In the era of #OwnVoices, how do writers craft sci-fi or fantasy stories using their own experience to create diverse and compelling worlds?
Writers, After Dark #13: Mary Robinette Kowal The Lady Astronaut stories imagine an alternate history of the space program
This week, Hugo Award winning and Nebula Award nominated author Mary Robinette Kowal talks about her Lady Astronaut duology, which is itself a prequel to her Hugo winning short story “Lady Astronaut of Mars”.
Writers, After Dark #12: Rebecca Roanhorse Urban fantasy, badass Native American protagonist, new worlds and myths to revel in
Award-winning (and Hugo nominated) speculative fiction author Rebecca Roanhorse stops by to talk about her first novel, the acclaimed Trail of Lightning. We talk about the magic system she devised for the Diné world, how the types of abilities are tied to their clans, and how the manifestation and strength of those powers are tied to traumas.
Writers, After Dark #11: Daryl Gregory "Spoonbenders" tells us about psychics, conspiracies, heists and other shenanigans
Fantasy and horror author Daryl Gregory has a story for you. Spoonbenders (just out in trade paperback) tells the story of a family of dreamers gifted with psychic abilities of varying strengths and stability, how they became famous, how they fell apart, and how they tried to bring all the pieces back together again.
Writers, After Dark #10: Joe & Kasey Lansdale "Terror Is Our Business" brings together atmospheric suspense and the supernatural
Horror author Joe R. Lansdale and his daughter, author and musician Kasey Lansdale, have collaborated on the stories in Terror Is Our Business: Dana Roberts’ Casebook of Horrors, a rather unusual investigator in a vast field of fiction about supernatural investigations.
“Trail of Lightning” wrecks your fantasy preconceptions in a great way Rebecca Roanhorse weaves a post-apocalyptic thrill ride that's also a dream tale
In Trail of Lightning, we step into a world that has been devastated by an apocalypse driven by climate change, a fractured United States where the rise of the sea has devastated all the coastlines, and drowned most of the world. This is how the Fifth World died, giving rise to the Sixth World in its final breath.
Writers, After Dark #9: Emily Devenport Here there be generation ships, serial killers, and alternate narratives
YA & SF author Emily Devenport stops by to chat about Medusa Uploaded, which is about a serial killer on a mission on a generation ship, and there’s a lot of mystery and mayhem to enjoy in this story.
Writers, After Dark #8: Gareth L. Powell Of starships, music and writing advice
SF author Gareth L. Powell stops by this week, to chat about his latest novel, Embers of War. The first in a space opera trilogy, the story centers on a sentient former war cruiser having a “change of heart” about being a machine of destruction.
Writers, After Dark #7: Zack Kaplan Of extraterrestrial corporate shenanigans, peace keeping missions and more
Comics writer Zack Kaplan drops by to talk about “Port of Earth”, his newest series from Top Cow. What happens when first contact is a business deal rather than a diplomatic mission?
Call for Submissions: Deathscribe 2018
Are you a fan of horror? A fan of radio plays and audio dramas? Then you’ll be happy to know that DEATHSCRIBE: The International Festival of Horror Radio Plays, presented by Chicago’s WildClaw Theatre is open for submissions!
