Andromeda Spaceways

Wastelands II convention

2008-07-13T03:02:06Z

http://wastelandcon.blogspot.com/

Steampunk * Victoriana * Futurism

We're proud to announce WASTELANDS II, AGE OF IRON will be October 18,
and 19th 2008 at the Good Earth Hotel in Perth, WA.

Wastelands II, Age of Iron is a two day convention focusing on the
futures of yesterday, and the glories of tomorrows that never were.
There will be two streams over two days. including workshops, panels,
and presentations. Discounts for people dressed in theme.

Elements covered will include Multimedia, Writing, Graphic Design,
Art, Costuming and other areas. Events included will also cover other
areas of interest not strictly tied to the "core" theme.

Our Guest of Honour is Nick Stathopoulous, multiple award winning,
Hugo-nominated, and Archibald Award Finalist Artist and all round
great guy. He is incredibly talented and one of the most sought after
artists for book covers in Australia.

Our Local Guest of Honour is Alisa Krasnostein. Alisa is the CEO of
Twelfth Planet Press and very active in the small press industry in
Australia. She is also responsible for the creation and maintenance of
Australian Specfic In Focus (ASiF!). Alisa's projects are too numerous
to mention, including a goal to read over 5,000 short stories this
year as well as run her own publishing company.

Fan Guest of Honour is Tommo Eitelhuber. Tommo has been very active in
the fan community, and been endlessly helpful to a number of Swancon
committees. He's also extremely passionate about music and his new
wife.

Current draft program is up and it's just awesome! Please check it
out, and if you would like to present a panel, show off something
interesting, volunteer to be on one of the suggestions, or even just
help out during the con, please let us know! We're getting excited
around here, and we hope to see you there!

Please feel free to cross post, email, talk, or broadcast info on this convention as far and wide as you like!

ASIM 35 out now!

2008-06-15T06:02:13Z

Andromeda Spaceways Berths Again!

Another destination reached, not too many lives lost.

Andromeda Spaceways, specialists in intergalactic passenger misplacement, pioneers of rude interstellar inflight service, justly acclaimed for the inventiveness of their fine-print responsibility disclaimers, and credited with having provided the five best textbook examples of spaceliner crash landings, are not content to rest on their laurels. Or anybody else's, for that matter. Laurels, after all, can be a mite uncomfortable. But anyway ... yes, now I remember. New inflight magazine issue out now (!)

Edited by visiting Betelgeusian anthropologist-gourmand Arrrrarrrgghl Schlurpmftxpftpfl (!!) Stories by nine Earthlings, sampling ASIM's patented blend of SF, fantasy and horror (!!!) "In the Kaladashi Fashion," by Geoffrey Maloney "Earth For Dummies," by Lettie Prell "Johnny Talley," by John Plunket "Spirit and Slave," by Stu Barrow "The Jackal's Waltz," by Douglas A Van Belle "Dragon Feasts," by Aliette de Bodard "Devil's Pet," by Katherine Woodbury "The Bigglio-Muller Experiment," by Lawrence Buentello "Interchange," by
Emma-Jean Stewart There's also a poem by Helen Patrice, book reviews by Edwina Harvey, I. E. Lester and Tehani Wessely, and interviews with leading SF luminaries Terry Dowling and Iain M Banks.

ASIM issue 35.

Available in print or pdf from www.andromedaspaceways.com, or from your nearest intergalactic inflight magazine stockist. Buy it. Read it. Eat it. (Consumption recommended only for Andromeda Spaceways steerage-class customers. May contain traces of nuts.)

It's ALIVE!

2008-06-06T01:29:44Z

Yes, the slush monster is stirring. Just a quick note to let all of you patient souls know that the big Catch Up has begun, and submissions are now flowing through the system.

Please give us time to catch up before querying about the status of your submissions - we're not back to normal yet.

Free e-book by ASIM founding member!

