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In this episode Alan reviews:
The Silence of The WiltingSkin by Tlotlo Tsamaase
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In this episode, Diane and Alan chat with with author, poet, translator, professor and editor Kazim Ali about his Choose Your Own Adventure novel: Citidal of Whispers.
They also discuss Choose Your Own Adventure history, writing branching story lines, D&D, and how to get involved in social causes.
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In this panel recorded at the Writer’s Conduit Conference in 2022, we discuss topics like: Why is SFF good at discussing social norms, is it a moral imperative for writers to resist norms, and how do you write effective arguments. Panel guests include: Alan Bailey (Moderator), Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Arula Ratnakar, Diane Morrison, and Abrian Tuller.
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In our 4th Spec Fic Partisan audio column Rick addresses Charlie Jane Ander’s Sweetweird Manifesto. If you’re not sure what that is, you can find it here. Rick also discusses microgenres and why they are actually a good thing, especially for indie and small press authors. This episode is a bit fuzzier than usual, apologies.
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In our 3rd audio column about publishing in Africa we chat with Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki about how Africans are being deplatformed within the publishing business. We also discuss the The Emeka Walter Dinjos Memorial Award For Disability In Speculative Fiction. As this episode was recorded before the 2022 Nebulas, we’d also like to congratulate Oghenechovwe on his award.
Check out this episode!
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In this episode, Diane and Alan chat with author Matthew Kressel and Author/Editor/Publisher Catherine Lundoff. They discuss Matt’s new novel Queen of Static, expectations when marketing books, and greening your office. They also announce that audio columns will be released seperately as their own mini-episodes for future episodes.
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In this episode, Diane and Alan chat with author Andrew Dana Hudson. They discuss Andrew’s book Our Shared Storm: A Novel of Five Climate Futures, climate change, and Solarpunk.
Alan also reviews 3 books including:
The year’s Best African Speculative Fiction 2021 by Oghenechevwe Donald Eckpeki published by Jembefola Press 2021
The Withered King by Ricardo Victoria by Artemesia Publishing 2019
Missing Signal by Seb Doubinsky published by Meerkat Press 2018
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In this episode, Cat and Alan chat with author Cadwell Turnbull. They discuss Cadwell’s novel No Gods, No Monsters, the inspiration for his monsters, and why it’s important to keep questioning yourself.
Alan also chats with Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki about what it’s like trying to get into a US MFA program from Nigeria.
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In this episode, Diane and Alan chat with Co-editor-in-Chiefs, Justine Norton-Kertson and Briana Castagnozzi, of Solapunk Magazine about starting a new magazine, government, falconing, music, and Solar Punk.
Rick’s column focuses on evil corporations, escapism in fiction, and how it all relates to Raytheon and the 2021 Hugo awards.
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