Bark & Bone Launch Photos

For this launch, Siobhan Logan lay down a trail of breadcrumbs to lead us through the fantastical forest these Space Cat Star authors conjured up through their poems / stories. Between contemplating the magic of a simple leaf, escaping for our lives from hungry wolves, and taking on spirit guardians, we did somehow manage to scoff down a buffet of tasty treats and cakes before venturing back out into the chilly evening air. But hopefully not before rekindling a love of this Wilding World in the heart of all who entered.

Launching Bark and Bone

We will be launching the paperback edition of our Bark & Bone anthology with a face-to-face event next Saturday, 25th November between 2pm and 4:30pm. This very special book party will lure you into a forest whose dark twisty paths wind through various genres from fairytale and science fiction to weird fiction with coverts of mild horror. Pop by for shiny new books, birthday cake and readings from our lovely Space Cat stars.

Halloween Ebook Launch

What better time to be launching our Bark and Bone book than Halloween weekend? Our third anthology is cauldron-stuffed with spooky tales and magical vibes. Forest-themed, Bark and Bone is a thicket of enchantment with dark twisty paths winding through various genres from fairytale and science fiction to weird fiction with coverts of mild horror. We’ve trailed the cover design, back blurb and Preface on this blog already. Finally, you can get your hands on the book itself!

A Forest of Bark and Bone

A walk into the forest should not be undertaken lightly. Preparations may be wise. Think of Hansel and Gretel with their bag of crumbs to mark the trail. Pay attention to the lore of ancestors who knew how ravenous the forest can be. Accordingly, we are setting out some stepping stones in this Preface, to provide footholds in the murk. 

Bark & Bone Cover Reveal

It was an absolute pleasure to work with our cover artist, Sally Barnett, to arrive at this design. Sally read the material first and developed her sketches organically from the writers’ work. This process has led to a design with many Easter eggs hidden in the forest which our writers and readers will have fun spotting.

Into the Forest Shortlist

Eventually, the blood moon waned and our two editors emerged from the bunker, somewhat tattered, clutching the shortlist. It’s a list that gives us goosebumps in all the good ways. We have alien trees, poisonous trees, synthetic trees; there are bears, wolves and one mutant squirrel; there are hunters, eco-activists and a red princess; druids, AI and fae, broken people looking for somewhere to hide. There are trees that speak, trees that watch, trees that bide their time. The shortlist is all that we had hoped for and so much more. In sharing it with you, we hope you experience the same shiver of anticipation.

Poetry and Science at the Space Centre

What a delight it was to be back with Leicester’s Astronomical Society this week launching the print edition of our latest title, Rosetta’s Midnight Barge. Under the bubble-wrapped dome of the National Space Centre’s Rocket Tower, Siobhan Logan blended poetry, performance and powerpoint lecture to celebrate ESA’s Rosetta mission (2004-16). Channelling her ‘inner Egyptian Goddess’, Logan recited spells from her ‘Book of Hours’ to protect ESA’s spacecraft on its adventure.