A fascinating article on SF written in India in regional languages, delving into the themes, motives behind it, comparison with Western SF, and much more.C. Radhakrishnan, the eminent Malyalam writer, sees no point in borrowing too much from Western SF. “We enjoy Western fantasy as Western fantasy. Too much extrapolation can become farfetched. Science fiction should... Continue Reading →
Vandana Singh on the Upcoming Indian SF Writing Workshop
Vandana Singh blogs about the forthcoming SF writing workshop in India:Quite a while ago the intrepid [and Apex Book of World SF contributor! - Ed.) Anil Menon, along with academic and critic Suchitra Mathur at IIT-Kanpur and yours truly came up with the idea of holding an SF workshop in India. With the enthusiastic encouragement of our friend... Continue Reading →
Interview with French artist Stephan Martiniere
[Via Locus Online] - A two-part interview with French genre artist Stephan Martiniere, with part one here, and part two here.
Anthology update
Apologies for the lack of updates over Labour Day Weekend - we'll have lots more coming up this week, including a feature on Islam and science fiction, Italian cinema, more on Chinese SF, more on Peruvian writer Clemente Palma, and possibly even an SF-themed Israeli music video...In the meantime, we've been suitably busy. Over at... Continue Reading →
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