Questions

Hey,
Have any of you got a main idea for a short story? The purpose is to examine and provoke thought about an aspect of modern life (speculative fiction) such as discrimination or obesity. I just need help to get started, it’s quite important. Thank you
- It’s_Me!

I am redesigning a speculative fiction course (science fiction, fantasy and horror) and would love suggestions on in-print anthologies I could use. I have several on hand, but I’d like to make sure I haven’t missed one. It would also be helpful if it is printed in the U.S.
Gardner Dozois’ anthologies are excellent, but they only include current stories, not classics. I do need an anthology that includes a good representation of the three respective genres’ “best” stories, such as the work of Asimov, Heinlein, LeGuin, Poe, Lovecraft, etc. Thanks everyone for the great input so far, but I’m still looking.
- Handsome young lover

I’m trying to get some short fiction (generally horror, dark fantasy, fantasy, and speculative fiction) out in circulation, but I’m having a tough time identifying viable print markets. I’ve already leafed through the 2006 edition of the “Novel and Short Story Writer’s Market,” but I came away with only a few solid leads.

I’d appreciate any referral to either a) individual print magazines, journals, or anthologies that publish work in those genres or b) consolidated online listings of magazine, journal, or anthology publishers that focus on those genres. I’ve come across a few good listings of horror publishers, though I’d love to find more. A good example of what I’m looking for can be found at http://horror.fictionfactor.com/fiction.html

I realize that online publishing is extremely robust, but for my purposes, I’m restricted to publishers that produce a physical, printed text on a semi-regular basis.

Thanks in advance.
- Dr. Atrocity