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Antipodean SF 300-25 on sale now

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Last year I posted that one of my stories, “Indistinguishable from Science”, had been selected as a part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of Antipodean SF.

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“Indistinguishable from Science” in Antipodean SF #293

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If any of my longer term readers are still looking at this website (I know, it has been literally years since my last post!), you might recall that I have published some flash fiction pieces with Antipodean SF.

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AntipodeanSF Issue 262

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Tansy Rayner Roberts’ Patreon

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Long suffering readers of this sparsely populated blog will recall that I’m a big fan of Tansy Rayner Roberts’ work. I’m one of her many Patreon subscribers, and it is a monthly investment that more than pays for itself in good reading and listening time.

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Antipodean SF Issue 261

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My story killed a tree…

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Last post I mentioned that my story “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” had been published in AntipodeanSF issue 250. Well, the fantastic news is that Nuke, the editor, also released the edition using the dried out bodies of dead trees.

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Where Everybody Knows Your Name – now available

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Issue 250 of AntipodeanSF is out, and my short story ‘Where Everybody Knows Your Name‘ is available for reading amongst over 50 stories and images produced exclusively for this edition.

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Publication news – AntipodeanSF issue 250

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Antipodean SF Issue 249

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As you may know, I help out on the Antipodean SF website, creating the eBook version of the online magazine each month. 

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Ditmar awards

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The Ditmar Awards, Australia’s premier popular vote SF awards, are open for nominations. Anyone who has bought a membership of the national convention (Continuum 15 is Melbourne this year) or is “active in fandom” is eligible to vote. There’s an extensive list of eligible work here, an explanation of voting rules here, and you can nominate work with this online form.

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Antipodean SF Issue 248

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As you may know, I help out on the Antipodean SF website, creating the eBook version of the online magazine each month.

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Antipodean SF Issue 247

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As you may know, I help out on the Antipodean SF website, creating the eBook version of the online magazine each month.

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Dimension6 2018 Annual Collection

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Dimension6 Issue 15 out now

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Dimension6 Issue 14 out now

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The Reclaimers – out now in Dimension6 #13

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Welcome to 2018 and Ditmar reminder

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Great publishing news!

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Dimension6 Issue 12 out now

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‘Narration Blues’ stars in the AntiSF radio show Abnorba

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Latest Dimension6 (Issue 11)

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New story “Narration Blues” published on AntipodeanSF

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Aurealis Award results 2016

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Dimension6 issue 10

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2017 Ditmar nominations

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Needed – Beta Readers!

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Publication – Narration Blues

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Welcome to 2017

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Monthly roundup culture consumed – October 2016

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In which roundups, pleasing publication news and awards are contemplated

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Dimension6 – Issue 8 out now

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Updated fiction collection – A Flash in the Pan?

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Australian SF Awards Part 2 – The Ditmar Awards

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Australian SF Awards Part 1 – The Aurealis Awards

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Australian Women Writers’ Reading Challenge – 2016

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GenreCon 2015

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2015 versus 2016

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Authentic Empathy – audio edition

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Jason Nahrung’s Aussie Vampire Duology

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Ditmar award results

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Burst of crowd funding

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Dimension6 – Issue 4 available now

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2014 Aurealis Awards – shortlist

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Australian Women Writers Reading Challenge – 2015

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Zeroes – news

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Ditmars preliminary ballot – Galactic Chat!

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Authentic Empathy now available in Antipodean SF – Issue 200!

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Dimension 6 – Issue 3 available now

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Authentic Empathy to be published on Antipodean SF

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Galactic Chat interview – Alex Adsett

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Galactic Chat – Ion Newcombe interview

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2014 Aussie Spec Fic Snapshot

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Writing update – all in the computer

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Dimension6 – Issue 2

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And the winner is…

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Showdown now available at Electric Spec

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Continuum 10 – Melbourne Australia

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Patronising Musketeer Space

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Short Story Sale – Electric Spec

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Galactic Chat up for a Ditmar

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Wefting the Warp online

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Dimension6 launches

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Galactic Chat – 2014 season off and running

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Short story sale – Robot and Raygun

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2014 Ditmar Eligibility Post Roundup

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Ditmar eligibility 2014

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2013 Australian Women Writers’ challenge – wrap up

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Very poorly updated blog

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Very short flash fiction piece

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Have you been keeping up with Galactic Chat?

