Some very exciting news: the shortlist for the Norma K Hemming Award is out and Yellowcake Springs is one of the nine novels chosen. The Award is for a work of speculative fiction published in Australia that addresses themes of race, class, gender, sexuality and/or disability. It’s an awesome shortlist and I’m stoked on a number of levels to be on it. For a start, I’m on the same page with the late, great Sara Douglass – probably Australia’s most popular and successful fantasy author of the last 15 years. There’s there’s the fact that I’m the only male on the shortlist. Does this mean anything? I guess I don’t know, but I’m pleased that my work is considered as transcending gender boundaries (and there’s a bit of gender bending inYellowcake Springs). And lastly, look at the publishers: HarperCollins dominates this list with 5/9 titles, and the other three aside from my own are from established small presses Ticonderoga, Twelfth Planet and Scribe. That leaves little old IP punching well above its weight, and little old me chuffed to rate a mention. Here’s the full shortlist: Black Glass novel by Meg Mundell published by Scribe Publications (Brunswick VIC) Bluegrass Symphony collection by Lisa L Hannett published by Ticonderoga Publications (Perth, WA) The Devil’s Diadem novel by Sara Douglass (1957 – 2011) published by HarperCollins Eona novel by Alison Goodman published by HarperCollins Hindsight novel by A A Bell published by HarperCollins Nightsiders novel by Sue Isle published by Twelfth Planet Press (Perth, WA) Road to the Soul novel by Kim Falconer published by HarperCollins The Shattered City novel by Tansy Rayner Roberts published by HarperCollins Yellowcake Springs novel by Guy Salvidge published by Interactive Publications The winner of the 2012 Norma K Hemming Award will be announced at Continuum 8, this year’s National SF Convention, to be held in Melbourne on the weekend of June 8-11. Add Comment Publication news: my speculative fiction stories “Manitee” and “The Remembery” have just been published in a brand new e-zine, Dark Edifice. They can be read freely here along with the rest of the inaugural issue. “Manitee” is something that originated in a dream, many years ago. I first wrote the story in 2001 (11 years ago!) and I rewrote it several times trying to get the ending right. I’m not sure I ever did, but I’m pleased to see this published at long last. “The Remembery” is a newer story, which I wrote almost exactly two years ago. The story was awarded a Commended certificate in the 2010 Katharine Susannah Prichard Speculative Fiction Awards, so I’m glad to see it available to others to read. The editors of Dark Edifice are looking for submissions for issue #2, slated for a July/August release, so get submitting! Like it says, during Swancon (5 - 9th April) you can download and read my first novel, The Kingdom of Four Rivers, absolutely free. Here it is... Or rather, here it was. Still available on Amazon for $2 though! Events and Workshops in 2012 02/25/2012
I’m lucky enough to have been asked to attend a number of events over the course of 2012. I’ll add to this list as other opportunities arise, but it looks like 2012 might be a fun year. 2nd March – IP’s Summer Gala Weekend, part one, at the Kookaburra Café at Paddington in Brisbane from 7pm. This is an event to meet IP authors, hear them read from their work, and I presume generally to have a good time. You need to book with IP if you want to attend this. Email them at info@ipoz.biz for more information. 4th March, IP’s Summer Gala Weekend, part two. Gala Performance at the Performance Studio, 4MBS Classic-FM, 384 Old Cleveland Road, Coorparoo, Brisbane at 2pm. Free event, with refreshments, but bookings are essential. 16th April, 2012 Write-a-Rama at the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre in Greenmount, Western Australia. I have been asked to present a workshop for young writers (aged 10-15), entitled “The Nuts and Bolts of Writing.” More details here: http://kspf.iinet.net.au/write-a-rama.html 22nd September, Avon Valley Writers’ Festival in Northam, Western Australia. I will be presenting a workshop at the Northam library on this day as part of the festival. More info on this a little later in the year. I'm happy to report that my short story, "The Kennedys", has been published in Craig Bezant's Eclecticism E-zine #17. This is the second time a story of mine has appeared in Eclecticism. Readers of Yellowcake Springs may like to read "The