I’ll have a semi-long story coming soon to an upcoming edition of the online fiction zine, Labyrinth Inhabitant. A very hard SF market to break into, they’ve featured such fantastic and familiar short story authors as Gareth D. Jones, Kristine Ong Muslim, Robert E. Keller, T.M. Crone, and Patricia Russo.
Labyrinth Inhabitant
http://www.labyrinthinhabitant.com/
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The thirtieth issue of Aoife’s Kiss is now available for purchase, and after eight, nine years at press, in sparkling form as always. This would be my ninth or tenth print and electronic appearance with the publication. They’re put out quarterly by editor Tyree Campbell and Sam’s Dot Publishing. Get it now!
Aoife’s Kiss, Issue # 30 – September 2009
Aoife’s Kiss/Submission Guidelines:
http://samsdotpublishing.com/aoife/cover.htm
Sam’s Dot homepage (updated monthly):
September 2009 Aoife’s Line-up: Paul E. Holt, Elana Gomel, S. Hutson Blount, Bill Snodgrass, Matthew Wuertz, Rachel Olivier, Tracy S. Morris, Lawrence R. Dagstine, Christine Lucas, Michele Lee, Zdravka Evtimova, Marc Colten, A.K. Sykora, Rhiannon Morgan, Rhonda Parrish, Holly Day, Francesca Forrest, Marcie Lynn Tentchoff, Joshua Gage, Justin Bohardt, Jamie Lee Moyer, Ethan Brandt, John Nichols, Nina Babon, Ellie Biswell, John Hayes, Thom Olausson, and reviews by Scott Virtes.
Order this magazines direct from The Genre Mall:
http://www.genremall.com/contents.htm
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Details: Karen Anne Mitchell introduces us to a Taiyiha-a woman who has been made into the ultimate lover by aliens-and a lonely man who faces his own inner demons. Join Lawrence R. Dagstine as he shows us the lengths a werewolf must go to adopt a child. Danielle Ackley-McPhail gives us a glimpse into the life of a lonely man and the solace he receives from a humble visitor. J Alan Erwine will show you a dark future where a soldier who has seen too much is treated as a criminal. This issue includes eleven stories and eleven poems guaranteed to sweep you away on wings of the imagination. Don’t miss the autumn 2009 issue of Tales of the Talisman!
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Or… The BEST WEEKEND EVAH! Thank you sooo much to everyone who stopped by my booth and picked up copies of my books, pulp magazines, and other wares. Many of you told me you’ve never read genre before, many of you took my card, and a couple of you even stood in line and actually waited. You don’t know how good that made me feel. Thank you again. Here I thought folks don’t read anymore (well, that was before this weekend, assuming I now have new readers – I really hope you enjoy the tales and stay tuned to this spot).
ISBN: 978-0-9819696-2-6
Good news: I’ll be back next weekend. Some marketing, diversifying, and injecting the right pitches clearly doesn’t hurt, I see.
Bad news: If you’re new here, I’m temporarily sold out of Fresh Blood. I only have five copies left, and at the moment I need to mail out to review venues. I will, however, still have a few copies of other books and pulps on hand. But these will be sparse.
Oh yeah, and I’m planning a contest too!
Order FRESH BLOOD direct from The Genre Mall:
http://www.genremall.com/anthologiesr.htm#freshblood
Check out some of the other goods:
https://lawrencedagstine.com/books-anthos/
https://lawrencedagstine.com/magazine-credits-dagstine/
Order the Post-Apocalyptic SATIRICA ANTHOLOGY:
https://lawrencedagstine.com/2009/04/27/satirica-anthology-nominated-for-ippy-award/
Some of the merch, some of the profits.
Fresh Blood scores BIG in Brooklyn, New York!
Even more merch; Dagstine bulk filled almost two big suitcases
It was a great few days. My count may be off, but I pushed somewhere well over 130 mixed Dagstine titles: hardcovers, softcovers, magazines, etc.
With that said, I’m off to eat in my favorite sushi restaurant. I feel like a kid living his dream. Once again, thank you!
