tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191207962011-07-28T09:47:33.950-07:00a site for readers and writers in Europe and beyondIlonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.comBlogger901100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-8005170465095024222010-02-18T11:21:00.001-08:002010-02-18T11:28:27.658-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wu0bbcDCdW8/S32UXX2NpbI/AAAAAAAAADo/eWqSmDm5DwM/s1600-h/WTales.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wu0bbcDCdW8/S32UXX2NpbI/AAAAAAAAADo/eWqSmDm5DwM/s400/WTales.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439667054192731570" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Warsaw Tales</span>, a collection of writing from Poland, published by New Europe Writers, is a kaleidescope of inventive experiences that transforms the reader into a modern-day Alice diving down the rabbit hole into a world populated by distinctively quirky characters. <br />There you will meet the talking park bench with an attitude, the reminiscing bumper dwarf, the Polish Rom and Julia who speak in advertisements, the osiedle thief of Pani Stasia's Grochow who leaves flowers behind, the local hooker who delivers a moral lecture to the headmaster, the monkey who succeeds as a corporate trainee, the heroic Grand Dad who stops a burgler, the mysterious Scribe of the Hotel Europejski, the tramp who lugs a Christmas tree from bar to bar, the beton glowa who is “the man upstairs,” and Uncle Dint, who inserts himself into Polish history by advising the former Pope when he was young to become a goalie.<br /> <br />Drawing upon the experiences of Polish authors (in translation) and expatriates writing in English, this admixture of eccentric characters and off-beat points of view reflects seldom seen images of Warsaw like a multifaceted gemstone swirling in a spotlight. <br /><br />Sometimes serious, often humorous, always entertaining, this volume is the perfect introduction to the Warsaw Experience for the traveling reader. <br /><br />Whether by land, sea, air, or imagination, your journey begins with Warsaw Tales.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">New Europe Writers.<br />5.99 Euro RRP</span><br /><a href="http://new21.wordpress.com/">www.new-ink.org</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-800517046509502422?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-10293335353369291382010-02-18T11:15:00.000-08:002010-02-18T11:20:11.450-08:00<div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >WINNERS OF THE SPANISH IV XATAFI-<span class="il">CYBERDARK</span> AWARD OF THE CRITICS OF FANTASTIC LITERATURE</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" ><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" >Spanish fiction book (ex-aequo):</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" >El mapa del tiempo [The Map of Time]</span></i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" >, by Félix J. Palma (Algaida)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" >El hermano de las moscas</span></i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" >, by Jon Bilbao (Salto de página)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >The finalists have been:</span><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" >Rojo alma, negro sombra</span></i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" >, by Ismael Martínez Biurrun (451 Ed.)<br /><i>El hombre divergente</i>, by Marc R. Soto (Grupo AJEC)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" ><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >Spanish tale:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >"Mosquitos", by Marc R. Soto (in Marc R. Soto, <i>El hombre divergente</i>, AJEC)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >The finalists have been:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" >“Lo más dulce”, by Santiago Eximeno (in Santiago Eximeno, <i>Bebés jugando con cuchillos</i>, Grupo AJEC)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" >“El hombre divergente”, by Marc R. Soto (in Marc R. Soto, <i>El hombre divergente</i>, Grupo AJEC)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" ><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >Foreigner fiction book:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >The Yiddish’s Policemen Union</span></i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >, by Michael Chabon (Mondadori)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >The finalists have been:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >War fever</span></i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >, by J.G. Ballard (Berenice)</span><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" >Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman</span></i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" >, by</span><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" > Haruki Murakami (Tusquets)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" >The Terror</span></i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" >, by Dan Simmons (Roca)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" >Spin</span></i><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" >, by Robert Charles Wilson (Omicrón)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" ><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >Foreigner tale:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >"The Index", by J. G. Ballard (in J.G. Ballard, <i>Fiebre de guerra</i>, Berenice)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >The finalists have been:</span><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >“Fever War”, by J.G. Ballard (in J.G. Ballard, <i>Fiebre de guerra</i>, Minotauro)<br />“The Ice Man”, by Haruki Murakami (in Haruki Murakami, <i>Sauce ciego, mujer dormida</i>, Tusquets)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" >“Salmonella Men on Planet Porno”, by Yasutaka Tsutsui (in Yasutaka Tsutsui, <i>Hombres salmonela en el planeta Porno</i>, Atalanta)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" ><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >Publisher iniciative:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >Francisco Arellano, because of Biblioteca del Laberinto</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >The finalists have been:</span><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" >Mondadori, because of <i>Miracles of Life</i>, by J.G. Ballard</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" >Menoscuarto, because of <i>La realidad oculta. Cuentos fantásticos españoles del siglo XX</i>, (David Roas and Ana Casas, ed.)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >Puerto NORTE-SUR and Libros del Zorro Rojo, because of the reedition of ilustrated clasiccs for the young readers</span><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" lang="EN-US" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" >Tusquets, because of <i>Cuentos completos</i>, by Cristina Fernández Cubas</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" ><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" ></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" ></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" ><a href="http://www.xatafi.com/" target="_blank">www.xatafi.com</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" ><a href="http://tienda.cyberdark.net/" target="_blank">tienda.<span class="il">cyberdark</span>.net</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Book Antiqua';font-size:11;" ></span><br /></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-1029333535336929138?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-84167606582213608962007-12-24T03:23:00.000-08:002008-12-09T15:36:23.380-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wu0bbcDCdW8/R2-W-NQFYyI/AAAAAAAAACQ/nf6pWe1SKwE/s1600-h/karacs16.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wu0bbcDCdW8/R2-W-NQFYyI/AAAAAAAAACQ/nf6pWe1SKwE/s400/karacs16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147498894560944930" /></a><br />Happy holidays to you all, and a very, very happy new year!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-8416760658221360896?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-86824798356155830722007-04-09T11:05:00.000-07:002008-12-09T15:36:23.475-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wu0bbcDCdW8/RhqA3oCsAnI/AAAAAAAAABY/KNKzRf01hrc/s1600-h/1154.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wu0bbcDCdW8/RhqA3oCsAnI/AAAAAAAAABY/KNKzRf01hrc/s400/1154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051491625179284082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wu0bbcDCdW8/RhqAoICsAmI/AAAAAAAAABQ/AQy0Ko4KWt4/s1600-h/1154.jpg"><br /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-8682479835615583072?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-40823851248672726182007-01-27T09:47:00.000-08:002008-12-09T15:36:23.583-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wu0bbcDCdW8/RbuQ6JAw51I/AAAAAAAAABA/1Nh67JFgxgk/s1600-h/UP4cover.php.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wu0bbcDCdW8/RbuQ6JAw51I/AAAAAAAAABA/1Nh67JFgxgk/s320/UP4cover.php.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024769137787856722" border="0" /></a>This is the latest issue of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">English version</span> of the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.innerzed.com/sites/kosmic/" target="new">Greek magazine</a> promoting</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">science fiction, fantasy and horror</span>, not only by Greek writers and artists, but also <span style="font-weight: bold;">from around the world</span>.<br />This English edition is published twice a year.<br /><br />You can get a copy <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/507517" target="new">at Lulu.com</a>:<br />Issue 4 of Universe Pathways is quite long, check out <a href="http://www.lulu.com/browse/preview.php?fCID=633172" target="new">the contents </a>here.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-4082385124867272618?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-10172279834019342412007-01-27T09:33:00.000-08:002007-01-27T09:36:45.535-08:00With <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">new short stories, poetry, podcasts and articles on exhibitions, theatre performances, creative writing, music and fashion</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">issue 7</span> of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blinkzine </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">is online.</span><br />Don't forget to check out the archives, either. There is a lot for you to read.<br />URL: <a href="http://www.blinkzine.com/" target="new">http://www.blinkzine.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-1017227983401934241?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-11245134261891286492007-01-27T09:21:00.000-08:002008-12-09T15:36:24.034-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wu0bbcDCdW8/RbuKe5Aw50I/AAAAAAAAAA0/12BIpE5Vku8/s1600-h/WKcover7small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 175px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wu0bbcDCdW8/RbuKe5Aw50I/AAAAAAAAAA0/12BIpE5Vku8/s200/WKcover7small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024762072566654786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hungarian poet </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ilona Hegedus</span> has a <span style="font-weight: bold;">poem in </span>Issue 7 of US horror magazine <a href="http://www.wickedkarnival.com/"target=new><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wicked Karneval</span></a>. She also has <span style="font-weight: bold;">short stories</span> in issue 3 and 4 of <a href="http://www.innerzed.com/sites/kosmic/"target=new><span style="font-weight: bold;">Universe Pathways</span></a>. (Both in the English version of the Greek magazine).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-1124513426189128649?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-60228464317185759412007-01-27T08:54:00.000-08:002007-01-27T09:08:31.997-08:00<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Unfortunately, I do not include poetry or short stories in</span> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">European Reader</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">. </span><br />So far I have rejected all poems and stories sent to me, so I cannot make an exception now, no matter how good your writing is. <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">please do not send me your poems and short stories.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">However, if your poems/short stories are online somewhere,</span> anywhere, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I will gladly include the links to them.</span><br />(You may want to try for expl. <a href="http://international-poet.blogspot.com/" target="new">International Poet</a> or check out the other mags I included links to.)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">What you can send me:<br /><br /></span>- <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">any news you have</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>related to your writing (including nicely written press releases) for expl. on where your work has just appeared<br />- <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">articles that you think are relevant</span> in some way (for expl. reviews)<br />- <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">review requests</span> for any books, audiobooks, podcasts, etc. you have in English)<br />- <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">Anything else you think I might find relevant.</span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">Feel free to ask. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Thanks a lot for your contributions,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Ilona</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-6022846431718575941?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-33483335773362639212006-12-24T03:50:00.000-08:002008-12-09T15:36:24.164-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wu0bbcDCdW8/RY5p2HIm4JI/AAAAAAAAAAM/ntthpnSxHAo/s1600-h/Karacsony003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wu0bbcDCdW8/RY5p2HIm4JI/AAAAAAAAAAM/ntthpnSxHAo/s320/Karacsony003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012059813658943634" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-3348333577336263921?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-608669034189203162006-12-01T13:57:00.000-08:002006-12-01T14:05:25.073-08:00<a href="http://www.worldaidsday.org/default.asp" title="Link to the official World AIDS Day website"><img src="http://www.worldaidsday.org/images/virtualribbon.gif" alt="Support World AIDS Day" height="40" width="120" /> </a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> World AIDS Day, 1 December</span> is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV and AIDS. You can also <span style="font-weight: bold;">show your support for World AIDS Day by wearing the Virtual Red Ribbon online</span>. Click on the image and get one for your website.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-60866903418920316?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-23151311662386138152006-12-01T13:22:00.000-08:002006-12-01T13:31:36.431-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/668/2334/1600/824387/UPNovCover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 111px; height: 172px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/668/2334/320/428583/UPNovCover.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Issue 3 of</span> the <span style="font-weight: bold;">English version</span> of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Greek magazine</span> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.innerzed.com/sites/kosmic/" target="new">Universe Pathways</a> is out. (271 pages.)<br /><br />“Universe Pathways” is a Greek magazine specializing in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Science-Fiction, fantasy, horror literature and art</span>. This is <span style="font-weight: bold;">the English version</span> of it and, initially, will be published twice a year. The magazine will publish stories and artworks from Greek writers and artists but also from writers and artists from all over the world.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/507517" target="new">Check it out</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-2315131166238613815?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-46468824601005686752006-12-01T13:17:00.000-08:002006-12-01T13:19:18.704-08:00Check out <span style="font-weight: bold;">Issue 5</span> of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blinkzine Arts Magazine</span><br />Everything from poetry to photography, films, art, fashion and more...<br /><a href="http://www.blinkzine.com/"target="new">http://www.blinkzine.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-4646882460100568675?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-33472940381148055572006-12-01T12:58:00.000-08:002006-12-01T13:10:34.242-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/668/2334/1600/592116/dimitriskraniotis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/668/2334/200/795797/dimitriskraniotis.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Visit the <span style="font-weight: bold;">new official website</span> of Greek poet <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dimitris P. Kraniotis</span> at<br /><a href="http://www.dimitriskraniotis.com/" target="new">http://www.dimitriskraniotis.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dimitris P. Kraniotis</span> is a P<span style="font-weight: bold;">oet and Medical Doctor from Larissa</span> (Greece) and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">President of <a href="http://world-poets.blogspot.com/" target="new">World Poets Society (WPS)</a>, a literary organization for contemporary poets from all around the World.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-3347294038114805557?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-14114156949213743962006-11-25T12:39:00.000-08:002006-12-01T13:49:33.788-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/668/2334/1600/469429/thehoohoo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/668/2334/200/891269/thehoohoo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">(News from Mike Philbin)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/668/2334/1600/396142/twilights.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/668/2334/200/539131/twilights.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />It's been two years since the 'early retirement' of my subversive writing persona Hertzan Chimera - but as they say, "You can't keep a good 'invented persona' down." This Halloween, under the banner "Writing ! As Hertzan Chimera", <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Chimericana Books are releasing two never! -before- seen full-length novels <span style="font-style: italic;">Twilight's Last Gleaming</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">The Hoo-Hoo Are Coming</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br /><br />It's a tale of resurrection, it's a tale of fanaticism, it's a tale with a happy ending.