The symposium helps students of all ages by providing greatly discounted student memberships. Hemelein Publications—in conjunction with LTUE Press—created a series of memorial benefit/charity anthologies to help the symposium continue to help these aspiring creators learn about their crafts at a reasonable cost. Author, artist, and editor royalty proceeds from the anthologies go to LTUE to help students attend for a very low cost.
The eighth of these anthologies, For Glory and Honor, is a space opera and military science fiction anthology, created in honor of Caroljean Hanson. Caroljean was a long-time supporter of science fiction and fantasy conventions and events all around Utah, including LTUE. She worked at the Marriott Library at the University of Utah for decades, where she spent her time helping patrons and fellow staff members. In addition to her support of genre events in Utah, she supported many efforts to increase literacy in Utah and beyond, working with a number of local and national organizations to promote literacy. She also loved animals and helped several animal welfare groups and organizations throughout her life. She was a true pillar in the local community.
Theme
Caroljean read a lot of books, and among her favorite genres were space opera and military science fiction. We want adventurous space opera and military science fiction tales and poetry (as long as the poetry tells a story). Make them as epic as possible in the short format. The tales must have heart, must be solid stories, and must be positive in their outlook.
Tell us stories Caroljean would have loved to read and share.
In summary:
- Stories and poems must be space opera or military science fiction.
- Story and poem characters and settings must be your own. Do not use other creators’ characters or settings.
- Stories and poems can be any length up to 17,500 words.
- Stories and poems can be unpublished or reprint stories.
- Up to two submissions per author.
- No simultaneous submissions, please.
- Stories must meet the content guidelines described on the Submission Guidelines page. Please be sure to read them!
- This is a benefit/charity anthology, so stories are donated and authors receive no monetary compensation.
- Authors receive a print and an electronic copy of the anthology.
- We ask for print, electronic book, and audio rights, 90-day exclusive worldwide English after publication for unpublished, and no exclusivity worldwide English for reprints. We request to keep the anthology in publication indefinitely.
- Stories are due by Friday, May 31, 2024 at 11:59pm Mountain Time.
If you have stories that meet these criteria, please submit them here:
Acceptances or rejections will be sent by September 30, 2024 October 31, 2024, and acceptances will be accompanied by a publication contract with all the details. The anthology will be released during the LTUE symposium in February 2026 (note the year!) in electronic and printed form, and possibly audio format.
As this is a benefit/charity anthology, all author, editor, and artist royalty proceeds go to support the symposium’s mission of education, training, and inspiring authors, artists, and editors in producing the next generation of amazing speculative fiction works. The anthology will be jointly published by Hemelein Publications and LTUE Press. This anthology will be edited by Jaleta Clegg and Joe Monson, co-editors of the LTUE Benefit Anthologies series.
Stories not accepted for this anthology may be submitted for consideration for future benefit anthologies for LTUE during each submission period. Additional benefit anthologies will be published in the future, under a variety of genres. Themes so far have been space opera, adventure fantasy, light horror, wizards, unusual heroes, troubadours and space princesses, and stories featuring amazing canines.
If you are an artist and would like us to consider using your works for future benefit anthology covers, please contact us. We are always looking for amazing artists to feature.
Please forward this call to anyone you think would be interested. If you have additional questions, feel free to contact us.
We appreciate your support of this cause, and we look forward to seeing your stories.
