by Leife Shallcross Lazy writing and the survival of the human race… in animated movies I was having a discussion with some writerly friends a while ago about female leads in spec fic films. The conversation was started by an article that was arguing for a female protagonist in the [...]
One of the hardest tasks to befall a writer is turning months, years of labour and hundreds of pages, thousands of words, into a few brief sentences. But that is the task that you will take on if you decide to take part in one of the pitches at Conflux [...]
Congratulations! To Simon Dewar, who had his first win (and sale for publication), with his story "The Kettle" a finalist in the Bloody Parchment contest and selected for inclusion in the contest anthology. To Kaaron Warren, whose novella "Sky" made the 2012 Locus Recommended Reading List. Upcoming workshops, courses and [...]
Chris Andrews has guest-posted a new Cretin's Guide to Query Letters. Enjoy.
Here's a few more: Dave Versace Carol Ryles Cat Sheely
Congratulations! To Nicole Murphy (writing as Elizabeth Dunk), who sold her contemporary romance novel "Arranged to Love" to Harlequin Escape - due out in March February. Upcoming workshops, courses and events Nicole will be teaching The Year of the Novel course in 2013, both online through the Queensland Writers Centre [...]
We've re-priced our back catalogue of anthologies in anticipation of the launch of the next one in April. (Yes, we're really that excited that we've dropped our other prices already). Buy Elsewhere, Encounters, The CSFG Gastronomicon and The Outcast for under $10 each! Get 2009's Masques for only $14.95, Kaaron Warren's [...]
A few more members have decided to open up about their forthcoming contributions to CSFG's ongoing project of world domination: Phillip Berrie Donna Maree Hanson Ross Hamilton Maxine McArthur Gillian Polack
The heroine of Donna Hanson's forthcoming novella, Rayessa and the Space Pirates now has her own blog. You can find it here.
Chris Andrews has posted his Next Big Thing thing. Ross Hamilton has started putting his published stories up on Smashwords to read for free, beginning with the story "Triumph of the Scientific Mind". Simon Petrie has passed on news from two of the publishing projects he's involved in. Peggy Bright Books [...]