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Date Archive: August 2006
Aug
30
Terry Pratchett’s Johnny & The Bomb airing Saturday
Posted in: Press Room on 30th August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
The feature-length TV show based on Terry Pratchett's best-selling children's book, Johnny & The Bomb is to be aired this coming Saturday.
Aug
30
Transmission mag seeks ‘Time’ stories
Posted in: Press Room on 30th August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Manchester, UK-based indie literary fiction magazine Transmission is inviting submissions for its 7th issue, on the theme of 'time'.
Aug
29
First BHF horror anthology now on sale
Posted in: Press Room on 29th August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Wayne Mook writes to tell us about an anthology of short fiction written by users of the British Horror Films website.
Aug
28
Peter Weston talks magazines with the BSFG
Posted in: What's On on 28th August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
British Uber-fan Peter Weston will be talking to the Birmingham Science Fiction Group on Friday September 8th at 8 p.m. at the Britannia Hotel, New Street, Birmingham on the subject of Pulp magazines.
Aug
28
Richard Webb joins John Jarrold Literary Agency
Posted in: Press Room on 28th August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Debut fantasy author Richard Webb is the latest to sign up to the burgeoning ranks of the JJLA.
The results of the 2006 Hugo Awards were announced yesterday at a ceremony during L.A. Con IV, the 64th World Science Fiction Convention in Anaheim, California.
Aug
24
Heffers Cambridge author showcase - November 2nd
Posted in: What's On on 24th August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Brit SF author Neal Asher wrote recently to give us an early heads-up for an sf and fantasy event that Heffers is hosting at their Cambridge branch in November.
Aug
24
Gabaldon, King, Martin, Mosse, Donohue up for 2006 Quills
Posted in: Press Room on 24th August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Living legend of the horror genre Stephen King is among five authors to be nominated in the Best SF/F/H category of the 2006 Quill Awards; given according to the results of an online vote by book readers (and authors... and publishers' publicity departments...)
A full message board / forum is now available over at fantasy author Paul Kearney's homepage for anyone who wants to chat with anyone else about anything to do with Paul's books and writing, or about anything else, for that matter...
Click to visit the Forum and join in the conversation.
Source: Paul Kearney
Aug
23
Mark Chadbourn takes a course in Memetherapy
Posted in: Press Room on 23rd August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
The guys over at Memetherapy (rapidly becoming one of the most interesting blogs around - go take a look) have interviewed British fantasy writers (and British Fantasy Award 2006 Best Novel nominee) Mark Chadbourn on the subject of his writing, research, general philosophy of life, and his current blogging project Jack of Ravens.
Read the interview at Memetherapy.net.
Source: Mark Chadbourn
Aug
23
Rhys Hughes’ Molehills of Madness out now
Posted in: What's On on 23rd August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Chris Teague, head honcho at BFS Best Small Press 2006 nominated Pendragon Press dropped us a line last week to say that copies of Rhys Hughes' new collection At the Molehills of Madness are back from the printers and ready to ship.
Aug
23
Terry Pratchett featuring in W&A Yearbook 2007
Posted in: Press Room on 23rd August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
This in from Colin Smythe, Terry's agent: "The 2007 edition of The Writers' and Artists' Yearbook [Amazon] - the 100th anniversary edition - published by A.& C.Black, contains an article by Terry (pp. 231-22) giving advice on how to write SF.
Aug
22
Abaddon Books comp on Paul Kane’s Shadow Writer site
Posted in: Press Room on 22nd August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
British Horror / Dark Fantasy writer Paul Kane is running a competition in association with Abaddon Books, the new sf, fantasy and horror imprint from Rebellion, publishers of the UK's legendary weekly sci-fi comic 2000AD.
Aug
22
Latest issue of the SF Site now online
Posted in: Press Room on 22nd August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
The Mid-August issue of The SF Site is online now (actually, since the 16th...) for your viewing pleasure.
Source: SF Site
Aug
21
David Gemmell Memorial Award mooted
Posted in: Press Room on 21st August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Stan Nicholls, writing on the Write Fantastic group LiveJournal, mentions that fellow author David Lee Stone has put forward the suggestion that a memorial award named for the late, much lamented David Gemmell, be incorporated into future British Fantasy Awards.
Aug
21
Scott Lynch to pen novella triptych
Posted in: Press Room on 21st August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Scott Lynch, author of (the frankly quite fabulous) The Lies of Locke Lamora and the forthcoming Red Seas Under Red Skies has announced a deal for three new novellas set in the same world, and to be published by Subterranean Press.
