2017 Hugo Award Nominees

The 2017 Hugo Award nominees have been out for a little while, and I have never read more of the nominees ahead of the awards than this year. As much as I love speculative fiction, my reading habits are so varied, and my shelves of unread books so extensive, that most...

Extended Reading Period

The reading period has been extended! The reading period at Dancing Star Press will be a three months on, three months off format. The first reading period will end June 30, 2017. Future reading periods will follow this schedule: Open to submissions: April –...

Press Goals

I feel like I should print this out and tack it to my wall. Keep it simple! http://kenbaumann.tumblr.com/post/149772602077/how-to-be-a-good-publisher Ken Baumann is the one man force behind Sator Press, and he and his entire operation are my inspiration for the...

why novellas?

Short answer: I blame Melville House Books. Long answer: I do really feel like it started with Melville House Books. It was the first time I’d fallen in love with a publisher that I was actually likely to find at a bookstore. (Much earlier, in college, I’d...
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