Fireside Fiction reopened to submissions April 1 and will remain open until April 30. Noted writer and editor Daniel Jose Older is guest editing during this submission period, and the stories he chooses will be spread over several issues. Fireside pays 12.5 cents per word. Full details here. If you write SFF or horror screenplays, […]
Author: Jaime Moyer
On The Shelves
Final Flight: A Clockwork Dagger Story by Beth Cato (Harper Voyager Impulse, April 2016) Captain Hue hoped he was rid of his troubles once Octavia Leander and Alonzo Garrett disembarked from his airship Argus. But he was quickly proved wrong when his ship was commandeered by Caskentian soldiers. He is ordered on a covert and […]
April 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 […]
Writing Challenge
Writing prompts and challenges can come from anywhere. This month I want you to think about the word “last” and what it could mean, and what it might imply. Think about what it means to be the last one left behind, to see the last sunset, to find the last survivor. What if you lived […]
March 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 […]
Spotlight on P.J. Thompson
Folklore Thursday has become a regular feature on many social media sites and blogs. Lovers of mythology read the posts and links that show up, writers find a treasure trove of story prompts and are given new ideas. Some of the best posts I’ve seen have been written by OWW alumni PJ Thompson. I’m very […]
March 2016 Editor’s Choice Review, 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 […]
Publication News
Lyndsay E. Gilbert’s story “The Strangest Sort of Siren” will be published in the Fae Visions of the Meditteranean anthology by Future Fire Publishing, in May 2016. Elad Haber’s story “Do What You Desire” will be reprinted in Strange Constellations in May 2016. Gregor Hartmann has two stories coming out later in 2016. “Notion of […]
Publication News
Wade Albert White revealed the cover for his debut MG novel and it’s awesome. The Adventurer’s Guide To Successful Escapes will be on the shelves in September 2016.
On The Shelves
The Second Death: Los Nefilim: Part Three by T. Frohock (Harper Voyager Impulse, March 2016) Save the world, or save his family… For Diago Alvarez, that’s the choice before him. For unless he wants to see his son Rafael die, he must do the unthinkable: Help the Nazis receive the plans to the ultimate weapon. […]