Links
Other recommended things around the international series of tubes:
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Atomic Public Appearances
- VCon #37: "Post Apocalyse" — Sept. 28–30, 2012 — Sheraton Vancouver Guildford, Surrey, BC
BFS FantasyCon — Sept. 27–30, 2012 — Brighton, UK
World FantasyCon — Oct. 31 – Nov. 3, 2013
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Past Atomic Public Appearances
October 16, 2009
March 25–28, 2010
- During the convention:
- PITCH BLACK: THE GENRE RIGHTS FAIR (Thursday, Noon–5pm)
- IN ALL BUT NAME: THE NEW PAN BOOKS OF HORROR (Sunday, Noon–1pm)
- During the convention:
April 2–5, 2010
VCon #35 — October 1–3, 2010 — Richmond, BC
- During the convention:
- THE FUTURE OF ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING (Friday 2–3pm)
- LESSONS LEARNED (Friday 3–4pm)
- "YOU SUCK!" "NO, YOU SUCK!" (Saturday 10–11am)
- "HOW DID THAT GET ON MY BOOK COVER?", moderator (Saturday 2–3pm)
- MODERN TECHNOLOGY & THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Sunday 2–3pm)
- PROMOTION IN THE AGE OF TWITTER (Sunday 4–5)
- During the convention:
VCon #36 — Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2011 — Richmond, BC
- During the convention:
- FIRST PAGE IDOL (Friday 8–9pm)
- ARE YOU READY TO BE PUBLISHED? (Saturday 11pm–Midnight)
- LISTEN TO THIS! LISTEN TO THIS!, moderator (Sunday 10–11am)
- PAGE 189 (Sunday 3–4pm)
- During the convention:
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Other Places to Get Atomic Fez Books
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International
- Amazon.fr (France): Livres anglais et étrangers et livres numériques dans la Boutique Kindle
- Amazon.de (Germany): Englische Bücher and Kindle-Shop
- FNac.com (France): livres numériques dans la department Kobo
- Kobo Bücher (Germany)
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Canadian
- Amazon.ca: both Books and in the Kindle Store
- Burnaby Public Library
- Chapters, Indigo, and Coles: eBooks (via Kobo)
- Koala Books of Canada; 14327 — 95A Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T5N 0B6
- Kobo Books
- United Library Services
- Vancouver Public Library
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American
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United Kingdom
- Amazon.co.uk: both in the Books category and in the Kindle Store
- Bertram Trading, Ltd [note: trade distribution available for uk]
- Blackwell's (on-line and in-store specialty order only)
- Cold Tonnage
- Gardners Books [note: trade distribution available for uk]
- Jeff 'n' Joy's Quality Books
- Kobo Books
- Nielsen BookNet [note: trade distribution available for uk, Publisher / Agent Code: 00225528]
- Waterstone's (on-line and in-store specialty order only)
- WH Smith: both printed books (on-line and in-store specialty order only) and eBooks (via Kobo)
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Author-Types
- Guy Adams
- Stephen Bacon
- James Cooper
- Christopher Fowler
- Barbara ML Gordon
- Andrew Hook
- Rhys Hughes
- Mark Leslie (Lefebvre)
- Thana Niveau
- John Llewellyn Probert
- or read his blog about horror movies
- Chris Rothe
- Sunila Sen Gupta, aka: "Dragonladych"
- or read her blog about art and museum stuff
- Simon Strantzas
- Carol Weekes
- Mark H. Williams
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Publishing Types & Periodicals
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Publishers
- Angry Robot Books (uk)
- EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing / Tesseract Books (Canada)
- Gray Friar Press (uk)
- Immersion Press (uk)
- No Spin PR (Canada)
- Pendragon Press (Wales)
- Screaming Dreams (Wales)
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Periodicals
- American Library Association's Booklist: weekly trade magazine (usa)
- Horror World: web-based, monthly magazine (usa)
- Kirkus Reviews: weekly magazine (usa)
- Library Journal: semi-monthly magazine; the oldest and most respected publication covering the library field (usa)
- Publishers Weekly: weekly magazine (usa)
- Quill & Quire: weekly magazine (Canada)
- TTA Press (uk)
- Black Static: bi-monthly, horror & fantasy
- Interzone: bi-monthly, sf&f
- Crimewave: non-rfegular schedule, Mystery & Crime fiction anthology
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Literary and Authors' Assoc. & Events
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International
- Frankfurter Buchmesse (aka: "Frankfurt Book Fair"): annual, the world's largest trade fair for books
- Horror Writers Association
- International Thriller Writers (Atomic Fez Publishing is an itw “Recognized Publisher”)
- PEN International: Promoting Literature, Defending Freedom of Expression
- World Fantasy Association
- World FantasyCon 2013 (October 31 – November 3; Brighton, uk)
- World FantasyCon 2012 (November 1–4; Toronto, Ontario)
- World FantasyCon 2011 (October 27–30; San Diego, California, usa)
- World Horor Society
- World HorrorCon 2012 (March 29 - April 1; Salt Lake City, Utah, usa)
- World Science Fiction Society, organizing body of the "World Science Fiction Convention" and Hugo Awards
- WorldCon 2013: "Lone Star Con 3" (August 29 - September 2; San Antonio, Texas, usa)
- WorldCon 2012: "ChiCon 7" (August 30 - September 3; Chicago, Illinois, usa)
- WorldCon 2011: "Renovation" (August 17–21; Reno, Nevada, usa)
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Canadian
- Crime Writers of Canada
- PEN Canada
- Surrey International Writers' Conference: annual, third week-end in October, organized by Surrey School District’s Continuing Education; been called the best writers’ conference in North America by presenters and participants alike
- Vancouver International Writers Festival; annual, typically mid-October and five days in length
- West Coast Science Fiction Association: "Promoting sf&f in Canada and the Pacific NorthWest since 1971!"
