Almost There (Summer Edition)

Yeah, that final stretch is always a killer... but each time a bit easier...
Everything is just about ready to launch -- just some last-minute details to iron out, but it must wait a bit longer since I'm heading out for the evening to wish some good friends bon voyage... So I will wrap things up tomorrow afternoon once I finish with the day job (yes, I work an early Sunday shift -- can be tough sometimes, although the free Fridays are a good trade-off.)
I'm getting kinda impatient myself to see it, so thanks for your patience!
Until then...

When to Expect Your Summer Installment...

... Melusine 1.2: It's looking like the last week of July for the second issue's launch. (Notice I'm learning not to offer precise dates ;)
But the weeks will fly by (especially for me, as time always flies when there's a deadline involved...) But as with the last one, the most fun will be watching as the issue coalesces out of all its separate parts (it's like making soup, kinda, which reminds me how hungry I am... not for homemade soup, though. It's too hot out and I've spent enough time in the kitchen today. Have got a date for Italian food, in a nice air-conditioned restaurant... and maybe a nice glass of wine, or two.)

Summer Issue Filled

All categories are now filled for the summer issue, and I've stopped requesting queries for reviews for this issue, although there are spots open in the fall issue if you have a book you've reviewed or would like us to review.
And please feel free to keep sending in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art submissions for the fall issue, which will be appearing in October.
If you've been waiting more than two months for a response on your submission, it may be one that we're holding over to consider for the fall issue, and you should be hearing from us soon.

Summer Issue Update

The fiction, nonfiction, and art categories are now closed, and submissions in these categories will be considered for the Fall issue, appearing in October.
The poetry category is still open for the summer issue, but filling fast.
There's also room for one more review, if you'd like to send a query of a recent book you've published or have read and would like to review.

If you saw our ad in Poets & Writers...

... the best place to find info on submissions is now the Melusine site itself, which was launched earlier this month.
And while you're there, hope you enjoy our first issue!
Check it out if you're curious about the sort of work we're looking for.

IE Compatability Issue Resolved

So we had our first little technical "situation" here that's happily been resolved, at least according to our testing of all recent versions of IE.
We had tested Melusine in the recent releases of five major browsers, but a last-minute change disabled the IE compatibility workarounds, which would also affect some AOL users.
We should now be reconciled with IE... Sincere apologies to those affected!
If you are still not able to view the site, our web admin advises to clear your cache and restart your browser. And if that doesn't do the trick, please send an e-mail to melusine21cent@gmail.com.

http://www.melusine21cent.com

To AOL users who cannot view the above link even after clearing your cache, try the following one for now. The main address should be accessible in a day or two.

http://www.melusine21cent.com/mag/node/3

Live, at Last!

Thanks so much for your patience, everyone!
Knowing how first-time projects are and how hard it is to plan for all contingencies (especially the wind knocking out the cable for several hours today and the hosting site's server being down for an hour, bafflingly) I shouldn't have made that joke about Pacific Time (or so confidently used the word "Friday" in the same phrase as "at the latest") but it is indeed still Friday on the West Coast ;)
And, needless to say, I'm thrilled to finally announce the new link:

http://www.melusine21cent.com

Thanks for all your support so far, and hope you enjoy!