Nova Express? Isn't that a novel by William S. Burroughs?
Well, yes, but it's also a hard-hitting, Hugo Award nominated zine
covering the entire spectrum of speculative fiction. We feature
interviews, reviews, occasional poetry and fiction (solicited only),
and serious (but nonacademic) critical articles on important issues
and authors throughout the entire science
fiction/fantasy/horror/slipstream field. Roughly half our
contributors are professional science fiction writers.
What are your technical requirements?
Address queries and submissions to the following munged address:
lawrencehh@hiho.com (Note: remove all the "H"s from that
e-mail address). All hardcopy submissions must be in standard
manuscript format (typed, double spaced, etc.) and must include SASE.
Our maximum limit for unsolicited articles is 5,000 words firm, and
we prefer under 3,000.
What are you looking for right now?
Large bribes. Also, sharp, well written reviews (we can never get
enough of these) and articles on cutting edge authors and topics
(i.e., our readers are much more interested in the likes of William
Gibson, Clive Barker, and Neil Gaiman than they are in Heinlein,
Asimov, or Poe). Our main focus is on the metagenre of modern science
fiction, emphasizing ideas and writers from the 1980s onward, with a
special interest in postcyberpunk and slipstream works. Our target
audience are SF professionals or intelligent, experienced SF
lay readers. Our motto is "Serious, but not stuffy," and we eschew all
deconstructionist
academic grab-fanny. We're constantly looking for interesting
critical articles on topics that fit underneath this rubric, so if
you have an idea for an article you'd like to write, please let us
know.
We are still a market for unsolicited poetry, but we're quite picky and our needs are very specific. Poetry submissions must be original, imaginative, and related to the SF/F/H genre.
Finally, we do not want to see any articles with a specifically fannish slant. A few other things to avoid are: 1.) the use of "read" as a noun; 2.) the phrase "tour de force"; and 3.) the phrase "buy this book." Well written book reviews and critical articles are always welcome and the best way to break in. Please see copies of the magazine for our review format. We do not accept simultaneous submissions or reprints.
What do I get out of this?
At the present time, payment is in two contributor copies and a four
issue subscription for each submission used. Those wishing to submit
articles or fiction are strongly advised to familiarize
themselves with the magazine, either by subscribing (see the
subscription page here), or sending off
$5.00 for a postpaid sample copy.
Subscriptions and submissions should be sent to the address below.
Go to the Nova Express Artist Guidelines.
Go to Lawrence Person's Home Page
Send mail to Lawrence Person (lperson1@austin.rr.com).
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