An Interview with John Joseph Adams

John Joseph Adams needs little introduction. He is the Slush God, assistant editor over at F&SF, and has recently edited the Pirate Issue of Shimmer and an anthology of post-apocalyptic fiction, Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse. Here, he talks about Wastelands and his chances of survival in a post-apocalyptic setting.

An Interview with Patrick Chapman

Some of the highlights of Patrick Chapman’s extensive and impressive career include being one of the co-founders of the Irish Literary Revival, writing a Doctor Who audio play for Big Finish, four poetry collections, and a short story collection. Here, he answers some questions on his experience of writing in such a wide range of […]

An Interview with Jai Clare

Jai Clare’s new collection of short stories, The Cusp of Something, has just been released by Elastic Press, and with an impressive career of published works in the small press behind her already, it is sure to attract a lot of interest. Here, she talks about literary fiction, the short story, and what really gets […]

An Interview with Ellen Datlow

On the eve of the debut of her latest horror anthology, Inferno: New Tales of Terror and the Supernatural, editor Ellen Datlow shares her perspective on genre trends, the quintessence of the short story, and the stupidity of carnivorous zombies.
When you choose subjects for anthologies, do you choose subjects that you are already interested […]

An Interview From Another World: Michael A. Stackpole Talks About Second Life

Some of you may never have heard of Second Life, while others may believe that Linden Labs have brought into creation the gateway to the inevitable demise of mankind, but with over eleven million residents, it isn’t surprising that more and more people are viewing this computer generated world as a place to make some […]

An Interview with Tom Chalmers of Legend Press

Legend Press has published two short story anthologies in the past two years, The Remarkable Everyday and Seven Days, and have another planned for the beginning of 2008; they claim these anthologies are “Reinventing The Short Story,” and I just had to find out what exactly they meant by this.

Tom Chalmers is the Managing […]

An Interview with Michael Boatman

Michael Boatman is best known as an actor from television shows like the classic sitcom, Spin City, and L.A. Law, but he is increasingly demanding attention as a serious writer. With the release of his short story collection God Laughs When You Die by Dybbuk Press, Boatman looks set to launch a writing career to […]

An Interview with Juli Klass of Mighty Erudite

Fledgling publishers Mighty Erudite state on their website:
“our mission is to find those courageous and often unpublished writers who will not bow to commercial pressure; those who write what they write regardless of ‘marketability’; those who will not fold under the weight of ‘more of the same.’ We aim to publish beautiful and collectable literature […]