Well I don't think anyone can claim that this MythPunk issue isn't totally awesome, right? The New Year has most definitely proven pretty awesome as far as Tevun-Krus is concerned, and long may it continue!

Thanks to all of you, each and everyone, who's made this issue, well, awesome!

I haven't heard from parishsp so I can give no update as to how she's getting on but I'm sure she'll pop in at some point soon just to say hello and whatnot so when you get a chance, SP, come check out this fantastic issue - and all the others you've missed, too!

So it's no secret we've announced our entire schedule for 2016, and I gotta' be honest I reckon it's a massively, massively exciting line-up! So for those who aren't aware, or y'know, for those who want another look, this is what's coming and who's already got their moniker penciled in for future shenanigans!

14th Feb - SF/Romance Valentines Day Special - Submissions by Monday 8th Feb

Well I dunno' about you but I reckon this one's pretty self-explanatory. It's Sci-Fi, but with strong romantic themes!

Who's Doing What..?

Short Story - LeighWStuart MadMikeMarsbergen krazydiamond elveloy MoonLoop fallen_tear AngusEcrivain

Review - CarolinaC

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6th March - Alternate Universe - Submissions by Monday 29 Feb

Parallel universe or alternate reality in science fiction and fantasy is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. This separate reality can range in size from a small geographic region to an entire new universe, or several universes forming a multiverse.

Who's Doing What..?

Short Story - MadMikeMarsbergen krazydiamond AngusEcrivain RoshelleD

Review - CarolinaC

Article - RoshelleD

28th March - Easter Monday SF FanFic Spectacular! - Submissions by Monday 21st Mar

Got a favourite Sci-Fi show, book, graphic novel, cartoon or movie? Well this is your chance to delve deep into that Universe and pen some top notch Sci-Fi FanFic!

Who's Doing What..?

Short Story - LeighWStuart MadMikeMarsbergen krazydiamond AngusEcrivain

Review - CarolinaC

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1st May - Theological SF - Submissions by Monday 25 Apr

'Theological works often present explanations or commentary on religion and religious ideas. These vary from simple refutations of religion as primitive or unscientific, to creative explanations and new insights into religious experiences and beliefs (e.g. Gods as aliens, prophets as time travelers, metaphysical or prophetic vision gained through technological means, etc.). Like any form of literature, SF can be used both to denounce and promote religious ideologies, and SF authors' opinions on the subject of religion are as diverse as their writing.

As an exploratory medium, SF rarely takes religion at face value by simply accepting or rejecting it. As with any topic in SF, when religious themes are present they tend to be investigated very deeply. The reader is invited to step outside the conventional understanding of the subject and consider wider possibilities.

Also, since the genre deals explicitly with humanity's understanding of itself in the face of great technological and social change, in a certain sense most SF grapples with questions of a spiritual or religious nature.'

Who's Doing What..?

Short Story - MadMikeMarsbergen krazydiamond OriginalThinker26

Review - CarolinaC

Article - CarolinaC Reverentia

5th June - Punk Wars! - Submissions by Monday 30th May

Thanks to for this one, 'cos it's a damn awesome idea! Ever wanted to see two (or more) of the 'punk,' sub-genres clash? CandlePunk knights fighting SpacePunk marines? SteamPunk ladies and gents showing up in a PiratePunk world? Now's your chance to make it happen!

Who's Doing What..?

Short Story - MadMikeMarsbergen krazydiamond AngusEcrivain

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3rd July - PiratePunk - Submissions by Monday 27th June

Pirates and Science Fiction?! Are there two things more awesome? Probably but hey, when they're mashed together you get PiratePunk, and that's definitely awesome! Be they Space Pirates of the far future raiding commercial vessels out beyond Charon or pirates of old, like Calico Jack and Anne Bonny, but with fusion-powered pirate ships and pulse weaponry, it's all good as far as we're concerned!

Who's Doing What..?

Short Story - AngusEcrivain MadMikeMarsbergen LeighWStuart krazydiamond

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7th August - Dying Earth - Submissions by Monday 1st Aug

The Dying Earth sub-genre is a sub-category of science fantasy which takes place at the end of Time, when the Sun slowly fades and the laws of the Universe themselves fail, with the science becoming indistinguishable from magic. More generally, the Dying Earth sub-genre encompasses science fiction works set in the far distant future in a milieu of stasis or decline. Themes of world-weariness, innocence (wounded or otherwise), idealism, entropy and the hope of renewal generally abound.

Who's Doing What..?

Short Story - AngusEcrivain MadMikeMarsbergen krazydiamond RoshelleD

Article - georgeypie

Review - RoshelleD

4th September - AtomPunk - Submissions by Monday 29th Aug

Atompunk relates to the pre-digital period of 1945-1965, including mid-century Modernism, the Atomic Age and Space Age, Communism and concern about it exaggerated as paranoia in the USA along with Neo-Soviet styling, underground cinema, the Sputnik programme, the rise of the US military/industrial powers and the fall-out of Chernobyl.

It is likely this particular sub genre will overlap with Super Human SF.

Its aesthetic describes a retro-futuristic vision of the world.

Who's Doing What..?

Short Story - AngusEcrivain Holly_Gonzalez MadMikeMarsbergen krazydiamond

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2nd October - Generation Ship - Submissions by Monday 26th Sept

A generation ship is a hypothetical type of starship that would travel much slower than light across great distances between stars (see interstellar travel). Since such a ship might take thousands or tens of thousands of years to reach even nearby stars, the original occupants would die during the journey, leaving their descendants to continue traveling.

It is estimated that, in order to assure genetic diversity during a centuries-long trip, any generation starship would require at least 500 inhabitants (though this could also be achieved for a much smaller crew through the use of sperm banks or egg banks brought along for the journey). Additionally, the ship would have to be almost entirely self-sustaining so as to provide food, air, and water for everyone on board. It must also have extraordinarily reliable systems that would not fail even over long periods of time, or alternately that could be repaired by the ship's inhabitants if they did.

Who's Doing What..?

Short Story - AngusEcrivain MadMikeMarsbergen krazydiamond georgeypie

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30th October - GothPunk All Hallows Special - Submissions by Monday 24th Oct

A blurring of the line between science fiction and Gothic fiction. Gothic science fiction often takes conventional Gothic concepts (mythology, magic, monsters etc.) and attempts to explain them scientifically. A good example of this would be vampirism explained as a rare blood disease.

Who's Doing What..?

Short Story - LeighWStuart MadMikeMarsbergen wolfwhistle Holly_Gonzalez krazydiamond 

Article - CarolinaC

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So as you can see there's still plenty of space left. In fact, you guys should know we don't have a limit on the amount of contributions we have... The more the merrier so if there's something up there that takes your fancy and you think to yourself, "You know what, yeah I'd like to give that a crack," then shout out loud and clear!

And you can always pop on over to the Ooorah2016 thread (see the external link) in the Sci-Fi club - it's OK, folk in there only bite when cornered! - and make yourself and your interest known!