Ad Astra Stop-Watch Gang Reading

Ad Astra Convention is April 4th to 6th.

Several members of the Stop-Watch Gang will be attending the convention.

Our big SWG Reading is:

Saturday, Apr 5 4:00-5:00 PM READING – Stop-Watch Gang, Ian Donald Keeling, Mike Rimar, Pippa Wysong, Stephen Kotowych, Suzanne Church (Oakridges)

Suzanne Church's Complete Schedule

Saturday, Apr 5 10:00-11:00 AM The Writing Life, Ada Hoffman, Julie Czerneda, Karina Sumner-Smith, Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, Suzanne Church (Newmarket)

Saturday, Apr 5 12:00-1:00 PM READING – Writing in the 'Loo, Marcy Italiano, Sarah Tolmie, Suzanne Church (Markham A)

Saturday, Apr 5 2:00-4:00 PM GoH + Many Other Authors Signing A mass autograph session. Bring your copies of ELEMENTS (available at the Bakka Phoenix Books table in the Dealers’ Room) to be signed (Richmond A)

Saturday, Apr 5 4:00-5:00 PM READING – Stop-Watch Gang, Ian Donald Keeling, Mike Rimar, Pippa Wysong, Stephen Kotowych, Suzanne Church (Oakridges)

The big party and launch for...

ELEMENTS: A Collection of Speculative Fiction

and

The Milkman

Suzanne and Michael would love it if you would RSVP via the Facebook Events page. Come for the cake, stay for the fun!

It's time to nominate for the Aurora Awards

The Prix Aurora Awards celebrate speculative fiction in Canada.

Click on the link for A Full List of Eligible Works

All nominations must be made by 11:59PM, Saturday, April 12, 2014

Stop-Watch Gang members have the following stories available for nomination.

In the BEST SHORT FICTION – ENGLISH category:

Suzanne Church

Living Bargains,
When the Hero Comes Home 2, edited by Gabrielle Harbowy and Ed Greenwood, Dragon Moon Press, 2013.

Costi Gurgu

Secret Recipes,
Tesseracts Seventeen: Speculating Canada from Coast to Coast to Coast, edited by Colleen Anderson and Steve Vernon, EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, 2013.

Mike Rimar

A Bunny Hug for Karl,
Masked Mosaic: Canadian Super Stories, edited by Claude Lalumiere and Camille Alexa, Tyche Books, 2013.

Interview with Steve Vernon

As part of Suzanne Church's "Content Month" on her blog, she's posted an interview with Steve Vernon.

Happy reading.

Background on "Courting Ice"

As part of Content Month I've posted some background on "Courting Ice" from ELEMENTS.

March is Content Month

Over at Suzanne Church's website, she's adding content all through the month of March, leading up to the big release of ELEMENTS on April 1st (in Canada).

So far, insights and fun facts have been added for stories:

Coolies

The Wind and the Sky

March of the Forgotten

Storm Child

Check it out!

Table of Contents for "Elements"

Over on her blog, Suzanne posted the Table of Contents for her short-fiction collection Elements. Over the next few weeks, she'll post content on the background, development, and/or characters from each story.