Tuesday, December 23, 2008
EDGE books nominated for Carl Brandon Society Kindred Award
Bernadette Dyer orphaned novel picked up by Welsh on-line publisher
Successful signing for Lorina Stephens in Guelph; first podcast posted
Lorina has also created her first podcast: it's online on her blog.
Jerome Stueart's "Leaving America" radio series online
Jerome says, "It's about immigration, aliens, choosing to live in Canada, and it's got lots of science fiction references along the way, mostly hidden in the music. I wanted to have a long goodbye to the States, so I drove 4,000 miles from Texas to the Yukon over four weeks, visiting friends, family, and seeing things--like Mt. Rushmore--that I'd never bothered to see before. And along the way I think I realized WHAT I was doing and why it mattered."
The series had a good run across Canada and was also heard internationally on Radio Canada International.
Interview with Simon Rose at EZine@rticles
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Cape Breton SF Anthology now released

Third Person Press has released Undercurrents: A Cape Breton Anthology of Speculative Fiction, co-edited by Sherry Ramsey. The fourteen science fiction, fantasy, horror and paranormal stories are by writers with ties to Cape Breton, including fellow SF Canada member Peter Andrew Smith.
From the publisher:
The landscape of Cape Breton writing doesn't necessarily begin at the Canso Causeway and end at the Cabot Strait-at least not between the covers of this volume.
The fourteen stories in Undercurrents ply the literary oceans of time and space, possibility and imagination. And while you may find familiar themes in these pages-love, change, greed, spirituality-you will discover that they take on a new perspective when viewed through the lens of the speculative.
Likewise, some of the authors will be familiar to you, while others will be newly-discovered voices. What they all share is a connection to Cape Breton Island, and a willingness to look beyond the boundaries of the world we know-or think we know.
Inside are stories that ripple and swell with the unusual: fiddle-playing ghosts, malevolent cats, urbane vampires, and ordinary folks who have drifted into the realms of the extraordinary. Set your oars in these unusual waters and see for yourself what swirls in the undercurrents.
Monday, December 01, 2008
Three SF Canada members nominated for Black Quill Awards
Three SF Canada members are among the nominees for the second annual Black Quill Awards awarded by Dark Scribe Magazine, "the virtual magazine dedicated to the books that keep readers up at night."
John R. Little is nominated in the category of Best Small Press Chill, for a novel or novella published by a small press, for Miranda (Bad Moon Books); other nominees are Into the Cruel Sea by Rich Ristow (Skullvines Press); Johnny Gruesome by Gregory Lamberson (Medallion Press); The Confessions of St. Zach by Gene O'Neill (Bad Moon Books); The Shallow End of the Pool by Adam-Troy Castro (Creeping Hemlock Press); and Veins by Lawrence C. Connolly (Fantasist Enterprises).
Michael Colangelo is nominated for "Dust and Bibles" (Chizine #35) in the category of Best Dark Scribble, for a single work, non-anthology short fiction appearing in a print or virtual magazine; other nominees in that category are "Afterlife” by Sarah Langan (Horror World), "Captain’s Lament” by Stephen Graham Jones (Clarkesworld #17); “Teeth” by Stephen Dedman (Clarkesworld #18); “The Blog at the End of the World” by Paul Tremblay (Chizine #38); and “Turtle” by Lee Thomas (Doorways Magazine #4).
Finally, ChiZine, edited by Brett Alexander Savory, is nominated in the category of Best Dark Genre Short Fiction Magazine. Other nominees are Apex Magazine, edited by Jason Sizemore; Cemetery Dance, edited by Richard Chizmar; Clarkesworld, currently edited by Sean Wallace and Neil Clarke and formerly by Nick Mamatas; Doorways Magazine, edited by Brian Yount and Mort Castle, and Shroud Magazine, edited by Timothy Deal.
There are seven categories in all. Nominations are made by both editors and active contributing writers. Readers are then invited to vote in each category, and two winners are announced in each category: Reader’s Choice and Editor’s Choice. Winners will receive "recognition in DSM, inclusion in press release materials announcing both nominations and winners, a virtual icon to be used on their own website, and a handsome award certificate."Stephen Kotowych sells story to new anthology
Steve Vernon novella now shipping from Magus Press
“Don’t let this collar fool you…”
What’s left of a man when everything worth losing has already been lost?
Is vengeance worth any price?
Ask Father Simon.
“I’m not one of the good guys…”
Leftovers is a story of redemption, sacrifice and leftovers. It is a story of the bottom and what you find lying beneath it. It is a story that will shock even the most hardened reader. Echoes last a very long time.
Listen…
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Steve Vernon story, interview in Cemetery Dance
Alison Lohans YA historical novel wins Saskatchewan Book Award
Mary Choo horror story in Pseudopod CD collection
Ellen Datlow's photo of Mary and Eileen Kernaghan signing autographs at World Fantasy Convention can be seen here.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Cory Doctorow's Little Brother named to School Library Journal's list of the Best Books of 2008

After a terrorist attack, 17-year-old Marcus and his friends find themselves victims of abuse and, along with the rest of San Francisco’s residents, under constant surveillance. This exciting techno-thriller asks readers to think about tough topics and to question authority.The 67 books on the list, chosen from more than 5,000 the SLJ reviewed in 2008, were honored for their "distinctive voices, singular vision, and/or innovative approaches."
Holly Phillips's The Engine's Child now on sale!

