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Speculative Fiction 2012: Out now!

Posted on April 25 2013 by Justin | 3 Comments

We have news(!) – Speculative Fiction 2012 is now available on Amazon.

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This collection contains over fifty of the year’s best online essays and reviews, from Tansy Rayner Roberts on Supergirl to Lavie Tidhar on China Miéville to Aishwarya Subramanian on My Little Pony to Joe Abercrombie on, er, himself. It is a diverse collection of some of last year’s best and most interesting writing. We fully expect – and hope – it will cause discussion, debate and a bit of a ruckus.

The book also contains a foreword from Orbit author Mur Lafferty, an introduction from this year’s editors (Jared Shurin and myself) and an afterword from the 2013 editors, Ana Grilo and Thea James of The Booksmugglers. Not to mention the beautiful cover from the talented Sarah Anne Langton.

All proceeds from sales of this book are donated to Room to Read, supporting literacy and gender equality in education around the world.… Read the rest

SpecFic 2012 Deadline for Submissions–December 31

Posted on December 3 2012 by Justin | 1 Comment

As I announced a few months ago, Jared Shurin and I are co-editing an anthology, Speculative Fiction 2012: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary. Left to our own devices, Jared and I would surely curate a masterful volume, but we recognize we haven’t been exposed to every voice in the field — not even close. Thus, we put out the call to the community to submit their favorite pieces to us.

To date, we’ve received hundreds of submissions, and we’re still only scratching the surface. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2012. Head over to our form to make sure your favorite critics get a look.… Read the rest