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Calls for Submissions: November - December 2016

29/10/2016

There are some upcoming calls for submissions that I thought I would share. I am planning to submit to at least some of those:

Catalysts, Explorers & Secret Keepers: Women of SF: "An anthology of science fiction showcasing how women have been an integral part of science fiction as authors, as readers, and as characters for more than a century." 2,000-5,000 words. Payment 6c/word. Deadline 1 December 2016.
THE DEATH OF ALL THINGS: An anthology of stories that feature Death as a character. <7,500 words. Payment 6c/word. Deadline 31 December 2016.
SUBMERGED: For stories set at least partly underwater. Details are the same as above.

Other reminders:

Gamut will be opening again to submissions on 1 November 2016. The window closes when they reach 300 submissions, which usually happens in less than 24 hours.
Granta closes to poetry submissions on 3 November 2016. They will be opening to fiction submissions on January 16 2017, until 15 February.

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Short Fiction Reading: January - March roundup

26/3/2015

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I've been looking for a way to keep track of the short fiction I read every year. And I read a lot of it. I use Goodreads for novels and some magazines that I read cover to cover, but I haven't yet found an efficient way to do something similar with individual short stories. I started keeping a spreadsheet at some point, but decided that I'd rather spend that time reading stories rather than entering data about them, especially since a spreadsheet is not particularly sharable--and half the fun is sharing stuff you like, no?

So I figured I'd do brief lists of things I read and enjoyed, as a mnemonic device as much as anything else.
Note: Not all of these are new, and the list is in no way exhaustive.
Here we go!

"Documentary" by Vajra Chandrasekera in Lightspeed. This is one of the best pieces I have read in all the time I have been reading short fiction.
"I Tell Thee All, I Can No More" by Sunny Moraine in Clarkesworld. Weird and awesome story about dronesexuality.
"The Husband Stitch" by Carmen Maria Machado in Granta. I've been raving about this ever since the first time I read it. Extremely, unbearably, ridiculously well-written.
"Be Not Unequally Yoked" by Alexis A. Hunter in Shimmer. Alexis is amazing and you should go read all of her stuff.
"The Fox Bride" by Mari Ness in Daily Science Fiction. It seems I enjoy everything Mari Ness writes. Understated but lingering.
"The Lives and Loves of Intricate Cakes" and "When the Seltzer's Like 'Nah' and You're like 'Oh Please, Please Be Cold' and the Seltzer's Like 'Nah'" by Rahawa Haile in Midnight Breakfast. So great.
"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin. Yeah, I know, how did I just read this in 2015?
Bonus poetry: "You Are Here" by Bogi Takács in Strange Horizons. This really took my breath away.

I think that's it for now. Have you read any outstanding short stories so far this year?

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15/3/2015

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I've been terrible at updating this blog. I think this is partly because I feel so weird talking into the air. So I decided that a newsletter may be a much more personal way of communicating with people who are interested in what I do.

Voilà, there's now a signup form in the sidebar. --->
Subscribe for (probably monthly) updates about publications, reading recommendations, and other writerly news.

I will still be posting the occasional thought here, so please keep checking back.

I hope to talk to you soon. :)

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The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women

2/12/2014

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Look what I found out in the wild!

That's an awesome feeling.
Also, Nina Allan has been reviewing the book story by story. Here's a very insightful wrap-up post.

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Introductions

1/2/2014

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I've been avoiding blogging so far, because I don't like talking about myself in public. Even having a website feels somewhat counter-intuitive. However, I finally decided it is the easiest way to publicize news, circulate calls for submissions (both for fiction and academic) that I find interesting, and generally keep up with the world.

So here is a bunch of news:

I was pleasantly surprised to see my poem "Blackmare" in the list of nominated poems for the 2014 Rhysling Award (A big thank you to the kind stranger who nominated me!). Also, it so happens that my name is listed (at the moment) under Sofia Samatar's. That, in itself, is humbling and flattering at the same time.

I recently made my first short story sale to a professional market. "The Eleven Holy Numbers of the Mechanical Soul" is now live in the February issue of Clarkesworld Magazine.

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