Steampunk seems to be everywhere these days, from novels to short story anthologies in English. And a while back we reported on the first Brazilian anthology of steampunk. Now comes news of the first ever Romanian steampunk anthology! Edited by Adrian Crăciun, the anthology will be published by Millennium Books in Romania and include stories from: Aron... Continue Reading →
Welcome To The Greenhouse
A review of "Welcome to the Greenhouse" (ed. Gordon Van Gelder)
Interview with Singaporean writer Anders Brink
The Speculative Writers of Singapore website has recently posted an interview with Anders Brink, author of Sufficiently Advanced? a collection of SF stories - we reproduce it here. The interview was conducted by Lisa Poh. Singaporean writer Anders Brink’s first collection of sci-fi stories, published by Ethos Books, was launched at WorldCon, Melbourne, Australia (2-6 September... Continue Reading →
Tuesday Fiction: “Borrowed Time” by Stephen Kotowych
I'm pleased to present today Canadian writer Stephen Kotowych's short story, "Borrowed Time". Stephen is a winner of the Writers of the Future Grand Prize, and has been a finalist for Canada's Prix Aurora Award. BORROWED TIME By Stephen Kotowych The look on Vincent's face confirmed for Kayla that she was the last person he expected to see when... Continue Reading →
Expanded Horizons #26, 2011
The webzine Expanded Horizons calls itself “speculative fiction for the rest of us,” which could mean a lot of things. Who exactly are “the rest of us”? People who are embarrassed to be science fiction and fantasy fans, perhaps? As it turns out, EH’s mission is to “increase diversity in the field of speculative fiction,... Continue Reading →
Fantasy Magazine, January 2011
Fantasy Magazine tells you what it's about right there in the masthead: "From modern mythcraft to magic surrealism." No ambiguous names, no hunting around to get a feel for the sort of stories they publish. They feature a new piece of fiction every week and publish regular non-fiction articles focusing things of interest to fans... Continue Reading →
First Cuban Zombie movie: Juan of the Dead!
From the BBC: Blood-spattered, flesh-eating monsters have been roaming the Cuban capital, Havana, in recent months - all part of filming for the country's first zombie movie. Bearing a similar title to Britain's 2004 comedy horror Shaun Of The Dead, Juan Of The Dead's plot is actually closer to the 1984 ghoul classic Ghostbusters. In... Continue Reading →
Short Story Highlight: “Eyes of Carven Emerald” by Shweta Narayan
SF Signal have posted Indian writer Shweta Narayan's story, Eyes of Carven Emerald, from the anthology Clockwork Phoenix 3: Sunrise glinted bloody on giant tumbles of statue; it edged the palace beyond with blood. A limestone arm, severed elbow to thumb, came almost up to Alexandros' waist. Fingers thick as logs lay scattered behind it.... Continue Reading →
Words Without Borders, December 2010
Words Without Borders is an online magazine dedicated to translating and publishing contemporary fiction from around the world. For their December issue, they decided to “counter the merriment with a dose of the macabre” by focusing on horror stories from a variety of countries—Germany, France, Serbia, and Japan, among others. Among the ten stories on... Continue Reading →
What has Science Fiction meant to the UAE over the last few decades?
It’s difficult to put a finger on what constitutes science fiction in the United Arab Emirates. Difficult because the UAE has always been such an eclectic mix of nationalities that the culture has always consisted of a mix of Arab, Asian and European influences. As a Pakistani growing up in the country, I never felt... Continue Reading →
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