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Apr
23
Out Now: Issue eight of magical realism e-zine ‘Serendipity’
Posted in: Press Room on 23rd April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
A quick note from the editors of Serendipity:
"In a Herbie-like ball of fun, issue ocho has arrived. Serendipity 8 has some really great stories, notably 'Blue' by Elaine Walker and Stefan White's magical 'Five and a Half Feet of Julie'.
Apr
7
SFX Launches ‘Pulp Idol 2008′ short fiction writing contest
Posted in: Press Room on 7th April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The UK's leading sci-fi glossy, SFX has launched the third annual round of their short fiction writing contest for amateur authors, Pulp Idol.
Apr
3
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 03.04.08
Posted in: Press Room on 3rd April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another hefty round-up of links to articles of interest elsewhere on T'Internet.
Apr
2
Out Now: ‘Fantasy Classics’, Graphic Classics vol #15 [Eureka Productions, US]
Posted in: Press Room on 2nd April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Graphic Classics press release:
"Wizardry, dreamworlds and... Frankenstein! Eureka Productions is pleased to announce the publication of Fantasy Classics, the fifteenth volume in the Graphic Classics series of comics adaptations of great literature.
Mar
31
Books Received March 17th - 31st 2008
Posted in: Books Received on 31st March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Our latest round-up of the books that have been sent in to UKSFBN in the past fortnight. As always, many thanks indeed to the publishers concerned for bringing these titles to our attention.
Click on any of the book covers for ordering information from either Amazon.co.uk or the book's publisher.
Mar
30
Sebastian Peake, Talk & Signing, Oxford Lit Fest, April 3rd
Posted in: What's On on 30th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Sebastian Peake, son of the late, great Mervyn Peake, will be giving a talk as part of the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival at 2.30 p.m. on April 3rd in Festival Room 2, Christ Church (tickets £7.50) on the subject of Boy in Darkness and Other Stories, the collection of his father's short fiction that he edited and had published last year.
Mar
29
Out Now: horror anthology ‘Beneath the Surface’ [Shroud Publishing, US]
Posted in: Press Room on 29th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Shroud Publishing press release:
"Brand new publisher of suspense, horror, and dark fantasy, Shroud Publishing LLC, has announced the release of its first compilation of modern horror stories: Beneath the Surface, 13 Shocking Tales of Terror (ISBN 978-0980187007, Trade Paperback), which features more than 13 original horror stories written by award-winning authors hailing from across the United States and the United Kingdom.
Mar
25
Out Now: ‘Illuminations - the Flash Fiction Anthology’ [Odd Two Out]
Posted in: Press Room on 25th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a press release posted on Paul Raven's Velcro City Tourist Board:
"Illuminations is a new anthology from small press Odd Two Out Publishing that showcases original, cutting edge short fiction from eight up-and-coming young British writers.
Mar
24
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 24.03.08
Posted in: Press Room on 24th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another bumper round-up of links of interest we've found elsewhere online.
Mar
23
McDonald, MacLeod, Bigwood, Aldiss win 2007 British Science Fiction Awards
Posted in: What's On on 23rd March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The winners of this year's British Science Fiction Awards, for work first published in the UK during 2007, were announced yesterday at the annual British Science Fiction Convention, Eastercon, in London.
Mar
22
Out Now: ‘The Second Black Book of Horror’ [Mortbury Press, UK]
Posted in: Press Room on 22nd March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Mortbury Press press release
"The Second Black Book of Horror is now available from UK publisher Mortbury Press, in paperback, priced £7 plus £1.50 p&p within the UK."
Mar
22
Coming Soon: ‘The Next Fix’ by Matt Wallace from Apex Publications
Posted in: Press Room on 22nd March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From and Apex Publications press release:
"If there is a party at the end of the universe, Matt Wallace's The Next Fix will be the drug of choice. If you like a chaser of tech with your horror, humor with your darkness, and beauty with your grit, The Next Fix is your next high.
Mar
21
2008 Hugo Awards nominees announced; several UK authors shortlisted
Posted in: Press Room on 21st March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The nominees for this year's Hugo Awards have been posted to the 2008 Worldcon website.
Mar
21
Two new anthos from Newcon Press - ‘Celebration’ and ‘Myth-Understandings’
Posted in: Press Room on 21st March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Ian Whates, publisher and editor-in-chief of UK independent Newcon Press has been in touch to tell us about two titles that he'll be launching at this weekend's Eastercon at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel at London Heathrow.
The news was announced late last night of the passing of one of the great legends of British science fiction.
The BBC website made the announcement and has posted an obituary and has begun posting tributes to the writer of classics of the genre including Childhood's End, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Rendezvous With Rama.
