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”
Category Archives: Anthologies
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”
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”
“The Spiders of Stockholm” & The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award
Some very exciting news which I can finally share – I’m thrilled and delighted to announce that my story “The Spiders of Stockholm” from the anthology Irregularity (Jurassic, 2014) has been longlisted for The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award! The 19 longlisted writers and their stories are: The Indian Uprising by Ann Beattie TheContinue reading ““The Spiders of Stockholm” & The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award”
Irregularity
Delighted to say I have a story in upcoming anthology IRREGULARITY from Jurassic, the details of which were posted today – very exciting as it’s the first I’ve seen of the table of contents. Here’s a bit about the inspiration behind the anthology: “Using the Longitude Act as the jumping off point, Irregularity is inspired by theContinue reading “Irregularity”
Noir
I arrived home last night to book post (the best kind of post), which proved to be contributor copies of the anthology NOIR edited by Ian Whates, which includes my story The Crepuscular Hunter. And very stylish they look too! Ian describes the anthology as ‘thirteen stories that dance around genre boundaries but are linked by a senseContinue reading “Noir”
La Femme/Noir anthology
I’m delighted to say I have a short story in an upcoming La Femme/Noir duo-anthology from NewCon Press. The books will be launched at this year’s EasterCon in April. Here’s the full table of contents – my story is part of Noir, and is titled The Crepuscular Hunter. La Femme: 1. Introduction — Ian Whates 2. Stephen Palmer –Continue reading “La Femme/Noir anthology”
Best British Fantasy 2013
THE BEST BRITISH FANTASY 2013 is now out! The collection includes my story The Complex, first printed in Interzone last year. Salt Publishing describes the collection: “From the post-apocalyptic American West to the rural terror in New Zealand, this major anthology has evil spirits, bin-Laden style assassinations, steampunk, sexual dysfunction, a twisted version of PeterContinue reading “Best British Fantasy 2013”
E. J. Swift 