I haven’t been this excited for a book release in a very long time.Angela Slatter has been published in some very prestigious magazines and anthologies, and now (at last!), we are able to sit down and devour even more of her delish stories c/o the intelligent folk at Ticonderoga Press. The Girl With No Hands (and…… Continue reading So. Very. Exciting!!!
I simply cannot tell you…
…how much I am looking forward to reading this book:Madigan Mine is Kirstyn McDermott’s debut novel and will be published by Picador in August 2010 — pre-order it if you can. This one’s going to be amazing.It you don’t believe me, here’s the blurb:OBSESSION NEVER DIES …When Alex meets Madigan again everything changes. His childhood…… Continue reading I simply cannot tell you…
This. Cover. ROCKS.
has just unveiled the cover for Twelfth Planet Press’s Sprawl anthology:Clever, clever, clever! And simple. And classy. We loves it, precioussss.(Book will be available for pre-order soon. Stay tuned!)
Speakeasy: Creative Readings
If you’re kicking around Adelaide tomorrow evening with a hankering for some fab readings and a gold coin or two in your pocket, come on by the Wheatsheaf Hotel for the inaugural Speakeasy public event!I’m slated in as one of the event’s ‘special guests’, sharing the stage with a host of talented young writers (including…… Continue reading Speakeasy: Creative Readings
Scary Kisses — aka More News!
One more post today, and then I’m done. Honest.Scary Kisses, edited by Liz Grzyb, has a cover! And it’s available for pre-order here (the book, that is. But you get the cover too 😉 )! And, just because I know you’re dying to know, here’s the complete ToC:The Anstruther Woman, Nicole R. MurphyFade Away, Ian NicholsBread…… Continue reading Scary Kisses — aka More News!
Other exciting news
A while ago I was interviewed by the fabulous T.J. McIntyre at Fantasy Magazine, and they’ve just put it up online. Hooray! If you have a minute or two to spare, you can read it here.
Steampunk Reloaded
Angela Slatter and I have collaborated on a couple of short pieces for Jeff and Ann VanderMeer’s Steampunk Reloaded, including “Notes & Queries: The Curious Case of Physically-Manifested ‘Bed-Sheet Mania’” with related interrogatories on “The Prisoner Queen,” “The Great Air Ferry Disaster,” and "Oyster Rime Spores", and including correspondence related to the Mecha-Ostrich’s inquiries.Take a quick gander at…… Continue reading Steampunk Reloaded
Midnight Echo… And John W Campbell!
Lee Battersby — writer extraordinaire and eminent editor — has posted a taste of ‘Tiny Drops’, my Midnight Echo 4 story, on his blog — which you can read here.In other news, it appears I’m eligible for the John W Campbell Award "for best new science fiction or fantasy writer whose first work of science fiction…… Continue reading Midnight Echo… And John W Campbell!
First collaboration — a sale!
Angela Slatter and I collaborated on ‘The February Dragon’ last year after Clarion South, and today we sold it to the lovely Liz Grzyb at Ticonderoga Press for their Scary Kisses anthology! Hooray! This story marks a series of firsts for me: it’s the first dragon story I’ve had a part in shaping, the first…… Continue reading First collaboration — a sale!
Commonplace Sacrifices
I sold this story about 18 months ago, and at last it has come out in the Winter 2009 issue of On Spec! Hooray!Check out the groovy cover:My favourite part is the mutant rabbit. (I have a fondness for bizarro rabbits, like this one:I want one.) At any rate, the story is available now: Canadians,…… Continue reading Commonplace Sacrifices
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