Table of Contents for Issue One Finalized

The story lineup for the first issue of Specutopia has been finalized.  We feel this collection of stories provides an excellent cross-section of the tone and feel for our magazine.  We had a large number of top-notch pieces to choose from, and we ended up having to cut some really good qualiy pieces, or hold them for future issues.  All the authors who have stories being published in our first issue have been extremely professional and a pleasure to work with, and we want to thank them, as well as all the authors who submitted work to our fledgling magazine.

Here is the table of contents for Specutopia, Issue One:

Greg Mellor - "Hollow Places"
James Beamon - "The Death of the World's Greatest Detective"
D. Thomas Minton - "Hoodoo"
Jennifer Mason-Black - "Water Child"
Rachael Acks - "Entangled"
David Steffen - "Never Idle"
Jetse de Vries - "Solitude, Quietude, Vastitude"

The release date for the first issue will be on or around July 1, 2012.

Final Selection Phase for Issue One

We're currently in the final selection phase for Issue One of Specutopia.  We've received a good number of excellent submissions, so the choosing the final stories will be tough.  We'll be announcing the final selections within the next few days or so.

We don't close to submissions, so keep those submissions coming in for Issue Two.

Thanks to all who have submitted or shown support for Specutopia.

One Week Since Launch

It's been only one week since we opened to submissions, and we have already received nearly 50 stories. We want to thank all the writers who have submitted stories so far, as well as everyone who has offered supportive comments and feedback.

 

It looks like the first issue is shaping up to exceed our expectations. Get your stories in by early June to be considered for Issue One (July 2012).

Closed to Artwork Submissions

Specutopia is closed to artwork submissions until further notice.  If and when we reopen to art submissions, we will make an announcement.

Specutopia Now Open for Submissions

Specutopia, a new webzine/e-zine dedicated to high-quality science fiction and fantasy is now accepting submissions for both fiction and artwork.  It's only been five days since our initial launch, and we've already received an overwhelming response from the writing community.  The level of story submissions we're receiving is far better than we even expected.

The tentative date for the release of Issue One is July 2012.  Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the first issue should be released on schedule.

If you are interested in submitting speculative fiction short stories to our magazine, please check out the fiction submission guidelines at Specutopia fiction guidelines.