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Nemonymous
''Nemonymous'' was a short fiction publication that labeled itself a "megazanthus" (a portmanteau of magazine and anthology). It was published in the United Kingdom from 2001–2010, and edited by British writer D. F. Lewis. This publication was distinctive in that all stories were published anonymously, with the identities of contributing authors being normally withheld until the following issue, an arrangement intended to temporarily strip the reader of any prejudices surrounding the author's name (including popularity, gender and place of origin), and thus level the playing field for the writer. (Later issues did not follow this exact model.) History The first issue of ''Nemonymous'', subtitled ''A Journal of Parthenogenetic Fiction and Late Labelling'', appeared in November 2001. Nine issues were published through July 2010. The final four editions were more like books than journals: ''Zencore'' (2007), ''Cone Zero'' (2008), ''Cern Zoo'' (2009) and ''Null Immortalis'' (2010) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemonymous
''Nemonymous'' was a short fiction publication that labeled itself a "megazanthus" (a portmanteau of magazine and anthology). It was published in the United Kingdom from 2001–2010, and edited by British writer D. F. Lewis. This publication was distinctive in that all stories were published anonymously, with the identities of contributing authors being normally withheld until the following issue, an arrangement intended to temporarily strip the reader of any prejudices surrounding the author's name (including popularity, gender and place of origin), and thus level the playing field for the writer. (Later issues did not follow this exact model.) History The first issue of ''Nemonymous'', subtitled ''A Journal of Parthenogenetic Fiction and Late Labelling'', appeared in November 2001. Nine issues were published through July 2010. The final four editions were more like books than journals: ''Zencore'' (2007), ''Cone Zero'' (2008), ''Cern Zoo'' (2009) and ''Null Immortalis'' (2010) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Grimwood
Terry Grimwood (formerly Terry Gates-Grimwood) is a British writer of horror and science fiction. He publishes The Exaggerated Press. He has written and directed three plays, and is married to Regional Director Debra Wilkins.http://69flavorsofparanoia.com/BIOGALLERY/menu5VIP.html#TerryGrimwood Bibliography Books * ''Demons and Demons'' (chapbook, D-Press, 2004) * ''The Exaggerated Man and other stories'', Exaggerated Press, 2008. . * ''The Places Between'', Pendragon Press, 2010. * ''Bloody War'', Eibonvale Press, 2010. * ''Axe'', Double Dragon eBooks, 2012. . * ''There is a Way to Live Forever'', Black Shuck Books, 2017. * ''Skin for Skin'', Luna Press, 2021. * ''Interference'', Elsewhen Press, 2022. Short stories (not including reprints) * John (''Peeping Tom'' 24, 1996) * The Friends of Mike Santini (''Nemonymous'' one, 2001) * The Last Knight of Llanth (''Legend'', 6 & 7, 2002-2003) * Red Hands (''Darkness Rising'' 7, 2003) * Chemo (''Nemonymous'' three, 2003) * Coffin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggie Oliver (writer)
Reggie Oliver (born 1952 in London) is an English playwright, biographer and writer of ghost stories. Life and career Reggie Oliver was educated at Eton (Newcastle Scholar, 1970, Oppidan Scholar) and University College, Oxford (BA Hons 1975), and has been a professional playwright, actor, and theatre director since 1975. He has worked in radio, television, films, and theatre, both in the West End and outside London. He was a founding member of the late Sir Anthony Quayle's Compass Theatre, and both played the part of Traverse and understudied Sir Anthony in the tour and West End run of ''The Clandestine Marriage'' in 1984. His plays include ''Imaginary Lines'' (which was first produced and directed by Alan Ayckbourn at Scarborough in 1985 and has since been translated into several languages), ''Absolution'' (King's Head, 1983), ''Back Payments'' (King's Head, 1985), ''Taking Liberties'' (Wolsey, Ipswich, 1996), ''Put Some Clothes On, Clarisse!'' (Duchess Theatre, London, 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Pirie
Steven Pirie is an English writer of horror, fantasy and humour based in Liverpool. Bibliography Novels * ''Digging up Donald'' ( Immanion Press, 2004) * ''Burying Brian'' (Immanion Press, 2010)See author's blog aand featured profile a/ref> Short stories * Rogers' Cold Fusion (''Planet Relish Magazine'', 2003) * What Goes Up (''The Phone Book'', 2003) * A Foot in Alpha Centauri's Door (''Planet Relish Magazine'', 2003) * Roger's Shoe, or Hat, or Dog (''The Dark Krypt'', 2003) * An Old Problem (''The Phone Book'', 2003) * Susan's Eyes (''Flash Me Magazine'', 2003) * The Kiss (''Flashquake Magazine'', 2003) * Colquitt's High-energy Trousers (''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'', 2003) * Spartacus (''Alien Skin Magazine'', 2003) * Bob, and Clair, and the Meaning of Life ('' Whispers of Wickedness magazine'', 2004) * A Small Box of Rat Poison (''Whispers of Wickedness'' online, 2004) * Titan's Teashop (''Whispers of Wickedness'' online, 2004) * And God Saw That It Was... (''Whis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff VanderMeer
Jeff VanderMeer (born July 7, 1968) is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling Southern Reach Trilogy. The trilogy's first novel, ''Annihilation'', won the Nebula and Shirley Jackson Awards, and was adapted into a Hollywood film by director Alex Garland. Among VanderMeer's other novels are '' Shriek: An Afterword'' and '' Borne''. He has also edited with his wife Ann VanderMeer such influential and award-winning anthologies as ''The New Weird'', ''The Weird'', and ''The Big Book of Science Fiction''.2017 Locus Awards Winners ," Locus Magazine, June 24, 2017. VanderMeer has been called "one of the most remarkable practitioners of the literary fantastic in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Meloy
