tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13072231440606960392024-03-14T04:29:40.673+00:00Alchemy WritersJenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-11471405754655338442013-05-15T10:36:00.000+01:002013-05-15T10:36:37.892+01:00Three Witches of AlchemyAlchemy writers Jan Edwards, Debbie Bennett and Sam Stone have all scripted episodes for the upcoming Reeltimes Pictures production - <b>White Witch of Devil's End</b>. <br />
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In this spin off from the Jon Pertwee <i>Doctor Who</i> story 'The Daemons', actress Damaris Hayman will be reprising her role as Miss Hawthorne in a filmic anthology of tales about her life.<br />
<br />Other writers involved are Raven Dane, David J. Howe and Suzanne Barbieri, with Big Finish's Matt Fitton providing the final script edit. <br />
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First up is a talk on <b>The Paranormal in Fiction</b> for the <b>Mysteries Group</b> in Stoke-on-Trent on Tuesday 20th May at the Red Lion in Harthill, Stoke. More information can be found on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/74854923532/">their facebook page here</a>!<br />
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Annnnnd, not only that, but Jan will also be talking about Reiki and her genre writing on the radio! If you're up Stoke way, you can catch her at 9pm on Tuesday 28th May on <b>Paul Oldfield's Nite Klub</b> (CRE8 Radio 87.7 fm)<br />
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<br />Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-8519547490357171122013-05-11T15:23:00.000+01:002013-05-11T15:23:15.370+01:00Pulp Mythic GoodnessAlchemy writers Jan Edwards, Mike Chinn and Jenny Barber have announced the contents of their forthcoming anthologies from Alchemy Press...<br />
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In <i>The Alchemy Press Book of Pulp Heroes 2</i> (ed. Mike Chinn) there'll be the following:<br />
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<li>Cover art – Les Edwards</li>
<li>Pandora’s Box – Chico Kidd</li>
<li>The Flier – Bryn Fortey</li>
<li>Griffon’s Gamble – Arch Whitehouse</li>
<li>Night Hunter – Pauline E Dungate</li>
<li>Meeting at the Silver Dollar – Marion Pitman</li>
<li>The Monster of Gorgon – Ian Hunter</li>
<li>Dragon’s Breath – Anne Nicholls</li>
<li>The Law of Mars – Robert William Iveniuk</li>
<li>The Penge Terror – William Meikle</li>
<li>Ula and the Black Book of Leng – Andrew Coulthard</li>
<li>The Sons of Crystal City – Martin Gately</li>
<li>Kiss the Day Goodbye – Adrian Cole</li>
<li>Do Not Go Gently – Stuart Young</li>
<li>The Incarceration of Captain Nebula – Mike Resnik</li>
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Annnnnnd, in <i>The Alchemy Press
Book of Urban Mythic</i> (ed. Jan Edwards and Jenny Barber) there'll be...<br />
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<li>
James Brogden – The Smith of
Hockley</li>
<li>Joyce Chng – Dragonform Witch
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Zen Cho – Fish Bowl
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Graham Edwards – A Night to
Forget
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Jaine Fenn – Not the Territory
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Christopher Golden – Under Cover
of Night
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Kate Griffin – An Inspector
Calls
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Alison Littlewood – The Song of
the City
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Anne Nicholls – The Seeds of a
Pomegranate
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Jonathan Oliver – White Horse
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Mike Resnick – The Wizard of West 34th
street
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Gaie Sebold – Underground
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Adrian Tchaikovsky – Family
Business
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Ian Whates – Default Reactions</li>
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Both books, along with <i>The Alchemy Press Book of Astrologica</i> (ed. Allen Ashley) will be launched at the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton in November! Woohoo!<br />
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Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-16536663915304379772013-03-26T12:39:00.004+00:002013-03-26T12:41:40.613+00:00Jan's Demonologia Biblica<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Huuuuge congrats to Alchemy writer Jan Edwards who is having a story published in the <a href="http://westernlegendspublishing.wordpress.com/">Western Legends</a> anthology <b>The Demonologia Biblica</b>. Edited by Dean M Drinkel, this is the first in collection of anthologies to be published throughout 2013 under the banner “Tres Librorum Prohibitorum” <br />
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Authors in this volume include:
Barbie Wilde, William Meikle, <span style="background-color: magenta;"><b>Jan Edwards</b></span>, John Palisano, Tracie McBride, D.T. Griffith, Kate Jonez, Simon Kurt Unsworth, Raven Dane, Jonathan Green, Lily Childs, Daniel I. Russell, Christine Dougherty, Mark West, Magen Cubed, Colleen Anderson, Emile-Louis Tomas Jouvet, Dave Jeffery, Nerine Dorman, Adrian Chamberlin, Sean Sweeney, Andy Taylor, Sam Stone, Dean M. Drinkel, Sandra Norval, Nicholas Vince.<br />
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More information on when, where and how much as soon as we get it! Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-78188979171762168462013-03-26T12:33:00.001+00:002013-03-26T12:33:17.425+00:00Pirate JenCongrats to Alchemy writer Jenny Barber, whose story <b>Past Lives</b> will be appearing in the <a href="http://www.foxspirit.co.uk/">Fox Spirit Books</a> anthology -<b>Piracy: Fox Pocket Anthology Volume #1</b>.<br />
News on release date when we get it!<br />
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Jen has also had her story <b>Hunting Ground</b> accepted for the <a href="http://www.elektrikmilkbathpress.com/urban_fantasy">Elektric Milk Bath Press </a><b>Urban Fantasy Anthology</b> - details to be forthcoming.<br />
<br />Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-41331887692692659572013-03-12T10:50:00.000+00:002013-03-12T10:51:08.444+00:00Jan and Peter NetworkingAlchemy writers Jan Edwards and Peter Coleborn will be involved in a free networking morning for emerging and established writers at the City Centre Library in Stoke on Trent on 16th March. The session lasts from 10.30am - 12.30pm and will also include discussions with novelist Kate Long talking about her writing career and Sara Beadle, Programmes Director of Writing West Midlands.<br />
