Interesting piece in the Washington Post about how our brains are changing in response to the different ways...
High school story vending machine
Entrepreneurial high-school students in Canada have created a vending machine that dispenses stories. What a brilliant idea! How...
Want your books at a stall at Auckland Armageddon?
SpecFicNZ member Steff Green is keen to book a stall at this year’s Auckland Armageddon Expo. See below...
SpecFicNZ sweeps the Shadows away
SpecFicNZ was well represented at the recent Australian Shadows Awards, which recognise excellence in the Horror writing field...
How X-Men’s Days of Future Past has influenced comics
Interesting piece in Vulture about how the X-Men comic “Days of Future Past” has influenced comics since 1981....
Taika Waititi’s production company seeking new scripts
Piki Films brings together New Zealand’s funniest storytellers, responsible for the country’s highest grossing films. They are Taika Waititi,...
The power of the sci-fi franchise novel
Interesting piece in The Guardian about the power of the sci-fi franchise novel. Apparently more people will read the...
Announcing the SpecFicNZ Publishing Grant
We are pleased to announce the new SpecFicNZ Publishing Grant, which will provide funding to local publishers to promote the...
Elite: And Here The Wheel
Elite: And Here The Wheel by John Harper Robert Garry, ex-military officer, wants nothing more than to maintain...
Kurt Vonnegut’s artwork
When he wasn’t writing science fiction, Kurt Vonnegut doodled. A new book, introduced by his daughter Nanette, brings...
Podcast: Writing YA
Radio New Zealand National has made available a podcast of Sherryl Jordan and Elizabeth Knox discussing writing for...
Writing for games
Interesting piece in Publishing Perspectives about authors writing for games developers (plus follow-up here). Basically, there’s no established...
JK Rowling bibliography
Yes, that’s right – not a biography, a bibliography. J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography will be published this December by...
Steam Press open for submissions
I hope you’ve all got some polished manuscripts sitting on your hard drives, because award-winning boutique publisher Steam Press has...
Kiwi spec fic author nets huge deal at book fair
Congratulations to Kiwi spec fic author David Hair! His publisher Quercus struck a six-figure deal at the London Book...