Shoreline of Infinity - Fiction
(Poetry)
Description
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Because that’s where we are. Humankind has trampled our way across the lands, and now we are mooching about on the sands, squinting out across the Ocean of Infinity before us. And we don’t know what to do.
Help is at hand.
The big questions have always been asked in Science Fiction, more so than in any other form of literature. Where have we come from? Where are we going? Where do we want to be? What’s going to happen? How will we cope? What’s the story?
And there’s no doubt scientists have been influenced by SF, as much as science is a source of inspiration for SF writers.
Arthur C Clarke said back in 1970:
One of the biggest roles of science fiction is to prepare people to accept the future without pain and to encourage a flexibility of mind. Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.
The Making of Kubrick’s 2001 (1970)
And that’s still holds true as we consider the effects of climate change and stripping the Earth’s resources beyond its means. And other stuff.
And that’s why Shoreline of Infinity. We want stories that explore that uncertain future. We want to play around with the big ideas and the little ones. We want writers to tell us stories to inspire us, give us hope, provide some laughs. Or to scare the stuffing out of us. We want good stories: we want to be entertained, here on the Shoreline. We want to read how people cope in our exotic new world, we want to be in their minds, in their bodies, in their souls.
As we sit around the fire of driftwood, sparks floating to mingle with the stars in the sky, we can share these tales, and remember one of the greatest gifts we have as human beings is our infinitely expandable imagination and sense of wonder.
If you want to join us as we look across the expanse of Infinity, please dip your hand into your virtual pocket and subscribe. If you have the skills to put your sense of wonder into words, nip over to the Submission pages and send us your best piece.
Because that’s where we are. Humankind has trampled our way across the lands, and now we are mooching about on the sands, squinting out across the Ocean of Infinity before us. And we don’t know what to do.
Help is at hand.
The big questions have always been asked in Science Fiction, more so than in any other form of literature. Where have we come from? Where are we going? Where do we want to be? What’s going to happen? How will we cope? What’s the story?
And there’s no doubt scientists have been influenced by SF, as much as science is a source of inspiration for SF writers.
Arthur C Clarke said back in 1970:
One of the biggest roles of science fiction is to prepare people to accept the future without pain and to encourage a flexibility of mind. Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.
The Making of Kubrick’s 2001 (1970)
And that’s still holds true as we consider the effects of climate change and stripping the Earth’s resources beyond its means. And other stuff.
And that’s why Shoreline of Infinity. We want stories that explore that uncertain future. We want to play around with the big ideas and the little ones. We want writers to tell us stories to inspire us, give us hope, provide some laughs. Or to scare the stuffing out of us. We want good stories: we want to be entertained, here on the Shoreline. We want to read how people cope in our exotic new world, we want to be in their minds, in their bodies, in their souls.
As we sit around the fire of driftwood, sparks floating to mingle with the stars in the sky, we can share these tales, and remember one of the greatest gifts we have as human beings is our infinitely expandable imagination and sense of wonder.
If you want to join us as we look across the expanse of Infinity, please dip your hand into your virtual pocket and subscribe. If you have the skills to put your sense of wonder into words, nip over to the Submission pages and send us your best piece.
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Market Genres
Genres
Science FictionMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
2 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 6000 words
2 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 90 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 90 days
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Count:
There are 61 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 20 | Average: 128.73 | Median: 145 | Max: 246
Responded:
91.80%
Accepted:
1.63% - avg 246 days
Rejected:
90.16% - avg 126 days
(20.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
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Dead Letters:
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Lost/Returned:
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Never Responded:
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Withdrawn:
8.19%
Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.
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Listing added: 3 February 2015
Last officially checked: 24 September 2023
Other Publications By This Publisher
- Cymera-Shoreline of Infinity Prize for Speculative Short Fiction - Does Not Qualify -
- Shoreline of Infinity Flash Fiction Competition - Temp Closed -