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
Writing Challenge/Prompt
Some of the best stories start with the writer asking her or himself a “what if…” question. One question leads to another, and before you know it, you’ve got a story idea. So here’s a question for all of you: What if summer never ended? How would the world, and the people living in that world, […]
Publication News
Alliette de Bodard has a new story up at Tor.com. You can read “Lullaby for a Lost World” here. Christine Lucas’ story “They Came Bearing Dangerous Gifts” sold to Space and Time Magazine. Look for it in Issue 125, out winter 2016. Seth Skorkowsky wants us to know his third novel Ibenus (Valducan #3) will be […]
Grapevine/Market News
Persistent Visions is looking for fresh fiction that skirts the edges of reality. They want science fiction and fantasy that is truly revolutionary, and that embraces the variety of human experience in all of its glory. They pay seven cents a word for first English world rights, and first option on anthology and podcast reprint […]
Reviewer Honor Roll
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 […]
Member News Of Note
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has announced the members of the jury for the 2016 Andre Norton Award. Among those chosen for the Norton jury are OWW Resident Editor Leah Bobet, and OWW alumni Fran Wilde. Our members and Resident Editors continue to shine, and stand out as some of the best […]
On The Shelves
My Lady Jane by Cythnia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows (Harper Teen, June 2016) The comical, fantastical, romantical, (not) entirely true story of Lady Jane Grey. In My Lady Jane, coauthors Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows have created a one-of-a-kind fantasy in the tradition of The Princess Bride, featuring a reluctant king, an […]
May 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 […]
Writing Challenge/ Prompt
Pictures are often the best writing prompts of all. A single photograph can generate entire worlds and situations, scenarios and put you into a character’s mind. No two people will view a picture the same way. No two writers will write the same story about a photo. The challenge we have this month is for […]
May 2016 Editor’s Choice Review, 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 […]