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Although places are free, they are also limited so please reserve your space by emailing joanne[at]writingwestmidlands.org and see the <a href="http://www.writingwestmidlands.org/ai1ec_event/writer-networking-morning/?instance_id">West Midlands website here</a> for more details and map!<br />
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<br />Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-36319406596478054322013-03-12T07:45:00.000+00:002013-03-12T07:45:10.456+00:00Debbie's Paying the PiperFans of Debbie Bennett's gritty crime book <b>Hamelin's Child</b> can now get their hands on the sequel - <b>Paying the Piper</b>.<br />
The blurb:<br />
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Michael is piecing his life back together after his time spent as a rent boy. But it's hard and although he's been clean of drugs for months, the nightmares are still too real and he can't come to terms with Lee's death and Eddie's impending trial.<br /><br />Sometimes other people's troubles can seem easier to deal with. When Michael meets Amanda at the cashpoint, it's a chance to focus on someone other than himself, and finding Amanda's missing husband and baby may just be his salvation.<br /><br />But the shadows of his past won't let him go. The bank account they've set up for him is full of easy cash and Eddie's old boss Carl can help Amanda. And suddenly Michael is in deeper than he ever imagined possible. <br /><br />This thriller is set six months after the events in Hamelin's Child and contains adult material.</blockquote>
Paying the Piper is available in paperback and multiple ebook formats as follows: <br />
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<b>Kindle</b><br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00B7SBWPQ">Amazon UK</a> <b>:</b> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B7SBWPQ">Amazon USA</a>
(and all other amazon sites)<br />
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<b>Various Formats</b><br />
<a href="http://www.diesel-ebooks.com/item/SW00000280553/Bennett-Debbie-Paying-The-Piper/1.html">Diesel</a><br />
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<b>Nook</b><br />
<a href="http://uk.nook.com/ebooks/paying-the-piper-by-debbie-bennett/2940044289130">Nook UK </a><br />
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/paying-the-piper-debbie-bennett/1114473181?ean=2940044289130">Barnes & Noble USA</a><br />
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<b>All E-Formats</b><br />
<a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/280553">Smashwords</a><br />
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<b>Print Books</b><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Paying-Piper-D-J-Bennett/dp/1482342944/">Amazon UK</a> <b>:</b> <a href="https://www.createspace.com/4157026">CreateSpace USA</a>
Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-3497685312925772002013-03-12T07:35:00.002+00:002013-03-12T07:35:48.401+00:00Jan's in DarknessBig congrats to Alchemy Writer Jan Edwards who will be appearing in the charity anthology <b>When Darkness Falls</b>. WDF is edited by Emma Audsley and will be published by <a href="http://screamingspirespublishing.com/">Screaming Spires</a>. All proceeds will go to Pictor School in Cheshire, UK and Autism Awareness.<br /><br />Table of Contents:<br />1. Crows View of Autumn by Joe S Pulver.<br />2. Jennifer by Jack Bennett.<br />3. The Greek Widow by Stephen Laws.<br />4. In the Name of God by Stuart Young.<br />5. Antidote by Max Xavier.<br />6. Stick Around by Brian Hodge.<br />7. What is it For? by Rebecca Brown.<br />8. Trufflepig by Colin F Barnes.<br />9. What the Dark Does by Graham Masterton.<br />10. Castigation Crunch by Jasper Bark.<br />11. The Psychoanalyst by Rhys Hughes.<br />12. Greenfingers by Lisa Jenkins.<br />13. ‘Til Death by Eric Smith.<br />14. House of Dandridge by Jason White.<br />15. Know Our Hearts Bleed by Frank Duffy.<br />16. Webbed Fingers by Stephen Bacon.<br />17. The Stranger by Tom Lynch.<br />18. 212 by Seb Doubinsky.<br /><b>19. Penumbra Over Millwall by Jan Edwards.</b><br />20. If I Should Wake by Brian Hodge.<br />21. That Night at The Grief by Gary McMahon.<br />22. The Stones of Calder Hall by Raven Dane.<br />23. In the South, an Arise by R J Barker.<br />24. So Much to See by Frazer Lee.<br />25. In the Dark, the Monsters by Alison Littlewood.<br />26. Hey, Karen by Marianne Halbert.<br />27. Suicide Solution by R D Teun.<br />28. ’77 Coupe De Ville by D M Youngquist.<br />29. Nailbiter by Amelia Mangan.<br />30. The Spoon by Rhys Hughes.<br />31. On Delivery by Jack Bantry.<br />32. Old School by Gary Fry.<br />33. Sea of Souls by Mark West.<br />34. The Other Side by Ramsey Campbell.<br />Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-40326515747317298092013-02-11T14:16:00.000+00:002013-02-11T14:16:20.665+00:00Inside Pete's Brain!Alchemy writer Peter Coleborn has been interviewed by Tim Diggles on <a href="http://timdiggles.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/dark-show/">his blog here!</a> Check it out for a sneaky look at what's going on inside our lad's brain!Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-85755429352673071192013-02-08T09:49:00.002+00:002013-02-08T09:50:09.696+00:00Mike's MomentsAnd big congrats to Alchemy member Mike Chinn on the acceptance of his story <b>Bring Me These Moments Back</b> for <a href="http://www.ian-hunter.co.uk/unspoken-water">Unspoken Water 4</a>. More news on when it'll be appearing soon!Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-47815793523801647402013-02-08T09:24:00.003+00:002013-02-08T09:24:50.426+00:00Jan Gets Grimm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Congrats to Alchemy member Jan Edwards whose story <b>Princess Born</b> has been published in the <a href="http://www.fringeworks.co.uk/blog/">Fringeworks</a>
anthology Grimm and Grimmer Vol. one (edited by Theresa Derwin). It is currently available as an ebook for the Kindle from <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grimm-Grimmer-Volume-One-ebook/dp/B00BAFF1TY/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1359937527&sr=8-4">here</a> and a hard copy version will be available shortly.<br />
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<br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span>Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-71583500587515068212012-11-29T18:12:00.000+00:002012-12-09T14:22:27.072+00:00Mike Does It Twice!Big congrats to Alchemy Writer Mike Chinn who is having his story <b>Welcome to the Hotel Marianas</b> podcasted on <a href="http://talestoterrify.com/">Tales to Terrify</a>. Originally appearing in the Pill Hill Press anthology <b>The Bitter End</b> in 2009, the podcast version of Marianas is rumoured to have an Australian narrator... we'll have more news about when it'll be appearing soon... <br />