Holly Phillips's novel The Engine's Child (Del Rey) is now officially for sale in stores, "Just in time for Christmas!"
Here's the description:
Lanterns and flickering bulbs light the shadowy world of the rasnan, the island at the edge of a world-spanning ocean that harbors in its ivory towers and mossy temples the descendants of men and women who long ago fled a world ruined by magical and technological excess. But not all the island's inhabitants are resigned to exile. A mysterious brotherhood seeks to pry open doorways leading back to the ruined, dangerous homeland. Others risk the even greater danger of flight, seeking new lands and new freedoms in the vast, uncharted sea.
Amid a web of conspiracy and betrayal, three people's dreams will threaten to shatter this fragile world. Scheming Lord Ghar, faithful to lost gods and forbidden lore, plays an intricate power game; Lady Vashmarna, an iron-willed ruler, conceals a guilty secret beneath her noble façade; and Moth, a poor, irreverent novice, holds perhaps the darkest power of all: a mysterious link to a shadowy force that may prove humanity's final hope--or its ultimate doom.
Reviews have been good:
- The Agony Column: "The Engine's Child suggests that we've stepped past the boundaries of genre and into literature that knows no boundaries."
- Library Journal: "Richly complex."
- Kirkus: "A rush of images and emotions ... a well-realized fantasy world...delightful prose."
- Hal Duncan, author of Vellum: ""With its rich prose and vivid imagery, The Engine's Child is a great fusion of literary fantasy and immersive adventure."
Edward Willett interview in Meadow Lake newspaper
Derek Kunsken sells mainstream story to Sub-TERRAIN
Donna Farley sells short story to 1000 Faces
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Eric Orchard illustration selected for Society of Illustrators annual

The Society was founded in 1902 by illustrators such as Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth and Howard Pyle. This competition is the most prestigious of its kind. Eric writes on his blog "I had absolutely no expectations of being selected. In fact when I got the call from New York I called them back to make sure they were right."
He adds, "This is great for me but is also great publicity for the Totoro fund which is helping to preserve Sayama Forest in Japan from over development."
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Cover art for Simon Rose's The Doomsday Mask

The story:
The legendary crystal ceremonial mask of Kulkaan, high priest of Atlantis, was believed to have been endowed with incredible powers. In the ancient civilization's destruction, the mask was thought to have been shattered and irretrievably lost, eventually being forgotten. Long considered to be a myth, the artifact's fragments have now been found and the mask of Kulkaan reassembled. In a desperate race against time, Josh and Erica must prevent the mask from falling intact into the hands of the shadowy Crystalline Order to save the world from catastrophe.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Lots of stories coming out from Tony Pi
- He sold a short story, "Tekkai, Exhaling His Soul," to Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show; it will likely appear in issue #12, out in mid-2009;
- His story "Come Frost, Sun, and Vine" is in Tales of the Unanticipated #29 (out now);
- "Stilts and Straw" is in Flashing Swords #12 (mid-November);
- "Sphinx!" will appear in the anthology Ages of Wonder, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Rob St. Martin (DAW Books, early March);
- "Come-From-Aways" will appear in On Spec;
- "Silk and Shadow" will appear in Beneath Ceaseless Skies;
- "The Shadow-Witch" will be in Cinema Spec (Raven Electrick Ink, late 2009); and
- "Metamorphoses in Amber" will be reprinted in The Best of Abyss & Apex, Volume One.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Colleen Anderson sells story to Caro Soles's Don Juan and Men anthology
Bundoran Press launches Paula Johanson young adult novel Tower in the Crooked Wood

Jenia is magically transported from her island tribe to become a slave under vicious rule - but only for a day and a night. Jenia leaves her home to find the location of the Tower to try to free the dying slaves and comes across a village with a culture very different from her own.You can download the first two chapters.
The cover art is by Erich Schreiner.
Numerous Michael Colangelo stories out now, or soon
- Short story "Steel Teeth and Synthetics" is now available in Polluto Magazine #3 from Dog Horn Publishing;
- Short story "Prophecy" is now online at Tales of the Zombie War;
- Short story "Poseidon’s Claw" has sold to the Dead Souls anthology from Morrigan Books for a March 2009 release;
- Vignette "Barn and Bridle" has sold to the ianthology from Shroud Publishing for a 2009 release;
- Short story reprint "American Gothic" is slotted for the upcoming HWA Presents: Double Visions anthology series;
- Short story "Behind the Black" has sold to the Apparitions anthology from Screaming Dreams Press for a 2009 release;
- Short story "Body Paint" has sold to the Sexstrology anthology from Ravenous Romance for a 2009 release; and
- Vignette "The End of the World (Abridged)" has sold to the TBD anthology from Crossing Chaos Press for a 2009 release.
Edward Willett sells short story to Space and Time
Jennifer Rahn sells prequel to The Longevity Thesis
Douglas Smith's first short-story collection, Impossibilia, released by PS Publishing

With an introduction by award-winning UK fantasy and mystery writer Chaz Brenchley, the collection is available in both jacketed hardcover and hardcover signed editions. The cover is by Fernando Molinari.
Good Locus review for Eileen Kernaghan's Wild Talent
"This is a charming bildungsroman and an intriguing look at Victorian occultists and French Decadents, with cameos by figures such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Paul Verlaine."
Trailer for latest M.D. Benoit Jack Meter SF mystery, Meter Destiny
Good review for Matthew Hughes in Asimov's
Asimov's; you can read it online.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Cover art for Edward Willett's Terra Insegura

