One thing everyone knows about Undertow Publications is that they make gorgeous books. From Priya Sharma's 'All The Fabulous Beasts' to Mike O'Driscoll's 'The Dream Operator', Simon Strantzas' 'Nothing is Everything' to Georgina Bruce's upcoming debut collection 'This House of Wounds', Undertow's books are never less than stunning, and immense care is taken to create… Continue reading “Sing Your Sadness Deep” cover reveal
It’s Cliffmas Time
'tis the season, and my good friend Holly has put together a series of podcast episodes exploring popular Christmas songs, and just how their popularity has endured over the years. So if you'd like to hear the story of how Cliff Richard became an unlikely medical laboratory icon, check out my appearence on Holly's podcast… Continue reading It’s Cliffmas Time
Sing Your Sadness Deep
Rounding off an incredibly exciting year for me is the news that my debut short story collection has been picked up by the wonderful Undertow Publications, and will be published in autumn 2019. It's titled "Sing Your Sadness Deep" and I hope you will enjoy it. An Undertow collection has been a dream of mine… Continue reading Sing Your Sadness Deep
Thank you, Laika
I think there is probably a limit to the number of times I'm permitted to mention That Thing That Happened before I become incredibly annoying, so let me get it out of the way: I only went and won a bloody British Fantasy Award, didn't I? The award-winning (!?) story in question is "Looking… Continue reading Thank you, Laika
Where You Can Find Me At Fantasycon 2018 (if you want to)
Due to the often ad-hoc nature of Fantasycon I can't guarantee I'll be in any one place at any given time, except for those panels and so forth that I've signed up to do. So, I'll list those below. But if you happen to be at Fantasycon and you'd like to say hello - please… Continue reading Where You Can Find Me At Fantasycon 2018 (if you want to)
人間
Very excited to announce that my short story '人間' ('Ningen') is available to preorder as a standalone short for Kindle, published by the excellent Darker Worlds Publishing: "Tragedy has befallen the Russian submarine, Ussuri. Without explanation, the vessel has been lost to the depths of the ocean, all hands aboard presumed lost. A team of… Continue reading 人間
It’s that time of year again
FantasyCon is almost upon us. Every year it sneaks up on me - one day, it's months away, then all of a sudden it's a matter of weeks and I'm signing up for panels and readings and wondering when I'm going to have time to do the important stuff: buying books, and propping up the… Continue reading It’s that time of year again