2008-05-30T10:12:57Z

halspacejock (aka Simon, ASIM founding member) is too modest to hijack the Andromeda Spaceways LJ for his own nefarious purposes, but I'm not :)

If you have not yet been fortunate enough to have the Hal Spacejock experience, now's your chance to get it for absolutely free! All that is required is for you to click a few buttons. Like this link:

http://www.spacejock.com.au/Hal1Download.html

You know you want to.

And if you like it, just so you know, book 4 (No Free Lunch) was just released, so there's plenty more where that came from!

Slush delays

2008-05-25T04:45:52Z

The slush-o-matic is having some digestion troubles - delays may occur while the poor old beast works out its problems!

We will update shortly, but that we are currently having long delays in processing time. We expect to catch up by the end of June, but please, in the meantime, be patient with delays, or submit to us after that time, when we will have caught up on on pending submissions.

As always you will receive emails to tell you when we add your submission to the database, and when it has been read.

ASIM Bookmarks

2008-05-24T05:52:35Z

We're exploring the possibility of printing up some Andromeda Spaceways bookmarks. The artwork will be full colour, double-sided, and I've put a draft online:

http://www.simon.m6.net/files/AsimBookmarkF.jpg
http://www.simon.m6.net/files/AsimBookmarkB.jpg

Any feedback appreciated!

Slush Delays

2008-05-18T08:23:11Z

We've had some attacks of Real Life(TM) which have interfered with the slushing process.
Our slushmistress is vigorously attacking the backlog.

With any luck, normal service will be resumed shortly.

Robbie

New book reviews...

2008-05-16T04:57:05Z

http://www.andromedaspaceways.com/bookreviews.htm

I have a review of the McCaffrey's latest journey into Pern, and there are lots of others too :) Check out the changes to the website while you're there...

ASIM issue 33 & 34 out now!

2008-05-01T14:38:33Z

Oh look, here's that press release I promised you... :)

Two Andromeda Spaceways for the price of ... two?

Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine issues 33 and 34 are available now as a double package in print or PDF from www.andromedaspaceways.com and specialist bookstores.

Two issues, delivered simultaneously!

Not only do you get double your regular dose of fiction from ASIM, you also get stories from Andromeda Spaceways favourites and up-and-coming SF writers.

Edwina Harvey takes the reins for issue 33, delivering her trademark blend of zany and traditional SF fare from a Dragon blogging to tales of ancient breadmaking and betrayal, we'll take you back to the pulp feel of the early SF greats.

Joanne Anderton makes her maiden voyage as editor in issue 34, delivering new piece from favourites Lyn Battersby and Ellie Tupper, outstanding work from up-and-comer R J Astruc, and introducing several new writers for you to enjoy!

Both issues bring you all the enjoyment, entertainment and adventure that every ASIM brings, only twice as much! How can you resist two issues at once?

Issue 33 features fiction by Larry Ferrill, Jeff Parish, Richard S Crawford, Loic Henry, Alex Cohen, Sarah Totton, Simon Petrie (twice!) and Regina Patton, as well as the latest "State of the Art" by Dirk Flinthart and a review of Bruce Boston's Flashing the Dark, by Michael Lohr.

Issue 34 features fiction by R J Astruc. Nigel Stones. M P Ericson. Wade Albert White, Lyn Battersby, Ellie Tupper, Shana Lear, Tessa Kum, Poetry by Elizabeth Barrette, as well as a feature on Fantsy from Tehani Wessely, An interview with Jackie Kessler and plenty of reviews

How do you get it?

Issues 33 and 34 are on sale now at www.andromedaspaceways.com - don't miss out, issue 35 is coming out at warp speed! And don't forget, ASIM is open right now for submissions of speculative fiction of up to 10,000 words - see the website for our guidelines.

Issue 33 review

2008-05-01T14:25:18Z

The nice folk over at The Fix Online have reviewed ASIM 33. Why yes, it IS out - didn't you know? Issue 34 too. Oh, sorry, did we forget to mention? Ooops...

Stayed tuned for the official issue 33 and 34 press release/s - aliens have been randomly abducting Co-op members leading to miscellaneous breakdowns in the usually very streamlined process of issue releases! For now, you can check the new mags out in print and PDF over at Andromeda Spaceways!