Source: Scott Lynch
Aug
21
Susanna Clarke not touring with Ladies
Posted in: Press Room on 21st August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Via Galleycat, news that Susanna Clarke has asked to be excused any touring-based publicity duties in support of her new short fiction collection, The Ladies of Grace Adieu (due in October from Bloomsbury) due to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
We'd like to join the chorus of well-wishers hoping that Susanna is able to make a speedy recovery.
Source:Galleycat
Aug
21
Deborah J Miller novels up for grabs
Posted in: Press Room on 21st August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
British fantasy author Deborah J. Miller is running a competition via her website to win one of ten copies of Swarmthief's Dance, the first part of her current fantasy series.
Source: Deborah J. Miller
Aug
21
BFS Awards 2006 - Shortlists Announced
Posted in: Press Room on 21st August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
The Shortlists for the 2006 British Fantasy Awards, for work published in 2005, have been annouced, and are as follows:
The long awaited continuation to Frank Herbert's Dune series is finally being released on August 22nd (US) and September 7th (UK).
Aug
18
Orbit to publish Michael Cobley’s new epic SF series
Posted in: Press Room on 18th August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
UK genre imprint Orbit has acquired the brand new epic sf series, Humanity's Fire by Scottish author Michael Cobley, whose published works to date include the Shadowkings fantasy trilogy and the short story collection Iron Mosaic.
Just discovered the 300 Production blog, which has some very interesting behind-the-scenes info on the forthcoming movie based on the Frank Miller graphic novel (one of my all-time personal favourites, I have to say).
Source: via La Gringa
Aug
17
Vote for the Hottest Hottie in Publishing
Posted in: Press Room on 17th August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
This shameless bit of electioneering is brought to you at the behest of La Gringa (I hastily point out, before the wife kills me) who is brazenly garnering votes for one of her good friends in Galleycat's poll to find the hottest hottie in publishing (women's division).
Scottish fantasy & sf author Mike Cobley dropped us a line earlier to let us know that his good pal Peri Urban has posted a short film, that the two of them made back in 2003, to YouTube.
Aug
16
New Ramsey Campbell novel due from PS Publishing
Posted in: Press Room on 16th August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
News in today from the John Jarrold Literary Agency: "The limited-edition rights for Ramsey Campbell's new novel The Grin of the Dark, have been sold by the John Jarrold Literary Agency to Peter Crowther of PS Publishing."
Legendary British comics artist David Lloyd [wiki], co-creater with Alan Moore of the classic V for Vendetta - along with many, many other projects - has written and drawn a new graphic novel, Kickback, which is due to be published on August 23 by Dark Horse Comics (although Joe Gordon, over at the Forbidden Planet blog, reckons that FP have got stock in already...)
Aug
15
Part One of Omnibucket’s God’s Acre now available
Posted in: Press Room on 15th August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
I really like the look of the books published by the folks at Omnibucket. Limited edition storybooks for adults, with much more than just words on pages.
Aug
15
New Brian Lumley Necroscope title due from Solaris
Posted in: Press Room on 15th August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
George Mann of Solaris Books, the new original Sci-Fi & Fantasy imprint from Games Workshop's BL Publishing dropped us a line to tell us thjat they'll be publishing the new Brian Lumley novel - The Touch which UK fans will be able to look forward to in February of next year.
Aug
11
Trudi Canavan set for best-seller showing
Posted in: Press Room on 11th August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Everyone at top UK genre imprint Orbit is pleased as punch today after learning that their current best-selling author, Trudi Canavan is set to be a new entry in the top 10 of the Sunday Times hardback best-seller list this weekend.
Aug
11
New issue of Estronomicon ‘zine now online
Posted in: Press Room on 11th August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
The fourth issue of eZine Estronomicon is available to download from www.screamingdreams.com in pdf format.
This issue contains a mix of fiction, features and artwork, including an article on collecting fantasy art by one of the world's most prolific and knowledgeable aficionados of the form, Jane Frank.
Source: Estronomicon
Aug
11
Paul Giamatti to star in PK Dick flick?
Posted in: Press Room on 11th August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
A recent story on Empire Online speculates that Hollywood man-of-the-moment Giamatti (Lady in the Water, Sideways, American Splendor, The Amazing Screw-On Head) could be lining up to play Philip K. Dick in an estate-sanctioned biopic.
The BBC has released a few publicity shots from the new (third) series of Doctor Who. This season's look is a new blue suit for The Doctor, with a rather snazzy red leather jacket for his new assistant, Martha Jones.