Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #12 March 2015 | Page 3
From the Captain’s Chair
First mate reporting as the Captain’s out and about shouting at the scurvy swabs that’re putting the finishing
touches to this month’s issue, which is our 12th! You know what that means? That means we have our birthday
next month. One year old already! We’re going to try and make that a very special issue and would love to see
you, yes you, the Far Horizons fans, contribute.
If you’re on Facebook please head on over to https://www.facebook.com/farhorizonsemag to take part in our
Readers’ Choice awards.
Stories from the last 12 months’ worth of Far Horizons e-Magazine are all eligible. Stories from Stacey Welsh,
Brendan Smith and Pete Sutton however are ineligible for the prizes but are available to receive honourable
mentions should our fans deem them worthy (Yes, that’s YOU!)
So, please have a look through the last 12 months’ worth of issues, our newstand is here:
http://www.joomag.com/en/newsstand/far-horizons-tales-of-sci-fi-fantasy-and-horror/
M0194431001395480479
If you don’t have Facebook we’d love you to mail us your nominations to [email protected].
March is our Mythological Creatures month and we hope you enjoy reading these tales as much as we have.
We have our usual mix of standalones and series and we also have a fine tribute to Leonard Nimoy.
We are always looking for submissions but especially so for next month as we want to have a bumper ** PUBLISHING DEADLINES **
issue for our birthday! Mail us or find us on Face- Each edition of the periodical will come out on the
book. We don’t bite. Much.
14th of each month. Writing submissions should be
submitted on or by the 1st of the month. Artwork
Submission guidelines:
submissions by the 7th.
We accept
*Fast Fiction (500-1200 words)
*Short Stories (200-3000 MAX)
*Poems
*Artwork
Submissions should follow basic formatting:
Times New Roman 12 point font
Indent of 1.25
Standard paragraphing (New paragraphs for dialogue)
UK English spelling is preferred
Stories for consideration for the mag in by 1st of the
month, all edits in by 10th of the month, layout &
proof by 12th & final copy & publishing day 14th of
the month
Submissions (artwork & articles/fiction pieces) for
the periodical should ideally be submitted at least
TWO WEEKS PRIOR to the intended publication
date for written articles, and for artworks ONE
WEEK PRIOR to the intended publication date, to
the head editor.