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Australian speculative fiction carnival
Nov. 15th, 2005 12:58 amWelcome to the first carnival for Australian speculative fiction. I have a vast desire to make excruciating puns to start the ball rolling, but I am really a sober and serious soul. No big introduction - I am just going to land you in media res (and in the middle of things, too). And I know I have missed stuff. If it is important stuff, please send a URL to philologa (at) gmail.com so it can be included in the next Carnival.
In media res? Doesn’t that suggest a hint of classicism? That means Tansy Rayner Roberts, always and ever. Except she isn’t talking about Classics, she is talking about humour. And here she is the representative of the ongoing debate about the percentage of women writers (chosen for the number of comments, naturally). While here, Shane Jiraiya Cummings talks about e-texts and how they are perceived.
Good news includes a *bunch* of new work, and the return of Ticonderoga Publications. This is particularly cool because Farr (in a mild comment on Ticonderoga Online) managed to spark the controversy of the year. Most of us over-reacted (including me) but it got some amazing conversations going about Australian writing. Start your explorations of the discussion here and here.
We talked about the writerly craft on both Deborah Biancotti's blog and on mine and in other places which have not come to my attention recently (email philologa(at)gmail.com! Share the knowledge!!)
The last couple of months have seen some really spectacular overseas jaunts by various writers and movers and shakers and other bods. My favourite post was Deborah Biancotti's view of things. But Matthew Cheney's notion of Aussies overseas is rather neat: read it and feel good. In relation to the jaunts, Jonathan Strahan and Garth Nix generously publicised Australian books due out soon. For more on books, check out the new review site for all Australian speculative fiction launched later today (yes, my timing is all to pieces, sorry) and Jeff VanderMeer comments on his purchases while in Australia (he didn't buy my book - should I go all sackcloth and ashes?).
While talking about VanderMeer, various Aussie guest-blogged for him in September. They included Anna Tambour and Kate Eltham.
This is the year of the overview. The next is by Donna Maree Hanson and in book form. She talks about it here. Blogged overviews can be found almost everywhere. Start with Deborah Biancotti and friends dissecting the State of things. Ben Payne's year by year overview of published Australian fiction starts here, with 1994. Ben Peek does a personal overview here. He and I obviously read different books.
To end on a high note, how does a World Fantasy award winner talk about the news in public. Very, very calmly.
In media res? Doesn’t that suggest a hint of classicism? That means Tansy Rayner Roberts, always and ever. Except she isn’t talking about Classics, she is talking about humour. And here she is the representative of the ongoing debate about the percentage of women writers (chosen for the number of comments, naturally). While here, Shane Jiraiya Cummings talks about e-texts and how they are perceived.
Good news includes a *bunch* of new work, and the return of Ticonderoga Publications. This is particularly cool because Farr (in a mild comment on Ticonderoga Online) managed to spark the controversy of the year. Most of us over-reacted (including me) but it got some amazing conversations going about Australian writing. Start your explorations of the discussion here and here.
We talked about the writerly craft on both Deborah Biancotti's blog and on mine and in other places which have not come to my attention recently (email philologa(at)gmail.com! Share the knowledge!!)
The last couple of months have seen some really spectacular overseas jaunts by various writers and movers and shakers and other bods. My favourite post was Deborah Biancotti's view of things. But Matthew Cheney's notion of Aussies overseas is rather neat: read it and feel good. In relation to the jaunts, Jonathan Strahan and Garth Nix generously publicised Australian books due out soon. For more on books, check out the new review site for all Australian speculative fiction launched later today (yes, my timing is all to pieces, sorry) and Jeff VanderMeer comments on his purchases while in Australia (he didn't buy my book - should I go all sackcloth and ashes?).
While talking about VanderMeer, various Aussie guest-blogged for him in September. They included Anna Tambour and Kate Eltham.
This is the year of the overview. The next is by Donna Maree Hanson and in book form. She talks about it here. Blogged overviews can be found almost everywhere. Start with Deborah Biancotti and friends dissecting the State of things. Ben Payne's year by year overview of published Australian fiction starts here, with 1994. Ben Peek does a personal overview here. He and I obviously read different books.
To end on a high note, how does a World Fantasy award winner talk about the news in public. Very, very calmly.