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  • BAXTER, Stephen. This British hard-SF writer won the 1996 Campbell Award for The Time Ships [Amazon|Powell's], a sequel to H.G. Wells' The Time Machine
  • BESTER, Alfred. The Demolished Man [Amazon|Powell's]. Flamboyant novel of murder in a world where telepathy is common. Hugo, 1953.
  • The Stars My Destination (also titled Tiger! Tiger!, 1957) [Amazon|Powell's] is another major novel, the Count of Monte Cristo in a world of teleportation.
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  • For his important short fiction, Starlight (1976) [Amazon|Powell's].
  • CADIGAN, Pat. Synners [Amazon|Powell's] won the 1989 Arthur C. Clarke Award, Fools won the 1994 award for this author who won her first acclaim as the only female cyberpunk author at the time; soon after considered the "Queen of Cyberpunk." Patterns (1988) [Amazon|Powell's] was her first major collection of short works, and Mindplayers (1987) [Amazon|Powell's] was her breakout novel.
  • CAMPBELL, John W. The Best of John W. Campbell (1976) [Amazon|Powell's]. Influential, longtime editor of Astounding/Analog, Campbell began as a writer of space epics and then turned to writing the more subtle psychological, philosophical stories collected here.
  • DOCTOROW, Cory. Doctorow is an SF author, blogger, and technology activist. He co-edits Boing Boing and contributes to many other publications. He was formerly Director of European Affairs for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. His fiction has been nominated for all the major awards and won the Locus Award and the Sunburst Award. Doctorow speaks frequently about copyright, technology, and post-scarcity economics. His Little Brother [Amazon|Powell's] won the 2008 John W. Campbell Award.
  • CHERRYH, C. J. Downbelow Station [Amazon|Powell's]. Hugo, 1982. This former high school Latin teacher writes about carefully designed future civilizations and alien societies, as well as fantasy novels, such as her Rusalka trilogy.
  • CLARKE, Arthur C. Childhood's End [Amazon|Powell's] (1953). A visionary, eschatological novel about Earth's children changing into pure mentality and joining the Overmind. Clarke is one of the three best-known contemporary science-fiction writers of his time (the other two were Asimov and Heinlein) and worth reading in any of his three moods: extrapolative, poetic, philosophical. Other important books: The City and the Stars (1956) [Amazon|Powell's]; Rendezvous with Rama [Amazon|Powell's], Hugo, Nebula, Campbell, 1974; The Fountains of Paradise [Amazon|Powell's], Hugo, Nebula, 1979; and the novelization of the Stanley Kubrick film, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) [Amazon|Powell's].
  • DICK, Philip K. The Man in the High Castle [Amazon|Powell's]. The United States has lost World War II, and Japan and Germany have divided it up, except for the Rocky Mountain states, where a novelist is writing a book in which the United States won the war; one of the best of the alternate-history novels. Hugo, 1963. Dick, who died in 1982, was a prolific author whose books, all of interest, dealt often with the nature of reality: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [Amazon|Powell's] (upon which the film "Blade Runner" was based, 1968); Ubik [Amazon|Powell's] (1969); Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Campbell, 1974) [Amazon|Powell's]; and Valis (1981) [Amazon|Powell's].
  • CHARNAS, Suzy McKee. Walk to the End of the World (1974) [Amazon|Powell's] was one of the early post-holocaust feminist dystopias, followed by Motherlines (1978) [Amazon|Powell's], a feminist utopia. "Boobs" won the 1989 Hugo.
  • FARMER, Philip José. To Your Scattered Bodies Go [Amazon|Powell's]. The first novel in Farmer's Riverworld series, in which all past human beings are revived to find themselves living along the banks of a long river. Hugo, 1972. The first had Richard Burton as its hero, the second, The Fabulous Riverboat [Amazon|Powell's] (1971), Mark Twain. Farmer is prolific, and delights in reviving old heroes in fiction or fictionalized biography such as Tarzan Alive [Amazon|Powell's] (1972) and Venus on the Half Shell [Amazon|Powell's] (1975).
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    Here, together for the first time, are the shorter works of #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher-a compendium of cases that Harry and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time. The tales range from the deadly serious to the absurdly hilarious. Also included is a new, never-before-published novella that takes place after the cliff-hanger ending of the new April 2010 hardcover, Changes. This is a must-have collection for every devoted Harry Dresden fan as well as a perfect introduction for readers ready to meet Chicago's only professional wizard.
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While Mortals Sleep - Unpublished Short Fiction - Google eBookstore - 0 views

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    An anthology of 16 previously unpublished works includes selections from the iconic writer's early literary career and is complemented by more than one dozen of his original works of art and a foreword by the National Book Critics Circle Award-finalist author of What Is the What.
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    The epic conclusion of the Otherland saga journeys back to the bizarre world of virtual realities in which the characters discover a multifaceted pathways to immortality, which could be available if one is willing to pay a dangerous price. By the author of City of Golden Shadow, River of Blue Fire, and Mountain of Black Glass. Reprint.
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  • In 1979 she received the David Prize for Science Fiction for Los mundos que amo ("The Worlds I Love"), a collection of stories she authored between the ages of 15 and 19.
