The Editors’ Choices are chosen from the submissions from the previous month that show the most potential or otherwise earn the admiration of our Resident Editors. Submissions in four categories — science fiction chapters, fantasy chapters, horror, and short stories — receive a detailed review, meant to be educational for others as well as the […]
Author: Jaime Moyer
On The Shelves
Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight by Alliette de Bodard (Subterranean Press, September, 2019) A major first collection from a writer fast becoming one of the stars of the genre… Aliette de Bodard, multiple award winner and author of The Tea Master and the Detective, now brings readers fourteen dazzling tales that showcase the richly textured worldbuilding […]
Editor’s Choice Award August 2019, Fantasy
The Editors’ Choices are chosen from the submissions from the previous month that show the most potential or otherwise earn the admiration of our Resident Editors. Submissions in four categories — science fiction chapters, fantasy chapters, horror, and short stories — receive a detailed review, meant to be educational for others as well as the […]
Editor’s Choice Award August 2019, Science Fiction
The Editors’ Choices are chosen from the submissions from the previous month that show the most potential or otherwise earn the admiration of our Resident Editors. Submissions in four categories — science fiction chapters, fantasy chapters, horror, and short stories — receive a detailed review, meant to be educational for others as well as the […]
Spotlight On Joshua Palmatier
Hey, I’m fantasy author Joshua Palmatier, an OWW alumni, a member since almost the very beginning. I’d like to introduce Zombies Need Brains. It’s a small press I founded in 2013 because I got hooked editing SF&F themed anthologies for DAW Books. I would have continued editing anthologies for them, but due to a […]
Publication News
Peter S Drang wrote to say: “Daily Science Fiction purchased “Lord Parrington’s Promotion,” which was reviewed extensively on OWW.” Congratulations, Peter!
Editor’s Choice Award August 2019, Horror
The Editors’ Choices are chosen from the submissions from the previous month that show the most potential or otherwise earn the admiration of our Resident Editors. Submissions in four categories — science fiction chapters, fantasy chapters, horror, and short stories — receive a detailed review, meant to be educational for others as well as the […]
Grapevine/Market News
Dream Foundry has begun accepting submissions to their 2019 short story contest. This contest is open to non-pro writers only. No entry fees, SFF stories up to 10,000 words, and first prize is $500.00 Deadline for entries is October 13, 2019. Full details are here. Wordfire Press is opening submissions for their new anthology “Monsters, […]
Writing Challenge/Prompt
If you could bring back one thing the world has lost, what would that thing–person, creature, being–be? What would the consequences be? Now think of a character who has the power to restore one lost thing or person to the world. Do they use that power or not? Write a story about their decision and […]
Editor’s Choice Award August 2019, Short Story
The Editors’ Choices are chosen from the submissions from the previous month that show the most potential or otherwise earn the admiration of our Resident Editors. Submissions in four categories — science fiction chapters, fantasy chapters, horror, and short stories — receive a detailed review, meant to be educational for others as well as the […]