QUAINT #29 The Engine from A MEXICAN MYSTERY by W. Grove
The Engine was created by “W. Grove” and appeared in A Mexican Mystery (1888) and The Wreck of a World (1889). Nothing is known about “W. Grove” apart from his British citizenship. Both novels are...
View Article#90 The Halcyon Trilogy: Transforming Steampunk –Guest blog by Joseph Robert...
So, if you’re here then you probably like steampunk, but you’re also probably just a little tired of seeing the same old English professor or American cowboy riding his clockwork horse to save western...
View ArticleBeyond Victoriana Special Edition Odds & Ends #9
Haven’t done one of these in awhile, but here are some pertinent links for sci-fi & steampunk-related events and causes… First of all, this month in the US is African/African-American History...
View ArticleCall for Submissions: The Steampunk World Anthology
The Steampunk World Anthology is a planned collection of steampunk short stories set in places outside of Europe. Edited by Sarah Hans, this anthology will feature veteran and up-and-coming writers...
View ArticleSteampunk, Technological Time & Beyond Victoriana: Advocacy and the Archive
In the hubbub of the past week, I completely forgot to mention my participation in Journal of Victorian Culture Online‘s Neo-Victorian Studies & Digital Humanities Week 2013. Check out an excerpt...
View ArticleMad Max Meets Apache Steampunk in Killer of Enemies by Joseph Bruchac
Link to Killer of Enemies on Lee and Low’s website. Nowadays, I read so many steampunk-labeled books that very few retain the innovation factor for me. It’s fine to see tropes that establishes the...
View ArticleIn Conversation with Long Hidden Editors Rose Fox and Daniel José Older on...
“We need to talk about diversity,” has been the conversation starter in SF/F as of late. But the best fiction, as the saying goes, shows, not tells. The anthology Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from...
View ArticleIslam and Science Fiction: An Interview with Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad
Islam and Science Fiction has been a resource in the SFF community for 10 years, and it’s with great pleasure that I got in touch with its founding editor, Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad. Since 2005, Islam...
View ArticleBoosting: The Islamicate Science Fiction Short Story Writing Contest
This is a boost for a new contest organized by friend of the blog Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad of Islam and Science Fiction The Islam and Science Fiction project has been running since 2005, we just...
View ArticleHath No Fury – Now up for Pre-Order
Back in 2016, editor Melanie Meadors reached out about my interest in being involved in an anthology she had in the works focusing on stories that defy female stereotypes. I gladly signed on, and...
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