Starting 1 August (and continuing until 31 October), editor Ian Sales will be reading for Rocket Science, an anthology to be published by Mutation Press in 2012. For the book, he’s looking for “original stories which realistically depict space travel and its hazards. The reader needs to know what it would be like to be there. This doesn’t mean stories must be set in interplanetary or interstellar space; but the technology and science involved must be present somewhere. It could be a story set in a spacecraft, on an asteroid or space station; or about a mission soon to leave Earth’s surface. It could be a first contact, a rescue against the odds, or a study of some unusual space phenomenon. Whatever suits. Don’t be afraid to be literary.” But he warns: no space opera. He has also provided a list of touchstone works to give you more of an idea of where he’s coming from.
Additionally, he writes, “Rocket Science will also feature relevant non-fiction—history, science, technology, perhaps a study of notable books / films / tv. Feel free to submit.”
Sales is looking for new stories (no reprints) up to 6,000 words, and paying £10 per thousand words. Full details are on this page.