- vcon 37 (September 28–30, 2012; Richmond, bc)
- Science Guest of Honour: Dr. Gregory Benford
- Author Guest of Honour: Connie Willis
- Artist Guest of Honour: tba
- vcon 37 (September 28–30, 2012; Richmond, bc)
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American
- National Book Foundation
- North Eastern Writers' Convention (aka: "Camp necon"): yearly, for nearly three decades; the best of the small writers' cons; Bristol, Rhode Island; limited in number, people are obsessive about attending
- Pacific Northwest Writers Association
- Summer Conference: July 19–22, 2012 (Seattle, Washington, usa)
- PEN America (New York City)
- PEN America (West)
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (the 'Nebula' people)
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United Kingdom
- British Fantasy Society (Atomic Fez is a proud member)
- FantasyCon 2012 (September 27–30;
CorbyBrighton, uk) - FantasyCon 2011 (September 30 – October 2; Brighton, uk)
- FantasyCon 2012 (September 27–30;
- British Science Fiction Association
- EasterCon 2012: "Olympus" (April 6–9; Heathrow, London, uk)
- EasterCon 2011: "Illustrious" (April 22–25; Birmingham, uk)
- EasterCon 2010: "Odyssey" (April 2–5; Heathrow, London, uk)
- The Dracula Society
- Llenyddiaeth Cymru / Literature Wales (formerly "Academi")
- PEN England
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Book & Writing Awards
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International
- Bram Stoker Awards (aka: "the Stokers"): annual, presented by the Horror Writers Association
- Man Booker International Prize: biennial; living author of any nationality; body of work published in English, or available in translation; prize of £60k to winner
- Commonwealth Writers — a world of new fiction: annual, presented by The Commonwealth Foundation in both Short Story and Book categories; prizes of £5k (£1k regional) and £10k (£2.5k regional) respecitvely
- Hugo Award: annual, presented by World Science Fiction Society, for sf&f works and achievements
- Independent Literary Awards: Book Bloggers are the new reviewers, these are the new "Critics' Choice" awards
- World Fantasy Awards: typically presented at the World FantasyCon
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Canadian
- Arthur Ellis Awards: annual, presented by the Crime Writers of Canada, for crime & mystery writing (the statue is wooden model of a hanging man, and the arms & legs move when its string is pulled)
- Aurora Awards: annual, given by the Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association for the best Canadian sf&f
- Scotiabank Giller Prize: (aka: "the Giller Prize"): annual, juried using publishers' submissions, to the Canadian author of a novel / short story collection published in English (or in translation); prize of $50k to winner, $5k to runner-ups
- Governor General's Awards: annual; presented by the Governor General of Canada; distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields; prize of $25k to winner
- Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour: annual; work of humorous literature, in English, by Canadian writer
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American
- American Library Association Awards: oodles of them, huge list
- National Book Awards: presented by the National Book Foundation
- Nebula Awards: annual, presented by the sf&f Writers of America, for sf&f fiction
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United Kingdom
- Man Booker Prize (aka: "the Booker Prize"): annual; original, full-length novel; written in English; citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe; prize of £50k to winner
- British Fantasy Awards: annual, presented by the British Fantasy Society at their "FantasyCon"
- BSFA Awards: annual, presented by the British Science Fiction Association
- The Children of the Night Award: annual, awarded by The Dracula Society, for literature published in the Gothic genre (including horror or supernatural); any length of fiction or non-fiction
- Llyfr y Flwyddyn / Wales Book of the Year: annual, awarded by Llenyddiaeth Cymru / Literature Wales
- Orange Prize for Fiction: annual, juried, to female author of any nationality for novel published in England, prize of £30k and statuette
- PEN Literary Prizes: awarded by English PEN
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Various Bits and/or Bobs
- Authors' Royalties from Library Borrowing for Canadian Authors
- Book Publishing Terms
- Fez-o-rama: non-crushable, washable, and immaginatively fashionable fezzes. "Fezzes are cool" — The 12th Doctor
- Medieval Wares, operated by Mark Shier, experimental archaeologist
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