Sunday, October 26, 2008
Trade paperback of Brent Hayward's Filaria released

Alex Good (Quill & Quire) calls Filaria "a great read, crackling with invention, energy, and suspense."
Details of the trade paperback release are here.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
New Sale for Matt Hughes
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Steve Vernon's Short Story in Maritime Anthology
From Nimbus:
The Magic of Christmas is always felt strongly in the Maritimes. This collection of yuletide stories is a mixture of true seasonal remembrances and fictional imaginings of the holiday season. Contributions are from over 20 Maritime writers, and touch on all the things that make Christmas so special: traditions, reunions with family and friends, the humour, and sometimes, the hardships. Some of the collection’s contributions are familiar, many are heartwarming, but every story shares the same spirit of the season. This yuletide collection includes many well-known writers such as Harry Thurston, Steve Vernon, David Goss, Chris Mills, Heidi Jardine Stoddart, David Divine, and more.
Dave Duncan's out-of-print books now available
"A Handful of Men" series:
The Cutting Edge
Upland Outlaws
The Stricken Field
The Living God
"The Seventh Sword" series:
The Reluctant Swordsman
The Coming of Wisdom
The Destiny of the Sword
Standalone novel: The Cursed
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Joe Mahoney resells short story to Greek newspaper
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Lynda Williams's Pretenders featured at LIS Wire
Rick Sutcliffe interviewed at Reader's Eden
Sandra Kasturi, Brett Alexander Savory establish new fund for writers of SF
The Fund offers two awards per year of $500 CDN each, one for fiction, one for poetry, granted to two writers of speculative literature (i.e., science fiction, fantasy, horror, magic realism, surrealism, etc.), of any nationality/place of residence, at any stage of their career.
The first submissions for this new award will be accepted between October 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008. The winners will be announced March 1, 2009.
Details are at the link above.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Maggie L. Wood sells short story to Coyote Wild
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Holly Phillips sells novella to Asimov's, gets good reviews for novel
Her debut novel The Engine's Child (Del Rey) continues to garner excellent advance reviews as the clock ticks down to its release on November 25.
The Agony Column says, "Phillips writes with a purity of conviction that replaces the reader's world with her creation. And she tells one hell of a good story in the process. It's not all shadings and subtlety. Blood is spilled as the best-laid plans crash up against the novel's carefully crafted reality."
From Library Journal: "Richly complex...sharp-edged personalities and complicated personal relationships...[Phillips's] lush prose and dark fantasy cityscape will appeal to fans of China Mieville's Perdido Street Station and Sarah Monette's Melusine."
And from Kirkus: ""Poetic...some lovely passages that almost work as prose poems on their own. Phillips touches on contempory issues including the divide from the rich and the poor, religious intolerance and the dangers of overpopulation, but the book is not an allegory; it's a rush of images and emotions. A well-realized fantasy world...delightful prose."
Friday, September 05, 2008
Brent Hayward's Filaria gets good reviews in Quill & Quire and Rue Morgue
From Quill & Quire:
From Rue Morgue:"Filaria is a great read, crackling with invention, energy, and suspense. For both ChiZine and Hayward, it’s an auspicious start."
"What makes Filaria so compelling is Hayward's innovative narrative structure, which effortlessly shifts between the interlocking journeys of four main characters... [T]he heady ideas are brought to life by an increasingly creepy story of artificial intelligence gone very bad, entire ecosystems of mutated creatures both organic and robotic, and a cast of all-too-human characters as frightened and curious as the reader."
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Book signing for Simon Rose in Calgary, Sept. 6 and 11
Interview with Janine Cross in literatur-community
The interview might have been a result from Random House Germany buying the rights to her Dragon Temple Trilogy.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Spider Robinson and Ben Bova winners of 2008 Robert A. Heinlein Award

Interview with Matthew Hughes at The Nebula Awards
Arthur Slade blogging at HarperCanada
Online Interview with Sherry D. Ramsey
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Arthur Slade's novel now available

Arthur Slade's thirteenth novel,Jolted: Newton Starker's Rules for Survival is now available online.
You can read more about Jolted on Arthur Slade's website.
Dave Duncan's new Fantasy novel now available

Tor has just released Dave Duncan's stand-alone fantasy novel, Ill Met in the Arena. The book is avalaible through Amazon.com and Chapters.
You can read about Ill Met in the Arena, including a summary of the story, on Dave Duncan's website.
Monday, July 21, 2008
New interview with Edward Willett online
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Cover Art for Eileen Kernaghan's upcoming novel, Wild Talent

Eileen Kernaghan's fourth young adult historical fantasy, Wild Talent: a novel of the supernatural, will be published this September by Thistledown Press. It's now available for pre-order at Amazon.com and other online bookstore sites.
You can read about Wild Talent, including an excerpt, on Eileen's blog.
Colleen Anderson's "Amuse-Bouche" published in Shroud Magazine
In addition her story Ice Queen is now available in Warrior Wisewoman.
Her poem, The Trials of Lemons is up at Chizine.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Edward Willett to edit online magazine of teen writing
Derek Kunsken short story to be translated into Russian, published in Esli
Simon Rose articles on SF & F for younger readers up at Ezine Articles
Cover art for anthology featuring Sherry D. Ramsey story

