The Reviewer Honor Roll is a great way to pay back a reviewer for a really useful review. When you nominate a reviewer, we list the reviewer’s name, the submission/author reviewed, and your explanation of what made the review so useful. The nomination appears in the Honor Roll area of OWW the month after you […]
Author: Jaime Moyer
Member News Of Note
All of us at OWW would like to extent our most heartfelt congratulations to N.K. Jemisin. Her novel, The Fifth Season, won the Hugo Award for Best Novel of 2015 at MidAmericaConII in Kansas City. OWW members and alumni keep accumulating new honors, and reaching new highs in the field of Science Fiction, Fantasy and […]
August 2016 Editor’s Choice Review, 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 […]
August 2016 Editor’s Choice Review, 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 […]
Publication News
J.J. Roth wrote to say: “Wanted to mention that my science fiction flash piece, “Grief, Processed,” sold to NewMyths.com and is slated to appear in the September 1 issue.” Jeremy Tolbert has even more great news: “I have a story coming out in October in LIghtspeed Magazine called “Cavern of the Screaming Eye.” It’s the […]
Writing Challenge/Prompt
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary gives a simple definition of the word transformation: a complete or major change in someone’s or something’s appearance, form, etc. There are other, more complicated definitions, but I want you to think about that definition for a minute. What does it mean to be transformed? How could someone be transformed? Now go […]
Publication News
Barbara Barnett wrote to tell us: “Wanted to let you folks know that my novel The Apothecary’s Curse (which was an editor’s choice in April 2013 ) will be released by Pyr October 11.” Amanda Downum has a new story out in the August issue of Nightmare Magazine. You can read “Fossil Heart” here. Jodi […]
Grapevine/Market News
Uncanny Magazine is now open to short story submissions. They are looking for diverse SFF stories of between 750-6000 words from writers of every possible background. Payment is $.08 per word (including audio rights). You can find full details here.
On The Shelves
Breath of Earth by Beth Cato (Harper Voyager, August 2016) In an alternate 1906, the United States and Japan have forged a powerful confederation— the Unified Pacific—in an attempt to dominate the world. Their first target is a vulnerable China. In San Francisco, headstrong secretary Ingrid Carmichael is assisting a group of powerful geomancer wardens […]
August 2016 Editor’s Choice Review, 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 […]