(and for the last bit of December when we were all flaked out on holidays) CONGRATULATIONS! To Kaaron Warren, whose story "Air, Water and the Grove" has been included in The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror 2014 from Prime Books. To Alan Baxter, whose story "The Fathomed Wreck To See" and [...]
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The program for the Conflux Writers Day, a new event ahead of the Aurealis Awards on 5 April 2014, is now live on the Conflux website. The program features CSFG members Kaaron Warren, Ian McHugh, Phill Berrie, Donna Maree Hanson, Chris Andrews and Rob Porteous.
Conflux will be holding an information session about the Conflux Writers Day (to be held in April 2014 in conjunction with the Aurealis Awards) in The Snug at King O'Malley's pub in Canberra City at 7:30pm on Thursday 29 August. The session is particularly for those who might be interested [...]
Gillian Polack has been interviewed about her writing and editing at Galactic Chat. Ian McHugh has been interviewed in his capacity as El Presidente of CSFG Inc at Dark Matter Zine. Nicole Murphy has been interviewed in her capacity as El Prsidente of Conflux Inc, also at Dark Matter Zine.
Congratulations! To Kaaron Warren, whose novella "Sky", having cleaned up all the available Australian national awards, has gone on to win the international Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novella! To Simon Petrie, whose novella "Flight 404" won the Sir Julius Vogel Award for best Novella/Novelette! The cover illustration, by original [...]
Welcome! To new CSFG members Helen Stubbs, Patty Jansen and Zena Shapter. Congratulations! To Kaaron Warren, after her swag of Ditmar and Australian Shadows awards, who completed the trifecta for "Sky" with a win at the Aurealis Awards for Best Horror Short Story. To Simon Dewar, whose first pro sale, [...]
Next was launched at the Conflux 9 convention on 26 April and can be purchased now! $24.95 plus postage. Pay by Paypal or Contact Us. And get a second CSFG book for half price when you purchase Next! See the CSFG Publishing page for more details and more special offers.
Congratulations! To Kaaron Warren for winning... well, pretty much everything on offer: Through Splintered Walls won the Ditmar and Australian Shadows awards for Best Collection and "Sky" won the Ditmar for Best Novella and Australian Shadow for Best Long Fiction. To Nicole Murphy for launching her In Fabula-divino anthology at Conflux 9 [...]
UPDATED! Book Launch Friday 26 April, 6-7pm - launch of Next, edited by Simon Petrie and Rob Porteous Dealer's Room From 1pm, Thursday 25 April - come see the special offers at the CSFG dealers table Workshops Thursday 25 April, 12-3pm - Writing using the five senses with Gillian Polack Friday 26 April, 8-10am [...]