Editor Hunter Liguore writes with word that she’s reading for a new anthology she’ll be self-publishing, to be called Last Man Anthology, which is to be a tribute to Mary Shelley’s novel, The Last Man. To fill it, she’s looking for stories that focus “on the theme of catastrophic literature, and present interesting and innovative ideas that lend to the conception of being the last. Show us the last man, woman, robot, alien, planet, universe. The last person to do what. The last planet to do what. Show us the end of the world. What world is up to you to decide. The characters or world must show the last of something. Stories should be science fiction in nature, although genre-bending is acceptable. No alternate history.”
She’s looking for stories up to 8,888 words, either new or reprint, and paying $5 apiece. In addition, “three winning selections will be awarded an honorarium prize, and receive a copy of Mary Shelley’s novel, The Last Man.”
Liguore will be reading until the anthology is full. She expects to publish on 30 August 2010, in honor of Mary Shelley’s 213th birthday. For full submission guidelines and address, see this page.