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Not content at being podcasted, our Mike has also had another story accepted for publication! Look for his story <b>Holding It In </b>in the upcoming anthology <b>There Ain't No Sanity Clause</b> - edited by Theresa Derwin. More information on <a href="http://www.fringeworks.co.uk/blog/?p=97">the website here.</a><br />
<br />Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-71625238115000216992012-10-22T13:16:00.003+01:002012-10-22T13:16:43.320+01:00Jan's Christmas GhostCongratulations to Alchemy Writer Jan Edwards, whose story <b>Concerning Events in Leinster Gardens</b> will be appearing in the Spectral Press anthology - The Thirteen Ghosts of Christmas 2012.<br />
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More news on how to get it and when, exactly, it's appearing can be found on the <a href="http://spectralpress.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/thirteen-ghosts-of-christmas-2012/">Spectral Press website here!</a>Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-65868088623024332772012-10-22T12:56:00.000+01:002012-10-22T12:56:36.167+01:00Alchemy Press roundup!Lots of fine and funky news from the Alchemy Press side of the Alchemy Writers!<br />
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Our Pete has announced upcoming publications for Alchemy Press next year: <br />
We have the addition of the all new <b>Alchemy Novellas</b> range... Alchemy will publish four novellas a year as eBooks, then the novellas will be collected together and published as a print book – so readers have the best of both worlds. Covering fantasy, horror, dark crime and light SF, more information on submission guidelines and so forth <a href="http://alchemypress02.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page.html">can be found here.</a><br />
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There will also be more anthologies -<br />
<a href="http://alchemypress.blogspot.co.uk/p/urban-mythic_2.html">The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic</a> - edited by Alchemy Writers Jan Edwards and Jenny Barber<br />
<a href="http://alchemypress.blogspot.co.uk/p/pulp-heroes-2_1.html">The Alchemy Press Book of Pulp Heroes 2</a> - edited by Alchemy Writer Mike Chinn<br />
<a href="http://alchemypress.blogspot.co.uk/p/astrologica.html">The Alchemy Press Book of Astrologica</a> - edited by Allen Ashley<br />
<a href="http://alchemypress.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-supernatural.html">The Alchemy Press Book of the Supernatural</a> - edited by Alchemy Writer Peter Coleborn<br />
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Meanwhile, don't forget to check out the recently launched titles:<br />
<a href="http://alchemypress02.blogspot.co.uk/p/ancient-wonders.html">The Alchemy Press Book of Ancient Wonders</a> - edited by Jan Edwards and Jenny Barber<br />
<a href="http://alchemypress02.blogspot.co.uk/p/pulp-heroes.html">The Alchemy Press Book of Pulp Heroes</a> - edited by Mike Chinn<br />
<a href="http://alchemypress02.blogspot.co.uk/p/sex-lies-family-ties.html">Sex, Lies and Family Ties</a> by Sarah J. Graham <br />
<br />Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-81172458864760080722012-07-23T17:03:00.000+01:002012-07-23T17:05:24.576+01:00Ancient Wonders contentsAlchemy Writers Jan Edwards and Jenny Barber have now announced the final table of contents for the upcoming Alchemy Press Book of Ancient Wonders:<br />
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Introduction from Kari Sperring <br />
Adrian Tchaikovsky – Bones<br />
James Brogden – If Street<br />
Shannon Connor Winward - Passage<br />
Pauline E. Dungate – One Man’s Folly<br />
Anne Nicholls - Dragonsbridge<br />
Peter Crowther – Gandalph Cohen and the Land at the End of the Working Day<br />
Misha Herwin – The Satan Stones<br />
Lynn M. Cochrane – Ringfenced<br />
Bryn Fortey – Ithica or Bust<br />
Adrian Cole – The Sound of Distant Gunfire<br />
William Meikle – The Cauldron of Camulos<br />
John Howard – Time and the City<br />
Selina Lock – The Great and Powerful<br />
Aliette de Bodard - Ys<br />
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Ancient Wonders will be launched in Brighton at Fantasycon on Saturday 29th September, at 10am. News on ordering details to follow shortly.Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-46314701731197608822012-07-08T13:54:00.001+01:002012-07-08T13:54:45.231+01:00Pulp HeroesAlchemy Writer Mike Chinn has announced the contents of the upcoming <b>Alchemy Press Book of Pulp Heroes</b> -<br />
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Mike Resnick -- Origins<br />
Robert William Iveniuk -- House Name<br />
Anne Nicholls -- Eyes of Day, Eyes of Night<br />
William Meikle -- Ripples in the Ether<br />
Chris Iovenko -- The Perfect Murder<br />
Bracken N MacLeod -- Ivy's Secret Origin<br />
Joshua Wolf -- Crossing the Line<br />
James Hartley -- Jean Marie<br />
Ian Gregory -- Currier Dread and the Hair of Destruction<br />
Amber L Husbands -- The Going Rate<br />
Michael Haynes -- No Way but the Hard Way<br />
Adrian Cole -- The Vogue Prince<br />
Joel Lane -- Upon a Granite Wind<br />
Milo James Fowler -- The Last Laugh<br />
Allen Ashley -- In the Margins<br />
Peter Crowther -- Heroes and Villains<br />
Peter Atkins -- The Return of Boy Justice</span> <br />
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Pulp Heroes is due to be launched at Fantasycon on 29th September and full purchasing details will be up on the <a href="http://alchemypress.blogspot.co.uk/">Alchemy Press website</a> soon!<br />
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<br />Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-70270421558483535342012-05-30T13:40:00.001+01:002012-05-30T17:37:25.630+01:00Jan in PrintAlchemy member Jan Edwards has had several stories published recently (woohoo!)<br />
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Her story <b>Midnight Twilight</b> is in the <a href="http://hershamhorrorbooks.webs.com/">Hersham Books</a>
anthology <b>Alt-Zombie: The Alternative Zombie Anthology</b>. Edited by
Peter Mark May and to be launched on 16th June at the Mug House pub in
London, Alt-Zombie features tales from a whole mess of writers: Stephen
Bacon, Stuart Young, Gary McMahon, Dave Jeffery, Jay Eales Mark
West, Zach Black, <b><span style="background-color: magenta; color: black;">Jan Edwards</span>,</b> Rachelle Bronson, Selina Lock William
Meikle, Katherine Tomlinson, Adrian Chamberlin, R. J. Gaulding, Shaun
Hamilton, Shaun Jeffrey, Stuart Hughes, David Williamson, Richard
Farren Barber, Allison Littlewood, Joe McKinney.<br />
