E J Swift

Fantasy? Fantastik!

This week over at the Night Bazaar we’re talking about why we write fantasy. What can you do with fantasy that you can’t do with other genres? You can read my post here: Fantasy? Fantastik!

This week’s theme for the Night Bazaar is Steampunk: Fetishizing a time that never was. I know very little about Steampunk, although I’d like to learn and read more, and was wondering what on earth I would write. Fortunately, the Internet alerted me to the fact that NORTHERN LIGHTS, one of my favourite books, isContinue reading “With great power…”

OSIRIS cover art

My Dad has always been immensely particular about the presentation of work, which is probably why, when I used to write stories as a kid, I’d always make them into ‘proper books’ with hand drawn covers and a bit of wool to bind them. (Dad has worked as an animator and graphic designer, so somethingContinue reading “OSIRIS cover art”

Writers Anonymous

Week 2 at The Night Bazaar – this week our topic is ‘Wolf Pack of One?’. Do we write in a vacuum or participate in workshops? Who do we trust, if anyone, to read our first drafts? Link to my post below: Writers Anonymous

Falling into science fiction

This month I’ve started blogging for The Night Bazaar, a group blog for authors with books releasing from Night Shade Books in 2012. Each week we write on a given topic and it’s a wonderful opportunity to exchange thoughts with other writers and find out what we share, or what we do differently. I’ll beContinue reading “Falling into science fiction”

Osiris

I’m thrilled to announce that my debut science fiction novel Osiris has been acquired by US publisher Night Shade Books. Osiris will be published in summer 2012 and is the first in The Osiris Project trilogy. I’m very much looking forward to working with the folks at Night Shade and joining their fantastic line-up ofContinue reading “Osiris”

Interzone #238

Interzone #238 is up on the TTA website to order. My first publication so I’m suitably excited! http://ttapress.com/interzone/currentissue/

Welcome

Hello and welcome to ejswift.co.uk, domain of writer and novelist E J Swift. My work focuses on science fiction and the fantastical, and my debut story The Complex will be appearing in Interzone magazine early 2012. You can find out a bit more about me and what I write via the links above. Some ofContinue reading “Welcome”