Sometimes, speculative fiction small presses and publications also publish anthologies. These submission periods come throughout the year. These small presses develop specific themes and ideas that writers build on every year. If you want to submit to anthologies, check out these five speculative anthologies and keep their submission periods in mind for this year. Black … Continue reading 4 Speculative Anthologies to Submit to
If you've written a science fiction or fantasy story that turned out to be longer than you intended, don't worry! There's definitely a market for those. Well-respected speculative literary journals look for long short stories, or novelettes, and even novellas. I've created a list of several of them below. Of course, each journal has different … Continue reading 5 Literary Journals Looking for Speculative Novelettes
Believe it or not, you can write 10+ short stories within a year. Or even more than that. The simple trick is to first outline each story in a way that prepares you best to write it. You're not going to have a full fleshed-out story to begin with, but carefully outlining means you save … Continue reading Outline a Speculative Story in Five Easy Steps
Have you ever wanted to get more invested in the science fiction community, but you didn't know where to start? To be honest, that's something I've wondered myself. Luckily, I've found a ton of super helpful resources that provide information on science fiction journals, books, book reviews, and more. Any science fiction writer should know … Continue reading 6 Resources for Science Fiction Writers
Writing workshops are amazing opportunities for writers to improve their craft, learn from professionals, or amass a huge word count. If you're a speculative writer, then there are also plenty of workshops for you to check out. Doing your research to find the best one for you is vital. I've created a list of the … Continue reading Best Workshops for Speculative Writing
Welcome back to another writing contest post! A lot of these titles may look familiar, but they're either open for the spring this year or they're about to close. If you're a speculative writer, submitting to contests provides a valuable opportunity for you to gain recognition and boost your resume. The contests below are also … Continue reading Spring Sci-fi and Fantasy Writing Contests
Hello everyone! Welcome back to another quote post. I found several quotes from science fiction novels and short stories that I would like to share with you all this Monday. Happy reading! "You should never be in the company of anyone with whom you would not want to die.” - Frank Herbert (God Emperor of … Continue reading 7 Epic Speculative Fiction Quotes
When you think of science fiction, what comes to mind? What about fantasy? You might immediately think of the tropes and typical characteristics of both, including dragons and wizards, or androids and rocket ships. But what if you could create a world that had all these things combined? That’s where science fantasy, or sci-fi fantasy, … Continue reading What Is Sci-fi Fantasy: A Definition
Welcome back to another Sci-fi Month post! What exactly is hard science fiction, and how does it work? Also, what are its characteristics? If you're interested in writing it, you need to know how to include real science in your story. Because of this, this goes beyond making things up to put them into your … Continue reading Hard Science Fiction: A Definition
Hello everyone! Welcome back to another list of lit journals to submit to. A while back, a personal goal of mine became writing (and reading!) more science fiction and fantasy short stories. I thought I would find more fantasy literary journals to post here. While looking, I noticed that there's not a whole lot, surprisingly! … Continue reading 6 Fantasy Literary Journals to Submit To