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Alt-Zombie can be picked up from assorted online stores or see<a href="http://hershamhorrorbooks.webs.com/"> their website here</a> for details.<br />
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Jan's story <b>Jack Out Of The Box</b> has also recently appeared in the <b>Father Grim’s Storybook</b> anthology published by <a href="http://www.wickedeastpress.com/">Wicked East Press</a>. Edited Jessica Weiss, it includes fiction from Suzanne Robb, Bennie L. Newsome, S.C. Hayden, Jon-Michael Emory, Chris Allinotte, Michael Constantine McConnell, George Wilhite, Shannon Wendi, Teresa Black, <b style="background-color: magenta;">Jan Edwards</b>, Brent Abell, Jeff Chapman, David W. Landrum, Mel Obedoza, E.F. Schraeder, William R.D. Wood, and a new novella by Jay Raven. <b>Father Grim</b> is available on Amazon or see the <a href="http://www.wickedeastpress.com/">Wicked East Press website</a> for details.<br />
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April saw the release of Jan's fab pirate story <b>Damnation Seize My Soul</b> in the <a href="http://newconpress.co.uk/">Newcon Press</a> anthology Dark Currents. Edited by Ian Whates, Dark Currents has fiction from Adrian Tchaikovsky, Adam Nevill, Tricia Sullivan, Rod Rees, Nina Allan, Andrew Hook, Finn Clarke, Lavie Tidhar, <b style="background-color: magenta;">Jan Edwards</b>, Emma Coleman, Rebecca J Payne, Sophia McDougall, Una McCormack, Neil Williamson, Aliette de Bodard and V.C. Linde. Available in all good bookstores or from Newcon Press direct on <a href="http://newconpress.co.uk/">their website here</a>. <br />
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Not only that, but April also saw the publication of Jan's story <b>Gallery Green</b> in the Terror Scribes anthology. Edited by Adam Lowe and Chris Kelso with fiction from Rachel Kendall, Richard Barber, Sharon Kae Reamer and Rob Rowntree, Derek M. Fox, Chris Kelso, Wendy Jane Muzlanova, David Price, John B. Ford and Steve Lines, <b style="background-color: magenta;">Jan Edwards</b>, A.J. Kirby, Selina Lock, Jay Eales, Marie O'Regan, Deb Hoag, Mark West, Adam Lowe, John Palisano and Sue Phillips with a selection of flash fiction by Christy Leigh Stewart and a selection of poems by Paul Bradshaw. Available from <a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/adam-lowe-and-chris-kelso/terror-scribes/paperback/product-20039788.html%20">Lulu here</a>. <br />
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And there's more! Jan's stories <b>Wade’s Run</b> and <b>Redhill Residential</b> saw publication in the <b>Ghostly Reflections</b> anthology from Infinity Publishing. Alchemy member Peter Coleborn also has his story <b>The Old Manor</b> published in this anthology. Edited by Chris Nadeau, Ghostly Reflections can be found on Amazon.com.Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-18554628557985614702012-03-31T14:01:00.004+01:002012-03-31T15:43:45.291+01:00Alchemy Books<a href="http://alchemypress.blogspot.co.uk/">Alchemy Press</a>, run by Alchemy Writers <span style="font-weight: bold;">Peter Coleborn</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jan Edwards</span>, will be publishing (among other lovely things) a couple of new anthologies this year. (Woohoo!)<br />Both <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pulp Heroes</span>, edited by Alchemy Writer <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Chinn</span>; and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ancient Wonders</span>, edited by Alchemy Writers <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jan Edwards</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jenny Barber</span>, will be published in September and both books are now open for submissions! Here's the necessaries:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Alchemy Press Book of Pulp Heroes</span><br /></span></div><br />The Alchemy Press is seeking submissions for THE ALCHEMY PRESS BOOK OF PULP HEROES, edited by Mike Chinn.<br /><br />The Shadow, The Bat, Doc Savage, The Spider; Dashiell Hammett’s Continental Detective Agency; Dusty Ayers & His Battle Birds; Sheena and Ka-Zar. Hard-boiled detectives, sinister vigilantes, bizarre villains – the staple of the Pulp tradition. We want fiction that celebrates (or subverts) that tradition – as well as taking a wild new look at it. Fiction set in the 1930s and 40s, the far future or mythical past, or the present day. Two-fisted heroes – and heroines – fighting for right and justice in the midnight city, foetid jungles or exotic, far-flung lands. Deranged villains for whom the world is never enough.<br /><br />Sports stories, spy stories, aircraft & zeppelin stories, sea & pirate stories, Westerns, medieval romance, horror, science fiction and fantasy, movies and car racing – there’s no limit.<br /><br />THE ALCHEMY PRESS BOOK OF PULP HEROES will be a paperback to be published in September 2012, to be followed by an eBook edition. Successful contributors will receive a copy of the book and a £10.00 advance against royalties on publication. We are after original fiction; but reprints will be considered if they are exceptional. No simultaneous submissions. We will only accept electronic submissions as email attachments in standard MS format, .rtf, .doc or .docx. Any submissions included in the body of the email will be rejected unread. The subject line should take the form “Title/author’s name/word count” (i.e. Mastermind of Mars/ ER Burroughs/3,000 words). Contributions must be in the range of 2,000-6,000 words firm, with full contact details on the front page. The submission period runs from April 1st to May 30th 2012. Do not submit outside those dates. No acceptances or rejections will be made until after the deadline; we will endeavour to report back to you six to eight weeks after that. If you have heard nothing after nine weeks you may query at the email address below.<br /><br />Email all submissions to pulpheroes[at]saladoth.com<br /><br />THRILL US, SCARE US – MAKE US CARE.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~ * ~<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Alchemy Press Book of Ancient Wonders</span><br /></span></div><br />The Alchemy Press is seeking submissions for THE ALCHEMY PRESS BOOK OF ANCIENT WONDERS edited by Jan Edwards and Jenny Barber.<br /><br />Standing stones, burial mounds, ruined castles or sunken settlements, the ancient sites that litter our landscapes have a mysterious appeal which cannot be denied.<br /><br />Think myth come to life; old folktales updated; the consequences of tomb raiding; hidden guardians and secret civilisations; from archaeology to tourism; mysticism and myth; folklore to the fantastical. Take us on a journey around the esoteric and enigmatic places that cannot fail to fire the imagination. Intrigue us, thrill us, make us wonder about the where, the what and the who.