Sunday roundup (2/15/09 to 2/21/09)

Apex Author and Editor News Apex Editor-in-Chief Jason Sizemore will be appearing in Writers Workshop of Horror , edited by Michael Knost (available this fall from Woodland Press ). Also honored to be sharing the table of contents with Jason are Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Ramsey Campbell. Jason has also been invited to be the Editor Guest for Context 22 . Apex author Michael A. Burstein will be on the February 23 episode of The Chronic Rift. You can also hear Michael reading his story “Paying It Forward” on the Beam Me Up podcast . Here are Part I and Part II . Industry News New Humor Market - Dog Oil Press is now accepting short works of dark/black humor (fiction, nonfiction, poetry) of 981 words or less. They are open to speculative fiction. The payment for published pieces is $10 (payable only by PayPal) for first rights, as well as the right to archive the piece at the Web site. More details are available in the FAQ . Publisher Richard Chizmar  ... (link)