ChiZine Publications (CZP) has announced their plans to publish six books later this year: four novels and two collections. On the 2010 schedule are:
Major Karnage by Gord Zajac (comedy-horror novel; August)
Nexus: Ascension by Robert Boyczuk (hard sf novel; August)
Sarah Court by Craig Davidson (dark literary fiction novel; September)
The Hair Wreath and Other Stories by Halli Villegas (dark literary fiction collection; September)
People Live Still in Cashtown Corners by Tony Burgess (dark literary fiction/horror novel; October)
In the Mean Time by Paul Tremblay (dark literary fiction/fantasy collection; October)
Co-Publisher Brett Alexander Savory tells us more about the books.
With Nexus: Ascension by Robert Boyczuk becomes the first CZP author with multiple titles. Earlier they released his collection Horror Story and Other Horror Stories
Paul Tremblay’s In the Mean Time will contain the short story “The Blog at the End of the World”, which won ChiZine‘s 14th Chiaroscuro Short Story Contest.
Tony Burgess, author of People Live Still in Cashtown Corners, is also the author of Pontypool Changes Everything, recently adapted into the motion picture Pontypool, directed by Bruce McDonald.
“Some things seem new, but are the same,” said Savory. “For example: Gord Zajac’s Major Karnage, which we’re calling ‘comedy-horror’. This might seem weird considering what we’ve put out already, but it fits. It’s strong writing with a genre edge. Then there’s Bob Boyczuk’s Nexus: Ascension. It’s hard SF and our first SF title since Filaria, which kicked us off as a publisher, but again—it fits. Just because it’s a hard SF novel doesn’t mean our fans won’t like it. It might open doors to new readers who don’t like horror, but will read SF.”
Co-Publisher Sandra Kasturi added “Then there’s the ‘literary’ word we’ve used for four of the six titles. What does ‘dark literary fiction’ mean? If you’ve read our books, you’ll understand. If not, calling something ‘horror’ or ‘fantasy’ puts an unfair label on it. ‘Horror’ conjures up monsters or axe-murderers instead of what we’re going for—using strong characters and great writing to evoke situations that are truly unnerving.”
As with all CZP titles, hardcovers, trade paperbacks, and eBooks will be released at the same time. Pre-ordering for the August books will begin sometime in the late spring/early fall.