Unidentified Funny Objects 4

A project in Brooklyn, NY by Alex Shvartsman
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The fourth annual anthology of humorous science fiction & fantasy, featuring dark humor by G.R.R. Martin, Neil Gaiman, & others.
Backers: 278
Average Pledge Per Backer: $30

Funded: $8,455 of $8,000
Dates: Mar 9th -> Apr 8th (30 days)
Project By: Alex Shvartsman
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Latest News

Success!

April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! Thanks to all of you, we blew past the $8000 goal today! Last year, the UFO3 campaign was a squeaker. In the end, we managed to raise just over $8000 thanks to 263 backers -- but we only crossed that finish line with fifteen minues, yes,... (Read More)

Submissions Update

April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
There's 32 hours left in the campaign as of this writing, and I'm very happy to see us merely $500 away from funding. I'm confident we can make it, and even somewhat hopeful there's a chance we will reach the stretch goal so that everyone gets an... (Read More)

Talking Shop: How to Pay Your Writers

April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
I recently participated on the live panel at Kickstarter HQ about paying writers for their work. My views on this are pretty clear: writers should be paid, and paid fairly for their contributions. That's why all UFO projects are paying pro rates for... (Read More)

Submissions Are Now Open

April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Submissions are now open for UFO4! (And yes, April Fools day is a very appropriate time to open such a call.) Over 60 submissions came in today so far, and the associate editors and I are reading them now! I send out a couple of responses in the... (Read More)

A live event tonight

March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
This may be of interest for those of you who are in Brooklyn or nearby. I'll be giving a talk for the Brooklyn Speculative Writers Association on the subject of humor in writing SF/F. This is the same (or very similar) to the talk I gave in New... (Read More)

Tina Connolly's UFO3 story available at Podcastle

March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
I have quite a treat to share with all of you today: Tina Connolly's funny story "Super-Baby-Moms Group Saves The Day" has been podcasted at PodCastle, with an ensemble cast no less! This story was originally published in Unidentified Funny Objects... (Read More)

Reddit AMA today

March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, I'm doing my first-ever Reddit AMA today, where I hope to talk about this very project, among other things! Got questions? Join in the fun.... (Read More)

CHEEBLEMANCY! New reward tier or add/on, now with 100% more hamsters.

March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We're excited to offer a new reward/add-on for this campaign. Storyteller and editor extraordinaire Esther Friesner is offering to perform virtual fortune readings by using the mysterious art of cheeblemancy! What's cheeblemancy you ask? It's an art... (Read More)

Boston Bound

March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Are any of you good people in or near Boston? I'm a guest at Vericon this weekend, which takes place at Harvard University. If you're in the area, come by and say Hello! Details: http://alexshvartsman.com/2015/03/19/my-2015-vericon-schedule/  (Read More)

Year's Best YA Honorable Mentions

March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm excited to report that a story from Unidentified Funny Objects 2, "The MSG Golem" by Ken Liu, has made it onto the honorable mention list of the 2013 Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction." You can listen to Ken's story at Podcastle. I'm also... (Read More)

Halfway there!

March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We broke the 4k barrier early this morning! Awesome progress, and thank you again for both pledging and sharing the campaign! Yesterday I accepted a flash fiction story "The Transformation of Prince Humphrey" by Brent C. Smith. Although the general... (Read More)

The First 24 Hours

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
What an amazing first day! We've raised over $3000 and have nearly 100 backers supporting the campaign. We were selected as the Kickstarter Staff Pick. And all that in just the first 24 hours! Thank you all for your support and for being early... (Read More)

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