A GLITCH IN THE CONTINUUM...submissions CLOSED!!!
The Library of Science Fiction & Fantasy presents:
A GLITCH IN THE CONTINUUM
I'm looking for stories concerning time-travel and alternate realities/dimensions (stories can involve either or both of these things) in which something goes wrong, or an unexpected fault occurs, that plays an important part in the plot.
Usual genres accepted (sci-fi, urban/dark fantasy, horror, etc), cross-genre stuff particularly welcomed. I'm not after obvious stories, like having the Nazis win WWII, or JFK doesn't get shot, none of that sort of thing. I'm also not interested in what I would consider 'hard sci-fi', ie where the story gets bogged down in technical terms for complex scientific procedures.
Word limit: A very firm 5000 - 9000
Deadline: 15th October 2010, so plenty of time to get your thinking caps on.
Payment: 1 cent per word + 1 contributor copy.
No reprints.
No multiple submissions.
Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please let me know if your story gets accepted elsewhere.
Please follow standard manuscript format, as detailed HERE. I prefer submissions in Times New Roman 12 point, but I won't berate you if you send it in Courier.
Send as a .doc or .rtf attachment to glitchantho@gmail.com with 'STORY TITLE - Your Name' in the subject heading of the email.
Please also make sure to mention the story's word count, together with a brief outline of it, in the email. You can also include your bio and/or publishing history, but don't go nuts and list everything you've ever done and don't worry if you're previously unpublished.
I'll send you a 'story received!' email, but if you don't get one within 4 days please query.
Any submissions that don't follow these guidelines will be used as rubbish to fuel my flux capacitor, and I will travel back in time and slap your mother for daring to give birth to such a dunderheaded child.
I think that's everything. Any questions etc, ask away or PM me!
Wayne Goodchild
This one kinda snuck up on you all didn't it 
oooOOOOOoo nice one!
Can a mod sticky this please? I clicked the box but it hasn't worked :( thanxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sounds like a fun one! I'll try to whip up a "heavy" little tale for this one. Whenever I think of time travel stories, the song "I'm My Own Grandpa" from the movie "The Stupids" jumps into my head, where it remains stuck for at least the rest of the day.
--Tony
About to submit a time travel story to Permuted's antho...I think I can come up with another eerie time travel tale for this one well before October.
i DID THIS MONTHS AGO!!! (Oh shit? Am I back in 2010? shit..please ignore!)
I may have just the story for this!
I think I love you. Time slips happen to be my favorite subject. 
They did a FANTASTIC scene in a Quantum Leap novel where time changes are happening as the narrative progresses..starts with Al in a meeting..ends with Al thingking if nobody is going to show up whats the point! LOVE me the QL!!!! LOVE IT!!!! ARRRGGGGHHHH....THE NOVELS ROCKED!! SO MUCH EXPLAINED!!! ASHLEY MCONNELL RULED!!!!! scampers off to find QL books!
Awesome. This should be fun.
I want to write a story where I go back in time and get laid a lot more when I was younger.
I want to write a story where I go back in time and get laid a lot more when I was younger.
-crusis
You're already in a story you wrote about that. In real life, you never got laid at all.
I want to write a story where I go back in time and get laid a lot more when I was younger.
-crusis
Ha. but would going back change anything? I mean what could you do different? Well good luck Dear Crusis. If I could go back to my younger sex life, I would pay someone to sew it shut. What if we went back, and were the same know it all dumbasses, we were when we were young? Oh, I'm sorry, I was projecting my luck onto you.
You are a slick one Rev...how did you know I had this idea....going back in time and stealing it from me....that's how!
Ha. but would going back change anything? I mean what could you do different?-buttertup
He could win the lottery. That'd get him laid a lot more.
It's surprising how much a lottery win can increase your popularity.
DW
Spiffy, now what happened to my stick?
Ok Rev, if that is your real name, which i know for a fact it isn't. Well it is, but...anyway...
Looks like it's time to stop lurking about here and start posting since i'm actually going to have to submit something for this.
Oh, and hi everyone else.
welcome Pigshead...glad to have you here!
..turns out I was Jack the Ripper!!!!
