Agog! Press was an independent Australian

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, specializing in

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collections. Founded in 2002 by

Cat Sparks Catriona (Cat) Sparks (born 11 September 1965, Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian science fiction writer, editor and publisher. Publishing As manager and editor of Agog! Press with her partner, Australian horror writer Rob Hood, Sp ...

, the press published nine anthologies of speculative fiction. In 2006 Agog! Press forged a

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with United States publisher

Prime Books Sean Wallace (born January 1, 1976) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologist, editor, and publisher best known for founding the publishing house Prime Books and for co-editing three magazines, ''Clarkesworld Magazine'', ''T ...

, which has led to international (US) distribution of Agog! titles in both hard and soft cover.

Titles

*''Agog! Ripping Reads'' (2006), ed. Cat Sparks, *''

Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales ''Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales'' is a 2005 speculative fiction anthology edited by Robert Hood and Robin Pen. Background ''Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales'' was first published in Australia in 2005 by Agog! Press in hardback format. It won the ...

'' (2005), ed.

Rob Hood Robert Maxwell Hood (born 24 July 1951) is an Australian writer and editor recognised as one of Australia's leading horror writers, although his work frequently crosses genre boundaries into science fiction, fantasy and crime. He has publishe ...

and Robin Pen, *''Daikaiju!2: Revenge of the Giant Monsters'' (2007), ed.

and Robin Pen, *''Daikaiju!3: Giant Monsters vs the World'' (2007), ed.

and Robin Pen, *''

Agog! Smashing Stories ''Agog! Smashing Stories'' is a 2004 Australian speculative fiction anthology edited by Cat Sparks. Background ''Agog! Smashing Stories'' was first published in Australia in 2004 by Agog! Press in trade paperback format. It was a short-list nomi ...

'' (2004), ed. Cat Sparks, *''Agog! Terrific Tales'' (2003), ed. Cat Sparks, *''Agog! Fantastic Fiction'' (2002), ed. Cat Sparks, *''AustrAlien Absurdities'' (2002), ed.

Chuck McKenzie Chuck McKenzie is an Australian writer of speculative fiction. Biography McKenzie was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1970. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing & Literature from Deakin University. McKenzie's varied work histor ...

and

Tansy Rayner Roberts Tansy Rayner Roberts (born 22 May 1978) is an Australian fantasy writer. Her short stories have been published in a variety of genre magazines, including ''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'' and ''Aurealis''. She also writes crime fiction a ...

*''Scary Food: A Compendium of Gastronomic Atrocity'' (2008) ed.

, . A charity anthology to raise money for the treatment of

Paul Haines (fiction writer) Paul Haines (8 June 1970 – 5 March 2012) was a New Zealand-born horror and speculative fiction writer. He lived in Melbourne with his wife and daughter. Raised in Auckland, New Zealand, Haines moved to Australia in the 1990s after complet ...

, who had been diagnosed with cancer. All authors donated their stories.

External links

Cat Sparks' website
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