Uncanny is looking for original, unpublished speculative
fiction stories between 750-6000 words.
Not exact matches
Throughout most of history, there's been a symbiotic relationship
between fictional
story - tellers and creators — thanks to
fiction's capacity to spark imagination and those with technical knowledge to help realize its vision.
In some respects I write as a kind of middle man
between the seminary and the pew, but I'm also interested in examining ideas and experiences in the forms of nonfiction
stories and am moving toward
fiction.
The former dances the line
between science
fiction and horror in Nowheresville, Indiana and the latter tells a
story of schlock and excess in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles.
The result is a movie that blurs the lines
between fact and
fiction, documentary and feature film, telling the
story of childhood elation and adult struggle, in a motel where this happens every day and featuring dozens of extras who live within miles of the set.
«Certainly there are similarities
between fiction and real life,» says Kenna, but in
fiction «everyone tends to be connected to everyone else, otherwise the
story becomes too hard to follow.»
It is our goal to discover and publish the best
fiction we possibly can —
stories that dive into the wreck, that stretch the reader
between recognition and surprise, that conjure a particular world with delicate expertise —
stories that take a different way home.
Still, «True
Story» is a tightly made slice of true crime that treads the line
between fact and
fiction that has so bedeviled storytellers, and asserts that perhaps reality lies somewhere outside of that, and is still only what you make of it.
As every
story becomes interwoven with the next, the boundaries
between fiction and real life starts to blend in this cerebral thriller pushes the limits of cinema narrative.
These are the
stories of people who learn what lies beyond the dream — yacht parties with theremin makers that end on the rocks, low - budget filmmaking that blurs the line
between truth and
fiction, movie stars and Hollywood hopefuls whose
stories seem too crazy to be true.
Peggy Guggenheim - Art Addict Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland, written by Bernadine Colish, Lisa Immordino Vreeland, and John Northrup (USA)-- World Premiere, Documentary Bouncing
between Europe and the US as often as she would
between lovers, Peggy Guggenheim's life
story was as swirling as the design of her uncle's museum, and reads more like
fiction than any reality imaginable.
The unbelievable but mostly true
story of four young men who mistook their lives for a movie and attempted one of the most audacious heists in US history; American Animals takes the thrill of the heist genre and turns it inside out, blurring the line
between truth and
fiction in a wild
story of money, movies and the search for meaning.
The biggest difference
between Carver's
fiction and Altman's film is that while the sexual and ethical tensions that are rife throughout the
stories rarely come to the surface, they find collective and catastrophic catharsis in Short Cuts's earthshaking finale.
Stories We Tell is very definitely a documentary, but Polley understands that the very nature of telling stories through cinema blurs the lines between truth and f
Stories We Tell is very definitely a documentary, but Polley understands that the very nature of telling
stories through cinema blurs the lines between truth and f
stories through cinema blurs the lines
between truth and
fiction.
Bouncing
between Europe and the US as often as she would
between lovers, Peggy Guggenheim's life
story was as swirling as the design of her uncle's museum, and reads more like
fiction than any reality imaginable.
Although too intense for little children and too juvenile for older teens, The Neverending
Story's message of using literature to explore real life issues coupled with a discussion about the balance
between a growing imagination and keeping one's feet an the ground, could make this movie more than just the ultimate in escape
fiction for «tweens.
The
story walks a delicate, fragile, and damn near invisible - line
between full - on science
fiction and an art house independent feature.
Honorable mentions: A tie
between fiction film «The Attack» and documentary «
Stories We Tell.»
The flagship of the Festival, section Oficial Fantàstic, presents some of the most eagerly awaited movies of the year, such as Only God Forgives by Nicolas Winding Refn - director of Valhalla Rising and Drive; Jim Jarmusch's latest film Only Lovers Left Alive, an eternal love
story between two vampires; A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swann III, a surrealist comedy by the hand of Roman Coppola; The Congress, a spectacular adaptation of Stanislaw Lem directed by Ari Folman - responsible for Vals with Bashir -, that combines animation with a science -
fiction story starring Robin Wright and Harvey Keitel; Sitges 2013 will also represent the return of Kiyoshi Kurosawa to the fantastique genre with Real.
Though the former is a science
fiction series about friendship and other dimensions in a small Indiana town, the latter is the love
story between a mute woman and an amphibious sea creature kept in a government lab.
The idea of time travel branching off into different dimensions isn't new in Science
Fiction, but Wilson tames this big SFnal trope by grounding his
story in the growing relationship
between Jesse and his 21st Century partner Elizabeth.
Alternate Reality Games use complex
stories told across multiple media formats to blur the lines
between fiction and reality.
Rotate
between rich
fiction and non-
fiction books to target specific outcomes and learning needs (e.g., vividly illustrated picture book for comprehending
story elements, non-
fiction science book for evaluating cause and effect).
September 30, CHANGES conversations
between authors, Episode 43, Michael Stephen Daigle, journalist, short
stories and novels author of realistic
fiction.
Submit your finest flash
fiction story, 500 words or less,
between now and March 31, 2016.