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hertzan released a number of books through the alternative press</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Szmonhfu</span> (novel, Eraserhead Press), <span style="font-style: italic;">Animal Instincts</span> (illustrated collection, Double Dragon Press), <span style="font-style: italic;">B.F.G.S</span>. (collaborative collection, Massacre Publishing), <span style="font-style: italic;">Chim+Her</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Chim+Him</span> (collaborative collections, Cyber Pulp Press). These works were the epitomy of <span style="font-weight: bold;">extreme sci-fi horror fusion and genre rule breaking</span>. Hertzan waged a private war against mediocrity in the short span of his writing career.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Then he was dead. Killed off by his creator</span>.<br /><br />Did the literary world mourn? Not at first, no. Most were relieved that this 'extreme loudmouth' had been laid to rest. But, you know what? People (readers) started to miss Hertzan's extreme worldview. Do you know something else? People (readers) started to suspect <span style="font-weight: bold;">there were a couple of Hertzan Chimera novels still to be released</span>. The buzz on the internet grew and grew.<br /><br />They were right about those missing books.<br /><br />This November, the world will finally be able to experience those <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">new Hertzan Chimera novels in 6 inch by 9 inch trade paperback format from Chimericana Books</span> - <span style="font-style: italic;">$14.99 each</span>. In a move that mirrors Stephen King's re-issuing of the Richard Bachman books, <span style="font-weight: bold;">they will both be released under the "Writing As Hertzan Chimera" banner</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Twilight's Last Gleaming</span><span style="font-size:130%;">:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Philbin</span>, writing as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hertzan Chimera</span></span>, novel (80,000 words).<br />Written in the early eighties and set in the north of England, the split narrative tells the interwoven story of the a trip to a parallel world from both the physical and the mental perspective. It's up to the reader to decide which. The world is in danger and aliens are harvesting the souls of mankind to further their intergalactic cause. Aliens were never supposed to be this seductive, though.<br />Here's a teaser from the opening paragraphs:<br />The limp trickle of liquid on porcelain. The filthy tap squeaking as it is turned off. The static cling of tights being pulled on. The hot smells of the flesh. The juicy odours. The lubricated thrashings and tortured sighs. The scampering of footsteps on the uncarpeted staircase. The slamming of the front door.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The Hoo-Hoo Are Coming</span>: </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Philbin</span>, writing as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hertzan Chimera</span>,</span> novel (80,000 words).<br />Written in the late eighties, this book explores future European politics and the role of dolphins in human evolution. But it's not really about that. It's about horror, sheer mental and physical horror. The horror of the flesh, the horror of the machine, the horrific interface between the two. Will mankind survive the frenzied amalgamation of desire and chrome?<br />Here's a teaser from the opening paragraphs:<br />The scourge began amid the dizzying pyrotechnics of a spectacular thunder storm and a frenzied knuckle assault at an, as yet, undisclosed, door. Stewing in the! bath was the only answer to these terrible twinges of pain her monthly scourge brought her. Geraldine Kablensk brought her head from beneath the soapy surface sat up in her bath. Was she hearing things?<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Both books were written with an <span style="font-weight: bold;">adult audience</span> in mind</span> - fans of David Lynch, David Cronenberg and Japanese uber-director Takashi Miike will be right at home within the bleeding walls and screaming furnishings of these crazy mansions of terror.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">URLs:</span><a href="http://www.mikephilbin.com/" target="new"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Philbin, artist/writer </span></a><br /><a href="http://www.lulu.com/chimericanabooks" target="new"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chimericana Books, publisher </span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-1411415694921374396?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-50905080601218172232006-11-25T12:12:00.000-08:002006-11-25T12:19:15.838-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/668/2334/1600/465273/eldren1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/668/2334/200/990413/eldren1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Willie Meikle's science fiction story</span> '<span style="font-weight: bold;">Total Mental Quality</span>' in the Scottish SF anthology <span style="font-style: italic;">Nova Scotia</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">got an Honourable Mention in Gardner Dozois' Years Best SF</span>.<br />That's a first for him outside the Horror Genre. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Willie Meikle's vampire novel "<a href="http://www.khpindustries.com/eldren1.html" target="new">Eldren: The Book of the Dark</a>" is now available for advance order</span> at the publisher site.<br /><br />More <span style="font-weight: bold;">news on him at MySpace</span>: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/williemeikle" target="new">http://www.myspace.com/williemeikle</a> .<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-5090508060121817223?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-31146177084454424302006-11-25T12:05:00.000-08:002006-11-25T12:20:30.806-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/668/2334/1600/200293/Cantrell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/668/2334/320/7932/Cantrell.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><big><big><big>Oh No! The Martian Pens Are Coming!</big></big></big><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><big><big>Mutant anthology of fiction and prose published at<br />Tyke Writer Export</big></big><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.tykewriter.supanet.com/"target=new>http://www.tykewriter.supanet.com</a><br /></div><br />YORKSHIRE writer and journalist <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Cantrell</span>'s latest publishing venture <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Attack of the 50-Foot Verbose Mutant Killer Fountain Pens from Mars</span> has just exploded messily all over the screen at Tyke Writer Export.<br /><div align="center"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Published in PDF format</span>, the 175-page A5 publication has been released <span style="font-weight: bold;">under a creative commons license</span> and is <span style="font-weight: bold;">free to download</span> at Tyke Writer Export.<br /><br />The <span style="font-weight: bold;">award-avoiding anthology</span> brings together <span style="font-weight: bold;">a powerful selection of short fiction and prose</span>. Whatever you do... don't panic! The editors and the critics are on their way.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tyke Writer Export</span> is the newly launched web-hub that opens a portal into the mind and writings of Mark Cantrell. The site presents news and information about Mark's literary activities, as well as news from the wider world of creative writing. Links to blogs provide a wealth of his fiction, journalism and poetry as well as his musing on the state of the world.<br /><br />For some of the most enthralling of words, visit <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.tykewriter.supanet.com/"target=new>http://www.tykewriter.supanet.com</a> where there's a little something to suit every taste.<br /><br />ENDS<br /><br />For more information email: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:tykewriter@supanet.com">mailto:tykewriter@supanet.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cover graphic</span>: <span style="font-style: italic;">The Womb</span> by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Phil Wainman</span> (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.surrealdreams.co.uk/"target=new>http://www.surrealdreams.co.uk</a>). Used with permission of the artist.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-3114617708445442430?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1164484089069147742006-11-25T11:34:00.000-08:002006-11-25T11:50:28.986-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7032/1312/1600/251370/UPNovCover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7032/1312/200/37706/UPNovCover.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7032/1312/1600/610604/WKcover7small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7032/1312/200/720689/WKcover7small.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ilona Hegedus</span> has a <span style="font-weight: bold;">poem in Issue 7 of US horror magazine <a href="http://www.wickedkarnival.com/"target=new>Wicked Karneval</a></span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">She also has a short story</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Between The Bookcases</span>) <span style="font-weight: bold;">in Issue 3 of</span> the English version of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Greek magazine</span> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.lulu.com/content/507517"target=new>Universe Pathways</a>.<br /><br />For <span style="font-weight: bold;">more info</span> visit the author's blog, <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://ilonasworld.blogspot.com/"target=new>Ilona's World</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-116448408906914774?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1161630401903289492006-10-23T12:05:00.000-07:002006-10-23T12:07:05.176-07:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Issue 4 of Blinkzine is online.</span><br />Check it out: <a href="http://www.blinkzine.com"target=new>www.blinkzine.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-116163040190328949?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1161629880531933792006-10-23T11:50:00.000-07:002006-10-23T11:59:25.543-07:00Romanian writer, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Razvan Tupa</span> has a <span style="font-weight: bold;">blog in English on Romanian Poetry</span> and more than that: <a href="http://www.romanianbodies.blogspot.com/" target="new">http://www.romanianbodies.blogspot.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-116162988053193379?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1161628859488511412006-10-23T11:39:00.000-07:002006-10-23T11:50:06.476-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.horrorquarterly.com/chimericanabooks/chim4cover_net.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.horrorquarterly.com/chimericanabooks/chim4cover_net.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >chimeraworld #4 - table of contents...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">cover image</span> supplied by <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Ryan Hoover</span> - a Japan-based photographer<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TABLE OF CONTENTS</span> (in alphabetical order):<br /><br />Jenny Ashford "Painted Windows"<br />Gerard Brennan "Road Rage"<br />Courtney Burback "Car Lover"<br />Suzanne Burns "The One Fate Dared"<br />Paul Collrin "Broken"<br />Liam Davies "<span style="font-style: italic;">I Love My Car</span>"<br />Jeff Drake “<span style="font-style: italic;">My Stomach Hurts Where I’ve Been Stabbed</span>”<br />Ken Goldman "<span style="font-style: italic;">She Turned Every Head in Town</span>"<br />JM Heluk "<span style="font-style: italic;">Bones, Chrome and the Occasional Odd Butterfly.</span>"<br />Brad Hodson "<span style="font-style: italic;">405</span>"<br />M Jones "<span style="font-style: italic;">Go! Go! Go!</span>"<br />MP Johnson "<span style="font-style: italic;">Tingles</span>"<br />Christina Kinnan "<span style="font-style: italic;">The Seat</span>"<br />Cameron Pierce "<span style="font-style: italic;">Highway of Missing Cemeteries</span>"<br />Sean Rickards "<span style="font-style: italic;">Mechanical Life, Mechanical Death</span>"<br />Mark Robyn "<span style="font-style: italic;">Lenny</span>"<br />Tyler Runde "<span style="font-style: italic;">Betty Acid</span>"<br />Alex Severin "<span style="font-style: italic;">Between His Skin And Bones</span>"<br />Kelly Stevens "<span style="font-style: italic;">Driving Her Home</span>"<br />David Turnbull "<span style="font-style: italic;">The Lost Highway</span>"<br />Ray Wallace "<span style="font-style: italic;">Endless Highway</span>"<br />Kek-W "<span style="font-style: italic;">Going Nowhere Fast</span>"<br />Mark Zirbel "<span style="font-style: italic;">The Motor Boys</span>"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.horrorquarterly.com/chimericanabooks/"target=new><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chimeraworld 4</span></a> is <span style="font-weight: bold;">released in November/December 2006</span> to coincide with the spike in the drink-drive statistics.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-116162885948851141?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1161628519441715062006-10-23T11:28:00.000-07:002006-10-23T11:35:51.386-07:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Poessay</span> is a <span style="font-weight: bold;">neologism, invented by John Pereira</span>, to express<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">opinions in the form of a poem</span>. Belgian artist, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jan Theuninck</span> ,<br />wrote some contributions to this new literary form.To read on :<br />- <a href="http://poessay.fc2web.com/p-ists/jan.html" target="new">http://poessay.fc2web.com/p-ists/jan.html</a><br />-<a href="http://www.cipherjournal.com/html/theuninck.html" target="new"> http://www.cipherjournal.com/html/theuninck.html</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-116162851944171506?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1161627091764222712006-10-23T11:07:00.000-07:002006-10-23T11:27:46.703-07:00You can see Scottish writer <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rab Fulton telling a scottish fairy tale</span>. His mate <span style="font-weight: bold;">Clare Muireann Murphy</span> is also online <span style="font-weight: bold;">telling an Irish one</span>. Have a look at<a href="http://www.blinkzine.com/" target="new"> www.blinkzine.com</a> (See Issue 3 of Blinkzine).</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-116162709176422271?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1157309533849302512006-09-03T11:50:00.000-07:002006-09-03T11:53:10.363-07:00Poems by Belgian artist <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jan Theuninck </span>have been <span style="font-weight: bold;">translated into Hungarian</span> by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Prof.György Novak</span> from the University of Szeged. <a href="http://www.moosburg.org/info/stalag/stalag10b.html" target="new">You can read them here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115730953384930251?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1157309259447567652006-09-03T11:41:00.000-07:002006-09-03T12:02:56.260-07:00English writer <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sheila Crosby</span> was interviewed for <span style="font-weight: bold;">PeachPublishing</span>.<br /><a href="http://violettereid.com/PeachPublishing.aspx" target="new">Read the interview here</a>. (Scroll down to the PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD section).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115730925944756765?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1157308705049725042006-09-03T11:32:00.000-07:002006-09-03T11:40:57.250-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/JGame.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/320/JGame.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 121%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> URL: <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/167976" target=new>http://www.lulu.com/content/167976</a><o:p></o:p><br />Title: Jane's Game<o:p></o:p><br />Author: Mike Philbin<o:p></o:p><br />Genre(s) / Subgenre(s): Speculative Fiction / Horror, Science Fiction<o:p></o:p><br />Published By: Chimericana Books<o:p></o:p><br />Format(s): paperback, electronic <o:p></o:p><br />ISBN(s): paperback : 1-4116-5155-3<o:p></o:p><br />Release Date: 2005<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Rating: 9</span> (out of 10)<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 121%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">What I like in the writings of independent artist and writer Mike Philbin is the amazing freshness and inventiveness, the uniqueness of the narrative, and his ability to shock the reader, well beyond what you think is possible after the shocking images you encounter each day in today's media. His prose provokes a vast range of emotional responses and <b>Jane's Game</b> is no exception.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 121%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 121%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">The story starts with the introduction of Jane, a beautiful ex-model, who turns out to be the end product of an experiment at the Fountain Institute for Molecular Research, the place where her program was written. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;">Later, young artist Paul Kasparek finds Jane, who is suffering from amnesia, in his studio underneath his paintings.<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> Thus starts an incredibly bizarre story of love and violence, sex and gore, dreams and dream-like events.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 121%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 121%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Mike Philbin, who once used the pseudonym Hertzan Chimera, is still pushing the boundaries of the horror genre by the use of surrealism and a unique narrative technique. The book includes a lot of dream-sequences, and the reader often cannot be sure whether the main characters are still dreaming or the author is describing what happens to them in real life.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 121%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 121%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">The bizarro novel <b>Jane's Game</b> is described by the publisher as 'a brutal piece of psycho-sexual horror fiction', and it is definitely not for the faint of heart. However, if you do not mind the gory details, you are in for a great read. <b>Jane's Game</b> is highly recommended. So twisted, so shocking, and so moving that you just cannot get enough.