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Supporting the Kaleidoscope Pozible campaign

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GenreCon 2013 – a running post

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So, anyone else going to GenreCon this weekend?

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The Regersek Zone

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Galactic Chat Interview – Jason Nahrung

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Galactic Chat interview – Keith Stevenson

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Have you been keeping up with Galactic Chat?

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Galactic Chat update

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All quiet on the eastern front

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Aurealis Awards 2013

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The Regersek Zone to be published on Antipodean SF

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Conflux 9 – and that’s what it is all about

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Feedburner – hopefully working again

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Conflux 9 – the workshops

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Bitter Seeds review – now at a podcast near you

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So… many… award… lists…

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NSW Speculative Fiction Festival 2013

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Australian Women Writer’s challenge Jan-Feb speculative fiction roundup – link

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Round up of Ditmar posts

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Ditmars, Galactic Suburbia award and the Stella Prize

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GenreCon 2013 – now taking registrations

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Make Mine a Macchiato on the Beam Me Up radio show

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Australian Women Writers’ challenge 2013

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A Flash in the Pan? now available through Smashwords

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GenreCon 2012 – Sydney (2nd – 4th November 2012)

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The Devil Wears… narrated on the Beam Me Up radio show/podcast

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The Devil Wears… available on Antipodean SF podcast

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In the Service of the Public now available on the Beam Me Up radio show/podcast

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GenreCon attendance

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Ditmar eligibility

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The Gloriously Cunning Plan on the Beam Me Up radio show/podcast

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The Devil Wears Shapeless Ugly Garments Covered in Dog Hair released

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Striking Twice on Beam Me Up radio show/podcast

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Flash Fiction Appearing on Beam Me Up Podcast/Radio Show

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The Devil Wears Shapeless Ugly Garments Covered in Dog Hair accepted for publication

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Story narrated on Beam Me Up podcast/radio

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In the Service of the Public – now available

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Antipodean SF Radio Show – Episode 168

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Continuum 8 – Wrap Up

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Continuum 8 – Day 4 (Monday)

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Continuum 8 – Day 3 (Sunday)

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Ditmar and Chronos Awards

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Continuum 8 – Day 2 (Saturday)

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Continuum 8 – Day 1 (Friday)

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Attending Continuum 8

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Issue 168 of Antipodean SF – including one of my stories!

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Congratulations Lynda R Young

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In the Service of the Public accepted for publication

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Australian Women Writers 2012 Reading Challenge – mission accomplished?

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Aurealis Awards 2012 – a wrap up

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Ditmar voting – go on you know you want to

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Narration news – Antipodean SF 167 alpha

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Antipodean SF – Issue 167

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Antipodean SF Radio Show – Episode 166 Beta

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The Writer and the Critic episode 18

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ePub version of Antipodean SF

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Make Mine a Macchiato – AntiSF podcast

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Striking Twice accepted for publication

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Make Mine a Macchiato and Beware Antipodean Shores – now published

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Antipodean SF Radio Show – 165 alpha

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Published article – Has Your Reading Circle Shrunk?

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The Gloriously Cunning Plan – now published

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Article news – NSW Writer’s Centre 366 Days of Writing blog

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Narration news – The Gift by Mick Dawson

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More narration – Everything Old is New Again by Nicole Rendall

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First story hits the airwaves

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Make Mine a Macchiato accepted for publication

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The Gloriously Cunning Plan accepted for publication

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First publication available!

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Australian Women Writers 2012 National Year of Reading Challenge

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Speculative Fiction Festival wrap up

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Good head for radio

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Speculative Fiction Festival – 5 November 2011

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First acceptance for publication!

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Writing Imaginary Worlds workshop

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Welcome

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