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Call for Submissions: 2019 Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Fiction Series

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The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast will be open for submissions in January 2019 for short stories in the lesbian historic fiction genre, to be produced in audio format for the podcast, as well as published in text on the website. Technical Details We will accept short fiction of any length up to 5000 words, which is a hard limit. We will be buying a total of four stories. (If we get some really great flash fiction, there’s the possibility of more.) We will be paying professional rates: $0.06/word. The contract will be for first publication rights in audio and print (i.e., the … Read more

CALL: Ladies of Horror Fiction Seeks Guest Posts

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Ladies of Horror Fiction is taking guest posts from any horror author that identifies as female. They are currently scheduling guest post for 2019 and want to hear from QSF authors!! Please email ladiesofhorrorfiction@gmail.com with your post ideas!! For this month, as it is the anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, they are looking for guest posts on Sci-fi Horror. Toni Miller (at the email above) is more then happy to answer any questions that members may have.

CALL: WhimsyCon 2019 Anthology

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Shiny Garden is seeking short fiction for its 2019 WhimsyCon Anthology. Steampunk, science fiction, fantasy, and other spec fiction is preferred. While this will not be a queer anthology, queer submissions are requested and welcomed. Submissions should be: Written in English Written for a PG-13 Audience (no explicit sex or violence) Between 5,000-15,000 words Typed and double spaced Include the author’s name, address, phone number and approximate word count at the top of the first page. Print ready. (please don’t send first drafts, send it through an editor for grammar ect.) Saved as a .doc or .docx file Also do … Read more

ET Will Call Us This Century, Physicist Says

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Humans will make contact with aliens by the end of the century, theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku told Redditers last week. However, Kaku said he wasn’t sure whether we’d be able to communicate directly with this unknown extraterrestrial society — one that could run the gamut from hostile to pacifist, according to Kaku. In his AMA on Reddit, Kaku responded to a question about alien civilizations, saying, “Let me stick my neck out. I personally feel that within this century, we will make contact with an alien civilization, by listening in on their radio communications. But talking to them … Read more

CALL: Matador Review Looking for Queer Fiction/Non Fiction

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Alternative art and literature magazine The Matador Review is now accepting submissions for the Spring 2018 publication. They publish poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and creative non-fiction, inviting all unpublished literature written in the English language (and translations that are accompanied by the original text) as well as many forms of visual art. The call for submissions will end February 28. Submission information can be found at: www.matadorreview.com/submissions Submissions can be sent to editors@matadorreview.com Questions and concerns can be sent to contact@matadorreview.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matadorreview Twitter: https://twitter.com/matadorreview