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Wednesday Writers: Jason Fischer
Late last year I enrolled in the AHWA Mentor Program, and was assigned to Jason Fischer. It turned out to be a stroke of extremely good fortune, and it has been an incredible experience so far. As I...
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Continuum 9: Contraindicators
So, after enjoying two wonderful conventions in Melbourne I decided it was time to give something back and volunteered for the Continuum Committee. What is Continuum? Continuum is an annual Melbourne...
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Wednesday Writers: Jane Routley
We often ask ourselves, “Why do bad things happen to nice people?”, and if anyone deserves the nice person tag it is Jane. Ever since I’ve met her she has continually shown herself to be wonderfully...
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Wednesday Writers: Dirk Flinthart
Aussie Spec Fic is full of larger than life characters, but one man bestrides the scene like a wine swilling, feast cooking colossus. Bon vivant, polymath, raconteur – all these words and more apply to...
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Aurealis Award Finalists
The finalists for this year’s Aurealis Awards have been announced, and what a strong field it is! It is especially heartening to see some excellent books in the Horror Novel section. Every year I find...
View ArticleAustralian Shadows Awards 2012 Finalists Announced
The Australian Horror Writers Association has announced the finalists for the 2012 Australian Shadow Awards, and what a great list it is! Lots of friends on there, and I am particularly delighted to...
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Wednesday Writers: Russell B. Farr
One of the exciting things about being a spec fic author and fan here in Australia is the vibrant local publishing scene. We are blessed with a number of high quality independent publishers who...
View Article2013 Ditmar Award ballot released
The 2013 Ditmar Award ballot has been released, and I am surprised and delighted to see that I have been nominated for a couple of things! In the Best New Talent I am up against my good friend Steve...
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A Conversational Journey through New Who – S04E05E06 – The Sontaran...
David is coming to New Who for the first time, having loved Classic Who as a kid. Tehani is a recent convert, and ploughed through Seasons 1 to 6 (so far) in just a few weeks after becoming addicted...
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ReDeus: Beyond Borders
Very excited to announce the upcoming release of ReDeus: Beyond Borders from Crazy 8 Press. This is my first time working in a shared world environment of this type, and it has been a great experience....
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Wednesday Writers: S.G. Larner
I am often amazed by my good fortune. Not only did I gain a great mentor through the AHWA mentor program, I also ended up with an excellent fellow mentee (is that the right word?)! Stacey Larner is an...
View ArticleSome Quick Updates from Up North
Updates have been few and far between as I am currently in the middle of of some interstate travel for work. Yesterday I flew into Alice Spirngs and had 24 hours to get about 36 hours of work done,...
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Wednesday Writers – Robert Hood
It’s hard to sum up the achievements of someone like Robert Hood in a paragraph or two, Not only has he won, or been nominated for, every Aussie Award imaginable, he is also critically acclaimed on the...
View ArticleChronos Ballot announced
So, I am still on the road – currently in Perth. While it has been a little stressful on the work side of things (not helped by missing a flight for the first time – not a pleasant feeling), it is...
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Wednesday Writers: Zoë Sumra
Long before I started taking my writing seriously I was a member of the Brotherhood Without Banners, the George RR Martin fan group. Our online home was a place called Westeros.org, and it was my first...
View ArticleConflux is coming!
Not many sleeps until I get up way too early in the morning to fly to Canberra for the Natcon. I’m very excited, as it means catching up with friends I don’t get to see too often. I plan on a very...
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Wednesday Writers: Peter M. Ball
Peter is one of those guys I find it really hard to write an intro for. After all, everyone knows who he is already! He has produced some of the stand out stories of the last few years (including...
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Lest We Forget
They went with songs to the battle, they were young. Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe. They...
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A Conversational Journey through New Who – S04E0910 – Silence in the...
David is coming to New Who for the first time, having loved Classic Who as a kid. Tehani is a recent convert, and ploughed through Seasons 1 to 6 (so far) in just a few weeks after becoming addicted...
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Wednesday Writers: J.R. Johansson
As you may know, I went to Worldcon last year and had an incredible time. One of the people who made that possible was Jenn, who helped me organise my membership when I had left it rather late indeed....
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