Friday, June 27, 2008
Karl Johanson sells short story to Sci Phi
Simon Rose guest blogging at National Writing for Children Center
Toronto launch for new Ursula Pflug collection July 10
Colleen Anderson story to be reprinted in erotica anthology
Dave Duncan audio books now available from Audible.com
Linda DeMeulemeester featured in Vancouver Sun
Burnaby's Linda DeMeulemeester has scored big with her first book, The Secret of Grim Hill. Ontario children in Grades 3 to 6 voted the spooky school story their favourite work of fiction, awarding it a Silver Birch Award. It's also a Canadian Toy Testing Council pick -- another honour driven by readers' choice. DeMeulemeester loves writing for kids of 10 or 11 because that was the age at which reading came alive for her.
As well, Linda's Grim Hill books now have their own website.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Steve Vernon sells story to Doorways
A review of his novel Gypsy Blood has been posted at FearZone.
Cover art revealed for Nemonymous 8, with Colleen Anderson story

Here's the cover art for Nemonymous 8: Cone Zero, in which Colleen Anderson's story (which she's not allowed to name) will appear. The collection is due out in England in July.
Simon Rose's sixth novel, The Doomsday Mask, due out next spring
Simon recently chatted about authors and their websites with Suzanne Lierance of the National Writing for Children Centre and fellow children's author Margot Finke on the Book Bites for Kids show on Blog Talk Radio.
Matthew Hughes story accepted for Jack Vance tribute anthology
Thursday, June 05, 2008
SF Canada presents Phyllis Gotlieb with Lifetime Achievement Award
Ms. Gotlieb, 82, of Toronto, Ontario, is considered to be one of the founders of contemporary Canadian science fiction and has been a prominent voice in the field for over four decades.
Phyllis Gotlieb has had a prolific writing career in the genre, beginning with her 1964 novel, Sunburst. Canada’s top juried award for speculative writing, the Sunburst Award, was named for Gotlieb’s seminal novel. Her most recent release is Birthstones, published in 2007 by Robert J. Sawyer Books. Ms. Gotlieb is also a celebrated poet and received a Governor General’s Award nomination in 1970 for her collection Ordinary, Moving.
“Phyllis Gotlieb has been a mentor, an inspiration and a trailblazer in Canadian science fiction for decades,” said SF Canada president, Colleen Anderson. “The Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest honour our organization can bestow and Phyllis is a most deserving recipient.”
Below is the text of the remarks made by Joe Mahoney, Vice-President of SF Canada, at tonight's reception:
“Everyone here knows Phyllis Gotlieb. You know her work; perhaps you're fortunate enough to know her personally. You might know that she was born Phyllis Fay Bloom right here in Toronto, and that she was educated in Toronto as well. I don't have to tell you that she's written many fine novels, poems, short stories, and that her work spans many decades and genres -- that it is an outstanding body of work. You already know that.
“Did you know that she's written radio plays too? Of course you did.
“Phyllis is a founding member of SF Canada. Indeed, she is one of the founders of contemporary Canadian science fiction. She has been and continues to be a role model and mentor to many of us who consider her a part of our extended family. In her groundbreaking career Phyllis has been an editor, she's been nominated for a Governor General's Award, and she's even had an award named after one of her novels: The Sunburst Award. And the award we're presenting today isn't her first award – her novel A Judgment of Dragons, published by Berkley, won the Canadian Science Fiction Award in 1981.
“You are no doubt familiar with the sheer scope of Phyllis's work: with her elegant prose, the gritty reality of her fictional worlds, and the vibrant, sometimes tragic characters inhabiting those worlds. Such work has made her a towering figure in Canadian literature, a pioneer in Canadian science fiction. But her reputation transcends our borders – her work is respected the world over.
“It's one thing to be accomplished. It's quite another to be as accomplished as Phyllis is and remain so darned friendly. As a recipient of her generosity and warmth -- one of many recipients, I know – I am happy to attest not only to Phyllis's towering achievements as an artist, but also to her enduring humility.
“All of which is more than enough reason to present our very own Grande Dame of Science Fiction with this honour here tonight. Phyllis, on behalf of SF Canada, I am thrilled to present you with the first ever SF Canada Lifetime Achievement Award, along with my sincere congratulations.”
New review of Steve Vernon's Haunted Harbours online
Two SF Canada members in On Spec spring issue
Friday, May 30, 2008
Élisabeth Vonarburg story in Mundane SF issue of Interzone
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Three-interview feature on Aboriginal and First Nations writers, new fiction up on SF Canada site
Here are direct links to the three featured interviews:
Linda DeMeulemeester's The Secret of Grim Hill wins Silver Birch Award
Linda DeMeulemeester's young adult fantasy The Secret of Grim Hill (Lobster Press) has won the Ontario Library Association's Silver Birch Award.
The Silver Birch Award is awarded in fiction, non-fiction and Express categories each May, based on ballots cast by Grade 3, 4, 5 and 6 students earlier in the same month. It's administered by the Ontario Library Association and run by teacher-librarians and teachers in schools and by children's librarians in public libraries.
Other nominees in the fiction category were Baboon by David Jones (Annick Press), Directed by Kaspar Snit by Cary Fagan (Tundra Books), Jakeman by Deborah Ellis (Fitzhenry & Whiteside), Never to be Told by Becky Citra (Orca Book Publishers), Odd Man Out by Sarah Ellis (Groundwood Books), Pigboy by Vicki Grant (Orca Book Publishers), Shadows on the Train by Melanie Jackson (Orca Book Publishers), Torrie and the Snake-Prince by K.V. Johansen (Annick Press) and The Vampire's Visit by David A. Poulsen (Key Porter Books).
Steve Vernon ghost story collection reviewed in The Daily Gleaner
Arthur Slade sells U.S. rights for The Hunchback Assignments to Wendy Lamb Books

Sunday, May 18, 2008
Complete Aurora Award results: two SF Canada members among winners


