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Short story to appear in anthology

January 29, 2010

A science fiction story of mine has been accepted for publication in the trade paperback "Infradead", an anthology of stories about human extinction. The tale follows the adventure of two human time travelers to the Triassic, where they meet an intelligence that could mean the end of humanity. "Infradead" is tentatively scheduled to be published this summer. More to come about the exact release date and how to order online as we near the publication date ...

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Intergalactic Medicine Show

January 25, 2010

A bimonthly online fantasy and science fiction magazine, famed science fiction writer Orson Scott Card serves as publisher and executive editor of Intergalactic Medicine Show.

n Pay: 6 cents a word up to 7500 words and 5 cents a word thereafter

n Word count (maximum): No length set

n Seeks: According to the magazine’s web site, "‘Science fiction’ includes hard sf, sf adventure, alternate history, near-future, far-future, psi, alien, and any other kind of sf you can think of. ‘Fantasy’ includes heroic fantasy (based on any culture's mythology), fairy tales, contemporary fantasy, and "horror" in the sense of supernatural suspense … well-developed milieus and believable, engaging characters. We also look for clear, unaffected writing.” Editors like writings of Asimov, Niven, Tolkien Yolen, and Hobb.

n Doesn’t want: Blood and gore

n E-mail to: Use submission form at Web site


Visit my Web site about writing science fiction, Inventing Reality.

(c) 2010 Rob Bignell

Tags: getting published, submitting your story


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AlienSkin Magazine

January 18, 2010

The bimonthly online AlienSkin Magazine publishes flash and micro fiction.

n Pay: $5 for flash fiction

n Word count (maximum): flash fiction, 500-1000 words; micro fiction, 150 words exactly

n Doesn’t want:Novel excerpts; serialized stories; excessive blood, gore, vulgarity; erotic elements; child abuse; inflammatory hate pieces

n E-mail to: Send as .txt or .rtf attachment or in body of email


Visit my Web site about writing science fiction, Inventing Reality.

(c) 2010 Rob Bignell

Tags: getting published, submitting your story


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The Fifth Di…

January 11, 2010

An Iowa-based magazine, The Fifth Di… publishes science fiction and fantasy.

n Pay: $7 per story

n Word count (maximum): 7,500 words

n Doesn’t want: Horror, flash fiction

n E-mail to: Send as .rtf or Word doc attachment


Visit my Web site about writing science fiction, Inventing Reality.

(c) 2010 Rob Bignell

Tags: fantasy, getting published, submitting your story


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Aoife's Kiss

January 4, 2010

A quarterly magazine, Aoife’s Kiss ("Aofie" is Irish for “Eve”) publishes science fiction, fantasy and horror.

n Pay: ¼ cent per word with a minimum of $8; $4 for flash fiction (less than 1000 words)

n Word count (maximum): 10,000 words (query if longer)

n Doesn’t want: Blood and gore

n Mail to: Tyree Campbell, P.O. Box 782, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406-0782

n E-mail to: Send as rtf or Word doc; this is editor’s preferred method of submission


Visit my Web site about writing science fiction, Inventing Reality.

(c) 2009 Rob Bignell

Tags: fantasy, getting published, horror, submitting your story


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