PS Publishing is an independent

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based in

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, UK.

Background

PS Publishing was founded in 1999 by

Peter Crowther Peter Crowther (born 4 July 1949) is a British journalist, short story writer, novelist, editor, publisher and anthologist. He is a founder (with Simon Conway) of PS Publishing. He edits a series of themed anthologies of science fiction shor ...

."The Kings of Horror"

Maxim Jakubowski Maxim Jakubowski (born 1944) is a crime, erotic, science fiction and rock music writer and critic. Jakubowski was born in 1944 in England to Russian-British and Polish parents, but raised in France. Jakubowski has also lived in Italy and has tr ...

, ''The Guardian'', 27 October 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2017. They specialise in novella length fiction (20,000 to 40,000 words) from the

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...

and horror

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s. It has won what ''

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'' calls the "prestigious" World Fantasy Award nine times in the categories of Single-Author Collection (for ''The Very Best of Gene Wolfe'', published 2010; ''Bibliomancy'', 2003; and ''Where Furnaces Burn'', 2012), Anthology (''Exotic Gothic 4'', 2012), Long Fiction (''The Unlicensed Magician'', 2015), Novel (''Illyria'', 2007; ''Osama'', 2011), and in the category "Special Award, Professional." Since June 2004 it has also published the quarterly magazine ''

Postscripts ''Postscripts'' was a quarterly British magazine of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and crime fiction, first published in June 2004.Exotic Gothic ''Exotic Gothic'' is an anthology series of original short fiction and novel excerpts in the gothic, horror and fantasy genres. A recipient of the World Fantasy Award and Shirley Jackson Awards, it is conceptualized and edited by Danel Olson, a pr ...

series, edited by Danel Olson. They have also launched the Electric Dreamhouse imprint. Notable books published by PS Publishing include ''

20th Century Ghosts ''20th Century Ghosts'' is American author Joe Hill's first published book-length work. A collection of short stories, it was first published in October 2005 in the United Kingdom and released in October 2007 in the United States. Publication ...

'' by Joe Hill.

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Internet Speculative Fiction Database The Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB) is a database of bibliographic information on genres considered speculative fiction, including science fiction and related genres such as fantasy, alternate history, and horror fiction. The ISFDB ...

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