Montgomery Thompson is currently publishing his novel The Shielding of Mortimer Townes through the episodic publisher Big World Network. He discovered Big World Network through our review. The Shielding of Mortimer Townes is a comedic science fiction story about a ten year old girl trying to save the world from alien invasion. You can follow the story here.
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Notes from The Editor’s Desk (March 2026)
$5,000 prize & a publishing contract; Literary agent scams; Dial Books for Young Readers mysteriously shutting down; Submission Calls.
Cahava: Now Seeking Submissions
A new journal paying for short stories, poetry, novel excerpts, postcard stories, play scripts, and essays.
Pacing as Moral Choice
Pacing isn't mechanical. It carries moral weight that can alter your reader's judgement.
42 Publishers that Accept Direct Submissions of Speculative Fiction
Speculative fiction is generally defined as a genre of fiction where the setting is not in the world as we know it because of supernatural, fantastical, or futuristic elements. Three genres are covered by this umbrella term: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. This term is also used to cover work that doesn’t fit exactly in…