This Sunday, SPoT (Small Press of Toronto) will be holding their Spring Book Fair. There will be great offering from many of the city's small presses, including the requisite slice of dark and sublime speculative lit from ChiZine Publications.
The event runs from 11 AM - 5 PM, Sunday June 19th, at the University of Toronto's Hart House (7 Hart House Circle). Hope to see you there!
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Videos from our World's Biggest Bookstore Event!
On Saturday June 5th, ChiZine participated in the World's Biggest Speculative Fiction event at World's Biggest Bookstore. The event featured readings from Gemma Files, David Nickle, and Brent Hayward. The post-reading discussion was led by our co-publisher, Sandra Kasturi, and the blog Sci-Fi Fan Letter has uploaded some video of that discussion!
Click here to go to the blog.
Direct video links (Vimeo):
"Why do you write horror?"
"What does a short story allow you to do that a novel doesn't?"
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
It's the Ice Age in Montreal!
On November 28th, Rover and Infinitheatre are teaming up to do dramatic readings of novels and short stories set in Montreal. Of course, Claude Lalumière's This is the Ice Age from Objects of Worship is one of the 24 readings selected!
Read more about it here.
Friday, October 22, 2010
ChiZine Publications' Surreal, Subtle, and Disturbing WFC Party
Everyone come to Hyatt Regency Hotel (Suite to by Announced) in Columbus, Ohio on Friday, October 29 at 8:00pm to our CZP Fall Book Launch at World Fantasy!
ChiZine Publications' co-publishers Brett Savory and Sandra Kasturi -- along with authors Bob Boyczuk and Paul Tremblay -- will treat you to a dazzling night of books and booze.
We'll be launching:
Nexus: Ascension by Robert Boyczuk
People Live Still in Cashtown Corners by Tony Burgess
Sarah Court by Craig Davidson
In the Mean Time by Paul Tremblay (illustrations by Mara Sternberg)
The Hair Wreath & Other Stories by Halli Villegas (HC frontispiece by Daniele Serra)
Major Karnage by Gord Zajac (HC illustrations by Maxwell Atoms)
Please RSVP on the Facebook Event Page!
ChiZine Publications' co-publishers Brett Savory and Sandra Kasturi -- along with authors Bob Boyczuk and Paul Tremblay -- will treat you to a dazzling night of books and booze.
We'll be launching:
Nexus: Ascension by Robert Boyczuk
People Live Still in Cashtown Corners by Tony Burgess
Sarah Court by Craig Davidson
In the Mean Time by Paul Tremblay (illustrations by Mara Sternberg)
The Hair Wreath & Other Stories by Halli Villegas (HC frontispiece by Daniele Serra)
Major Karnage by Gord Zajac (HC illustrations by Maxwell Atoms)
Please RSVP on the Facebook Event Page!
Friday, October 1, 2010
CZP Fall Book Launch!
Come one, come all to CZP's Fall 2010 Book Launch on Friday, October 22nd @ 7pm.
Where, you ask?
152 Augusta Ave (at Dundas West)
Toronto, ON
We'll be launching:
Nexus: Ascension by Robert Boyczuk
People Live Still in Cashtown Corners by Tony Burgess
Sarah Court by Craig Davidson
In the Mean Time by Paul Tremblay (illustrations by Mara Sternberg)
The Hair Wreath & Other Stories by Halli Villegas (HC frontispiece by Daniele Serra)
Major Karnage by Gord Zajac (HC illustrations by Maxwell Atoms)
Hors d'oeuvres, Kindle Raffle, prizes, readings, and don't forget to try the special "ChiZinetini," courtesy of the Augusta House staff!
Be there! Tell us you're coming on the Facebook Event Page.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Submit Your Videos to Sunburst!
The Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic is a juried award based on excellence of writing in two categories: adult and young adult. The awards are presented annually to Canadian writers with a speculative fiction novel or book-length collection of speculative fiction published any time during the previous calendar year.
Unfortunately, the Sunburst Awards have run into a hiccup. They do not have enough operating capital to keep going as they currently stand. This sad news comes at a particularly critical juncture in the award's life--the operating committee is in the process of getting the Sunburst organization registered as a non-profit, and getting it "national arts organization" status.
As part of a fundraising drive to shepherd the Sunburst through this change of status and structure, we’d like to ask fans, writers, editors, and publishers from the speculative fiction community to help raise awareness of this vital institution...
How to Participate
We're looking for short (30 second to 2 minutes) videos that say what you think about Canadian speculative fiction. These should be interview-style videos in the vein of Speaker's Corner and can be recorded as simply as with a web camera. Prior interviews or footage can be submitted provided that you have permission to do so. We will
host these individually on a YouTube channel (sunburstaward), but will also edit them in order to create a series of short videos to promote awareness of the fundraising campaign. A longer video will be shown at the opening remarks to the Toronto SpecFic Colloquium.
Not savvy with a camera? Send us a high res image of yourself and either a short paragraph in text or a recorded audio track.
Not Canadian? Never fear. If you have something you want to say about Canadian speculative fiction then we want to hear it.
To participate, send your name, contact information, submission and a short release statement giving us permission to use the video/image to sunburstvideo@gmail.com by October 15, 2010.
Possible Topics:
-favourite Canadian authors and/or stories
-the relationship between Canadian writing and the rest of the world
-publishing speculative fiction in Canada
-the state of Canadian fantasy, science fiction, horror, etc
-how does Canada inspire your work?
