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	Lost Books - What is Speculative Fiction?
		Speculative Fiction is an umbrella term I like to use because it includes all the forms of fantastic fiction or what for ages has been called science fiction and fantasy.
		In Speculative Fiction the action of the story can take place in a culture that never existed, a world we know nothing of, or an earth that might have been or might be, to name a few.
		Speculative Fiction is a term that has not been embraced entirely by the writers, editors, and critics in the science fiction, fantasy and horror fields.
	www.lostbooks.org /speculative-fiction.html (4925 words)

	Speculative fiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Speculative fiction is a term which has been used in multiple related but distinct ways.
		For example, in Harlan Ellison's writing, the term may signal a wish not to be pigeonholed as a science fiction writer, and a desire to break out of science fiction's genre conventions in a literary and modernist direction.
		The use of "speculative fiction" in the sense of expressing dissatisfaction with science fiction was popularized in the 1960s and early 1970s by Judith Merril and other writers and editors, in connection with the New Wave movement.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Speculative_fiction (470 words)

	Speculative fiction
		Speculative fiction is an all-encompassing term which includes science fiction, alternative history (fiction), horror and fantasy.
		Writers such as Harlan Ellison (an outspoken advocate of the term) have deliberately rejected identification as a science fiction writer for precisely such reasons; they don't reject the science fiction genre (in which Ellison, for example, still participates) but they do reject the ghettoization of their work.
		The abbreviation "sf" (usually spelled in lowercase, but occasionally uppercase) is often used to indicate either speculative fiction or what is traditionally known as "science fiction".
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/s/sp/speculative_fiction.html (225 words)

	Science Fiction
		His work illustrates that science fiction arises when the rate of technological progress accelerates to the degree that consciousness of the changes within one's lifetime develops, and flourishes only when industrialisation brings the knowledge that the future will not be like the present to the common awareness.
		Speculative fiction is quite difficult to categorise, and not simply because the genre has evolved over the centuries.
		Speculative fiction is important for its message, because regardless of whether the actual story takes place in the past, present, or future, it demands that we open our eyes and acknowledge the possibilities that lay before us.
	www.sccs.swarthmore.edu /users/06/powen/populaer/ScienceFiction.htm (4752 words)

	What is Speculative Fiction? - Articles That Never Die (GreenTentacles)
		Speculative fiction is a term, attributed to Robert Heinlein in 1941, that has come to be used to collectively describe works in the genres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.
		Speculative fiction can be a collective term to describe works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror and also addresses works that are not science fiction, fantasy, or horror, yet don't rightly belong to the other genres.
		Speculative fiction is fuel for the future and whets the appetite of the eaters of words.
	www.greententacles.com /articles/5/26 (1548 words)

	Speculative fiction Summary
		For example, in Harlan Ellison's writing, the term may signal a wish not to be pigeonholed as a science fiction writer, and a desire to break out of science fiction's genre conventions in a literary and modernist direction.
		The use of "speculative fiction" in the sense of expressing dissatisfaction with science fiction was popularized in the 1960s and early 1970s by Judith Merril and other writers and editors, in connection with the New Wave movement.
		Speculative texts The Lord of the Rings, The Handmaids Tale, Utopia and Gattaca all depict imagined worlds speculating what may happen and incorporate integral to the speculative fiction genre the disquiet about human societies and where they are headed.
	www.bookrags.com /Speculative_fiction (618 words)

	Science Fiction Writer Robert J. Sawyer: On "Speculative Fiction"
		Speculative Fiction tries to be an umbrella term for both science fiction and fantasy, which, as Damon Knight has so astutely observed, are distinct entities to publishers, book-buyers, and, indeed, to many bookstores — it's only writers that seem to have a hard time telling them apart.
		In fact, I'd be much more interested in having a phrase to cover all fiction in which rational thought is a prized value, and in which the stories hinge on the realities of the way things really work.
		I'm not saying one type of story is better than the other, but, rather, that it always surprises me that two genres that are, to me, so opposite, are often thought of as logically and properly belonging together, and, indeed, therefore, should be referred to under a single rubric.
	www.sfwriter.com /rmspecfi.htm (340 words)