Kennedys" as it forms a 'bridge' between that novel and the forthcoming sequel, Yellowcake Summer. Tim and Eleanor Kennedy, minor characters in Yellowcake Springs, are the focus of "The Kennedys". The story helps to flesh out a little more of the 'Belt that I sketched briefly in the novel. There will be a lot more of the 'Belt, East Hills and the Kennedys in Yellowcake Summer. You can read "The Kennedys" and the rest of this wonderful ezine for free here. http://guysalvidge.wordpress.com/2011/10/22/from-the-avon-valley-gazette-saturday-22nd-october-2011/ By JOEL KELLY NORTHAM teacher and author Guy Salvidge’s recently published novel Yellowcake Springs imagines a town loosely based on Northam – only it is owned by nuclear power company CIQ Sinocorp. Salvidge’s speculative fiction is his second novel following the release of The Kingdom of Four Rivers in 2009. The part-time writer gets most of his literary work done during school holidays, which stretched out the completion of Yellowcake Springs to almost three years. Nevertheless, Salvidge said he was happy with his latest offering, having recently bagged the Interactive Publications 2011 Best Fiction award. “The idea for this novel came about three years ago when the WA Liberals stated nuclear power as an option before the last election,” he said. Salvidge will launch the book on November 12 at the Two Stories Book Cafe, in Northam, from 10am and on November 13 at the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers Centre in Greenmount from 12.30pm. For more details, call 0429379990 or e-mail guysalvidge @ gmail.com I will be holding a couple of launches/signings for Yellowcake Springs in November. If you live in Perth or the Avon Valley, I’d love to see you on one of these days. Launch #1 – 10am Saturday 12th November at Two Stories Book Cafe, 80 Fitzgerald Street Northam Join me as I launch Yellowcake Springs at the Two Stories Book Cafe in Northam. There will be articles in the Avon Valley Advocate and Avon Valley Gazette promoting this event, as well as the possibility of an interview on Radiowest. 10am is the start time for this event. Launch #2 – 12pm Sunday 13th November at Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre, 11 Old York Road Greenmount This is a joint launch with CSFG’s latest speculative fiction anthology, Winds of Change, and will start at 12pm upon completion of KSP’s monthly speculative fiction group. Join myself, Joanna Fay, Naomi Mondello and Carol Ryles as we launch these two books. Launch Special – Purchase a signed copy of Yellowcake Springs and receive a free ebook ofThe Kingdom of Four Rivers. If you need any more info, leave a comment below or send me an email at guysalvidge AT gmail.com To celebrate the launch of my second novel, Yellowcake Springs, I’m offering a special deal. Instead of the regular price of $33, I’ll sell you a SIGNED copy of Yellowcake Springs for $27 Australian or equivalent AND you’ll receive a voucher for a FREE download of The Kingdom of Four Rivers from Smashwords.com. That’s two books for $27! Plus, if you live in Australia I’ll even provide postage for free. International shipment will be at cost. If this sounds like a deal, add your comment below or send me an email at guysalvidge@gmail.com Yellowcake Springs is in print! 10/01/2011
As of the 1st of October 2011, Yellowcake Springs is officially in print. The novel is published by Glass House Books, an imprint of Interactive Publications, which is based in Brisbane, Australia. Yellowcake Springs was the winner of the 2011 IP Picks Award for Best Fiction. You can buy Yellowcake Springs at a whole range of online sellers: - Amazon (also in Kindle edition, where you can read the first 10% for free) - The Book Depository (featuring free worldwide postage) - Glass House Books (direct from the publisher) Or if you’d like a signed copy, you can contact me directly by leaving a comment here or sending me an email at guysalvidge AT gmail.com. I don’t have any copies here as yet, but they should be arriving in the next couple of weeks. Thanks in advance for those who decide to give my novel a try! Yellowcake Springs gets its first review! 09/14/2011
Reflexiones Finales, a blog covering post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction, has reviewed Yellowcake Springs favourably. You can read the review here. I've also copied the text of the review onto the Yellowcake Springs page on this website. |
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