Mar
16
Books Received March 2nd - 16th 2008
Posted in: Books Received on 16th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another round-up of the books and magazines that have been sent in to UKSFBN in the past couple of weeks. As always, many thanks indeed to the publishers concerned for bringing these titles to our attention.
Click on any of the book covers for ordering information from either Amazon.co.uk or the book's publisher.
Mar
10
BSFA Award-nominated short fiction podcast at StarShipSofa.com
Posted in: Press Room on 10th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
"Starting Monday 10th March - and therefore in plenty of time for you to listen to all five stories well in advance of voting at Eastercon - StarShipSofa will upload one of the narrated stories each day. First off will be Chaz Brenchley narrating his own nominated story, 'Terminal'."
More info: www.starshipsofa.com
Source: Tony Smith, StarShipSofa.com
Mar
1
Books Received February 17th - March 1st 2008
Posted in: Books Received on 1st March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another quick round-up of the books that have been sent in to UKSFBN in the past couple of weeks. As always, many thanks indeed to the publishers concerned for bringing these titles to our attention.
Click on any of the book covers for ordering information from either Amazon.co.uk or the book's publisher.
Feb
25
Climb aboard StarShipSofa.com for top genre podcasting from the UK
Posted in: Press Room on 25th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
UK-based Podcaster Tony Smith has been in touch to introduce us to his long-running show StarShipSofa, which puts out a mix of author profiles, interviews and narrated short fiction from some of the very biggest and brightest stars in the genre firmament.
Tony told us: "For two years now I've been putting out a weekly show on SF literature. Each week I will take a SF author, either one of the new writers (Iain M. Banks, Charles Stross etc) or one of the golden greats (Heinlein, Moorcock, Vonnegut) and do a in depth show on that particular writer, looking at their lives and work.
Feb
23
Solaris to publish Ellen Datlow’s Poe-inspired fiction anthology
Posted in: Press Room on 23rd February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
In a recent press release, Solaris Books have announced that they are delighted to have purchased a brand new anthology from one of genre fiction's leading editors, Ellen Datlow.
Solaris Books' Mark Newton tells us: "To coincide with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allen Poe, Solaris are pleased to announce an anthology of remixed and reimagined tales inspired by his work and edited by multi-award winner, Ellen Datlow.
"Top genre names including Sharyn McCrumb, Lucius Shepard, Pat Cadigan and M. Rickert are lending their talent to this project, retelling such classics as 'The Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and 'The Masque of the Red Death'. The anthology, simply titled Poe, will be published in both the US and UK, in January 2009.
Feb
22
Out Now: ‘Black Static’ issue #3, from TTA Press
Posted in: Press Room on 22nd February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The third issue of Black Static: Transmissions from Beyond - the magazine of dark, edgy short fiction from TTA Press - is out now and available from the TTA website and all good bookstores and magazine outlets.
TTA's Roy Gray dropped us a line to tell us about the line-up for this latest issue: "Black Static is for readers who enjoy horror that's a little more obscure and mysterious than usual. And we have a great line-up of seven short stories from a good mix of familiar names and rising stars.
Feb
18
Out Now: Andrew Humphrey’s ‘Other Voices’, from Elastic Press
Posted in: Press Room on 18th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Andrew Hook, publisher at UK indie Elastic Press, has been in touch to tell us: "Our first book this year is now available from our website and all good bookstores.
"Other Voices by Andrew Humphrey was published on 1st February and features stunning cover artwork by Nicola L Robinson and an introduction by Eric Brown.
"The launch event for this book is a little delayed due to venue problems, however we’ll be celebrating its arrival at Jurnet's Bar, Wensum Lodge, King Street, Norwich from 7.30 p.m. on Saturday 1st March 2008.
Feb
17
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 17.02.08
Posted in: Press Room on 17th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another quick round-up of links of genre-fiction related interest gleaned from the RSS feeds and websites of the world...
Feb
16
Books Received February 1st - 16th 2008
Posted in: Books Received on 16th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Our latest round-up of the books that have been sent in to UKSFBN in the past couple of weeks. As always, many thanks indeed to the publishers concerned for bringing these titles to our attention.
Click on any of the book covers for ordering information from either Amazon.co.uk or the book's publisher.
Feb
12
‘Basil Copper: A Life in Books’ launch, BFS Open Night, London, Feb 23rd
Posted in: What's On on 12th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Hosted by the British Fantasy Society and PS Publishing, the bio/bibliography Basil Copper: A Life in Books, compiled and edited by Stephen Jones, will be launched on Saturday, February 23rd at The Upstairs Bar, Ye Olde Cock Tavern, 22 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AA from 6.00 p.m. onwards.
Among those signing copies will be: Basil Copper, editor/co-designer Stephen Jones, artists Randy Broecker and Les Edwards, co-designer Michael Marshall Smith and publisher Peter Crowther. Special Guests (subject to commitment) will include legendary anthology editors Hugh Lamb, Michel Parry and David A. Sutton.
