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We are early into the production of the latest anthology but we wanted to share the cover concept for book three which continues the tradition of showcasing our member's great work.
(Artwork By Brother John Garrett)
To submit your
Read more…GENESIS ANTHOLOGY OF BLACK SCIENCE FICTION BOOK III
Anthology Submission Guidelines
1. Only registered members of www.BlackScienceFictionSociety.com are eligible for participation.
2. Stories must be submitted by May 22, 2017
3. Word limit:
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Read more…Forward (Ytasha L. Womack)
Introduction (Jarvis Sheffield)
After The Last Day (D. S. Brown)
The Arc Venture (Vidal Montgomery)
The Black Flame Society (Lin Lucas)
Closer (Phyllis J. Carter)
Colony (Valjeanne Jeffers)
Discovered (William Hayashi)
Th
Genesis Anthology Chapter II ALMOST HERE!
After the success of our first book Genesis Anthology, we had to come back with another great publication that showcases 25 more great works of science fiction from the minds of Black Authors. It has been tw
Read more…GENESIS CHAPTER II
The Black Science Fiction Society Anthology Guidelines
1. Stories must be submitted by April. 31, 2012
2. Word limit: 2000 to 3000
3. Authors retain all rights to stories submitted.
4. Original stories are preferred, but we wil
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When I was a young man, I considered my ailment a curse. In one instance it
proved to be a hidden blessing. After twenty years of a loveless and boring marriage my wife finally filed for a divorce. Although we had both acknowledged our u
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CHAPTER 3
THE SOOTHSAYER
“These boots are exquisite . . . in fact, they are beautiful beyond words,” said Abu Sunni.
“They were fashioned by Hakim Bey, a shoemaker and master craf
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EXT. BAHAMAS BEACH - DAY
Taking off her shoes and socks, Avalon splashes into the
small waves of water until her cotton dress has turned sheer
and clings to her body.
Wiping her face with water, she pushes back her hair
revealing pr
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ASLEEP is a fantasy story set in modern day Atlanta. Adisa Summers doesn't
know her boyfriend, Micah Alexander, can fly. These two African American
teens seem like typical teenagers until one day a flash of lightning sends
a tree crashing d
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For days, a furious rain had been beating down on the country of a Hundred Hills, as unpredictable as the murderous fever that had set ablaze the hearts and darkened the spirits of its people:
“Kill them all!”
Following this dreadful sentenc
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“My deepest regrets, dear brother. Uncle did not choose you as his favorite for the King’s Festival.” Hemel lowered his slender, but deadly, fighting spear and continued. “You almost startled me. Uncle must have prevailing reasons for not s
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Summer.
Trensharr is famous. The tiny mountain village is the axis on which the seasons shift. Some scholars will say that it’s the rotation of the world or the position of the sun, but all truly learned people know that the seasons tu
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I had been subvocalizing but the anger, seething like magma at the core of a volcano, finally pushed one word to the surface.
“…Incompetent…”
Wei looked up, her face turned into a question mark. I could have let it go but I suppose I wanted
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Fatima stifled a yawn. Resting her chin against her palm, she stared out the window at the dull gray November sky. She had one month remaining of this, her second try at human physiology 201. If I don’t pass this class this time, I’ll drop o
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“This has got to be the dumbest thing I’ve ever done” said Maricus. “Isn’t there another way to figure this out?”
“Well, this is the most accurate way we have,” said Dr. Langdon. “If you have a better way of figuring this ou
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The rest of the City beyond my apartment is a rising stack of glass helixes and pregnant ellipsoids, twisting up to the crimson filament above. It has grown, this City, in just that way, slowly
developing layers of hyperglass and ultraplasti
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In the mind of the universe, the events in this story occurred thousands of years ago. Even so, all the events have yet to happen because you are the chief player, and although you are free to do what you will, your actions are already fore
