Galaxy's Edge

Congrats everybody. Very nice lineup.

Holy cow Martin and Tom and George! You're hanging with some of the biggest friggin' names in sf/fantasy!! Congrats!

Can't wait for this issue! Congrats you guys.

I think I'm right in saying GE is submission by invitation only and even so they don't accept numerous submissions.

So well done you guys getting invited in the first place and super well done getting selected.

Martin and Tom will be getting used to success by now, but GEORGE YOU ARE A MEGASTAR! Well done sir!

I think I'm right in saying GE is submission by invitation only and even so they don't accept numerous submissions.

So well done you guys getting invited in the first place and super well done getting selected.

Martin and Tom will be getting used to success by now, but GEORGE YOU ARE A MEGASTAR! Well done sir!

Thank you, Philip! Thanks, everyone!

And of course thanks to Mike for selecting my story!

Holy cow Martin and Tom and George! You're hanging with some of the biggest friggin' names in sf/fantasy!! Congrats!

Thanks Laurie.

Great stories, Tom and George. I got to read them yesterday. I really enjoyed them both! Congrats!!

Great stories, Tom and George. I got to read them yesterday. I really enjoyed them both! Congrats!!

Thanks, Rachelle!

Great stories, Tom and George. I got to read them yesterday. I really enjoyed them both! Congrats!!

Thanks!

Here's the Table of Contents for issue #23, which goes live on November 1:

The Editor’s Word – Mike Resnick
Breaking News Involving Space Pirates – Brian Trent
Ten Things – Ron Collins
Devil Went Down to Georgia – Mercedes Lackey
Sneak Attack – Eric Cline
Songs in the Key of Chamomile – Rebecca Birch
Astralis – L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Upsold – Jay O’Connell
Achilles Piquant – Laura Resnick
The Observer – Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Time and Not Space – David A. Kilman
The Girls We Lost – Leena Likitalo
Recommended Books – Bill Fawcett & Jody Lynn Nye
A Scientist’s Notebook – Greg Benford
The Ordnance of Desire – Barry N. Malzberg
JoyWard Interviews Harry Turtledove
The Long Tomorrow (conclusion) – Leigh Brackett

Galaxy’s Edge #24 --- January 1, 2017
Table of Contents

Zombies Anonymous, by Larry Hodges
Giovanni’s Tree, by Nick DiChario
The Waters and the Wild, by Mercedes Lackey
To Them We Are Merely Clay, by Liz Colter
We Get What We Deserve, by Kevin J. Anderson & Neal Peart
It’s Not A Purple People Eater, by Marina J. Lostetter
The Torchman’s Tale, by Edward M. Lerner
Elites, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Within, by Fabio Centamnore
Farewell My Soldier, My Husband, My Love, by Paul Eckheart
Scherzo With Tyrannosaur, by Michael Swanwick
Recommended Books, by Bill Fawcett & Jody Lynn Nye
Deep Time, by Gregory Benford
Calvary and Its Discontents, by Barry N. Malzberg
The Joy Ward Interview, with Robert Silverberg
Double Star (Part 1), by Robert A. Heinlein

Tangent just put 17 Galaxy's Edge stories on their recommended list, which is not at all bad for a bi-monthly:
“To Catch a Comet” by Sylvia Spruck Wrigley (Galaxy's Edge #19, 3-4/16)
“The Vampire's New Clothes” by Martin L. Shoemaker (Galaxy's Edge #21, 7-8/16)
“Breaking News Involving Space Pirates” by Brian Trent (Galaxy’s Edge #23, 11-12/16)
"The Bone-Runner" by Jennifer Campbell-Hicks (Galaxy's Edge #18, 1-2/16)
"The Press of the Infinite Black" by Rene Sears (Galaxy's Edge #18, 1-2/16)
“Pretty Pictures at War” by Larry Hodges (Galaxy's Edge #19, 3-4/16)
"Stiches" by Nick DiChario (Galaxy's Edge #20, 5-6/16)
"This is Home. You are Well" by Tina Gower (Galaxy's Edge #20, 5-6/16)
“The World That You Want” by Laurie Tom (Galaxy's Edge #21, 7-8/16)
“The Bag Lady” David Gerrold (Galaxy’s Edge #22, 9-10/16)
"Thundergod in Therapy" by Effie Seiberg (Galaxy's Edge #18, 1-2/16)
"Confidence Game (Sargasso)" by Laurie Tom (Galaxy's Edge #18, 1-2/16)
“Pure Beauty and the Beast” by Mike Resnick (Galaxy's Edge #21, 7-8/16))
“Shattered Vessels” by Kary English and Robert B. Finegold, M. D. (Galaxy's Edge #19, 3-4/16)
"Lord of the Cul-de-Sac" by Auston Habershaw (Galaxy's Edge #20, 5-6/16)
"Fork Points" by Sheila Finch (Galaxy's Edge #20, 5-6/16)
“Bookmarked” Martin L. Shoemaker (Galaxy’s Edge #22, 9-10/16)

Martin, I see that 2 of your stories are on this list. Correct me if I'm wrong, but you're the only author with more than one story on this list. Where can read these and your other stories online?

