The deadline is quickly approaching for Vogel Award vote nominations, and this week is your last chance to contribute. In February, I was thrilled to announce that our very own Woelf Dietrich was nominated and placed on the long list for his story “Babylon’s Song,” which appears in Interspecies. But to get short-listed for the final …read in detail
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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
Yin and Yang in Science Fiction: An Interview with Interspecies Co-Author Elaine Chao
Elaine Chao holds many titles, including martial arts instructor, engineer, and musician. Recently, she added science fiction author to her titles with a contribution to Interspecies, a new co-authored science fiction epic. She works for Adobe and is a regular contributor to Adobe’s Creative Cloud Blog. In this interview, Chao sat down with the Kōsa …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
The Art of Science Fiction 023: Matias Murad
Matias Murad is from Sweden and if you look at his list of clients you’ll see a host of big names like Applibot, Autodesk, Cadillac, Indian Motorcycle, and Trisun Games. You’ll even find his work on the History Channel. He’s clearly popular but then there is no denying his talent. However, getting information about this …read in detail
Embracing Science Fiction: An Interview with “These Broken Worlds” Author Pavarti K. Tyler
Pavarti K. Tyler is a multiple award-winning author of transgressive fiction. Most recently, she contributed two pieces to These Broken Worlds, a story collection belonging to a shared universe. Tyler has over fifteen titles available via Amazon as well as other outlets, and she is no stranger to the science fiction genre, having published such …read in detail