The Unusual Genitals Party

The latest ebook from Gary Gibson’s Brain in a Jar imprint is a collection from Fergus Bannon. What’s more, it’s free; for the time being at least.

The title story is rumoured to feature thinly-disguised versions of several Glaswegian science fiction writers.

Unspoken Water 1

Unspoken Water 1 is a new magazine edited by GSFWCer and Book Zone reviewer Ian Hunter. Just look at that line-up – that’s got to be worth four quid of anyone’s money.

GSFWC

The Glasgow SF Writers Circle is a-meeting on the morrow.

One singer, one song.

Who Wears Short Shorts?

The Glasgow SF Writers Circle is meeting tomorrow night to dissect a couple of short/short stories, which is probably all that some of the members will be capable of concentrating on given that they’ve just been to two of the biggest conventions in the writing calender over the last two weeks.

GSFWC

The Glasgow SF Writers Circle is meeting tomorrow night.

(Tuesday, 8pm. We supply the fiction, bring your own attitude.)

GSFWC

The Glasgow SF Writers Circle will be convening tonight. It’s perfect for anyone who wants to circle some writers.

I may even make it along myself for the first time in ages.

Preditors & Editors Readers’ Poll 2009

The annual Preditors & Editors Poll for the best of 2009 is underway, and already there are votes for GSWFC members, Interzone, BBR, Dark Horizons and many others. Feel free to join in before the closing date of 14th January.

A running total of the results can be found here.

BSFA Awards 2009

Nominations don’t close for a few days yet, but a list of those already nominated has been posted at Matrix. Congratulations to Gary Gibson and Hal Duncan from the GSFWC for making the cut, and Interzone is also well represented with six stories and five artworks on the lists.

More Bells & Whistles

…or Two More Examples of Why I Stopped Drinking.

More content has been added to Fergus Bannon’s site, including testimonials from Hal Duncan and myself. It also now has the notorious short story The Unusual Genitals Party which, rumour has it, features members of the Glasgow SF Writers Circle as characters.

Those rumours are false.

Trust me.

Fergus Bannon

GSFWC writer Fergus Bannon now has his own site – plenty is still to be added to it, including testimony from some of the finest writers alive today, but you can already find Burning Brightly from Interzone 71 there.

Sketchbook Special

The latest Estronomicon has just come out, my fiends. Once again it’s free and is packed with stories, including a short, sharp punch from GSFWC member Graeme Stevenson. Steve Upham’s artwork continues to astound: this issue has one of the most disturbing covers that I’ve ever seen. I think it reminds me of someone…

Judgement

Gary Gibson has made Fergus Bannon’s novel, Judgement, available as an eBook.

Fergus is another GSFWC member and he had just started a very promising writing career when real life got in the way.  His  short stories were published in Interzone and several other places, but he didn’t have the time to market his novel properly. Recently, though, he has been talking about getting back to writing again, so this is a fine chance to see what he is capable of doing.

Judgement is an excellent contemporary thriller with a great science-fictional edge and I highly recommend it.

Ian McDonald at BSFA

Tony Keen is interviewing Ian McDonald at the British Science Fiction Association’s monthly meeting on Wednesday 28th October. It’s free and open to non-members. Details here.

After this Ian will be flying out to Nantes where he will be appearing at Utopiales with the GSFWC‘s very own Hal Duncan next weekend.

Geometric SF Writers Circle

The GSFWC is meeting up for its fortnightly square go tomorrow. One of us may be tempted to chalk a pentagram on the floor, and we all know where that sort of behaviour leads.

GSFWC

The Glasgow SF Writers Circle is meeting again tomorrow night. Since the last meeting a fortnight ago, Ian Hunter has received two honourable mentions in The Best Horror of the Year 1, and Hal Duncan has been shortlisted for the Expanding Our Vocabulary catagory of the First Annual Last Drink Bird Head Awards.

Both will have to be cut back down to size in a suitably Orwellian fashion.

While I’m here, I should also point out that Hal is selling a story called Jack Scallywag over at his blog, so feel free to throw a few coins into his hat and make that monkey dance.