Fission is the annual anthology of the BSFA.
The call for submissions for Fission #6 is now closed.
Fission #7 will open for submissions in February 2027.
We are looking for all science fiction stories (all subgenres and hybrids) of between 1000 to 5000 words that have not been published before in an English language source. Simultaneous submissions will be considered, but not multiple ones. As of 2026, our payment rate will increase from 2p to 3p per word.
Submissions should be uploaded using the online form here. If you are unable to use the form, please e-mail fission@bsfa.co.uk and put 'Fission 6 Submission' in the subject header. Attach your story as a Word document - double spaced in a standard font (e.g. Times New Roman 12pt).
Important note on generative AI: We do not accept any work created or altered by generative 'AI', such as, but not limited to, Midjourney and ChatGPT.
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Dear All
We are pleased to announce our lineup for Fission #6.
After intense reading of over 400 submissions, editors Gene Rowe and Rick Danforth are thrilled to announce the 20 successful authors whose stories will appear in Fission #6, namely:
William Jablonsky – Nobody Talks About Reg
J. Edward Tremlett – The Whitechapel Variables
Charlotte Ashley – Her Outro
Liam Hogan – Triangulation
Mike Brooks – Remembrance
Fiona Moore – The Last Pig on Earth
Andrew Knighton – Thirty Percent Pig
Tony Dunnell – The Green Willow
Tim Girsby – Leonard Woke in a Silent Room
Vaughan Stanger – Sleepless
Sarina Dorie – There’s Something About Mr Darcy… and This Reality
Jamie M. Boyd – A Map for the Labyrinth
Thomas Norford – The Doleful Shades
Ray Chanteur – Hyde Street Supplements
Sam E. Sutin – Decisions, Decisions
Erin Cullen – The Last Story of Silica
Thomas K. Slee – Chameleon
Emmi Khor – The Colour of Lies
Beatriz Esteban – Expired Girl
Andrew Leon Hudson –Scar City
Congratulations to all successful authors! Fission #6 will be available in June/July.
Gene and Rick
Editors, Fission
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We are pleased to announce that Fission #4 has been shortlisted for Best Anthology in 2024 in the Aurealis Awards, and that one of its stories – ‘An Object of Vision’ by Guan Un – has been shortlisted for an individual award.
Fission aspires to grow to connect SFF communities around the world.
Published Fission ebooks are available to members for free download at BSFA online. You can buy print paperbacks on Amazon.
Review copies? Email fission@bsfa.co.uk
Fission #5 – And the winners are… !
After two intense months of reading nearly 450 submissions, over 1.3 million words to read, editors Eugen Bacon and Gene Rowe are thrilled to announce our 23 successful authors whose stories we very much enjoyed, and will appear in Fission #5.
- Bob McHugh – The Right Idea
- Richard Zwicker – Do We Have a Dimension for You
- Christine Lucas – The Short Distance from Solidarity to Singularity
- Lyle Hopwood – Hey, Marilyn
- E.M. Faulds – Hand of Fire
- Caroline Corfield – The Diner
- Michael Bailey – Asymmetry in Love
- Steve Rasnic Tem – To Drown
- James Vescovi – My Canister and Me
- J.L. Akagi – A Feast for the Space Junker’s Spouse
- Rodrigo Culagovski – The Narrative Bias
- Victoria N. Shi – milt
- Gareth L. Powell – The Wind through the Tall Grass
- Kenzie Lappin – Wilful Misinterpretation of a Thought Experiment
- Tony Dunnell – Mantaro
- Chris Hudson – Bertie and the Good Servant
- Rik Hoskin – Safe Space
- Stephen Cox – It’s Always Your Choice
- Harry Slater – Washing Clothes in the River with Mother
- D. Thomas Minton – Let’s Hear it for the Company Man
- E. Florian Gludovacz – Ascension
- Beatriz Alcaná – Something More of Me (Celsius Spanish trans. Mike Lucas)
- Anna Clark – For All the Girls Seduced (Celsius swap)
Congratulations to all successful authors!
Fission #4 - and the winners are...!
After two intense months of reading 350 submissions, over 1.1 million words to read, editors Eugen Bacon and Gene Rowe are thrilled to announce our 23 successful authors whose stories we very much enjoyed, and now appear in Fission #4:
- Robert Bagnall, 'Formula 719: The Cure for Ennui'
- Caroline Corfield, 'The Printer'
- Barlow Crassmont, 'Falling Upwards'
- Sarina Dorie, 'Science Fiction Fairy Tales: Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, and Aladdin'
- J.D. Dresner, 'The Death Sentence'
- G.J. Dunn, 'Mirror Cast'
- Timons Esaias, 'Results'
- J.L. George, 'Digital Hell is Cold'
- Liam Hogan, 'Compatibility'
- Ian Li, 'Everyone is Dying to Work Here'
- Susan L. Lin, 'Moonshot: An Oral History of Our Solar System’s Great Lunar Uprising'
- Ashton Macaulay, 'The Manual'
- Remi Martin, 'The Performance of Your Life'
- Teresa Milbrodt, 'Dye Job'
- Templeton Moss, 'Nibor's Report'
- Carsten Schmitt, 'Wagner's Voice'
- Harry Slater 'There are Days When you Will be Terrified of Airplanes'
- Jeff Somers, 'Lone Star. Deep Black. Hum.'
- Jake Stein, 'Human Garbage'
- Ángel Luis Sucasas, 'Farewell' (CELSIUS, trans. by James Womack)
- Mark Thomas, 'Ransom'
- Guan Un, 'An Object of Vision'
- Robinne Weiss, 'Space Brat' (also nominated for CELSIUS story swap, Spanish translation)
- Cherry Zheng, 'The Summoner'.
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