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Ending the radio silence with some burst broadcasts:
Posted on 2011-12-02 at 18:04 by montsamu
It's been nearly a month: no Bull Spec #7; no December newsletter; hardly anybody has gotten their Kickstarter gear in hand yet; etc. So, some bursts into the static:
- Yup, issue #7 is late. Still at least a week before it will be in a printable state. Very sorry to everyone concerned, not the least of which Candlemark & Gleam and Pyr, whose advertisements help make the issue possible, and whom I told it would be out mid last month. Still, some good news: Bull Spec has a real, legitimate designer now: Gabriel
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2011 local and regional author holiday book buying guide.
Posted on 2011-11-09 at 15:14 by montsamu
As the nights get colder and you look for a book to curl up with, or for a gift for the readers (or those darned fools who should be reading!) in your life, there are hundreds and hundreds of choices. Well, here, I'll narrow this down to local and regional authors in (primarily, I promise!) science fiction and fantasy, presented along a few categories. Enjoy! (And if this isn't quite enough, there's always last year's list...)
(A brief aside for a local book-buying hint: I've largely given Goodreads links
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Local events flyer for Winter 2011.
Posted on 2011-11-04 at 19:04 by montsamu
To accompany the full events newsletter, here's an easy one-page sheet to download, print, post, and hand around, covering November and December events:
http://www.box.net/embed/7v5231k2a5ntard.swf
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Bull Spec local events e-mailing list: November 2011
Posted on 2011-11-02 at 21:26 by montsamu
Vol. 1, No. 6, November 1, 2011:
Welcome to the November events and announcements newsletter from Bull Spec! This time, a bit late instead of early. But there's plenty to talk about this month, starting with NC Comicon this weekend and continuing through author events, new books, and more author events in November and December. A couple of things which I'd hoped to have ready for this newsletter but aren't quite there are: 1. the second Bull Spec teen writing contest will begin soon 2. I will get a local
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Quail Ridge Books gets ready for a run of events.
Posted on 2011-10-30 at 20:57 by montsamu
The November events newsletter is just about ready, but I wanted to give a little bit of space to Quail Ridge Books this evening, as they're hosting a run of sf events in November and into December.
First up is a recently-added event for L.E. Modesitt, Jr.'s SCHOLAR on Wednesday, November 9 at 7:30 pm:
Then, while Doc does not fall under the rubric of speculative fiction, Mary Doria Russell, author of the spectacular science fiction novel The Sparrow, is reading on Tuesday, November 15, at 7:30 pm:
This might Read more...
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Fantasy novel from a Connecticut 13 year old with Crohn's Disease.
Posted on 2011-10-28 at 13:35 by montsamu
http://www.sarah-story.com/sarahs-writing/
Chronicles a bit of the struggles of a young girl with Crohn's Disease, and talks about her short fantasy novel which was self-published in Nook, Kindle, and (free) ePub form. It's not the greatest story ever told (contemporary fantasy, Ash, Rayne, the council and its Head) but it's probably a good step up from my efforts at that age :) (if I were foolish enough to read what I have safely boxed away in my closet, I suppose a comparison could be made, but really
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Closing to poetry submissions until (at least) January.
Posted on 2011-10-27 at 17:59 by montsamu
Hey all. Still open for fiction until (planned) December 1, but we're now closed to poetry submissions until (at least) January. I've updated the guidelines page to reflect this. We've got a full slate of poetry through issue 8 and more, along with some fun things which Dan hasn't announced. Also, if anyone has a poetry submission pending, that they should hear from Dan within 2 weeks. So: get writing! No need to rush. We'll be here when you're ready. -Sam
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Bull Spec contributors at World Fantasy Conference 2011
Posted on 2011-10-24 at 16:24 by montsamu
The 2011 World Fantasy Conference program is out, along with day-by-day event listings. As San Diego is a bit of a walk from Durham, once again I'll live vicariously through poking through the program and filtering for Bull Spec contributors.
THURSDAY:
9 pm: Pacific 1: Out From Under the Bed: Monster as Protagonist - Nick Mamatas (story, "Oh, Harvard Square!" in issue #4)
FRIDAY:
1 pm: Pacific 6/7: Reading - Cat Rambo (story, "The Coffeemaker's Passion" in issue #5)
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Breaking event news: Quail Ridge Books to host L.E. Modesitt Jr. for SCHOLAR on Wednesday, Nov 9 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 2011-10-20 at 17:16 by montsamu
Quail Ridge Books event manager Rene Martin let me know that L.E. Modesitt Jr. will be coming to town for a reading of Scholar, the latest in his Imager Portfolio series, on Wednesday, November 9th at 7:30 PM:
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Last minute call for advertisers for issue 7.
Posted on 2011-10-18 at 21:12 by montsamu
Well, this is pretty much a cut and paste job from a few months ago, but: Still haven't sold the back cover ($250) or both front inside cover ($150) and back inside cover ($100) for issue 7. Full color, 8.5x11. Publication date November 8, on newsstands until late January. Final art due October 31. Contact sam@bullspec.com for details. Previous back covers have included Pyr, Tor, Solaris, and ConTemporal. Also have black and white full page space at $50. Thanks! Front inside cover runs opposite the table of
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