Uh...incorrect. Laurie Tom had 2 of her stories on the Tangent list.

-- Mike Resnick

For those who have submitted to Galaxy's Edge previously, did any of you receive a confirmation that your story was received? I did not, and based on activity in The Grinder, looks like most results come back within 12 days or so. My story's been out 14 days, and I just want to make sure Galaxy received it. Otherwise, I'm afraid it either a) didn't send to the right place, or b) got lost in the mix. Of course, another option is c) "We're taking more time to review your story because it was just so awesome!" lol But that's probably being too hopeful 😉

~Morgan

MIne was submitted 57 days ago. Having misplaced Mike's email address, I sent it to the general submissions when the slush pile was opened to non-invitees for the first time two months ago. It looks as though Mike's continued to reply promptly to those that go direct to him, but very little activity is being recorded in the general slush pile. Nor has this general pile been sending out acknowledgments as Mike does. Since I've now found his address again, I was wondering whether to send it direct or whether duplication would just cause confusion.

MIne was submitted 57 days ago. Having misplaced Mike's email address, I sent it to the general submissions when the slush pile was opened to non-invitees for the first time two months ago. It looks as though Mike's continued to reply promptly to those that go direct to him, but very little activity is being recorded in the general slush pile. Nor has this general pile been sending out acknowledgments as Mike does. Since I've now found his address again, I was wondering whether to send it direct or whether duplication would just cause confusion.

Oh boy . . . thanks, Ishmael. Mine went to the general slush. Looks like I might have to hold my breath until the six-week waiting period is over before querying. Did you query at six weeks and, if so, did anyone get back to you?

~Morgan

MIne was submitted 57 days ago. Having misplaced Mike's email address, I sent it to the general submissions when the slush pile was opened to non-invitees for the first time two months ago. It looks as though Mike's continued to reply promptly to those that go direct to him, but very little activity is being recorded in the general slush pile. Nor has this general pile been sending out acknowledgments as Mike does. Since I've now found his address again, I was wondering whether to send it direct or whether duplication would just cause confusion.

Oh boy . . . thanks, Ishmael. Mine went to the general slush. Looks like I might have to hold my breath until the six-week waiting period is over before querying. Did you query at six weeks and, if so, did anyone get back to you?

~Morgan

On the Grinder, I usually refer to the Submission timeline tab for any particular publication. For Galaxy's Edge, you will see a huge mound of purple on the right side which represents the slush pile since they opened it up to general submission and very few red or green marks during that time. This indicates that they are not actively sending out responses yet (the red and green in this period is likely, as Ishmael indicated, the submissions sent directly to Mike). Certainly you can query at six weeks, but this is not unusual when a market opens up for the first time and is getting their processes in order.

Actually six weeks would be unusually rapid for quite a number of publishers. I tend to query around ninety days unless I've a reason to wait longer - e.g. I submitted at the beginning of a window and the publisher doesn't take a serious looks before the close.

If you look at the 237 pending responses, they're showing a mean of 41 days, median of 44. So six weeks might be optimistic.

For those who have submitted to Galaxy's Edge previously, did any of you receive a confirmation that your story was received? I did not, and based on activity in The Grinder, looks like most results come back within 12 days or so. My story's been out 14 days, and I just want to make sure Galaxy received it. Otherwise, I'm afraid it either a) didn't send to the right place, or b) got lost in the mix. Of course, another option is c) "We're taking more time to review your story because it was just so awesome!" lol But that's probably being too hopeful 😉

~Morgan

You might want to check out their website. On their submissions page there is info about a problem with submissions and what to do about it. Specifically it says:

However, in the last two days we have been alerted to a problem with our new Submissions Email Account, discovering that we never received submissions from several authors, nor did we receive their follow up emails to that same email account (not found in inbox or spam/junk folders). Since we were still receiving submissions from other authors, we were unaware that not all of them were getting through to our account until the six week waiting period ended and the authors contacted us through other means, such our FB page.
We apologize for any delay or confusion this has caused, and by the end of next week we will have a new Form Portal created on the Submissions Page of the Galaxy’s Edge website that will eliminate this problem. Until then, if you have sent a story to us and have not received a reply, please contact [email protected].

Thanks Chris. I'll inquire.

Thanks for the heads up. Mine was also in the general submissions (May 6) but never got a reply back.

