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Issue 20: LIES released!

Jun 30th, 2010 | By Bart Leib | Category: CG Blog

Issue 20 of Crossed Genres has been released! This is the LIES issue: Deception, subterfuge, broken promises! ARTWORK: “I’d like a word with you. In private.” by Lisa Grabenstetter FICTION: Yelloween by Sam Cash Under a Wider Sky by Breanna R. Teintze A Day in the Life by Ross Willard Carefully Constructed by Shay Darrach [...]



LAST DAY to enter the Science in My Fiction contest! Plus 4 more Last Chances!

Jun 30th, 2010 | By Bart Leib | Category: CG Blog

As mentioned over on the SiMF blog, TODAY is the last day to get your Science in My Fiction contest stories in! C’mon, wow us with SCIENCE! Other Last Chances of the Day: LAST CHANCE to vote on the Flash Fiction contest finalists! There are 10 stories totaling less than 4500 words (an average short [...]



TWO DAYS LEFT to the Science in My Fiction contest!!

Jun 28th, 2010 | By Bart Leib | Category: CG Blog

(Originally posted at Science in My Fiction) This Wednesday, June 30 is the final day to get your entries in to the Science in My Fiction contest! Remember, there are $400 in cash prizes to be won, plus more! And the finalists will be read and voted on by an amazing panel of judges. Each [...]



Crossed Genres seeking Social Media coordinator, Promotion Coordinator

Jun 27th, 2010 | By Bart Leib | Category: CG Blog

Crossed Genres is seeking a Social Media Coordinator and a Promotion Coordinator to join our (apparently ever-growing) team. The Social Media Coordinator will create accounts for Crossed Genres on various social media platforms (if they don’t exist already), keep all social media information up-to-date, and coordinate cross-media promotion. The Promotion Coordinator will handle promotion for [...]



LAST DAY to enter the Flash Fiction contest!

Jun 15th, 2010 | By Bart Leib | Category: CG Blog

Today (Tuesday, June 15) is the final day we are accepting entries to the Crossed Genres Flash Fiction contest. * 100-500 words (FIRM) * Anything Science Fiction and/or Fantasy * Unpublished work only (including online) * 1 entry per person NOTE: Send your entries via the Flashfic contest entry form. DO NOT send entries via [...]



SFF Flashfic contest – Tuesday Deadline!

Jun 13th, 2010 | By Bart Leib | Category: CG Blog

This Tuesday, June 15, is the FINAL DAY to enter the Crossed Genres Flash Fiction contest! 100-500 words (FIRM), anything SF/F, 1 entry per person, unpublished work only. Pro rate (or better) prize to the winner! The ten finalists will be posted on the website on or before June 23 for voting (they will only [...]



Temporarily closed to novel, novella & webcomic submissions

Jun 12th, 2010 | By Bart Leib | Category: CG Blog

Crossed Genres has temporarily closed to submissions of novels, novellas and webcomics. Short stories, articles and black-and-white artwork submissions for the magazine are still being accepted. This closure is due to our being overwhelmed with projects, and preparing to make some fairly significant changes to CG. We can’t say right now exactly when we’ll be [...]



3 weeks left to enter the SiMF contest! And 6 days for the flashfic contest!

Jun 9th, 2010 | By Bart Leib | Category: CG Blog

The Science in My Fiction short story contest has just 3 weeks left before the deadline for entries! Entries thus far have been fewer than expected, though we’re still anticipating a rush at the end. There are $400 in prizes up for grabs – be sure to get your entries in! And please help us [...]



And the forecast says that tomorrow will likely be 1 million & 6 times better

Jun 1st, 2010 | By Bart Leib | Category: CG Blog, News & Announcements

WOW what a busy and awesome few days! ______________________________________________________________________________________ First: Crossed Genres issue 19: Gadgets & Artifacts is up! A great issue with some incredibly strong fiction. Please read, enjoy! And comment – the writers & artists truly appreciate it! ______________________________________________________________________________________ Next: We’ve opened the 2nd Annual Crossed Genres Flash Fiction contest! We did one [...]



2 stories from CG’s LGBTQ issue to appear in “Best Lesbian Fiction 2009″ anthology

May 30th, 2010 | By Bart Leib | Category: CG Blog

Megan Rose Gedris’ story “The Tale of the Innocent Little Mermaid Statue That Corrupted Many a Youth and Turned Many a Young Lady Into a Lesbian” and Tuulia Saaritsa’s story “Me & Susannah” will both appear in Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company’s Year’s Best Lesbian Fiction 2009 anthology! Both stories first appeared in Crossed Genres issue [...]