Lawrence R. Dagstine 😉
Slowly catching up, slowly getting there. My second of three Mars-related stories will appear in M-BRANE SF around the Fall. Issue #9. This is my 2nd appearance with them. They’ve recently released print versions of issues #1 through #5, and No. #6 may already be out. They are also available via PDF subscription (very affordable!), which I highly recommend checking out. The publication features many forms of scifi, non-fiction, and analyses of the genre itself. It has a retro-60’s feel. Sort of like the pulps. They’ve featured many familiar names in the SF short fiction arena.
M-BRANE SF is not only a PDF and print publication but a regular science fiction news source, too. One of the ideas they’re juggling around right now is a ‘Shared World’ theme, which might be of interest to genre lovers.
Direct Link to Shared World Project:
http://mbranesf.blogspot.com/2009/06/shared-world-project-summary-so-far.html
Previous Issues Featuring Lawrence R. Dagstine
ORDER HERE:
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/m-brane-sf-%232-print/6647886
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PDF/SCI-FI NEWS BLOG
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It’s no secret that over the last ten years some of my earliest science fiction works first appeared in venues such as The Fifth Di… and The Martian Wave, or on the Sam’s Dot Publishing roster in general (they’re also the publisher of my debut collection, Fresh Blood). Over the years, The Martian Wave has provided a home to such prolific talents as Bruce Boston, Rick Novy, Kristine Ong Muslim, Aurelio Rico Lopez III, Justin Stanchfield, Scott Virtes, Terrie Leigh Relf, and David Lee Summers. And that’s only the tip of the list.
I’m pleased to announce that in just a few weeks from now The Martian Wave is going to finally be a print magazine focused around good, hard, interplanetary SF and space opera. I’m talking tales of other worlds and alien life — and I’ll be in their premiere issue with… Well, what else? Something about Mars! This also begins a three-story arc of Mars-related shorts I wrote due out between 2009 and 2010. So stay tuned!
I’ll provide ordering information and cover art when the time comes (love the new logo, by the way). Naturally, this magazine will be available through The Genre Mall.
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You can find an article of mine in an upcoming winter edition of Withersin Magazine. Issue No. 3.3, published tri-annually. Available in various Borders and B&N stores in the literary journal or fiction magazine section. You can pre-order your copy from the direct link below. This would be the Arsenic edition. Withersin is also known for their award-winning art.
Edited to Add: This is a pre-order for January 2010.
WITHERSIN MAGAZINE – Issue 3.3
PRE-ORDER BELOW (direct link):
http://www.withersin.com/withersin_arsenic.htm
HOMEPAGE (subscribe):
Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Dark Art by: Aaron Legler, Kurt Kirchmeier, Kevin Shamel, KCT Webber, M. Awren Grey and K. Sumek, Tom Hamilton, Lawrence Dagstine, Larry Roberts. Cover by Caroline O’ Neal, other artwork by Doug Draper, B.A. Bosaiya, and Nick Rose. Edited by Misty Gersley.
Once again, you can PRE-ORDER this now. It officially hits January 2010.
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I have a “weird fiction” story in the current print edition of Aoife’s Kiss. June 2009 — Issue #29. 8th Anniversary Edition. Published quarterly by Sam’s Dot Publishing. Other talented muses include Mercurio D. Rivera, Karen L. Newman, Bruce Boston and Marge Simon. Be sure to pick up a copy; it’s a pretty thick issue. Good stories, too. Available through The Genre Mall and various cons.
AOIFE’S KISS #29 – June 2009
* 8th Anniversary Issue *
Aoife's Kiss #29 - June 2009 issue
ORDER BELOW (from The Genre Mall):
http://www.genremall.com/zinesr.htm#aoife
Sam’s Dot Publishing – Aoife’s Kiss:
http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/aoife/main.htm
Fiction and Poetry by: Carol Hightshoe, Luvia Swanson, Matthew Keville, Michael John Grist, Selina Rosen, Matthew Johnson, Lawrence R. Dagstine, Melissa Mead, Michael Swaim, Mark Allan Gunnells, Mercurio D. Rivera, Jason Palmer, Lee Clark Zumpe, David Kopaska-Merkel, Elissa Malcohn, Jason D. Wittman, Bruce Boston, Marge Simon, Karen L. Newman, Shelly Bryant, Neal Wilgus, Sarah Wagner, Scott Virtes, Angel Favazza, Viridion Girl, Lubov, and Garrett Dechellis.
