Tag: Fantasy
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Submissions (list of 50)
50 magazines and anthologies publishing speculative fiction (sciFi, fantasy, horror, etc.) from Authors Publish. Many offer payment. Submission dates vary. As always: writer, beware–vet all submission opportunities well.
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Sarah Jane Michal
IWU is delighted to feature another Idaho Author Interview. And our timing is especially perfect because her debut feminist fantasy novel is out this week (see bottom of page). Meet Sarah Jane Michal, and learn about the Thomas Edison Method. Do you have a writing routine? Where and when do you write? My writing routine…
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Wing Bound
This newly published novel follows Nesrin Vaelen, heir to the Draknae throne and Taven Drayth, a young human assassin trained to hunt Nesrin’s people. When Nesrin is thrust onto the throne and Taven captured by her enemies, their worlds collide. As war erupts and ancient secrets surface, these sworn enemies must confront the truths of…
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Griffin Speaker
Jan Flynn (recently interviewed on IWU) will be joining Huda Shaltry during a free book launch event at Rediscovered Books in Boise on Saturday 9 May at 1 p.m. The book is Griffin Speaker, her debut, first-in-a-series middle grade fantasy. As an orphan on the lowest rung of society, twelve-year-old Rain is destined for a…
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Jan M. Flynn
She’s been published widely in anthologies and literary journals and has won international Writer’s Digest awards. Her creative nonfiction and personal essays have appeared in HuffPost, Chicken Soup for the Soul, in multiple publications on Medium.com, and on her Substack. On 5 May ’26 the first in her middle grade fantasy series, Griffin Speaker, will…
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Village of the Night Forest
Twenty-seven villages have vanished without a trace. Their roads lead nowhere. Their people were never seen again. But the King wants answers. And Ossian is caught between duty and survival. Ossian’s hands bear the lightning scars of wild magic and his heart carries the weight of the King’s commission. In Village of the Night Forest…
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SciFi and Fantasy Writers…
You may (or may not have) heard of the quarterly Writers of the Future contest. (Note: there’s a sister contest for illustrators.) We were made aware of it a few years back while taking a course presented by one of the judges. IWU doesn’t typically publish news about upcoming contests, but this one appears notable…
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Alchemised
In this riveting dark fantasy debut, a woman with missing memories fights to survive a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy—and the man tasked with unearthing the deepest secrets of her past. Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner—of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered,…
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The Dream Dimensions
Idaho author Megan Mary is preparing to publish the third book in her Witches of Maple Hollow series: The Dream Dimensions. During a magickal ritual, Hannah Skye receives a prophetic message. She then encounters a series of seven riddles that lead her to discover there is more to her ancestry than she ever imagined. Meanwhile,…
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Michael Weitz
His first novel, a mystery titled, Even Dead Men Play Chess, was published in 2007. There are two more books in that series, The Grandmaster’s King, and Till Tomorrow. His newest novel, We Be Dragons, is a coming-of-age story set within a small rural community in 1986 and features fantasy elements (Dungeons & Dragons). Do you have a writing…
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The Dream Mirrors
Megan Mary has returned with a new book in her metaphysical mystery & magick series. (The first book was The Dream Haunters.) Now… It’s Mercury Retrograde again, and the night of the great 9/9/9 portal. Skye Manor hosts an exclusive dinner party to celebrate. But something goes terribly wrong. Dinner guests are disappearing faster than…
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The Dream Haunters
This first book in the Witches of Maple Hollow series by Megan Mary releases 3 October and it ticks all the boxes: mystery, fantasy, supernatural … for both new adults and adults. What fun! It’s the autumn-themed story of a young woman’s spiritual awakening and discovery of her magickal family legacy at Halloween during Mercury…
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MMM Writers
It’s a midyear ‘out with the old and in with the new’ as IdahoSinC have shifted direction as of 1 June. “Idaho Sisters in Crime” started up in January 2023 with the plan of establishing a local/regional chapter of the international Sisters in Crime organization, for writers of crime fiction, from procedurals to cozies. After…
