Cover of the Elsewhere Anthology
An Anthology of Incredible Places
Nominated for 4 Ditmar Awards
Five stories in Elsewhere received special mentions in Datlow and Windling's Years Best Fantasy and Horror :
- Battersby, Lee "A Stone to Mark My Passing"
- Bowen, Euan "Kidnapping"
- Harland, Richard "Devil in the Text"
- Sparks, Cat "The Birdcage"
- Waaren, Kaaron "State of Oblivion"
Far away planets, both malevolent and benign. Countries ancient and modern and off into the far future. Jungles and deserts and mountains and spaceships. From the depths of the human subconscious to the height of the tallest...flagpole?
Welcome to the third annual anthology from the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. Representing new, emerging and established writers from Canberra and all over Australia, with more stories than ever before: Twenty six in all.
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, in nearly every conceivable mix.
Warning:Product may contain traces of spiders, elves, clowns, railways, masonic rituals, and flagpoles.
Edited by Michael Barry
Illustratied by Les Petersen
"Once again, the CSFG has gathered together a fine collection of Australian speculative fiction. Prepare to be intrigued, amused and even a little disturbed by the stories within."
- Trudi Canavan, author of the Black Magician Trilogy
Our 3rd anthology was launched by Trudi Canavan at:
The National Library at 12.30pm, Saturday 18 October, 2003.
Transcript of launch speech
Contributors at launch: Photo courtesy of Rob Hood
Back Row: Robbie Matthews,Chris Andrews,Scott Hopkins,Mik Bennett,Craig Cormick,Cat Sparks
Middle: David Walker,Stuart Barrow, Donna Hanson,Nicole Murphy,Zara Baxter,Alison Venugoban,Kaaron Warren
Front: Maxine McArthur, Trudi Canavan, Micheal Barry,"Anna Key",Tessa Kum
Stories:
|
Title |
Author |
Genre |
|
A Stone to Mark My Passing |
Lee Battersby |
Fantasy/horror |
|
Web of Reality |
Alison Venugoban |
SF |
|
Alien Space Nazis Must Die |
Chuck McKenzie |
SF |
|
One Rainy Day in a Circus Far Away |
Craig Cormick |
Fantasy |
|
Sword of Liberation |
Maxine McArthur |
SF |
|
Orion’s Womb. |
Carol Ryles |
SF |
|
City, as seen by lightning. |
Dave Luckett |
SF |
|
617 Instances of Eleanor and Rising |
Robert Hoge |
SF |
|
Night Watch |
Jay D’Argo |
Horror |
|
Heritage Planet |
David Walker |
SF |
|
State of Oblivion |
Kaaron Warren |
Fantasy/horror |
|
The Surge |
Cory Daniells |
Fantasy |
|
Oilcan Sam |
Scott Hopkins |
SF |
|
The Devil in the Text |
Richard Harland |
Fantasy/ Horror |
|
The Birdcage |
Cat Sparks |
SF |
|
Other |
Donna Maree Hanson |
SF/Horror |
|
Runthe Program |
Nicole R Murphy |
SF |
|
ImpossibleRailways |
Zara Baxter |
Fantasy |
|
Merrie Dawn |
Chris Andrews |
SF |
|
The Recipe |
Ben Peek |
Fantasy |
|
The Armageddon Café |
Mik Bennet |
Horror/ Fantasy |
|
Hero and the Swordsmith |
Tessa Kum |
Fantasy |
|
Chance Meetings |
Robbie Matthews |
Fantasy |
|
The Mind of the Almighty |
Anna Key |
Fantasy |
|
Widdershins |
Stuart Barrow |
Fantasy |
|
Kidnapping |
Euan Bowen |
Fantasy |
A Sample:
The Annotated Widdershins