Once again December has crept up, and it’s time to look back on the past twelve months’ reading. For 2017 I set myself a goal of 50 books and at the time of writing I’m up to 46. In the meantime, here are a few recommendations of books I’ve loved this year. The Natural WayContinue reading “Reading recommendations from 2017”
Author Archives: E J Swift
Infinity Wars, 2084, and ZUI Found
Two anthologies which I’ve contributed a story to arrived on the shelves in the last week, and here are the lovely print editions looking very smart indeed. Infinity Wars (Solaris) is the latest in the Infinity science fiction series edited by Jonathan Strahan with a focus on military SF, and includes my story “Weather Girl”. ‘WeContinue reading “Infinity Wars, 2084, and ZUI Found”
Bradford Literature Festival
I’m very much looking forward to joining the line-up for this year’s Bradford Literature Festival, a fantastic programme of events running from 30 June to 9 July: “With over 300 events packed into iconic venues across 10 days, we celebrate the written and spoken word in all its wonderful forms. Every year we invite world-renowned authors,Continue reading “Bradford Literature Festival”
Solaris signs Paris Adrift!
I’m thrilled to share the news that award-winning publisher Solaris have signed my new novel, Paris Adrift, a tale of time travel set in the City of Lights. The deal, for World English rights, was negotiated with John Berlyne at Zeno Agency Ltd. Here’s a few words about the novel from Solaris Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Oliver: “E. J. Swift’s extraordinarilyContinue reading “Solaris signs Paris Adrift!”
The White Fox and the Red
I have a new short story, “The White Fox and the Red”, now available to read over on Pornokitch. A big thank you to the artist 12 Orchards for the beautiful illustration! I read this story at Unsung Live #7 on 23 February, and you can also listen to the recording over on Unsung Stories here. The story wasContinue reading “The White Fox and the Red”
The Djinn Falls In Love
The Djinn Falls In Love & Other Stories, edited by the brilliant Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin, is out today from Solaris! Imagine a world filled with fierce, fiery beings, hiding in our shadows, in our dreams, under our skins. Eavesdropping and exploring; savaging our bodies, saving our souls. They are monsters, saviours, victims, childhoodContinue reading “The Djinn Falls In Love”
Unsung Live #7
I’m delighted to join the line-up of authors for Unsung Live 7 on Tuesday 21 February, an evening of storytelling for fans of contemporary speculative fiction. The evening runs from 7.00 – 9.00pm at The Star of Kings (126 York Way London, Greater London N1 0AX, London). If you’re interested to attend, it’s a free event butContinue reading “Unsung Live #7”
Reading recommendations from 2016
Looking back on the year’s reading, below are a few recommendations from books I’ve loved in 2016. The majority weren’t originally published this year and one which I’ve been lucky enough to read in advance is published in 2017. They’re all brilliant books and as usual it feels impossible to rank, so I’ve listed inContinue reading “Reading recommendations from 2016”
Now We Are Ten
NewCon Press celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, and I’m delighted to have a story in one of several anthologies commissioned to mark the milestone. Here’s the table of contents for Now We Are Ten, edited by Ian Whates: 1. Introduction by Ian Whates 2. The Final Path – Genevieve Cogman 3. Women’s Christmas – Ian McDonaldContinue reading “Now We Are Ten”
Strata launches
I’m very happy to have a piece of short fiction in a new digital project from Penguin Random House: Strata, launched this week. You can take a look here. A digital book about the future, Strata explores a dystopian world through pairings of short fiction and non-fiction essays, with stories by Laurie Penny, James Smythe and Lavie Tidhar. My story, “A HandfulContinue reading “Strata launches”
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