I learned from a writer's newsgroup of this call for submissions. It may be of interest to some writers on this forum (MrBF1V3, I'm especially thinking of you. 
)
http://www.nss.org/news/releases/pr20080229.html
The National Space Society (NSS) and Hadley Rille Books announce the RETURN
TO LUNA Short Story Contest.
*WE ARE LOOKING FOR:* Science Fiction stories that show the adventure of
lunar settlement. We want to feel the romance of life there, the wonder of
the lunar frontier, of its magnificent desolation. We prefer near future
(50 to 150 years from now), realistic stories about human lunar settlement.
We want good characterization and well-written, tight prose. We want to
feel what it's like to live on the Moon.
We will be accepting submissions for stories that deal with humanity's
return to, and colonization of the Moon. Winning stories will be selected
later this year by a panel of award-winning authors and editors, and will be
included in the print anthology RETURN TO LUNA. Winners will also receive
complimentary full-year memberships to the National Space Society, including
a subscription to the award-winning magazine, Ad Astra, and a chance for
their story to be featured in a review in an upcoming issue of the
magazine. Visit www.nss.org or www.hadleyrillebooks.com for updates. Read
below for story guidelines and rules.
*
RETURN TO LUNA -- STORY GUIDELINES
*Please read entire guidelines before submitting to ensure your story fits
the requirements!
*REQUIREMENTS:
** Previously unpublished stories only -- no reprints.
* No simultaneous submissions (that is, don't send your story to us and to
other publishers at the same time).
* Multiple submissions are okay (you may send us more than one story).
* Set entirely on the Moon.
* Realistic stories showing very possible futures.
* No gratuitous sex or excess violence or anything beyond mild language
(these stories will be read by space enthusiasts of all ages).
* Science Fiction (no fantasy, horror or other genres).
* No aliens or faster than light travel.
*LENGTH:* 2000 to 6000 words.
*ENTRY FEE:* None.
*PRIZES:* All winning stories will be published in the anthology RETURN TO
LUNA with a potential readership of thousands; the book will be submitted to
well-known science fiction editors to consider each of the stories for
inclusion in their "best of the year" anthologies, and the book will be sent
out for review. All winning authors will be eligible for royalties and will
receive free membership to the NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY for one year. GRAND
PRIZE WINNER will also have a review of his or her winning short story
featured in NSS's magazine AD ASTRA, and on the NSS and Hadley Rille Books
websites.
*ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ONLY:* Send as an attachment to an email message
with subject line "NSS CONTEST" to subs [at] hadleyrillebooks [dot]
com<subs@hadleyrillebooks.com?subject=NSS%20CONTEST>.
Microsoft Word .doc file is preferred, or .rtf is okay (please contact us if
you need to make arrangements for another format). Please virus scan your
document before sending. Story will be stripped of author name and assigned
a number before forwarded to the jurors. You will receive a confirmation
email back from us. (If you do not receive a confirmation email then that
means we did not receive your story.)
*FORMAT:* We prefer the standard manuscript format as shown here:
http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html, except that we prefer single-spaced
rather than double-spaced. Please don't do any fancy formatting such as
right-justifying, etc. -- leave that to us. Please don't hit Enter (or
Return) at the end of each line. Let your word processor wrap the text.
*SUBMISSION PERIOD:* From now through June 15, 2008.
*SOME IDEAS:
** How have we set about establishing a lunar base, and then a colony?
* What are living conditions like?
* What is the lunar wilderness like? What kind of exploring to settlers do?
* What are the buildings like and how do people get around the lunar
surface?
* What kinds of transportation do they use to travel to and from the Moon?
* What kind of society lives there? What are the challenges to human social
structures?
* Are lunar colonies self-sufficient or do they depend on Earth?
* What kind of industries exist and how do the colonists make use of lunar
resources?
* Does the colony resemble Las Vegas or is it more like a science outpost?
* Will there be settlements on the far side -- a radio telescope array,
perhaps?
* Is the colony located near one of the poles where miners extract ice from
the permanently shadowed areas?
* Why have we established a colony on the Moon?
*JUDGING:* Winning stories will be selected by our jury of authors and
editors, including Tobias S. Buckell, Michael A. Burstein, Tom Dupree,
Jude-Marie Green, Jay Lake, Geoffrey A. Landis, Christopher McKitterick,
Eric T. Reynolds, Lawrence M. Schoen, Allen Steele, Ian Randal Strock.
*RESULTS:* We expect to announce winners by late summer 2008.
