Look For AlternaTEAS!

Hey Gang, just heard that someone is looking for writers – for something rather unusual!

AlternaTEAS is a Steampunk/Urban Fantasy anthology published by Sky Warrior Books. The reading period is from March 1, 2015 to July 31st, 2015.

The anthology will include stories (from between 5,000-7,500 words — please query me if outside the boundaries of those already stated). Stories will be of intrigue, assignations and assassinations plotted (or committed) over a cup of tea . You are not limited to specific people or set in Victorian England. Japan, India and even the US have fine tea traditions. The more out of the ordinary a story is, the more I’m likely to keep it. Humor is not out of order.

Submission Guidelines:

  1. No story is considered complete if it does not have a ~100 word autobiography. I do not read incomplete stories. Period.
  2. Stories should be in standard accepted ms. format and submitted as an attachment in Word97, Open Office or .RTF
  3. Submission letters should have “AlternaTEAS submission” in the Subject line and be sent to ANTHOLOGIES@SKYWARRIORBOOKS..COM or LACEGILLIGAN@GMAIL.COM
  4. If you have a question, PLEASE contact me at Alterna_TEAS on FB or in email at the address given below.
  5. Your ms. should have contact information: Name, mailing address phone number and email address. If we can’t contact you, we can’t buy your story.
  6. Payment is author share divided equally among the authors. We pay twice a year.
  7. No simultaneous Submissions. We prefer no reprints.
  8. Further information about Sky Warrior Books can be found on their website at: www.skywarriorbooks.com

Way With Worlds: Race – Race And Culture

People Wall Shadow Humanity

And welcome to the column with Most Controversial Sounding Title yet. Which, much like my columns on sex, is probably going to be far more pedestrian than expected. Which is good in this case.

What we’re going to talk about here is our races (in this case species) and races (the distinct groups within species) and culture.

Yeah, I’m gonna keep it clinical if I can.

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