Feb
12
Two days left to grab yourself a Humdrumming bargain
Posted in: Press Room on 12th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Guy Adams of UK independent publisher Humdrumming has been in touch to let us know that there's still time (according to the count-down on their homepage) to grab yourself a bit of a bargain in the Humdrumming Sale.
Guy tells us: "Here at Humdrumming we've been steadily gathering a name for ourselves over the last three years, publishing attractive books by such respected authors as Mark Morris, Garry Kilworth, Gary Fry, Gary McMahon and James Cooper.
Feb
10
Strong UK contributor line-up for Ash Tree’s ‘Exotic Gothic II’
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 10th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Editor Danel Olson is currently working on Exotic Gothic II: New Tales of Taboo, the sequel to the anthology Exotic Gothic, which was published by Canadian independent Ash Tree Press in October 2007. The contributors list is still in the process of being finalised, but we understand there's likely to be a strong UK contingent in the final assortment.
Feb
7
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 07.02.08
Posted in: Press Room on 7th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
More links of genre-fiction related interest scoured from the Internet for your convenience and reading pleasure...
Jan
30
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 30.01.08
Posted in: Press Room on 30th January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another quick round-up of external links for your contemplation and delectation...
Jan
30
TTA Press announces TTA Con #9, London, February 9th
Posted in: What's On on 30th January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
TTA Press, the publishers of the UK's longest-running SF short fiction magazine, Interzone, as well as Black Static, Crimewave and The Fix, have announced that they'll be hosting the long-awaited TTACon #9 on Saturday February 9th.
Jan
26
Interzone’s Roy Gray visiting the Birmingham SF group, February 8th
Posted in: What's On on 26th January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Roy's job is to obtain useful publicity and advertising for Interzone. Not an easy task. What does he do and how does he do it? Is he any good? How can he do better? Tickets are £3 for BSFG members, £4 for non-members. Further details can be obtained from Vicky the secretary at bhamsfgroup@yahoo.co.uk.
More info: Birmingham SF Group
Source: Birmingham SF Group
Jan
16
Online now: issue #5 of magic realism zine ‘Serendipity’
Posted in: Press Room on 16th January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
There's also a review by David Hebblethwaite of Vera Nazarian's The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass (PS Publishing), and a competition to win a copy of Apex Publications' horror anthology Gratia Placenti.
More info: www.magicalrealism.co.uk
Source: Serendipity e-bulletin
Jan
15
Announcing the first issue of Jason Rennie’s ‘Sci Phi Journal’
Posted in: Press Room on 15th January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Australian author Geoffrey Maloney - whose published work includes stories in Albedo One and the Pendragon Press anthology New Writings of the Fantastic, as well as a forthcoming Elastic Press mini-collection entitled Six Silly Stories - has been in touch to tell us about a new publication that he thinks will be of interest to UK readers and writers of F&SF.
Geoffrey tells us: "Editor Jason Rennie has just launched the Sci Phi Journal and Issue One is now available in a variety of formats, including audio book, with readings of the stories and articles professionally done by people such as Nathan Lowell (who is associated with www.podiobooks.com.
Jan
9
Pantechnicon Magazine seeks submissions for first print anthology
Posted in: Press Room on 9th January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Trudi says: "Stories must be in the SF/F/H genres, and of a standard that matches or surpasses what we would usually publish in the Magazine. It is highly recommended that you have read an issue of Pantechnicon before submitting to the anthology." Full submission guidelines are available on the Pantechnicon website.
More info: www.pantechnicon.net
Source: Trudi Topham, Pantechnicon Magazine
Jan
7
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 07.01.08
Posted in: Press Room on 7th January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Here's another quick round-up of links of potential interest that we've spotted recently:
Jan
7
Coming Soon: Interzone #214 - Banks, Stoddard, Priest and more
Posted in: Press Room on 7th January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The 214th issue of the UK's longest running and only pofessional short science fiction magazine, Interzone will be available at the end of the week from publisher TTA Press.
Interzone #214 contains the usual blend of original fiction and non-fiction articles, including a feature interview with leading UK sf author Iain M Banks.
Jan
4
Albedo One announces 2008 Aeon Award for short fiction
Posted in: Press Room on 4th January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Frank Ludlow of Albedo One, Ireland's premiere magazine of speculative fiction, has been in touch to tell us that they've just launched the 2008 International Aeon Award short fiction contest.
Frank has all the details: "The contest is open to submissions of up to 8,000 words (no minimum word limit) in any speculative fiction genre, from Fantasy and Science Fiction to Horror or anything in-between or unclassifiable. The judges have very broad tastes in this regard.
Jan
3
Elastic Press announces 2008 publication schedule
Posted in: Press Room on 3rd January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Back before the seasonal break, Andrew Hook of award-winning UK independent publisher Elastic Press sent round details of his planned publication schedule for 2008.