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I’ll be coming with my 3rd appearance to one of the longest-running horror webzines out there, Midnight Times. In the meantime, check out their free archive. The current story will take place in July 2009 in what I believe to be a special “zombie-themed” edition.
MIDNIGHT TIMES – SUMMER 2009
CLICK HERE: www.midnighttimes.com
I must confess… with the upcoming signings and reviews, book fairs, bookings and new opportunities which have recently been tossed in my lap, I have not had the time to update this webpage as much as I’d like. I must also confess I’m now behind by roughly twenty blog entries and twenty fiction pieces which, due to having a personal life besides writing, I will not entirely catch up to anytime soon. So if you see the blog entries few and far in-between, that’s a good sign. In the meantime, let’s embrace the digital era (take note of the new eBooks & Kindle link above – things are coming).
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Do you like science fiction related to the planet Jupiter and its four moons? Good. Nova Scifi will be publishing me for a Fifth and Sixth time in their print venue between this year and next. They’ve been around for a number of years and are very popular in smaller press/religious Scifi circles. NOVA SF is edited by Wesley Kawato. They DO NOT accept email subs, but they will look at snail mail. If you want to break into this market, it is recommended you have some kind of background in science or follow the guidelines to a tee. If you get the cover and headline story, you get more. They love religious SF, Hard SF, and themes related to Time Travel. Religious there, too.
NOVA SCIENCE FICTION – Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
Stories FIVE and SIX coming soon…
Nova Science Fiction
SUBSCRIBE HERE: www.novascifi.com
ARCHIVE/PAST ISSUES: http://www.novascifi.com/issues.html
On another note, I’m going to miss print. Now that everything is becoming digital… Oh yeah, did I forget to mention the Next Generation Genre Magazine? Stay tuned… There’s a LOT in the pipeline. From editing opportunities to a second collection to the magazine of the future!
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For over three years, Whispers of Wickedness was that special place for writer and reader alike. A relaxed atmosphere. A place you could call home. At least for me. Filled with bands of movie lovers, Doctor Who and Blake’s 7 fans, readers of fine literature, and most of all good storytellers and poets. Nice people. Whispers was a messageboard, print magazine, and book review venue among giants… No matter how small they may have looked from the outside, their hearts were a whole lot bigger on the inside. All it took was thirty or so people that visited frequently to make it such a wonderful place to be.
Below you will find one of the issues I appeared in some years back. One of its editors went on to receive a very well-deserved British Fantasy Award, the place was a megatropolis for a long time for aspiring writers looking to break into small paying markets, and there were laughs aplenty. The final issue of the magazine is available soon. It might be Issue #16, it might be No. 17. Not sure. But the drawbridge is raised. That I do know. The mugs are almost empty, and it’s time to find a new pub to meet up.
Whispers of Wickedness #14
There will always be memories, I’m sure. To my knowledge, their review section has been archived. The regular authors will move on to some other forums… Perhaps TTA Press, perhaps Witchfinder Press (who knows). Wherever the interaction is, I suppose. And wherever the coffee is nice and hot. Thank you my friends. They were a great three years indeed. At least for this small chap.
Soon to disappear into the… ether.
Whispers of Wickedness
Signing off May 4th 2009.
Cheers. And good luck to every one of you.
Lawrence R. Dagstine
You can now find me in the latest PDF edition of the immensely popular, ever-growing Necrotic Tissue. April 2009, available via download. It’s a great horror magazine with a bright future ahead of it. If you love zombies, then you’ll love what I have to offer this round up. Starting in July 2009, Necrotic Tissue will abandon its PDF roots to become a quarterly print.
NECROTIC TISSUE; April 2009
Necrotic Tissue
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17 Short Stories and lots of poetry. Hard-spined, and the artwork is dynamite!
Aoife’s Kiss, published by Sam’s Dot Publishing and now going into its 28th quarterly issue, is bigger than ever. They offer a print version and an online version. However, starting June 2009, they will become a straight-on print only venue. I can be found this month, March 2009, in their Web edition. Would you like to order a copy of the print version? Links provided below. And remember to vote for your favorite story by your favorite author, as these get chosen for future Wondrous Web World anthologies.
