steampunk iii: steampunk revolution

March 6, 2017

Happy birthday to the extraordinary, groundbreaking editor Ann VanderMeer

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized Ann Monn, ann vandermeer, birthday, dan jones, elizabeth story, jeff vandermeer, john coulthart, steampunk, steampunk ii, steampunk ii: steampunk reloaded, steampunk iii, steampunk iii: steampunk revolution, the kosher guide to imaginary animals, the new weird

Ann VanderMeer at the 2014 Yale Writers’ Conference (Photo: CHION WOLF / WNPR)

The editor (or co-editor alongside her husband Jeff) of over a dozen anthologies, Ann VanderMeer served as WEIRD TALES editor-in-chief for five years and is currently an acquiring editor for Tor.com. Her acclaimed anthologies include the Steampunk trilogy (STEAMPUNK, STEAMPUNK II: STEAMPUNK RELOADED, STEAMPUNK III: STEAMPUNK REVOLUTION), THE NEW WEIRD, THE THACKERY T. LAMBSHEAD CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, THE WEIRD: A COMPENDIUM OF STRANGE AND DARK STORIES, SISTERS OF THE REVOLUTION: A FEMINIST SPECULATIVE FICTION ANTHOLOGY, THE BESTIARY, and THE BIG BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION. Her efforts have received numerous awards including the Hugo, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and LOCUS.

VanderMeer co-wrote (with Jeff) THE KOSHER GUIDE TO IMAGINARY ANIMALS. She crafted the short story “Best Kosher Imaginary Animals Recipes” and many of the essays.

She founded the groundbreaking Buzzcity Press, publishers of the magazine THE SILVER WEB, Jeff VanderMeer’s first novel DRADIN, IN LOVE, and International Horror Guild Award-winning THE DIVINITY STUDENT by Michael Cisco. With Jeff, VanderMeer started the press Cheeky Frawg which specializes in “quality, self-aware e-books.” Beyond the titles crafted by the duo, they have done the laudable work of publishing fiction from international writers that deserve more attention among English-language readers.

All of us at Tachyon wish the amazing Ann, a fantastically weird birthday.

For more info about STEAMPUNK, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more info about STEAMPUNK II: STEAMPUNK RELOADED, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Dan Jones (Tinketbots)

Design by Ann Monn

For more info about STEAMPUNK III: STEAMPUNK REVOLUTION, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Dan Jones (Tinketbots)

Design by Elizabeth Story

For more info about THE NEW WEIRD, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more info about THE KOSHER GUIDE TO IMAGINARY ANIMALS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by John Coulthart

December 13, 2016

Tachyon tidbits featuring Daryl Gregory, Ellen Datlow, Lauren Beukes, and Ann VanderMeer

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized angela matano, ann vandermeer, anthology, campus circle, clara bacou, dan jones, daryl gregory, elizabeth story, Ellen Datlow, gabino iglesias, horror, lauren beukes, Lit Reactor, move adaptation, natalie zutter, nightmares, nightmares: a new decade of modern horror, nihil, slipping, slipping: stories essays & other writing, steampunk, steampunk iii, steampunk iii: steampunk revolution, tor.com, we are all completely fine

The latest reviews and mentions of Tachyon titles and authors from around the web.

Daryl Gregory, Ellen Datlow (credit: THIS IS HORROR), Lauren Beukes, and Ann VanderMeer (CHION WOLF / WNPR)

At TOR.COM, Natalie Zutter mentions Daryl Gregory’s World Fantasy and Shirley Jackson Award winning WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY FINE in (Almost) Every SFF Adaptation Coming to Television and Movie Theaters!

Optioned for: Television (Syfy)

What it’s about: Psychotherapist Dr. Jan Sayer brings together the final girls (and final boys) of various horror-movie scenarios for a support group. But in trying to help these survivors, Dr. Sayer unwittingly unlocks the supernatural evils buried within their consciousnesses.

Status: After Wes Craven’s death in 2015, Syfy announced that it still intends to move forward with a number of projects, including WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY FINE.

Angela Matano for CAMPUS CIRCLE suggests that Ellen Datlow’s thrilling NIGHTMARES: A NEW DECADE OF MODERN HORROR makes a good holiday gift.