September 16, CHANGES conversations
between authors, Episode 42, Bokerah Brumley, flash
fiction / short
story writer and blogger Find Bokerah's writing: http://www.bokerah.com and http://www.superbokerah.com Youtube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0N7pvo7O9Q
Stories set around the world and across eras are the hallmark of this year's crop of best historical
fiction titles for young people, all reviewed in Booklist
between April 15, 2013, and April 1, 2014.
Meanwhile, remember you can pre-order
Between Mountain and Sea, my coming of age science
fiction novel and Butler's Brother, the short
story I collaborated on with my daughter, Ashley Angelly — both set in the Paradisi Chronicles universe.
Well, the cover shows a big bold butterfly as a shorthand indicator that this collection of flash
fiction stories are all about transformation.It's due to be released as an ebook on Saturday, and
between now and then I've got to put some serious hours into the editing and formatting process.
Speculative
fiction allows both authors and readers to enter into a
story with a sense of appreciation and wonder for what's different
between the fictional world and the real world.
Details: A free contest for science
fiction stories of
between 1,000 and 6,000 words, supported by the publishers of Interzone, the UK's leading science
fiction magazine.
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short
Fiction is for unpublished manuscripts
between 40,000 and 75,000 words and may include long
stories or novellas.
Colfer blends grisly moments of horror, sharply funny dialogue, science
fiction spectacle, and characters with depth to create a
story that strikes the ideal balance
between escapist fun and thoughtful commentary on the ways history, both personal and global, can shape a person.
She outlines the path that the
story weaves
between fact and
fiction and provides an excellent reading list for those who want to find out more.
The reason I eventually tried my hand at
fiction was because I got tired of waiting for the next Clancy or Brooks novel to come out so I attempted to write
stories that would fill in the gaps
between their books.
In explaining the interrelationship
between genres in her writing, Watts touts the independent publisher of her novels, Vagabondage Press, as having bravely taken the chance on a
story that blends literary
fiction with dark fantasy and psychological horror, among others.
The
story of one young man crossing the burning bridge
between innocence and experience... Spring's Fall (Autumn Numbers Book 1) by Harambee Grey - Sun Plus, hundreds of free & bargain literary
fiction titles!
Puppalicious And Beyond: Life Outside The Center Of The Universe: Weaving in and out of
fiction and nonfiction, Pamela shares a collection of interrelated
stories of the wonderful «others» that delight and frighten her, from pups to poltergeists and everything in
between.
Charles Baxter notes that these short - short
stories occupy many thresholds — «they are
between poetry and
fiction, the
story and the sketch, prophecy and reminiscence, the personal and the crowd.»
Every Blade of Grass by Thomas Wharton (2014) A compelling historical
fiction, Every Blade of Grass is the
story of the correspondence
between Martha, a New York journalist, and James, an ecologist from Vancouver.
These images make the
story feel even more real — blurring the line
between fiction and reality.
Invaders: 22 Tales from the Outer Limits of Literature Edited by Jacob Weisberg Tachyon • $ 16.95 • ISBN 9781616962104 Explore the overlap
between literary
fiction and science
fiction in this genre - bending, mind - blowing anthology, which includes
stories about spaceships, time travel and alternate dimensions by such acclaimed writers as Junot Díaz, George Saunders, Rivka Galchen and Jonathan Lethem.
While I welcome all genres of
fiction, I specialize in science
fiction, fantasy, and the interstitial (
stories that fit somewhere in
between).
Wherever you draw the line
between fiction and nonfiction, remember the basic rules of good citizenship: Do not re-create incidents and characters who never existed; do not write to do harm to innocent victims; do not forget your own
story, but while considering your struggle and the heights of your achievements, think repeatedly about how your
story will affect and relate to your reader.
In
between, speculative
fiction nosed its way into the conversation with the supernatural
stories by Frank Peretti.
This volume collects the complete writings of Virginia Woolf: 8 novels, 3 «biographies,» 46 short
stories, 606 essays, 1 play, her diary and some letters.Contents: THE NOVELSThe Voyage Out (1915) Night and Day (1919) Jacob's Room (1922) Mrs. Dalloway (1925) To the Lighthouse (1927) The Waves (1931) The Years (1937)
Between the Acts (1941) THE «BIOGRAPHIES» Orlando: a biography (1928) Flush: a biography (1933) Roger Fry: a biography (1940) THE STORIESMonday or Tuesday (1921) A Haunted House, and other short
stories (1944) Mrs Dalloway's Party (1973) The Complete Shorter
Fiction (1985) THE ESSAYSThe Common Reader I (1925) A Room of One's Own (1929) On Being Ill (1930) The London Scene (1931) The Common Reader II (1932) Three Guineas (1938) The Death of the Moth, and other essays (1942) The Moment, and...
Only available in the US at launch, sadly, Kindle Worlds will offer fan
fiction for
between $ 99 and $ 3.99 a
story.
The major difference
between short
fiction (short
story) and flash
fiction is the length.
This true to life
story walks a careful line
between fiction and reality.
Although the big breakthrough for interactive
fiction never happened — partly because computer games became increasingly
story - centered -, IF has a strong fan - base pushing the boundaries
between literature and games.