IFP May

I like making things and then breaking things.

This month has been super busy with promotion for our first book, The Manticore's Vow, out June 6th. We're also hard at work reading novella submissions for our call that ends in September. I'm looking forward to a June filled with reading! Holly Lyn Walrath Managing Editor

Popular Stories This Month

Archita Mittra explores the latest Dumbo reboot from a personal perspective. "Maybe that’s what fundamental loneliness is all about — despite relating to someone or something, you’re aware there’s an invisible, insurmountable barrier separating you from the reflection in the mirror that you almost recognize as yourself."We celebrate our IFP authors who are nominated for a 2019 Rhysling Award from the SFPA (Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association). Interstellar Flight Press is honored that two of its writers are eligible for the 2019 SFPA Rhysling Award. “Dead-Eye Girl” by Holly Lyn Walrath is nominated for the 2019 Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association Rhysling Award for the best speculative poem of the previous year. This poem first appeared in Liminality Magazine in 2018. Cassandra Rose Clarke, author of forthcoming IFP title The Manticore’s Vow, is nominated for her poem “The Collaborator,” which appeared in Illumen in Spring 2018. Clarke has previously won second place in the 2018 award for her poem “For Preserves” (Star*Line 40.4). Join us in congratulating our award-winning authors! Last but not least, we're excited to showcase another new book release! This time we're featuring Emily A. Duncan's Wicked Saints with an interview by Jody T. Morse. Born and raised in Ohio, Emily works as a youth services librarian when she’s not putting pen to paper to fashion thrilling YA fantasy novels. Her latest book is Wicked Saints(Wednesday Books, April 2019). Interstellar Flight Press contributing writer Jody T. Morse had the splendid opportunity to grill this quirky Kent grad/lover of Dungeons & Dragons about all things Emily A. Duncan.

Call for Novellas

Interstellar Flight Press is seeking submissions of speculative novellas from May 15-September 15.We are looking for:

• Fiction Novellas 17,500–40,000 words.

• Speculative genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural, Weird, Mystery/Thrillers or any combination of the above. Hybrids or difficult to categorize novellas are welcome.

• Young Adult novellas are okay as long as they are speculative in some way.

• We will consider both standalone novellas and series (Please submit only the first book in a series).

Read the full guidelines for more info and send us your stories!

Call for Essays

We’re always open to submissions for essays on pop culture, film, TV, books, and games. We’re big fans of io9, Wired, Tor.com, Electric Literature, Book Riot, and Locus Mag. We want essays on popular culture, movies, books, video games, SFF culture, conventions, and anything else geeky. We’d love to see a focus on resistance, feminism, and edgy topics. We’re always interested in hearing from underrepresented and marginalized voices. How you define that is up to you.Read the full guidelines and submit your ideas!

Our First Book Launches June 6

We’re thrilled to announce that our first book launches June 6th!

Interstellar Flight Press is delighted to announce our first book forthcoming in 2019 from author Cassandra Rose Clarke — The Manticore’s Vow and Other Stories. We are thrilled to get a chance to work with Clarke, a member of our local Houston literary scene, Rhysling Award winner, and author of Halo: Battle Born, Star’s End, Our Lady of the Ice, and more.

This collection is a tie-in with Clarke’s book Magic of Blood and Sea. It collects three novellas:

The Manticore’s VowThe Automaton’s TreasureThe Witch’s Betrayal​

A vain assassin takes an assignment with dire consequences. An aristocratic lady fleeing her past is besieged by pirates. And a manticore princess sets out on a life-changing adventure.

The Manticore’s Vow explores the origins of some of Clarke’s most memorable characters: Naji, the scarred assassin, Marjani, the pirate queen, and Ongraygeeomryn, the man-eating manticore. Explore a world of dangerous magic and thrilling adventures with this trio of gorgeous, swashbuckling tales.

You can pre-order The Manticore’s Vow on Amazon. Or, become a Patreon at the $5 or $10 level to get your copy. Stay tuned to our website and our Patreon for more exciting new releases!