Tales to Tide You Over - Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Fiction Publications:

When the Shoe Won't Fit

A fantasy short story that appears in the online magazine Aurora Wolf. The direct link is here.
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Curve of Her Claw

A dark fantasy short story that appears in Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves. Available from Fantasist Enterprises, publisher of illustrated fantasy books.

From the Ashes

A science fiction short story that appears in Triangulation 2004: A Confluence of Speculative Fiction. Available from Parsec Publications.

Non-Fiction Publications:

Rejections

A chapter in The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy Volume 3: The Author's Grimoire. Available from Dragon Moon Press.

Vision: A Resource for Writers

I am the features editor for Vision: A Resource for Writers, which means in addition to managing the review section, I compile the publication announcements section for Forward Motion Community members and write an article on markets. The original incarnation was discovering markets in community publication announcements and ran from the Jan-Feb 2004 issue to Nov-Dec 2008. Since Jan-Feb 2009, I am writing an in-depth market analysis, covering such markets as GUD, Strange Horizons, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Realms of Fantasy, and Fantasy Magazine.


Additionally, I have written a number of other articles for Vision:

• Website Review: Twitter.
• Choosing Your Measuring Stick.
• Book Review: Fairy Tales for Writers by Lawrence Schimel.
• Altered Perception and the Reader's 50 Percent.
• Reviewing a Magazine Before Submission.
• To Write or Not to Write, an article about using voice recognition.
• Dare to Be Blunt, an article about direct, non-coddling critiques that are helpful.
• From First to Final, an article about editing short stories.
• Footsteps to a Novel.
• Sociological Science Fiction Defined.
• Taking the Plunge, an article about submitting your stories.
• The Tarnished Crown, an article about polishing your novels.
• Visit from the Muse, an article about connecting with your muse.

Fiction Awards:

• Unique Worlds, an urban fantasy short story, won First Place in The Twelfth Annual PARSEC Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story Contest
• From the Ashes, a science fiction short story, won Second Place in The Ninth Annual PARSEC/Confluence Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story Contest
• Purity, a science fiction short story, earned an Honorable Mention in Oceanview's Short Story Contest
• To Each Their Own, a science fiction short story, earned an Honorable Mention in the 3rd quarter of 2009 for Writers of the Future
• The Sword's Cry, a fantasy short story, earned an Honorable Mention in the 1st quarter of 2009 for Writers of the Future
• Ties That Bind, a science fiction short story, earned an Honorable Mention in the 3rd quarter of 2008 for Writers of the Future
• The Pimpernel, a space opera short story, earned an Honorable Mention in the 3rd quarter of 2007 for Writers of the Future
• To Tell the Tale, a dark fantasy short story, earned an Honorable Mention in the 2nd quarter of 2007 for Writers of the Future
• Heart of the Matter, a fantasy short story, placed in the quarter finals in the 4th quarter of 2006 for Writers of the Future
• To Begin Again, a science fiction short story, placed in the quarter finals in the 2nd quarter of 2006 for Writers of the Future
• When the Shoe Won't Fit, a fantasy short story, placed in the quarter finals in the 1st quarter of 2006 for Writers of the Future
• Protect the Line, a science fiction short story, placed in the quarter finals in the 3rd quarter of 2005 for Writers of the Future
• Head and Shoulders Below the Rest, a science fiction short story, placed in the quarter finals in the 4th quarter of 2004 for Writers of the Future
• Flaw in the Perfect Glass Globe, a fantasy short story, placed in the quarter finals in the 2rd quarter of 2004 for Writers of the Future