	Speculative - FUTURE IMPERFECT - On writing - Articles
		In the thirties and forties, it was science fiction that fired the imagination of several youngsters who later on went on to become actual scientists.
		It was science fiction that made the general populace aware of the possibility of space travel.
		It was science fiction that opened up new vistas for its readers, forcing them to think beyond their narrow sensory boundaries.
	speculative.ca /modules/news/article.php?storyid=13 (1654 words)

	Getting Started As A Speculative Fiction Writer
		Speculative Fiction is a broad genre that includes science fiction, fantasy, alternative historical fiction, and horror.
		Many writers new to speculative fiction (and I have been guilty of this in my early days) is to come up with what seemed like an "original" idea, only to find out that it's been done many, many times before.
		Speculative fiction is a hot market at the moment, with lots of magazines willing to pay for good stories.
	thedabblingmum.com /writing/writerniche/speculativefiction.htm (2550 words)

	SeeLight: Map of Speculative Fiction
		And as with the regions on a map, on the map of fiction there is overlap: sometimes it can be hard to say where science fiction shades unambiguously into fantasy, or horror into gothic romance, or mainstream, literary fiction, into any of its neighboring genres.
		A couple years ago I taught a couple of speculative fiction writing classes: one to adults and one to high-schoolers.
		This is surely a crucial question, for those of us who have made the journey through the ins and outs and ups and downs of what speculative fiction is and whether it is legitimate intellectually or creatively.
	clairelight.typepad.com /seelight/2006/05/map_of_speculat.html (2764 words)

	Rick Sutcliffe's Fiction Index
		In the branch of speculative fiction called science fiction, some element of science or technology is critical to the plot, and there is no magic.
		Alternate history fiction is a sub-genre of speculative fiction, the plot elements of which hinge on a history different that what has happened in our world.
		Futuristic fiction is a catch-all term used by some publishers for any or all of speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and apocalyptic literature.
	www.arjay.ca /Fiction/index.htm (920 words)

	Speculative Fiction Resources
		The fiction (all reprints) is reasonably solid, and improving; the nonfiction, particularly reviews, has generally deteriorated since mid–1999, including increased incidence of failure to perform basic fact-checking.
		In the broadest sense, Morrow is not a speculative fiction writer at all.
		He is instead a satirist who happens to use the trope of speculative fiction as the immediate context of his satire.
	savage.authorslawyer.com /res-1.shtml (4124 words)

	Christian Science Fiction (SF)
		Christian speculative fiction (Christian SF, ChristianSF, or CSF) or, as some prefer to call it, Christian futuristic fiction (CFF), and Christian fantasy (CF) combine one or more aspects of speculative or fantasy fiction with Biblical themes to examine Christian doctrine, ethics, and relationships (with God and other people) in a fresh context.
		Specifically, most science fiction takes its cue from the majoritarian culture and its mass media by either ignoring religion or being specifically hostile to Christianity, stereotyping or even demonizing believers as villians--something authors could never get away with if the issue were race, gender, or nationality.
		This is a new (and not yet common) term employed to describe fiction like that of Rick Sutcliffe, which deals at least in part with ethical and life issues from a Christian point of view but in a futuristic, fantasy or science fiction context.
	www.arjay.bc.ca /Fiction/CSF/index.htm (1856 words)

	Speculative fiction - ClubWiki
		Speculative fiction is an all-encompassing term which includes science fiction, alternative history, horror and fantasy.
		The abbreviation "sf" (usually spelled in lowercase, but occasionally uppercase) is often used to indicate either speculative fiction or what is traditionally known as "science fiction." The abbreviation "sfandf" is also sometimes used as a generic reference to all speculative fiction genres, as well as to refer specifically to "science fiction and fantasy."
		A variation of this term is "Speculative Literature".
	www.utahsf.org /clubwiki/index.php?title=Speculative_fiction (143 words)