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 121%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Reviewed By</span><span class="content2"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;"> Ilona Hegedus</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><span class="content2">© June 2006<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115730870504972504?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1157308189247673642006-09-03T11:28:00.000-07:002006-09-03T11:57:31.606-07:00<h3 class="post-title"><a href="http://www.xpatloop.com/interviews_list_detail.php?id=241" target="new">Read the interview at Xpatloop.</a> <span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >This time it's not even about writing. I was asked about things like </span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >jobs, likes, dislikes, travels, Hungary, Budapest, food</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >, etc. and you can also find out about </span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >my personal motto</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >, if you read it.</span> </h3><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115730818924767364?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1156886869798747132006-08-29T14:23:00.000-07:002006-08-29T14:29:13.516-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Check out the</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">2nd issue</span> of <a href="http://www.blinkzine.com" target="new">www.blinkzine.com</a> an <span style="font-weight: bold;">online arts magazine with an alternate point of view</span>.<br /><br />“Frankenweenie” Tim Burton’s first short film (Review)<br />Graffiti as art? You must be joking, right? (Arts)<br />Whatever happened to Nelly? (That being the High Nelly)<br />Galleries, online animation, and much more…<br />Top five horror movies by Alan Fitzpatrick.<br /><br />Anyone interesting in submitting reviews or articles email – info@blinkzine.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115688686979874713?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1154783862549572372006-08-05T06:14:00.000-07:002006-08-05T06:18:23.990-07:00The <span style="font-weight: bold;">World Poets Society</span> (W.P.S.) is <span style="font-weight: bold;">a new Literary Organization for Contemporary Poets from all around the World</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Goals</span> of W.P.S.:<br /><br />The promotion of contemporary poetry from all<br />around the World.<br />The execution of poetry convention and symposium.<br />The publishing of anthologies by our members.<br />The publishing of poetry magazine.<br />The awarding of poetry Prizes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Membership</span> is Free.<br />(e-mail address: WorldPoetsSociety@yahoo.gr)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Visit W.P.S.</span> :<br /><a href="http://world-poets.blogspot.com/" target="new">http://world-poets.blogspot.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115478386254957237?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1152694292611213372006-07-12T01:49:00.000-07:002006-07-12T01:59:18.856-07:00<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Xatafi Cultural Association announces the winners for the</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Xatafi-Cyberdark Prize</span> </span>by <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Critics of Fantastic Literature</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, awarded to</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">the best works of<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">fantastic, science-fiction and horror</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">literature</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">published in Spain in 2005</span> according to a board's discretion.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">prize amount</span></span> </span>is:<br /><br />National (Spanish) novel: 350 euros, provided by the bookshop on-line<br />http://tienda.cyberdark.net<br /><br />National (Spanish) short story: 150 euros, provided by the bookshop on-line http://tienda.cyberdark.net<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">WINNERS:</span><br /><br />National (Spanish) novel:<br />"<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Danza de Tinieblas</span></span>", by <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Eduardo Vaquerizo</span>.<br /><br />Foreign novel:<br />"Nunca me abandones" ("<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Never let me go</span></span>"), by <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Kazuo Ishiguro</span>.<br /><br />National (Spanish) short story:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Lorenzo Luengo</span>, "<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">La cotorra de Humboldt</span></span>", in Artifex Tercera Época 1.<br /><br />Foreign short story:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Mike Resnick</span>, "He tocado el cielo" ("<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">For I Have Touched the Sky</span></span>"), in<br />Gigamesh 42.<br /><br />Editorial initiative:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic;">Gigamesh</span></span>, for "<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Cuentos completos de ciencia ficción</span>" by <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Fredric Brown</span>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115269429261121337?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1152693790216570722006-07-12T01:41:00.000-07:002006-07-12T01:49:07.023-07:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Secrets Podcast</span>: <span style="font-weight:bold;">a weekly podcast for writers</span> addressing problems writers have and providing solutions and inspiration.<br /><a href="http://www.stormwolf.com/thesecrets/podcasts/" target=new>http://www.stormwolf.com/thesecrets/podcasts/</a><br />This is a <span style="font-weight:bold;">free podcast</span>, and there's also a related newsletter.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115269379021657072?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1152693527828359552006-07-12T01:28:00.000-07:002006-07-12T01:39:23.796-07:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">A short story by Sultana Raza</span>, an Indian poetess living in Luxembourg, has appeared in <span style="font-weight:bold;">Ancient Heart Magazine</span>.<br /><a href="http://www.ancientheartmagazine.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/" target=new>Read it here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115269352782835955?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1152692779908675252006-07-12T01:24:00.000-07:002006-07-12T01:27:46.846-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Poems by Turkish poetess Fide Erken</span> have appeared at an Indian website, <span style="font-weight: bold;">in Thanalonline</span> ezine. You can <a href="http://www.thanalonline.com/Issues/02/poems_en_Fide_in.htm" target=new> read them here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115269277990867525?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1152372615400829092006-07-08T08:28:00.000-07:002006-07-08T09:31:19.746-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/UPathwaysissue2.php.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/200/UPathwaysissue2.php.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Issue 2 </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">of the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">English version</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> of </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Greek magazine <a href="http://www.innerzed.com/sites/kosmic" target="new">Universe Pathways</a></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> is now available.</span><br />You can <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/358372" target="new">get a copy of the mag here</a><br /><br /><br /> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:UB-Fine;font-size:36;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Contents</span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">004 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">005 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Dreamgate </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Marina Stauropoulou<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">006 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The case of the Martian Ambassador </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Robert Burke Richardson<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">013 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The Dying Days of Summer </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Terry Gibbons<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">024 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The other world </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Amanda Rehagen<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">031 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Tragon and the Scorpion Woman </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by John Whalen<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">045 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The Burning River </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Sc Bryce<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">054 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The Orchid and the Edelweiss </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Nektarios C. Chrissos<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">066 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Darfang </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by John Cowan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">076 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Vortex Mirage </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Matthew Lowes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">086 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Whom To Betray Today </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Tamara Wilhite<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">091 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The Fall of Leuyoldedd </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Travis Lyon<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">101 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The Kill Off </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by William D. Brehm<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">106 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">A dying one </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Ilona Hegedus<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">107 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">AWorld for Georgiana </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Vasilis Afxentiou<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">115 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">A Distinctive Corner </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Alberto Figueiredo<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="FR">119 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="FR">Artefact Nouveau </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="FR" >by Gareth D Jones<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">130 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Crop circle formation </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Joao Ventura<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">131 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The Longest Ride </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Dave & Rose Cox<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">137 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The castle by the sea </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Marie Haisan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">149 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The Wisp </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Ruth Glover<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">159 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">About the Wolf's nature </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Rita Maria Felix da Silva<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">160 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Duel by the First Wall </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Nektarios C. Chrissos<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">173 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Desertical ones </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Rita Maria Felix da Silva<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">174 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Collapsing Claude </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Brendan Connell<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">180 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">An infinite grace </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Vasilis Afxentiou<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">195 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Exelixis (A' Part) </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Nikos Zorzos<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">198 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The Starblade Chronicles (B' Part) </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Graham Watson<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">222 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The Lonely Hour </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Sean Gilbert<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">230 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The Deal </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by David Wayne Hoffman<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">235 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Clear As Night </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Sean Gilbert<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">249 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Her Mother's Cries </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Janna Silverstein<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">260 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Asterisk for a Spy </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Lance Hawvermale<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">270 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The God Children (A' Part) </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Leda Joandaughter<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">292 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The time after </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Rita Maria Felix da Silva<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">293 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Continuity </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Scott Harper<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">299 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The Curious Case of Thaddeus Carver's Shadow </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Sean Gilbert<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">304 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The surreal universe of Dino Buzzati </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Paul Gastaris<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">307 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Talking about Tolkien!<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">308 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Why We Should Care About Michael Moorcock's<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Wizardry &amp; Wild Romance: A Study of Epic Fantasy </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by SC Bryce<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">316 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Bored of the Rings: An anti-epic trilogy of our times<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">An interview with director Glenn Millar about<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">the "Bored of the Rings" trilogy and not only<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >interview by George Sotirhos<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">320 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Finnish Sci-fi: Independent cinema at its best<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">An interview with director Timo Vuorensola<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">about his last movie StarWrech in the Pirkinning<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >interview by George Sotirhos<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">323 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Book Reviews<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">336 </span></b><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Mimetoliths<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">339 </span><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Amaranth Volume 2 </span></b></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRoman;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >by Willie Hewes</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115237261540082909?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1152358887073861992006-07-08T04:40:00.000-07:002006-07-08T04:42:10.846-07:00I've been interviewed. Here's the text:<br /><a href="http://novelspot.net/node/1970" target=new>http://novelspot.net/node/1970</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115235888707386199?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1151572488782479152006-06-29T02:13:00.000-07:002006-06-29T02:17:42.910-07:00NEW POETRY WEBSITE!<br />"<span style="font-weight:bold;">International Poet</span>" <span style="font-weight:bold;">(The International Library of Contemporary Poets)</span><br /><a href="http://international-poet.blogspot.com/" target=new>http://international-poet.blogspot.com/</a><br /> <br />Editor<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dimitris P. Kraniotis</span><br />Larissa, Greece<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115157248878247915?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1151572372142196502006-06-29T02:08:00.000-07:002006-06-29T02:13:27.276-07:00New Renaissance Florence<br /><a href="http://www.newrenaissanceflorence.com" target=new>http://www.newrenaissanceflorence.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115157237214219650?