Omnibus Edition Two

Now that the second edition of Omnibus is getting ready to be printed, I thought I would give an overview of the publication here, instead of relying on Facebook and word-of-mouth alone. Most of the proofing has been done on the individual stories and poems, and the covers, illustrations and layout are progressing nicely. This second edition has many new authors, and I think the quality of our writing has improved overall. (Not that the first one didn't have good stories too!) Here's a quick rundown of what Omnibus is all about:

The concept behind it began with a writing club I was part of last year with some friends. We were writing short stories from keywords or prompts for each meeting, as well as doing some free-writing, and a respectable amount of beer-drinking... After a while we thought it would be great to put together a collection of some of the better stories from these sessions, just to remember the fun and to have our work in tangible, printed form. The idea has progressed from there to what it is now: a quarterly digest of amateur fiction, (albeit, still in its infancy). Its mission is to be an avenue for authors of all types to see their work and the work of their friends published; the hope is that it will inspire more writers, generate interest and visibility, and most of all, simply be a good read. Of course this means that most of us---myself included---will be inexperienced and unused to seeing anything we have written published; and as none of us are professionals, this is truly a venture into the unknown... But the whole purpose is about challenge and fun; about seeing what we are made of as writers, and having a collection of stories to peruse that were written by our friends and others at the same stage of the game as we are. So don't be shy! Here's what Omnibus will consider for submissions:

General Fiction
Children's Stories
Science Fiction
Horror
Adventure
Drama
Poetry
Short Comics
Short Graphic Novels
Other? Surprise me.

We will also consider submissions for cover and interior artwork---send several B&W samples of any work you would like us to see, (via email or traditional mail) and if we like it, we will commission you to illustrate stories for the upcoming issue.

Subscriptions are accepted any time, and will be applied to the first available issue. You can order a single copy ($7) or a 1 year subscription ($25).

Please note: Because I am personally bearing the expensive of printing Omnibus, and the costs far outweigh what I am asking for subscriptions, I will not be able to send a copy to anyone who has not subscribed. This includes authors who have submitted work---in the future I hope we may have enough interest and subscriptions/donations to offer a free issue those who have written for it, but at 9 total current subscriptions, that is not possible. So please subscribe! Tell your friends, and don't miss out on this awesome project!


Teasers



-Illustration for In Dreams, Omnibus, Edition Two.

Here's a partial list of authors for the second edition of Omnibus:

Madeleine Pidel
Charles Atkinson
Rich Marotti
Darren Cools
Andrew Lang
Matt Newhall
Jane Sloan
Julia Higgs
Rose Gebken