SpecficNZ members – we have offered reviews of members work in the past from time to time, but...
The Wordsmith by Barbara Howe
The Air Guild will regret spurning its most accomplished witch. Irene van Gelder’s drudge job is killing her,...
2021 Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative Fiction Writers in NZ
2021 Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative Fiction Writers in New Zealand Call for Applications The Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative...
Something to Look Forward to in 2021
2020 has been … challenging, to put it mildly. I think we’ll all be happy to put the...
World Building – Alien World, No Human Characters
World Building is a critical and sometimes challenging aspect in writing Science Fiction and Fantasy. The material and...
AGM Minutes
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the AGM last week. There’s was some great discussion around ways...
Notice of AGM
This year SpecFicNZ will hold our annual general meeting at 8pm on Wednesday 30 September. You can read...
SpecFicNZ seeks Digital Librarian (PAID)
Have you seen our other post about the SpecFicNZ Online Catalogue? Click here to take a look! To...
Introducing the SpecFicNZ Online Catalogue!
The SpecFicNZ Core is excited to bring you a project which has been in planning for several weeks...
Books from our Backyard – a new book fair for NZ authors
On Sunday, 15th November 2020 a new book fair is going to debut in Auckland. Organised by SpecFicNZ...
CoNZealand Follow-up—Where can I find more NZ Speculative Fiction?
Kudos to the organising committee and all the amazing volunteers who made CoNZealand interactive and fun, in spite...
CoNZealand book launch of Icarus – Taylor Neeran Chronicles #4 July 30, 2020
Icarus, book #4 in the Taylor Neeran Chronicles by J J Mathews launched on July 30, 2020 at...
Review: The Last Circus on Earth, by B.P. Marshall
I found the premise of this book intriguing. The action tripped along with good flow and a quick...
You’re invited! Christchurch book launch of No Man’s Land by A.J. Fitzwater
Join Paper Road Press publisher Marie Hodgkinson and author A.J. Fitzwater on 15 July to celebrate the launch...
No Man’s Land
A dog with a coat like the night sky and a scent like starlight. The hiss of strange...