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1151227372901069702006-06-25T02:18:00.000-07:002006-06-25T02:23:49.120-07:00"<span style="font-weight:bold;">Greek Poet</span>" <span style="font-weight:bold;">(The International Library of Greek Poets)</span>:<br />Visit the mag: <a href="http://greek-poet.blogspot.com/" target=new>http://greek-poet.blogspot.com/</a><br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Editor: Dimitris P. Kraniotis</span> (Larissa, Greece)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115122737290106970?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1151227051854056132006-06-25T02:15:00.000-07:002006-06-25T02:18:29.806-07:00Here's a link to <span style="font-weight:bold;">a page dedicated to Greek poet <a href="http://webpub.allegheny.edu/employee/c/cbakken/patrikios%20translations/patrikios%20page.html" target=new>Titos Patrikios</a></span>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115122705185405613?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1151226827355169762006-06-25T02:10:00.000-07:002006-06-25T02:13:47.366-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/praguetales_announce.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/320/praguetales_announce.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115122682735516976?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1150712365157164812006-06-19T03:18:00.000-07:002006-06-19T03:28:42.086-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/fictitious_line.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/320/fictitious_line.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/dimitrispkraniotis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 171px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/320/dimitrispkraniotis.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Award-winning Greek poet Dimitris P. Kraniotis has a new book of poetry out </span>with the title <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fictitious Line (poems in Greek, English and French, 2005)</span>. This is his third collection.<br />His poems have been published in U.S.A., Great Britain, France, Australia, Canada, India, Corea and Brazil. Central theme in his poetry is contemporary man, his impasse, his worries, his fears, his hopes and dreams.<br />You can read beautiful <span style="font-weight: bold;">poems by him at his website</span>.<br /><a href="http://www.geocities.com/dkraniotis/poetry.html" target="new">http://www.geocities.com/dkraniotis/poetry.html </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115071236515716481?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1150712274392412922006-06-19T03:10:00.000-07:002006-06-19T03:17:54.410-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/mazo_announcement.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/320/mazo_announcement.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">See www.new-ink.org for more information. Admission is free.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115071227439241292?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1150311372241350782006-06-14T11:54:00.000-07:002006-06-14T11:58:13.550-07:00The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Summer 2006 </span>Edition of<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Istanbul Literature Review</span> has finally arrived!! As usual, it offers a great collection of <span style="font-weight: bold;">short stories, poetry, articles and more</span>!<br />You can check it out at:<br /><a href="http://www.ilrmagazine.net" target="new">http://www.ilrmagazine.net</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115031137224135078?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1150130707529686422006-06-12T09:43:00.000-07:002006-07-18T06:43:24.696-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/Second%20Opinion.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/200/Second%20Opinion.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Title: Second Opinion<br />Author: Tony Thorne<br />Publisher: Etcetera Press<br />Young adult / Adult, Poetry,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />Format: Paperback and E-Book, 30 Pages, 2003,<br />Price: $4.95<br />ISBN: 0905106088<br />Rating: 4 Quills<br />URL: <a href="http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewwork.asp?AuthorID=17056&id=11029" target="new">Buy Second Opinion here</a><br /><br /><br /><br />I have always loved <span style="font-weight: bold;">poetry</span> and this is especially so when it is both entertaining and thought-provoking, and this is exactly what <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tony Thorne's book, Second Opinion </span>is like.<br /><br />The poems in the book are so relevant in today's society, that you would never suspect that most of them were written more than two decades ago. The author's comments reveal that the first edition of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Second Opinion</span> was published in 1980, and the book has only been updated and expanded with new material.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tony Thorne</span> uses simple, everyday language to tell his thoughts and his stories about the lives and problems of doctors, patients and workaholic executives, and to explore the effects of new technologies on mankind. His use of humor makes these poems a very enjoyable read, even if the topics he deals with are serious. His poems tell us about general human experiences, desires and problematic situations, about a wide range of topics including joy, self-destruction and fear in a world where there's never enough time and which is also the world of how-to guides for increasing self-confidence and for successful selling.<br />Some of the characters depicted have to face moral questions like those involved in euthanasia, while others lament on the nature of the parent-child relationship.<br /><br />Many of these are hilarious writings, dealing with everything from global warming to the desire for success. This is a great collection of poetry that you will read multiple times (just as I did).<br /><br /><br /><span style="" lang="EN-US">Reviewed By</span><span class="content2"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:12;" lang="EN-US" > <span style="font-size:100%;">Ilona Hegedus</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span class="content2" style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;">© December 2005</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-115013070752968642?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1149701257788014662006-06-07T10:25:00.000-07:002006-06-07T10:28:03.240-07:00Subscribe to the PR Diva Queen's <span style="font-weight: bold;">'Author's Companion PR Postcard'</span>for snappy marketing ideas and a fr'e report "How to Obtain Book Reviews"<br /><a href="http://www.authorscompanion.com" target=new>http://www.authorscompanion.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114970125778801466?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1148028461497807962006-05-19T01:45:00.000-07:002006-05-19T02:00:07.363-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" lang="EN-US" ><br /><o></o></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" lang="EN-US" ><o> </o></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" lang="EN-US" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">„CELEBRATING THE FANTASTIC"</span><o></o></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></o></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">9-11 June, 2006</span><o></o></span></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></o></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Jövõ Háza, </span></b><st1><st1><b><span lang="EN-US">Millenáris</span></b></st1><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b><st1><b><span lang="EN-US">Park</span></b></st1></st1><b><span lang="EN-US"> – </span></b><st1 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><st1><b><span lang="EN-US">Budapest</span></b></st1><b><span lang="EN-US">, </span></b><st1><b><span lang="EN-US">Hungary</span></b></st1></st1><b><span lang="EN-US"> <o></o></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18;"><o><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><v><v></v><v><v></v><v></v><v></v><v></v><v></v><v></v><v></v><v></v><v></v><v></v><v></v><v></v></v><v></v><o></o></v><v><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><v></v><w></w></span></v><span lang="EN-US"><o></o></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" lang="EN-US">The 7^th Atjaro (Gateway) Festival (9-11 June, 2006) is the leading science fiction and fantasy convention in </span><st1 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><st1><span lang="EN-US">Hungary</span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US">. It will take place in the buildings, park and an open air stage of </span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US">Millenáris</span></st1><span lang="EN-US"> </span><st1><span lang="EN-US">Park</span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US">, a civic center in the heart of </span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US">Budapest</span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US">. <o></o></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></o></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span lang="EN-US">This early summer festival pertains to <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">literature, movies, television series and gaming</span>. Movies and Hungarian fan films that haven't been shown anywhere before will be presented to the visitors. Among our special guest stars are actress <b style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">MIRA FURLAN</b> from <i>Lost</i> and </span><st1><st1><i><span lang="EN-US">Babylon</span></i></st1></st1><i><span lang="EN-US"> 5</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> and actor <b style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">ADRIAN PAUL</b> from <i>Highlander</i> and <i>Tracker</i>. We will also have one of the supporting actors from the Star Wars saga </span><st1 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><st1><b><span lang="EN-US">GERALD</span></b></st1><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b><st1><b><span lang="EN-US">HOME</span></b></st1></st1><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US">and </span><b style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span lang="EN-US">GARRICK HAGON</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> </span>who has played in Tim Burton's <i>Batman</i> and in <i>Mission Impossible</i>. During the two and a half day convention activities various presentations will also be given; <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Hungarian directors and actors</span> known from the media, <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">representatives of digital studios and stunts</span> are going to share the secrets of their profession with the audience.<o></o></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></o></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Attendees will have the chance see the 90-minute <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Star Wars fan film</span><i style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> The Dark Side: Part 2</i>, and <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">numerous movies</span> that have not yet been shown in Hungarian theaters. The first prize winner of the <i>Brussels Science Fiction Festival</i> (BIFFF), <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">the Hungarian short film, </span><i style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">The 639th Doll</i><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> by </span><b style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">ANDRÁS GYÖRGY</b><b style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> DÉSI</b><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> and </span><b style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">GÁBOR <font>MÓRAY </span></b></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><font><font>will be shown</span></span></span></span><font><font><font>. Representatives from Hungarian fan clubs will be present as well, amongst these will be the <i>Stargate</i>, <i>Charmed</i>, <i>Star Trek</i> and <i>Star Wars</i>. We will also have the actors dubbing the television series, they all will be available for panel discussions with the audience.<o></o></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>The Atjaro (Gateway) Festival has <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">invited some of the best authors from the European science fiction and fantasy scene</span>. British writer and screenwriter <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">IAN WATSON</span>,</b> Spanish writer and literary translator <b style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">LUISA MARÍA GARCIA VELASCO</b>, Italian author <b style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">ROBERTO QUAGLIA</b> and British author <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">HARRY HARRISON</span>,</b> Grand Master of European Science Fiction, as well as editors from European literary and movie magazines. The convention has officially received the "<b><i>EUROCONFERENCE"</i></b> title at the European Science Fiction Society's annual meeting in </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Kiev</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1></span><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>. There will be <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">a special program section in English for SF professional persons (publishers, authors and editors)</span> about European and Central-European SF literature and fandom.<o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>As 4, June is the International Day of Comics, illustrious personalities of Hungarian sci- fi literature; <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">authors, graphic artists, artists, publishers and comics publishers</span> will appear as well and participate in round-table discussions and meet and greats. They will discuss topics such as vampires and witches, historical mysteries and mythology. Science lectures will illuminate space travel, development of computers, pitfalls of genetics and countless other topics<o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Entertainment will also be provided in the form of <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">theatrical and dance performances, presentations, martial arts demonstrations, fire dancers, and concerts</span>. We plan to blow our visitors away with the festivities going on till late night both on Saturday and Sunday. During the weekend the young will have the chance to participate in <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">arts and craft courses, archery and target practice, games that will last for two days using the entire area of the park</span>. Those interested can see the debut of numerous <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">indoor games, RPG, online computer games</span> and will also be able to try them for themselves. An exhibition and sale of antiquities, books, comics, movies, musical publications also await the visitors. The youngest will be entertained by a cartoon network channel's films and games.<o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Hungarian fans rarely have the opportunity to meet foreign movie and television stars, writers and this is the only convention in this country that provides all this. The convention expects to entertain numerous fans and visitors from the neighboring countries as well, so <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">a part of these programs will be enjoyable in English</span> (by dubbing and subtitling) too.<o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><i style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span lang="EN-US">Weekend pass: </span></i><st1 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><i><span lang="EN-US">4600 Ft</span></i></st1><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> (18 EUR)</span><o></o></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><i style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span lang="EN-US">With pre-registration: </span></i><st1 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><i><span lang="EN-US">4200 Ft</span></i></st1><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> (16 EUR)</span><o></o></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><i><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></o></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><i><span lang="EN-US">Friday day ticket: </span></i><st1><i><span lang="EN-US">800 Ft</span></i></st1><i><span lang="EN-US"> (3 EUR)<o></o></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><i><span lang="EN-US">Saturday day ticket: </span></i><st1><i><span lang="EN-US">2400 Ft</span></i></st1><i><span lang="EN-US"> (10 EUR)<o></o></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><i><span lang="EN-US">Sunday day ticket: </span></i><st1><i><span lang="EN-US">1900 Ft</span></i></st1><i><span lang="EN-US"> (8 EUR)<o></o></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><i><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></o></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Families and those who pre-register can attend the festival at considerably discounted rates.<o></o></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Registration and ticket information is available from May 8 at</span>: </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://fesztival.sfportal.hu/">http://fesztival.sfportal.hu</a><o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><b><span lang="EN-US">For <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">more information</span> please visit:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> <o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> 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>www.sfportal.hu</span></a><o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> 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>www.jovohaza.hu</span></a><o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> 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><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" 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</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> 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class="MsoNormal"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Contact</span>:<o></o></span></span></u></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> 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class="MsoNormal"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Szélesi Sándor<o></o></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> 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class="MsoNormal"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Festival director<o></o></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> 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lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><a href="mailto:sheenard@sfportal.hu"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >sheenard@sfportal.hu</span></a><o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New 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class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><font><font><font><font>Tel: +36 20 4787412<o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><b><u><span style=";font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:18;" lang="EN-US" ><br /></span></u></b> </span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><font><font><font><font><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18;"><o><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span></o></span></u></b></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><font><font><font><font><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Celebrity Guests</span><o></o></span></span></u></b></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span><h1><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><font><font><font><font>Mira Furlan</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><font><font><font><font>: The „Ambassador" with A Thousand Faces<o></o></span></span></span></span></h1><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: left;" align="left"><v><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><v></v><w></w></span></span></v><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><font><font><font><font><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Mira Furlan is one of the best and best known Croatian actresses of our times. Science fiction fans will no doubt fondly remember her as ambassador Delenn from <i>Babylon 5, </i>or from the television series Lost, where the talented actress plays a role of great importance.<o></o></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: left;" align="left"><span lang="EN-US"><o><font><font><font><font><strong><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></strong></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><font><font><font><font><font><strong>Mira Furlan <font></strong>was born September in </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>Zagreb</span></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>, in the former </span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>Yugoslavia</span></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>. As an actress at the start of the career with the <b>Croatian National Theater Company</b> tagja volt, she appeared in numerous productions and has won the coveted "Golden Arena" Award twice in the best actress category. One of her most successful movies, „<i>When Father Was Away on Business"</i>, (1985) won the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film festival. In the beginning of her movie career not only has she proved her acting skills, but her wonderful singing voice in various musicals. She was also a member of the <b>Le Cinema</b> music group for a short period of time.<o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>In 1991 Furlan and family fled the country during the South Slavonic War, the actress and her husband started a new life in The United States. Mira Furlan landed her first American role in </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>1993 in</span></span></span></span></span></span></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font> the </span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><st1><font><font><font><font><font><i><span lang="EN-US">Babylon</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1><font><font><font><font><font><i><span lang="EN-US"> 5</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> science fiction series where she portrayed the enigmatic <b>Ambassador Delenn</b>. During the production of its 110 episodes the series has reached critical acclaim and has become a cult classic. <o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>Furlan has started traveling back to </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>Croatia</span></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font> in 2002, but also has continued to land roles in the </span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>US</span></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font> as well. The hugely successful <i>Lost</i> series provides her with excellent opportunities to shine, she portrays recurring character <b>Danielle Rousseau</b>, a woman who's been stranded on the island for years.<o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>The actress and singer has turned to journalism the past couple years. Her articles have been published in <b>Feral Tribune</b>. Furlan speaks English, French, can converse in German, Croatian, gets by in Italian and in Russian. She resides in The United States with her husband, director Goran Gajic and her son. She often takes time to visit her homeland, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>Croatia</span></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>. Mira Furlan will attend Átjáró Fesztivál with her family.<o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><b><span style=";font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:16;" lang="EN-US" ><br /></span></b> </span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><font><font><font><font><font><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Adrian Paul</span>: Who Dances with Immortals <o></o></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><font><font><font><font><font><b><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></o></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><v><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><v></v><w></w></span></span></v><font><font><font><font><font><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Adrian Paul is no stranger to Hungarian viewers. The national broadcasters currently air two of his series', Tracker and Highlander, he is probably best recognized as<i> Duncan MacLeod.</i><o></o></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><font><font><font><font><font><b><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></o></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>Adrian Paul was born in </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>London</span></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>, 1959 to an Italian mother and a British father. He's learned to speak French as well as his parents' languages. He has started acting during his school years, but soon he turned to other interests. He started modeling, and then became a dancer and choreographer. In 1986 he's decided to continue his career as an actor, he played a Russian ballet dancer on <i>The Colbys</i>.<o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>He debuted on the movie screens </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font>1989 in</span></span></span></span></span></span></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font> <i>The Last Rites,</i> and landed his first leading role in <i>Masque of the Red Death</i>. He was a cast member of the <i>War of the Worlds</i> series between 1989 and 1990, then got a taste of being a superhero. In the 1991 <i>The Owl </i><font>he played a soldier who never needed to sleep.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><font><font><font><font><font><font><i><o></o></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><font><font><font><font><font><font>1992 was the breakthrough year for him, when he picked up the sword as Duncan MacLeod in the Highlander TV series. Audiences quickly grew fond of the charming immortal, fans compared him to a young Sean Connery. Due to the success of the TV show, the movie series got another installment as well. Highlander 4: Eng Game saw Adrian Paul's Duncan MacLeod and Christopher Lambert's Connor MacLeod fight side by side for a just cause.<o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:16;" lang="EN-US" ><br /></span></b> </span></span></span></span></span></span><h1><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><font>Harry Harrison</span></span><font>, <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Grand Master of European Science Fiction</span></span></span></span></span></span><font><font><font><font><font><font> <o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></h1><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: left;" align="left"><v><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><v></v><w></w></span></span></v><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Henry Maxwell Dempsey, also known as Harry Harrison is one of the most influential science fiction writers of our days. At the 2006 Kiyv EuroCon Fesztival he has been honored with the "Grand Master of European Science Fiction" award.<o></o></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: left;" align="left"><span lang="EN-US"><o><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong>Henry Maxwell Dempsey</strong> was born </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>March 12, 1925</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> in </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Stamford</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Connecticut</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>, in the </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>United States</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>. As a young author he was drafted and served in the </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>US</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> military during World War II. He first started in science fiction as a graphics artist, he created illustrations for the works of others.<o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>His writing career took off with smaller works, he published under the alias <b>Wade Kaempfert</b>. In the 1950's and 60's he worked at <b>Flash Gordon</b>. Like before, he primarily worked as an graphic artist, but has already had longer novels published. In 1966 his most influential work, <i>Make Room! Make Room!</i> hit the stores, director <b>Richard Fleischer</b> adapted the novel as <i>Soylent Green</i> (1973) starring Charlton Heston.<o></o></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>The novel introducing <i>Stainless Steelrat, is<font> </span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>very popular in <st1><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Hungary</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> as well has first hit the stores in 1961 and after a decade the series was already a cult hit. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Harrison</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> has searched for an environment that best fit him not only in his novels, but in real life as well. The American author has lived in a number of European countries, such as </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Denmark</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>England</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Italy</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>. He currently resides in </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1><st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>England</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1></st1><span lang="EN-US"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114802846149780796?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1147885821940982822006-05-17T10:09:00.000-07:002006-05-17T10:13:17.160-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">The Xatafi Cultural Association</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> announces the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">candidates for the</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Xatafi-Cyberdark Prize</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> by </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Critics of Fantastic Literature</span>, awarded to<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">the best works of fantastic, science-fiction and horror literature</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">published in Spain in 2005</span> according to a board's discretion.<br /><br />The prize amount is:<br /><br />National (Spanish) novel: 350 euros, provided by the bookshop on-line<br />http://tienda.cyberdark.net<br /><br />National (Spanish) short story: 150 euros, provided by the bookshop on-line http://tienda.cyberdark.net<br /><br />FINALISTS<br /><br />National (Spanish) novel:<br /><br />"Mundos y Demonios", by Juan Miguel Aguilera.<br />"Sherlock Holmes y las Huellas del Poeta", by Rodolfo Martínez.<br />"El Espíritu del Mago", by Javier Negrete.<br />"Danza de Tinieblas", by Eduardo Vaquerizo.<br />"Cazadores de Luz", by Nicolás Casariego.<br />"Cuentos del libro de la noche", by José María Merino.<br /><br />Foreign novel:<br /><br />"La mujer del viajero en el tiempo" ("The time-traveller's wife"), by<br />Audrey Niffenegger.<br />"La conjura contra América" ("The plot against America"), by Philip Roth.<br />"Jonathan Strange y el Señor Norrell" ("Jonathan Strange & Mr.<br />Norrell"), by Susanna Clarke.<br />"Nunca me abandones" ("Never let me go"), by Kazuo Ishiguro.<br />"Cismatrix" ("Schismatrix"), by Bruce Sterling.<br />"Escritos fantasma" ("Ghostwritten"), by David Mitchell.<br /><br />National (Spanish) short story:<br /><br />Santiago Eximeno, "Escombros", in Artifex Tercera Época 2.<br />Lorenzo Luengo, "La cotorra de Humboldt", in Artifex Tercera Época 1.<br />Félix J. Palma, "Margabarismos", in Artifex Tercera Época 2.<br />Alfredo Alamo, "El hombre de la pala", in Paura. Antología de Terror<br />Contemporáneo. Volumen 2.<br />Juan Díaz Olmedo, "Dragón podrido", in Paura. Antología de Terror<br />Contemporáneo. Volumen 2.<br />Marc R. Soto, "Gatomaquia", in Galaxia 15.<br /><br />Foreign short story:<br /><br />Ian McDonald, "La pequeña diosa" ("The Little Goddess"), in Asimov<br />Ciencia Ficción 21.<br />Richard Matheson, "Duelo" ("Duel"), in Gigamesh 42.<br />Mike Resnick, "He tocado el cielo" ("For I Have Touched the Sky"), in<br />Gigamesh 42.<br />Mike Resnick, "El sumidero de la memoria" ("Down Memory Lane"), in<br />Gigamesh 42.<br />Bruce Sterling, "No opinamos lo mismo" ("We See Things Differently"), in<br />Gigamesh 41.<br />George R.R. Martin, "El hombre con forma de pera" ("The Pear-Shaped<br />Man"), in Gigamesh 40. Especial George R.R. Martin.<br /><br />Editorial initiative:<br /><br />Valdemar, for "Cuentos fantásticos completos" by Ambrose Bierce.<br />Valdemar, for "Drácula" by Bram Stoker.<br />Gigamesh, for "Cuentos completos de ciencia ficción" by Fredric Brown.<br />Valdemar, for "Narrativa completa I" by Howard Phillips Lovecraft.<br />Berenice, for "La Nave" by Tomás Salvador.<br />Reino de Redonda, for "La nube púrpura" by M.P. Shiel.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Winners will be announced</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> during the gala dinner at the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">next AsturCon,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">in July the 8th</span>, in a place that will be set by the event organizers.<br />The prize board is composed by: Iván Fernández Balbuena, Ignacio<br />Illarregui, Santiago L. Moreno and Cristóbal Pérez-Castejón, as well as<br />Alberto García-Teresa and J. Fidel Insúa on behalf of Xatafi.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114788582194098282?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1147885596687588332006-05-17T10:05:00.000-07:002006-05-17T10:08:03.226-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Sabine Cassar-Alpert</span>'s first book, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Angelina's Ghost </span>is available at <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/306067" target=new>Lulu.com</a></span>. Here's <span style="font-weight: bold;">the blurb</span>:<br /><br />Laura, born and grown up in a metropolitan city, meets Brian who has been brought up on the tiny Mediterranean island of Gozo, "the island where time stood still", as its slogan goes in travel brochures. Both are convinced their relationship is more than just a holiday fling. Giving up her life in Berlin for a future together with Brian in Gozo, Laura soon learns that an every-day life in a holiday resort differs widely from spending a couple of weeks’ vacation in the same place. Under mysterious circumstances, Laura finds a friend for life, although she takes her time to realise it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114788559668758833?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1147885094751648032006-05-17T09:55:00.000-07:002006-05-17T10:02:37.483-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Marcelle Perks</span>' first book, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Incredible Orgasms</span>, was published on 31<br />March by UK publisher The Infinite Ideas Company.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Part of the 52<br />Brilliant Ideas Series, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Incredible Orgasms</span> offers <span style="font-weight: bold;">practical ideas for<br />all women to have greater pleasure in bed (or elsewhere)</span>. There's<br />something for everyone, with advice for beginners, those returning from<br />a break from sex - perhaps after a baby, to women with mobility issues.<br />Although aimed at women there's plenty for men to learn here too!<br />Whatever stage you're at in your relationship, there's something here<br />for everyone to try.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114788509475164803?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1147793915822140642006-05-16T08:36:00.000-07:002006-05-16T08:45:22.996-07:00Send your <span style="font-weight: bold;">brags, media releases, review requests</span> etc. to the following address: <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:ilonahegedus@gmail.com?subject=European Reader" target="content">ilonahegedus@gmail.com</span></a> . (Please include <span style="font-weight: bold;">European Reader </span>in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">subject line</span>).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114779391582214064?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1147268495795828532006-05-10T06:37:00.000-07:002006-05-10T07:56:16.406-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/Futureuncertain.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/200/Futureuncertain.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Title:<a href="http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewwork.asp?AuthorID=17056&id=10769" target=new> Future Uncertain</a><br />Author: Tony Thorne<br />Genre(s) / Subgenre(s): Speculative Fiction / Science Fiction<br />Published By: Etcetera Press<br />Format: Paperback ISBN(s): 0905119112<br />Release Date: Nov 2004<br />Rating: 6 (out of 10)<br /> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Future Uncertain</span> is a collection of science fiction stories for young readers by English writer <span style="font-weight:bold;">Tony Thorne</span>, author of the excellent and highly entertaining poetry collection, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Second Opinion</span>.<br /><br />Most of the stories in the book deal with the effects of new technologies on human life. