Loving Our Substack!
About five months ago we started a substack where we put out one curated story from our monthly magazine per week. It’s costs $5 a month for a paid version, but it gets your an easy way to read a great short story each week as well as a place to continue discussions about the story. If you haven’t done so yet, take a look and see how it’s shaping up!
How To Think Deeply About Philosophical Questions (According to AI)
Thinking critically about deep philosophical questions can be a challenging and rewarding process that can help us better understand ourselves and the world around us. Here are a few tips to help you think critically about philosophical questions:
What Are We Looking For In A Submission?
What Are We Looking For In A Short Story Submission?
Wouldn't it be great if literary magazine editors explained exactly the kind of stories they were looking for? Well, we did!
2022 "Best Of" Philosophy Ethics Fiction Short Stories Is Out!
This year, after an extensive review process, we decided to select a "Best Of" Philosophy Ethics Short Story Fiction 2022! Congrats to those selected. These stories are available immediately on Amazon as print and digital, and as digital wherever eBooks are sold.
2022 "Best Of" Philosophy Ethics Fiction Short Stories Announced!
Each year “After Dinner Publication” selects 60 original fiction short stories with a focus on asking ethical and philosophical questions. Our monthly print (and digital) magazine has quickly grown in it’s distribution channels and is now a staple in classrooms and book clubs. Each story comes with five suggested discussion questions about the stories that allow readers and friends to dig deeper.
"Best Of" 2022 Philosophy/Ethics Short Story Voting!
Over the last several years we have done print anthologies. They were very successful, but their frequency meant they were a lot of work! They also were quite thick, sometimes over 400 pages!
As such, for 2022, we switched to a “Best Of” format. Each year we will do a “Best of” print book from the short stories for the year and publish it in February of the following year. This will be our first year and we have opted for voting!
Kolby (Editor-in-Chief)
Print Back Issues Available Now!
As you may have heard we are starting a print+digitial version of our magazine subscription for $12.95 a month. As a value added, we decided to back-convert all the 2022 digital magazines to print versions and make them available for sale.
Accepting Submissions!
Accepting Submissions: 1500-7500 words. Short story must contain ethical or philosophical questions that spur discussions. Free submissions (6-8 week response time) or pay $4 for a FAST PASS submission and get a response in 48hrs.
Reading April Submissions...
For those with submissions pending with us, we are just about to start reading the April open submissions. Of course, those that use our FAST PASS system ($4) get a response in 2-3 days.
https://www.afterdinnerconversation.com/submission-fast-pass
New Companion Audiobook Podcast ! E1. "Boomchee" by Shani Naylor
Subscribe now to our newest podcast, philosophy ethics audiobook readings and get our first episode when it comes out this weekend!