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Have a novel to promote?
Be discovered by a legion of new fans
Pitch yourself to sci-fi & fantasy readers by publishing a short story on Not Your Sky
We’ll place an eye-catching link to your novel’s Amazon page at the end of your story
Surprise, delight, and/or dazzle our readers so they’ll check out your novel
We’ll share you short story via….
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… so you know it’ll be read by lots of potential new fans
We’ll share you short story via….
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Our social media -
Facebook Ads -
Our email newsletter
… so you know it’ll be read by lots of potential new fans
We’re looking for stories that are…
Science fiction & fantasy — all sub-genres welcome
Quick to read — 250 to 1,000 words (1,250 at most)
Complete — not an excerpt from a longer story
High quality — stories our readers will remember
Read to submit?
- Start with an attention-grabbing opening
- Shorter paragraphs are easier to read online
- Conflict is king — what does your character want, and what is stopping them from getting it?
- Use your closing image to show how things have changed (or not changed) from the start of the story
- Watch this lecture on writing short stories by Mary Robinette Kowal for some excellent advice: