2020 Visions Update

Last night I finished sending out all the rejections and acceptances for the 2020 Visions anthology.  Once everyone signs their contract and returns it to Christopher Fletcher, we can announce the table of contents. Until then, I will say that we have some excellent stories by names avid SF readers… Continue reading

Progress on 2020 Visions Anthology

Progress report. I have read every entry to the anthology and eliminated stories that don’t match the theme well or just aren’t written well enough to compete with what’s left. Now comes the hard part. I’m doing my second read through all the stories and ranking them in three categories…. Continue reading

2020 Visions Call for Manuscripts

The 2020 Visions near future SF anthology I am editing has just opened briefly for general submissions for optimistic stories. I have received some wonderful stories, but many of them are dark and pessimistic. I would like to balance the dark stories with some lighter ones. You can find more… Continue reading

One Week After Teen Writers Conference

Last week I spoke at a teen writers conference held in the Peoria School District. They had three days of writing workshops, guest speakers, and general fun for about 50 kids from 13 to 19. I was invited to speak on wednesday afternoon. I heard about their search for a… Continue reading

2020 Visions News

The near-future anthology “2020 Visions” that I am editing got some life pumped into it this morning.  I can’t spill the details yet, but I received two submissions that I am very excited about, written by authors with whom the rest of the contributors will be very pleased to share… Continue reading

2020 Visions

A couple of days ago, I confirmed that I am planning to do another anthology. It’s time for details. Announcing 2020 Visions. This will be a near-future science fiction invitational anthology published through Christopher Fletcher’s M-Brane SF imprint. Invitations have been sent out, and the response has been terrific. I… Continue reading