Ooh, that's a lovely thing. Congrats to all the other nominees. (I love how horrory this shortlist is this year!)
I'll be talking about horror stories for the next wee while, but if your preference is for Scottish history with a side of sci-fi mystery, let me remind you about 'The Packet'. 1920s, Red Clydesiders heading for the new world, and a very stormy crossing. All that good stuff.
Turns out I have some news!
- New collection, BFA shortlisting, events, and an anthology inclusion.
I'm having to resist my urge to hide under a rock, but apparently if you don't talk about things nobody finds out about them. Weird, that.
emfaulds.com/news/news-ro...
Any excuse to make a graphic using @jennicoutts.bsky.social's brilliant Dark Crescent cover! 👀 This news has really given what was a difficult week a pretty nice boost at the end! Also to be shortlisted alongside so many talented pals, I'm delighted!✨🎉🏴 @lunapress.bsky.social
I'm hecking pleased announce that my new weird horror collection Hand-Me-Downs is available to pre-order right now!
You can read all about it in the PS Publishing newsletter right now: preview.mailerlite.com/v5g0e1m4q5
The shortlisted works for the British Fantasy Award 2026 in the category of Best Independent Press are:
📚 Flame Tree Press
📚 Luna Press / @lunapress.bsky.social
📚 Black Shuck Books / @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social
📚 Newcon Press
The PictCon2 Programme form is now available.
If you are planning to come, please do fill it in.
forms.gle/v86ryRktTvZB...
We have a stunning line-up for Cymera Event Horizon - Sat 6th June.
Dan Collins
Rachel Plummer
Danielle Farrow reading the winning story from our short story competition
Goldy-Looking Blanket
EM Faulds
MC for the evening is Pippa Goldschmidt
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/programme-26...
Just a few hours and E.M. Faulds' new collection These Broken Little Worlds (NewCon Press) hits the shelves! Feat. the BSFA Award-winning 'Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike', discover why her (pole-)star's rising at the link below.
Buy: www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
@bethkesh.bsky.social
Due October 2026, Collective: The Collaborative Art of Anthologies (Eds. Dan Coxon & Pete W Sutton) features our Neil Williamson on writers' group collections -- something we have experience at! Preorder now at the link below:
@lunapress.bsky.social @neilwilliamson.bsky.social @dancoxon.bsky.social
This year we are going straight to listing our programme suggestions, and invite you to rank them if you wish to participate.
NB: all programme participants must hold a ticket for the convention by t...
Returning to Cymera with their glorious night of science fictional words and music. Featuring: Songs and music from Dan Collins , he of ‘Dune the Musical’ fame Poetry from Rachel Plummer ...
Is it is with great pleasure that we welcome to the Luna Family, the editors and authors of Collective: The Collaborative Art of Anthologies, edited by Dan Coxon and Pete W Sutton.
www.lunapresspublishing.com
The shortlisted works for Best Anthology are:
📚 Lesbians In Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before, ed JS Fields, William C Tracey, Heather Tracey (Space Wizard Press)
📚 Blood in the Bricks, ed Neil Williamson, NewCon Press
📚 This Way Lies Madness, ed Dave Jeffrey & Lee Murray, Flame Tree Press
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