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David Conyers
David Conyers (born 30 May 1971) is an Australian author. Conyers writes predominantly science fiction and Lovecraftian horror. Biography Convers was born in Sydney. Most of his childhood was spent in the Adelaide Hills, before moving to Melbourne. There he achieved a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the University of Melbourne in 1993. After several years working on remote outback construction sites in Western Australia, and extensive travel in Africa and Europe in 1995, he settled back in Melbourne, taking up a career in marketing and corporate communications. He moved to Adelaide in 2005. Writing career Convers published his first story ''Vanishing Curves'' in the ''Book of Dark Wisdom'' in 2004 and his first novel, ''The Spiraling Worm'' co-authored with United States horror writer John Sunseri, was published by Chaosium in 2007. The novel went on to receive an Honourable Mention for Best Australian Horror Novel in the 12th Annual Aurealis Award and the 2007 Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Australian Shadows Award
The Australian Shadows Awards are annual literary awards established by the Australian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) in 2005 to honour the best published works of horror fiction written or edited by an Australian/New Zealand/Oceania resident in the previous calendar year. Awards criteria and history Works are judged on their overall effect within the horror genre based on the author's skill, delivery, and the work's lasting resonance. Each year, a director is appointed by the AHWA to administer the award. Shortlists for each category are determined by a panel of judges, and the shortlisted nominees are announced in March/April every year. From 2005 to 2008, the Australian Shadows Award evaluated novels, anthologies, and short stories against each other in a single category. In 2009, the award was expanded into three categories: Short Fiction, Long Fiction, and Edited Publication. From 2011, the award was restructured to consist of five categories: Novel; Long Fiction (nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Sizemore (editor)
Jason Sizemore is an American writer and editor based in Lexington, Kentucky. He is the owner and managing editor of Apex Publications. Early life Sizemore was born in Big Creek, Kentucky (pop. 400). Career Sizemore was the editor and publisher of ''Apex Digest'', a quarterly science fiction and horror digest that ran for 12 issues between 2005 and 2008. As the publisher/managing editor of '' Apex Magazine'', he was nominated for the Hugo Award in the semiprozine category in 2012, 2013 and 2014. As a writer he has published several stories in genre magazines. His first short story collection, ''Irredeemable'', was published in April, 2014. Bibliography Collections * ''Irredeemable'' (2014) . Fiction * ''Life Imitating Art'', Version 1A – ''The Lunatic Chameleon'', Issue Two. * ''Life Imitating Art'', Version 1B – ''Whispers of Wickedness''. * ''The Boiler Room'' – ''Lost in the Dark'' (no longer published). * ''Gus's Good day'' – ''Swamp.net'' (no longer published) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apex Digest
''Apex Magazine'', also previously known as ''Apex Digest'', is an American horror and science fiction magazine. This subscription webzine, ''Apex Magazine'', contains short fiction, reviews, and interviews. It has been nominated for several awards including the Hugo Award. After an 8-month hiatus starting in 2019, the magazine returned on January 5, 2020 with issue 121 and transitioned to a bimonthly publication cycle. About The monthly magazine was edited by award-winning author Catherynne M. Valente from issues #15-29, Hugo Award-winning editor, Lynne M. Thomas, from issues #30-55, and Sigrid Ellis, from issues #56-67. The current editor is Jason Sizemore, starting with issue #68. On June 25, 2009, it was announced that a print version of ''Apex Digest'' would be returning, this time utilizing print-on-demand technology. Upon return from its 2019 hiatus, Apex resumed digital-only publication. The magazine promotes a Story of the Year which is voted on by readers and fans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agog! Press
Agog! Press was an independent Australian book publisher, specializing in speculative fiction short story collections. Founded in 2002 by Cat Sparks, the press published nine anthologies of speculative fiction. In 2006 Agog! Press forged a collaboration with United States publisher Prime Books, 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'' (2005), ed. Rob Hood and Robin Pen, *''Daikaiju!2: Revenge of the Giant Monsters'' (2007), ed. Rob Hood and Robin Pen, *''Daikaiju!3: Giant Monsters vs the World'' (2007), ed. Rob Hood and Robin Pen, *''Agog! Smashing Stories'' (2004), ed. Cat Sparks, *''Agog! Terrific Tales'' (2003), ed. Cat Sparks, *''Agog! Fantastic Fiction'' (2002), ed. Cat Sparks, *''AustrAlien Absurdities'' (2002), ed. Chuck McKenzie and Tansy Rayner Roberts *''Scary Food: A Compendium of Gastronomic Atrocity'' (2008) ed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Sparks has produced ten anthologies of speculative fiction. Writing She has won thirteen Ditmar Awards for writing, editing and artwork, her most recent in 2014, when her short story ''Scarp'' was awarded a Ditmar Award, Ditmar for Best Short Story and 'The Bride Price' one for Best Collected Work. She was nominated for the Aurealis Peter McNamara Convenors' Award for Excellence in 2003 and won one in 2004 for services to the Australian SF publishing industry. In 2006 Sparks was convenor of the Horror judging panel of the Aurealis Awards, and in 2008 she was Guest of Honour at the Conflux 5 Science Fiction Convention in Canberra. Sparks has concentrated on her writing in recent years. In 2004 Sparks graduated the inaugural Clarion Workshop, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elder Signs Press
