{"id":10927,"date":"2012-12-05T14:21:07","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T22:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=10927"},"modified":"2013-09-30T12:42:26","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T20:42:26","slug":"sword-laser-announces-the-sword-laser-anthology-for-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/news\/sword-laser-announces-the-sword-laser-anthology-for-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Sword & Laser announces The Sword & Laser Anthology<\/em> for 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Sword\n

Sword & Laser<\/a>, a popular video show, podcast, and online book club community, hosted by Veronica Belmont<\/a> and Tom Merritt<\/a>, have announced that they will begin accepting submissions for a new Science Fiction and Fantasy anthology beginning Spring 2013, titled, fittingly, The Sword & Laser Anthology<\/em>. The anthology, which does not have a release date, is looking for “new, previously unpublished stories, which can fall under the headings of science fiction, fantasy, or a combination of the two.”<\/p>\n

After years of discussion, Tom and I are finally going ahead with the Sword & Laser Anthology!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sword & Laser<\/em> is the largest group on Goodreads, with over 13,000 members, and works with many of the genre’s biggest names, like Patrick Rothfuss (who also has a video show, called The Story Board<\/a><\/em>, on Geek & Sundry<\/a><\/em>, the production company that hosts Sword & Laser<\/em>), John Scalzi, Daniel Abraham and N.K. Jemisin. It’s unclear whether this anthology is aimed at “new” writers, or just “new” works from established writers, but, given Sword & Laser<\/em>‘s industry connections, I doubt they would need to open submissions for the anthology if they weren’t hoping to also discover new writers from among their fans. Either way, it’s a terrific opportunity for writers to have their stories featured in an anthology that will, no doubt, have a huge audience.<\/p>\n

The question remains whether the anthology is being entirely gathered and edited by Belmont and Merritt (who, while undeniable enthusiasts, are not professional editors themselves), or if an established editor\/dedicated editorial staff will also be connected with the project.<\/p>\n

On a personal note, Belmont and Merritt better be ready to be inundated by short stories penned by one “Aidan Moher.”<\/p>\n

More information on the anthology, including early submission guidelines, can be found in the official release<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sword & Laser, a popular video show, podcast, and online book club community, hosted by Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt, have announced that they will begin accepting submissions for a new Science Fiction and Fantasy anthology beginning Spring 2013, titled, fittingly, The Sword & Laser Anthology. The anthology, which does not have a release date,… The Sword & Laser Anthology<\/em> for 2013″>Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[154,38,59,137,452],"class_list":["post-10927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-anthology","tag-fantasy","tag-science-fiction","tag-short-fiction","tag-sword-laser"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n