It’s been a busy week and I’ve only just gotten around to updating the ROR blog after the national SF Con, Conflux. Donna and Nicole and the team did a wonderful job of organising the convention. Saturday night was Awards night…. … Continue reading
We’re having a little Squee Day over here at ROR. First there’s Tansy and the Galactic Suburbia team who have been nominated for a Hugo for the second time. (You can see their interview after last year’s nomination here). Alisa, … Continue reading
Nicole Murphy shares with us her experiences and insights while editing In Fabula-divino. I love editing. I’d not edited for a number of years (since The Outcast and Issue 25 of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, … Continue reading
How to Publish Your Ebook The first step to internet publishing success is writing – and above all editing – an excellent book. You can find HEAPS of excellent advice on writing by clicking on “Writing Craft” to the … Continue reading
The busy team of organisers for Conflux 9, Australia’s national SF Con, 2013 have announced the program. It’s an extra long convention because Anzac Day fell on the Thursday, so the Con runs, Thursday 25th April through Sunday 28th. You … Continue reading
As part of our series on what the RORees are up to, we caught up with Richard. He says… Right now I’m working on the final (I trust) revision for my next novel, following on from suggestions by my Australian … Continue reading
Donna co-chair of Conflux 9, the National Spec Fic Convention 2013, says: On the weekend at the fantastic Genrecon, Conflux 9 took pleasure in announcing another pitching contest at Conflux 9. The details are pasted below. We will also be running … Continue reading
Margo says: I’ve put aside the novel I presented at ROR for the next six months, in the hope that that’ll leave room for the 3 short story deadlines I’ve managed to accumulate, despite my best intentions, before Christmas. Highlights … Continue reading
Tansy ‘s short story ‘The Patrician’ has won the Washington Science Fiction Association Small Press Award! ‘The award showcases the best original short fiction published by small presses in the previous year (2011). An unusual feature of the selection process is that all voting … Continue reading
Back in 2006 when I organised the Pitching Opportunity at the Brisbane National SF Convention, Donna Hanson was one of the writers who submitted and her manuscript made it through to the final 12. Recalling this opportunity, Donna has set up a … Continue reading