About Staffs & Starships

Staffs & Starships is a magazine imprint of Sheer Speculation Press looking to print amateur and little-known authors who are hoping to edge their way into the world of science fiction and fantasy. It is our hope to bring to light some of the hidden talent within the North American world of writers.

Staffs & Starships will only ever publish stories that are within the science fiction or fantasy genres and will typically only publish stories that are along the lines of hard science fiction and traditional high fantasy. That means that there is a sincere interest in not publishing works that contain a great deal of gore, violence, sex, graphic content, or vulgar language. While all of the above have their place in fiction, they don’t have a place in Staffs & Starships.

We will seek to balance the selection of stories from both genres, but there will be times when one may dominate the other in particular issues.

For the premier issue - and for at least the few shortly following - Staffs & Starships Magazine will be available for purchase to download as a .pdf. To ensure the safety of the document, it will be encrypted, and those who purchase will be sent a password.