Monthly Roundup from Interstellar Flight Press
Join us at Armadillocon in Austin, TX!
Dearest Space Rangers,
We’ll be at Armadillocon in Austin, TX this weekend. Come say hi in the dealer’s room, and make sure to check out William Ledbetter’s reading on Sunday at 2:30pm!
Check out our Managing Editor Holly Lyn Walrath’s schedule:
In other news, we’re looking for articles for our special October issue — which always features reviews of horror-related content for spooky season! Pitch us your ideas on anything horror-focused: Movies (including retrospectives and cult classics), TV, books, comics, games, you name it. As long as it’s creepy-crawly and ripe for Halloween, we want it!
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Are you hard at work polishing up those horror novellas? We’ll be open for submissions from October 1- December 1 this year. Our guest editor for this call is the talented Lee Murray. Full details are available on our website. Please be sure to read the guidelines! We are asking for content warnings for this call. Our slush readers asked for this change, and we totally agree!
Popular Articles from Interstellar Flight Magazine
Here’s a roundup of what Interstellar Flight Magazine published in July…
Lightyear Is the Pride Movie We Didn’t Know We Needed
Pixar’s Latest Toy Story Spinoff Channels Pulp Scifi While Taking Down Toxic Masculinity
Lightyear was made for queer 90s kids who grew up aching for more representation, writes Holly Lyn Walrath. We are in a moment where the mainstream is colliding with queer culture in new ways, and Lightyear shows that change is possible.
Moon Knight and the Importance of Being Seen
Marvel’s Moon Knight Depicts Contemporary Egypt in a Real, Living Way
Moon Knight eschews problematic Orientalist tropes and depicts the real living and breathing contemporary Egypt, writes Mahmud El Sayed. Egyptian director Mohamed Diab delivers an authentic representation that almost never sees the light of day in western media.
Under Fortunate Stars
Interview with Debut Novelist Ren Hutchings
Under Fortunate Stars is a space opera that blends heart and humor, action and adventure, in a tale that explores what happens when we meet our heroes and they aren’t quite what we’d expected. IFP’s Mar Vincent chats with author Ren Hutchings about her inspirations and writing process.
Announcing the Acquisition of anOther Mythology: Poems by Maxwell I. Gold
A book of poetry with mythology turned on its head filled with queer myths for the othered inside us all
Interstellar Flight Press is pleased to announce the acquisition of a forthcoming book of poems by Maxwell I. Gold, a multiple award nominated author who writes prose poetry and short stories in weird and cosmic fiction.
How to Return to Tatooine
Disney’s Obi-Wan Kenobi and Letting Go
Star Wars loves nothing more than to return to Tatooine. Over and over again, audiences find themselves on the lonely desert planet with dual suns. But in Obi-Wan Kenobi, the return to Tatooine feels earned, for perhaps the first time since Revenge of the Sith, writes Annika Barranti Klein.
Fatherhood, a Pandemic, Racism, and the Silent Hero
Review of The Deer King, an Anime from Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji
The Deer King is a faithful, lusciously animated adaptation of the novel series, and calls to mind some of the best Studio Ghibli films, writes Holly Lyn Walrath. The film explores what a medical disaster would look like in a pre-technology fantasy world.
Call for Submissions: Horror Novellas!
Featuring Guest Editor Lee Murray
Interstellar Flight Press is seeking submissions of Horror Novellas of 17,500–40,000 words in the speculative genres, and for this call we are also open to translations! Submissions will be open from 10/1/22–12/1/22.
Our guest editor for this call is Lee Murray. From Aotearoa- New Zealand, USA Today bestselling author, Lee Murray, is a writer, editor, poet, and screenwriter, and winner of the Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, Australian Shadows, and Sir Julius Vogel Awards.
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