Mark Beech has announced that PSYCHOTROPE is to close with effect from issue #9, due out shortly. He thinks the magazine has now run its course, and is looking forward to shifting the focus of his efforts back to his own writing.
DEAD THINGS #6, A4, 52pp, £3 (4/£11; USA 4/$22) from Karen Weedall, 3 Formartine Road, Tillydrone, Aberdeen AB24 2QX (e-mail: dtaccounts@deadthings.co.uk), payable to "Mr D. Cowdall"; editorial address: David Cowdall, 15 Glazebrook Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 3AT (e-mail: letters@deadthings.co.uk; http://www.deadthings.co.uk). A magazine of humorous horror fiction, covering both the traditional and modern styles of the genre. As well as an interview with Paul Finch, there are stories by John Travis, Conan McPhee, S.A. Terry, R.J. Thompson, J. Brushwood, Michelle F. Thuma, and Peter Tennant.
DRAGON'S BREATH #68, A4, 4pp, available for one SAE per issue (12/£2:50; Europe 12/£4; r.o.w. 12/£5:50) or free by e-mail from Tony Lee, Pigasus Press, 13 Hazely Combe, Arreton, Isle of Wight PO30 3AJ (e-mail: pigasus.press@virgin.net; http://freespace.virgin.net/pigasus.press/index.htm). Capsule reviews of SF/F/H small press and media-related publications from around the world.
NEW YORK REVIEW OF SCIENCE FICTION #151, 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, James Morrow explores the moral universe of Michael Bishop, Zoran Zivkovic concludes his stidy of Clarke's first contacts, plus reviews of new work by John Crowley, Ursula K. Le Guin, Hugo Gernsback, Joe Haldeman and others.
ON SPEC #43: Winter 2000, A5, 116pp p/b, Can$5:95 (4/Can$18; USA 4/US$18; r.o.w. 4/US$25) from On Spec, Box 4727, Edmonton, AB T6E 5G6, Canada (e-mail: onspec@earthling.net; http://www.icomm.ca/onspec). Award-winning SF and fantasy magazine, with fiction by Scott Mackay, E.L. Chen, Catherine MacLeod, Phil 'The Mallet' Voyd, Michael Vance, David William McKay, Thomas Claburn, D. Peter MacLeod, Terry Hayman, Melinda Hsu, and Mary Soon Lee.
SCAVENGER'S NEWSLETTER #205, A5, 28pp, $2:50 (12/$24; Canada 12/$23; r.o.w. air 12/$29; r.o.w. surface 12/$20) 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 a guide to writing and marketing dark erotica, and fiction by Jessica Gates.
SCAVENGER'S SCRAPBOOK January 2001, A5, 24pp, $5 (2/$9; outside USA 2/$11) from Janet Fox, 833 Main, Osage City, KS 66523-1241, USA (e-mail: foxscav1@jc.net; http://www.jlgiftsshop.com/scav/index.html). Twice-a-year round-up of market information in the genres of SF, fantasy, horror and mystery from Scavenger's Newsletter, with capsule listings providing an overview of the field and making this a useful small press directory.
SPECTRUM SF #5, 160pp B-format paperback, £3:99 (UK and worldwide surface 4/£14; worldwide air 4/£17) from Spectrum Publishing, 53 Waverley Park, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, G66 2BL (e-mail: mail@spectrumpublishing.com; http://www.spectrumpublishing.com). New science fiction from John Christopher, Michael Coney, Alastair Reynolds, and Eric Brown.
THE HORIZONTAL SPLIT by Paul Pinn, ISBN 0-9539300-1-7, 171pp p/b, £5 from Time Bomb Publishing, P.O. Box 3061, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 7ZT (e-mail: tbp2000pp@yahoo.com; http://www.paulpinn.com). A story of greed, murder, rape and deception as a young psychotic woman battles to find truth and freedom.
THE PARIAH by Paul Pinn, ISBN 0-9539300-0-9, 278pp p/b, £6 from Time Bomb Publishing, P.O. Box 3061, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 7ZT (e-mail: tbp2000pp@yahoo.com; http://www.paulpinn.com). A dark story of ruthless infiltration, manipulation, abduction, murder, sex, betrayal and revenge.
THE STRANGER: SELECTED PIECES 1974-2000 by Ian Seed, 54pp p/b, £4 from Moss & Flint Publications, 12 Shepherd Walk, Kegworth, Derby DE74 2HS (e-mail: mossandflint@yahoo.com). Seed's eighth book is a collection of poetry gathered from such diverse publications as Global Tapestry, Krax, Panda and Peeping Tom.
WONDROUS STRANGE by Robin Spriggs, ISBN 0-9634296-0-4, 261pp p/b, $13 from Circle Myth Press, P.O. Box 431, Murrayville, GA 30564, USA (e-mail: CircleMythPress@aol.com). Twenty-five fables of the fantastique, sixteen of them original to this collection, by a prolific short-story writer and poet.
AFTER THE NEXT FIFTEEN MINUTES by Darren Vidler & Bradley Pearton, 147mm x 147mm, 85pp p/b, enquire to sodabread15@hotmail.com. This interesting pocket-sized paperback is described as a 'free sampler' of short stories by each of the authors, but a sampler of what isn't explained!
CREATIVE ARTS COURSES 2001, A5, 32pp, enquire to Creative Arts Courses, The Indian King Arts Centre, Fore Street, Camelford, Cornwall PL32 9PG (tel: 01840 212111; e-mail: info@indianking.co.uk; http://www.indianking.co.uk). Latest catalogue of residential courses for writers of all levels and persuasions, including getting started, poetry, historical/romantic fiction, genre fiction, and novels, as well as related topics such as chi techniques to rejuvenate and harmonise your energy levels. Groups are strictly limited to ensure full participation and individual attention.