FYI...I forwarded my original submission (May 3rd) to Lezli and she passed it on to the editorial staff. She said to allow up to an additional 30 days before hearing anything back. Glad they were able to figure out what happened and get it taken care of.

~Morgan

FYI...I forwarded my original submission (May 3rd) to Lezli and she passed it on to the editorial staff. She said to allow up to an additional 30 days before hearing anything back. Glad they were able to figure out what happened and get it taken care of.

~Morgan

Same for me. Thanks for the heads up.

Here's Tangent's Recommended List from the 2017 issues of Galaxy's Edge:

"Within" by Fabio F. Centamore (Galaxy's Edge #24, 1-2/17) SF (CR)
“A Delightful Comedic Premise” by Barry N. Malzberg (Galaxy’s Edge #28, 9-10/17) F (DT)
"Zombies Anonymous" by Larry Hodges (Galaxy's Edge #24, 1-2/17) F* (CR)
"Giovanni’s Tree" by Nick DiChario (Galaxy's Edge #24, 1-2/17) F* (CR)
"To Them We Are Merely Clay" by Liz Colter (Galaxy's Edge #24, 1-2/17) SF* (CR)
"It’s Not a Purple People Eater" by Marina J. Lostetter (Galaxy's Edge #24, 1-2/17) F* (CR)
“The Bag Lady” David Gerrold (Galaxy’s Edge #22, 9-10/16) F* (RLT3)
“Pure Beauty and the Beast” by Mike Resnick (Galaxy's Edge #21, 7-8/16) F* (CW)
“Shattered Vessels” by Kary English and Robert B. Finegold, M. D. (Galaxy's Edge #19, 3-4/16) F** (MR)
"The Little Robot's Bedtime Prayer" by Robert T. Jeschonek (Galaxy's Edge #18, 1-2/16) SF** (CR)
“Shattered Vessels” by Kary English and Robert B. Finegold, M. D. (Galaxy's Edge #19, 3-4/16) F** (MR)
"Lord of the Cul-de-Sac" by Auston Habershaw (Galaxy's Edge #20, 5-6/16) F** (CR)
"Fork Points" by Sheila Finch (Galaxy's Edge #20, 5-6/16) SF** (CR)
“The Sweater” by Nick DiChario (Galaxy’s Edge #28, 9-10/17) SF** (RD)
"Thuindergod in Therapy" by Effie Seiberg (Galaxy's Edge #18, 1-2/16) SF** (CR)
"Confidence Game (Sargasso)" by Laurie Tom (Galaxy's Edge #18, 1-2/16) SF** (CR)
“Bookmarked” Martin L. Shoemaker (Galaxy’s Edge #22, 9-10/16) SF** (RLT3)
"The Torchman’s Tale" by Edward M. Lerner (Galaxy's Edge #24, 1-2/17) SF*** (CR)
“The Bag Lady” David Gerrold (Galaxy’s Edge #22, 9-10/16) F* (RLT3)

That's a very fine list, Mike! Some of my friends are nestled in there!

Reading in this old thread and concerned it may be time to follow up. When I submitted via email to Galaxy's Edge, I never received an automated confirmation. At the time of submission it said "wait 3 weeks," but now says "wait 4 weeks" to inquire. It's been that and change, but The Submission Grinder isn't showing much new activity.

So, Is it normal to recieve an automated confirmation or not? Should I be grinding my teeth over this? Lol

Reading in this old thread and concerned it may be time to follow up. When I submitted via email to Galaxy's Edge, I never received an automated confirmation. At the time of submission it said "wait 3 weeks," but now says "wait 4 weeks" to inquire. It's been that and change, but The Submission Grinder isn't showing much new activity.

So, Is it normal to recieve an automated confirmation or not? Should I be grinding my teeth over this? Lol

I've had this same problem with Galaxy's Edge. No idea if they are even receiving my submissions. Emailed my story to [email protected], but also did not receive any kind of confirmation. Sent my last story to them 42 days ago. According to the website, you can send status inquiries to [email protected]

~Morgan

Reading in this old thread and concerned it may be time to follow up. When I submitted via email to Galaxy's Edge, I never received an automated confirmation. At the time of submission it said "wait 3 weeks," but now says "wait 4 weeks" to inquire. It's been that and change, but The Submission Grinder isn't showing much new activity.

So, Is it normal to recieve an automated confirmation or not? Should I be grinding my teeth over this? Lol

I've had this same problem with Galaxy's Edge. No idea if they are even receiving my submissions. Emailed my story to [email protected], but also did not receive any kind of confirmation. Sent my last story to them 42 days ago. According to the website, you can send status inquiries to [email protected]

~Morgan

I sent a polite inquiry regarding confirmations and I'll let you know their answer if I hear back.