<br /><br />We are interested in fantasy, sf, weird and horror tales of all kinds. (No erotica, romance or poetry.)<br /><br />THE ALCHEMY PRESS BOOK OF ANCIENT WONDERS will be a paperback to be published in September 2012, to be followed by an eBook edition. Successful contributors will receive a copy of the book and a £10.00 advance against royalties on publication. We are after original fiction; but reprints will be considered if they are exceptional. No simultaneous submissions. We will only accept electronic submissions as email attachments in standard MS format, .rtf, .doc or .docx. Any submissions included in the body of the email will be rejected unread. The subject line should take the form “Title/author’s name” (i.e. The Hobbit/ JRR Tolkien). Contributions must be in the range of 2,000-6,000 words firm, with full contact details on the front page. The submission period runs from April 1st to June 30th 2012. Do not submit outside those dates. No acceptances or rejections will be made until after the deadline; we will endeavour to report back to you six to eight weeks after that. If you have heard nothing after nine weeks you may query at the email address below.<br /><br />Email all submissions to alchemybookJJ[at]gmail.com<br /><br />--Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-56698892468225902812012-03-09T11:20:00.002+00:002012-03-09T11:31:32.920+00:00Mike's eMandates<a href="http://alchemypress.blogspot.com/">Alchemy Press</a> has released the ebook edition of Alchemy Writer Mike Chinn's Paladin Mandates. This is a spanky new revised version of the original <a href="http://alchemypress.blogspot.com/2009/10/paladin-mandates.html">Paladin Mandates</a> with a bonus story written especially for the ebook.<br /><br />Get it from Amazon by clicking through here...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://rcm-uk.amazon.co.uk/e/cm?t=bradanpress-21&o=2&p=8&l=as1&asins=B007IJJQV0&ref=tf_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /></div>Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-9276458611566768332012-03-08T21:01:00.002+00:002012-03-08T21:08:09.377+00:00Jan & Pete's Residential CourseAlchemy members Jan Edwards and Peter Coleborn will be teaching a residential writers' workshop at the <a href="http://westviewguesthouse.com/things_to_do/courses/writing/index.php">Westview Guesthouse</a> in Hay-on-Wye over the weekend of 18th - 20th May. <br /><br />Whether you're a writer looking to take the next step towards publication or just need a helping hand with your story or novel, their weekend workshop could be the answer. <br /><br />Course fees include accommodation, meals and tuition for the whole weekend and you can pre-submit up to 2000 words of fiction (a short story or the start of your novel; no poetry), should you wish, for one-to-one feedback on Friday evening.<br /><br />Check out the Westview Guesthouse <a href="http://westviewguesthouse.com/things_to_do/courses/writing/index.php">website here</a> for further details!Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-31359307019275224962012-03-03T18:33:00.002+00:002012-03-03T18:36:44.665+00:00Peter's Old ManorCongrats to Alchemy member Peter Coleborn who has had his story <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Old Manor</span> accepted for the anthology<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Ghostly Reflections</span> due for publication by Infinity Publishing. More news as and when we hear it!Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-828202019904927642012-02-21T08:31:00.004+00:002012-02-21T08:56:05.999+00:00More EldritchThe tentacles have spoken - here's more on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eldritch Chrome</span>, in which our Sam will soon be found...<br />Edited by Glynn Owen Barrass and Brian M. Sammons, published by Chaosium, full of stories of Cthulu~meets~cyberpunk from the following:<br /><br />Playgrounds of Angolaland – David Conyers<br />The Blowfly Manifesto – Tim Curran<br />SymbiOS – William Meikle<br />Obsolete, Absolute - Robert M. Price<br />Open Minded – Jeffrey Thomas<br />The Battle of Arkham – Peter Rawlik<br />The Wurms In the Grid – Nickolas Cook<br />Of Fractals, Fantomes, Frederic and Filrodj – John Shirley<br />The Gauntlet – Glynn Barrass and Brian M. Sammons<br />Indifference – CJ Henderson<br />Dreams of Death – Lois Gresh<br />Inlibration – Michael Tice<br />Immune – Terrie Leigh Relf<br />Hope Abandoned – Tom Lynch<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sonar City – Sam Stone</span><br />The Place that Cannot Be – D.L. Snell<br />Flesh & Scales – Ran Cartwright<br />Real Gone - David Dunwoody<br />CL3ANS3 - Carrie Cuinn<br /><br />News on when it's available as soon as we get it!Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-87316888991226161992012-02-20T08:20:00.002+00:002012-02-20T08:26:29.794+00:00Sam's Cthulupunk!Congratulations to Alchemy member Sam Stone whose Cthulupunk story <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sonar City</span> has been accepted to the anthology <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eldritch Chrome</span>. <br /><br />The anthology will be published by <a href="http://www.chaosium.com">Chaosium</a> and more information will be forthcoming as soon as we wrench it from the tentacles of those with the secret knowledge of the universe...Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-19308293599427203062012-02-05T07:50:00.007+00:002012-02-05T12:02:43.181+00:00Alchemy Round TableA new year brings a lot of excitement about new projects so we asked our Alchemy Writers what they were looking forward to in 2012 and what they liked about 2011...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What three novels did you enjoy most in 2011?