-favourite Canadian settings to use in your writing
Of course, these topics are intended to be a jumping off point. Feel free to think outside of the box. And, above all, show your enthusiasm!
Click here to donate directly!
Unfortunately, the Sunburst Awards have run into a hiccup. They do not have enough operating capital to keep going as they currently stand. This sad news comes at a particularly critical juncture in the award's life--the operating committee is in the process of getting the Sunburst organization registered as a non-profit, and getting it "national arts organization" status.
As part of a fundraising drive to shepherd the Sunburst through this change of status and structure, we’d like to ask fans, writers, editors, and publishers from the speculative fiction community to help raise awareness of this vital institution...
How to Participate
We're looking for short (30 second to 2 minutes) videos that say what you think about Canadian speculative fiction. These should be interview-style videos in the vein of Speaker's Corner and can be recorded as simply as with a web camera. Prior interviews or footage can be submitted provided that you have permission to do so. We will
host these individually on a YouTube channel (sunburstaward), but will also edit them in order to create a series of short videos to promote awareness of the fundraising campaign. A longer video will be shown at the opening remarks to the Toronto SpecFic Colloquium.
Not savvy with a camera? Send us a high res image of yourself and either a short paragraph in text or a recorded audio track.
Not Canadian? Never fear. If you have something you want to say about Canadian speculative fiction then we want to hear it.
To participate, send your name, contact information, submission and a short release statement giving us permission to use the video/image to sunburstvideo@gmail.com by October 15, 2010.
Possible Topics:
-favourite Canadian authors and/or stories
-the relationship between Canadian writing and the rest of the world
-publishing speculative fiction in Canada
-the state of Canadian fantasy, science fiction, horror, etc
-how does Canada inspire your work?
-favourite Canadian settings to use in your writing
Of course, these topics are intended to be a jumping off point. Feel free to think outside of the box. And, above all, show your enthusiasm!
Click here to donate directly!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Escaping the Genre Ghetto: Toronto's SpecFic Colloquim
On October 23, 2010 authors, editors and readers will gather to explore the state of speculative fiction in Canada at Toronto’s SpecFic Colloquium (specfic-colloquium.com).
Canadian speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc.)has been increasingly recognized internationally for the calibre of its authors and their insight into the nature of social and religious identities, the implications of new technologies, and the relationship between humankind and its environments. “Our authors are breaking out of the genre ghetto,” says co-organizer Helen Marshall. “Their stories disrupt habits, overcome barriers of cultural perception to make the familiar strange. They show us the speculative fiction can be an ideal tool for social examination and critique.”
The colloquium, a one-day event to launch the Chiaroscuro Reading Series, will deliver lectures by major names in the field on topics such as urban fantasy, cognitive science, queering the genre, and how Canadian science fiction is taking over the world, nicely. The lectures will be followed by readings that showcase emergent and experienced Canadian speculative fiction writers.
Guests include Kelley Armstrong, Julie Czerneda, Guy Gavriel Kay, Tony Burgess, Gemma Files, Karl Schroeder, Peter Watts, David Nickle, Michael Rowe, Bob Boyczuk and Claude Lalumière.
Sponsored by ChiZine Publications, an independent publisher of weird, surreal, subtle, and disturbing dark literary fiction, the Toronto SpecFic Colloquium will take place on Saturday October 23, 2010 in the Debates Room and Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. Register at http://www.specfic-colloquium.com/registration.htm
For further information about the Toronto SpecFic Colloquium, visit their website. For sponsorship partnering, advertising opportunities or media queries, contact Sandra Kasturi, co-organizer at sandra@chizinepub.com or Helen Marshall, co-organizer at helen@chizinepub.com.
Canadian speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc.)has been increasingly recognized internationally for the calibre of its authors and their insight into the nature of social and religious identities, the implications of new technologies, and the relationship between humankind and its environments. “Our authors are breaking out of the genre ghetto,” says co-organizer Helen Marshall. “Their stories disrupt habits, overcome barriers of cultural perception to make the familiar strange. They show us the speculative fiction can be an ideal tool for social examination and critique.”
The colloquium, a one-day event to launch the Chiaroscuro Reading Series, will deliver lectures by major names in the field on topics such as urban fantasy, cognitive science, queering the genre, and how Canadian science fiction is taking over the world, nicely. The lectures will be followed by readings that showcase emergent and experienced Canadian speculative fiction writers.
Guests include Kelley Armstrong, Julie Czerneda, Guy Gavriel Kay, Tony Burgess, Gemma Files, Karl Schroeder, Peter Watts, David Nickle, Michael Rowe, Bob Boyczuk and Claude Lalumière.
Sponsored by ChiZine Publications, an independent publisher of weird, surreal, subtle, and disturbing dark literary fiction, the Toronto SpecFic Colloquium will take place on Saturday October 23, 2010 in the Debates Room and Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. Register at http://www.specfic-colloquium.com/registration.htm
For further information about the Toronto SpecFic Colloquium, visit their website. For sponsorship partnering, advertising opportunities or media queries, contact Sandra Kasturi, co-organizer at sandra@chizinepub.com or Helen Marshall, co-organizer at helen@chizinepub.com.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Merril Flea Market
ChiZine Publications will have a table at a science fiction/anime flea market on September 11th at Beaton Reference Room in the Toronto Reference Library on Yonge St. This event in support of the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy.
Hope to see you all there!
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