Best work of SF or Fantasy in a novel or fiction collection by a Canadian writer, published in 2007.
As Fate Decrees, Denysé Bridger (Edge)
*The New Moon's Arms, Nalo Hopkinson (Warner)
The Moon Under Her Feet, Derwin Mak (Windstorm Creative)
Rollback, Robert J. Sawyer (Tor/Analog)
Cry Wolf, Edo van Belkom (McClelland & Stewart/Tundra)
Meilleur livre en français/Best Long-Form Work in French
Dans la catégorie du meilleur roman ou recueil de fiction publié, écrit par un(e) écrivain(e) canadien(ne) et sorti au Canada en 2007, qui relève de la science-fiction ou du fantastique.
Alegracia et les Xayiris, Dominic Bellavance (Les Six Brumes)
La-haut sur la Colline, Claude Bolduc (Solaris 161 et 164)
*Cimetière du musée, Diane Boudreau (du Phoenix)
Le Parasite, Georges LaFontaine (Guy Saint-Jean)
Arielle Queen, Michel J. Lévesque (Les Intouchables)
Best Short-Form Work in English/Meilleure nouvelle en anglais
For a published SF or Fantasy novella, novelette, short story or poem by a Canadian writer, released in Canada in 2007.
“Falling,” David Clink (On Spec Fall 2007) (poem)
“Saturn in G Minor,” Stephen Kotowych (Writers of the Future XXIII, Galaxy Press) (short story)
“Metamorphoses in Amber,” Tony Pi (Abyss & Apex #24, Q4/2007) (novelette)
“The Dancer at the Red Door,” Douglas Smith (Under Cover of Darkness, Julie E. Czerneda and Jana Paniccia, eds., DAW) (short story)
*“Like Water in the Desert,” Hayden Trenholm (Challenging Destiny #24) (novelette)
Meilleure nouvelle en français/Best Short-Form Work in French
Dans la catégorie de la meilleure nouvelle ou du meilleur poème écrit et publié par un(e) écrivain(e) canadien(ne) et sorti au Canada en 2007, qui elève de la science-fiction ou du fantastique.
“Le Luthier,” Mathieu Fortin (Solaris 162)
“Les Lucioles d'Alliante,” Michèle Laframboise, (QUAD9 magazine 5B, CFORP)
“L'Ancienne famille,” Michel J. Lévesque, (Les Six Brumes)
“Le sang noir,” Michel J. Lévesque (Solaris 161)
*“Sur la plage des épaves,” Laurent MacAllister (Solaris 164)
Best Work in English (Other)/Meilleur ouvrage en anglais (Autre) For SF or Fantasy activity, in English, by a Canadian, in 2007 not encompassed by the previous categories.
Polaris: A Celebration of Polar Science, Julie E. Czerneda, ed., Star Ink Books
*Under Cover of Darkness, Julie E. Czerneda & Jana Paniccia, eds., DAW
Tesseracts Eleven, Cory Doctorow and Holly Phillips, eds., Edge
Neo-opsis magazine, Karl Johanson, ed., Issues 11, 12,& 13
On Spec magazine, Diane Walton, managing ed.
Meilleur ouvrage en français (Autre)/Best Work in French (Other)
Dans la catégorie du meilleur travail relevant de la science-fiction ou du fantastique canadiens en 2007, qui n'est pas compris dans les catégories précédentes.
No Nominations
Artistic Achievement/Accomplissement artistique
For a work or body of work produced by a Canadian artist during 2007. / Pour une oeuvre ou pour la production artistique d'un(e) Canadien(ne) en 2007.
*Lar deSouza (On Spec Winter 2007, Parsec Spring/Summer 2007)
Stephanie Ann Johanson Neo-opsis Issue 11, March 2007, interior illustrations
Jean-Pierre Normand
Martin Springett
Ronn Sutton (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark 165 and 166 [Jan-Feb 2007], Claypool Comics)
Fan Achievement (Fanzine)/Accomplissement fanique (Fanzine)
For a Canadian fanzine or newsletter relating to SF or Fantasy published in 2007. / Pour un fanzine ou bulletin fanique canadien, qui traite du milieu de la science-fiction ou du fantastique, publié au moins une fois en 2007.
Opuntia, Dale Spiers
*No Award / Pas de prix
Fan Achievement (Organizational)/Accomplissement fanique (Organisation)
For individual contributions to Canadian SF convention or club activities during 2007. / Pour des contributions à des congrès ou des activités de clubs canadiens en 2007.
Debbie Hodgins, KAG
*Penny Lipman, masquerades
Roy Miles, IDIC
Joan Sherman, IDIC
Geoffrey Toop, DWIN
Fan Achievement (Other)/Accomplissement fanique (autre)
For Canadian fan activity in 2007 not encompassed by the previous two categories. / Pour des activités faniques canadiennes en 2007 qui ne sont pas comprises dans les deux catégories précédentes.
*Paul Bobbitt, editor, The Voyageur
Judith Hayman, filk performances
Peggy Warner LaLonde, filk performances
Martin Springett, filk performances
Larry Stewart, master of ceremonies
Monday, May 12, 2008
Dave Duncan sells first book in new series to Tor
Brent Hayward interviewed at Cemetery Dance, reviewed by HorrorScope
Catherine MacLeod sells short-short zombie story
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Holly Phillips launches new website, new stories

Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Edward Willett to be writer-in-residence at Regina high school
Ed just completed his second year as one of the mentors for the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild's Online Youth Mentorship Program, in which he worked with three young writers for six weeks. Three other mentors also worked with three students each; the whole thing wrapped up with production of a chapbook containing the students' writing and a group reading at McNally Robinson Bookstore in Saskatoon.
Simon Rose interviewed by Kamloops This Week
Catherine MacLeod sells novella to Pantechnicon anthology
Nathalie Mallet interviewed at The First Book
"I always wanted to write. I made a few attempts throughout the years, but only really became serious about it recently. I told myself, 'If I don't do it now, it will never happen.' . . ."
You can read the rest of the interview here.
Saturday, May 03, 2008
SF Waxes Philosophical, edited by Ahmed A. Khan, now available

The anthology features speculative fiction with philosophical underpinnings, and includes stories by Michael Bishop, Steven Utley, Ted Kosmatka, Jetse De Vries, Douglas Van Belle and nine other writers.Each story is accompanied by an author's note detailing the philosophy utilized in the story. The cover is by Laura Givens.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Cory Doctorow's Little Brother makes VOYA's list of best SF, fantasy and horror for 2007
Think “Dumbledore’s Army,” with serious technology, contemporary villains, and a jarringly predictable future, and the result is this exhilarating page-turner and cautionary tale that will motivate readers to contemplate free speech and political activism with new insights.
New Archonate novel from Matthew Hughes out in May
Matt has announced that he will send an RTF version of the book to anyone who reviews, blogs, posts on discussion boards, puts out a newsletter or just talks about books a lot. If you qualify, just send him an email.
Matt will also have a Henghis Hapthorn story, "Fullbrim's Finding," in the July F&SF, and a Luff Imbry story, "The Eye of Vann," in Postscripts 15.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Several Dave Duncan readings scheduled
Cory Doctorow finalist twice-over for Locus Awards
In the Collection category, his Overclocked (Thunder's Mouth) is a finalist alongide The Dog Said Bow-Wow by Michael Swanwick (Tachyon), The Jack Vance Treasury by Jack Vance (Subterranean), Things Will Never Be the Same by Howard Waldrop (Old Earth) , and The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories by Connie Willis (Subterranean).
As well, Cory's "After the Siege" (The Infinite Matrix, January 2007) is a finalist in the novella category along with "All Seated on the Ground" by Connie Willis (Asimov's, December 2007), "Memorare" by Gene Wolfe (F&SF, April 2007), "Muse of Fire" by Dan Simmons (The New Space Opera), and "Stars Seen through Stone" byLucius Shepard (F&SF, July 2007).
Winners will be announced in June at the Locus Awards Ceremony in Seattle on June 21.
Starship Sofa podcasts Spider Robinson story
At SF Signal, Julie Czerneda lists Douglas Smith as one of SF's most underrated authors
Julie Czerneda's answer? Douglas Smith. Czerneda wrote:
"With every new story, the more impressed I am with his subtlety and vision. I've yet to read a work of his that wasn't beautifully written, but more than that, his stories resonate with a deep understanding of the human condition as well as a characteristic wry wonder. Reminds me of James Alan Gardner, actually. Stories you can't forget, even years later. Doug's published extensively, though only in short fiction to date, but I believe he's also working on a novel. Thank goodness! When that's published, it will be on my must-read pile for sure."
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Alison Lohans YA historical novel out in New Zealand
"This dual p.o.v. novel addresses the issue of the World War II Japanese American relocation camps, and is set partially in rural California where I grew up, as well as in Poston (Arizona) Camp III where my mother taught elementary school," Alison says.
Alison is also awaiting author copies of the anthology Crossing Lines, Poets Who Came to Canada in the Vietnam War Era, edited by Allan Briesmaster and Steven Michael Berzensky and released by Seraphim Editions this week.
New novel, novella out from Stephanie Bedwell-Grime

Claire Eamer, Marcelle Dube in award-winning anthology
Monday, April 21, 2008
Steve Vernon's Wicked Woods hits bookstands, media

