Author Archives: Ian Randal Strock

B&N to separate out paranormal romance and fantasy & adventure from teen fiction

After a trial run in New Jersey, Barnes & Noble's physical stores will all separate out two subsections of their teen fiction departments—paranormal romance, and fantasy and adventure—with separate signage... Read more [...]

Certys and GlobalWriters’ surreal short story competition

Using social networking site GlobalWriters, Gary Shove of Certys is sponsoring a short story competition, offering £100 for stories up to 2,000 words long. Deadline is 31 December... Read more [...]

Futurismic no longer buying fiction

Future-oriented web site Futurismic is no longer buying fiction, due to financial difficulties... Read more [...]

Fresh Blood contest winner announced; publication is scheduled

Aaron Dries won the Fresh Blood horror writing contest with his novel House of Sighs, which contest co-sponsor ChiZine will publish in a limited edition hardcover format in February... Read more [...]

PS Publishing launching new website by giving away hundreds of books

PS Publishing is revamping and relaunching its web site on Hallowe'en, and to celebrate the relaunch, they're giving away several hundred books over the next week... Read more [...]

Publisher Bob Guccione Dies

Publisher Bob Guccione (1930-2010) who launched an empire based on Penthouse magazine, was also responsible for Omni... Read more [...]

Hard Case Crime moving to new home

Hard Case Crime, which published Stephen King's The Colorado Kid (basis for the tv series Haven) was caught up in Dorchester's sudden withdrawal from paperback publishing. Now it will be revived under Titan Books... Read more [...]

The Walking Dead comic series to be television series and novel series

Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga are writing a trilogy of novels based on Kirkman's comic book series The Walking Dead, a TV version of which is premiering at the end of the month... Read more [...]

Goyer and Cassutt’s The Heavens Trilogy going British and cinematic

Tor UK bought UK and Commonwealth rights to David S. Goyer and Michael Cassutt's The Heavens Trilogy, while Warner Bros optioned the whole trilogy... Read more [...]

Illustrate Radical Publishing’s new Abattoir for a chance to win

Radical Publishing is asking aspiring artists to illustrate a scene from their new horror comic, Abattoir, for a chance to be featured in an upcoming issue of the comic, and then in the trade paperback collection... Read more [...]

Odyssey Writing Workshop Announces Winter 2011 Online Classes

For the second year, the Odyssey Writing Workshop is also going to offer online courses. This winter, there will be three courses running, taught by Jeanne Cavelos, Melissa Scott, and Nancy Kress... Read more [...]

Of religion, hunger, and cows

You can help make the world a better place, one cow at a time... Read more [...]

Apex Books’ one-title-per-day pre-Halloween sale

Apex Book Company is offering 40% off on one title each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, leading up to Halloween... Read more [...]

ChiZine Publications cutting e-book prices in sales experiment

In an attempt to gauge the elasticity of the e-book market, ChiZine Publications is cutting the price of Douglas Smith's collection Chimerascope by 50%... Read more [...]

Realms of Fantasy is dying, again

Realms of Fantasy is once again going out of business, and this time, it looks like it may be permanent... Read more [...]

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