Publishing News
Australian Spec Fiction on Sale
by Aidan on Nov.17, 2010, under Awards, Publishing News, Writing
From the Aurealis Awards web site:
http://www.aurealisawards.com/
Some of Australia’s best SF writers have donated their works to raise money for the awards ceremony.
Some of the biggest names in Australian speculative fiction have generously given their novels and short stories for us to auction on Ebay!
Where else can you buy an original print from Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld or a bundle of autographed fantasy, science fiction or horror novels from a huge list of Aussie authors including: Sara Douglass, Ian Irvine, Sean Williams and Shane Dix, Traci Harding, Karen Miller, Stephen Irwin, Nathan Burrage, Richard Harland, Marianne De Pierres, Angela Slatter, Kate Forsyth, Isabel Merlin, Sophie Masson, Jack Dann, Kaaron Warren, Shane Jiraiya Cummings and Kirstyn McDermott?
The autographed books are being auctioned off in five book bundles. For a complete description of the contents of each bundle or to bid on one of these great items refer to the list of Ebay item numbers below and make sure you place your bid between 16 and 25 November, 2010.
Endings: Reflection’s Edge
by Aidan on Nov.03, 2010, under Publishing News, Writing
Reflection’s Edge recently announced they are ceasing publication.
It is always sad when a publication closes. Both as a reader and a writer.
Because We Liked It: A Heavily Biased List of the Stories That Stayed With Us
I submitted to the magazine quite a few times and they published two of my stories:
The staff have written a long article about the ups and downs of running an online publication.
Inside Reflection’s Edge: How We Built, Ran, and Learned from Our Magazine
News From the World of Publishing
by Aidan on Jul.10, 2010, under Publishing News
Stephanie Meyer Thwarts Terrorist Attack
http://www.theonion.com/video/alqaeda-calls-off-attack-on-nations-capitol-to-spa,17688/
Jeff VanderMeer talks about the good things Aqueduct Press has been doing.
http://www.omnivoracious.com/2010/07/l-timmel-duchamp-and-her-excellent-aqueduct-press-celebrate-reaching-the-50book-mark.html
Lots of people talk about the bad things Nightshade Books have been doing.
http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/genreville/?p=547
My fellow Clarionite Angela Slatter has not one, but two collections of short stories out this year.
If you ask me, that’s just being plain greedy. 
http://angelaslatter.com/2010/07/07/sourdough-other-stories-available-for-pre-sale-now/
http://ticonderogapublications.com/news/2010/06/the-girl-with-no-hands-angela-slatter/
What not to write a story about at Clarion
http://sandramodell.com/2010/07/08/stereotypical-behavior/
