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Call for Submissions: Iron Horses in the Sky

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Iron Horse in the Sky promo image - Tithi Luadthong

Since its beginnings in the early 1980s, the Life, the Universe, & Everything Symposium (LTUE) has been a staple of the Utah and Intermountain West author and artist community. Many authors, artists, and editors have found inspiration for their careers at the feet of scores of symposium guests. Influential professors and others have mentored those planning and running the symposium, but many of these mentors have passed on. 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…

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Two cover reveals

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We are pleased to officially reveal the covers of For Glory and Honor (releasing February 12, 2026) and the first issue of Further Light (releasing the same day), the first magazine published by Hemelein! First up, the cover of For Glory and Honor, the latest volume in the LTUE Benefit Anthologies series. It has fantastic cover art by Kevin Wasden: And now the cover art for the first issue of Further Light, which will be published biannually (twice a year). This cool cover is by Emily E. Jones: We will have copies of both available at our hall table at…

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Decisions made for Tales from the Silver City Saloon!

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Decisions have been made regarding the stories and poems to be included in the upcoming Tales from the Silver City Saloon anthology (scheduled to be released at Life, the Universe, & Everything in 2027)! Contracts and rejections were sent out this morning around 8:00 am Mountain Time. If you submitted two works, you will receive two separate messages, one for each submission. Stay tuned for the announcement of the authors and their stories once we receive all of the signed contracts.

Cover reveal for The Chrestomathy of Desire

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Hemelein Publications is excited to reveal the cover of The Chrestomathy of Desire, a collection of science fiction and fantasy stories from D. J. Butler! The cover art is by Tithi Luadthong, a skilled science fiction, fantasy, and horror artist from Thailand. Millennia-old demons hunt both Hiram Woolley and his son. A former music teacher spends eternity being tested (tortured?) on his knowledge of—and ear for—music. Monsters hunt down an injured goat herder as he tries to retrieve his wayward goat. Not everything in the online world is as it seems, especially this far from Earth. Karma always comes to…

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Alternate History novel by Eric G. Swedin announced

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Author Eric G. Swedin.

Hemelein Publications is proud to announce the acquisition of Long Night: A Speculative History of World War II (working title), an alternate history novel by Sidewise Award-winning author Eric G. Swedin. Eric is a professor of history at Weber State University. His doctorate is in the history of science and technology. His publications include numerous articles, six history books, four science fiction novels, and a historical mystery novel. His novel, When Angels Wept: A What-If History of the Cuban Missile Crisis won the 2010 Sidewise Award for Alternate History. Eric lives with his family in a house built in 1881….

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Call for Submissions: Tales from the Silver City Saloon

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Since its beginnings in the early 1980s, the Life, the Universe, & Everything Symposium (LTUE) has been a staple of the Utah and Intermountain West author and artist community. Many authors, artists, and editors have found inspiration for their careers at the feet of scores of symposium guests. Influential professors and others have mentored those planning and running the symposium, but many of these mentors have passed on. 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…

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Content reveal – For Glory and Honor

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Hemelein is proud to present the stories that will be in For Glory and Honor, the seventh of the LTUE Benefit Anthologies! We are excited for you to read these military science fiction and space opera stories this coming February (2026) when the anthology is released. Mark it on your calendar. These are some fun tales! “Orbweaver” by Liz Silverthorne “H.A.R.R.E.: Heuristic Algorithm and Reasoning Response Engine” by Brandon Sanderson and Ethan Skarstedt “The Flight of Captain Kowalski” by K. Z. Richards “When the Sleeping Soldier Wakes” by Jacob Pérez “Beloved of the Electric Valkyrie” by Scott R. Parkin “Maintenance…

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Response date changed for LTUE anthology

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The date by which we will respond with an acceptance or rejection for submissions to the For Glory and Honor LTUE benefit anthology has been changed from September 30 to October 31, 2024. This is due to other projects taking longer than anticipated and interfering with our ability to properly review the submissions. To all those who submitted stories and are waiting for a response, thank you for your patience.

Books starting to ship!

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Copies of the Kickstarter editions of The Horror at Pooh Corner are going out! All of the backers (except one who needs to verify their address) in Canada, Australia, Hungary, and the United Kingdom have had their copies shipped. All of those have either been received or will be shortly. All of the signed/numbered trade paperbacks have gone out now (except one being held as the recipient is moving), so they should be received within the next week or so. We’ve received the non-signed trade paperbacks now, too, so those will be going out starting next week. We’re still waiting…

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