Dragon Magazine Reopens Fiction Submissions

So I was stopping by Dungeons and Dragons Insider today when I noted a news item of interest, and I thought I'd pass the good news to you. At least I think it's good news; it can be hard to tell, especially with the quality of D&D Insider being so, well, spotty. Dragon magazine, in its shiny new incarnation online, will be accepting fiction submissions. Longtime readers may recall that fiction used to be a regular feature of Dragon, but that during the years that Paizo ran the magazine the feature faded into the background. Towards the end all fiction was solicited, which means that Joe Schmoe gamer had exactly zero chance of getting a fiction submission past the gray render who read the submissions.

Here's what Wizards of the Coast had to say in their announcement:

Dragon has long held a tradition of showcasing speculative fiction from industry veterans and newcomers alike. Works by such authors as Terry Brooks, Ed Greenwood, Laurell K. Hamilton, George R.R. Martin, R.A. Salvatore, Harry Turtledove, and many others have graced Dragon’s pages with their fiction—and we look forward to continuing this tradition with the online inception of Dragon Magazine.

Obviously their full version of the announcement is much longer and goes at length into what exactly they want to see. As always, if you're looking to submit you should memorize those guidelines. I'm excited though because this offers gamers a way to expand Wizard's trademark settings by establishing new and exciting characters that aren't scimitar wielding drow rangers (Not that he's a bad character, I'd just like to see some other interesting characters!). They are welcoming speculative fiction of all sorts, so I'll be curious to see what intrepid new writers manage to squeeze their way into the works.

[via Dungeons & Dragons Insider]