Steve will be appearing on CTV's Live At Five on May 5, then launching Wicked Woods on Wednesday, May 7, in Fredericton. (Call 454-1442 for location, time and details. )
Between May 7 to May 10 he'll be taking part in the Canterbury Tales Literary Festival in Saint John, New Brunswick. On May 8 he'll be reading from Wicked Woods at the Saint John Free Public Library Market Square. He'll also be there Thursday, March 7, to take part in the opening ceremonies along with the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, Honourable Herménégilde Chiasson, and the Mayor of Saint John, Norman McFarlane.
Throughout those few days he will be making several New Brunswick school appearances and will hopefully be making several so-far unnanounced media appearances. He also expects to sign at quite a few Nova Scotia bookstores, but those haven't been finalized yet.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Los Angeles Times reviews Cory Doctorow's Little Brother
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Lynda Williams interviewed by Over the EDGE
Friday, April 18, 2008
IROSF interviews Spider Robinson
Jonathan Strahan interviews Cory Doctorow
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Douglas Smith interviewed on Facebook
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Nina Munteanu short story online
Monday, April 14, 2008
Hayden Trenholm interviewed on Facebook
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Several SF Canada members among readers during Toronto Public Library's spring Canada Council Heritage Series
At the kickoff event at the Lillian H. Smith branch, 239 College St., at 7 p.m. on April 21, Michael Skeet will host a discussion on the quest for foresight in Canadian science fiction. He'll be joined by Karl Schroeder, James Alan Gardner and Peter Watts, discussing Canadian science fiction, and how it is influenced by Canada's unique position in the world. There'll be refreshments, a question and answer period, and a book signing.
The rest of the schedule looks like this (events with an asterisk * include a booksale and signing, organized by Bakka-Phoenix books).
Tuesday, April 22
Reading
Kelley Armstrong (the Otherworld series)
7 p.m., Eatonville Branch
430 Burnhamthorpe Rd., 416-394-5270
Wednesday, April 23*
Reading
Guy Gavriel Kay (Ysabel)
7 p.m., Beaches Branch
2161 Queen St. E, 416-393-7703
Thursday, April 24*
Reading
Peter Watts (Blindsight)
7 p.m., Beaches Branch
2161 Queen St. E, 416-393-7703
Monday, April 28
French-language reading
Jean-Louis Trudel (Le maitre des bourrasques)
7 p.m., Beaches Branch
2161 Queen St. E., 416-393-7703
Tuesday, April 29
Discussion: writing genre fiction – for teens and young adults
Jim Munroe (Therefore Repent!), moderator; Emily Pohl-Weary (Strange Times at Western High), Kristyn Dunnion (Big Big Sky) and Paul Hong (Your Love is Murder, or The Case of the Mangled Pie)
7 p.m., Eatonville Branch
430 Burnhamthorpe Rd., 416-394-5270
Wednesday, April 30
Reading
Kelley Armstrong (the Otherworld series)
7 p.m., Cedarbrae Branch
545 Markham Rd., 416-396-8850
Thursday, May 1*
Book launch!
Cory Doctorow launches his new novel, Little Brother
7 p.m., Merril Collection, Lillian H. Smith Branch
239 College St., 416-393-7746
Date TBA
Karl Schroeder (Ventus)
7 p.m., location TBA
Tuesday, May 6
Reading
Nalo Hopkinson (The New Moon's Arms)
7 p.m., Eatonville Branch
430 Burnhamthorpe Rd., 416-394-5270
Wednesday, May 7
Reading
Terence Green (Sailing Time's Ocean), Phyllis Gotlieb (Birthstones)
7 p.m., Cedarbrae Branch
545 Markham Rd., 416-396-8850
Thursday, May 8
Reading - for teens
Emily Pohl-Weary and Willow Dawson (Violet Miranda: Girl Pirate)
5 p.m., Centennial Branch
578 Finch Ave. W., 416-395-5490
Monday, May 12*
Reading: The Horror!
Brett Savory (In and Down) Sandra Kasturi (The Animal Bridegroom) and Séphèra Giron, (Mistress of the Dark)
7 p.m., Oakwood Village Branch
341 Oakwood Ave., 416-394-1040
Wednesday, May 14*
Reading
Julie E. Czerneda (Trade Pact Universe series )
7 p.m., Beaches Branch
2161 Queen St. E, 416-393-7703
Thursday, May 15
Reading - for teens
Terence Green (Sailing Time's Ocean) and Paula Johanson (The Tower in the Crooked Wood)
5 p.m., Centennial Branch
578 Finch Ave. W., 416-395-5490
Tuesday, May 20*
Reading
Dave Duncan, (King's Blades series, Venice Trilogy)
7 p.m., Oakwood Village Branch
341 Oakwood Ave., 416-394-1040
Wednesday, May 21*
Reading/Discussion: Writing Fantasy
Dave Duncan and Nalo Hopkinson
7 p.m., Lillian H. Smith Branch
239 College St., 416-393-7746
Thursday, May 22
Reading
Dave Duncan
5 p.m., Centennial Branch
578 Finch Ave. W., 416-395-5490
Monday, May 26*
Poetry reading
Paula Johanson, Candas Jane Dorsey, Phyllis Gotlieb, Sandra Kasturi
7 p.m., Oakwood Village Branch
341 Oakwood Ave., 416-394-1040
Wednesday, May 28*
Reading/Discussion
Candas Jane Dorsey (A Paradigm of Earth), Edward Willett (Marseguro)
7 p.m., Beaches Branch
2161 Queen St. E, 416-393-7703
Thursday, May 29
Reading - for teens
Edward Willett (Marseguro) and Alison Baird (Dragon Throne series)
5 p.m., Centennial Branch
578 Finch Ave. W., 416-395-5490
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Tony Pi interviewed on Facebook
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Claire Eamer, Marcelle Dube stories in anthology short-listed for two national awards
Michael R. Colangelo wins Bloody Quill Award, has story in anthology Help
Michael's short story "Children of the White Star" will appear in HELP, an anthology to help Preditors and Editors.
Good review for Simon Rose's The Emerald Curse
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Michael R. Colangelo publishing short novel online
David Nickle sells story collection to ChiZine Publications
Cory Doctorow guest of honor at Pi Con
Cory Doctorow works available through DailyLit
Alison Sinclair sells trilogy to ROC
Colleen Anderson now senior fantasy editor for Aberrant Dreams
Steve Vernon sells short-short to zombie anthology
First book from ChiZine Publications now available for pre-order
Several SF Canada members on Aurora Awards final ballot
Best Long-Form Work in English:
As Fate Decrees by Denysé Bridger (published by EDGE Publishing)
New Moon's Arms by Nalo Hopkinson (Grand Central Publishing)
The Moon Under Her Feet by Derwin Mak (Windstorm Creative)
Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer (Tor/Analog)
Cry Wolf by Edo van Belkom (McClelland & Stewart)
Best Long-Form Work in French:
Alegracia et les Xayiris by Dominic Bellavance (Les Six Brumes)
La-haut sur la Colline by Claude Bolduc (Solaris)
Cimetière du musée by Diane Boudreau (du Phoenix)
Le Parasite by Georges LaFontaine (Guy Saint-Jean)
Arielle Queen by Michel J. Lévesque (Les Intouchables)
Best Short-Form Work in English:
"Falling" by David Clink (On Spec)
"Saturn in G Minor" by Stephen Kotowych (Writers of the Future XXIII)
"Metamorphoses in Amber" by Tony Pi (Abyss & Apex)
"The Dancer at the Red Door" by Douglas Smith (Under Cover of Darkness)
"Like Water in the Desert" by Hayden Trenholm (Challenging Destiny)
Best Short-Form Work in French:
"Le Luthier" by Mathieu Fortin (Solaris)
"Les Lucioles d'Alliante" by Michèle Laframboise (QUAD9)
"L'Ancienne famille" by Michel J. Lévesque (Les Six Brumes)
"Le sang noir" by Michel J. Lévesque (Solaris)
"Sur la plage des Èpaves" by Laurent MacAllister (Yves Meynard et Jean-Louis Trudel)(Solaris)
Best Work in English (Other):
Polaris: A Celebration of Polar Science edited by Julie E. Czerneda (Star Ink)
Under Cover of Darkness edited by Julie E. Czerneda & Jana Paniccia (DAW)
Tesseracts Eleven edited by Cory Doctorow and Holly Phillips (Edge)
Neo-opsis edited by Karl Johanson
On Spec Magazine edited by Diane Walton
Best Work in French (Other):
No nominations.
Artistic Achievement:
Lar deSouza (for On Spec Winter 2000; Parsec Spring/Summer 2007)
Stephanie Ann Johanson (for Neo-opsis #11 interior illustrations)
Jean-Pierre Normand
Martin Springett
Ronn Sutton (for Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #165-166)
Fan Achievement (Fanzine):
Dale Spiers for Opuntia
Fan Achievement (Organizational):
Debbie Hodgins (KAG)
Penny Lipman (Masquerades)
Roy Miles (IDIC)
Joan Sherman (IDIC)
Geoffrey Toop (DWIN)
Fan Achievement (Other):
Paul Bobbitt (editor of The Voyageur)
Judith Hayman (filk performances)
Peggy Warner LaLonde (filk performances)
Martin Springett (filk performances)
Larry Stewart (MC)
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Michael R. Colangelo story upcoming in City Slab
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Eileen Kernaghan's The Snow Queen on Simon Fraser University course list