New Zealand authors

2008-04-23T04:00:27Z

Via Simon Litten ( littenz):

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand (SFFANZ) has
started a project to collate and list as much science
fiction/fantasy/horror works by New Zealanders as it can trace.

The best way to achieve this is for those New Zealanders who produce
these sorts of works to provide SFFANZ with the appropriate listing
material themselves. After all, who else knows better when and where a
work was published.

For the moment the listing of works (for want of a better name) is
being managed by Alan Robson.

The current listing of works can be viewed at www.sffanz.org.nz - I
hope the trail to the listings is obvious.

I would be most pleased if you passed on this informal announcement to
them and other Kiwis you know who have written professionally.

PDF Delivery problems

2008-04-21T02:55:07Z

This is a notification to those wonderful folks who receive their copies of Andromeda Spaceways by PDF. I have just sent out issue 33 and will shortly follow up with issue 34 but I have received an unusual number of bounces from various email addresses. If you are one of our PDF subscribers, or receive the PDF for review, please ensure we have your most current e-dress for delivery!

Many thanks.

Tehani

Your Award Winning Magazine!

2008-03-29T01:10:12Z

Andromeda Spaceways had a good weekend over Easter. So good it's taken me this long to manage to post about it! All nominees and winners deserve congratulations, but specifically...

Ditmars
Best Short Story - "The Dark and What it Said", Rick Kennett, ASIM #28
Best Professional Achievement - Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, for five issues in 2007 plus three electronic Best Of anthologies
Best New Talent - Tehani Wessely

Sir Julius Vogel Awards (New Zealand)
Best Short Story - tie - "Fendraaken", Kevin G Maclean, ASIM #30
Services to Science Fiction - Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine

Tin Ducks (Western Australia)
Best Long Form - "Hal Spacejock, Just Desserts", Simon Haynes

It was also great to see lots of ASIM friends recognised for the great work they do, in all the awards.

For the full results check out::

ASIF!
Sir Julius Vogel Awards

See you at Swancon!

2008-03-17T12:39:27Z

Before you all pack your suitcasies and go get on your planes, I must remind you to leave a bit of spare space in your carryons for all the carry homes you'll pick up if you visit the Small Press table at Swancon. We're far too big to be contained just to the market day, so instead we've arranged a full time table where you'll be able to pick up, at any time (during the day) during Swancon:

* all the ASIM you want;
* 2012;
* The Workers Paradise;
* Fantastic Wonder Stories;
* Daikaiju 3, Shadowplays;
* Shiny 2007 Trio;
* Magic Dirt;
* C0ck;
* Borderlands 9; and
* a whole tonne of Mirrordanse books - including a special deal for the first 3 volumes of the Aust Best Of Series.

You might also find other bits and pieces like jewellery and ASIM merchandise that you just can't miss out on! And if you ask real nice, there may even be coffee and cookies...

2008 Aurealis Awards

2008-03-17T11:33:24Z

Expressions of Interest are now invited to become a judge for the 2008 Aurealis Awards. If you are interested, head over to the Aurealis Awards website to download the form:

http://www.aurealisawards.com/Judges.htm

MARCH Aussie SF Blog Carnival

2008-03-14T23:43:36Z

Just wanted to point you in the direction of this month’s carnival – so much happening I had to do three posts!

http://asimmum.livejournal.com/75779.html

http://asimmum.livejournal.com/76177.html

http://asimmum.livejournal.com/76397.html

SF Small Press on the radio!

2008-03-13T12:55:26Z

So, I know you all listened to my radio debut this evening? No? Well it's not too late!

Go here (RTRfm in Perth) and restream the Thursday 13th show!! I get two segments about a third (closer to half I guess) of the way through the show, and I talk about ASIM, Twelfth Planet Press (Shiny and 2012) and Swancon and stuff! Go, listen!

http://www.rtrfm.com.au/shows/burning

Cheers
Tehani

Tin Ducks open for voting!

