Five stories, five timesFive science fiction and fantasy themes, each explored five times by five different authors.Twenty-five great authors demonstrating just how varied and interesting SF&F can be, and how each author's style and approach make all the difference.This special Writers' Edition has all the above, plus two extra stories, the original story briefs, and extensive author notes for each story and each brief.100 pages of extra material specifically intended for writers!ContentsContemporary FantasyDreaming in Other Colours - Meryl StenhouseLetters to the Earth - Caleb WarnerThe Fourth Pillar Says No - L. ChanHowl at the Moon - T.R. NorthKitchen - Vanessa FoggThe Simple Task - Michael GardnerSoft Science FictionTime, The Ever-Rolling Stream - Juliet KempPatience - K. G. AndersonPetri Viventum - James RossThe Great Scientist Rivalry on Sourdough - Beth GoderThe Visible Spectrum - Matt ThompsonOtherThe Fragments of Others - Suzanne J. WillisBetween Ashes and Wings - Chanel Earl1001 - Y. X. AcsWhere Art Thou, My Love? - Filip WiltgrenDeus ex Noir - Rhoads BrazosMaps in Our Footsteps, Legend in Our Dreams - Jason BaltazarHard Science FictionT-Minus - Ian RennieCountdown - David HammondOne of the Cities - Damien KrsteskiIn the Absence of Time - Pauline YatesThe Long View - Karl DandenellHigh FantasyBlood Feud - Paul A. HamiltonChild of Flowers - Sean R. RobinsonTongue of the Chimera - Sandi LeibowitzSong and Sacrifice - Rob FrancisThe Gentlest River - Karolina FedykThe briefsContemporary Fantasy - Meryl StenhouseSoft SF - Beth GoderOther - Y.X.AcsHard SF - Karl DandenellHigh Fantasy - Sean R. RobinsonSample brief - B. Morris Allen