Better Fiction: Volume 3, Issue 1 Cost: Free to Download, Paperback: $5.53
Fiction by: Cat Rambo, Anthony Snodgrass, Karina Kantas, and Edgar Allan Poe.
Articles by: Michael Milliken and Babs Halton.
Edited by Wade Ogletree
Better Fiction: Volume 3, Issue 1 Cost: Free to Download, Paperback: $5.53
Fiction by: Cat Rambo, Anthony Snodgrass, Karina Kantas, and Edgar Allan Poe.
Articles by: Michael Milliken and Babs Halton.
Edited by Wade Ogletree
Better Fiction: Volume 2, Issue 2 Cost: Free to Download, Paperback: $7.29
Fiction by: Michael Milliken, Bill Snodgrass, Karina Kantas, Gary Beck, J.P. Dellova, Guy De Maupassant, Lucinda Myer, and Melinda S. Reynolds.
Articles by: Stephen Coonts and Tom Sheehan.
Edited by Wade Ogletree
Better Fiction: Volume 2, Issue 1 Cost: Free to Download, Paperback: $6.59
Cover art by Melinda Reynolds.
Fiction by: J.P. Dellova, Michael Ehart, Scott Sandridge, Honore de Balzac, S.E. Ward, Melinda Reynolds, and Karina Kantas.
Articles by: Homer Hickam, Austin Caver and Jordan Stoner, J.P. Dellova, "Maggie", Brad Templeton, and Roger J. Carlson.
Edited by Wade Ogletree
Better Fiction: 2005 Year in Review Cost: Free to Download, Paperback: $6.27
Cover art by Melinda Reynolds
Additional art by Frank Ray Ard and Melinda Reynolds
Stories and poetry by Bill Snodgrass, Frank Ray Ard, J. P. Dellova, Tanya Sorenson, Melinda Reynolds, Wade Ogletree, and Babs Halton.
Comments by Piers Anthony, Matt Hughes, Michelle Williams, Samuel Whitestone, Susie Hawes, and Bill Snodgrass
Edited by Wade Ogletree
Better Fiction Anthologies
Current Needs: We're looking for more articles on writing, writers, and anything to do with the creative process. Of course, we still need your fiction and poetry. My primary requirement is that the story be fairly clean and that (in most cases) the story has already been published elsewhere. See the guidelines below.
Why do we focus on rewrites? -- The Anthology has its roots in the critique forum. It began as a collection of work our members had published elsewhere. That first year's work is collected in the 2005 Year in Review. In the magazine's second year we transformed from a webzine to a downloadable e-zine with an available paperback version. We are open now to non-members, but I still do not see "Better Fiction" as a place for first-run fiction. There are bigger markets and the ability to pay. Sell your work there. That is the goal. The anthologies were never intended to be a way for new writers to see their work first published. It is, instead, a celebration and a collection of the published work of new, up-and-coming, and established authors. As a market for reprints and articles about writing, I see our effort here as something noble. I think the significance of what is accomplished here surpasses what could otherwise be achieved by a non-paying e-zine and paperback market that publishes through lulu.com. We try to maintain that nobility and purity of purpose by not charging for the e-zine and taking no profit on the paperback. The cost passed on to you for a paperback copy of the magazine is lulu's base cost based on our requirements and the length of the magazine. We add nothing to the price, whatsoever.
Wade Ogletree
Better Fiction Anthology
Submission Guidelines: Better Fiction is a non-paying publication. We are open to both members and nonmembers of the betterfiction.com fiction critique forum. (Membership in the forum is free.)
Fiction and Poetry: We prefer reprints, and will only read previously unpublished pieces that have been critiqued in the Better Fiction forum. We will read reprints, however, from anyone. We take both literary and genre work of any kind. We're just looking for quality, substance, and clean entertainment.
Note: I lied. We're not open to all genres. We don't print erotica or fan fiction.
For reprints, at the end of your story (and in your cover letter) please include the information on where and when it was first published. This information will appear in the magazine if your story or poem is selected. Send your submission as an .rtf attachment to wade AT betterfiction.com. Word length is open, but query first if the piece if over 6k. (Note, in the email, there are no spaces, and you must replace the AT with the @ symbol: wade AT betterfiction.com. Printing it like this is a spam prevention and avoidance maneuver.)
Submit the story as it will be published; italics should be italics, not underlined. (Though that is the proper format.)
In general, never mess around with fonts. Editors hate that. Also, it makes life easier if your indentations are set universally instead of hitting the tab button each time. If you don't understand how to do that, or just didn't do it, don't worry. I tend to forget that with my stories as well.
Put your title, name, email address, and word count at the top of the story. At the end of the story, write the word "END".
Nonfiction: We're looking for articles about writing, about writers, about the writing life, about classic works, and the like. We'll consider reprints and original works. Otherwise, follow the guidelines for fiction submissions. I am also interested in articles for the blog and may request to publish articles in both locations.
Artwork: We are also interested in your artwork. Submit your work as no greater that 360 dpi, if you can. We accept both color and black and white works, but do not submit anything in a "grayscale" format as it does not look right the way lulu processes it. Also keep in mind that though the PDF is full color, the paperback has a color cover only. All interior art will be black and white.
Rights: We want one-time print rights for both our PDF and print versions and occasionally will request the right to publish online in our blog. We have no interest in restricting your use of your story elsewhere in any way, at any time.
