Recent Alphan Publication: “Virtue’s Ghosts” by Amanda Olson
It’s been a while, but the Alpha blog is back with some exciting news: Alpha graduate Amanda Olson (2007 & 2009) has a story in this week’s issue of Beneath Ceaseless Skies! Don’t miss “Virtue’s...
View ArticleRecent Alphan Publication: “The Taste of Salt” by Rachel Halpern
More exciting publication news to report! “The Taste of Salt,” a short story by Rachel Halpern (Alpha 2007-2008), recently appeared in Daily Science Fiction. It’s a story about sacrifices–willing and...
View ArticleRecent Alphan Publication: “Worth of Crows” by Seth Dickinson
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Seth Dickinson (2006 & 2007), whose short story “Worth of Crows” appeared today in Beneath Ceaseless Skies: Death howls, and the moon shivers on its throne of...
View ArticleAlphan Novel Publication: CLAWS by Mike Grinti and Rachel Grinti
Congratulations to Alpha alumni Mike Grinti (2002 & 2004) and Rachel Grinti (2002 & 2003), whose debut novel, Claws, was published by Chicken House in September 2012! Emma’s sister is missing....
View ArticleRecent Alphan Publication: “Rewind” by John Wheeler
Congratulations to Alpha graduate John Wheeler (2008 & 2009), whose short story “Rewind” appears in this month’s issue of Cicada: Balancing on the narrow rock ledge, I stare down into the water....
View ArticleRecent Alphan Year’s Best Reprint: “The Castle That Jack Built” by Emily Gilman
“The Castle That Jack Built,” a short story by Alpha graduate Emily Gilman (2003 & 2004), has been selected to appear in The Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 2013, edited by Rich Horton. The...
View Article2012 Alphan Publication Roundup
Now that award nomination season is upon us, we’d like to take a moment to look back at the stories (and one novel!) that Alpha graduates published in 2012. Here’s the list. It’s complete as far as we...
View ArticleRecent Alphan Publication: “The Bohemian Method” by Lara Donnelly
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Lara Donnelly (2007 & 2008), whose short story “The Bohemian Method” appears in the Spring 2013 issue of Icarus: In the failing light, Aristide chased the last of...
View ArticleRecent Alphan Publication: “Tethered” by Haris Durrani
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Haris Durrani (2009), whose novelette “Tethered” appears in the July/August 2013 issue of Analog! Haris describes the story as follows: “In the near future, the...
View ArticleRecent Alphan Publication: “Cronus and the Ships” by Seth Dickinson
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Seth Dickinson (2006 & 2007), whose short story “Cronus and the Ships” appears in the July/August 2013 issue of Analog: In their naïveté the race of men had...
View ArticleAlphan Award Nominee: Emily Gilman, “The Castle That Jack Built”
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Emily Gilman (2003 & 2004), whose short story “The Castle That Jack Built” has been nominated for a World Fantasy Award! “The Castle That Jack Built” originally...
View ArticleRecent Alphan Publication: “A Plant (Whose Name Is Destroyed)” by Seth Dickinson
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Seth Dickinson (2006 & 2007), whose short story “A Plant (Whose Name Is Destroyed)” went up today at Strange Horizons: Hayden opens the blinds and leaves them that...
View ArticleRecent Alphan Publication: “A Change of Heart” by Rachel Halpern
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Rachel Halpern (2007 & 2008), whose short story “A Change of Heart” went up on Friday at Daily Science Fiction: And then there was the giant who hid his heart so...
View ArticleRecent Alphan Publication: “The Witches of Athens” by Lara Elena Donnelly
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Lara Elena Donnelly (2007 & 2008), whose short story “The Witches of Athens” went up last week at Strange Horizons: The Court Street witch has full red lips and...
View ArticleRecent Alphan Publication: “In Flagrante Delicto” by Lara Elena Donnelly
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Lara Elena Donnelly (2007 & 2008), whose poem “In Flagrante Delicto” appears in Volume II of Grim Corps: lovers have always discussed desire in terms of...
View ArticleRecent Alphan Publication: “Never Dreaming (In Four Burns)” by Seth Dickinson
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Seth Dickinson (2006 & 2007), whose story “Never Dreaming (In Four Burns)” appears in this month’s issue of Clarkesworld: “I’m going to lose the ability to dream,”...
View ArticleRecent Alphan Publication: “Testimony Before an Emergency Session of The...
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Seth Dickinson (2006 & 2007), whose story “Testimony Before an Emergency Session of The Naval Cephalopod Command” appeared this week in Drabblecast: The squid is a...
View ArticleRecent Alphan Publication: “The Dead Star, the Satirist, and the Soldier” by...
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Rachel Sobel (2008 & 2009), whose story “The Dead Star, the Satirist, and the Soldier” appears this month in GigaNotoSaurus: The wall behind him was blackened with...
View ArticlePublication: “Morrigan in the Sunglare,” by Seth Dickinson
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Seth Dickinson (2006 & 2007), whose story “Morrigan in the Sunglare” appears in this month’s issue of Clarkesworld: They are the last of Indus’ pilots and there is...
View ArticlePublication: “The River Does Not Run,” by Rachel Sobel
Congratulations to Alpha graduate Rachel Sobel (2008 & 2009), whose story “The River Does Not Run” appeared this month in Beneath Ceaseless Skies: She is clad in an armor wrought of primordial...
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