ABOUT SPECFICWORLD.COM
SpecFicWorld was formerly known as The Worlds of Fantasy in 1994 and re-named
to SpecFicWorld in 1999 to accommodate all three speculative
genres (science fiction, fantasy, and horror). Since then the site has become one of the top websites
for both speculative fiction fans and writers. Inside you'll find thousands of
helpful links to several publications and resources from around the globe.
SpecFicWorld was created for aspiring speculative fiction writers to help them find
the right markets, literary agents, and resources to help them sale and market their
work. We also provide low cost advertising for
authors and publishers with an interest in the speculative genres. And we are proud
to admit that every advertising dollar earned goes directly back into the operation
of the site, paying our authors (which so far we've published over a hundred writers),
and advertising the site.
SpecFicWorld receives around one hundred and fifty thousand visitors each month and our core audience is geared towards the speculative genres.
SpecFicWorld also publishes Rogue Worlds Magazine,
and the
SpecFicMe! Market Newsletter
(now the SpecFicMe Market Database). In 2006 we launched our
Quick Guide to Literary Agents
and it has quickly become our bestseller. And in 2007 we launched our
Quick Guide to Book Publishers and
Quick Guide to Short Story Markets.
Each year we also publish a variety of
fiction and poetry collections as well. And
Rogue Worlds was recently mentioned in
The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror
(edited by Datlow and Windling) and our very
first anthology collection, Thorns of
Nature,
made it on the preliminary ballot of the
2003 Stoker Awards. And we followed
that up with another appearance on the 2004
preliminary ballot of the Stoker Awards with
October Rush.
And in a continual effort
to help aspiring writers find some added
income we will
launch SpecFicWorld's Featured Fiction section
in late 2007. And each year we have an
Annual Speculative Fiction Contest,
open to both published and unpublished
writers, offering them a chance to win $300
in cash prizes, plus publication.
SpecFicWorld.com is owned
and edited by
Doyle Eldon Wilmoth, Jr.