party Archives - Tachyon Publications

December 28, 2015

THE Tachyon party dress

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized 20th anniversary, Ann Monn, ann vandermeer, beyond the rift, central station, dan jones, dress, elizabeth story, Ellen Datlow, francesca myman, hannu rajaniemi, hannu rajaniemi: collected fiction, hauntings, Hugh Sicotte, jeff vandermeer, joe lansdale, Joe R. Lansdale, lavie tidhar, martina ballante, numbers don't lie, party, Peter Watts, rachel fagundes, spoonflower, steampunk, steampunk iii, steampunk iii: steampunk revolution, Terry Bisson, the best of joe r lansdale, the monstrous

For Tachyon’s 20th anniversary shindig, Associate Editor Rachel Fagundes showed up in a sensational and appropriate dress for the occasion.

(photo: Francesca Myman)

Rachel’s custom dress was made for the party by designer Martina Ballante, based on Rachel’s cover selections and laid out by Tachyon’s lead designer Elizabeth Story. The fabric was printed by SPOONFLOWER.

I already owned a few dresses made from Star Trek themed fabric or featuring other geeky prints, and I always got asked about them whenever I wore them out to conventions. This got me thinking that it would be a lot of fun to have a dress that showed off our beautiful Tachyon book covers, and it would give me a chance to talk about our books at comic conventions and other events.

I tried to pick covers that showed off a variety of our novels, novellas, anthologies, and short story collections in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres—that all worked together in the same color scheme.

The
Tachyon 15 used for the dress:

NUMBERS
DON’T LIE by Terry
Bisson Cover by Ann Monn
HAUNTINGS
edited by Ellen Datlow
Cover art by Valentina Brostean Design by Elizabeth Story
STEAMPUNK edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer Cover by Ann Monn
CENTRAL STATION by Lavie Tidhar Cover by Elizabeth Story
THE MONSTROUS edited by
Ellen Datlow Cover by Reiko
Murakami Cover design by Elizabeth Story
STEAMPUNK III: STEAMPUNK REVOLUTION edited by Ann VanderMeer Cover tinkerbots by Dan Jones Design by Elizabeth Story
HANNU RAJANIEMI: COLLECTED FICTION by Hannu Rajaniemi Cover art by Lius Lasahido Design by Elizabeth Story
THE BEST OF JOE R. LANSDALE by Joe R. Lansdale Cover by Ann Monn
BEYOND THE RIFT by Peter Watts Cover art by Hugh Sicotte Design by Elizabeth Story
THE EMPEROR’S SOUL by Brandon Sanderson Cover art by Alexander Nanitchkov Design by Elizabeth Story
EYES
LIKE LEAVES by Charles
de Lint Cover art by Lauren
Kelly Small Design by Elizabeth Story
SLOW BULLETS by Alastair Reynolds Cover art by Thomas Canty Design by Elizabeth Story
MEDICINE ROAD by Charles de Lint Cover by Charles Vess
THE VERY BEST OF TAD WILLIAMS by Tad Williams Cover art by Kerem Beyit Design by Elizabeth Story
AFTER
THE FALL, BEFORE THE FALL, DURING THE FALL by
Nancy Kress Cover by Elizabeth Story

The only thing seemingly missing from Rachel’s dress was the ability to time travel.

November 16, 2015

The evolution of a rhino cake with Effie Seiberg

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized 20th anniversary, cake, effie seiberg, logo, party, process, rhino, twitter

For our 20th anniversary party, writer Effie Seiberg produced an astonishing cake of the Tachyon logo.

Effie chronicled her process over Twitter.

November 6, 2015

The Hugo award-winning Charlie Jane Anders celebrates Tachyon’s 20th anniversary with SIX MONTHS, THREE DAYS

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized chapbook, Charlie Jane Anders, elizabeth story, limited, party, science fiction, six months three days

In celebration of 20 years of saving the world one good book at a time, Tachyon Publications delivers the limited 300-copy chapbook edition of Charlie Jane Anders’ Hugo Award winning tale SIX MONTHS, THREE DAYS. This special book will be given out to everyone who attends the November 15th party in honor of the 20 years. Copies are also available for sale at the Tachyon site.

“[Y]ou all must read this story… Charlie Jane Anders did what she needed to with the story, but I was hooked and wanted more.”
—Adventures in Reading

In this bittersweet, comedic tale of clashing worldviews, Six Months, Three Days, examines the brief, unlikely relationship of two clairvoyants. Though Doug and Judy both know exactly how their romance will play out, Judy’s outlook is optimistic and Doug’s perspective is fatalistic. Hurtling toward their foretold breakup, Doug and Judy must each determine how immutable the truth really is – except when it isn’t. Can two people who are always right somehow prove each other wrong?

“The philosophical contrast and science fictional premise provide an intriguing philosophical flavor to the human romance; the two work exquisitely in synchrony.”
—Rachel Swirsky, author of the collection How the World Became Quiet and Myths of the Past, Present, and Future

For more info on SIX MONTHS, THREE DAYS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover design by Elizabeth Story

November 2, 2015

Join Ellen Datlow, Charlie Jane Anders, and a host of others as we celebrate 20 years of saving the world one good book at a time

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized 20th anniversary, celebration, Charlie Jane Anders, Ellen Datlow, party, san francisco public library, tachyon

July 2, 2015

Tachyon parties with Humble Bundle

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized anna smith, event, humble bundle, jacob weisman, jill roberts, kelley l. allen, party

Recently, the fine folks at HUMBLE BUNDLE hosted a party at their San Francisco digs. Tachyon publisher Jacob Weisman and managing editor Jill Roberts were in attendance and brought back photographic proof.

Jacob Weisman and Jill Roberts

Humble Bundle offices

Jacob, Humble Bundle Customer Support Specialist Anna Smith, Humble Bundle Director of Books Kelley L. Allen, and Jill

On the way home from the party, Jacob made some new friends.