*ABOUT THE BOOK:* This anthology will be professionally published in either
trade paperback, hardcover, or both. We expect to publish the book late
2008.
)http://www.nss.org/news/releases/pr20080229.html
The National Space Society (NSS) and Hadley Rille Books announce the RETURN
TO LUNA Short Story Contest.
*WE ARE LOOKING FOR:* Science Fiction stories that show the adventure of
lunar settlement. We want to feel the romance of life there, the wonder of
the lunar frontier, of its magnificent desolation. We prefer near future
(50 to 150 years from now), realistic stories about human lunar settlement.
We want good characterization and well-written, tight prose. We want to
feel what it's like to live on the Moon.
We will be accepting submissions for stories that deal with humanity's
return to, and colonization of the Moon. Winning stories will be selected
later this year by a panel of award-winning authors and editors, and will be
included in the print anthology RETURN TO LUNA. Winners will also receive
complimentary full-year memberships to the National Space Society, including
a subscription to the award-winning magazine, Ad Astra, and a chance for
their story to be featured in a review in an upcoming issue of the
magazine. Visit www.nss.org or www.hadleyrillebooks.com for updates. Read
below for story guidelines and rules.
*
RETURN TO LUNA -- STORY GUIDELINES
*Please read entire guidelines before submitting to ensure your story fits
the requirements!
*REQUIREMENTS:
** Previously unpublished stories only -- no reprints.
* No simultaneous submissions (that is, don't send your story to us and to
other publishers at the same time).
* Multiple submissions are okay (you may send us more than one story).
* Set entirely on the Moon.
* Realistic stories showing very possible futures.
* No gratuitous sex or excess violence or anything beyond mild language
(these stories will be read by space enthusiasts of all ages).
* Science Fiction (no fantasy, horror or other genres).
* No aliens or faster than light travel.
*LENGTH:* 2000 to 6000 words.
*ENTRY FEE:* None.
*PRIZES:* All winning stories will be published in the anthology RETURN TO
LUNA with a potential readership of thousands; the book will be submitted to
well-known science fiction editors to consider each of the stories for
inclusion in their "best of the year" anthologies, and the book will be sent
out for review. All winning authors will be eligible for royalties and will
receive free membership to the NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY for one year. GRAND
PRIZE WINNER will also have a review of his or her winning short story
featured in NSS's magazine AD ASTRA, and on the NSS and Hadley Rille Books
websites.
*ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ONLY:* Send as an attachment to an email message
with subject line "NSS CONTEST" to subs [at] hadleyrillebooks [dot]
com<subs@hadleyrillebooks.com?subject=NSS%20CONTEST>.
Microsoft Word .doc file is preferred, or .rtf is okay (please contact us if
you need to make arrangements for another format). Please virus scan your
document before sending. Story will be stripped of author name and assigned
a number before forwarded to the jurors. You will receive a confirmation
email back from us. (If you do not receive a confirmation email then that
means we did not receive your story.)
*FORMAT:* We prefer the standard manuscript format as shown here:
http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html, except that we prefer single-spaced
rather than double-spaced. Please don't do any fancy formatting such as
right-justifying, etc. -- leave that to us. Please don't hit Enter (or
Return) at the end of each line. Let your word processor wrap the text.
*SUBMISSION PERIOD:* From now through June 15, 2008.
*SOME IDEAS:
** How have we set about establishing a lunar base, and then a colony?
* What are living conditions like?
* What is the lunar wilderness like? What kind of exploring to settlers do?
* What are the buildings like and how do people get around the lunar
surface?
* What kinds of transportation do they use to travel to and from the Moon?
* What kind of society lives there? What are the challenges to human social
structures?
* Are lunar colonies self-sufficient or do they depend on Earth?
* What kind of industries exist and how do the colonists make use of lunar
resources?
* Does the colony resemble Las Vegas or is it more like a science outpost?
* Will there be settlements on the far side -- a radio telescope array,
perhaps?
* Is the colony located near one of the poles where miners extract ice from
the permanently shadowed areas?
* Why have we established a colony on the Moon?
*JUDGING:* Winning stories will be selected by our jury of authors and
editors, including Tobias S. Buckell, Michael A. Burstein, Tom Dupree,
Jude-Marie Green, Jay Lake, Geoffrey A. Landis, Christopher McKitterick,
Eric T. Reynolds, Lawrence M. Schoen, Allen Steele, Ian Randal Strock.
*RESULTS:* We expect to announce winners by late summer 2008.
*ABOUT THE BOOK:* This anthology will be professionally published in either
trade paperback, hardcover, or both. We expect to publish the book late
2008.
