Queer Sci Fi's Sixth Annual Flash Fiction Contest
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IN-NO-VA-TION (Noun)
1) A new idea, method, or device.
2) The introduction of something new.
3) The application of better solutions to meet unarticulated needs.
Three definitions to inspire writers around the world and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell. Here are 120 of our favorites.
Innovation features 300-word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers of Queer Sci Fi.
Final Transaction at the ADM: Automatic Death Machine by William W. Tate
Everything is automated in the future. Even Death.
This book is on:
- 2 To Be Read lists
Published: August 8, 2020
Publisher: Other Worlds Ink
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Tropes: Abandoned Place, AI Uprising, Alien Artifacts, Alien Invasion, Aliens Among Us, Antihero, Bad Robot, Becoming a Monster, Benevolent Aliens, Beyond the Grave Communication, Body Modifications, Bodysnatchers, Born Hero, Conspiracy, Cross-Species Friendships, Cryosleep, Demonic Possession, Dying World, Dystopian Governments, Evil Megacorporation, Evolving Powers, Fated Mates, First Contact, Fish Out of Water, FTL, Galactic Civilization, Good Robots, Haunted House, Humanity is Dangerous, Humanity is Good, I See Dead People, Immortality, Interspecies Adoption, Interspecies Romance, Interstellar Travel, Killer Aliens, Mad Scientist, Magic Talisman, Magical Disaster, Marooned, Modern Human in Fantasy World, Portals, Possession, Post-Apocalyptic, Quest, Redemption Arc, Reluctant Hero, Sentient AI, Sentient Spaceships, Undiscovered Planet, Uploaded Consciousness
Word Count: 36000
Languages Available: English
Tropes: Abandoned Place, AI Uprising, Alien Artifacts, Alien Invasion, Aliens Among Us, Antihero, Bad Robot, Becoming a Monster, Benevolent Aliens, Beyond the Grave Communication, Body Modifications, Bodysnatchers, Born Hero, Conspiracy, Cross-Species Friendships, Cryosleep, Demonic Possession, Dying World, Dystopian Governments, Evil Megacorporation, Evolving Powers, Fated Mates, First Contact, Fish Out of Water, FTL, Galactic Civilization, Good Robots, Haunted House, Humanity is Dangerous, Humanity is Good, I See Dead People, Immortality, Interspecies Adoption, Interspecies Romance, Interstellar Travel, Killer Aliens, Mad Scientist, Magic Talisman, Magical Disaster, Marooned, Modern Human in Fantasy World, Portals, Possession, Post-Apocalyptic, Quest, Redemption Arc, Reluctant Hero, Sentient AI, Sentient Spaceships, Undiscovered Planet, Uploaded Consciousness
Word Count: 36000
Languages Available: English
Publisher: Other Worlds Ink
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Fantasy, Fantasy - Alternate History, Fantasy - Comedy, Fantasy - Contemporary, Fantasy - Dark Fantasy, Fantasy - Faery & Fae, Fantasy - Fairy Tale / Folklore, Fantasy - Heroic, Fantasy - High & Other World, Fantasy - Historical, Fantasy - Knights & Castles, Fantasy - LGBTQ+, Fantasy - LitRPG, Fantasy - Low Fantasy, Fantasy - Magical Realism, Fantasy - Mythic, Fantasy - People of Color, Fantasy - Romance, Fantasy - RPG, Fantasy - Steampunk, Fantasy - Sword & Sorcery, Fantasy - Urban & Magical Beings, Fantasy – Gods and Heroes, Horror, Horror - Angels & Devils, Horror - Comedy, Horror - Ghosts & Haunted Houses, Horror - LGBTQ+, Horror - LitRPG, Horror - Man-Made Horrors, Horror - Monsters, Horror - Occult, Horror - People of Color, Horror - Vampires, Horror - Werewolves, Horror - Witches, Paranormal, Paranormal - Angels & Devils, Paranormal - Comedy, Paranormal - Dark, Paranormal - Ghosts & Haunted Houses, Paranormal - LGBTQ+, Paranormal - Magical Beings, Paranormal - Monsters, Paranormal - People of Color, Paranormal - Psychic Talents, Paranormal - Reincarnation, Paranormal - Romance, Paranormal - Shifters, Paranormal - Vampires, Poetry, Sci Fi, Sci Fi - Alien Invasion, Sci Fi - Alien Races, Sci Fi - Aliens, Sci Fi - Alternate / Parallel Reality, Sci Fi - Alternative History, Sci Fi - Apocalyptic Fiction, Sci Fi - Artificial Intelligence, Sci Fi - Colonization, Sci Fi - Comedy, Sci Fi - Distant Planet, Sci Fi - Dying Earth, Sci Fi - Dystopian & Post-Apocalyptic, Sci Fi - First Contact, Sci Fi - Galactic Empire, Sci Fi - Hard Sci Fi, Sci Fi - Immortality, Sci Fi - LGBTQ+, Sci Fi - LitRPG, Sci Fi - Lost Worlds, Sci Fi - Military, Sci Fi - Mind Uploads, Sci Fi - Mutants, Sci Fi - Near Future, Sci Fi - Nowpunk, Sci Fi - People of Color, Sci Fi - Robots/Androids, Sci Fi - Romance, Sci Fi - RPG, Sci Fi - Science Fantasy, Sci Fi - Singularity, Sci Fi - Slipstream, Sci Fi - Soft, Sci Fi - Space Exploration, Sci Fi - Space Opera, Sci Fi - Steampunk, Sci Fi - Superheroes & Villains, Sci Fi - Time Travel, Sci Fi - Utopian
Tropes: Abandoned Place, AI Uprising, Alien Artifacts, Alien Invasion, Aliens Among Us, Antihero, Bad Robot, Becoming a Monster, Benevolent Aliens, Beyond the Grave Communication, Body Modifications, Bodysnatchers, Born Hero, Conspiracy, Cross-Species Friendships, Cryosleep, Demonic Possession, Dying World, Dystopian Governments, Evil Megacorporation, Evolving Powers, Fated Mates, First Contact, Fish Out of Water, FTL, Galactic Civilization, Good Robots, Haunted House, Humanity is Dangerous, Humanity is Good, I See Dead People, Immortality, Interspecies Adoption, Interspecies Romance, Interstellar Travel, Killer Aliens, Mad Scientist, Magic Talisman, Magical Disaster, Marooned, Modern Human in Fantasy World, Portals, Possession, Post-Apocalyptic, Quest, Redemption Arc, Reluctant Hero, Sentient AI, Sentient Spaceships, Undiscovered Planet, Uploaded Consciousness
Word Count: 36000
Languages Available: English
Tropes: Abandoned Place, AI Uprising, Alien Artifacts, Alien Invasion, Aliens Among Us, Antihero, Bad Robot, Becoming a Monster, Benevolent Aliens, Beyond the Grave Communication, Body Modifications, Bodysnatchers, Born Hero, Conspiracy, Cross-Species Friendships, Cryosleep, Demonic Possession, Dying World, Dystopian Governments, Evil Megacorporation, Evolving Powers, Fated Mates, First Contact, Fish Out of Water, FTL, Galactic Civilization, Good Robots, Haunted House, Humanity is Dangerous, Humanity is Good, I See Dead People, Immortality, Interspecies Adoption, Interspecies Romance, Interstellar Travel, Killer Aliens, Mad Scientist, Magic Talisman, Magical Disaster, Marooned, Modern Human in Fantasy World, Portals, Possession, Post-Apocalyptic, Quest, Redemption Arc, Reluctant Hero, Sentient AI, Sentient Spaceships, Undiscovered Planet, Uploaded Consciousness
Word Count: 36000
Languages Available: English