2008-03-11T12:41:28Z

Voting for the 2008 Tin Ducks is now Open!

Ballot forms can be downloaded from www.swancon.com/tinducks.

The awards ceremony for the presentation of the Tin Ducks (as well as the Ditmars and WASFF awards) is to be held on the Sunday evening of Swancon (March 23). Exact time has yet to be confirmed.

Any queries on the ceremony or the Tin Ducks can be directed to Ju (</a></a>mynxii).

Completed ballots may be emailed to tinducks@swancon.com, or mailed to Tin Ducks Awards Committee, PO Box 555, Inglewood WA 6932.

Posted ballots need to be postmarked no later than 17th March 2008. Alternatively, completed ballots may be placed in the ballot box in the Registration Area of the Convention before 5pm, Saturday 22nd March 2008. Voting is open to full and supporting members of Swancon.

Voting is by Optional Preferential Voting.

Mark as many boxes, as you wish in each category, in the order of your preference, 1 being your first choice. You do not have to number every box. The Tin Duck Committee reserves the right to make further decision on the validity of nominees. Ballot form must be clearly signed by the voter. Unsigned forms will not be counted! Only one ballot form per person.

2008 Ditmar Voting Package

2008-03-05T11:59:59Z

The 2008 Ditmar Voting Package, containing full text and images and/or links to all shortlisted Ditmar works for this year's awards, has been emailed to all eligible voters.

Eligible voters are those who were full or supporting members of Convergence 2007 and/or full and supporting members of Swancon 2008. If you are one of these people and you have NOT received your Package and you would like to, please comment here!

More good news!

2008-03-04T21:10:51Z

Congratulations to Chris Barnes and Marissa Lingen whose stories in ASIM issue 28 have been recognised on Dave Truesdale's Recommended Reading List for 2007!

http://www.blackgate.com/articles/years_best_2007.htm

Interestingly, the ASIM cover right at the TOP of the page is actually the issue 29 cover (which has issue 28 written on it!) :)

Congrats to Rick Kennett! (et al) Australian Shadows Award

2008-03-04T10:15:50Z

The 2007 Shortlist has now been released. Congratulations to all the authors who have been either shortlisted or given an Honourable Mention this year (especially the multi-recognised Rick Kennett, whose piece was also Shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards AND some other stuff we can't talk about yet!).

2007 Shortlist (alphabetical order):

Matthew Chrulew - "Between the Memories" (Aurealis #38/39)
David Conyers - "Subtle Invasion" (The Black Book of Horror, Mortbury Press)
Terry Dowling - "Toother" (Eclipse 1, Night Shade Books)
Rick Kennett - "The Dark and What It Said" (ASIM #28)
Martin Livings - "There Was Darkness" (Fantastic Wonder Stories, Ticonderoga Publications)
Jason Nahrung - The Darkness Within (Hachette Livre)

2007 Honourable Mentions:

David Conyers & John Sunseri - The Spiraling Worm (Chaosium)
Kaaron Warren - "Cooling the Crows"(In Bad Dreams, Eneit Press)
Marty Young - "The Wildflowers" (Fantastic Wonder Stories, Ticonderoga Publications)

The winner of the 2007 Australian Shadows Award will be announced in April 2008.

For more information, including reports from the Judging Panel, please visit the AHWA website:

http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=118

Best wishes,

Kirstyn McDermott
Director - Australian Shadows Award
http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=39

Ditmar Voting

2008-02-26T02:03:23Z

This is a special notice for anyone who is eligible to vote for the Ditmars this year (ie: members and supporting members of Convergence 2007 and Swancon 2008). Don't vote yet!

</a></a>girliejones and I (asimmum ) are pulling together a package of all shortlisted materials, as best that we can manage, including links to online material/websites of nominated works, and full copy of art and story material, which we will then make available to ALL voting members. Lots of people don't get the opportunity to see a lot of the works on the shortlist, so we're trying to help make that informed choice a bit easier for folks!

