GUD Magazine
Encyclopedia
Greatest Uncommon Denominator Magazine (also known as GUD Magazine) is an award-winning American
literary magazine
, the first publication from Greatest Uncommon Denominator Publishing, founded in Laconia, New Hampshire
in July 2006.
and genre fiction
, poetry
, essay
s, and art
and features authors and artists from around the world. GUD pays semi-pro rates for content and pays royalties
on the profits of the sales of the magazine, effectively making the contributors shareholders for that issue.
GUD Magazine also features reviews of small press publications on-line, independent of its publication schedule.
The magazine, published twice yearly, is available for purchase in print and many electronic formats, including:
1871 submissions were read and responded to between July 2006 to the end of January 2007. The initial print run for Issue 0 was 200 copies, which was quickly followed up by an additional print run of 200. As of June, 2009, over 11,000 responses have been sent—with a record of over 800 submissions coming in in May, 2009. Working towards its goal of paying out royalties to its contributors, GUD boosted its circulation of early issues from 400 to 700 in the last week of November 2009 with its "pay what you want" sale.
Kirstyn McDermott
, ‘Painlessness’, Issue #2: Aurealis Award
s (Best Horror Short Story, 2008) and Ditmar Award
s (Best Novella/Novelette 2009)
Neal Blaikie, ‘Offworld Friends are Best’, Issue #2: Locus
Recommended Reading List, 2008
Stories from GUD Issues 0 and 1 received 3 honorable mentions in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror
Awards 2008:
GUD is considered one of the "Top 100 Markets for Magazine Writers and Book Writers" by Writer's Digest.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
literary magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
, the first publication from Greatest Uncommon Denominator Publishing, founded in Laconia, New Hampshire
Laconia, New Hampshire
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,411 people, 6,724 households, and 4,168 families residing in the city. The population density was 809.3 people per square mile . There were 8,554 housing units at an average density of 421.8 per square mile...
in July 2006.
Format and periodicity
Greatest Uncommon Denominator contains literaryLiterary fiction
Literary fiction is a term that came into common usage during the early 1960s. The term is principally used to distinguish "serious fiction" which is a work that claims to hold literary merit, in comparison from genre fiction and popular fiction . In broad terms, literary fiction focuses more upon...
and genre fiction
Genre fiction
Genre fiction, also known as popular fiction, is a term for fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre in order to appeal to readers and fans already familiar with that genre....
, poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
s, and art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
and features authors and artists from around the world. GUD pays semi-pro rates for content and pays royalties
Royalties
Royalties are usage-based payments made by one party to another for the right to ongoing use of an asset, sometimes an intellectual property...
on the profits of the sales of the magazine, effectively making the contributors shareholders for that issue.
GUD Magazine also features reviews of small press publications on-line, independent of its publication schedule.
The magazine, published twice yearly, is available for purchase in print and many electronic formats, including:
- Portable Document FormatPortable Document FormatPortable Document Format is an open standard for document exchange. This file format, created by Adobe Systems in 1993, is used for representing documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems....
(PDF) - Palm Doc (PDBPDB (Palm OS)PDB is a container format for record databases in Palm OS, Garnet OS and Access Linux Platform. Its structure is similar to PRC resource databases...
) - Rocket Reader/REB1100 (RB)
- Microsoft ReaderMicrosoft ReaderMicrosoft Reader is a Microsoft program for the reading of e-books, originally released in August 2000.Microsoft Reader is available for download from Microsoft as a free program for computers running Windows. It can also be used on a Pocket PC, where it has been built into the ROM since Windows CE...
(LIT) - PocketPC 1.0+ Compatible - Franklin eBookManFranklin eBookManThe Franklin eBookMan is a discontinued handheld device made to read ebooks. This gadget, made from 1999 until 2002, has standard PDA functions and can play and record sounds. It has a black on green touchscreen, contains 8 or 16 MB of RAM, and uses its own proprietary operating system...
(FUB) - hiebook (KML)
- Sony ReaderSony ReaderThe Sony Reader is a line of e-book readers manufactured by Sony. It uses an electronic paper display developed by E Ink Corporation, is viewable in direct sunlight, requires no power to maintain a static image, and is usable in portrait or landscape orientation.Sony sells e-books for the Reader...
(LRF) - iSiloISiloiSilo is a document reader available for Palm OS, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile Smartphone, Symbian UIQ, Symbian S60, and Windows CE Handheld PC handhelds, Windows computers as well as Apple iPhone, Android, Windows Phone 7 and HP webOS smartphones...
(PDB) - MobipocketMobipocketMobipocket SA is a French company incorporated in March 2000 which produces Mobipocket Reader software, an E-Book reader for some PDAs, phones and desktop operating systems....
(PRC) - OEBFF format (IMP)
1871 submissions were read and responded to between July 2006 to the end of January 2007. The initial print run for Issue 0 was 200 copies, which was quickly followed up by an additional print run of 200. As of June, 2009, over 11,000 responses have been sent—with a record of over 800 submissions coming in in May, 2009. Working towards its goal of paying out royalties to its contributors, GUD boosted its circulation of early issues from 400 to 700 in the last week of November 2009 with its "pay what you want" sale.
Ownership
The magazine is a publication of GUD Publishing, Inc., an organization started in 2006 by Mike Coombes, Sal Coraccio, Kaolin Fire, and Sue Miller. As of February 2007, the active members include Julia Bernd, Sal Coraccio, Kaolin Fire, Sue Miller and Debbie Moorhouse.List of editors
- Kaolin Fire, Issues 0+5
- Sue Miller, Issues 1+8
- Sal Coraccio, Issue 2
- Debbie Moorhouse, Issues 3+6
- Julia de Caradeuc Bernd, Issues 4+7
Awards
T. L. Morganfield, ‘Night Bird Soaring’, Issue #3: Sidewise Awards (Shortlisted: Best Short-Form Alternate History 2009)Kirstyn McDermott
Kirstyn McDermott
Kirstyn McDermott is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.-Biography:McDermott was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on 31 October. She grew up in Woodberry, New South Wales and attended the University of Newcastle where she completed a Bachelor of Arts. In 1995 McDermott moved...
, ‘Painlessness’, Issue #2: Aurealis Award
Aurealis Award
Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award.-History:...
s (Best Horror Short Story, 2008) and Ditmar Award
Ditmar Award
The Ditmar Award has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in Australian science fiction and science fiction fandom...
s (Best Novella/Novelette 2009)
Neal Blaikie, ‘Offworld Friends are Best’, Issue #2: Locus
Locus (magazine)
Locus, subtitled "The Magazine Of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field", is published monthly in Oakland, California. It reports on the science fiction and fantasy publishing field, including comprehensive listings of all new books published in the genre. It is considered the news organ and trade...
Recommended Reading List, 2008
Stories from GUD Issues 0 and 1 received 3 honorable mentions in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror is a reprint anthology published annually by St. Martin's Press. In addition to the short stories, supplemented by a list of honorable mentions, each edition includes a number of retrospective essays by the editors and others....
Awards 2008:
- Steven J. Dines's "Unzipped"
- Sarah Singleton and Chris Butler's "Songs of the Dead"
- Leslie Claire Walker's "Max Velocity"
GUD is considered one of the "Top 100 Markets for Magazine Writers and Book Writers" by Writer's Digest.