Tag: Science fiction
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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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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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Master of Memories
The last book penned by Lani Forbes before her very untimely death, this promises to be one to remember. In a grim not-so-distant future where debt and drugs run rampant, Margot Azenari studies memory editing alongside the offspring of the rich and famous. She dreams of erasing her own bad memories — but as she…
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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…
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Futuristic, with a Twist
Coming 12 September. Available for pre-order. Promise collects Christi Nogle’s best futuristic stories ranging from plausible tech-based science fiction to science fantasy stories about aliens in our midst: chameleonic foils hover in the skies, you can order a headset to speak and dream with your dog, and your devices sometimes connect not just to the web…
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Weird Weather? Submissions Open
Smoking Pen Press is pleased to announce a new Call for Submissions for a short story anthology for our Read on the Run series. We’re seeking stories about weather. But we aren’t interested in fair winds or ordinary weather, we are looking for Ill Winds and Wild Weather. All genres are considered. Contact spp (at)…
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Alan Heathcock’s New Disaster
This looks so great. Heathcock has envisioned an American future riven with war and spectacle… (Yes, I’ve ordered my copy.) Here’s the blurb: In a future America ravaged by natural disaster, pandemic, and political unrest, a fundamentalist faction emerges. As the Novae Terrae gain power, enticing civilians with bread and circuses, a civil war breaks…
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Write Sci-Fi?
They’ve done it for Romance and for Thrillers, and now ProWritingAid is doing it again. Learn from award-winning authors like Andy Weir, Gareth Powell, and Nghi Vo. Unlock the secrets for writing, editing, and publishing a science fiction story at this free weeklong online summit from August 29 – September 2, 2022. It’s all free.…
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Time Travel? Multiverse? Parallel?
Smoking Pen Press has announced open submissions to their latest Read on the Run anthology. Open from 15 October through 30 November 2021. Read (and follow) their detailed instructions .
