Well, that’s my 200th submission since 2012: a reprint to Cast of Wonders.
Forty different pieces, 200 submissions, 161 rejections, 20 acceptances, and I’ve made $1,621.41 USD. (I love The Submission Grinder and how it helps me keep track.)
Now that Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores and Compelling Science Fiction are SFWA-qualifying markets, I believe (if I’ve interpreted the rules correctly) that I’m within one story sale of being eligible to be an Active Member, and have qualified to be an Associate Member. I’ve sold four stories to qualifying markets (two to Cosmic Roots, one to Compelling, and one to Daily Science Fiction), and the minimum for full membership is three sales, but I haven’t quite reached the 10,000-word total that’s also required; I’m at 8200.
I’m not actually going to join, since most of the member benefits are more applicable to Americans, and it’s not worth $90 or $100 to me to get a vote in the Nebulas. But it’s a yardstick of professional progress.
I’m not “emerging” enough to enter this, but you might be.
https://mastersreview.com/short-story-award-for-new-writers/
Pleased to get an acceptance today from the NZ anthology Korero Ahi Ka for my story “Gatekeeper, What Toll?” (originally published last year in Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores).
It’s a piece in what I think of as my Zelaznian style, which sets out to imply a six-book epic fantasy series in a thousandth of the wordcount. I don’t know if it succeeds at that, but judging from the very positive editor comments it clearly succeeds at something.
Not published until February, and I don’t know what they plan to ask for it, but this was really, really good, and I recommend it highly.
Via Charlie Kravetz. Do you want to venture a bit further beyond the usual paths in your spec-fic?
Originally shared by Kam-Yung Soh
From 2016. “Dreams From Beyond is an anthology of Czech speculative fiction freely available in English, edited for Eurocon 2016 (November 4-6, Barcelona). The anthology is free to share for all readers interested in world speculative literature. Showcasing some of the best current Czech SF authors, Dreams From Beyond will take you from the stellar pastures of long-gone mythical creatures through warring future cities and strange alien worlds to the mysteries within ourselves.
Download as a pdf, mobi or epub (note: the mobi and epub files are zipped, simply because WordPress doesn’t allow upload of these formats directly).”
Imagine an epic fantasy series – six thick books.
A fated king – a warrior of bronze – with the rare ability to locate, and lead his followers through, the Gate of Worlds.
War, love, loyalty, betrayal, vengeance, hubris, triumph, defeat.
You know the sort of thing. And because you know the sort of thing, I can show you just the scenes from the point of view of the Gatekeeper – perhaps a thousandth of the wordcount – and let you imagine the rest.
(Curious Fictions is a new website for “reprints” of stories that have previously sold to professional markets. If you like what you see, you can tip us, the authors, with micropayments.)
https://curiousfictions.com/stories/178-mike-reeves-mcmillan-gatekeeper-what-toll
Here’s a thing.
A thing I plan to participate in. It accepts reprint stories formerly published in professional venues, and runs a “pay what you think it’s worth” setup, with the bulk of the revenues going to the author.
If you like short fiction, take a look.
Short story contest with the theme of Universal Basic Income, which is something I’m interested in.
The prize is $12,000, paid out over a year, which is really a case of putting your money where your mouth is.
https://thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/Market.aspx?mid=6120#
Via Laura Gibbs. Galaxy published some groundbreaking stories in its day; its editor always had one eye on advancing the field.
Originally shared by Tim O’Brien
I sold my collection of 200+ issues of Galaxy about 15 years ago and have kind or regretted it until now. I still have all of the Galaxy Reader anthologies edited by Gold and Pohl. They’re okay, but they don’t have any illustrations.
h/t Winchell Chung