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Tony Thorne</span> is at his best when he uses humor, and the stories I enjoyed the most were the ones that show that, including <span style="font-weight:bold;">Informal Dialog, Curtains</span>, and the best stories of the book, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Baggage and Demonstration</span>.<br /><br />The collection includes 21 short stories. The longest one is <span style="font-weight:bold;">Free Range</span>, a modern-day alien invasion tale inspired by <span style="font-style:italic;">H. G. Wells' The War of The Worlds</span>, and another interesting story, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Killer </span>is a tribute to <span style="font-style:italic;">Asimov</span>.<br />The author uses many classic science fiction themes with success, though at times there's a bit too much didacticism.<br /> <br />These stories make you think. Sometimes they even make you laugh. An entertaining collection.<br /> <br />Reviewed By Ilona Hegedus<br />© April 2006<br /><br />Related link: <a href="http://www.tonythorne.co.uk/" target=new>Tony Thorne's website </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114726849579582853?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1145291927682892982006-04-17T09:35:00.000-07:002006-04-17T09:56:19.053-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/husveti.4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 88px; height: 124px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/200/husveti.4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114529192768289298?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1145290916030147942006-04-17T09:16:00.000-07:002006-04-17T09:58:52.856-07:00<div><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Eurocon</span> is a convention that takes place in a different European country each year or in every other year. The first time was in 1972,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>when the organisation behind the convention, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">ESFS (European Science Fiction Society) </span>was established.<br /><br /><strong><a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" href="http://www.eurocon.kiev.ua/" target="new">The Eurocon 2006</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">was held in Kiev, Ukraine. Here's the list of the winners. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(I'm glad to see two Hungarians on it.)</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></strong><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Eurocon-2006 Results:</strong></span><br /><strong></strong></div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></strong></div> <div> </div> <div><!--StartFragment --><strong>Best Author<br /></strong>H.L.Oldie (Ukraine)<br /><br /><strong>Best Translator</strong><br />Asta Morkuniene aka Anita Kapociute (Lithuania)<br /><br /><strong>Best Promoter</strong><br />Vladimir Borisov (Russia)<br /><br /><strong>Best Magazine<br /></strong>Mir Fantastiki (Russia)<br /><br /><strong>Best Publisher</strong><br />Hekate (Latvia)<br /><br /><strong>Best Artist<br /></strong>Róbert Odegnál (Hungary)<br /><br /><strong>Best Author of Performance</strong><br />Alexei Fedorchenko (Russia), for The First Men on the Moon<br /><br /><strong>Best Fanzine</strong><br />Shaltay-Boltay (Russia)<br /><br /><strong>Encouragement Awards<br /></strong>Sergey Slyusarenko (Ukraine)</div> <div>Camilla Wandahl (Denmark)<br />Angelina Ilieva aka Johan Vladimir (Bulgaria)<br />Marian Coman (Romania)<br />Jana Juzlova (Czech Republic)<br />Yulia Galanina (Russia)<br />Tamás Szalai-Kocsis (Hungary)<br />Dmitri Gradinar (Moldova)<br />Dusan Fabian (Slovakia)<br /><br /><strong>Honorary Award: European Grand Master:</strong><br />Harry Harrison (Ireland)<br />Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (Russia)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Eurocon 2007 will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark.</span> <a href="http://www.eurocon2007.dk/index_en.php" target="new">More info.</a><br /></span><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eurocon-2008 will be in Moscow.<br /><br /></span></strong> Read <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">more about Eurocon and ESFS</span> at <a href="http://www.esfs.info/" target="new">www.esfs.info</a><br /><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><br /></span></strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114529091603014794?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1144324940992294682006-04-06T04:59:00.000-07:002006-04-06T05:14:53.980-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">You still have a few more days to vote at Locus Online, where there's also a poetry poll this year.</span><br /><br />The voting goes on until <span style="font-weight: bold;">April 15.</span><a href="https://secure.locusmag.com/2006/Issues/2006PoetryPoll.html" target="new"> You can find the poetry poll here.</a> You can vote for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">best poem of 2005</span>, and there's also a <span style="font-weight: bold;">best speculative poem of all time</span> cathegory.<br /><br />As <span style="font-weight: bold;">for 2005, please nominate a poem of mine, if you think I might deserve it</span>. Here's <a href="http://ilonahegedus.topcities.com/publishedworks.html" target="new">the list of my published ones</a>. (Remember, you have to chose from the 2005 column).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">You can find links to more author websites</span>, ezines and printed mags with genre poetry <span style="font-weight: bold;">at the SFPA website</span>. (SFPA stands for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Science Fiction Poetry Association</span>, but they deal with speculative poetry in general.) URL: <a href="http://www.sfpoetry.com/" target="new">http://www.sfpoetry.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Thanks a lot for taking the time to vote, and supporting the poets, any poet.</span><br /><br />Ilona<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ilonahegedus.topcities.com" target="new">http://ilonahegedus.topcities.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114432494099229468?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1143978149481574042006-04-02T04:37:00.000-07:002006-04-02T04:43:47.933-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/transpromo.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/200/transpromo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">URL: <a href="http://frink.nuigalway.ie/%7Erab" target=new>http://frink.nuigalway.ie/~rab</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p><br />Title: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Transformation</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p><br />Author: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rab Swannock Fulton</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p><br />Genre(s) / Subgenre(s): speculative fiction /<span style=""> </span>a love/ghost story</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p><br />Published By: the Arts Office of the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI, G)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p><br /> Format(s): electronic (web-novel)<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p><br />Release Date: 2005</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p> Rating: 7 (out of 10)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">When I started to read <span style="font-weight: bold;">Transformation</span>, I only knew that it's a ghost story. I did not know what to expect, as there are so many types of ghost stories.<span style=""> </span>Later, I realized this story is very different from those I've read before.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">The main character is a young man called Donnacha who moves to Galway after leaving school, and starts to work as a dishwasher. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Transformation</span> by Scottish writer </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rab Swannock Fulton </span>is the story of a young man's coming of age, getting to know love and perfection then gradually realizing his life is turning into a nightmare.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The story is set in today's Ireland, which is still not entirely different from the Ireland of the legends, the one with beautiful landscapes, and where one can bump into a ghost any time. The story is well-written and the characters are easy to identify with.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Transformation </span>starts as a tale of romance and hope and turns into a tale of grief and monstrosity.<span style=""> </span>Poetic, mysterious and moving.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Currently, the novel is only available as a web-novel, but I hope it will soon appear in paperback, too.<span style=""> </span>I would surely get a copy.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <br /> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="content2"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Reviewed By Ilona Hegedus</span></span><br /><span class="content2"><span style="font-family: Arial;">© March 2006</span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114397814948157404?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1143977506803238902006-04-02T04:30:00.000-07:002006-04-02T08:50:09.366-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/AC.JPEG.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/200/AC.JPEG.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" >URL: <a href="http://www.authorscompanion.com/" target="new">http://www.authorscompanion.com/</a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p><br />Title: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">The Author's Companion</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-GB">: A Self-Guided Course on Book Promotion</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p><br />Author: </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" >Christine Louise Hohlbaum</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p><br />Genre(s) / Subgenre(s): non-fiction / self-help / writing</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p><br />Published By: Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, Inc.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p><br />Format(s): CD-ROM</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p><br />Release Date: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">2005</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p><br />Rating: 9</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">It is becoming increasingly important for writers to learn about the possible ways to get the word out there about their writings. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Author's Companion </span>by award winning<span style=""> </span>American author </span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Christine Louise Hohlbaum</span> gives them a helping hand by introducing them to the main tasks involved in book promotion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The author gives advice on creating press kits and marketing plans.<span style=""> </span>She also does a good job in sharing her knowledge of press release and query letter writing, press release submission and email etiquette. Hohlbaum teaches the reader about ways to attract media attention and branding, and a collection of useful links is also included.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">One of the greatest merits of the book is the practical approach. The author explains the promotion related tasks using a great many examples from real life.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Four audio programs are also included with author interviews on pitching the media, book marketing and preparing for media appearances (both radio and TV).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Author's Companion</span> is a really useful book for all authors.</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="content2"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Reviewed By Ilona Hegedus</span></span><br /><span class="content2"><span style="font-family:Arial;">© March 2006</span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114397750680323890?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1143977278967845262006-04-02T04:23:00.000-07:002006-04-02T04:28:32.456-07:00Sad news. Wired Tales emag ceased to exist. It will be missed by many.<br /><a href="http://www.wiredtales.com/" target="new"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114397727896784526?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1143976851083310332006-04-02T04:19:00.000-07:002006-04-02T04:23:32.173-07:00Hi,<br />I have just had a poem published in Greek magazine Universe Pathways, and two other poems of mine have recently appeared in the US. (One in Samsdot Publishing's Bondage anthology and the other one in Night To Dawn vampire magazine.) See <a href="http://ilonasworld.blogspot.com/" target=new>my blog</a> for details.<br />I also did a website revamp. <a href="http://ilonahegedus.topcities.com">See the results.</a><br /><br />Ilona<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114397685108331033?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1142419743018286802006-03-15T02:40:00.000-08:002006-03-15T02:53:53.440-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Oxford, UK-based writer/artist Mike Philbin started Chimericana Books in 2005</span> to explore the subversive side of books publishing in defiance of the mainstream rules of engagement with the reader. Chimericana Books are written <span style="font-weight:bold;">for an adult audience who are bored with the formulaic contrivances of the modern publishing machine</span> and would like to experience something that is beyond the crushing dullness of marketable mainstream fiction, something with edge.<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">No authorname, no title or no ISBN on these five bizarro novellas from Chimericana Books, what’s that all about?</span><br />That's <span style="font-weight:bold;">the joy of the creative publishing process.</span> We can do what we want, how we want, when we want. We don't all have to hustle for shelf space in book shops crammed with derivative mainstream product that will turn your brain to mush. We don't all have to be too careful about offending the reader. The ethos of Chimericana Books is that it should be <span style="font-weight:bold;">AN ASSAULT on the reader; a way to main, injure or mentally scar him. For life.</span> When readers discover Chimericana Books it should be like discovering leukaemia in your own blood, it should be like losing a limb, it should be a car crash where a fence post pierces your skull and leaves you bleeding to death smiling at your loved ones.<br /> <br />But why no titles, why no visible author name on the covers? Why no neck-breaking info on the spine of these novellas? Why no ISBN? Can this <span style="font-weight:bold;">‘stealth publishing’ approach</span> really be beneficial to the success of Chimericana Books?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I released the first batch of Chimericana Books through 2005. They were done in the traditional fashion</span>; cover art, title, author name on the front cover, ISBN and blurb on the back cover; Amazon Distribution and some other online outlets like Shocklines stock a few copies. Nothing wrong with that. <span style="font-weight:bold;">But with these five new novellas, I wanted to do something radically different, something the standard publishing model wouldn't allow.</span> I wanted to get creative, not only with the characters in the books, the visuals, the stories they're telling, but also with the presentation of the material in paperback form. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chimericana Books has always been approached as an online publisher</span> where I personally don't have to hustle, hustle, hustle all day long with agents, publishers, marketers and distributors, I don't have to have boxes of books lying around all over my house. <span style="font-weight:bold;">I just choose, edit, publish anything that takes my fancy and sit back while the world logs on and clicks the BUY NOW button. I want the name of Chimericana Books to grow virally, by being transmitted between readers of bizarro who are really into the sort of product we put out.</span> Personally, I hate info on the spines of books, plus novellas are generally too thin to have a font that's large enough to be read fro a distance. Might as well have nothing on there and let the wrap-around covers speak for themselves.<br /> <br />Don't judge a book by its cover, that's what they say, right?<br />Indeed, and these five recent releases are the antithesis of this crude concept. <span style="font-weight:bold;">The covers themselves have little or nothing to do with the characters, concept or narrative of the novellas. But they are really sexy photo-manipulated wrap-around covers</span> that explain something about the imagery you’ll find within these dreamlike books. Something other than skin, a living thing, a cancer.<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Each novella is between 35,000 and 45,000 words in length.</span> They come in 6 inch by 9 inch paperback format, black & white interior, full colour cover. Here are tantalising excerpts from the five novellas:<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">bizarro novella #1</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">THE SCOURGE</span> began amid the dizzying pyrotechnics of a spectacular thunder storm and a frenzied knuckle assault at an, as yet, undisclosed, door. Stewing in the bath was the only answer to these terrible twinges of pain her monthly scourge brought her. Geraldine Kablensk brought her head from beneath the soapy surface; sat up in her bath. Was she hearing things?<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">bizarro novella #2</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">YOU'RE IN MY PLACE</span> said a broad hipped woman in her late thirties, early forties. She spoke in the newly adopted dialect of Galimatia. The scruffy, leather jacketed man sat at the window table took no notice. It was a dull October afternoon in the heart of Angers, capitol of Galimatia. Early in the second millennium. It was 2:46 am on all the clocks across Europe.<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">bizarro novella #3</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">THE LIMP TRICKLE OF LIQUID AGAINST PORCELAIN</span>. The filthy tap squeaking as it is turned off. The static cling of tights being pulled on. The hot smells of the flesh. The juicy odours The lubricated thrashings and tortured sighs.<br />The scampering of footsteps on the uncarpeted staircase. The slamming of the front door.<br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />bizarro novella #4<br />NOTHING HAD CHANGED</span>. Everything was exactly as I remembered. My personal surroundings were Universally intact. There sat I in my faded Stars & Stripes boxer shorts; cracked and faded Mickey Mouse T-shirt; Snoopy<br />slippers - the hole my big toe poked through enlarging daily. My back was as bent and buckled as it had been since the Polio I had as a kid screwed me up into this ridiculous knotted wreckage of a body. <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">bizarro novella #5<br />MY NAME'S CLARKE</span>. That's not my real name, of course, it's a travelling name - a nomme de voyage. We all have travelling names, don't we? Well, maybe it's just me. Maybe when I go away on vacation, I don't wanna be found. Maybe when I go away, I don't want my mobile going off all the hours that God sends - I don't even take it with me. Vacation means just that.<br /> <br />These <span style="font-weight:bold;">latest releases from Chimericana Books are available direct from</span>:<br /><a href="http://www.lulu.com/chimericanabooks" target=new >http://www.lulu.com/chimericanabooks</a><br />postage and packing paid if you spend $25 or more – choose supersaver shipping when you check out.<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mike Philbin</span> is an active <span style="font-weight:bold;">member of the subversive Mondo Bizarro network</span>. Find them at:<br /><a href="http://www.mondobizarroforum.net" target=new >http://www.mondobizarroforum.net</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mikephilbin.com" target=new >Mike Philbin Online</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.chimericanabooks.com" target=new >Chimericana Books</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114241974301828680?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1142419078406858002006-03-15T02:34:00.000-08:002006-03-15T02:39:45.053-08:00Dear all,<br /><br />We are proud to unveil <span style="font-weight: bold;">the new issue of <a href="http://www.mindfirerenew.com" target="new">Mind FIre Renewed</a></span>.<br /><br />This issue features our usual <span style="font-weight: bold;">eclectic mix of all things creative</span> --<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">poetry, fiction, nonfiction, fusion, experimentation, reviews, art, and<br />photography</span>. We have it all, f<span style="font-weight: bold;">rom every region of the world and in<br />almost every language</span>.<br /><br />Plus this issue features <span style="font-weight: bold;">a tribute to the brilliant young Afghan poet,<br />Nadia Anjuman</span>. She died tragically this fall, murdered by her own<br />husband at home. We have <span style="font-weight: bold;">the only Arabic-English translations of </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anjuman's poetry</span> available, commissioned solely for us and carried out<br />by our very own Central Asia Editor, Khizra Aslam. I am deeply honored<br />to feature this work.<br /><br />No matter what your interest or depth of expertise, there is something<br />here for you. We look forward to hearing from you.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Thomas Fortenberry<br />Mind Fire<br /><a href="http://www.mindfirerenew.com" target="new">http://www.mindfirerenew.com</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114241907840685800?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1141306615128078222006-03-02T05:32:00.000-08:002006-03-02T05:36:55.136-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Spring 2006 Edition of <a href="http://www.ilrmagazine.net/" target=new>Istanbul Literature Review</a></span> evantually arrived with <span style="font-weight:bold;">over 30 pages of high-quality literature</span>,along <br />with the <span style="font-weight:bold;">new sections</span> such as <span style="font-style:italic;">The Delicate Sound of Thunder</span> and <span style="font-style:italic;">ilr <br />Outsider</span>.<br />Please enjoy.<br /><br />Cheers:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thomas Fortenberry</span><br />Istanbul Literature Review<br />Associate Editor<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114130661512807822?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1140791846848438682006-02-24T06:35:00.000-08:002006-02-24T06:38:20.663-08:00Subscribe to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">PR Diva Queen's Author's Companion PR Postcard </span> at <a href="http://www.authorscompanion.com" target=new>http://www.authorscompanion.com</a> for snappy marketing tips and a free report "How to Obtain Book Reviews".<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114079184684843868?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1140162985541400152006-02-16T23:54:00.000-08:002006-02-17T00:00:06.803-08:00Scottish writer <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.kylalogan.com" target="new">Kyla Logan</a> has been <span style="font-weight: bold;">nominated for Erotic Novella AND Erotic Fantasy Romance</span> for <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&amp;ubid=131" target="new">Catari Heat 1: New Beginnings</a></span> (Changeling Press).<br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://theromancestudio.com/capa.php" target="new">CAPA </a>is the annual awards that <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Romance Studio</span> give out. She is over the moon as <span style="font-weight: bold;">New Beginnings</span> was the very first book she wrote.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114016298554140015?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1140161764547206182006-02-16T23:32:00.000-08:002006-02-16T23:46:35.270-08:00My poem, <a href="http://ilonahegedus.topcities.com/Clarissa.html" target=new><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Clarissa</span></a> has been <span style="font-weight: bold;">nominated for the James B. Baker Award</span> in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Poem for 2005</span> cathegory. This poem first appeared in the in June 2005 issue of <span style="font-style: italic;">Between Kisses</span>, then later in my book <a href="http://ilonahegedus.topcities.com/Unearthly%20Companion.html" target=new><span style="font-weight: bold;">Unearthly Companion</span></a> (October 2005).<br /><br />Ilona<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-114016176454720618?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1139840727363596512006-02-13T06:23:00.000-08:002006-02-24T06:41:31.686-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">European Reader is No 13 in the <a href="http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/vote0509.htm" target=new>ezine cathegory</a></span>, and <span style="font-weight:bold;">I am No 22 as <a href="http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/vote0516.htm" target=new>ezine editor</a></span>. I think this is a great achievement for a brand new site like this one.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thanks for all of you who voted for the site.</span><br />Ilona<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113984072736359651?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1139606032714118252006-02-10T13:10:00.000-08:002006-10-08T22:55:50.896-07:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Promote or Perish! The Greatest Myth of Publishing</span> (<span style="font-weight:bold;">Episode 2 of 30</span>)<br />Presenters: Carolyn Howard-Johnson, Marilyn Peake, Kathe Gogolewski and Joyce Faulkner<br />Moderator: Allyn Evans <br />ISBN: DDP00000002QP Genre: Self Help - Non-Fiction<br />Audio Duration: 60 Minutes <br />Published: November 2005 DDP POD RADIO<br />URL: <a href="http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/imprintlist.asp?imprint=PODRADIO" target=new>http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/imprintlist.asp?imprint=PODRADIO</a><br /> <br /><br /> I first heard about <span style="font-weight:bold;">Double Dragon Publishing's audio classes</span> when the first class, A Do-It-Yourself Guide To Promoting Easy And Cheap! became available as a free download. I also knew that one of the instructors was <span style="font-weight:bold;">Carolyn Howard-Johnson</span>, author of <span style="font-style:italic;">The Frugal Book Promoter: How To Do What Your Publisher Won't</span>, an excellent book for writers, and this really made me interested.<br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Carolyn Howard-Johnson</span> is an instructor at UCLA's Writers' Program and has many years of experience both as a publicist and also as an author promoting her own books, which became award-winning best-sellers. Together with four other authors (<span style="font-weight:bold;">Allyn Evans, Joyce Faulkner, Kathe Gogolewski</span>, and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Marilyn Peake</span>), she has contracted with Double Dragon Publishing to produce a series of 30 audio classes. Those who wish to know more about the publishing industry can greatly benefit also from the advice and anecdotes of the other four authors, as they also have a lot to share.<br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Promote or Perish! The Greatest Myth of Publishing</span> is the second in the series of audio classes for writers. In this programme, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Carolyn Howard-Johnson</span> uses an excerpt form her book, The Frugal Book Promoter, to introduce the listener to several myths of the publishing world and the reality behind them. She talks about issues related to advertising, traditional and POD publishing, book tours, ebooks, getting reviews and the importance of branding. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Marilyn Peake</span> author of three acclaimed fantasy novels for children (<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Fisherman’s Son, The City of the Golden Sun</span>, and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Return of the Golden Age</span>), adult short stories and poems also shares her experinces with the listener. She talks about author websites, networking, reviews, and marketing strategies, while <span style="font-weight:bold;">Kathe Gogolewski</span>, author of the children’s novel, <span style="font-weight:bold;">TATO</span> talks about the ways of getting the much-craved publicity. <br /> However, not all the audio classes are on self-promotion and book promotion. The classes are equally divided into three categories: <span style="font-weight:bold;">writing, technology related to writing, and book promotion</span>. The URL's mentioned in the programme are also included in the related handouts. <br />These authors give <span style="font-weight:bold;">personal accounts</span> of their efforts to promote their work, which makes the programme a really <span style="font-weight:bold;">interesting and useful</span> one for all authors who would like to do the same.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113960603271411825?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1139605503188845442006-02-10T13:02:00.000-08:002006-02-10T13:09:34.166-08:00“<span style="font-weight: bold;">Universe Pathways</span>” is <span style="font-weight: bold;">a Greek magazine</span> specializing in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Science-Fiction, fantasy, horror literature and art.</span> This is the <span style="font-weight: bold;">English version</span> of it and, initially, will be published twice a year. The magazine will publish stories and artworks from Greek writers and artists but also from <span style="font-weight: bold;">writers and artists from all over the world</span>. We also accept music, paintings and comics as well as articles about cinema and modern Science. Send us your work Now. Our magazine is open to everyone. <span style="font-weight: bold;">We wait for:</span> • Short stories of horror, fantasy, sci-fi. • Poems of horror, fantasy, sci-fi. • Articles and essays about terror, fantasy and sci-fi literature and also about science and technology (physics, astrophysics, cosmology, etc). • Comics, fantasy art, digital fantasy art . • Reviews of books, music and cinema. Send us also your videos, your movies, your music and your digital art.<br />EMAIL: universepaths@yahoo.com<br />WEBSITE:<a href="http://www.innerzed.com/sites/kosmic" target=new>http://www.innerzed.com/sites/kosmic</a><br />YAHOO GROUP: <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/universepaths_group/"target=new>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/universepaths_group/</a><br />ENGLISH MAGAZINE:<a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/217383"target=new>http://www.lulu.com/content/217383</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">DEADLINES</span><br />For the 4 issue of the Greek Version of the magazine 15 March<br />For the 2 Issue of the english version of the magazine 15 April<br />For the 5 issue of the Greek version of the magazine 1 June<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113960550318884544?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1139055000259964042006-02-04T04:08:00.000-08:002006-02-04T04:15:32.350-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/erased_cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/320/erased_cover.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Published under <span style="font-weight: bold;">Keith Brooke's teen fiction pen-name, Nick Gifford</span>, this is his fourth novel for Puffin.<br /><br />"You're not paranoid if they really are after you.<br />Someone is messing with Liam's world. All the rules have changed and his life has unravelled completely. He can't even trust his own memories.<br />What he does know is that someone is watching him. Someone thinks he's dangerous.<br />Liam has to fight back. There are no bystanders in this terrifying game. Only players and victims.<br />And Liam isn't going to be a victim."<br /><br />Reviewing <span style="font-weight: bold;">Erased</span>, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday Express</span> labelled <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nick Gifford</span> "<span style="font-style: italic;">The king of children's horror...</span>" <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gifford</span>'s first teen novel, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Piggies</span>, was optioned for the movies by Little Bird, and that option has just been renewed, with the script in active development during 2006.<br /><p class="MsoNormal">Nick Gifford<span style=""><a href="http://www.nickgifford.co.uk/" target="new"><br />www.nickgifford.co.uk</a></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113905500025996404?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1139054695815210322006-02-04T04:00:00.000-08:002006-02-04T04:08:22.036-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/genetopia.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/320/genetopia.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />PUBLISHED 6 FEBRUARY 2006:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Genetopia by Keith Brooke</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Brooke's first adult novel in five years</span>, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Genetopia</span> is the story of<br />Flint, a young man in search of his missing sister in a far future where<br />nano- and biotechnology have influenced and accelerated the evolution of<br />humans and their strangely altered surroundings. <br /><br />In the lead-up to publication <span style="font-weight:bold;">Genetopia </span>has been receiving a lot of<br />attention, with a feature on Sci Fi Wire and praise from the likes of<br />Michael Swanwick, Kit Reed, Peter F Hamilton, Stephen Baxter and Jeff<br />VanderMeer. Reviews include publisher Pyr's first ever starred review at<br />Publishers' Weekly and a long review in Locus which concludes, "<span style="font-style:italic;">Let<br />Keith Brooke tell his tale in its cogent fullness. It is beyond any<br />facile summary, a minor masterpiece that should usher Brooke at last<br />into the recognized front ranks of SF writers</span>."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Genetopia</span> is published by <span style="font-weight:bold;">Pyr</span> in hardcover, priced $25 (ISBN 1-59102-333-5).<br /><br />Keith Brooke<br /><a href="http://www.keithbrooke.co.uk" target=new>www.keithbrooke.co.uk</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113905469581521032?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1138969510136972212006-02-03T04:24:00.000-08:002006-02-03T04:26:38.100-08:00There's a <span style="font-weight: bold;">voting</span> going on <span style="font-weight: bold;">at Locus Online</span>, and there's also a <span style="font-weight: bold;">poetry poll</span>.<br /><a href="https://secure.locusmag.com/2006/Issues/2006PoetryPoll.html" target=new>https://secure.locusmag.com/2006/Issues/2006PoetryPoll.html</a><br /><br />You can vote for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">best poem of 2005</span>, and there's also a <span style="font-weight: bold;">best speculative poem of all time</span> cathegory. (Some recommended titles are also included.)<br /><br />This is a new thing and people in SFPA (Science Fiction Poetry Association) are really enthusiastic about it. I also think that it is important <span style="font-weight: bold;">to keep this cathegory alive, so please go there and vote</span>, if you have the time.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113896951013697221?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1138474705229345832006-01-28T10:57:00.000-08:002006-02-10T13:25:22.490-08:00<p class="MsoNormal"><b>A Little Story, a</b> <b>poem by Turkish poetess Fide Erken,</b> (first published in a Maxis Review Maygrove College Publication, Detroit, U.S.A.), <span style="font-weight: bold;">has appreared in</span> <b>Tintota</b>. <b>Read it <a href="http://www.tintota.com/poems/little.htm" target="new">here</a>.</b><br /></p> <span style=""> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113847470522934583?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1138474589211874362006-01-28T10:53:00.000-08:002006-01-28T10:57:13.066-08:00<b><span style=";font-family:&quot;;font-size:12;" ></span></b><span style=";font-family:&quot;;font-size:12;" >A <b>Left Bank Humanities Foundation & Mind Fire Press</b> cooperative venture. The editors of the Left Bank Review and Mind Fire Press are pleased to announce that <b>a new poetry anthology (e-book) on the subject of Anais Nin, her writings, life, and lifestyle, is now open for submissions</b>. <br /><b>Submission guidelines: (electronic)</b><br />* submission inside body of email (no attachments accepted)<br />* no more than three poems per poet<br />* length open (within reason; contact if length is an issue)<br />* style open<br />* content restricted only to the subject at hand: Anais Nin<br />* include max 50 word bio and cover letter (brief publishing history/CV encouraged as bio features may be expanded)<br />Notification of inclusion: approximately 3 weeks after deadline.<br />Payment: Each poet with accepted submission(s) will receive 1 free copy of the e-book anthology.<br />Copyright: Each poet will retain the copyright to his/her poem(s) . LBHF/Mind Fire Press will retain the copyright to the e-book anthology.<br />Submit to:<span style=""> </span><a href="mailto:anaiseditor@thomasfortenberry.net">anaiseditor@thomasfortenberry.net</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113847458921187436?