Elder Signs Press, Inc (aka ESP) is a Michigan-based book publisher distributed through the Independent Publishers Group. It specializes in horror, science fiction, and fantasy titles. History ESP was founded in 2003 by William Jones, a gamer and Lovecraftian horror enthusiast. Its initial publications were issues of the '' Call of Cthulhu'' fanzine ''Book of Dark Wisdom''. The magazine's format was changed with the third issue to focus on horror fiction and poetry. Eleven issues were published before the magazine was converted to an annual book anthology in 2009. As a book publisher, ESP is primarily a self-publishing venture for Jones, who has written several novels and edited numerous anthologies released under the imprint. However, the company does publish books and anthologies from other authors and editors. Its first book was Stanley C. Sargent’s ''Ancient Exhumations +2'', a collection of Lovecraftian short fiction published in 2004. The company is best known as a pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cthulhu Mythos Anthology
A Cthulhu Mythos anthology is a type of short story collection that contains stories written in, or related to, the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror fiction launched by H. P. Lovecraft. Such anthologies have helped to define and popularize the genre. ''Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos'' ''Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos'', edited by writer August Derleth and published by Arkham House in 1969, is considered the first Cthulhu Mythos anthology. It contained two stories by Lovecraft, a number of reprints of pieces written by members of Lovecraft's circle of correspondents, and several new tales written for the collection by a new generation of Cthulhu Mythos writers. It was published in an edition of 4,024 copies. Derleth prefaced the collection with "The Cthulhu Mythos", an outline of his (sometimes controversial) views on the development and content of the Mythos. In this introduction, Derleth prematurely declared the genre to be dead--"for certainly the Mythos as an inspiration for new fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cthulhu's Dark Cults
''Cthulhu's Dark Cults'' is an anthology edited by David Conyers, containing ten Cthulhu Mythos short stories set in Chaosium's '' Call of Cthulhu'' role-playing game setting. All the stories take place during the 1920s and 1930s, the era in which the game is set. Introduction All ten stories in ''Cthulhu’s Dark Cults'' are linked by Cthulhu Mythos cults and characters that first appeared in ''Call of Cthulhu'' gaming supplements such as ''Masks of Nyarlathotep'', ''Horror on the Orient Express'', ''Shadows of Yog-Sothoth'', '' The Fungi from Yuggoth'', ''Secrets of Kenya'', ''Secrets of New York'' and others. The ten stories are: *"The Eternal Chinaman" by John Sunseri *"Captains of Industry" by John Goodrich *"Perfect Skin" by David Witteveen *"Covenant of Darkness" by William Jones *"The Whisper of Ancient Secrets" by Penelope Love *"Old Ghost" by Peter A. Worthy *"The Nature of Faith" by Oscar Rios *"'The Devil’s Diamonds" by Cody Goodfellow *"Requiem for the Burning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eye Of Infinity
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun '' thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Of Cthulhu (role-playing Game)
''Call of Cthulhu'' is a horror fiction role-playing game based on H. P. Lovecraft's story of the same name and the associated Cthulhu Mythos. The game, often abbreviated as ''CoC'', is published by Chaosium; it was first released in 1981 and is in its seventh edition, with licensed foreign language editions available as well. Its game system is based on Chaosium's Basic Role-Playing (BRP) with additions for the horror genre. These include special rules for sanity and luck. Gameplay Setting ''Call of Cthulhu'' is set in a darker version of our world based on H. P. Lovecraft's observation (from his essay, " Supernatural Horror in Literature") that "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." The original edition, first published in 1981, uses Basic Role-Playing as its basis and is set in the 1920s, the setting of many of Lovecraft's stories. The '' Cthulhu by Gaslight'' supplement blends the occult and Holmesi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Role-playing Games
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making regarding character development. Actions taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines. There are several forms of role-playing games. The original form, sometimes called the tabletop role-playing game (TRPG), is conducted through discussion, whereas in live action role-playing (LARP), players physically perform their characters' actions.(Tychsen et al. 2006:255) "LARPs can be viewed as forming a distinct category of RPG because of two unique features: (a) The players physically embody their characters, and (b) the game takes place in a physical frame. Embodiment means that the physical actions of the player are regarded as those of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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