The September issue of Locus Magazine contains some nice words about Clockwork Phoenix 4 from short fiction reviewer Rich Horton:   Clockwork Phoenix 4 is a continuation of a first rate series of anthologies … The book is stylistically of a piece with its predecessors – a set of well-written stories occupying multiple subgenres, usually in the same story, often ambiguously.   One of the strangest stories is from Thai writer Benjanun Sriduangkaew, who has been attracting notice with some

The special edition of Clockwork Phoenix 4 that’s being signed by all the contributors has made its stop in Hong Kong. Benjanun Sriduangkaew (who contributed “The Bees Her Heart, the Hive Her Belly”) shared this photo before sending it on to its next stop (which, by the way, is in Australia.)     You can see previous stops at my homepage, here, here and here. I plan to do a big wrap-up post once we’re all done.   #SFWApro

We at Mythic Delirium Books (meaning Anita and I) were delighted yesterday to learn that Tanith Lee will receive a much-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton, UK this Novemeber.   Tanith is one of only two authors (the other being Marie Brennan) to contribute stories to all four volumes of Clockwork Phoenix. The complete list: “The Woman” in Clockwork Phoenix “The Pain of Glass” in Clockwork Phoenix 2 “Fold” in Clockwork Phoenix 3 “A Little

Congratulations to Jake Maraia of California and Colleen Anderson of British Columbia, who each get a copy of the trade paperback edition of Clockwork Phoenix 4. Thanks again to SF Signal for hosting the giveaway!   Want your own copy of Clockwork Phoenix 4? This page lists all the ways. #SFWApro  

1) As of today, the rebooted version of Mythic Delirum is open to submissions. We’re looking for short stories of up to 4,000 words, as well as poems. The reading window closes Oct. 1. Click here to read the full guidelines. #SFWApro 2) As of today, SF Signal is hosting a giveaway of Clockwork Phoenix 4. There’s two trade paperback copies to be had, and anyone in the world can take part. The giveaway ends Aug. 9. Click here to

Today, Weightless Books made the e-book editions of Clockwork Phoenix 4 ($4.99) and Mythic Delirium 0.1 ($2.99) available on their website, as well as subscriptions to the new electronic version of Mythic Delirium (One year/4 issues for $9.95.) Unlike Kindle, Weightless offers the full range of possible e-books: PDF, EPUB or MOBI. #SFWApro     Also, for those few and proud of you who subscribed to the old version of Mythic Delirium via Weightless — because I am phasing out

I was too buried in Kickstarter promotion and website building to signal boost this when it happened, so apologies for the lateness. Podcastle has posted an audio adaption of Kennenth Schneyer‘s much-praised short story “Selected Program Notes From the Retrospective Exhibition of Theresa Rosenberg Latimer” from the pages of Clockwork Phoenix 4. Here’s the teaser they offered up: 34. Magda #4 (1989) Oil on poplar wood, 30 x 21″ Private collection Sometimes called “Devotion” by critics, this nude the earliest