A kind of sequel to her era-defining anthology DARKNESS, Ellen Datlow’s NIGHTMARES: A NEW DECADE OF MODERN HORROR brings together the venerable editor’s picks for the best tales of terror of the last ten years. Old masters like Gene Wolfe are represented alongside younger favorites like Robert Shearman and Livia Llewellyn, with a slew of stories to get under your skin.

At LIT REACTOR, Gabino Iglesias includes three Tachyon contributors among the 11 Nasty Women Dominating Weird Fiction.

Ann VanderMeer

Editor and publisher extraordinaire, Ann VanderMeer is one of the few editors who seem to have a hand on the pulse of weird fiction in such a way that she can predict what the next thing will be as well as find the best voices in an overcrowded market. Besides the Hugo Award and World Fantasy Award that sit on her shelves, VanderMeer was also the editor-in-chief of WEIRD TALES for five years and is currently an acquiring editor for TOR.COM. If she touches it, teaches it, or suggests it, it’s good. And she’s been doing it for thirty years.

Ellen Datlow

Datlow has been one of the best anthologists around since I started reading. Simply put, I don’t remember not having her anthologies around. Whether it’s horror, science fiction, or fantasy, she knows what’s good. In terms of awards, this space is too small to list them all, but know this: if it matters, she has received it or been nominated for it.

The most beautiful thing about this list is that I could go on forever. I just read and reviewed Lauren Beukes’ SLIPPING, for example, and it was amazing. The point is that weird fiction is full of nasty, magical women doing truly fantastic work, and I hope you go explore what they’re doing.

For information on WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY FINE, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover design by Elizabeth Story

For more info about NIGHTMARES: A NEW DECADE OF MODERN HORROR, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Nihil

Design by Elizabeth Story

For more info about STEAMPUNK III: STEAMPUNK REVOLUTION, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Dan Jones (Tinketbots)

Design by Elizabeth Story

For more information about SLIPPING: STORIES, ESSAYS, & OTHER WRITING, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Clara Bacou

Design by Elizabeth Story

March 7, 2016

A belated birthday wish to the extraordinary, groundbreaking editor Ann VanderMeer

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized Ann Monn, ann vandermeer, birthday, cheeky frawg, dan jones, elizabeth story, jeff vandermeer, john coulthart, steampunk, steampunk ii: steampunk reloaded, steampunk iii: steampunk revolution, the kosher guide to imaginary animals, the new weird, tor.com, weird tales

Ann VanderMeer at the 2014 Yale Writers’ Conference (Photo: CHION WOLF / WNPR)

The editor (or co-editor with her husband Jeff)) of over a dozen anthologies, Ann VanderMeer served as editor-in-chief for WEIRD TALES for five year and is currently an acquiring editor for Tor.com. Her acclaimed anthologies include the Steampunk trilogy (STEAMPUNK, STEAMPUNK II:
STEAMPUNK RELOADED, STEAMPUNK III: STEAMPUNK
REVOLUTION), THE NEW WEIRD, THE THACKERY T.
LAMBSHEAD CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, THE WEIRD: A
COMPENDIUM OF STRANGE AND DARK STORIES, SISTERS OF THE
REVOLUTION: A FEMINIST SPECULATIVE FICTION ANTHOLOGY, and THE BESTIARY.

VanderMeer co-wrote (alongside Jeff) THE KOSHER GUIDE TO
IMAGINARY ANIMALS. She crafted the short story “Best Kosher Imaginary Animals Recipes” and many essays. VanderMeer’s works have received numerous awards including the Hugo, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and LOCUS.

All of us wish the amazing Ann, a fantastically weird birthday.

For more info about STEAMPUNK, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more info about STEAMPUNK II: STEAMPUNK RELOADED, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Dan Jones (Tinketbots)

Design by Ann Monn

For more info about STEAMPUNK III: STEAMPUNK REVOLUTION, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Dan Jones (Tinketbots)

Design by Elizabeth Story

For more info about THE NEW WEIRD, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more info about THE KOSHER GUIDE TO IMAGINARY ANIMALS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by John Coulthart

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.

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