the book of imaginary beasts

by yue ix

chapters;
the mountain sleeps by ruffwriter, art by fightfair
the disappearance of granny winter by whitecat, art by lauren
the secret ministry of the seam by halved fool
shoshana finklestein and the hanukkah miracle by melayneseahawk, art by riot_o_curls
clamour over snow by hacy morris
the traditionalists by hazard_us

art;
snow queen by yue ix
after babel by plastic lions
untitled by winterlit

So, first of all, for anyone who might have missed it earlier, sign ups for Book #18 are now OPEN. The theme is Winter, and the issue will be released on 30 November 09, so if you would like to write or draw for it, now would be a great time to sign on up. XD

And next up, it's time for a pretty overdue future themes poll. XD As stated before, we'll like to make a difference between what you'll like to READ and what you'll like to WRITE/DRAW because past experience has shown us these don't always match up (sadly). And if you have a theme idea that you'll like to see, feel free to suggest it too! But please note that we don't repeat themes, so if a theme's already been used for a past issue, then you'll have to wait for another round of Rewind. ^^

Poll #1470633 The Book of Imaginary Beasts: Future Themes (Round 4)
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 115

What themes would you be interested in READING?

What themes would you be interested in WRITING/DRAWING?

What themes would you NOT be interested in writing/drawing/reading?

What other themes would you like to read/write/draw?

by kuanyi

chapters;
alby and the manticore by moonsheen, art by chira
in wolf's clothing by 55 paper bicycles
waxing and waning by raven
true story by whitecat
the thousandth beast by pei yi
she, she gives him a song by kagami shin

art;
untitled by kuanyi
monster vs monster (猫又対牛鬼) by tongari

editors: sub_divided and tarigwaemir

by januaryseas

chapters;
cheap lives by skadi
beat by pei yi
reprisal by peskywhistpaw
questa non è una storia d'amore by REI

art;
untitled by januaryseas

editors: sub_divided and tarigwaemir

by helen

chapters;
smaller than the blink of an eye by hacy morris
capital by hazard_us
gloves by verity, art by calliope s
caelum by kagami shin, art by mia sereno
city of light by atalan

art;
untitled by helen
in the hands of the empire by TP
red sky at night by limn

editors: sub_divided

by mia sereno

chapters;
zoetrope by atalan
midnight dawn by akimoto taiki
il carnevale by whitecat
the rites of spring by katrina caudle
frozen violet by ria, art by llyse
the peculiar case of ginerva adams and the charing cross fair by akimoto taiki
the ball by kait
people who love to tell lies by xahra99
night parade by jacynthe demorae

art;
interstellar by mia sereno
maskarah by tasper

editors: evilesque and phoenixgold

*Click the cover for the bonus colour version

by winterlit

prologue;
citydust by a

chapters;
that beautiful apple by mellish
one day by nan hart, art by TP
in the flowing stream by gyoku
[ctrl] + [alt] + [del] by REI
found by eve, art by llyse
her mother's son by junny
the cobbler's son by kim
to my son priapus by usagi anami
willie by kuanyi
the assassin's school for girls by hazard_us
raven lies by risen
the greatest bluesman by vee h hariri

art;
untitled by winterlit
steam punk by sonya m
279 days with you boy am i glad they're past by TP

editors: phoenixgold

by levin

prologue;
eden by e

chapters;
emerald by eve, art by llyse
more than the moon by kagami shin
just one wish by kiseki
the village by strangesingaporean
the flight of the keen by kjata
dead of night by akimoto taiki
the catbird seat by hazard_us
hopefall by whitecat
venom by mellish
i sing of the battle of gods by e

art;
isis by levin
scylla by jorby alano
inuit night by yue ix

epilogue;
hunter by meg

editors: derlirum and phoenixgold

[ETA: The art section has now been added! Your editor is a spazz, sorry]

cover: kim

prologue;
cat school by meg

chapters;
mon cher ens amusant by seis kink
making friends by hacy morris
girl in the war by skadi, art by llyse
warm where you are by gyoku
fake glass skies by rei
january nightingales by pei yi

editors: evilesque and sub_divided

cover by jackie

chapters;
the wanderer by xahra99
vacation by jaz templet
highway by shirasakura
this seat next to you by gyoku, art by yue ix
i talk to a mystery man in my head by REI
sea of red sand by flamebyrd
to the lakeside by hacy morris
lives that are buried by the earth by kagami shin
the hard way by hazard_us
of the ghost in the wind by cendri

art;
say goodbye by jackie
untitled by niwa
untitled by sarah
a thousand miles behind us by jorby
on your way forward by llyse
air traffic by sarah

editors: evilesque, melayneseahawk and sub_divided

1. To all artists and illustrators, the deadline is in 26 July 2008 and it's coming riiight up. If you need an extension, now's your time to ask for it.

