Tides from the New Worlds

Brian Dow has turned in the cover art for Tobias Buckell's short story collection, Tides from the New Worlds, and I couldn't be more pleased by it. Tonight it will be sent off to our designer so he can work on the final version of the book's cover.

Shreik: An Afterword by Jeff VanderMeer (signed limited edition)

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January Issue of Clarkesworld Magazine

The December issue of Clarkesworld Magazine features stories by Tim Pratt and Brian Ames, non-fiction from Shaun Farrell and an interview with Daniel Abraham by Tobias Buckell. Our cover art, "Fractured Thoughts", was created by Ray Toh.

December Issue of Clarkesworld Magazine

The December issue of Clarkesworld Magazine features stories by Samantha Henderson, Loreen Heneghan and Lisa Mantchev, non-fiction from Jason Ridler and an interview with Steven Erikson by Jeff VanderMeer. Our cover art, "Sunken City", was created by Michael Brack. This is Lisa Mantchev's second appearance in Clarkesworld. Her story is a companion piece to "A Dance Across Embers" which was originally published in our October issue.

Memorare by Gene Wolfe

For several reasons, including my ongoing battle with pneumonia, Wyrm Publishing's schedule has to be pushed back. Everything is still moving forward, just not at the pace I had hoped for. For example, I had hoped to have Memorare by Gene Wolfe in time for the holidays. Not going to happen. I can show you the final cover though. :)

Original Art by Bob Eggleton	Final Cover Design by Mary Robinette Kowal

The lead character in Memorare, March Wildspring, is making a documentary. For the cover, we decided that a 50's-inspired movie poster would fit the bill. For a larger and more impressive few, click on the movie poster.

November Issue of Clarkesworld Magazine

The November issue of Clarkesworld Magazine features stories by Ken Scholes and Rebecca Ore, non-fiction from Jeff VanderMeer and an interview with Sean Williams by Tobias Buckell. Our cover art, "I Got Something on my Head", was created by Serj Iulian. This is Serj's second Clarkesworld cover.

Ministry of Whimsy Becomes Imprint of Wyrm

For Immediate Release:
Effective January 1, 2008, Jeff VanderMeer's Ministry of Whimsy Press will come out of hibernation as an imprint of Wyrm Publishing. VanderMeer will work as a creative consultant and publicist for the Ministry's books.

In its previous incarnations, the Ministry published the Philip K. Dick Award-winning Troika by Stepan Chapman, as well as the landmark Leviathan fiction anthologies. The Ministry was a World Fantasy Award finalist in 1998 and VanderMeer won a World Fantasy Award in 2003 for co-editing Leviathan 3, also a Philip K. Dick Award finalist.

Future projects for the Ministry will include Last Drink Bird Head, an anthology of flash fiction in support of literacy projects that features contributions from Gene Wolfe, Peter Straub, Tanith Lee, Stephen R. Donaldson, Rikki Ducornet, Caitlin Kiernan, Michael Swanwick, and many more. Through Wyrm Publishing, the Ministry will release two to three books a year, with the Leviathan series set to return in 2009. The Ministry is not currently soliciting book projects.

Wyrm Publishing was established by Neil Clarke earlier this year, and will soon publish books by Charles Stross, Gene Wolfe, and Tobias Buckell, in addition to the ongoing publication of Clarkesworld Magazine and its annual Realms anthology. For more information on Wyrm Publishing, visit their web site.