Who(m) should write for Futures?
Henry Gee
Monday, 03 August 2009 14:43 UTC
I’ve just come back from Constitution, the first SF convention I’ve ever attended in 10 years (on and off) as Editor of Futures. I met a few writers familiar to me – and quite a few of whom I’d not heard. Some of these writers have written quite a few stories and novels – and yet news of their existence had somehow failed to reach my cloth oreilles. This suggests that there’s a huge amount of talent out there. I haven’t actually commissioned Futures pieces for ages (such is the flux of copy arriving on my desk) but that doesn’t mean I don’t have to, or that I’d ignore suggestions of authors . So, have you come across good but perhaps little-known SF writers whom you think I should approach as potential Futures authors? Give reasons for your answer. Please use both sides of the paper. You may begin.
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Hi Henry.
I’m delighted to find that there’s a Futures forum. My recommendation is Ted Kosmatka. His story ‘The Prophet of Flores’, which was published in Asimov’s (2007), left me gasping in sheer admiration. Superb SF. If he hasn’t written anything for Futures yet, go get him.
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Thanks Vaughan. If you’ve any contact details for Ted Kosmatka – that would be great (offline, please).
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Margaret Atwood.
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Ah, Maxine. The thing is, Margaret Atwood doesn’t write SF, by her own admission.
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Ah well, I already tried to get John Scalzi to be interested, but apparently not right now. Perhaps you could be more persuasive this year.
What about Sheri Tepper, at age 80? You might be able to reach her through Harper Collins?
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Yesyesyes – Margaret Atwood! Nevermind that she says she doesn’t write SF! Pleaseohplease ask her. Just try.
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You know, I think I might…
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After she has agreed ;-) (how could she resist an invitation from Nature?) how about the excellent writer and superGeographer Rob Kitchin? His contact details and other info can be obtained via his blog The view from the blue house. He just wrote a post about Logjets which is probably, as advertised, science fact but nonetheless is somewhat science fictiony – and fantastically intriguing…..
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After she has agreed
How very excellent!! :)
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While I am on a suggestion roll, a couple more:
I am sure you’ve already thought of asking, or asked, Clare Dudman – author, NNer, science enthusiast, blogger, etc. (Her fictionalised biography of Wegener, “Wegener’s Jigsaw” is excellent.) Clare’s blog is Keeper of the Snails.
Another suggestion is Jenny Davidson, prof of eng lit at Columbia, novelist, blogger, triathlete, and scientifically knowledgeable/enthusiastic. You can see the SF/fantasy drift of her novels from her great blog, Light Reading .
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