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Electric Spec to publish Remembrance Day

Sunday, 8 August 2010


I'm delighted to announce that Electric Spec magazine - home of "shockingly good short works of science fiction, fantasy and the macabre" - have just accepted an SF story of mine titled Remembrance Day. I'm really pleased about this one.

They had some very nice things to say about the story :

We enjoyed your work immensely and think it exemplifies the superior quality we strive to make available to our readers.

The story should be appearing in Volume 5, Issue 3 at the end of August. I'll let you know when it's available. It's a 5,500 word work set largely on a lawless Mars space station called The Möbius Strip. It's a setting I plan to reuse in further stories.

Electric Spec also maintain a great blog too, with lots of useful writing advice as well as information on the magazine. I was entertained by their description of their editorial production meeting out of which (presumably) my story emerged successfully.

Great stuff!

Posted by Simon Kewin at 08:00

19 comments:

  1. fairyhedgehog8 August 2010 at 08:37

    Congrtulations!

    Electric Spec really is one of the most prestigious markets. Go you!

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  2. Anonymous8 August 2010 at 09:00

    That is awesome news, Simon. Well done.

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  3. Old Kitty8 August 2010 at 15:42

    Great stuff indeed!! Congratulations!! Yay!!!

    I can just hear the rrrrrrrrrrr of the lightsabres and the zzzzzzzaaaapppp of the broadswords as they battled the Evil Empire to have your story published!

    Ooooh I look forward to reading it!

    Take care
    x

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  4. Simon Kewin8 August 2010 at 15:48

    fairyhedgehog,

    Yes, I'm really delighted about this one.

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  5. Simon Kewin8 August 2010 at 15:48

    Donna,

    Many thanks!

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  6. Simon Kewin8 August 2010 at 15:49

    Old Kitty,

    Many thanks! I'm just glad the Light Side won!

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  7. Anonymous8 August 2010 at 20:12

    Nice work, Simon. Are you having a good holiday? Sue

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  8. K M Kelly8 August 2010 at 20:53

    Congratulations - that's an impressive sale!

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  9. Simon Kewin8 August 2010 at 22:10

    Sue,

    Yes, although we're on our way home - I'm typing this from Boston airport!

    Kate,

    Thanks!

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  10. writtenwyrdd10 August 2010 at 15:32

    congrats!

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  11. Simon Kewin10 August 2010 at 15:34

    Thanks writtenwyrd!

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  12. writtenwyrdd11 August 2010 at 16:26

    By the way, Simon, as you were kind enough to chime in on the contest prompt, I thought I'd let you know that the contest is open, prompt here: http://tinyurl.com/327guma

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  13. Simon Kewin11 August 2010 at 17:28

    writtenwryd,

    Yep, I'd spotted that, thanks. I'd really like that Steampunk book so I'm considering my entry!

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  14. David John Griffin11 August 2010 at 18:23

    Congrats, Simon! :-]

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  15. Simon Kewin11 August 2010 at 19:58

    Thanks Spider!

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  16. jonathan pinnock12 August 2010 at 11:18

    Congrats, Simon! Looks a cool zine.

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  17. Simon Kewin12 August 2010 at 12:27

    Thanks jonathan.

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  18. Anonymous14 August 2010 at 00:54

    You lucky devil! Congrats are definitely in order. They held my submission (on the "short-list") but ended up rejecting it with: "All of the editors at Electric Spec enjoyed your story and we encourage you to try us again." I shall, of course; but I would have preferred having my story share this issue with yours!

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  19. Simon Kewin14 August 2010 at 09:48

    Milo,

    Many thanks - and I'm real sorry your's didn't make the cut this time. I know how painful it is to be rejected and then read about someone who wasn't! I'm sure it'll be the other way around next time ...

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