The BBR Directory: October 2000

NEWS

David Hartwell, editor of YEAR'S BEST SF and YEAR'S BEST FANTASY, writes: "I'm looking for high-quality genre material of all descriptions (but not material where genre is in doubt). I would like to cover small press magazines with work of professional quality, and small press anthologies. Would publishers please send them to me for consideration in a timely fashion (by late November, I am nearly done reading for the year). Copyright information is essential for all material." Send contributions to David G. Hartwell, 153 Deerfield Lane N., Pleasantville, NY 10570, USA.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2000 BRITISH FANTASY AWARDS, which were announced at Fantasycon on 10th September 2000, at the Britannia Hotel, Birmingham, UK: THE KARL EDWARD WAGNER AWARD: Anne McCaffrey; BEST NOVEL (August Derleth Award): Indigo by Graham Joyce (Michael Joseph); BEST SHORT FICTION: White by Tim Lebbon (MOT Press); BEST ANTHOLOGY: The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10 ed. Stephen Jones (Robinson); BEST COLLECTION: Lonesome Roads by Peter Crowther (RazorBlade Press); BEST ARTIST: Les Edwards; BEST SMALL PRESS: RazorBlade Press.

BLACK ROSE #5, A4, 60pp, Ir£3 (Ireland/UK 3/£8; USA/Canada 3/$28) from David P. Dunning, Black Rose Publications, P.O. Box 5461, Dublin 12, Ireland (e-mail: dunningd@gofree.indigo.ie). Horror and supernatural fiction by Chris Hillman, Nancy Bennett, Sean Russell Friend, Geoffrey Borwick, Mark Hodgetts, Lyn McConchie, Jeffrey B. Jackson, Mark Leon Collins, Paul Walther, Lisa Hosking, Jim Dewitt, Carol MacAllister, and Steven Burt.

CHANGE ZINE #9, A4, 120pp, enquire to Change Zine, P.O. Box 1010 Village Station, NYC, NY 10014, USA (e-mail: patrickw@youthstream.com; http://josephquimby.tripod.com/changezine/). Basketball and hardcore punk isn't a combination that readily springs to mind on this side of the Atlantic, but they're the two big passions of Patrick West and his team so in Change Zine it feels the most natural mix around. On the one hand, there's plenty of basketball talk and an interview with Tony Gervino of SLAM magazine, while on the other there's features on such HC exponents as Fugazi, Floorpunch, Avail and Cable, plus loads of reviews, gig reports and adverts for all kinds of punk bands, fanzines and distributors.

COLONIES SF MAGAZINE #3, A5, 60pp, £3 ($5) from Regent Publications, 14 Honor Avenue, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton WV4 5HH (e-mail: john@voyage99.co.uk). A magazine which showcases 'stories and ideas which might go on to be the next great TV SF series'. This issue's stories come from Babylon 5 and Crusade scriptwriter Fiona Avery, plus Vera Nezarian, Sean Brown, Selina Shaw and others.

HANDSHAKE #42, A4, 2pp, free for SAE from J.F. Haines, 5 Cross Farm, Station Road, Padgate, Warrington WA2 0QG. Market information and news of SF-poetry-related events, plus poetry from Andrew Darlington, A.C. Evans, Eric Ratcliffe, and Richard Lung.

KIMOTA #13, A5, 76pp p/b, £2:50 (4/£9) from G. Hurry, 52 Cadley Causeway, Preston, Lancs PR2 3RX (e-mail: editor@kimota.co.uk; http://www.kimota.co.uk). Well-rounded selection of SF/F/H from Neal Asher, David Price, Pamela Stuart, Cherith Baldry, Alexander Glass, Annemarie Allen, Iain Darby, John Travis, Hugh Cook, Ceri Jordan, Nicola Caines, and Paul Edwards.

