Anne Wrightwell wrote to say that she had a horror/fantasy short story published as an ebook by Demain Publishing, a new Horror publisher, on 31 March 2019. The story is titled “A Monster Met” and Anne used the pen name Liz Tuckwell for this story.
Author: Jaime Moyer
Writing Challenge/Prompt
Try and imagine a character who can’t do anything right. No matter what job or endeavor they turn their hand to, everything goes horribly wrong. Then one day, they receive a package in the mail. Inside is a key. What does it open? And does your character dare to find out? Remember: Challenges are supposed […]
Editor’s Choice Award April 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 […]
Member News Of Note
Nominees for this year’s Hugo Awards were announced today, and OWW’s own Aliette de Bodard has been nominated in two categories: The Universe of Xuya series is nominated for the Best Series Award The Tea Master and the Detective is nominated for the Best Novella Award All our congratulations go to Alliette! Our fingers are crossed too.
On The Shelves
Riverland by Fran Wilde (Amulet Press April, 2019) When things go bad at home, sisters Eleanor and Mike hide in a secret place under Eleanor’s bed, telling monster stories. Often, it seems those stories and their mother’s house magic are all that keep them safe from both busybodies and their dad’s temper. But when their […]
Editor’s Choice Award March 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 March 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 […]
Grapevine/Market News
Thrilling Word’s mission is to promote episodic fiction. Instead of publishing standalone speculative fiction short stories, they publish multiple flash fiction stories written by the same author. Combined length for a two story submission should be no more than 2,000 words, and payment is a flat rate of $160.00 for two stories. You can find […]
Publication News
Peter S. Drang wants us all to know that his story “Gator and the Big Buzz”–which was reviewed by the OWW community–will appear in Flash Fiction Online.
Publication News
Bradley Beaulieu wants to tell everyone some great news: “Today I’m pleased to announce that Absynthe, a novel set in a reimagined Roaring Twenties Chicago, has sold to DAW Books. Absynthe is a standalone novel, but I hope to write more in this world. More on this, obviously, as we work on proper cover copy, covers, and more. […]