karl's story "Variable Death" (at 100 words, the shortest he's ever written) is forthcoming from FLASHSHOT.
May 9, 2004:
- Karl's story "This Mortal Coil" is scheduled for publication in Issue 3 of Parageography (due late May 2004).
May 8, 2004:
- Karl has recorded a reading of his story "Candor's Dragon" for tellyouatale.com. It will be available as an audio-file download from that site later this year.
May 1, 2004:
- Karl's story "Sins of the Father, Sins of the Son" is now available in Volume 21 (Spring 2004) of Peridot Books.
April 17, 2004:
- Karl has recorded a reading of his story "Village of the Darned" for tellyouatale.com. It will be available as an audio-file download from that site in the near future; stay tuned for a concrete date.
April 4, 2004:
- Karl's story "Corpse of My Life" is now available in Issue 2, Volume 2 of Scared Naked Magazine.
March 29, 2004:
- Karl's story "Sins of the Father, Sins of the Son" is scheduled for publication in Volume 21 of Peridot Books (due to be released May 2004).
March 20, 2004:
- Karl's story "Tom's Refrigerator" has been accepted by Monthly Short Stories. It is scheduled for publication in August 2004.
February 21, 2004:
- Karl's story "Corpse Of My Life" has been accepted by Scared Naked Magazine.
February 15, 2004:
- Karl's story "The Pursuit of Garrius Arilius" has been published in Issue 5, Volume 2 (February 2004) of Penumbric Speculative Fiction Magazine.
January 31, 2004:
- Karl's story "The Man Who Mistook Himself for a Superhero" has been accepted by Challenging Destiny.
January 26, 2004:
- Karl's article "A Writer's Aim" has been published in Issue #4 (February 2004) of Neverary.
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2003 Ooter's Place News Archive
December 3, 2003:
- Karl's article "A Writer's Aim" has been accepted by Neverary.
December 1, 2003:
- Karl's story "Everybody Smiles At You" has been published in Issue #3 (December 2003) of Neverary.
November 1, 2003:
- Karl's story "A Modern Fairy Tale" has been reprinted in Issue 2, Volume 1 (October 2003) of Flash Me Magazine.
October 31, 2003:
- Karl's story "Everybody Smiles At You" has been accepted by Neverary.
October 12, 2003:
- Karl's story "Lost Word" (Part Four of the 'Lost' Series) has been published in Web Issue Eight (Fall 2003) of GateWay S-F Magazine (on-line edition).
September 29, 2003:
- Karl's story "Love Hurts" has been published in Issue 3, Volume 1 (July 2003) of Scared Naked Magazine.
September 6, 2003:
- Karl's story "A Modern Fairy Tale" will be reprinted by Flash Me Magazine.
March 24, 2003:
- Karl's story "The Pursuit of Garrius Arilius" has been accepted by Penumbric Speculative Fiction Magazine.
February 11, 2003:
- Karl's story "Love Hurts" has been accepted by Scared Naked Magazine.
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2002 Ooter's Place News Archive
July 20, 2002:
- Karl's story "Lost Word" (Part Four of the "Lost Series") has been accepted by GateWay S-F Magazine.
July 17, 2002:
- Karl's story "Lost Inheritance" has been reprinted in Vol. 1 No. 4 (Spring 2002) of GateWay S-F Magazine (print edition).
April 2, 2002:
- Karl's story "Paradise, Inc." is currently available in the Fourth Issue of This Way Up.
March 9, 2002:
- Karl's story "The Ugly Duckling" is currently available in the March 2002 issue of The Palace of Reason.
February 24, 2002:
- Karl's story "The Ugly Duckling" has been accepted by The Palace of Reason.
January 28, 2002:
- Karl's story "Lost Time" (Part Three of "The Lost Series") has been accepted by GateWay S-F Magazine.
January 21, 2002:
- Karl's story "Better Than One?" is currently available at Anotherealm as Editor's Extra #1. Editor's Extras are stories selected by the editor as gifts to Anotherealm readers.
January 1, 2002:
- Karl's story "Lost Inheritance" (Part Two of "The Lost Series") currently appears in the Vol. 2 No. 1 (Winter 2002) edition of GateWay S-F Magazine (on-line edition).
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2001 Ooter's Place News Archive
December 16, 2001:
- Karl's story "Better Than One?" has been accepted by Anotherealm.
October 28, 2001:
- Karl's story "Paradise, Inc." has been accepted by THIS WAY UP.
October 15, 2001:
- Karl's article "Too Much Information?" has been published by Story House. It appears on their Learned Beans coffee labels dated October 3, 2001.
October 5, 2001:
- Karl's story "Postcards From Pluto" is currently available in the Free Premiere Issue (October/November 2001) of Future Orbits.
August 10, 2001:
- Karl's article "Too Much Information?" has been accepted by Story House.
August 7, 2001:
- Karl's story "Postcards From Pluto" has been accepted by Future Orbits.
August 2, 2001:
- Karl's story "Beware the Weeble" is currently available in Volume 3, Issue 24 (June/July 2001) of Futures Magazine.
July 4, 2001:
- Karl's story "An Important Lesson" is a feature story at millenniumSHIFT.
July 3, 2001:
- Karl's story "Death of an Apostle" is currently reprinted in Vol. 1, No. 2 (Spring 2001) of GateWay S-F Magazine (print edition).
June 8, 2001:
- Tangent Online has published a review of Challenging Destiny Number 11 (December 2000), in which Karl's story "The Truth About Edward and Wormwood" was published. Excerpt: "Algie [the main character in 'Truth'] is a likable character; pragmatic but fun and rather wry. I wouldn't mind encountering him again."
May 3, 2001:
- Karl's story "Candor's Dragon" is currently reprinted in Volume 12 (Spring 2001) of Peridot Books.
April 12, 2001:
- Karl's article "The Tools You Should Use" is currently reprinted in the April 2001 (Volume 18, No. 2) issue of Canadian Writer's Journal under the title "An Eye on the End".
March 24, 2001:
- Karl's story "Beware the Weeble" has been accepted by Futures Magazine.
March 3, 2001:
- Karl's article "Of Monks, the Internet, and Publishing" was reprinted in the March 2001 issue of Writer Online.
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