	Strange Horizons Articles: Speculative Poetry: A Symposium, Part 1 of 2, by Mike Allen, Alan DeNiro, Theodora Goss, and ...
		Mike Allen: I get a sense from Alan's opener that he defines speculative poetry as something that happens at the level of language, rather than at the level of underlying concept (which is where I tend to stake my tent), and longs to see more poems within the SF poetry field that reflect this.
		Speculative poetry that makes edgier use of language (as opposed to full-out "Language poetry") seems more prominent during the field's earliest days of self-awareness.
		It seems right to me that science fiction poetry, defined strictly as poetry that incorporates elements of science fiction rather than used as a general term for all types of speculative poetry, is a relatively recent phenomenon, one that comes after the development of science fiction itself as a genre.
	www.strangehorizons.com /2005/20050502/poetry-symposium1-a.shtml (4699 words)

	Speculative Fiction?
		The 'speculative' makes me wonder if this is meant to encompass extraorinary 'what if' scenarios, which would describe my work qute well.
		"Speculative fiction is set in a world that has not happened.
		speculative fiction is published by TTA, Nemonymous, Roadworks, redsine etc. It's not quite SF fantasy nor horror, nor magic realism though it is close to either.
	www.writewords.org.uk /forum/65_3850.asp (500 words)

	Speculative Science Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Speculative fiction is defined many different ways by many different people.
		As far as I'm concerned, his novel Sheltered Lives is one of the best science fiction novels ever written, and it's a shame it wasn't recognized with any kind of awards (at least not that I am aware of).
		Top 100 science fiction books as according to over eleven hundred fans that sent in their votes.
	www3.niu.edu /newsplace/fiction.html (479 words)

	Speculative - Articles
		Fiction : Between Eternities, new fiction by Cavan Terrill.
		A question I hear a lot is "Why don't people of colour write speculative fiction?" We do, but it's unlikely that you'll find it on the sf shelves in your bookstores.
		We welcome readers and writers who believe in speculative fiction as a medium to make us think in new ways.
	www.speculative.ca (904 words)

	Speculative Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Despite its inauspicious origins, in many ways 'Speculative Fiction' is a better way to describe SF than 'Science Fiction' since, with the arguable exception of hard SF, the 'science' isn't generally the most important aspect of the fiction.
		Science is often what the fiction is speculating about - generally how life would be in a more scientifically advanced society, or some variation thereof, but it's quite rare for it to actually be the story.
		However whilst Science Fiction makes a perfectly valid genre most, and arguably all of it, fits inside the larger Venn diagram of Speculative Fiction, which also encompasses a number of SF oeuvres which don't really seem to fit in the Science Fiction bracket.
	urchin.earth.li /cgi-bin/twic/wiki/view.pl?page=SpeculativeFiction (894 words)

	Writers Markets for Speculative Fiction: SF/F/H's Journal
		Spec the Halls is a contest for speculative winter holiday-themed fiction, artwork, and poetry.
		The holiday may be fictional or real; it may be Christmas or Yuletide as we know and love it, or it may be something much stranger.
		The holiday may be fictional or real; it may be Christmas as we know and love it, or it may be something much stranger.
	community.livejournal.com /specficmarkets (2205 words)

	Writing Speculative Fiction, by Mary Soon Lee
		SFWA, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, containing a regular market report and other articles of interest to writers.
		Speculations, highly recommended publication with up-to-date market information and other articles of interest to speculative fiction writers.
		Indeed most science fiction and fantasy editors consider it unprofessional to put a copyright notice on your manuscript.
	www.cs.cmu.edu /~mslee/wr.html (2355 words)