So keep an eye on your inbox in the next few days, as the package will be winging its way out as soon as we can get it all together!

Ever whinged about the Ditmars?

2008-02-24T03:48:40Z

Now's your chance to participate in the process of change!

via </a></a>punkrocker1991

Recent discussions have made it completely obvious that people think that there are many problems with the current Ditmar guidelines.

To promote discussion, I've created a googlegroup where interested parties can request membership (membership only denied if you're an evil spammer) and debate these in a fairly relaxed forum that will hopefully avoid the misunderstandings that can come from public debate.

I would like to state that I'm not intending to use this to force, push or promote any agendas I may have, but to be a fairly neutral host and moderate thoughtful discussion among others who do have definite ideas and opinions on these awards.

I will moderate this where necessary, but my goal is to promote constructive debate. For more info go here:

http://groups.google.com/group/ditmar-amendments2008?hl=en

Russell B Farr

ASIM Website rejig!

2008-02-20T09:46:43Z

Our website has been re-designed, and if you take a look under 'Extra Features' you'll discover our exclusive reviews, interviews and podcasts. First interview off the rank ... Robin Hobb!

Check it out, it looks totally awesome!

http://www.andromedaspaceways.com

DITMAR SHORTLIST

2008-02-16T04:44:45Z

Congratulations to all the shortlisted works and people, especially of course to the ASIM nominees, and to our ASIM-friends!

2008 Ditmar Awards Shortlist

Best Novel:

The Company of the Dead by David Kowalski
(Published by PanMacmillan.)
Extras by Scott Westerfeld
(Published by Simon & Schuster.)
Dark Space by Marianne de Pierres
(Published by Orbit.)
Saturn Returns by Sean Williams
(Published by Orbit.)
Magic's Child by Justine Larbelestier
(Published by Penguin.)
The Darkness Within by Jason Nahrung
(Published by Hachette Livre.)

Best Novella/Novelette:

Yamabushi Kaidan and the Smoke Dragon by Shane Jiraiya-Cummings.
(Published by Ticonderoga Publications in Fantastic Wonder Stories edited by Russell B. Farr.)
Where is Brisbane and How Many Times Do I Get There? by Paul Haines
(Published by Izvori in Fantastical Journeys to Brisbane edited by Geoffrey Maloney, Trent Jamieson and Zoran Zivkovic.)
The Bluebell Vengence by Tansy Rayner Roberts
(Published by Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine in ASIM #28 edited by Zara Baxter)
Lady of Adestan by Cat Sparks
(Published by Orb Publications in Orb #7 edited by Sarah Endacott.)
Cenotaxis by Sean Williams
(Published by MonkeyBrain Books)
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go To War Again by Garth Nix
(Published by Jim Baen's Universe)

Best Short Story:

The Dark and What It Said by Rick Kennett
(Published by Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine in ASIM #28 edited by Zara Baxter)
Domine by Rjurik Davidson
(Published by Chimaera Publications in Aurealis #37 edited by Stephen Higgins and Stuart Mayne.)
A Scar for Leida by Deb Biancotti
(Published by Ticonderoga Publications in Fantastic Wonder Stories edited by Russell B. Farr.)
Bad Luck, Trouble, Death and Vampire Sex by Garth Nix
(Published by Nightshade Books in Eclipse One edited by Jonathan Strahan)
The Sun People by Sue Isle
(Published by Twelth Planet Press in Shiny #2 edited by Alisa Krasnstein, Ben Payne and Tansy Rayner Roberts.)
His Lipstick Minx by Kaaron Warren
(Published by Ticonderoga Publications in The Workers' Paradise edited by Russell B. Farr and Nick Evans.)

Best Collected Work:

Orb #7 edited by Sarah Endacott
(Published by Orb Publications.)
The Workers' Paradise edited by Russell B. Farr and Nick Evans
(Published by Ticonderoga Publications.)
New Ceres edited by Alisa Krasnstein
(Published by Twelth Planet Press.)
The New Space Opera edited by Jonathan Strahan
(Published by HarperCollins Australia.)
Fantastic Wonder Stories edited by Russell B. Farr
(Published by Ticonderoga Publications.)

