July 11th, 2009
As a result of a number of factors, time, value, and market to name a few, we’re changing the way we serve Membra Disjecta. We’re going to 2 issues a year, with an eye to increasing to 3 if it seems like a good idea in 2011.
We’ll be providing the reviews and some of the other content for free, but will be providing the entirety of each issue in print or as a PDF for purchase.
We’re accepting strictly speculative works and non-fiction writing about the field of speculative fiction. We will be paying 1/2 cent per word, minimum of $5.00 and maximum of $25.00 per piece, for fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. We’ll also be paying $10-$25 per art piece.
As a result, the next issue, -Visions- or -The Natural World- will be delayed until September. Please ask questions here or send them by email to deena @ membradisjecta.com.
Advertising space is available.
June 29th, 2009
It may not look like we’re doing much around here, but we’ve been very busy. The next issue will be out soonish, with some great book reviews, fiction, poetry, and spotlight articles. The reason it’s late? (We always have a reason.) We had to move the website to a new server, and while we did that, we thought we might as well improve the looks of the archive as well. Spiffy, isn’t it? We’re also making some changes to the way we serve our content. Revelations coming soon.
Thanks for being patient with us. Good stuff will be showing up soon!
March 17th, 2009
The latest (and greatest) issue of Membra Disjecta is up. Enjoy!
March 17th, 2009
The next issue of Membra Disjecta will be up soon. It’s taking a while, I admit, in part because we had a huge number of really great submissions and it has been very difficult to make a final decision between them all. We also have a brand new look to unveil that I think you’ll love. Check back tomorrow (or later tonight, perhaps!) and we’ll have it done and ready for you to view.
March 16th, 2009
Our theme this issue is -Pirates vs. Ninjas- or -A New Beginning-. (Next issue’s theme is -Visions- or -The Natural World-. We can’t wait to see what you come up with.) We received so many poems and stories about new beginnings we couldn’t begin to include them all, and one about pirates, ninjas, and beginnings, which of course we couldn’t leave out (see “Blood Vessels” in Flash Fiction). Be sure to check out the spotlights this issue. Kealan Patrick Burke is a very interesting author, and Verb Noire is the new publisher to watch. Scroll on down and take a look, then say hello in the comments and let us know if you like the new design.
Image-left: Ninja Frogs, composite/detail, by Ursula Vernon. Ursula Vernon is the author/illustrator of the Eisner-nominated webcomic Digger and the children’s books “Nurk” and “Dragonbreath” from Harcourt-Brace and Penguin Dial. See more of her work on her website.
March 12th, 2009
In comments to this post, write your own 100 word story, exclusive of the title. Make your title the title of the comment. Consider the prompt a jumping off point. Your story does not have to include this situation and does not have to be set at this point in her life. Consider carefully how you portray her race, class, culture and situation. Make her real.
The prompt: A beautiful, 14 year old African-American girl, easily the most intelligent amongst her classmates, living in a small cotton town in southern Arkansas, turns in an essay to her English teacher about her dreams for her future. The essay is painfully short. She writes, “I don’t want a job and I don’t want to get married. I want to have a lot of babies, and live off welfare, and watch daytime TV the rest of my life.”
100 words. What is her new beginning?
(Sponsored by Chapter One)
March 5th, 2009
-Steampunk- or -Our Glorious Future-
Welcome to our fourth issue. I wasn’t entirely sure it was going to happen. There was bronchitis, and then car troubles, work delays, submissions delays, and small monkey-like creatures who’ve clung to me and whined while coughing like they had the croup (it turned out to be strep throat). It’s times like these I wish I had a Mary Poppins.
Nevertheless, we have persevered in our best Victorian fashion and have triumphed, albeit somewhat tardily. If you direct your attention to the various pages that appear here, there, and about us, you’ll find essays, fiction, reviews, poetry, music, and more. We very much hope you enjoy this issue, and that you have a truly lovely winter holiday, whichever one you celebrate. If you celebrate none, rejoice in your leisure time and welcome to the tail end of the year.
Deena Fisher
edit: I’m working on the design a little; trying to make it less work each issue. The first issue of 2009 is coming soon!
December 13th, 2008
The new issue is now live with all the great content we’ve received, including short stories, flash fiction, poetry, essays and art.
Enjoy!
December 9th, 2008
We’re taking a little time to get the new issue right and in the meantime, we’re still redesigning the backend a little–which means redesigning the front end a little at the same time. Transferring all the pieces into the archive has been a hugely time-consuming task and it has to be faster for us to be able to do this without taking the site down for a week before each new issue. We have (knock wood) fixed the transfer issue, but now we’re trying to make it more organized.
When it’s up (hopefully sometime today, but it may not be done until tomorrow), look for works by new authors and some old favorites. This is a great issue (I just wish it were done!).
Deena
July 13th, 2008
In order to make all of this a little less confusing for everyone, and to make it all a little easier on us, we will no longer be closing submissions between issues. If you have a story that you think will work for us, send it in. We’ll either accept it for a future issue or let you know it doesn’t work for us at the moment. We’re also going to be releasing each issue on the 1st of the month, so the next issue will be out on August 1st.
Our upcoming theme is still “Activism or the Trickster” and we’ll read submissions up until it’s time to start coding the issue, so if you missed the deadline, please go ahead and send in your story, poem, piece of art, music, or video. If you’ve already sent it and haven’t heard from us, we’re reading now and will respond by the 25th.
Our November 1 issue will be “This is our Glorious Future or Steampunk.” If you have a work of some sort that would be appropriate to that issue, go ahead and send it now if you’d like. We’re looking forward to seeing what you all do with it.
If you know of an artist, musician, animator or other artist we might like to feature in our pages, drop us a note or leave a comment. We’d love the help stalking the wee beasties.