2. And now, to abuse my editorial privilege, a pimp!

India and the Conundrum
A serialised original fiction 'zine

India and the Conundrum is an original fiction 'zine that focuses on serialised fiction. Originally started by team7, the 'zine was relaunched earlier this year, and has a few issues out (but not a lot, so it's easy to catch up to. XD) India and the Conundrum leans towards genre fiction, and the current serials range from wuxia to modern day fantasy to magic realism.

For full disclosure, I am the unfortunate overambitious soul running this 'zine on top of IB, ahaha. We're looking for readers, writers, artists and editors to read and contribute, so if you're thinking of writing a novel or serial, or interested in illustrating, or just looking for something to read, we're more than happy to welcome you. XD

The 'zine has a related LJ community here: indianconundrum. The community is used to release issues, post reminders, or just keep track of what's going on with the 'zine.

So if any of you are interested, feel free to head on over and check it out. ^^ If you have any questions about it, you can leave a comment on the community, or send an email to indiamagazine@gmail.com.

cover: jorby alano

chapters;
the right-hand rule by chris, art by susie oh
the wind skipper by flamebyrd, art by llyse
your woman by shinju yuri
the grace affair by claudia
the engineers' elephant by xahra99

art;
lady by jorby alano

cover: sasa

chapters;
cirocco by vee h. hariri
every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man by usagi anami
dress up by cleo/istoria
a prince(ss) and a gentleman by flamebyrd
laid the unsprung trap with bait by whitecat, art by olukemi
let he who is without name by thornsmoke
the second storey men by xahra99
danse macabre - making it official by melayneseahawk
acceptance by kizoke
old demons by pei yi, art by winterlit

art;
the shore's gift by sasa
ties vs. high-heel shoes by jackie
xyxx by jorby alano


editors: derlirum, hecatehatesthat and sub_divided

cover: skulldog

chapters;
p. d. yadkin and the adventure on big rock candy mountain by hazard_us, art by jackie
unseen by hacy morris
noblesse oblige by mellish, art by scribblish
drinking sand by thornsmoke
by the thousand by n'aq teo
rain on the cemetery off blackwater street by torino koji
(it's) a kind of magic by whitecat, art by olukemi

art;
untitled by skulldog
take wing on sundays by loika
the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars by jackie
the painter who stopped the rain by sasa




cover: vonbrigthi + redplasticglass

chapters;
symbiosis by sansele, art by amei
lab rats by cleo/istoria
the tale of colonel blackheart and the voodoo zombie tigers by xahra99
ghost story by pei yi
the other side of the mirror by usagi anami, art by yue_ix
turn out the power by torino koji, art by redplasticglass
the world is no longer green by REI

art;
at times, science can seem like magic by vonbrigthi + redplasticglass
drops of milk by irene teng
walk the human by mellish


epilogue; (science + magic)
mr science, mr magic by greg

editors: derlirum, evilesque, hecatehatesthat and sub_divided

cover: wen

proglogue;
shangri la by e, art by jackie

chapters;
little glass deaths by thornsmoke
lady, waiting by e. winter
the path to companionship by kohane
the princess and the fallen star by atalan
the story of the cat and the crane by whitecat
the cherry tree and the boy by flamebyrd
a kiss for you to wake by n. kaouthia, art by cruzle
roseabelle and thorin by a. h. m.
an egg as big as twenty by hazard_us
appetites by akaVertigo
devil's heart by tammy lee, art by tammy lee
borrowed skin by beth winter
mirror must out by suki langdon
rapunzel by tokyofish
seafoam by mellish
generations by lynn
guido by ravenbell, art by redplasticglass

art;
even the sun and moon ache for us by wen
fish can fly, birds don't drown by sasa
fairies by jackie
wiseling by yue ix
la belle et la bete by kytha
you know how it goes by kim