Best Art Work:

Daryl Lindquist for the ASIM #28 Cover
Nick Stathopolous for the Daikaju #3 Cover
Eleanor Clark for ASIM #31 Internal Art
Amanda Rainey for The Workers' Paradise Cover
Nick Stathopolous for the Rhinemonn Cover
Eleanor Clark for ASIM #30 Internal Art

Best Fan Writer:

Alexandra Pierce for Last Short Story on Earth and for ASiF! reviews.
Shane Jiraiya-Cummings for Horrorscope.
Grant Watson for the 'angriest' Livejournal.
Rob Hood for film reviews on his website.

Best Fan Art:

'Exterminate!' Dalek Postcards – Katherine Linge
'Nights Edge' Convention Poster Art – John Parker

Best Fan Production:

2007 Snap Shot Project – interviews with influential members of the Australian speculative fiction scene conducted by Alisa Krasnstein, Ben Payne, Alexandra Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Kathering Linge, Kaaron Warren and Rosie Clark.
Inkspillers Website – maintained by Tony Plank
'The Liminal' short film – directed by Clair McKenna
Daikaju Limerick Competition – by Robert Hood on his website.
Talking Squid Website – by Chris Lawson

Best Fanzine:

The Australian Science Fiction Bullsheet edited by Ted Scribner and Edwina Harvey
Not If You Were the Last Short Story on Earth edited by Alisa Krasnstein, Ben Payne, Alexandra Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts
Steam Engine Time edited by Bruce Gillespie
Horrorscope edited by Shane Jiraiya-Cummings

Best Professional Achievement:

Gary Kemble for his continued coverage of speculative fiction on Articulate and ABC news online.

Russell B. Farr for Ticonderoga Publications; in 2007, Russell produced an issue of Ticonderoga Online, The Workers' Paradise and Fantastic Wonders stories, which produced five Aurealis Award nominees.

Jonathan Strahan for a prolific body of work editing 'The Jack Vance Treasury', 'The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the year', 'Best Short Novels of 2007', 'The New Space Opera', 'Ascendancies: The Best of Bruce Sterling' and 'Eclipse One: New Science Fiction and Fantasy'.

Andromeda Spaceways Publishing Co-Operative Ltd for five issues in 2007, including three electronic Best Of anthologies.

Jonathan Strahan, Garth Nix, Deb Biancotti and Trevor Stafford for compiling and promoting the new Australian Fantasy and SF catalogue in the United States to increase awareness and appreciation of forthcoming Australian SF and to expand creative and professional opportunities for writers.

Best Fan Achievement:

Alisa Krasnstein for ASiF! Australian Speculative Fiction in Focus
Marty Young for his work as President of the Australian Horror Writers Association
John Parker, Sarah Parker and Sarah Xu for Night's Edge Convention
Sarah Xu for the CyPEC Cyber-feminist Conference held as part of Night's Edge convention.

Best New Talent:

Angela Slatter
Jason Nahrung
Nathan Burrage
Tehani Wessely

William Atheling Jr Award:

Ian Nichols for "Seriatem, Seriatum, omnia Seriatem"
(Published by Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine in ASIM #30, edited by Robbie Matthews.)
Tansy Rayner Roberts and Alexandra Pierce for review of Elizabeth Bear's "New Amsterdam" (Published as Podcast #2 on ASiF!)
Jonathan Strahan for editorial for "The New Space Opera"
(Published in The New Space Opera by HarperCollins Australia.)
Grant Watson for "The Bad Film Diaries"
(Published in Borderlands #9.)
Ben Peek for the Aurealis Awards Shortlist Feature Article
(Published on ASiF!)
Shane Jiraiya-Cummings for review of David Conyers' "The Spiraling Worm"
(Published on Horrorscope.)
Ian Nichols for "The Shadow Thief"
(Published by The West Australian Weekend Magazine on 22/09/07.)