Hayden Trenholm's Defining Diana launching at Ad-Astra March 28

It’s 2043 and much has changed: nuclear war, biotechnology and all-powerful corporations have transformed the world...
Now science is taking DNA manipulation to new, unrestricted levels.
Superintendent Frank Steele is an old-fashioned cop. He commands a small, elite police unit that is handed all the bizarre and baffling cases no one else can solve. He knows the money, murders, missing persons and gruesome body shops are all connected...
He knows it starts with the girl...
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Edward Willett's Marseguro gets an A from Sci-Fi Weekly
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Cover art for Steve Vernon's Gypsy Blood

From the back cover:
Carnival is a part-time fortune-teller and occult troubleshooter and full-time pain in the neck. Do you have a banshee that needs a tonsillectomy? Call Carnival. Do you need to give the yo-ho-heave-ho to some troublesome pirate-ghosts? Call Carnival. What about that mummy that thinks she is a rap artist? Call Carnival.
Carnival is a Gypsy. His poppa calls him a poshrat. That's Rom for half blood. Carnival never listened to his poppa when he was alive but these days he doesn't have much of a choice. It serves Carnival right for sticking his poppa so close to his heart. What a way to treat a dead relative.
But that's Carnival for you. A really spontaneous kind of guy. Like when he gives that succubus a permanent case of lockjaw. Or when he invites a full grown demon into a bathtub for a little scrub-a-dub. Or when he falls in love with a vampire. Can you picture that? Forget about safe sex. Love with a vampire sucks.
GYPSY BLOOD is a fast paced, dark, funny and terrifying novel, like nothing you've ever read before. The whole thing rolls like an avalanche of skateboards, building to a climactic battle royale between Carnival, a two-timing vampire, a she-demon with a mother complex, a social climbing blood god, the collective spirit of the city and a mercenary mariachi band riding in a rickshaw.
Flip a card, flip a page - your fate is in your hands.
Steve Vernon collection Nothing to Lose being reprinted
Nothing to Lose was originally released last year by Nocturne Press, "minutes before going belly-up," Steve says. A review of the original release is here.
Edward Willett interviewed by Sci-Fi Wire
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Cover art for Holly Phillips's The Engine's Child

Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Dave Duncan's The Alchemist's Pursuit, third in series, accepted by Ace
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Michael Colangelo sells story to Doorways Magazine
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Edward Willett interviewed by Regina Leader Post
Friday, February 22, 2008
Matthew Hughes on Nebula Awards final ballot
Other nominees in that category are "Awakening" by Judith Berman (Black Gate 10, Spring, 2007), "Fountain of Age" by Nancy Kress (Asimov's, July 2007), "Stars Seen Through Stone" by Lucius Shepard (F&SF, July 2007), "Kiosk" by Bruce Sterling (F&SF, January 2007) and "Memorare" by Gene Wolfe (F&SF, April 2007).
The Nebula Awards are administered, voted and presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) to acknowledge excellence in science fiction writing. This year's awards will be presented at the Nebula Award Weekend in Austin, Texas, April 25 to 27.