Laughs at Pre-Launch Launch Lunch
Saturday morning I got up to catch the train to Canberra, the sound of flatulent sparrows in my ears. When I reached Strathfield, the Canberra train was 3/4 of an hour late. This was just enough time to completely negate seeing Chris, Christy and Alex in Canberra- I had to call them and tell them not to worry about it :(
So after some neck-wrenching sleep I found myself in our nation's capital and caught a cab over to the launch. I met Nicole Murphy, Kaaron Warren, Cat Sparks, Donna Maree Hanson, Ross Hamilton, Mik Bennett, Kylie Seluka, Lily Chrywenstrom, Gillian Pollack and a large side order of CSFG. The food was great, the atmosphere was warm and breathable, and the artwork was bloody awesome. Had a good chat to the artist, Brian Smith.
Several of us went out to dinner that night. I was struck by the community feel of the CSFG, they really believe in giving each other a leg up.
And I got my hands on the anthology! It's a beautiful thing, and I couldn't stop reading it. The stories are all so different. It's like riding a roller coaster in the dark, you don't know where you'll be pulled next. There's something for everyone, from the surreal to the thought-provoking to the primal to the just plain FUN. Thought I await the reviews with some nerves, I know everyone will love it.
So after some neck-wrenching sleep I found myself in our nation's capital and caught a cab over to the launch. I met Nicole Murphy, Kaaron Warren, Cat Sparks, Donna Maree Hanson, Ross Hamilton, Mik Bennett, Kylie Seluka, Lily Chrywenstrom, Gillian Pollack and a large side order of CSFG. The food was great, the atmosphere was warm and breathable, and the artwork was bloody awesome. Had a good chat to the artist, Brian Smith.
Several of us went out to dinner that night. I was struck by the community feel of the CSFG, they really believe in giving each other a leg up.
And I got my hands on the anthology! It's a beautiful thing, and I couldn't stop reading it. The stories are all so different. It's like riding a roller coaster in the dark, you don't know where you'll be pulled next. There's something for everyone, from the surreal to the thought-provoking to the primal to the just plain FUN. Thought I await the reviews with some nerves, I know everyone will love it.
posted by Cav | 6:48 PM
5 Comments:
Sweet. It's great that you could get down to your first media juncket. We await with baited breath for your first paid apperance!
CJ
So where can we little folk score a copy of this hallowed tome?
You can go to http://www.austspeculativefiction.com.au/ and type "outcast" into the search box.
I'm chasing the editor to get the address of a shop in Canberra.
Looks like GasLight books in Fyshwick is the place to be:
http://www.gaslightbooks.com.au/
I don't know when they'll stock it, but it'll be soon.
Awesome!
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