AOIFE’S KISS # 28; March 2009
Published by Sam’s Dot Publishing
ORDER THE PRINT VERSION:
http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/purchasecenter/magazines.htm
READ Volume 7, No. 4 online and VOTE!
http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/aoife/main.htm
Fiction by: Lorraine Pinelli Brown, Kurt Kirchmeier, Linda A. Gould, and Lawrence R. Dagstine. Cover art by Teresa Tunaley.
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Also published by Sam’s Dot, and available for PRE-ORDER at The Genre Mall!
Artwork by Mitch Bentley - Atomic Fly Studios
PRE-ORDER HERE: http://www.genremall.com/anthologiesr.htm#freshblood
A Collection of Science Fiction & Horror: ISBN: 978-0-9819696-2-6
Sam’s Dot has come a long way in the last ten years, its authors being nominated for such awards as the Nebula, the Hugo, and the Bram Stoker. Many a famous name have made a guest appearance there. Most important, if you are a new writer, I am living proof that you can slowly work your way up the ladder and get a “book deal” or “payment” or things such as an “advance” or “publicist” for your efforts (bear with me, there’s a lot in the pipeline, and there are only twenty-four hours in a day).
I think this month’s “tuppence” column by SF award-nominated editor Tyree Campbell will be overlooked, and it’s such a terrible shame. Especially for new talent. Please, I urge you to read it and follow it with all your heart:
http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/fifth/Column34.htm
This is one way of becoming a WRITER…
This is being YOURSELF…
If someone tells you there is only one way to cross a street, well, you and I both know that that is ridiculous…
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You can now find a heavily researched, post-apocalyptic tale about plagues, the death of the human race, and an alien species trying to save what’s left of mankind in… The current issue of THE FIFTH DI. March 2009, to be exact. The narrative is first-person, and comes from the perspective of an extraterrestrial doctor/coroner. The Andromeda Strain was very much an inspiration here, but I wanted to change it up a bit and make my story otherworldly. If you like 28 Days Later, you might also like this tale. The Fifth Di is edited by J. Alan Erwine, and published by Sam’s Dot Publishing. They’ve been around for years, and I’ve appeared there on up to almost 20 other occasions.
THE FIFTH DI… Edition No. 11, Issue #1
March 2009; Edited by J. Alan Erwine
Cover Art: "After the Fall" by Mitchell Davidson Bentley
Hope aboard and read “The Plague Planet”. Click below:
http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/fifth/fifth.htm
Fiction & Poetry by: Lawrence R. Dagstine, Robert E. Porter, Rick Novy, Joshua Allen, Eric Penner Haury, Scott Virtes, Shelly Bryant, Jaime Lee Moyer, G.O. Clark, and John Nichols
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The second issue of M-BRANE SF has just hit the Internet with a March edition to die for. It’s a fast-growing venue with a positive future ahead of it. Some decent writers have already submitted to it, like Rick Novy and Cat Rambo. I have a story in Issue #2, and not only is the magazine well-formatted and very affordable for this economy, but I believe it is available in a few formats. I recommend trying it out. The PDF is only $12.00 for a whole year! For twelve issues, how can you beat that price? Christopher Fletcher gives his personal summations, too, on who’s who and what’s what involving the genre. Not just Hard Science Fiction. Love the retro 60’s feel!
M-BRANE SCIENCE FICTION
Issue #2; March 2009
M-Brane SF Issue#2
ORDER/DOWNLOAD HERE:
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
http://mbranesf2.blogspot.com/
M-Brane SF
Featuring Work by: David McGillveray, Michael Griffiths, Lawrence Dagstine, Tim Mulcahy, Abby ‘Merc’ Rustard, Lawrence Barker, Jannett Grady, James Hartley, and Jeffrey Sims. Edited by Christopher Fletcher.
A print version should be available on or around March 15th, 2009.
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Miss the debut back in early January? Well, here’s a second opportunity to pick up one of these LIMITED EDITION issues of POLLUTO #4, featuring yours truly, and some of the finest short fiction authors in all the UK. It’s a themed journal, published quarterly by DOG HORN PUBLISHING (www.doghornpublishing.com). Edited by Adam Lowe. Creative Director is Michael Dark.
