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Tag Archive: Tim-Lebbon

From a Humdrumming press release:

"September of 2008 sees the release of The Reach of Children - Tim Lebbon's first piece of 'classic horror' in quite some time, and Humdrumming is the lucky outfit that's publishing it.

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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.

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Tim Lebbon announces double UK novel deal with Allison and Busby

Posted in: Press Room on 2nd April 2008 by UKSFBN admin

UK-based horror and dark fantasy author Tim Lebbon is and award-winning author of over twenty published novels and novellas, although to-date - albeit with the notable exception of his early novellas Mesmer and Faith in the Flesh, as well as his two PS Publishing novellas Naming of Parts and Changing of Faces - the vast majority of them have been released by US-based publishers.

So Tim was understandably delighted when he was recently able to announce his first UK novel deal - and a double-deal at that - with genre publishing newcomer Allison and Busby.

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Two days left to grab yourself a Humdrumming bargain

Posted in: Press Room on 12th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin

'First Humdrumming Book of Horror' ed. by Ian Alexander MartinGuy 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.

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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...

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Out Now: ‘After the War’ by Tim Lebbon (Subterranean Press, US)

Posted in: Press Room on 3rd January 2008 by UKSFBN admin

Detail: In a recent news post, Brit author Tim Lebbon has announced the US release of his double novella After the War, which has just been published in the US by Subterranean Press.

Tim says: "It's a volume of two novellas [Vale of Blood Roses and The Bajuman] based in my fantasy world of Noreela, and it's gathering some great reviews." The book is available in a trade edition priced at $35. See the Subterranean Press website for ordering information or check out the UK price at Amazon.co.uk.

More Info: www.noreela.com / www.timlebbon.net

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Tim Lebbon on his BFS Award-winning dark fantasy novel ‘Dusk’

Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 14th October 2007 by Sandy Auden

'Dusk' by Tim Lebbon - Click for ordering info from Amazon.co.ukAuthor Tim Lebbon was almost speechless last month, when he beat an incredibly strong line up of nominated authors to take the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel, for his dark fantasy Dusk, at an awards ceremony that brought the 2007 British Fantasy Convention to a close.

Dusk and it's sequel, Dawn, are set on the world of Noreela, where magic is slowly returning to the land but is opposed by some vicious factions of the populace. One boy, Rafe Baburn, carries the precious seed of magic needed to bring Noreela out of the savage culture it has regressed into, and the Red Monks will stop at nothing to see him dead as a result…

We caught up with Lebbon - now thankfully recovered from his speechlessness - to quiz him about his adventures on Noreela…

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British Fantasy Awards 2007 - Winners Announced

Posted in: Press Room on 23rd September 2007 by UKSFBN admin

The Winners of the 2007 British Fantasy Awards were announced during the award ceremony at the culmination of this year's Fantasycon, earlier this afternoon, in Nottingham, UK.

Master of Ceremonies Peter Crowther, of PS Publishing fame, provided the banter and sight-gags as he invited a string of guest presenters (including Chaz Brenchley masquerading as Chris Fowler, Chaz Brenchley as Chaz Brenchley, Mark Morris, Tim Lebbon, Sarah Pinborough, John Grant, Simon Clark, Steven Volk, Stephen Jones, Simon R. Green, Ramsey Campbell, Michael Marshall Smith and Jo Fletcher of Gollancz Books), onto the stage at the Britannia Hotel to announce the winners of the awards to a packed and eager roomful of fantasy and horror fiction fans.

And the award winners are:

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Free Tim Lebbon short story available from Horror Literature Quarterly

Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 6th September 2007 by UKSFBN admin

Detail: The Tim Lebbon short story 'The God of Rain' has been made available to subscribers of the Horror Literature Quarterly (subscription is free, but required to view the story).

In the blog post announcing the news, Tim says of the story: "It's one I'm very proud of indeed ... one of the best I've written for a while."

More Info: www.timlebbon.net / Horror Fiction Quarterly

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New Tim Lebbon Noreela double novella from Subterranean Press

Posted in: Press Room on 24th June 2007 by UKSFBN admin

News fresh in of a brand new double-novella by British horror & dark fantasy writer Tim Lebbon. US genre specialist indie publisher Subterranean Press sent the following news out last week:

"Subterranean Press is proud to present After the War, two novellas set in Tim Lebbon's signature world of Noreela!

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Arthur Machen Celebration: evening event, Caerleon, July 5th

Posted in: What's On on 3rd May 2007 by UKSFBN admin

Via the latest British Fantasy Society newsfeed e-bulletin, we learn that the Institute of Welsh Affairs Gwent branch and Academi (the Welsh National Literature Promotion Agency and Society for Authors) is hosting an evening in celebration of "Arthur Machen: Master of Holy Terrors" at University of Wales Caerleon, Newport, on July 5th, 2007 as part of the Caerleon Arts Festival.

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New genre fiction events: Leicester, March - May ‘07

Posted in: What's On on 6th February 2007 by UKSFBN admin

Alex Davis, the main organiser of Derby's celebratory day of fantastic fiction events, Alt.Fiction, writes to tell us about a new programme of events taking place during March, April and May this year in nearby Leicester - dubbed 'Fantastic!' - which will feature authors such as Ramsey Campbell, Graham Joyce, Mark Chadbourn, Peter Hamilton, Tim Lebbon, Paul McAuley and many more.

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New Stephen King story for Postscripts #10

Posted in: Press Room on 13th January 2007 by UKSFBN admin

:: UKSFBN Exclusive :: We've learned from Peter Crowther - of multi- British Fantasy Award, World Fantasy Award and International Horror Guild Award winning UK small press PS Publishing - that a brand new story, 'Graduation Afternoon', by legendary horror maestro Stephen King will be included in the special tenth edition of the PS magazine, Postscripts.

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Tim Lebbon’s White coming to the Big Screen

Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 21st October 2006 by Sandy Auden

Tim Lebbon's tense novella White [Amazon] will be the directorial debut for The Grudge scribe Stephen Susco.

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