  • established the first science fiction literary workshop in Latin America.
  • Daína Chaviano has received numerous international awards and recognitions: Anna Seghers Award (Berlin Academy of Arts, 1990) for Fábulas de una abuela extraterrestre; Azorín Prize for Best Novel (Spain, 1998) for El hombre, la hembra y el hambre; Goliardos International Award for Fantasy (Mexico, 2003); Guest of Honor at the 25th International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts (Fort Lauderdale, 2004); and Gold Medal for Best Book in Spanish Language (Florida Book Awards, 2006) for La isla de los amores infinitos.
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  • Anna Seghers Award (Berlin Academy of Arts, 1990) for Fábulas de una abuela extraterrestre; Azorín Prize for Best Novel (Spain, 1998) for El hombre, la hembra y el hambre; Goliardos International Award for Fantasy (Mexico, 2003); Guest of Honor at the 25th International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts (Fort Lauderdale, 2004); and Gold Medal for Best Book in Spanish Language (Florida Book Awards, 2006) for La isla de los amores infinitos.
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  • His first novel Starfish (2000) introduced Lenie Clarke, a deep-ocean power-station worker physically altered for underwater living
  • Peter Watts is a Canadian science fiction author
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    Jean Archambault-White is a seasoned writer who had worked various writing jobs such as a columnist, technical writer, and freelance writer throughout her more than thirty years of experience. She has been writing since she was fourteen and was first published at the age of fifteen. Currently, Jean Archambault-White is an author who has written around four books including her riveting novel series Eloise of Westhaven. As a novelist, Jean Archambault-White is sophisticated and well-read - a manifestation of her extensive experience in the literary world.
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  • Clarke's Three Laws are three "laws" of prediction formulated by the British writer and scientist Arthur C. Clarke. They are: When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right; when he states that something is impossible, he is probably wrong. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies : : Submissions Guidelines - 0 views

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  • "secondary world": some other world that is different from our own primary world in some way
  • It could be different in terms of zoology (non-human creatures), ecology (climate), or physical laws (the presence of magic).
  • It could be set on Earth but an Earth different from our primary world in terms of time (the historical past) or history (alternate history).
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  • It could have a "pre-tech" level of technology, or steampunk technology, or magic as technology, or anything else that's not advanced or modern technology.
  • the setting should contain some element that is in some way fantastical.
  • The inhabitants of this secondary world should have developed their own culture in response to the uniqueness of their world.
  • The characters should fit this culture, and the qualities of the secondary world should have some bearing on the plot.
  • (You can't publish that story as a first-run or "new" story anywhere else in the world, and you can't have it appear anywhere else, in print or online or as audio, before or for ninety days after we publish it. But after that you can have it reprinted online and/or in a reprint magazine and/or in any reprint anthology, like one of the many Year's Best collections.)
  • Our favorite characters are "round characters": ones who grow and change over the course of a story instead of remaining the same.
  • Our favorite styles are lush yet still clear.
  • We have a preference for limited points-of-view, first-person or third-person, because we find it harder for a story to get deep inside a character's head from an omniscient point-of-view.
  • We find present tense occasionally pretentious and second-person point-of-view always annoying.
  • We prefer stories that are as original as possible, particularly in the setting.
  • We usually find that fairy tale-style or myth-style narratives don't provide a gritty or immediate enough perspective to make us feel the texture of the secondary world or the direness of the protagonist's struggle.
  • In addition to fantasy, we also enjoy stories set in other types of secondary world that likewise don't have modern technology, including steampunk, smoke & sorcery, weird West, sixguns & sorcery, etc.
  • very dry sense of humor
  • We prefer under 10,000 words.
  • the longer a story is, the better it must be
  • we only want self-standing stories.
  • We are not interested in reprints (stories that have previously appeared anywhere in print or online, including on a personal website or blog).
  • Multiple Submissions (more than one story submitted at a time): We do NOT accept these.
  • Please wait until you have received a reply to your submission before sending another.
  • Simultaneous Submissions (stories that are currently under submission to another market): We DO accept these, but ONLY if you state in your cover letter that your submission is simultaneous, and ONLY if you notify us IMMEDIATELY when another market accepts your story.
  • For standard acceptances, we pay 5 cents US per word, which is professional rate as defined by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA).
  • For this payment, we purchase the following rights: First World Serial Rights First World Electronic Rights An Option to buy Non-Exclusive World Anthology Rights An Exclusive Period to buy Limited-Time Exclusive Audio Rights
  • We strongly prefer characters who yearn for something, external or internal, and feel driven to attain it.
  • (You also can't sell the audio rights to anyone else for ninety days after we publish the story. And if during those ninety days we buy the audio rights from you, you can't have the story appear in audio form anywhere else before or for ninety days after we podcast it. But after that you can resell the audio rights, including to one of the many fiction podcast websites.)
  • We also hope that you will let us keep the story in our online archives after ninety days.
  • We are a SFWA-qualifying professional market, so any sale to us can be used to qualify the author for membership in SFWA.
