Yesterday I updated the web site to announce that we will be publishing an anthology edited by Forrest Aguirre. We’re really excited about this project. There are not many people who get a reputation as excellent editors but Forrest is one of them. Leviathan 3, which he edited, was received very well and #4 is…

On Saturday evening John’s father was taken to the hospital. They said he had pancreatitis and gall stones but they could operate. However, his situation continued to worsen and he passed away on Monday night. Although Jim was 72, and hadn’t been in good health for years, it all seemed very sudden. If anyone has…

Doing the American Library Association Conference was a real eye-opener! This picture doesn’t really do justice to the scale of the exhibitor’s room, this is probably just one-fifth of the room. In the past we’ve done fan/genre conventions and regional/general public events but ALA was something different altogether. Where else could you meet a literary…

Award-winning speculative fiction writer, editor and mentor Lee Murray was named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her significant services to literature. Murray has long been a champion both for Kiwi writing and for the genre of horror. She has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to showcase the quality and range…

Ok, I have to admit I stole that title from an email Mike Arnzen sent. It’s a great title! It turns out Mike managed to get a quote from Tom Monteleone for 100 Jolts. Check it out… “Simply stated, there’s nothing like this collection of ultra-short fiction. Arnzen continually impressed me with his punchy narrative…

Thanks to wretlind there is now a super-snazzy logo to announce the PLAY DEAD poker tournament on the front page of the website. The coolest thing about having a Raw Dog Street Pack is when you don’t have time to do things like that you can just ask someone else to do it. I love…