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Debbie</span>:</span> Blimey. I can't remember what I read last week, never mind 12 months ago. Books I can actually remember (so they must have been good) are Guillermo Del Toro's vampire trilogy - I liked the new spin on vampires. And while we are on vampires, I guess I have to mention <a href="http://enterthepassage.com/">Justin Cronin</a>'s <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Passage</span>, since it's sort-of vampire based. I had serious issues with this novel (see my Goodreads review) but it was a good read. And I read all of the Stephenie Meyer vampire books for the first time too. Shit. It looks like I only read vampire stuff and I don't. I hate vampire books normally - really I do. I've read a lot of indie stuff too, but to be honest I haven't read as much as I'd like as I've been concentrating on writing throughout most of 2011 and I don't tend to read when I'm writing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Jan:</span> Last year I seemed to start so many and finish so few. Probably being BFS reviews editor gave me a touch of 'sweetshop syndrome’. So many books and so little time. I could write a list as long as Peter's arm (mine would not stretch) to include all the books I've read and enjoyed in 2011, but among them (and leaving aside any novels by members of this group) are these:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Downpour</span> by <a href="http://katrichardson.com/">Kat Richardson</a> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ghost Story</span> by <a href="http://www.jim-butcher.com/">Jim Butcher</a>. I mention both together because in addition to being cracking books are both parts of a long running series; both used a similar trope of pressing a re-set button, whereby the main protagonist, who has spent the previous X books building strength and ability, is killed and ‘resurrected’. The characters are whipped back to almost newbie status where they have to survive with only a fraction of their previous power. An excellent way to breathe new life into their respective heroes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bloodshot and Hellbent</span>: books 1&2 of the Red Cheshire series by <a href="http://www.cheriepriest.com/">Cherie Priest</a> (which must count as one choice surely?) A fun vampire. What can I say?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bryant & May and the Memory of Blood</span> by <a href="http://www.christopherfowler.co.uk/">Chris Fowler</a> is a great read. Again this is part of a series featuring a pair of elderly detectives who, though undoubtedly eccentric, are free of the usual clichés of the current crop of 'damaged detectives' gracing our TVs and bookshelves. It is so good to have detectives who actively get on with the job of detecting without wallowing in page after page of the tedious angst and self-pity that seems to be considered necessary of late! :-)<br /><br />I am going to cheat and have a fourth choice - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rivers of London</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Moon over Soho</span> by <a href="http://www.the-folly.com/">Ben Aaronovitch</a>. Yes, I know, two books again. These are the first two books in a series about an apprentice wizard Police Constable attached to the Met Police. There is a lot of fantasy and humour - but without diving into humorous fantasy! Great reading.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Jenny:</span> Gosh, only three? I read so much last year it's difficult to pick (and I'm legendary in my inability to make decisions...) Ok then, first up -<span style="font-weight: bold;"> God's War</span> by <a href="http://www.kameronhurley.com/">Kameron Hurley</a>. Kick-ass female protagonist working in a fabulous backdrop with all kinds of nifty tech and beasties and aliens wandering around. It's action-packed, full of conspiracies and just fantastically jaw-dropping in places, and one where you want to read more after you finished it.<br /><br />Next up will be <a href="http://www.seananmcguire.com/">Seanan McGuire</a>'s <span style="font-weight: bold;">One Salt Sea</span> - the latest in her Toby Daye urban fantasy series and the best one yet. It's another one with a kick-ass female protagonist, set in a US where the fae are living, if not side by side with the human populous, then at least, close enough in the shadows to be a major influence on those who know about them. <span style="font-weight: bold;">OSS</span> has all the fun of resolving old mysteries while setting up new ones and for bonus points there's the excellent undersea kingdom of Saltmist. Very much cool bananas!<br /><br />Third will most definitely have to be <span style="font-weight: bold;">Traitor's Gate</span> by <a href="http://kateelliott.livejournal.com/">Kate Elliott</a>. It concludes her Crossroads trilogy and is an absolutely marvellous piece of epic fantasy. It throws some sharp and quite unexpected twists into the story, there's the mucky results of war, break ups and make ups, conspiracies, rebuilding of wartorn settlements, honking great eagles carting people around and after all the build up, the ending is just perfect.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Peter:</span> I can't remember reading any novels in 2011 -- I recall starting several and giving up in despair.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Sam: </span>I didn't get much chance to read last year however I really enjoyed <span style="font-weight: bold;">Angel Of Brooklyn</span> by Janette Jenkins, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hamelin's Child</span> by Debbie Bennett and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cyrus Darian and the Technomicron</span> by <a href="http://ravendane.wordpress.com/">Raven Dane</a>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What three novels are you looking forward to in 2012?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Debbie:</span> I've got a stack of indie stuff on my kindle I'm waiting to get stuck into.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Jan:</span> I really don’t know. There will be more titles to add to the various lists I am sure, but apart from that? I shall wait and see.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Jenny:</span> Only three? Again? Who wrote these questions? (Oh, wait, that was me...) Okay then, first and foremost, the most anticipated novel of 2012 has to be: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blood and Feathers</span> by <a href="http://louise-morgan.com/">Louise Morgan</a>. It's Alice in Wonderland goes to Hell and peeps, let me tell you, it is unbelievably awesome. Lou is a fabulous writer and the book is pure perfection. (I can say this with authority because I got a sneak peek of it last year... Best. Thing. Eva!)<br /><br />Next up, I think, will have to be <span style="font-weight:bold;">The City's Son</span> by <a href="http://tompollock.com/">Tom Pollock</a>. I read an extract of it in the <a href="http://www.jofletcherbooks.com/">Jo Fletcher Books</a> sampler given out at Fantasycon and like both his style and the very cool story it's introducing. Plus it's set in a hidden London, which is always a fun thing<br /><br />Third is <a href="http://www.kategriffin.net/">Kate Griffin</a>'s <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Minority Council </span>- it's the next one in her Matthew Swift series of books which I adore as they combine all the fun of urban fantasy in an alternate London with a glorious turn of phrase when it comes to the storytelling.