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February 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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New Digital Science Fiction Magazine! Meet "Starfarer's Cafe"
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STARFARER'S CAFE
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February 7, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Read FREE SF SHORT STORIES at Starfarer's Cafe!
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February 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Worldbuilding Tip: Who holds power? Is your world a sprawling galactic empire, a corporate-owned colony, or a decentralized network?
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June 19, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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Starfarers Cafe is a new magazine set to open this spring and that is now taking submissions.
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5 Writing Prompts for Science Fiction Writers
Science fiction stories typically arise from a novum, a scientifically plausible concept that is a “reality” in the tale. The novum might be an mechanical device like robot servants, artificial int…
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December 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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If you write science fiction, there's a new magazine coming out this spring - Starfarers Cafe. They're taking submissions!
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On the promenade of a space station orbiting Altair IV is the Starfarers’ Café. An intergalactic crossroads, daily the café serves traders, pilots, travelers and thieves. All have a tale to tell.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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Brandon Sanderson Reveals the Most Boring Tropes Sci-Fi Authors Will Never Use Anymore
Brandon Sanderson spoke with several authors to discuss the overused science fiction tropes they want to get rid of.
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January 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot
The author of the award-winning science fiction novel Annie Bot, the January read for the New Scientist Book Club, on how she created her startling protagonist
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January 3, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. Starfarer's Cafe is now accepting science fiction stories for publication.
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Scientists are now seriously asking if humans were seeded by aliens. Here's why | BBC Science Focus Magazine
The idea that life on Earth began elsewhere in space has long been controversial, but it's now gaining traction.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2025
Look back at the year 2025 with this collection of great science fiction and fantasy books.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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NEW FREE STORY at Starfarer's Cafe: Meet the Wub, a strange alien creature picked up on a distant world.
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Beyond Lies the Wub
Philip K. Dick was once a regular customer, and though we haven’t seen him in years, his name occasionally pops up in diners’ conversations. Today he returns to retell is the tale of the Wub, an al…
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5 Writing Prompts for Sci-Fi Writers
Science fiction stories typically arise from a novum, a scientifically plausible concept that is a “reality” in the tale. The novum might be an mechanical device like robot servants, arti…
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December 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Five of the best science fiction books of 2025
An eco-masterpiece, icy intrigue, cyberpunkish cyborgs, memory-eating aliens and super-fast travel sends the world spinning out of control
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December 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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FREE STORY at Starfarer's Cafe: Read the harrowing tale of humanity's first contact with the Plumies!
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The Aliens
Murray Leinster used to be a regular at the Starfarer’s Cafe but has been missing in action for far too long. He recently stopped by after a long expedition and shared this old story he used …
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February 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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New Nebula Awards Rules Forbid Nominees That Used GenAI
GenAI and LLMs almost got a soft pass to enter the Nebula Awards, but the sci-fi/fantasy writing community shut that down.
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December 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Ice by Jacek Dukaj review – a dazzling journey to an alternate Siberia
The 1908 Tunguska comet changes the direction of history and gives rise to a weird new reality in this acclaimed epic from the Polish author
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December 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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5 Writing Prompts for SciFi Writers
Science fiction stories typically arise from a novum, a scientifically plausible concept that is a “reality” in the tale. The novum might be an mechanical device like robot servants, arti…
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5 Sci-fi Writing Prompts That Will Motivate You
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Anticipation Day: What Would You Do? by Jeff Michelson

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June 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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A Planet 900 Light-Years Away Has Weather So Extreme "It Feels Like Science Fiction". It's 70,000 km/h Winds Carry Vaporized Iron and Even Titanium
Scientists have for the first time mapped the 3D structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere, uncovering violent winds and bizarre weather patterns.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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CALL FOR ARTWORK. Starfarer's Cafe is now accepting artwork submissions for science fiction stories.
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Writer’s Guidelines
HOW WE ROLL: We’re purely digital. We loved paper books and magazines as kids, but it’s time to grow up. In the future, there won’t be any paper except in antique stores. WHAT WE DON’T WANT: Near-f…
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February 10, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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FREE SHORT STORY at Starfarer's Cafe: Read the intriguing tale of the mysterious Answerer, who truly knows everything.
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Ask A Foolish Question
Robert Sheckley is another long-time customer of Starfarer’s Cafe who has been away for far too long. Recently he stopped in to share this old tale that he used to regale diners with when he …
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February 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM