The judges have shortlisted five essays for this year's Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay, which is worth a total of $10,000. They are 'The Last Space Waltz? Reflections on 2001: A Space Odyssey…
'Despite the dead body found on the first page, and one of the narrators being a hard-bitten PI, ‘When we have wings’ is not your classic crime novel. It could have many labels: speculative fiction,…
We need to grow up, stop shirking our responsibility and manage our power: The tipping point study in Nature: David Roberts at Grist quoting Christopher Mims: 'He frames things this way: The Earth…
These gorgeous images of flower tower gardens in the sky designed by architect Tsvetan Toshkov remind me of the floating forests and parks in the SkyNation chapter of When We Have Wings.
Panel: Splicing Genres Friday 16:00 until Friday 17:00 (60 Minutes) Jane Routley, Jenny Blackford, Lisa Hannett, Claire Corbett, Rjurik Davidson Fantasy murder mysteries, horror spy novels, science…
It's the National Year of Reading 2012 and each month has been given a theme. June is Dream. I've had many comments from readers that When We Have Wings gives them vivid flying dreams. Seems the…
I have a Russian publishing deal! Appropriately enough, I found out just before attending the SWF screening of Stalker, the Tarkovsky film, introduced by the witty and lovely Geoff Dyer. Of course I…
I'm booked! I'll be on the following panels: Storyworlds Backyard speculation Splicing Genres plus a reading and signing session. I look forward to seeing you there. More details when I have the…
This panel, with Rob Riel, me, Michael Pryor and Meg Mundell, was so much fun, as you can see from the photo. Judging by appreciative comments from the audience afterwards, they enjoyed it as much as…
'The ABC top 10 list of 10 Aussie books to read before you die has been selected from the top 100 by popular vote. NO SFF BOOKS ARE ON THIS LIST.' - Dark Matter Fanzine So they created their own. The…
