Strange, mysterious, magnificent, fantastic, hideous, ugly, incongruous, unpleasant, or disgusting, but most importantly distorted, are synonyms for grotesque. This...
Scholarship Initiative for CoNZealand Announced
CoNZealand, the 78th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) being held in Wellington in July, has announced a scholarship...
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Season Two of The SpecFicNZ Podcast here, Melanie Harding-Shaw talks about how writers should get involved in CoNZ
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SpecFicNZ at ConZealand
It’s happening! Here’s the current update list from Core liaison Courtney Schafer: 1) SpecFicNZ will have two separate...
ArtyBees Books and SpecFicNZ announce collaborative event
ANNOUNCING THE ARTYBEES BOOKFEST 2020 28 July to 5 August 2020 (approximate; exact dates to be confirmed) ENTRY:...
The Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative Fiction Writers in NZ
ANNOUNCING: Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative Fiction Writers in New Zealand It’s well known that support and acknowledgement for...
The Clockill and the Thief by Gareth Ward
Sin is dying, poisoned by his blue blood. His troubles deepen when the traitor who poisoned him escapes...
The Traitor and the Thief by Gareth Ward
Discovered thieving at Coxford’s Corn Market, fourteen year old Sin is hunted across the city. Caught by the...
The Le Guin-terview – Andi C. Buchanan
The Le Guin-terview is a new feature for SpecFic NZ, inspired by the Proust Questionnaire (or, more directly,...
CoNZealand: We need you!
Wellington is the place to be next year if you write fantasy, science fiction or horror, thanks to...
2020 by Ben Spies
Earth’s orbit is moving closer to the Sun and our planet is heating up at an alarming rate....
Spec fic on the bestseller lists
Kiwi spec fic is making waves this week, with four SFF titles in the the top ten bestselling...
New release: Awa and the Dreamrealm
Awa and the Dreamrealm: Dreamweavers book 1, by Isa Pearl Ritchie What if dreams are more real than...