Three weeks ago we ran a competition to name a new science fiction imprint we will be setting up in the next year or so, for which we received a lot of entries amongst which were some truly brilliant suggestions. Unfortunately, as great as they were (which made choosing one extremely difficult), there could only be one winner and one runner-up. So, in reverse order as is customary, the runner up was:
KATE PROBERT with Distant Earth (inspired by Arthur C. Clarke).
Congratulations – Kate wins a signed copy of the very publication to be issued under the new imprint.
The grand prize winner though is JAY EALES (who wins all the imprint’s output as it gets published) with:
rEvolution SF
This perfectly encapsulates the aims and ambitions of the new line: fiction which provokes a response – cutting edge, adventurous, arcane, challenging, boundary-pushing, and genre-busting. Fiction that ventures into unexpected areas, and delves into places not traditionally associated with science fiction. Thinking people’s science fiction – in other words, the EVOLUTION of science fiction through REVOLUTIONary literature.
Well done and congratulations to Jay!
NEWS
“VURT” by Jeff Noon
And, in further rEvolution SF news, we are proud to announce that sci-fi alumni Jeff Noon (Vurt, Pollen, Automating Alice) will be the first author published by the imprint. Expect it within the next 12 months.
Spectral Press 