Or.... new and interesting ways to get in trouble.... for everyone!
Galactic Enquirer submission call!
Are you looking for an opportunity to hone your writing skills, get feedback, even make some money? According to Hoyt has some for you!
First off, money!
Sarah Hoyt's Inkstain Press is soliciting submissions for our Galactic Enquirer Anthology. Please submit your humorous science fiction story of 6k-10k words to hollyfrost.inkstainpress@gmail.com by March 1, 2024 (note new date if you have seen this announcement elsewhere). Payment will be by shares of royalties through Pubshare.
The 41st century is upon us, and historians work to piece together the 21st century from the bits, the bobs, the fragments and flotsam remaining. Humanity roams the stars, but a few overworked, underpaid, dedicated souls work to piece together what went before. What was earth like at the dawn of the first space age? They dig through rubble, occasionally they find a stash of paper, a trove here or there. Imagine, if you will, the 21st century as reconstructed from tabloids, from comic books, from bits written down. Language changes, oh, yes, it changes through the years, centuries and millennia.
But some few precious resources have helped these clever souls to decipher the past. To put together a true picture of life as it was. Glossy magazines, though crumbling, give gems of knowledge! Who knew politicians were lizards? Those creeps and sneaks from Zlorch must have visited earth earlier than officially claimed!
Was all of politics merely theater to entertain the masses? After all, the beloved JFK was reliably seen alive decades after his reported death! What about yeti? Is that the same as the Yschlo in Sector Gamma 3? And UFOs? Clearly, humanity was not the first in their branch to obtain the stars as has been commonly thought, but who or what visited Earth remains mysterious. No other records of these beings are extant, and the purpose of these visits, despite the evidence, remains unclear.
An archaeologist plumbing the remains of plumbing nearly dies, but makes the find of his career! A diplomat averts an alien takeover of his planet. After recognizing the tactics they used two thousand years ago on earth, he uncovers a plot to replace the king and his cabinet. A historian, scorned and shuffled to the side finds success with a new popular history of the 21st century that hinges on the relationship between Hillary and the "Alien", personages that survive only in the pages of the enquirer. And what about the time traveling bard, Elvis? There are entire symposia designed to discuss and trace his appearances for hundreds of years after death. As for JFK and his many possible deaths, there are entire libraries devoted to them, and librarians who love every single volume and would die to defend them.
The possibilities are endless. Make a silly, over the top story of life as reported by 21st century tabloids, or fragments of our cities.
Join now! You too can see your name on the cover! Or at least be a member of Team And More.
Now, for something completely different:
Son of Silvercon is pleased to announce our inaugural Fission-Chan Writers Award.
Enter the short story contest, win recognition, get feedback from a panel of professional writers. See your name in ligh-- Okay, fine. You can get a nifty plaque or certificate, and that all important feedback.
See more information and enter at: https://sonofsilvercon.wordpress.com/writers-award/
And for the younger set (share it with your kids, your friends' kids, your home school group)
Son of Silvercon Young Writers Award:
Son of Silvercon is delighted to announce our inaugural Young Writers Award Competition. For fiction writers nineteen (19) years of age and under, this competition awards the Fission-Chan Award for Young Writers.
See more information and enter at: https://sonofsilvercon.wordpress.com/young-writers-award-entry/
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