  • Format your manuscript in Standard Manuscript Format. If you don't know what that is, look it up.
  • Include your name, address, and email on the first page, and a running header with your last name, the title, and page number at the top of every subsequent page.
  • We do prefer a SHORT cover letter
  • Mention the title of your story in case the attachment gets lost.
  • Type it into the body of your email.
  • If you have prior fiction sales, list the best one or two. 
  • If you've been to any writing workshops, mention them. 
  • TELL US if this is a simultaneous submission.
  • DO NOT give a synopsis or summary of your story
  • Attach your manuscript to an email
  • ".DOC" or ".RTF"
  • DO NOT send a *.DOCX file
  • Use the subject line Submission: (the title of your story)
  • your subject line MUST include the word "Submission" or our spam filter will delete your email.
  • You should receive our email auto-reply within 24 hours after sending your submission.
  • Our response times average 3-5 weeks, occasionally as long as 6-7 weeks.
  • If we post on the BCS Forums that we've replied to all submissions sent before a certain date, but you sent yours before that date, please query us using the email form on our Contact page. We really mean this; it's not necessary to wait.
  • All rejections and acceptances will be notified by email.
  • Unsolicited Rewrites:  We do not accept unsolicited rewrites of stories that we've already rejected. (That is a nearly universal policy among short fiction markets of all genres.) 
  • we don't take submissions of artwork.  But we are interested in names of artists and links to their online portfolios, so that when we are ready to buy art, we can check out their work. 
  • If you're an artist and would like us to put your name and portfolio on our list to check out the next time we're looking for artwork, feel free to send us your information using our Contact page.
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  • Escape Pod is
  • a science fiction magazine
  • we want that which evokes a sense of wonder, or fun, or simply makes us think about our own world in a new way.
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  • send fantasy stories to our other sister podcast, PodCastle
  • Please do not send simultaneous submissions of a single story to multiple Escape Artists podcasts (Escape Pod, PodCastle, and Pseudopod). When submitting to one Escape Artists podcast, please wait to hear back about it before submitting the same story to another.
  • We want short stories between about 2,000 and 6,000 words. The sweet spot’s somewhere between 3,500 and 5,000 words
  • We will buy longer, but you really have to WOW us.
  • We are closed to flash fiction as of 01/10/11.
  • above all we’re looking for fun.
  • We’re an audio market
  • we buy nonexclusive rights
  • it doesn’t hurt us if a story has previously appeared in another market
  • we encourage new authors to send their work to other markets first, and then send it to us for audio rights after the story has appeared.
  • You’re welcome to give us first dibs on anything you like, but consider: if your story’s good enough for us to buy it, it’s probably good enough to sell to another market first. Why not try that, and get two audiences and two checks?
  • We’re looking for fiction with strong pacing, well-defined characters, engaging dialogue, and clear action.
  • We do not discriminate between previously published and unpublished works.
  • You can get away with breaking almost any of these rules if the story is fun enough. What’s fun? We know it when we see it.
  • Humor is highly encouraged.
  • Upbeat, optimistic stories are encouraged.
  • We accept stories in e-mail, in plain text format, at the address submit@escapepod.org.
  • we prefer plain text.
  • Send it from the e-mail address at which you want us to correspond with you
  • On the Subject: line of the message, be sure to include the title of the story.
  • we use the e-mail subject to identify the story
  • In the body of the message, what we want is as follows: 1. Your name. (Your real name. The story can have a different byline, and we’ll credit that byline in public, but we need to know who’s legally offering us this story and to whom the check should be written.) 2. Your mailing address. (We need this for contract purposes; it will be kept confidential.) 3. A cover statement briefly giving us your publication credits, and in particular telling us whether this story has been published before or adapted into audio. If there’s anything we need to know about available rights, tell us that too. This section is optional, but it’s helpful for us to have this information if we buy your story and want to know more about you for bio purposes. (Note: When we say “briefly,” we mean your top five or six publications. We have literally had people send us resumés that were longer than the story submitted. This only makes us sigh.) 4. The word count of the story, according to your word processing software. 5. The title of the story. 6. The story’s byline. (Optional if it’s the same as your legal name.) 7. The text of the story. Use single spacing, with blank lines between paragraphs and _underscores_ for emphasis.
  • one story at a time!
  • Once you’ve sent us your story, we will review it and respond to you via e-mail.
  • If we decide we’d like it for our podcast, we’ll send you a contract as a PDF file in e-mail. You will sign it and send it back to us via e-mail (after scanning it), fax, or postal mail. Then we’ll pay you via check or PayPal and start producing.
  • we may contact you with questions about the story, its background, or pronunciations
  • cover letter
  • brief bio
  • Web site
  • we usually can’t give you an accurate timetable of when your story will appear in the podcast.
  • If the text of the work is currently available online for free, that’s great! Let us know in your cover letter so we can link to it in the web post if we publish your story.
  • The files Escape Pod produces are released under a Creative Commons license. Specifically, we use the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Briefly, this means that the entire world has permission to distribute the podcast for free, provided they give credit for it, don’t try to make money off of it, and don’t change it in any way.
  • you retain your copyright and all rights
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