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Peter:</span> I'm not sure what's due out in 2012. To be honest, I much prefer short stories and novellas. Yet again, I can't recall any that really, really grabbed me.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Sam:</span> I bought <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kronos</span> by <a href="http://www.guy-adams.com/">Guy Adams</a> for David for Christmas and have dipped into it. I now want to finish it because it is beautifully written. I also have <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cyber Circus</span> By <a href="http://www.kimlakin-smith.com/">Kim Lakin-Smith</a> lined-up for that elusive spare minute and I have John Lindqvist's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Handling the Undead</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Are there any other works of fiction (eg. short stories/collections/anthologies/comics/films etc.) that you particularly enjoyed in 2011?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">Debbie:</span> Um, not that stand out in my mind. Am I really that shallow and boring? Although I did see <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Sixth Sense</span> on tv for the first time and thought it was one of the cleverest film twists ever!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Jan:</span> There were so many anthologies published in the horror field (some of which I was in) that it would be impossible to pick any one above the rest.<br /><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Welcome to Bordertown</span> edited by <a href="http://www.blackholly.com/">Holly Black</a> and <a href="http://www.ellenkushner.com/">Ellen Kushner</a> was an excellent anthology (which sadly I was not in). It did contain some truly great shorts from the likes of Holly Black, Charles de Lint, Emma Bull, Neil Gaiman etc. Both Sam and Debbie put collections of their own work out there this year, both of which I read and enjoyed, and of course I must talk about <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rumours of the Marvellous</span> - a collection of fiction by Peter Atkins, not just because it is published by Alchemy Press, but because I genuinely think it contains some of the best short fiction I have ever read! Pete Atkins really is one of Britain’s greats.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Jenny:</span> Get comfy, because I could be here all day... luckily I already did a list of fictiony goodness on my own <a href="http://bradanpress.blogspot.com/2011/12/best-of-2011.html">blog here.</a> However, top picks -<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Short Stories:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Card Sharp</span> by <a href="http://www.rajankhanna.com/">Rajan Khanna</a> (Way of the Wizard) and <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Thief of Precious Things</span> by <a href="http://www.acwise.net/">A.C. Wise</a> (Bewere the Night). Funnily enough both are stories about trickster types - one a classic fox-shifter, the other a gambler with a special set of cards. Both excellent.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Collections:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sourdough and Other Stories</span> by <a href="http://www.angelaslatter.com/">Angela Slatter</a> & <span style="font-weight: bold;">Somewhere Beneath Those Waves</span> by<a href="http://www.sarahmonette.com/"> Sarah Monette</a>. Both recent author discoveries and both books collecting some wonderful stories.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Anthologies:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Way of the Wizard</span> ed. <a href="http://www.johnjosephadams.com/">John Joseph Adams</a> - it's rare I find an anthology where I wasn't bored by some of the stories... this bucked the trend and served up all kinds of ace tales.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Film:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Thor</span>. Wasn't expecting to like it, turned out it was heaps of fun.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Peter:</span> OK, yes, I read tons for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dark Horizons</span> and for the Alchemy Press book, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rumours of the Marvellous</span>. Those by Peter Atkins are outstanding stories (I would say that, wouldn't I?) but only one was originally published in 2011. I recall enjoying some stories -- such as the first two in <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Book of Horrors</span> and some in <a href="http://www.sfwa.org/members/emshwiller">Carol Emshwiller</a>'s collection (PS Publishing) -- but I can't remember the details. Not seen enough new films. The only one that I really rate isn't fantasy: <span style="font-weight: bold;">The King's Speech</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Sam: </span>Rhys Hughes <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Brothel Creeper</span> was a really fun collection. Macabre and disturbing and extremly humorous.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What one event in 2011 was your favourite?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">Debbie:</span> Well I can't say Fantasycon, as I wasn't there. So it would have to be the launch of my thriller novel <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hamelin's Child</span> on kindle in February. It started the ball rolling and it's still gathering speed!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Jan:</span> I don’t go to enough events in 2011 to compare and contrast – but I did get to the Annual <a href="http://www.writersconference.co.uk/">Writers’ Conference at Winchester</a>, where I pitched a novel with some success; so that has to be my high point!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Jenny:</span> Oh definitely <a href="http://www.fantasycon2011.org/">Fantasycon</a>. There was such a fab vibe to it, helped, I think, by the fact that despite it being the end of September, the weather was glorious and the hotel was on the beach so I got to see my fave peeps and wander by the sea too. What's not to love?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Sam:</span> The <a href="http://steampunk.synthasite.com/">Asylum Steampunk Convention</a> wins it in the UK. But <a href="http://www.gallifreyone.com/">Gallifrey</a> was fabulous as always! Both of these conventions really know how to treat their guests well.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What one event in 2012 are you most looking forward to?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Debbie:</span> More writing. More book launches. I'd like to get to a Con but realistically I can't see it happening in the current economic climate.