Ian McHugh will be delivering a day workshop on "Writing Short Stories for Publication" at the ACT Writers Centre on Saturday 16 June. Nicole Murphy will be starting delivery of an online course on "Creating Colourful Characters" through Savvy Writers on Monday 25 June. Follow the links for more information [...]
Alan Baxter is on the Ditmar Ballot for Best New Talent. Kaaron Warren's novel Mistification is on the Ditmar Ballot for Best Novel and her short story "All You Can Do Is Breathe" is on the ballot for Best Short Story. Nicole Murphy has launched the first issue of her [...]
Writer and editor (and CSFG member) Donna Maree Hanson is posting a series of interviews with novelists on beta reading (ie, having their draft manuscripts read and critiqued by friends and colleagues). The first interview, with Gillian Polack, is up now. Useful insights for the beginning novelist and, as Donna [...]
A bunch of CSFG members have received honourable mentions from Ellen Datlow in her reading for The Best Horror of the Year #4: Baxter, Alan, “Punishment of the Sun”, Dead Red Heart Hanson, Donna Maree, “The Life Stealer”, Dead Red Heart McHugh, Ian, “The Godbreaker of Seggau-li”, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight [...]
We're adding links to stories from our anthologies that are available to read for free online! Go to the anthology pages and look for the linked titles.
Gillian Polack is delivering a 6 week course, "Build your own medieval society for writing or playing"through the ANU Centre for Continuing Education, commencing on Thursday 3 May. For more information go to the ANU CCE website. Book before 25 April! Course summary: Well-constructed fiction and games require solid underpinning. This [...]
CSFG is entering a team in the Write-a-Book-in-a-Day charity fundraiser contest. We'll be writing our book in a day on 8 July 2012 at the ACT Writers Centre. All sponsorships for our team will go to the Paediatrics at the Canberra Hospital (PatCH) program. Go here to find out more [...]
Gillian Polack's novel Life Through Cellophane, originally published by Eneit Press, is being brought back to life by Momentum Books. Ross Hamilton's story "Demons are a Girl's Best Friend" has come first in the latest Spinetingler's contest. Alan Baxter's novelette "The Darkest Shade of Grey", published by The Red Penny Papers, [...]
Kaaron Warren's story "All You Can Do Is Breathe" is shortlisted for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction. Kaaron's novel Mistification and her story "All You Can Do Is Breathe", and Ian McHugh's story "Boumee and the Apes" were included in the Locus 2011 Recommended Reading [...]
Conflux 7, Canberra’s speculative fiction convention, is set to get underway on Friday. A large number of multi-talented CSFG members will be there to launch books, speak on panels and participate in kaffeeklatches. If you’re keen to support them or are looking to find out more about the CSFG, you [...]