Jason Nahrung has reviewed Bluegrass Symphony over at ASiF, and whoa. I’m gobsmacked. It’s hard to single out a ‘taster’ to post here because, well, the whole thing is incredible. For example… ‘Down the Hollow’ resonated with memories of another great short, Margo Lanagan’s ‘Singing My Sister Down’: here is a ritual involving farewell, horrible…… Continue reading Gobsmacked.
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Holy. Crow. It’s all happening.
Bluegrass Symphony was reviewed by Publishers Weekly today! Whoa. It’s actually happening: I’ve written a book and now people are reading it. I know that’s how it usually works, but still. It seems like such a long process, between writing and publishing, that to realise that strangers are going to read and comment on what…… Continue reading Holy. Crow. It’s all happening.
Bluegrass Symphony: Auction for a great cause!
Russell B Farr, editor extraordinaire at Ticonderoga Publications, has organised an auction of some special copies of Bluegrass Symphony to help fundraise for a really worthy cause. Lezli Robyn — an award-winning science fiction writer, Mike Resnick’s collaborator, Cambell Award finalist, Ticonderoga author, and all-around lovely gal — is raising funds to help her fiancé…… Continue reading Bluegrass Symphony: Auction for a great cause!
Speaking of Swancon…
In between floating around in clouds of joy over the completion of my thesis and bunkering down in the hotel to work on Midnight and Moonshine stories with Brain, I will also be part of this panel: Steampunk Style and Substance Monday, 25 April 11:30 AM Plaza 1 I’ll also be celebrating great stories at…… Continue reading Speaking of Swancon…
Bluegrass, the T-shirt!
Ticonderoga Publications has designed a set of fetching t-shirts, each one sporting a different title from their list of books. How cool! They’ve got a heap of colours available and loads of different covers featured — all of which you can check out here.
Awesome Spec-fic, super-cheap!
Indiebooks Online is having a sale! Now’s your chance to order Ticonderoga Publications titles you might’ve missed out on in paperback — such as Angela Slatter’s The Girl With No Hands & Other Stories, Kaaron Warren’s Dead Sea Fruit, Sean Williams’ Magic Dirt and a heap of other great…… Continue reading Awesome Spec-fic, super-cheap!
Writers on Rafts, Yeti Debuts, and Cool Reviews
Instead of buying a coffee at work tomorrow, why not spend $5 to help the Queensland Writers Centre raise funds and support for the Queensland Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal? Visit the Writers on Rafts website (http://writersonrafts.com/) and enter the draw to win yourself a fantastic prize pack and help the QWC reach their $20,000 goal for the…… Continue reading Writers on Rafts, Yeti Debuts, and Cool Reviews
2010: A Year of Writing, Writing, Writing (and Teaching!)
So, teaching is well and truly finished and now it’s my last day at the Research Centre until next year. The summer looms before me (theoretically; I mean, how cold is it?!? It’s the solstice and I’m wearing my winter clothes, and we actually turned the heater back on last night to take the chill…… Continue reading 2010: A Year of Writing, Writing, Writing (and Teaching!)
Bluegrass Symphony, with cover!
*SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* My book! Cover! Thanks to Russ and this gorgeous cover stylin’, my stories will now be jacketed before they are sent out into the world. And, frankly, nothing works better than a skull and a few splashes of blood to keep the words warm as they journey from place to place. I. Am. So.…… Continue reading Bluegrass Symphony, with cover!
Lisa L. Hannett 