Last year Shoreline of Infinity published a short story of mine about alien invasion, camouflage, and theme parks. I do love a theme park. I’m really pleased to say that story, More Sea Creatures to See, will be making an appearance once more in NewCon Press’ Best Of British SF 2021, along with an ocean… Continue reading Best sea fungus table
This is a bit of a departure for me. I’m excited to say I’m going to teach a workshop in writing my kind of strange stories. The National Centre for Writing will be hosting me, and it will be held online, conducted via Zoom, on the morning of Saturday 6th August. If you’d like to… Continue reading Weird Workshop
It’s a big thrill to be able to say I’ve got a story in the latest edition of Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine. It’s called ‘Cold Trade’ and it’s about a small group of aliens trying to make first contact with a very different sort of life form for trading purposes. I loved writing it,… Continue reading Trades and Pearls
This is shaping up to be a busy year for short story writing, and I’ve been working away on a few new ones. This month I’m really pleased to be back in The Dark with a story called Knotlings. It’s about a mother who teaches her son how to deal with a specific problem they… Continue reading Knotted up in the Dark
I’m thrilled that Skyward Inn has made the shortlist for Best Novel in the 2021 British Science Fiction Association awards! That means I get to show off this badge: BSFA members can vote via the website here. I’m in wonderful company and very pleased to be there. Thanks to everyone who votes or has voted,… Continue reading News about the Inn
Phew to getting through a long January, and February gets a great start for me with a reappearance in Beneath Ceaseless Skies. My new story Rich Growth will be in the February issue (349) which is a science-fantasy crossover extravaganza featuring Yoon Ha Lee, Jason Sanford and Ted S. Bushman. The small extracts for them… Continue reading Rich and growing skies
Fictionz, a new app dedicated to telling stories, has turned the title story from “From the Neck Up” into a three-part podcast. Have a listen to this top adaptation of my story of regrowth, job opportunity, and decapitation. It’s got sound effects. Here’s a bit of info about Fictionz: FICTIONZ is the first mobile app… Continue reading From the ears up
Not long now until the paperback version of Skyward Inn is out in the world. Here they are, fresh in the box, and very shiny. I wish I could take a photo that does them justice, but I can’t capture the shiny. Really, they are beautiful. They’ll be published on 20th January, and I’ll celebrate… Continue reading Skyward in paper
Usually at this point in the year I’ve run out of chocolate, but this year I am still piled high with the good stuff. Brilliant! It’s a strong start to 2022, along with a magnificent pile of book presents to keep me company while I eat. I will say – watch out when you combine… Continue reading My favourite reads of 2021
Just when I thought it was safe to slump gracefully into 2022 – look out! There’s one more book to add to the list of published works for this year, and that is They’re Out to Get You, edited by Johnny Mains. It’s a series of pulp tales, and volume one focuses on animals and… Continue reading A last minute attack
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