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Jenny:</span> Toughie, since I can only afford to do two this year... <a href="http://www.fantasycon2012.org/">Fantasycon</a> is in Brighton again so if the weather is anywhere near as nice as last year there'll be some more beach fun. <a href="http://olympus2012.org/">Eastercon</a>, particularly Eastercon when it's at Heathrow, does have a history of interesting programming - such as the fight workshops. There is nothing that isn't good about learning how to beat up people with drain pipes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Sam:</span> That's a tough one because I have some really exciting and new events I'm attending. The first this year is <a href="http://www.sfxweekender.com/">SFX Weekender</a> and I'm looking forward to seeing all of the friends that are going to be there. But equally I'm very excited about <a href="http://www.galaxyfest.org/">GalaxyFest</a> in Colorado Springs, because it's new and I'll be International Author Guest of Honour there.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Which of your writing/publishing stuff in 2011 are you particularly proud of?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Debbie:</span> Getting an email from a complete stranger who loved my book so much she wrote to tell me! Awesome. And selling over 300 books in 24 hours in late October. Oh and being invited to join Katherine Roberts and a group of mostly traditionally-published authors with a regular blog spot on <a href="http://www.authorselectric.co.uk/">www.authorselectric.co.uk</a> - I was chuffed that they thought me good enough.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Jan:</span> I had a good year publishing wise with a list of 10 (?) short stories published in various places. Which one am I most proud of? I am probably not the best person to judge – I shall leave that choice to the Alchemy Writers Blog-Meister, Ms Barber! <span style="font-style: italic;">Ms B says - </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Grey Magic for Cat Lovers</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> was fab, as was </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Ballad of Lucy Lightfoot</span><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Jenny:</span> My stuff on the <a href="http://apocalypsegirlsguide.blogspot.com/">Girls' Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse</a> blog - because we have so much fun anticipating all the different post-apocalyptic scenarios.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Peter:</span> Getting <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rumours of the Marvellous</span> published.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Sam:</span> My Collection, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Zombies in New York and Other Bloody Jottings</span>, because it allowed me to try different things.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What have you got coming up/out in 2012 that you want to shout about?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Debbie:</span> Watch my blog on <a href="http://www.debbiebennett.co.uk/">www.debbiebennett.co.uk</a> !<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Jan:</span> Three stories due out this year that I want to shout about are <span style="font-weight: bold;"> Jack Out of the Box</span> : appearing in the Father Grim’s Storybook by Wicked East Press edited by Jessica Weiss; <span style="font-weight: bold;">Orbyting</span>: <a href="http://www.fantomfilms.co.uk/books/hammer_out.htm">The Hammer Out Book of Ghosts</a> (in aid of the Hammer Out brain tumour awareness charity), edited by the Fantom Films director Dexter O’Neill; and lastly <span style="font-weight: bold;">Damnation Seize My Soul</span> which will be appearing in an as yet unnamed anthology edited by the inimitable Ian Whates with <a href="http://newconpress.co.uk/">Newcon Press</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Jenny:</span> <a href="http://shinyshortfic.blogspot.com/">Shiny Shorts</a>! A funky new review blog specifically for all things short fiction.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Peter:</span> I'm planning new <a href="http://alchemypress.blogspot.com/">Alchemy Press</a> projects for 2012 ... Nothing definite yet.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Sam:</span> Currently working on the fifth Vampire Gene Novel <span style="font-weight: bold;">Silent Sand</span> and the second book in my new fantasy series - more about that soon!<br /><br />-<br />Thank you ladies and gentle-beings of Alchemy! Can't wait to see how 2012 develops...Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307223144060696039.post-49109906739563692202012-01-19T10:25:00.001+00:002012-01-19T10:27:49.939+00:00Jan and Sam are Hammered!It being January means that the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hammer Out Book of Ghosts</span> is now officially out! In it you can find stories from Alchemy Members Jan Edwards and Sam Stone so don't delay, get your copy now!<br /><br />Published by <a href="http://www.fantomfilms.co.uk/books/hammer_out.htm">Fantom Films</a>, all money raised from the anthology will go to the charity <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hammer Out</span> which helps fund research, raise awareness and provide support for people suffering from brain tumours.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The hardback edition can be had for £10.99 <a href="http://www.fantomfilms.co.uk/books/hammer_out.htm">here.</a><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rpE61QK2Pmo/TvWUG5q8YlI/AAAAAAAAAXk/WwQVIGSni6E/s1600/hammerout.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rpE61QK2Pmo/TvWUG5q8YlI/AAAAAAAAAXk/WwQVIGSni6E/s320/hammerout.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689616550533554770" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Contents:<br />Foreword by Tracey Childs<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Immortal Monster by Sam Stone</span><br />The Widow and the Deserter by Alex Barrett<br />Sleeping Lions by Niall Boyce<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Orbyting by Jan Edwards</span><br />The Noise from the Flat Upstairs by S.E. Branson<br />Tower Song by Richard Howard<br />Deadline by Paul W.T. Ballard<br />The Attic Nursery by Raven Dane<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chillers and Breathers by Sam Stone</span><br />We Attract that which we Fear the Most by Louise Jameson<br />Last Rites by Simon Guerrier<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Jenny Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285846941184945840noreply@blogger.com0