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May 7, 2020

Authors in Quarantine – Cait Gordon

With this this series, I am hoping to capture how this cultural moment is affecting our speculative fiction authors and how our authors are surviving during the COVID-19 outbreak Spec Can:What have you been up to during the COVID-19 outbreak? Cait Gordon: For the first two weeks, I levelled up to 1000% disability advocate mode, encouraging people to flatten that...

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February 22, 2016

Rejected Bodies

Rejected Bodies A review of Kelly Robson’s “Two Year Man” in Asimov’s Science Fiction, August 2015 By Derek Newman-Stille Kelly Robson’s “Two Year Man” is a tale that explores the idea of rejection, and, particularly, rejected bodies. Focused on a man named Mikkel, who carries out janitorial duties and partially survives by bringing home the discarded waste of wealthier people,...

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January 26, 2016

Steam Until Completion

Steam Until CompletionA Review of OnSpec 100 (Spring 2015, Vol 27) By Derek Newman-Sille Steampunk is a complicated category and OnSpec’s much anticipated 100th issue was a great opportunity to explore some of the complexities of the genre. For this volume, OnSpec pushed the boundaries of the *punk genre, exploring areas like fairypunk, alternative histories, and diselpunk while...

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September 17, 2014

An interview with Kathryn Allan about “Accessing the Future”

An interview with Kathryn Allan about “Accessing the Future” by Derek Newman-Stille I had a great opportunity to interview friend and colleague Kathryn Allan, who shares my love of exploring representations of disability in Speculative Fiction. Kathryn and I have presented at several conferences together and I am excited to be able to share her insights with you today. Kathryn...

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September 18, 2012

An Interview with Paul Marlowe About The Wellborn Conspiracy Series

Interview With Paul Marlowe About The Wellborn Conspiracy Series By Derek Newman-Stille Native New Brunswick author Paul Marlowe shares some of his insights on SteamPunk, Canadian speculative fiction, his Wellborn Conspiracy Series, the werewolf, and the role of research in Canadian Speculative Fiction. I want to thank Mr. Marlowe for taking the time to do this interview and share his thoughts...