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ParSec wins the British Fantasy Award ParSec won the 2025 British Fantasy Award for Best Magazine/Periodical. I’ve been lucky enough to have two stories in ParSec over the years and benefitted from Ian Whates’s editing. (And not just the insertion of an extra u here or there.) The magazine isn’t open for submissions often and it’s in the semi-pro pay category,… Continue reading
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“Adamere in Swan” ParSec Issue 12 has dropped and includes my novelette “Adamere in Swan.” You can buy the issue or subscription from the PS Publishing website. “Adamere in Swan” is a prequel to “The Relative Positions of Dead Things in the Dark” (ParSec Issue 4). It began life as a bloated novelette/beginning of a longer piece, and… Continue reading
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ParSec blog tour and discounted issues The magazine ParSec is doing a blog tour! The first stop is a review of Issue #1, and here’s PS Publishing’s Zuckerverse post on the subject. The tenth issue drops soon, but you can have fun rooting through back issues right now. You can also snag a code for a 25% discount on magazine issues.… Continue reading
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Adjacent to greatness The British Science Fiction Association announced the shortlist this year’s awards. Two of the nominees come courtesy of ParSec Issue 4. Neil Williamson is nominated in the Short Fiction category for the surveillance society story “Moment of Zugzwang” and Vincent Sammy’s cover is nominated in the Artwork category. Continue reading
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First sale of the year! The contract is signed, so I’m pleased to announce that my novelette “Adamere in Swan” will appear in ParSec. It will probably be part of Issue 8, 9, 10, or 11 (but definitely not 7), so look for a release date in 2023 or 2024. This story is set before “The Relative Positions of Dead… Continue reading
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“The Relative Positions of Dead Things in the Dark” Last week, ParSec released Issue 4. Individual issues and subscriptions are for sale from PS Publishing. I’m very pleased that my short story, “The Relative Positions of Dead Things in the Dark,” is part of the lineup. The main character’s first published appearance was in Wyld Flash a couple years ago; we’ll see if I… Continue reading
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