Sarah Ash – fantasy author

Anniversaries

The Write Fantastic 

Cover art by Jim Mortimore

 Established in May 2005, The Write Fantastic is a daring initiative by professional authors, its twofold mission to introduce fantasy fiction to readers who have yet to experience the genre and also to ensure that existing readers are able to appreciate the full breadth and depth of current fantasy writing.

To commemorate the fifth anniversary of the group, NewCon Press is proud to present an anthology of all new fiction from the current membership of TWF.

Contents:

1. Introduction – Stan Nicholls
2. Remembrance – Juliet E McKenna
3. I Shaved Half Emperor Cyrrhenius – Chaz Brenchley
4. Song for a Naming Day – Sarah Ash
5. Persephone’s Chamber – Freda Warrington
6. Birthday of the Oligarch – Kari Sperring
7. The Anniversary – Jessica Rydill
8. Smoergaen’s Bane – Ian Whates
9. The Rape of the Stalactite – Liz Williams
10. Authors’ Biographies and Selected Bibliography 

The book will be launched at a special one day convention in Oxford (also featuring Geoff Ryman, Ian Watson, Ben Jeapes and David Moore of Solaris) http://www.thewritefantastic.com/anniversary.html

The book will appear on May 8^th 2010 

Paperback edition:     £6.99

Hardback edition:    £15.99

 The dust-jacketed hardback edition is strictly limited to just 50 numbered copies.  Although not officially a ‘signed’ edition, copies will be signed by the majority if not all the contributing authors.

There’s nothing more flattering – or pleasing – for an author than when a reader takes the time and the trouble to write an article about their stories, believe me! So I was very flattered – and pleased – when Mihir Wanchoo contacted me with the following link:

http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2010/03/sarah-ashs-eclectic-word-of-artamon.html

 So a big THANK YOU to Mihir – and to Robert Thompson, editor of Fantasy Book Critic, for publishing the article.

One of the high spots of my visit to Utopiales was meeting up with Annaig Houesnard from Elbakin at Utopiales and chatting with her about all manner of interesting topics (including fantasy, of course…)

You can read the interview now at http://www.elbakin.net/fantasy/news/Interview-de-Sarah-Ash-aux-Utopiales

in English – or in French! (She’s a gifted translator too.)

The sad news just in from Elbakin that the Magus fell last night in ‘Le Tournoi’ to the evil powers of Gargamel! Obviously Kaspar Linnaius was just not evil enough to win through.

Thank you, all you faithful Magus fans, for your votes! He didn’t go down without a fight.

Kaspar Linnaius desperately needs your help! The Magus is in today’s Le Tournoi at http://www.elbakin.net/fantasy/tournoi/ 
 

Vote for him today – or see him lose to the Smurfs. (Yes, I know that strictly speaking, Gargamel is the villain who hates the Smurfs, but I’m sure you all get the general drift…)