Woelf Dietrich’s novella, which appears in our book Interspecies, is on the final ballot for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards, one of New Zealand’s top prizes for speculative fiction. You may remember that we announced his initial nomination at the end of February, but that was no guarantee of making the final ballot. We couldn’t …read in detail
Interspecies
Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand Nominates “Babylon’s Song” for Sir Julius Vogel Award in the Best Novella Category
Awards and award nominations are precarious things for authors. Most of us don’t work or write or imagine fiction for the glorious prospect of plaques and trophies. And we often work under the auspices of receiving little to no recognition for what we do. Yet what writer hasn’t dreamed of winning an award for his …read in detail
Interspecies, The Paperback
At last, the paper and glue version of Interspecies has arrived and, oh wow, is it a pretty thing. Interspecies has had a good run thus far, reaching the top-ten of two Amazon bestseller lists and staying there for a couple of weeks, even becoming the number three hot new release in its category. Our collective …read in detail
sffworld.com: The Setbacks and Joys of Universe Building by M. J. Kelley
Founder and publisher of Kōsa Press writes about staying true to a team’s creative vision during the production of Interspecies in an article originally published on SFFWorld.com, one of the largest and longest running speculative fiction sites on the web. What is a creative vision? How do you stay true to it? And what are some …read in detail
Interspecies: The Great Cover Reveal
The minute we saw the cover we wanted to show the world. But we could not. It would’ve been too early. Interspecies was not ready yet. That was then. This month will see the birth of our kosalogy, what we call our shared-universe anthologies. We’ve nurtured our baby through setbacks and carried her over stumbling blocks. …read in detail
The Magnificently Dark Piofoks
Today’s post is a special one. We’re introducing our cover artist for Interspecies. At last, you say? Indeed. At last. His name is Piotr Foksowicz but he is more commonly known as simply Piofoks. Piotr is an illustrator and concept artist from Wroclaw City, Poland and as you can clearly see he is a phenomenal artist. …read in detail
These Broken Worlds: Out Now!
It’s with a smile in my heart that I announce the official release of These Broken Worlds. This is Kōsa Press’s first publication, making today a significant event in our label’s short history. These Broken Worlds introduces readers to a universe where a war between humans and aliens has decimated the Earth, leaving only Australia …read in detail