Matthew Sylvester
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Costa Short Story Awards are here
Not only that, they’re offering a whopping £3500 first place, £1500 second place and £500 third. They’re going to shortlist six authors and then put them through the ringer by making them attend an all expenses-paid event in January 2015. I think I’d be an emotional wreck by then, and I’m not sure that my … Continue reading
Fighting Fantasy Fest – YOU are the hero!
Jonathan Green has announced that tickets for FIGHTING FANTASY FEST 2014 – the world’s first ever convention dedicated to Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks – are on sale now. Guests of Honour Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone will be giving a talk about how FF first came to be, artists Chris Achilleos, Russ Nicholson, Malcolm Barter and Tony Hough are … Continue reading
Potatoes – The anthology – Cover Reveal
Potatoes, the anthology, edited by the awesome Stewart Hotston, will soon be released. I don’t have any links just yet, but rest assured that once I have them I shall indeed be letting everyone know. I do however, have a cover to reveal! It’s completely surreal because, let’s face it, the subject is completely surreal. … Continue reading
I just got rejected and it was AWESOME!
A while ago I wrote my first-ever YA story for publication. It was only a short one, roughly five thousand words or so, but it was the first time I hadn’t written such a story for my kids. I sent it off to Inaccurate Realities and started working on a couple of other things that … Continue reading
The Squats are back! Long live the Squats aka Demiurg
The world is full of companies that are making wargaming miniatures. Many of these are clearly inspired by Games Workshop and their output. Some, such as Chapter House, have been involved in rather heated legal discussions about what is and isn’t allowed. Warhammer 40,000 (otherwise known as 40k), is probably the world’s leading table top … Continue reading
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