Paul Meloy is an English born writer of what Graham Joyce referred to as "Fractured Realism"''.'' Biography Meloy was born in 1966 in Surrey, UK. He went to school in Sutton and worked in a variety of mental health settings, institutions and environments with people who have mental health issues or learning disabilities. His writing demonstrates that his work as a mental health professional has influenced his work. He is now married and currently lives in Torquay in Devon, England. Meloy has a long history with TTA Press, debuting in The Third Alternative #14 with ''The Last Great Paladin of Idle Conceit''. The magazine Black Static, the successor to The Third Alternative, borrowed its name from another Meloy story and in 2008, TTA Press published a critically acclaimed collection of his work, ''Islington Crocodiles''. ''Islington Crocodiles'' is a chronological collection of Meloy's short stories. Books * ''Islington Crocodiles (2008) - 'Montag Press * Dogs With Their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Ballantyne (writer)
Tony Ballantyne (born 1972) is a British science-fiction author known for his debut trilogy of novels, titled ''Recursion'', ''Capacity'' and ''Divergence''. He is also Assistant Headteacher and an Information Technology teacher at The Blue Coat School, Oldham and has been nominated for the BSFA Award for short fiction. Bibliography Novels * ''Dream London'', Solaris, 2013 * ''Dream Paris'', Solaris, 2015 ;Recursion Trilogy * ''Recursion'', Macmillan, 2004 * ''Capacity'', Macmillan, 2005 * ''Divergence'', Macmillan, 2007 ;The Robot Wars / Penrose * ''Twisted Metal'', Macmillan, 2009 * ''Blood and Iron'', Macmillan, 2010 * ''Stories from the Northern Road'', Macmillan, 2012 Short fiction ;Stories * "Why are Rocks?" – Hub Issue 40, edited by Lee Harris * "Matthew's Passion" (with Eric Brown) – ''Kethani'' by Eric Brown (Solaris, 2008) * "Third Person" – ''The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction'', edited by George Mann (Solaris, 2007); Reprinted in ''The Year's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Lake
Joseph Edward "Jay" Lake, Jr. (June 6, 1964 – June 1, 2014) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. In 2003 he was a quarterly first-place winner in the Writers of the Future contest. In 2004 he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction. He lived in Portland, Oregon, and worked as a product manager for a voice services company. Lake's writings appeared in numerous publications, including ''Postscripts'', ''Realms of Fantasy'', '' Interzone'', ''Strange Horizons'', ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', ''Nemonymous'', and the '' Mammoth Book of Best New Horror''. He was an editor for the "Polyphony" anthology series from Wheatland Press, and was also a contributor to ''The Internet Review of Science Fiction''. Personal life Lake was born in Taipei, Taiwan; he was the eldest of three children born to Joseph Edward Lake (a U.S. foreign service officer serving in Taiwan at the time). As a child he lived in Nigeria; Dahomey (now called Benin); Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Chinn
Mike Chinn is a horror, fantasy, science fiction and comics writer from Birmingham, England. Chinn has been nominated for the British Fantasy Award for Best Collection and Best Short Story. He created the Anglerre fantasy series and Robot Kid science fiction books for the Starblazer comic, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. Starblazer has been resurrected as a licensed role-playing game from Cubicle 7 Entertainment, entitled '' Starblazer Adventures''. Chinn has contributed to the RPG supplement '' Legends of Anglerre'', based on the Anglerre world and characters that he created for Starblazer. In 1998, Midlands-based, British Fantasy Award winning publisher The Alchemy Press published their first paperback: six short stories featuring Chinn's pulp adventure heroes, Damian Paladin and adventuress Leigh Oswin, '' The Paladin Mandates'' (which was itself short listed in the 1999 British Fantasy Awards, Best Collection and Best Short Story categories). In 2017, Pro Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Lock
Bob Lock (born 1949) is a Welsh science fiction and fantasy writer. Biography Bob Lock was born in 1949, in Gower Peninsula, Gower near Swansea. His work first appeared on Youwriteon. Bibliography * ''The Leaf in the Stone'', published in Cold Cuts 1 (An anthology of horror stories) * ''Nearly Home'', published in Cold Cuts 2 (An anthology of horror stories * Featured in Tapestries of the heart (An anthology of poems) * ''Flames of Herakleitos'' * ''Madness'' * ''The Empathy Effect'' * ''They Feed on Flesh'' External links Bob Lock's website 20th-century British novelists 21st-century British novelists British science fiction writers Welsh science fiction writers Writers from Swansea Living people 1949 births British male novelists 20th-century British male writers 21st-century British male writers {{Wales-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Meikle
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica O'Rourke
Monica may refer to: People *Monica (actress) (born 1987), Indian film actress *Monica (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Monica (singer) (born 1980), American R&B singer, songwriter, producer, and actress *Saint Monica, mother of Augustine Places * 833 Monica, a minor planet * Monica, Kentucky * Santa Monica, California Arts, entertainment, and media Fiction * ''Monica'' (2011 film), an Indian film * ''Monica'' (2022 film), an American-Italian film *Monica, a fictional country in ''Æon Flux'' *Monica, a fictional planet in David Weber's science fiction Honorverse Music * MONICA, a Scottish band featuring members of Win/ The Apples and Trembling Bells * "Monica" (song), a song by The Kinks from their album ''The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society'' (1968) *"Monica", a song by Dan Bern from his album ''Fifty Eggs'' *"Monica", a 1984 song by Kōji Kikkawa **Leslie Cheung, covered into Cantonese in 1984 ** Leo Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |