Ticonderoga Publications is an

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independent

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founded by

Russell B. Farr Russell B. Farr is an Australian editor and writer of speculative fiction. Biography Farr was born in Perth, Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia. In 1996 he founded Ticonderoga Publications publishing works by authors such as Sean Willi ...

in 1996, which specializes in science fiction, fantasy, and horror short stories. Farr now runs the publisher alongside Liz Grzyb, an award winning editor.

History and current

The publisher initially specialized in collections of

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

short stories. Between 1996 and 1999, it published collections by

Steven Utley Steven Utley (November 10, 1948—January 12, 2013) was an American writer. He wrote poems, humorous essays and other non-fiction, and worked on comic books and cartoons, but was best known for his science fiction stories. Biography Utley was bor ...

, Sean Williams,

Stephen Dedman Stephen Dedman (born 1959) is an Australian writer of dark fantasy and science fiction stories and novels. Biography Dedman's short stories have appeared in ''Year's Best Fantasy and Horror'', '' Year's Best SF'', and ''The Best Australian Sci ...

, and other writers. According to Ben Peek, "Under Farr, Ticonderoga Publications gathered a reputation for producing sturdy, thick-papered, elegant collections."Ben Peek
Troy
, ''Strange Horizons,'' 23 May 2006 Ticonderoga Publications suspended their production of books in 1999 due to the Australian GST (Goods and Services Tax) that raised the price of books by ten percent, with the editor concentrating on his Ticonderoga Online

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instead. In 2005, they resumed publication with two new anthologies in late 2006-early 2007. In 2006, it published ''Troy'', a collection by Simon Brown.
In 2007, it published the

Ditmar Award The Ditmar Award (formally the Australian SF ("Ditmar") Award; formerly the "Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award") has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention (the "Natcon") to recognise ...

-winning ''Fantastic Wonder Stories'', edited by Russell B. Farr. Ticonderoga Publications has published several anthologies, including ''The Workers' Paradise'' (2007)
edited by Russell B. Farr and Nick Evans, Australia's first SF anthology to explore the future of work; ''Scary Kisses'' (2010) edited by Liz Grzyb, Australia's first paranormal romance anthology; ''Belong'' (2010) edited by Russell B. Farr, twenty-three stories of interstellar immigration with writers from Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, USA, UK, and New Zealand; and '' Dead Red Heart'' (2011) edited by Russell B. Farr, thirty-three Australian vampire stories. In 2008 it published ''Magic Dirt: the best of Sean Williams'', winner of the inaugural

Aurealis Award The Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award. History The Aurealis Award was established in 1995 by ...

for Best Collection. Russell Farr's co-partner is editor Liz Grzyb. From 2010 to 2015, they published ''The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror'' series, edited by Grzyb and Talie Helene. ''The West Australian'' newspaper has described Ticonderoga Publications as one of "the most important micro presses in Australia".

Authors

Published

Howard Waldrop Howard Waldrop (September 15, 1946 – January 14, 2024) was an American science fiction author who worked primarily in short fiction. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2021. Early life Born in Houston, Mississippi, ...

* Simon Brown * Sean Williams *

Lewis Shiner Lewis Shiner (born December 30, 1950, in Eugene, Oregon) is an American writer. Shiner began his career as a science fiction writer, and then identified with cyberpunk. He later wrote more mainstream novels, albeit often with magical realism and ...

Terry Dowling Terence William (Terry) Dowling (born 21 March 1947), is an Australian writer and journalist. He is primarily a writer of speculative fiction but refers to himself as an "imagier" – one who imagines, a term which liberates his writing from th ...

Kim Wilkins Kim Wilkins (born 22 December 1966) is an Australian writer of popular fiction based in Brisbane, Queensland. She is the author of more than twenty-five mass-market novels, including her debut horror novel, ''The Infernal'' (1997), which won Au ...

* Kaaron Warren * Angela Slatter *

Justina Robson Justina Robson (born 11 June 1968 in Leeds, England) is a science fiction author from Leeds, England. Biography and publishing history Justina Robson was born in Leeds on 11 June 1968, and studied philosophy and linguistics at the University o ...

Lucy Sussex Lucy Sussex (born 1957 in New Zealand) is an author working in fantasy and science fiction, children's and teenage writing, non-fiction and true crime. She is also an editor, reviewer, academic and teacher, and currently resides in Melbourne, Aus ...

* Lisa L. Hannett *

Sara Douglass Sara Warneke (2 July 1957 – 27 September 2011), better known by her pen name Sara Douglass, was an Australian fantasy writer who lived in Hobart, Tasmania. She was a recipient of the Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel. Biography A great ...

* Felicity Dowker * Greg Mellor *

Juliet Marillier Juliet Marillier (born 7 August 1948) is a New Zealand-born writer of fantasy, focusing predominantly on historical fantasy. Biography Juliet Marillier was educated at the University of Otago, where she graduated with a BA in languages and a ...

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

Glenda Larke Glenda Larke, born Glenyce Larke, is an Australian writer. Biography Larke grew up in Western Australia. She obtained a degree in history and a diploma in education at University of Western Australia and has taught English in Australia, Vienna ...

* Jason Fischer * Patty Jansen *

Janeen Webb Janeen Webb (''née'' Pemberton) is an Australian writer, critic and editor, working mainly in the field of science fiction and fantasy. Biography The daughter of a Second World War Australian Army commando and salesman, Webb was brought up in ...

* Ian McHugh * R. J. Ashby * Christine Daigle * Stewart Sternberg * Anna Tambour * Alan Baxter

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://ticonderogapublications.com
TiconderogaOnline (as archived, 3 April, 2012)

Internet Science Fiction Database
Australian speculative fiction publishers British speculative fiction publishers Companies based in Perth, Western Australia Publishing companies established in 1996 Science fiction publishers Small press publishing companies Horror book publishing companies