To sign up, go to writingjourney.org/anthology14

For more information, see writingjourney.org/anthology2017

The kick-off meeting will be 1-4 pm, January 21 (Saturday) at the Woodridge Public Library.

Call For Authors

The Writing Journey is looking for authors to submit their flash fiction, short stories and poems for our 2017 anthology that explores a more optimistic outlook through speculative fiction. Were looking for stories that can inspire the reader and raise their spirits. The future shows many challenges; today's literature are mostly very grim, dark tales. Lets do something that takes the opposite approach of the Journey anthologyVoices from the Dark(Voices from the Light? Reasons for Hope?). Note that victories and reasons for optimism don't have to be world-changing in nature; one could very easily do something where personal challenges are solved. Lets write a book that helps its readers dream of brighter tomorrows.

Were looking for poetry and fiction (from micro-fiction to short stories up to about 3000 words). Stories should be PG-13.

Genre guidance (other genres can be combined with what is marked in green below):

From this article:

Judith Merrilborrowed the term in 1966, spelling out her version of "speculative fiction" in rather more detail (see Definitions of SF) in such a way as to de-emphasize the science component of sf (which acronym can equally stand for "speculative fiction") while keeping the idea of extrapolation i.e., Merril's use of the term was useful for that kind of sociological sf which concentrates on social change without necessarily any great emphasis on science or Technology.

• David Brin on the Need to Restore Optimism to Science Fiction
• Dear Science Fiction Writers: Stop Being So Pessimistic!
• Is There Room for Positive Stories in Science Fiction and Fantasy?
• Where are the positive futures?