We are once more into the last month of our Into the Forest submission call (new closing date: 2nd June 2023). We have been blown away by the amount of submissions we have received thus far and are looking forward to seeing what else you all come up with over the next four weeks.
So the nut roast and mince pies are stowed away in our ship’s hold. And so far, the ship’s cat has turned a blind eye to the swags of tinsel. We look forward to seeing you all when we’re back in orbit with news and plans for 2023. Meanwhile, from all of us at Space Cat, have a peaceful and restorative holiday, you lovely people!
Some photos from yesterday's #ChartedSouls launch.
We will finally be unveiling the print editions of our first two anthologies TOMORROW! There will be lashings of cake, special launch offers and about an hour of readings so be sure to join us if you can.
Like many immigrants, I thought I was extremely privileged to be growing up in two cultures. I thought I could take the best of each, unfortunately, I often experienced the worst of both.
Science fiction has long framed narratives of aliens around questions of identity and societal acceptance. To be an alien is to be an outsider, and vice versa. In Severed Souls, humans and exterrestrials alike struggle to survive in worlds that view them as Other. They must fight to defend the fragile barriers of their skin, community, and world while bearing the existential ache of not belonging in any of the above. Defeat is not an option when their very selfhood is on the line.
You are all hereby invited to the launch of the Severed Souls ebook on Sat 29th Oct and the print launch of both our anthologies on Sat 26th Nov.
Thank you all for the lovely birthday messages this week. If any of you are interested in writing testimonials about our work, we'd love to have them. We're also looking for reviewers who are interested in arc copies of our upcoming Severed Souls anthology.
We have some big announcements to make this month, including a cover/title reveal, a book launch date, and a schedule of shout-outs.
Last weekend, the Space Cat team met up for our first meeting of 2022. Fuelled by delicious coffee and cake, we reacquainted ourselves with the progress we had made before we had to halt production and we developed a flight plan for the rest of the year.
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