Queer Sci Fi's 10th Annual Flash Fiction Contest
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RISE (noun / verb)
Eight definitions to inspire writers around the world, and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell:
1) An upward slope or movement
2) A beginning or origin
3) An increase in amount or number
4) An angry reaction
5) To take up arms
6) To return from death
7) To become heartened or elated
8) To exert oneself to meet a challenge
Rise features 300-word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers of Queer Sci Fi.
Published: October 25, 2023
Publisher: Other Worlds Ink
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Tropes: AI Uprising, Alien Artifacts, Alien Invasion, Aliens Among Us, Ancient Weapon, Bad Robot, Band of Brothers/Sisters, Band of Misfits, Becoming a Monster, Beyond the Grave Communication, Book of Spells, Born Hero, Burial Ground/Cemetary, Chosen One, Cross-Species Friendships, Demonic Possession, Dying World, Dystopian Governments, Enemy to Ally, Evil Megacorporation, Evolving Powers, Fallen Hero, Fellowship, Fetus of Doom, Fish Out of Water, Haunted House, Here Comes the Cavalry, Humanity is Dangerous, Humanity is Good, Hunted, I See Dead People, Immortality, Inaccessible Magic, Library of Secrets, Lost Civilization, Mad Scientist, Magic Talisman, Magical Disaster, Museum/Store of the Unusual, Person in Distress, Portals, Possession, Post-Apocalyptic, Powerful Artifact, Prophesy, Psionic Powers, Reluctant Hero, Secret Society, Superpowers, Time Travel, Ultimate Evil, Vengeful Spirit, Waiting/Sleeping Evil
Word Count: 38000
Languages Available: English
Tropes: AI Uprising, Alien Artifacts, Alien Invasion, Aliens Among Us, Ancient Weapon, Bad Robot, Band of Brothers/Sisters, Band of Misfits, Becoming a Monster, Beyond the Grave Communication, Book of Spells, Born Hero, Burial Ground/Cemetary, Chosen One, Cross-Species Friendships, Demonic Possession, Dying World, Dystopian Governments, Enemy to Ally, Evil Megacorporation, Evolving Powers, Fallen Hero, Fellowship, Fetus of Doom, Fish Out of Water, Haunted House, Here Comes the Cavalry, Humanity is Dangerous, Humanity is Good, Hunted, I See Dead People, Immortality, Inaccessible Magic, Library of Secrets, Lost Civilization, Mad Scientist, Magic Talisman, Magical Disaster, Museum/Store of the Unusual, Person in Distress, Portals, Possession, Post-Apocalyptic, Powerful Artifact, Prophesy, Psionic Powers, Reluctant Hero, Secret Society, Superpowers, Time Travel, Ultimate Evil, Vengeful Spirit, Waiting/Sleeping Evil
Word Count: 38000
Languages Available: English
Publisher: Other Worlds Ink
Editors:
Cover Artists:
Genres:
Fantasy, Fantasy - Alternate History, Fantasy - Candlepunk, Fantasy - Clockpunk, Fantasy - Comedy, Fantasy - Contemporary, Fantasy - Dark Fantasy, Fantasy - Erotica, Fantasy - Faery & Fae, Fantasy - Fairy Tale / Folklore, Fantasy - Fantasy of Manners, Fantasy - Gothpunk, Fantasy - Heroic, Fantasy - High & Other World, Fantasy - Historical, Fantasy - Hopepunk, Fantasy - Knights & Castles, Fantasy - Latinpunk, Fantasy - LGBTQ+, Fantasy - LitRPG, Fantasy - Low Fantasy, Fantasy - Magical Realism, Fantasy - Mythic, Fantasy - Mythpunk, Fantasy - New Adult, Fantasy - Paranormal, Fantasy - People of Color, Fantasy - Piratepunk, Fantasy - Quiet, Fantasy - Romance, Fantasy - RPG, Fantasy - Silkpunk, Fantasy - Slipstream, Fantasy - Steampunk, Fantasy - Sword & Sorcery, Fantasy - Urban & Magical Beings, Fantasy - Weird Fantasy, Fantasy - Young Adult, Fantasy – Gods and Heroes, Horror, Horror - Angels & Devils, Horror - Comedy, Horror - Fairy Tale/Folklore, Horror - Ghosts & Haunted Houses, Horror - Gothic, Horror - LGBTQ+, Horror - LitRPG, Horror - Lovecraftian/Cthulhu, Horror - Man-Made Horrors, Horror - Monsters, Horror - Mythic, Horror - New Adult, Horror - Noir, Horror - Occult, Horror - People of Color, Horror - Post-Apocalyptic, Horror - Psychic Talents, Horror - Psychological, Horror - Shifters, Horror - Splatterpunk, Horror - Vampires, Horror - Weird Horror, Horror - Werewolves, Horror - Witches, Horror - Young Adult, Horror - Zombies, Paranormal, Paranormal - Angels & Devils, Paranormal - Comedy, Paranormal - Dark, Paranormal - Ghosts & Haunted Houses, Paranormal - LGBTQ+, Paranormal - LitRPG, Paranormal - Magical Beings, Paranormal - Monsters, Paranormal - New Adult, Paranormal - People of Color, Paranormal - Psychic Talents, Paranormal - Reincarnation, Paranormal - Romance, Paranormal - Shifters, Paranormal - Vampires, Paranormal - Young Adult, Paranormal - Zombies, Sci Fi, Sci Fi - Alien Invasion, Sci Fi - Alien Races, Sci Fi - Aliens, Sci Fi - Alternate / Parallel Reality, Sci Fi - Alternative History, Sci Fi - Apocalyptic Fiction, Sci Fi - Artificial Intelligence, Sci Fi - Atompunk, Sci Fi - Biopunk, Sci Fi - Candlepunk, Sci Fi - Christian, Sci Fi - Climate Fiction (Cli-Fi), Sci Fi - Clockpunk, Sci Fi - Clones, Sci Fi - Colonization, Sci Fi - Comedy, Sci Fi - Cyberpunk, Sci Fi - Cyberspace, Sci Fi - Decopunk, Sci Fi - Detective, Sci Fi - Dieselpunk, Sci Fi - Distant Planet, Sci Fi - Dying Earth, Sci Fi - Dystopian & Post-Apocalyptic, Sci Fi - First Contact, Sci Fi - Frontier, Sci Fi - Furry, Sci Fi - Galactic Empire, Sci Fi - Generation Ship, Sci Fi - Genetic Manipulation, Sci Fi - Gothpunk, Sci Fi - Greenpunk, Sci Fi - Hard Sci Fi, Sci Fi - Hollow Earth, Sci Fi - Hopepunk, Sci Fi - Human Evolution, Sci Fi - Immortality, Sci Fi - Latinpunk, Sci Fi - LGBTQ+, Sci Fi - LitRPG, Sci Fi - Lost Worlds, Sci Fi - Military, Sci Fi - Mind Uploads, Sci Fi - Multiverse, Sci Fi - Mutants, Sci Fi - Mythpunk, Sci Fi - Nanopunk, Sci Fi - Near Future, Sci Fi - New Adult, Sci Fi - Nowpunk, Sci Fi - People of Color, Sci Fi - Piratepunk, Sci Fi - Pulp, Sci Fi - Realistic, Sci Fi - Robots/Androids, Sci Fi - Romance, Sci Fi - RPG, Sci Fi - Science Fantasy, Sci Fi - Silkpunk, Sci Fi - Singularity, Sci Fi - Slipstream, Sci Fi - Social, Sci Fi - Soft, Sci Fi - Solarpunk, Sci Fi - Space Exploration, Sci Fi - Space Opera, Sci Fi - Space Western, Sci Fi - Spacepunk, Sci Fi - SpyFi, Sci Fi - Steampunk, Sci Fi - Stonepunk, Sci Fi - Superheroes & Villains, Sci Fi - Terraforming, Sci Fi - Teslapunk, Sci Fi - Theological, Sci Fi - Time Travel, Sci Fi - Transhuman, Sci Fi - Transistorpunk, Sci Fi - Uplift, Sci Fi - Utopian, Sci Fi - Virtual Reality, Sci Fi - Wattpunk, Sci Fi - Weird Sci Fi, Sci Fi - Young Adult
Tropes: AI Uprising, Alien Artifacts, Alien Invasion, Aliens Among Us, Ancient Weapon, Bad Robot, Band of Brothers/Sisters, Band of Misfits, Becoming a Monster, Beyond the Grave Communication, Book of Spells, Born Hero, Burial Ground/Cemetary, Chosen One, Cross-Species Friendships, Demonic Possession, Dying World, Dystopian Governments, Enemy to Ally, Evil Megacorporation, Evolving Powers, Fallen Hero, Fellowship, Fetus of Doom, Fish Out of Water, Haunted House, Here Comes the Cavalry, Humanity is Dangerous, Humanity is Good, Hunted, I See Dead People, Immortality, Inaccessible Magic, Library of Secrets, Lost Civilization, Mad Scientist, Magic Talisman, Magical Disaster, Museum/Store of the Unusual, Person in Distress, Portals, Possession, Post-Apocalyptic, Powerful Artifact, Prophesy, Psionic Powers, Reluctant Hero, Secret Society, Superpowers, Time Travel, Ultimate Evil, Vengeful Spirit, Waiting/Sleeping Evil
Word Count: 38000
Languages Available: English
Tropes: AI Uprising, Alien Artifacts, Alien Invasion, Aliens Among Us, Ancient Weapon, Bad Robot, Band of Brothers/Sisters, Band of Misfits, Becoming a Monster, Beyond the Grave Communication, Book of Spells, Born Hero, Burial Ground/Cemetary, Chosen One, Cross-Species Friendships, Demonic Possession, Dying World, Dystopian Governments, Enemy to Ally, Evil Megacorporation, Evolving Powers, Fallen Hero, Fellowship, Fetus of Doom, Fish Out of Water, Haunted House, Here Comes the Cavalry, Humanity is Dangerous, Humanity is Good, Hunted, I See Dead People, Immortality, Inaccessible Magic, Library of Secrets, Lost Civilization, Mad Scientist, Magic Talisman, Magical Disaster, Museum/Store of the Unusual, Person in Distress, Portals, Possession, Post-Apocalyptic, Powerful Artifact, Prophesy, Psionic Powers, Reluctant Hero, Secret Society, Superpowers, Time Travel, Ultimate Evil, Vengeful Spirit, Waiting/Sleeping Evil
Word Count: 38000
Languages Available: English