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Hiring Editors and Copy Editors

Samhain Publishing is looking for content editors and final line editors.

At this time we are searching for motivated individuals interested in working part time (one to two releases a month) as an editor in all genres of romance and erotica. Preference for both positions is given to non-authors or to writers not actively seeking publication/pursuing a career in writing. Anyone accepting a position editing with us will not be eligible for future publication/submission to Samhain as an author.

Duties include but are not limited to reading and responding to submissions, contracting books, editing and finalizing manuscripts, communicating with authors, final line editors, other content editors and Samhain executives about various things such as cover art, excerpts, blurbs, promotion and more.

We are especially interested in finding editors who, once they’ve learned and been with the company for a period of time, would be interested in traveling and attending conferences/giving workshops and talks to RWA groups throughout the year as a representative of Samhain.

Compensation involves both monthly flat fees as well as royalty based pay on ebooks and print books. Residuals are paid on all of an editor’s backlist and pay is monthly.

Compensation for copy editors is on a per word basis.

Interested applicants for the content editor position should email Angela James at
CE-employment@samhainpublishing.com

For the final line editor (copy editor) position: employment@samhainpublishing.com

Hiring for content editors will be done as I find qualified applicants. I will close hiring once I feel I’ve found a sufficient number of editors. Hiring for final line editors is ongoing. Please check the employment page at Samhain Publishing if you are unsure if job positions are open. http://samhainpublishing.com/employment

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Do you own a Sony Reader?

Samhain is going to work on converting our backlist to a readable Sony Reader format (specially formatted PDF) and from now on, new releases will have this format offered as well (expanding our current list of formats offered to seven: Adobe/PDF, Microsoft Reader/LIT, Mobipocket/PRC, Ebookwise/IMP, HTML, Rocketbook/RB, and Sony Reader).

Currently, there are three books only available in that format (at a customer’s request) but if you are interested in purchasing a book in the Sony Reader format, just email books@samhainpublishing.com and we’ll make those available. Please understand that converting our backlist will take a while—there are around 600 books—but all you have to do is ask!

Contest Extended! Win an Ebookwise reader!

We’ve extended the contest deadline another week due to the holidays, so there’s still time to win an Ebookwise or free books! Details below:

We’re looking for your logo and catch phrase ideas!

Samhain Publishing is looking for both graphic logos as well as “just word” catch phrases to use on our marketing and promotional items. Currently we use “It’s all about the story.” and while we love that and will continue to use it, we’re hoping that you can help us come up with some new, fun, fresh ideas. Graphics/logos/phrases will be used for a variety of promotional and marketing items and can be serious, funny, sexual, sweet, professional or otherwise. The only limitation is your imagination!

Prizes will include a brand new Ebookwise reader, print books and ebooks from Samhain Publishing.

The contest begins today and entries will close on Saturday December 1st. Graphics should be sent in .jpeg/.jpg format and all entries should be emailed to:

logocontest@samhainpublishing.com

All entrants agree that by sending their entries containing logo/catch phrase ideas to Samhain Publishing, that they give up all rights to future use of those graphics, words, logos intended specifically for the contest. By submitting their ideas, entrants give Samhain Publishing permission to use the logos/graphics/phrases in any advertising/promotional capacity without expectation of future compensation if entry is awarded a prize.

Winners will be announced on the Samhain blog (http://samhainpublishing.com/blog) in December and will have 2 weeks from the date of the announcement to claim their prize.

Any questions regarding this contest can be directed to Angela James, Executive Editor either on the Samhain blog or via email at angie@samhainpublishing.com

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Contest! Win an Ebookwise reader!

We’re looking for your logo and catch phrase ideas!

Samhain Publishing is looking for both graphic logos as well as “just word” catch phrases to use on our marketing and promotional items. Currently we use “It’s all about the story.” and while we love that and will continue to use it, we’re hoping that you can help us come up with some new, fun, fresh ideas. Graphics/logos/phrases will be used for a variety of promotional and marketing items and can be serious, funny, sexual, sweet, professional or otherwise. The only limitation is your imagination!

Prizes will include a brand new Ebookwise reader, print books and ebooks from Samhain Publishing.

The contest begins today and entries will close on Saturday December 1st. Graphics should be sent in .jpeg/.jpg format and all entries should be emailed to:

logocontest@samhainpublishing.com

All entrants agree that by sending their entries containing logo/catch phrase ideas to Samhain Publishing, that they give up all rights to future use of those graphics, words, logos intended specifically for the contest. By submitting their ideas, entrants give Samhain Publishing permission to use the logos/graphics/phrases in any advertising/promotional capacity without expectation of future compensation if entry is awarded a prize.

Winners will be announced on the Samhain blog (http://samhainpublishing.com/blog) in December and will have 2 weeks from the date of the announcement to claim their prize.

Any questions regarding this contest can be directed to Angela James, Executive Editor either on the Samhain blog or via email at angie@samhainpublishing.com

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Put your thinking caps on!

Samhain Publishing is looking for some fun and unique marketing slogans and graphics that we can use for promotional items. Starting next Monday, we’ll be holding a contest, looking for your best ideas. What can you win in exchange? How about an Ebookwise ebook reader and some ebooks!

So get those creative juices flowing. Have friends who always seem to come up with clever sayings? Let them know they have a chance to win.

Contest starts on November 12th. Please, do not enter on this post or email us with entries before we announce the start of the contest here on the blog next Monday.

Psychic Powers Anthology

Open call for submissions—Samhain Publishing psychic powers anthology for Fall 2008

I’d like to announce an open call for submissions for a new anthology. This psychic powers anthology will consist of three to four novellas to be released individually as ebooks for release November 2008 and combined into one print title for release November 2009.

Cat shifter anthology announced and a contest

Thanks to everyone who submitted work to this anthology. There were over 60 submissions and I had a hard task in narrowing it down. I ended up going with six, instead of three, as I said in my call for submissions, because I loved these manuscripts and wanted to give them all a chance.

The participants are:

Gay Valentine's Day anthology 2008

I’m pleased to announce that the following books have been chosen for the still untitled 2008 M/M Valentine’s Day anthology.

Hot Ticket by KA Mitchell
For Love and Country by Mary Winter
Court Appointed by Annmarie McKenna

Congratulations to those authors and thanks to everyone who submitted. I was blown away by the high quality of the submissions. It made it incredibly difficult to choose only three.

Sasha Knight
Editor, Samhain Publishing
www.samhainpublishing.com

Employment Opportunity: Part-time Content Editors

Samhain Publishing is looking to hire several motivated, organized people to fill additional positions of part-time (from 1 to 3 releases a month) content editor. The position includes reading submissions, writing acceptance/rejection letters and completing in-depth content edits. Pay is currently royalty based.

If you are interested in applying for the content editor position please email Angela James at employment@samhainpublishing.com and I will send you out a position description as well as the first round content editor test (there are two rounds of testing).

Serious inquiries only, please.

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Best First Line Contest is Now Open!

This contest is not open to Samhain authors
As stated below, you may only enter once. Anyone entering more than once—including those who use different names—have had and will have their entries deleted.
We have had to delete entries that have contained more than one line.

MAKE SURE YOU READ THE RULES BEFORE POSTING!

You’ll find the description reposted below. The most important thing here is to post your first line—and only your first line. Please do not post as “anonymous” but use some type of name/nickname isntead, and make sure to leave a valid email address so we can contact you if you are one of the final winners. Last, be sure to check back next Monday to see if you were chosen to move forward and post your next line!