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Info about Quanta
Q U A N T A
3/17/93
WHAT IS QUANTA?
Quanta is the electronically produced and distributed magazine of
science fiction and fantasy. As such, each issues is packed with
fiction from amateur and professional authors from around the
world and across the net. It is distributed for FREE across
computer networks (mainly the Internet, BITnet and UUCP). It is
published in two formats (PostScript for printing to PostScript
compatible laserprinters, and straight ASCII text).
Since Quanta has no income, it can't currently pay writers for
their submissions. However, Quanta currently goes out to over
2200 subscribers, a higher subscriber base than many small-press
journals, and this number continues to rise every day. Quanta
continues to receive recognition, most recently garnering second
runner up in the category of "Regular Literary Publications" in
the Disktop Publishing Association's "Digital Quill" awards (see
the March, 1993 issue of Analog magazine for an article
describing these awards which also discusses other electronic
publishing issues).
SUBSCRIPTIONS
To receive more info on Quanta, or to be added to the distribution
list, send mail to one of the following addresses, depending on which
version of the magazine you'd like to receive.
[email protected]
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
[email protected]
Send mail only -- no interactive messages or files please. Note that
if you subscribe with a letter sent over BITNET, you will have the
magazine sent to you as a file over BITNET, whereas if you subscribe
with a letter sent over the Internet, the magazine will be sent to
you as a series of mail messages.
Also, if you request it, I will put you on the "FTP" list which means
you will get a notice when a new issue comes out, directing you how to
pick it up from one of the servers. This is to save wear and tear on
mailer machines and to generally spread the load of distribution over
a wider area.
SUBMISSIONS
Quanta publishes anything and everything from short-short pieces to
large multi-part novellas or serials. Since Quanta is primarily a
magazine of science fiction, there should be some science fiction
content in the story, however, for our purposes, "science fiction" is
defined very broadly. The most important factor for any submission is
good story telling. A ripping good story with only marginal
science-fiction content is much more likely to be printed than a story
with heavy SF content that is badly written. Please do NOT send any
stories which use pre-made, possibly copyrighted, characters or
settings (such as Star Trek stories, or continuations to the
Apprentice Adept series). Stories that don't "fit in" to a niche, or
that are written in an off-beat or otherwise interesting narratorial
style are always welcome.
Send any submissions to [email protected]. Plain Text format or
RTF are prefered, but any file format is acceptable.
BACK ISSUES:
There are three FTP archives for Quanta issues and back issues:
Host: IP#: Directory:
______________________________________________________________________
export.acs.cmu.edu (128.2.35.66) /pub/quanta
ftp.eff.org (192.88.144.4) /journals/Quanta
lth.se* (130.235.16.3) /documents/Quanta
catless.newcastle.ac.uk* (128.240.150.127) /pub/Quanta
* European service only
In all cases, use login name of "anonymous" and type your mailing
address as the password. When FTPing these files, make sure to select
BINARY transfer mode (usually by typing "binary" at the ftp> prompt).
Back issues may also be obtained over AFS from the directory:
/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr5/da1n/Quanta/Archive
Ascii back issues are also available by Gopher on the Carnegie Mellon
gopher server at gopher-srv.acs.cmu.edu (port 70).
If you have any questions or problems concerning FTP sites, the AFS
directory or the Gopher server, please mail them to [email protected]
so I can check up on them.
COMPUSERVE:
Quanta is also available on Compuserve in the "Zines from the Net" area
of the EFF Forum (accessed by typing "GO EFFSIG").
If you have any questions about Quanta, don't hesitate to send them to
[email protected] and I'll try my best to answer them...
Daniel K. Appelquist
Editor, Quanta
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