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Alternative Coordinates is always looking for original stories in the genres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Speculative Fiction. Science Fiction can include, but is not limited to hard sci-fi, space opera and space adventure, alternative history, time travel, aliens, genetic experiments and… well, you get the idea. Fantasy can include heroic fantasy, magic, witchcraft, mythological creatures, vampires, fairy tales or contemp- orary fantasy. Horror should lean more to the supernatural or genetic mutation side. We aren’t really interested in axe murders or gory blood fests. And Speculative Fiction can be any story that asks the question “what if.” You can explore these genres further by visiting these links. Science Fiction | Fantasy | Horror | Speculative Fiction The philosophy fueling Alternative Coordinates is one of positive human development. This could mean many things, from a story far in the future in which humankind has learn to live in peace to a cautionary “what if” tale about a human-kind that can't learn to live in peace. A story could affect only an individual or an entire community. The possibilities are endless. Please keep in mind that Alternative Coordinates is intended for readers of all ages and stories featuring gratuitous violence, sex or profanity will not be considered for publication. Generally speaking, anything that would earn a movie an R-rating should be excluded from your stories when submitting to Alternative Coordinates. We pay 1.5 cents a word up to 5000 words and 1 cents a word thereafter. With this payment we buy the exclusive rights for your story for one year. After one year from the stories publication date, we will retain non-exclusive rights for online publication. Simply put, for one year, you cannot sell your story to any other publication, online or other, or allow your story to be duplicated in any way. After one year, you may do as you please with your story, and AC retains non-exclusive rights to keep the story online, in it's original AC issue, forever. We may be interested in publishing your story in another format or developing it into an audio story or audio drama. In this situation, we will contact you with a new contract and additional payment for the right to use your story. Submissions are accepted by email only. Due to the large number of submissions, please wait at least three months from the time of your submission before expecting a response. Because of the time involved in reviewing submissions, we at AC encourage writers to submit to multiple publishers. Please let us know immediately if your story has been accepted. Please submit one story at a time.
If you are ready to submit a story, please do so using the following instructions:
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FOUR: Although it is not necessary, we recommend that you also submit your story for copyright. This step will help ensure the protection of your property and only costs $45.00 per story. You can find submission forms and all the information you need to register your work at the following links: United States Copyright Office: Register Literary Works at the United States Thank you for your interest in Alternative Coordinates.
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