Check out the amazing 'World of Spectrum' for a

 nostalgic look at my and other Speccy games.

 

Issue 2 Fridge Magnets now available for

the chosen few!!!

JUST SEND YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE CONTACT FORM FOR FREE MAGNET 

'Spinetinglers Anthology 2009'

featuring 'Phasma'

available now!!!

details here

 

The British Fantasy Awards 2009

The winners of the British Fantasy Awards 2009 are:

Best Novel (The August Derleth Fantasy Award) 

Memoirs of a Master Forger, by William Heaney, aka Graham Joyce (Gollancz) 

Best Novella

The Reach of Children, by Tim Lebbon (Humdrumming)

 

Best Short Fiction

Do You See, by Sarah Pinborough, from Myth-Understandings, ed. by Ian Whates (Newcon Press)

 

Best Collection

Bull Running for Girls, by Allyson Bird (Screaming Dreams)

 

Best Anthology

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 19, ed. Stephen Jones (Constable & Robinson)

 

The PS Publishing Best Small Press Award

Elastic Press, run by Andrew Hook

 

Best Non-Fiction 

Basil Copper: A Life in Books, by Basil Copper, ed. Stephen Jones (PS Publishing)

 

Best Magazine/Periodical

Postscripts, ed. Peter Crowther and Nick Gevers (PS Publishing) 

 

Best Artist

Vincent Chong

 

Best Comic/Graphic Novel 

Locke and Key, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW Publishing)

 

Best Televison 

Doctor Who, head writer Russell T. Davies (BBC Wales)

 

Best Film

The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan (Warner Brothers)

 

The Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer

Joseph D'Lacey, for Meat (Bloody Books)

The Karl Edward Wagner Award (the Special Award)

Hayao Miyazaki

 

The results of the BFS Short Story Competition 2009 were also announced at the ceremony:  

 

Winner:

Dead Astronauts, Patrick Whittaker

 

Runner-up:

In the Moment, Elana Gomel 

 

James Herbert-the UK's foremost horror novelist is to be Guest of Honour at the World Horror Convention in Brighton next March!!!

Ingrid Pitt will be appearing as Special Media Guest

Watch out for the third in the 'Legacy of the dark kind' series, Blood Alliance, by Raven Dane. Soon to be published and with glowing front cover recommendation by my own sweet self.

 Sadly Elastic Press will be ceasing to publish in 2009-a very respected and succesful independant publishing house it was too. They will continue to sell previous publications-see here.

 When Graveyards Yawn is becoming very collecable!

BFS Open Nights 2009  details  

Les Edwards (artist) and Tanith Lee-guests of honour at WHC Brighton 2010!!!!

 

Issue one fridge magnets are all gone and hence

very collectable. Issue 2 will be available soon!!!

'Phasma' has been voted by Spinetinglers members to appear in 'Spinetinglers anthology 2009' to be published in October 2009!!!