	SpecFicWorld.com: Resources for Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror Fans and Writers.
		Along with news and information on the best science fiction, fantasy, and horror being published today, from the independent and small press publishers to the big publishing houses of New York.
		Nightflesh (vampire fiction) by Joseph Armstead - Klaw Cavanaugh is a vampire and sometime assassin masquerading among human society.
		Nocturnes and Neon (vampire fiction) by Joseph Armstead - In the sister cities of New Barrington and West Sussex, an experiment exploring a cure for blood diseases has unintentionally created a way for them to walk in daylight—and a way for them to control the urges of their unquenchable thirst.
	www.specficworld.com (741 words)

	Aurealis Awards Speculative Fiction writing Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This is for a particular achievement in speculative fiction or related areas in the relevant year, but may also take into account achievements over a number of years.
		This award may be awarded to a person for their service to the SF community in promoting and encouraging Speculative Fiction.
		This may also be for a non-fiction work, a collection or anthology, an art work, an event or workshop, a computer game or for a body of work that brings credit and/or attention to the speculative fiction genre in that year such as a television or film script.
	www.fantasticqueensland.com /~aurealisawards/guidelines.html (2386 words)

	Speculative Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		For starters, imagine a science fiction world where a disease has separated the world into "hemophages" (pseudo-vampires who have fangs but are never pictured sucking blood) and normal humans.
		But the traditional weaknesses of science fiction writing are poor characterization and difficult in telling an emotionally moving story, and this book suffers from those flaws in spades.
		While written smoothly and without glaring flaws in the plotting, it does have the usual problems for a science fiction novel: minor characters are not especially well defined, and the book serves mainly as an introduction to the mileu which will be explored in sequels.
	speculativefiction.org /weblog (7172 words)

	SF Citations for OED
		science fiction; fiction which includes science-fictional elements but which is perceived to fall outside that genre
		Speculative fiction (I prefer that term to science fiction) is also concerned with sociology, psychology, esoteric aspects of biology, impact of terrestrial culture on the other cultures we may encounter when we conquer space, etc., without end.
		Speculative fiction is not fantasy fiction, as it rules out the use of anything as material which violates established scientific fact, laws of nature, call it what you will, i.e., it must be possible to the universe as we know it.
	www.jessesword.com /sf/view/438 (657 words)

	Speculative Fiction of Colorado
		Speculative Fiction of Colorado supports the science fiction, fantasy, and horror writing scene in Colorado.
		You'll find science fiction (sorry, speculative fiction) designs on t-shirts, mugs, magnets, stickers, and more (of course), and it's all at The Rough Suspect T-Shirt Shoppe (which is actually run by the same fine folks who bring you this deceptively cool website).
		Relying on local submissions of fiction, poetry, essays and visual arts, Denver Syntax is calling for all Denverites to "Submit to Syntax." Speculative fiction is exactly what editor Jonathan Blitz desires in his publication.
	www.sf-colorado.com (1997 words)

	Speculative Fiction Review, Science Fiction Book, Mystery and Thiller Book, Book Review
		We are promoting promising new writers in the area of speculative fiction: science fiction, suspense, thrillers, topical, and mixed genre fiction.
		At Speculative Fiction Review, we believe that there is a world of unpublished, high quality manuscripts out there by exciting new writers that deserve to be read and enjoyed.
		Speculative Fiction Review is seeking readers to try out our books.
	www.speculativefictionreview.com (560 words)

	Home - CSFG
		The CSFG helps science fiction, fantasy and horror writers and illustrators develop their craft through critiquing, and sharing news and experiences.
		Speculative fiction refers to all non-factual writing that reflects alternative realities that explore possibilities not contained in the real world of the present day.
		The best known types of speculative fiction are science fiction, fantasy and horror, but the genre extends to magic realism, myth and folklore, surrealist writings and much more.
	www.csfg.org.au (228 words)

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