So - with apologies for the late posting and no further ado - take it away, Andrew: "Andrew Humphrey's Other Voices will be published on February 1st. Five years ago we published Andrew's Open The Box [Amazon] to great acclaim, and this second collection will feature thirteen new stories with an introduction by Eric Brown and cover art by Nicola L Robinson.
Jan
2
Coming Soon: new fiction zine ‘Polluto’, from Dog Horn Publishing
Posted in: Press Room on 2nd January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The editorial duo behind UK independent press Dog Horn Publishing, have been in touch to tell us about the relaunch of the press and the debut publication, at the end of January, of their brand new magazine title Polluto.
Adam Lowe and Liam Keogh tell us: "Dog Horn Publishing is a UK-based, trendsetting publisher of new and innovative fiction in quality, hand-designed limited editions, set to explode as it moves from publishing one novel a year to a packed schedule of fresh books and magazines.
Dec
31
Books Received December 1st - 31st 2007
Posted in: Books Received on 31st December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Another round-up of the books that have been sent in to UKSFBN in the past few weeks. As always, many thanks indeed to the publishers concerned for bringing these titles to our attention.
Click on any of the book covers for ordering information from either Amazon.co.uk or the book's publisher.
Dec
21
Pendragon Press announces ‘We Fade to Grey’ antho
Posted in: Press Room on 21st December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
"Five tales of terror and suspense from Paul Finch, Stuart Young, Mark West, Simon Bestwick and McMahon himself; five extraordinary tales of fancy that no self-respecting fan of horror / supernatural / weird fiction will want to miss."
More info: Pendragon Press
Source: Pendragon Press
Dec
19
Lavie Tidhar on his pulp adventure collection ‘HebrewPunk’
Posted in: Press Room on 19th December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Earlier in the year, Apex Publications, publishers of Apex Magazine, released Lavie Tidhar's unique collection of four linked novelettes, HebrewPunk, which has been described by Ellen Datlow as "a Judaic mystical alternative history" and by Kage Baker as "Hardboiled Kaballah".
The four stories include Tidhar's SF story 'The Dope Fiend', taking place in the drug underworld of 1920s London; 'Transylvanian Mission', set in World War II Transylvania; the origin story 'The Heist' and the brand-new novelette 'Uganda', exploring the strange fate and true but unknown story of the Zionist expedition to East Africa in 1905.
Dec
18
Paul Cornell Doctor Who short story to be printed in Telegraph, Dec 22nd
Posted in: Press Room on 18th December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Paul is also running a competition via the Facebook event page [registration more than likely required to view, definitely to enter] that he's set up to spread the word about the story, in which you can win original artwork and signed copies of the story.
More Info: paulcornell.blogspot.com/
Source: Paul Cornell, via Facebook
Dec
18
TTA Press launches electronic edition of ‘Interzone’ via Fictionwise.com
Posted in: Press Room on 18th December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
The UK's TTA Press, publisher of the UK's longest-running original science fiction short story magazine Interzone, as well as Black Static, Crimewave and The Fix, have announced that as of yesterday, electronic issues of Interzone are available to download from e-book e-tailer Fictionwise.com.
In an announcement on the TTA Press website, Electronic Editions Editor Pete Bullock explains: "Beginning with Fictionwise's regular release of new titles on Monday, December 17th, 2007, readers will have the option of purchasing single issues or a one-year subscription.
Dec
18
Out Now: new BFS chapbook ‘H.P. Lovecraft in Britain’ by Stephen Jones
Posted in: Press Room on 18th December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Members of the BFS will receive a copy as part of their annual subscription and the remaining copies have been made available at the price of £12.99 / $25.99 each, from the BFS store. Cover artwork is by Les Edwards, who has also provided interior illustrations for Gollancz's forthcoming Necronomicon: The Weird Tales of H.P. Lovecraft [Amazon], which is due out on January 1st.
More Info: British Fantasy Society
Source: BFS news feed
Dec
10
Out Now: J.P. Kamath’s ‘London Horror Comic’, print edition #1
Posted in: Press Room on 10th December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Issue one of the print comic brings the artistic talents of Lee Ferguson, Marc Deering, Matty Ryan and Hi-Fi Design to bear on four new tales from the depths of his dark imagination.
More info: www.londonhorrorcomic.com
Source: J.P. Kamath, London Horror Project
Dec
6
M.R. James film evening, Moseley, December 12th
Posted in: What's On on 6th December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Two classic BBC adaptations of James's ghost stories will be shown on the evening: 'A Warning to the Curious' and 'Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad". Tickets are £7 in advance, £8 on the night. More details on the 7 Inch Cinema website.
More info: www.7inch.org.uk
Source: www.SFX.co.uk