December 2, 2009 Links and Plugs

Can't access it right now because my ISP is crap, but Clarion and Clarion West should now be open to applications.

Interviews

• Innsmouth Free Press interviews Aliette de Bodard.
• Clarkesworld interviews Nnedi Okorafor.
• CultPop.com interviews Brom. (via EosBooks)
• TVO interviews Cory Doctorow (video).
  

Advice/Articles

• Barnes & Noble Book Club on Why Can't We All Just Get Along? (And Read Paranormal Fantasy....)
• Strange Horizons on The Emancipation of Bat Durston, or: "I'm from Iowa, I Only Work in Outer Space".
• Rich Horton's Summary: Chiaroscuro, 2009.
• Paul G. Tremblay on Literary Horror: Dude you made that up.
• Twelfth Planet Press on A closer look at review copies.
• Jesse Bullington on The Sweet Filth of History.
• J.C. Hutchins on Why the best sci-fi TV and movies don’t *feel* like sci-fi.
• Stephen H. Segal on An Introduction to H.P. Lovecraft.
• Deborah J. Ross on Meeting Marion.
• Justine Larbalestier on The Problem with Gone with the Wind.
• Rachelle Gardner on The Power of Words.
• John Scalzi on In the Spirit of the Pulps, and Paying Even Less.
• Marie Brennan on The Literary Line.
  

News

• Jabberwocky 5 is Now Open for Submissions.
• Subterranean Press Special 50% Off Preorder Sale.
• The Sweet Filth You Select Stephen King's Next Book?
• Pat Rothfuss’ Worldbuilders 2009.
• Words Without Borders December 2009: Out of This World: International Science Fiction. (via Haikasoru)

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