Hi Folks,
Realms of Fantasy is planning a special themed issue for August 2011, the theme being women in fantasy. This theme will be addressed in all three departments of the magazine, i.e. nonfiction, art, and fiction. So we're putting out the official word that we're looking for submissions from the fiction writers out there. The first thing interested writers should know is that for this issue the sign on the proverbial door says "
girl women writers only." Sorry gents. Second, while being a woman submitting a fantasy piece to us is enough to get your manuscript considered for this issue, submissions dealing with gender, sexism, and other areas important to feminist speculative literature are particularly welcome. Third, if you'd like to have your story considered for this issue, stories should be postmarked no later than November 15th, 2010. This will provide enough time to find the right artists (
ladies women, of course) for the stories. I'll provide periodic reminders about the submission deadline as we move along.
All right, that's pretty much everything. If you have questions, please ask. We look forward to reading your submissions.
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by Rae Bryant and Dictionary.com
la⋅dy [ley-dee] noun, plural –dies
. . . dies, need I say more?
1. “a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken"
Could you please pass me another lady, gentleman, the first one was a little too tough for my tastes.
2. “a woman of high social position or economic class"
Being a lady is a congenital trait, one is born into it like a horse is born to good breeding.
3. “any woman; female (sometimes used in combination)"
The lady on the phone said something about voting and equal pay for equal work. I wonder if her husband knows she speaks of such things.
4. “[term] used in direct address: often offensive in the singular"
Grab me a beer, will ya, little lady?
5. “a female lover or steady companion”
The governor and his lady friend attended the party. The governor's wife was furious.
7. “(initial capital letter) (in Great Britain) the proper title of any woman whose husband is higher in rank than baronet or knight, or who is the daughter of a nobleman not lower than an earl (although the title is given by courtesy also to the wives of baronets and knights)”
Lady Ashton wasn't really a lady, after all, and so she might have been considered a knight if such considerations could be paid to the female persuasion.
8. “a woman who has proprietary rights or authority, as over a manor; female feudal superior. Compare lord”
The Lady now oversees the manor until, of course, her Lord arrives home from the war.
9. “(initial capital letter) the Virgin Mary”
The Lady had been seen in an oil spill just yesterday in Gary, Indiana, along with the Music Man and a cheeky little unicorn named Bob.
10. “a woman who is the object of chivalrous devotion”
A lady in all situations will hold her flatulence and her tongue offering either only when requested.
11. “(usually initial capital letter) a. an attribute or abstraction personified as a woman; a designation of an allegorical figure as feminine: Lady Fortune; Lady Virtue”
Ah, Lady Virtue. She is the beacon by which all woman measure their worth, and the stick with which all women are to be beaten should they fall short.
12. “a title prefixed to the name of a goddess: Lady Venus “
Lady Venus, the most beautiful and alluring of goddesses, may she reign in the hearts of men.
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“Origin: bef. 900; ME ladi(e), earlier lavedi, OE hlǣfdīge, hlǣfdige, perh. orig. meaning “loaf-kneader,” equiv. to hlāf loaf + -dīge, -dige, var. of dǣge kneader (see dough; cf. ON deigja maid); see lord”
Since I am not a loaf kneading maid, an object to pass around the gentlemen's table, a British socialite, a holy deity, or a female "companion" to an ambassador, I must not be a lady. I can live with that and so can my "lord." Wink.
I missed your note on the bottom the first time I saw this. Since we've met before I was trying to decide how you meant this post. Then I saw your note at the end. :)
I do hope you saw the apology I issued. A link to it can be found right above your post. I'm not saying it excuses me, but it is sincere and at least it explains "what that idiot was thinking when he posted that."
Best.
More importantly, this women's issue looks like a fantastic themed publication -- one that might play upon the attributions of "lady," after all -- and I wish you all the best with it. Cheers and well done.
As to your question, with you, there's nothing for *me* to consider. Given your credits, you're an automatic pass to Shawna. I would imagine she'll consider your story for the issue in question, as well as others. If you'd rather not have this story considered for the women in fantasy issue, I suppose I could let her know that ...
Thanks for clarifying!