{"id":7,"date":"2011-09-13T12:23:53","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T02:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2023-10-10T22:35:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T12:35:25","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Welcome to the chronicle of Mark Webb’s attempts to be an author specialising in\u00a0speculative fiction.<\/p>\n

There are various links and other resources accessible in the menus, but a lot of it is out of date. I’ll be updating over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

A list of my published work can be found on the bibliography<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

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Some recent, still relevant posts<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Antipodean SF 300-25 on sale now<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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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<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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“Indistinguishable from Science” in Antipodean SF #293<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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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<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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AntipodeanSF Issue 262<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Tansy Rayner Roberts’ Patreon<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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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<\/a>, and it is a monthly investment that more than pays for itself in good reading and listening time.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Antipodean SF Issue 261<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Shadowmancy by Jason Franks – a review<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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I’ve long been a fan of Australian author Jason Franks. His previous books, Bloody Waters<\/em><\/a> and Faerie Apocalypse<\/a><\/em> were both weird, but in the best possible way.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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My story killed a tree…<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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Where Everybody Knows Your Name – now available<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

Created May 2, 2019. Last modified May 2, 2019. 2 comments<\/a>. Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/p>\n

Issue 250 of <\/a>AntipodeanSF<\/a><\/em> is out, and my short story ‘Where Everybody Knows Your Name<\/a>‘ is available for reading amongst over 50 stories and images produced exclusively for this edition.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Publication news – AntipodeanSF issue 250<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Antipodean SF Issue 249<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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As you may know, I help out on the Antipodean SF<\/em><\/a> <\/em>website, creating the eBook version of the online magazine each month. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Ditmar awards<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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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 \u201cactive in fandom\u201d is eligible to vote. There\u2019s an extensive list of eligible work here<\/a>, an explanation of voting rules here<\/a>, and you can nominate work with this online form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Antipodean SF Issue 248<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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As you may know, I help out on the Antipodean SF<\/a> website, creating the eBook version of the online magazine each month. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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I worry about… ghosts<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Antipodean SF Issue 247<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Dimension6 2018 Annual Collection<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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The Regersek Zone (a story)<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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What’s shakin’? – July, August and September 2018<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Dimension6 Issue 15 out now<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Matters Arising for the Identification of the Body by Simon Petrie – a review<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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What’s shakin’? – June 2018<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Dimension6 Issue 14 out now<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Crossroads of Canopy by Thoraiya Dyer – a review<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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The Reclaimers – out now in Dimension6 #13<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Faerie Apocalypse by Jason Franks – a review<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Swarm and Nexus by Deborah Biancotti, Margo Lanagan and Scott Westerfeld – a review<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Rewatching DS9 – Season 2<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Rewatching DS9 – Season 1<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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‘Narration Blues’ stars in the AntiSF radio show Abnorba<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier (Blackthorn and Grim Book 3) – a review<\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Den of Wolves<\/em> is the third book in the Blackthorn and Grim series by Juliet Marillier. From Goodreads:<\/p>\n

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