NEW YORK REVIEW OF SCIENCE FICTION #145, A4, 24pp, $3:50 (12/$32; Canada 12/$37; r.o.w. 12/$45) from Dragon Press, P.O. Box 78, Pleasantville, NY 10570, USA (e-mail: info@nyrsf.com; http://www.nyrsf.com). Essays, reviews and topical comment for the SF field from an eleven-time Hugo award nominee. In this issue, Brian Aldiss gets behind the movies, Samuel Delany says 'Stop defining SF!', Jack Williamson remembers the original Hugo, Damien Broderick gazes into Jamil Nasir, Michael Bishop waxes lyrical about David Lunde, and Greg Johnson scopes out the 2000 Nebulas.

NOT ONE OF US #24, A5, 52pp, $5:50 (3/$13:50) from John Benson, 12 Curtis Road, Natick, MA 01760, USA. Horror and dark fantasy exploring the concept of 'otherness' from every fictional angle with stories by Steve Vernon, Patricia Russo, Sophie Hosandir, Ceri Jordan, Neil Williamson, P. Curran, Kate Reidel, and Eric Hermanson.

SCAVENGER'S NEWSLETTER #199, A5, 28pp, $2:50 (12/$22; Canada 12/$21; r.o.w. air 12/$27; r.o.w. surface 12/$18) from Janet Fox, 833 Main, Osage City, KS 66523-1241, USA (e-mail: foxscav1@jc.net; http://www.jlgiftsshop.com/scav/index.html). Monthly newsletter for SF/F/H/mystery writers and artists with an interest in the small press. Market news, letters and reviews from USA, UK and elsewhere, plus an interview with Scott E. Green, and fiction by T.A. Di Roma.

TALEBONES #19, A5, 88pp p/b, $5:00 (4/$18; Canada 4/$22; r.o.w. 4/$28) from Talebones Magazine, 5203 Quincy Ave SE, Auburn, WA 98092, USA (e-mail: talebones@nventure.com; http://www.fairwoodpress.com). SF and dark fantasy in a smart digest format with full colour cover, and winner of the Genre Writers Association Award. This issue's fiction comes from James C. Glass, Leslie What, Devon Monk, Michael Mayhew, Nick Mamatas, and John Walters, poetry by Jennifer Crow, Bruce Boston, Sandra Lindow, and Roger Dutcher, plus an interview with Greg Bear.

UNHINGED #6, A5, 100pp p/b, £2:50 (4/£9; US 4/$26; r.o.w. UK 4/£13) from P.J. Lockey, P.O. Box 279, Keighley BD20 0YG (e-mail: unhinged@unhinged1.co.uk; http://www.unhinged1.co.uk). A quarterly adults-only magazine that likes to explore the darker side of humanity. The fiction in this issue is provided by David Ratcliffe, Stuart Young, Marie Williams, Peter Tennant, A.C. Evans, Carly Holmes, Andrew Richardson, Kenneth C. Goldman, D.J. Tyrer, Mark West, Adena Graham, Martin Prince, Simon Logan, Ian Bell, and Martyn Blake.

WRITERS' BREW PRESS NEWSLETTER Vol.3 #3, A5, 16pp, enquire to Writers Brew Press, P.O. Box 241, Oakengates, Shropshire TF2 9XZ (e-mail: editor@writers.brew.clara.net; http://www.writers.brew.clara.net/club/). News, chat, and lots of adverts for magazines and competitions of all genres, plus Writers' Brew Press's own publications and services.

YELLOW RIDER by Steve Eng, ISBN 0-913045-09-8, A5, 44pp, $5 from Gary Crawford, Gothic Press, 4998 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808-3043, USA (e-mail: GWriter602@aol.com; http://www.gothicpress.com/). Collection of fantasy poetry by a renowned writer with over 20 years experience in both the commercial and small press.

SHENANIGANS by Noel K. Hannan, ISBN 0-9538598-0-0, A5, 248pp p/b, £6:99 from Pendragon Press, P.O. Box 12, Maesteg, Mid Glamorgan, South Wales CF34 0XG (http://www.pendragonpress.co.uk). Thirteen contemporary SF stories by a rising star of science fiction, with each tale is illustrated by various artists from the independent and mainstream comics scene. The collection is introduced by Ian Watson.