epilogue;
spindle's worth by roselia grimm

editors: derlirum, evilesque, farli, hecatehatesthat, phoenixgold, sub_divided

cover: greg

chapters;
how to be dead by chris
seen unseen by flamebyrd
the haunting of the hell house on the hill by hazard_us
danse macabre - ghost story by melayneseahawk, art by celleri-kun
godiva by usagi anami
rosemere by jo asakura
10:00 am by atsumi
the tiger's name by shirasakura
secret place by yoiyami
the ghost of billows park by cleo/istoria
lest auld acquaintance be forgot by kytha
affect by winterlit
love and hunting by thornsmoke
bad moon rising by shinju yuri, art by sakki
that's the way it is ~結び~ by REI
the silent city by tari gwaemir

art;
disintegrate by greg
skulls by jackie
lost by skulldog
the park by le_gris
together by kim
redredred by jorby alano
as it nears dusk by redplasticglass

editors: evilesque, farli, hecatehatesthat, phoenixgold and tarigwaemir

cover: cugami

chapters;
bring rain by hacy morris
the secret lives of dead turtles by jaz templet
summer in arcadia by liz
a summer wedding by katja
june mermaids (or: a letter of business concerning an ill-advised love affair) by pei yi
escaping by kelsey l. h., art by levin
long hot night by hazard_us
exposure by thornsmoke
like the deserts miss the rain by shinju yuri

art;
untitled (cover art) by cugami
heatfish by greg
delirious by aroe
fire dancer by yue ix

editors: evilesque and phoenixgold

cover: redplasticglass

( begin: broadcast )

chapters;
imperfect by istoria
how the light by pei yi
what you need by jaz templet
character shield by hazard_us
dragonvirus by thornsmoke
you can only live twice by diamond dazzler
les aveugles by winterlit

art;
one night in kowloon (cover art) by redplasticglass
raider by lauren
organic by tammy lee
mugshot by yaya

end: transmission

editors: hecatehatesthat and phoenixgold

Okay guys. In the name of our sanity and to make sure that your work does not get posted to LJ as a garbled sea of text, we're setting down some submission and formatting guidelines. Consider this compulsory reading if you're planning to submit, especially for story and other writing submissions - we'll be able to tell if you don't read this by the size of our headaches, and then you will find yourself at the mercy of a very annoyed management. XD

ALL SUBMISSIONS

1. For ease of organization and because the editor-in-chief has a secret paranoia that she will lose/leave out an entry due to a tragic inability to count, please label your email subject AND file correctly.

Email subject: [art/story/illustration] [penname/artist name] [story/art title]

File name: name_title.txt/jpg/etc

2. In your email (so maybe I am kind of paranoid about all this), PLEASE also include:

Your name/penname:
Email to be attached:
LJ name to be attached:
Title of piece (whether story, art, or other):

The penname is the name you wanted attached to your story. If you do NOT want your email or LJ-name to be attached, please tell me so that I will know to leave them out.

If you leave out this information I will MAKE SOMETHING UP and I accidentally post you under the wrong name/lj name/give out information you wanted to withhold - well, this would not have been the editor's fault.

( STORY SUBMISSIONS )

( ART SUBMISSIONS )

( ILLUSTRATIONS )

If you have any questions or problems, feel free to ask in the comments, or drop us a line at thebookofimaginary@gmail.com

(And as a PS. to all contributors, if you spot any problems or mistakes with your submissions as we posted them, hit us up at the email and let us know what's wrong so we can fix it. Thanks. XD)

cover: sachi

prologue;
five stages by leni

chapters;
the bridge and the abyss by chris
flight of the bumblebee by blythe atkins
she blinded me with science by melayneseahawk
being the unlikely romance of a computer geek and an arts student (or, a 3am love story) by flamebyrd
sincerity hurts my ears by kiran
flowers by celestine
pas de seul by hazard_us
ashes by lit
sacrifice by jaz templet
the name of the rose by roselia grimm, art by lauren
love like ink by kittu9 [removed on author's request]
elevator music by gerald tarrant
pygmalion by tari gwaemir

art;
untitled (cover art) by sachi
siren by lauren
the fish and the bird by sasa
love is not just for human beans (or, mr roboto) by yaya

epilogue;
white noise by e

the last page;
untitled by sachi

editors: derlirum, evilesque, farli, hecatehatesthat and tarigwaemir