ResAliens Zine & Guidelines

Residential Aliens Magazine

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(Writers: See guidelines below.)

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Issue 12

In this issue of Residential Aliens you'll take a fantastical journey in a magical hot air balloon in B. Harlan Crawford's "Flight of the Sky Lantern." You'll also experience the speculative imaginings and short fiction of Dan Devine, Geoffrey Hart, Bryan Martin, Jason J. McCuiston, Mary Jo Rabe, and Allison Tebo. Jasiah Witkofsky provides the cover art and illustrations within Issue #12 along with an intriguing essay on the history and evolution of fantasy. Don't miss out on some of the best spiritually infused speculative fiction out there today. Edited by Lyndon Perry.

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Issue 11

In this issue of Residential Aliens, we present stories by R. E. Diaz, Karina Fabian, Mary Jo Rabe, Rhys Hughes, Jasiah Witkofsky, Dustin Reade, and Drew Avera, plus a fantasy review by Anthony Perconti. This issue boasts quite an eclectic table of contents - everything from biblically inspired fantasy to swashbuckling adventure, modern fantasy to contemplative SF and speculative horror. Thanks for reading Residential Aliens - Spiritually Infused Speculative Fiction, edited by Lyndon Perry. 

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Issue 10 

This issue of Residential Aliens boasts a wide array of speculative fiction – both light and dark fantasy, western horror, and space opera. Featured authors include: Matthew X. Gomez, Mark Szasz, Chuck Clark, Jasiah Witkofsky, a review by Anthony Perconti, and the conclusion of Dustin Reade’s three-part serial, "The Demon Stone." As well as an excerpt from T. M. Hunter’s latest novel, Chosen, Book 1 in his Demonkiller series. Get your next dose of spiritually infused speculative fiction with Issue 10 of ResAliens!

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Issues 8 & 9 - May to Aug: Special Sword & Sorcery Double Issue

Tule Fog Press is proud to release this special Sword & Sorcery Double Issue of Residential Aliens! At over 200 pages, this collection features 12 short stories, 2 articles, and a continued serial adventure.

Contributors: J. Thomas Howard, Joseph L. Kellogg, George Jacobs, Jason J. McCuiston, Rob McDermott, Dustin Reade, Matthew X. Gomez, James Downe, William Paul Remington, Jasiah Witkofsky, Michael T. Burke, Gustavo Bondoni, and B. Harlan Crawford, along with a review by Anthony Perconti, and cover art by Gilead, edited by Lyndon Perry.

Available in e-book and paperback from Amazon (affiliate link).


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Issue 7 - March/April 2023

Welcome to a new issue of ResAliens where you'll once again find a wide array of speculative stories - from an ethereal and ghostly tale by Gustavo Bondoni, to Mike Chinn's swashbuckling and sorcerous adventure. We also have cats in castles, a Lincolnian alt history, a rocket ship romance, and the beginning of an S&S serial from Dustin Reade. Plus a review of one of Moorcock's lesser known fantasies.

Residential Aliens - Spiritually Infused Speculative Fiction.

117 pages, e-book and paperback from Amazon (affiliate link).


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Issue 6 - Jan/Feb 2023

From sword and sorcery to space opera, cosmic fantasy to psychological thriller, supernatural horror, and a sprinkle of steampunk, Issue #6 (Jan/Feb 2023) features stories by Adrian Cole, Mike Chinn, Cliff Hamrick, T. M. Hunter, Stoney M. Setzer, Mike Lynch, and H. A. Titus.

Grab this special issue of the relaunched Residential Aliens Magazine, edited by Lyndon Perry. “Spiritually Infused Speculative Fiction.”

76 pages, e-book and paperback from Amazon (affiliate link).



Past Issues...

The following back issues of ResAliens Magazine are still available
for purchase at Lulu in PDF and paperback.
 


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Residential Aliens Writers Guidelines

ResAliens is a zine of 
spiritually infused speculative fiction. 


ResAliens harkens back to the days of fanzines, chapbooks, and underground newsletters. We relaunched in 2023 after a 10 plus year hiatus to bring readers and writers of spiritual spec-fic back together. We’re now publishing on a quarterly basis! 

Want to submit a story? Here's what we're looking for.

We publish speculative fiction that taps the ethereal, reaches for the beyond, and touches on the eternal. Bottom line: We want short stories with a spiritual thread, anywhere from 1,500 to 4,500 words. Open to serials, episodes, and longer stories, too! Book reviews, articles, and interviews welcome.

Spiritual… Do we mean religious?

Not necessarily. Most spec-fic has a spiritual underpinning already. Meaning, there’s often an unspoken acknowledgment in speculative stories that there’s more to this world than meets the eye. ResAliens recognizes that reality and features stories that embrace the otherworldly. Some tales will be overtly spiritual, others less so. We are open to almost anything that points to the supernatural.

What we don’t want…

Although we like and accept religious spec-fic, we don’t want religious pamphlets disguised as stories. Tales with a theological bent, sure, but this is a non-sectarian zine. Stories do not have to conform to a Christian belief system; however, we don’t want submissions that are anti-Christian. Writers of all faith traditions or no faith tradition are welcome regardless of background or beliefs.

Payment & Venues

Token payment. For our quarterly print, audio, and digital issues, we’ll pay $20 for original, never-before published stories; $15 for reprints, non-fiction articles, reviews, and interviews (1,500 word min) – plus a print and digital contributor copy. Or, you can donate your payment to the cause and receive alternative perks instead.

These quarterly issues of ResAliens will be available for purchase by the general public directly from our storefront or online via Amazon, etc. 

Legal Stuff

Authors retain copyright of their story. With a one-time payment (a non-royalty agreement), Residential Aliens is purchasing a non-exclusive license for stories and articles, etc., in order to create a magazine to be sold to the public. Six months after publication, the author is free to self-publish or license his or her story to another venue.

Submit Your Story

Send your story in standard fiction manuscript format to me, Lyndon Perry at TuleFogPress at gmail dot com with the following subject line: RA Sub – Story Title by Author Name. Simultaneous subs are fine; reprints are fine - just be clear in your short cover letter. Include a brief bio and website as well.



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