Winter 2009 theme: QUEER & LOATHING IN WONDERLAND
POLLUTO: THE ANTI-POP CULTURE JOURNAL
SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.polluto.com/subscribe
Polluto #4
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
‘Alice in the Palace’ by Dave Migman
‘Parasol Clerks’ by Rhys Hughes
‘Jeanne’ by Steve Redwood
‘Mouse Diary’ by Daniel Wilson
‘Queer & Loathing on the Yellow Brick Road’ by Deb Hoag
‘A Shade of Yellow’ by Alex MacFarlane
‘Beta Child, Gamma Child’ by Malon Edwards
‘Paint the Town’ by Anne Pinckard
‘Sweet Adult Cell’ by Ray Succre
‘Beauty and the Beast’ by Micci Oaten
‘Heart of Cement’ by Lawrence Dagstine
‘The Bears in the Wood’ by Jim Steel
‘The Androidgenous Zone’ by Andrew Hook & Allen Ashley
‘Velcro Hurt’ by Ernesto Sarezale
‘The Day Hermeneutics Died’ by David McLean
‘Willow Within’ by D. W. Green
‘A Long Hard Look’ by Rhian Waller
‘On Biting Roy’ by Janis Butler Holm
‘Live Without a Net’ by RC Edrington
‘Mona and the Machine’ by Matthew Longo
‘Backseat Ballet’ by Mark Howard Jones
‘Voom and Bloom’ by Frank Burton
‘Alice in Agony Pink’ by Michelle Mead
‘ADD’ by Chris Patton
‘Shedding’ by Rhian Waller
Purchase Here: http://www.polluto.com/purchase.html
Previous Issues have featured such names as: Jeff VanderMeer, Michael Moorcock, Rhys Hughes, Steve Redwood, and MORE! This is a Limited Edition magazine. 500 copies of the paperback, 100 numbered hardback! Once it sells out, you won’t be able to get it again.
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I’ll have a new, almost-novelette length zombie thriller appearing in a future edition of Sam’s Dot Publishing’s Cover of Darkness. An “Annual Magazine-Anthology”, they’re mostly known for their tales of horror and dark speculative fiction. Sam’s Dot will also be releasing my collection FRESH BLOOD, many future issues of Aoife’s Kiss with stories of mine in it, and lots of other great publications between now and 2010. So stay tuned.
COVER OF DARKNESS 2010
Published Annually by Sam’s Dot Publishing
AVAILABLE AT THE GENRE MALL:
http://www.genremall.com/contents.htm
Previous issues have featured Bram Stoker winner Scott Nicholson, LL Soares, Cathy Buburuz, David Kopaska-Merkel, Kristine Ong Muslim, Angela Albee, Tamara Wilhite, Tyree Campbell, J.J. Steinbeck, Kate England… And many other fine talents…
You can now pre-order one of the finest hand-illustrated horror mags available in the Small Press. Only 110 copies will be printed up, and with stunning ink-to-paper art by some of today’s leading artists in the field (such as Tom Moran), who wouldn’t want to own a copy? This is a limited edition horror digest with fantastic original art!
Black Ink Horror #5
ORDER BELOW:
http://www.sideshowpresspublications.com/Black_Ink_Horror.html
Fiction and poetry by: Douglas E. Wright, Paul Anderson, Greg Schwartz, MontiLee Stormer, Sam W. Anderson, Lawrence Dagstine, Mark Tullius, Sean Logan, Mike L. Lane, Russell Jackson, David E. Greske, Kris Williams, Jason Hauser, Matthew Bey, James Futch, C.C. Parker, Patrick Rabe, Mo Irvine, Scott Virtes, Kristine Ong Muslim, and Aurelio Rico Lopez III. 17 short stories and 4 poems in all.
Black Ink Horror
The Random Eye
Featuring Work by: Robert Freese, Eric Steele, Robert Paul Blumenstein, M. Jones, Jeffrey Sims, Richard S. Levine, Rick Novy, Emily Neiley, Lawrence R. Dagstine, and Mark Fewell. Edited by Melissa Jones.
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