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1138369779913682012006-01-27T05:48:00.000-08:002006-01-27T05:55:08.796-08:00Acts of kindness are often overlooked. To <span style="font-weight: bold;">celebrate the little things that people do in life</span>, I am collecting <span style="font-weight: bold;">real-life stories for a book on kindness</span> (Spring 2007, Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing). If you have a story to tell, I’d like to hear it. Maybe it’s about how you picked flowers for a sick neighbor just to make his day. Or someone fed your parking meter during your lunch hour so you wouldn’t get a ticket. I am particularly interested in how your life changed after the act of kindness occurred. What happened ? Who was involved ? How did it come to be ? Did you notice a change in your life after being the recipient or offering an act of kindness? Were others around you kinder? Were you kinder? Were you more joyous? Generous? <span style="font-weight: bold;">All appropriate stories will be considered (no more than 1000 words)</span>.<br />Please forward your story and full contact info (full name, address, email, etc.) to me, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Christine Louise Hohlbaum</span>, at storyofkindness@yahoo.com. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Compensation is a bio</span> you provide. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Deadline is Feb. 15, 2006</span>. Thank you!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113836977991368201?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1138359500401293012006-01-27T02:55:00.000-08:002006-01-27T03:02:48.980-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Interzone</span> has just published a review of <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://sheilacrosby.com" target=new>Sheila Crosby</a><http:><span style="font-weight: bold;">'s story</span> "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Scream Quietly</span>." You can find the review<a href="http://members.aol.com/rdmarket/I201.htm" target=new> here</a><http:>.<br /><br /></http:></http:><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113835950040129301?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1137772423076594802006-01-20T07:49:00.000-08:002006-01-20T07:55:26.496-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/transpromo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/320/transpromo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A monthly newsletter GEYGALLUS </span>is being set up in America <span style="font-weight: bold;">to serialize new work of Rab Swannock Fulton, a Scottish writer living in Ireland</span>.<br /><br />In 2004 the Arts Office of the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI, G) set up <span style="font-weight: bold;">a website to bring his work together</span>, which can be read at <a href="http://frink.nuigalway.ie/%7Erab"target=new>http://frink.nuigalway.ie/~rab</a> .<br /><br />In 2005 <span style="font-weight: bold;">a new web-novel Transformation (a love/ghost story)</span> was added to the site. The response to this story (readers, reviews, word of mouth, commentary in blogs, etc), <span style="font-weight: bold;">has helped the website build up an international readership</span>.<br /><br />The most recent development in his writing has been the setting up of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">GEYGALLUS</span> newsletter,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> edited by Andrea, a reader from America</span>.<br />People can <span style="font-weight: bold;">subscribe to the GEYGALLUS newsletter for free</span> by e-mailing : aokren@lycos.com .<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113777242307659480?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1137771799841303392006-01-20T07:40:00.000-08:002006-01-20T07:48:58.770-08:00I have <span style="font-weight: bold;">two very short poems</span> in the winter issue of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Muses Review</span> ("<span style="font-style: italic;">To be or?</span>" and "<span style="font-style: italic;">In Hell</span>"). Both are <span style="font-weight: bold;">from my book Unearthly Companion</span>. You can <span style="font-weight: bold;">read them </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.musesreview.org/ilonahegeduspoetrywinter2006.html" target="new">here</a>. (Please rate them, if you like them.)<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Ilona<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113777179984130339?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1137769306898523822006-01-20T06:57:00.000-08:002006-01-20T07:15:43.236-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/small%20SAHM%20I%20Am%20picture%20April%208%2C%202005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/200/small%20SAHM%20I%20Am%20picture%20April%208%2C%202005.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/Cri%27s%20Nov%202005%20biz%20pix.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/200/Cri%27s%20Nov%202005%20biz%20pix.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><h1></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Christine Louise Hohlbaum</span> is an American writer living in Germany. Her second book on parenting, <b>SAHM I Am: Tales of a Stay-at-Home Mom in Europe</b> appeared last year.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I email-interviewed her last week. I asked her about writing, parenting, and her life in Germany.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><i><span style="">I</span><span lang="EN-GB">lona Hegedus :</span></i><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span lang="EN-GB"> Christine, you are American, but you live in Germany. So first, I'd like to ask you how you got there in the first place and what it is like to be an American there.</span></i><i><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span><span style="font-style: italic;" lang="EN-GB">Christine</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Louise Hohlbaum :</span><span style=""><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span> </span>I have a long history with Germany, starting with a youth exchange in the mid-80’s. My husband is German, and when he lost his job in 2002, we looked beyond the Boston area to find a new life for ourselves. Raising children in a small Bavarian cow town is quite different from the streets of Somerville, MA!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Munich is a very cool place. Since we live just 40 minutes away, I can connect with the vast international community there whenever I need a “fix” from the modern adult world. Having lived in quite a few places including Vienna, Frankfurt, Chicago and Washington, DC, I find Munich to be one of the best cities in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i>I.H.:</i><i> </i><b><i><span style="" lang="EN-GB">You're a stay-at-home mom, but you are also an author, a humorist, columnist and PR consultant. How do you find the time for all these things? <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">C.L.H.:<span style=""> </span><span style="">Time management is a crucial part of being a mom juggler. I make a list of priorities in my mind each morning and then work through the list until I’ve done what I sought to accomplish in the time I have available to me. My kid-free time is very limited – usually just a few hours, but I put those hours to good use. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">My PR clients are mainly in North America, so I spend evenings working with them. That’s the benefit of working six hours ahead of Eastern Time.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">As my children get older, it gets easier. A four-year-old can understand “Not now” better than a two-year-old. Still there are those days…</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i>I.H.:</i><i> </i><b><i><span style="" lang="EN-GB">There are many authors struggling to find the time for writing besides having a job, a family or both. What advice would you give them on how to improve their organization skills?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">C.L.H.:<span style=""> </span><span style="">It doesn’t matter when you write; it matters <i style="">that</i> you write. I’ve written articles on the backs of envelopes, old pizza boxes, and, yes, even napkins. Carry around a little notebook with you. It’s a great way to contain your brilliance and to have when you need a mind jolt which even coffee can’t provide.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Another key component to writing is staying inspired. That often requires non-writing activities such as reading really good books and essays from writers you wish to emulate; or leisure activities to reduce your stress load. How many times have I gotten a great story idea in the woods on a walk all alone? The main thing is to act on your impulse and write it down before it sinks into the black hole called motherhood!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">My latest coup was getting an idea for a book in the shower. Above the din of the showerhead, my inner voice shouted, “Write this down, now!” I hopped out of the shower just in time to commit my ideas to paper. Needless to say, the paper is a bit water-stained, but I’m now in the process of writing said book!</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i>I.H.:</i><i> </i><b><i><span style="" lang="EN-GB">You also wrote a book on promotion for authors (The Author's Companion: A Self-Guided Course on Book Promotion, 2005)</span></i></b><i><span style="" lang="EN-GB">. <b>How can authors benefit from such knowledge and what are the most important areas of marketing that they need to become familiar with?</b> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">C.L.H.:<span style=""> </span><i style="">The Author’s Companion</i> is based on an on-line book promotion course I gave last year. It morphed into a 70-page workbook with over 200 clickable links for easy access to the sites I mention. The CD-Rom is a compilation of all the things I learned over the three years of marketing my books. In addition, it includes four one-hour audio interviews with seasoned authors who provide numerous helpful tips for authors to market their work effectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Authors will benefit from the turn-key approach to the CD-Rom. It literally says, “Do this, then this, then this, and you WILL get a media interview.” Included are the top ten things all authors must have. You can visit <a href="http://www.authorscompanion.com/" target="new">http://www.authorscompanion.com</a> to purchase a copy and for an excerpt as well as other helpful articles to assist authors on their book promotion journey. I’m very proud of the <i style="">Author’s Companion</i>. It has been endorsed by Publicity Hound, Joan Stewart, best-selling author Cynthia Brian and book promotion guru Dan Poynter. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i>I.H.:</i><i> </i><b><i><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Is there anything you would like to add?</span></i></b><i><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">C.L.H.:<span style=""> </span>I encourage every writer to live his or her dreams. Take it one step at a time. Find a support network. Living your passion takes time, preparation, and inspiration. When I recently flipped through my copy of Julie Cameron’s <i style="">The Artist’s Way</i>, I had to smile. Boy! Have I come a long way since those cold, winter days in Boston in 1998. It’s wonderful to have a record of my journey as a writer. Each thing you write shows your growth as a writer and a person. I keep all the fan mail I receive. I especially love the ones that say “You made me laugh today. Thank you!” It is such a precious gift and serves as a reminder as to why we write in the first place. Life doesn’t get much better than that!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Thank you for your time, Ilona!<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.sahmiam.com/" target="new">Visit <span style="font-weight: bold;">Christine Louise Hohlbaum's website</span></a><br /><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113776930689852382?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1137768087262772962006-01-20T06:40:00.000-08:002006-01-20T06:45:38.500-08:00<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chimericana Books</span> is brand <span style="font-weight: bold;">new publisher that caters to fans of extreme/bizarro fiction</span>. This first release of 2006, Chimeraworld #3 (edited by Mike Philbin), contains twenty three stories from around the globe inspired by the three-headed-monster - atheism, misogyny and terrorism.</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Oxford,<span style="font-weight: bold;">UK-based artist/writer Mike Philbin</span> is the man behind keyboard entity <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hertzan Chimera</span> R.I.P.<br /><br />Mike began editing the Chimeraworld anthologies two years ago with the publication of Chimeraworld #1 to great critical acclaim in the alternative press.<br /><br />Chimeraworld #1 (23 bizarro tales) was a pure 'grand guignol' festival of all things subversive, horrific and insane.<br /><br />Chimeraworld #2 (hell is a sorry s**t hole) was the chillled-out downer-antidote to the previous year's gory excesses.<br /><br />Chimeraworld #3 (atheist, misogynist, terrorist) is back to basics with 23 stories that touch on one or more of these <span style="font-weight:bold;">provocative themes</span>.<br /><br />CHIMERAWORLD #3, TABLE OF CONTENTS<br /><br />Ralph Greco, Jr. - THE TEST<br />Dean R Winters - THREE-HEAD FULL FISH TANK<br />Michael De Kler - FEED THE MACHINE<br />Jenny Ashford - SPREADING THE LOVE<br />Nicholas Alan Tillemans - MISFORTUNE SMILES TOO<br />C. C. Parker - CAVE DWELLER<br />Joshua Scribner - FAMILIAR FACES<br />Sean Logan - CHANGED HIS MIND<br />Chet Gottfried - PATIENT VIRTUES<br />Paul Pinn - STENCH MAN KILLER BOY<br />D.L. Snell - MOUSER<br />Anthony Armstrong - CRUSH FREAK<br />C.L. Russo - KEY MAN<br />Will McIntosh - TRUE CROSS<br />Tim McDaniel - AT THE SOUND OF THE TONE<br />Michael A. Kechula - TEN WARNINGS<br />Kevin James Miller - MR. ARNOLD'S WINDOW<br />Richard Pitaniello - MEESTER CLIN & THE SECRET OF THE PAIN-MAKERS<br />Richard D. Moore - THE BARK THAT BITES<br />Liam Davies - BALLOON<br />Tonya Price - WHAT SOLDIERS DO<br />Glen Alan Hamilton - I FEEL THE NEED<br />David L Tamarin - TOP O' THE NEWS<br /><br />There is a <span style="font-weight: bold;">free video promo</span> available to promote Chimeraworld #3 for download at:<br /><a href="http://www.horrorquarterly.com/chimericanabooks/cw3terror.mov">http://www.horrorquarterly.com/chimericanabooks/cw3terror.mov</a><br /><br />Pick up CHIMERAWORLD #3 from Amazon and other good online distributors, Jan 14 2006.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Mike Philbin</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.mikephilbin.com/">http://www.mikephilbin.com</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Chimericana Books</p> <span style=""><a href="http://www.chimericanabooks.com/">http://www.chimericanabooks.com</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113776808726277296?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1137658992479803482006-01-19T00:22:00.000-08:002006-01-19T00:29:15.373-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Cantrell</span> has interviewed me for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tyke Script.</span> He asked me about <span style="font-weight: bold;">European Reader</span>, (the idea behind it, the aims etc.) Check it out <a href="http://www.tykescript.modblog.com/" target=new>here</a> .<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113765899247980348?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1137567395606239602006-01-17T22:52:00.000-08:002006-01-17T22:57:56.780-08:00Visit <span style="font-weight:bold;">Scottish romance author, Kyla Logan's website for a chance to win a book</span>. The giveaway for January is the winner's choice of download from any book at Changeling Press. Draw to take place 31st January. <br />Click <a href="http://www.kylalogan.com/contests.php" target=new>here</a> to enter. The author <span style="font-weight:bold;">also holds a Newsletter members only draw</span>. Join her newsletter <a href="http://www.kylalogan.com/news.php" target=new>here</a>. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kyla Logan's next release</span> will be <span style="font-weight:bold;">Sea of Love</span>, on <span style="font-weight:bold;">17th February</span>. This is part of a 12 author series with Changeling Press.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113756739560623960?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1136294026015625572006-01-03T05:10:00.000-08:002006-01-03T05:16:45.276-08:00Our site has been nominated for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Preditors & Editors Readers' Poll</span> award. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Please vote for us</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">at the </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.critters.org/predpoll/nonfictionzine.shtml" target=new>nonfiction zine</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> page</span>. You can also vote <span style="font-weight: bold;">for the </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.critters.org/predpoll/zineeditor.shtml" target=new>ezine editor</a> here.<br />There are many<a href="http://www.critters.org/predpoll/" target=new> cathegories</a>. You can vote for an author, a poet, a poem and for a short story and a novel in each genre. (The poll ends midnight of 14 January.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113629402601562557?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1136292483550792362006-01-03T04:44:00.000-08:002006-01-03T04:53:00.403-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mary Jo Rabe</span>'s poem, "<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://samsdotpublishing.com/tmw/martianmicrobe.htm" target="new">Lament of Martian Microbe</a></span>" just went online in the January issue of <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://samsdotpublishing.com/tmw/cover.htm" target="new">The Martian Wave</a></span>. Mary Jo is originally from Eastern Iowa in the US, but she has been working as <span style="font-weight: bold;">a </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">librarian in Germany</span> for the past 30 years. <span style="font-weight: bold;">She writes </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">science fiction</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> and occasionally </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">fantasy </span>because that is what she loves to read.<br />Her <span style="font-weight: bold;">published works</span>: ("<span style="font-style: italic;">Quest</span>", a poem in Pandora; "<span style="font-style: italic;">Dear Devil</span>", a short story in Alternate Hilarities; "<span style="font-style: italic;">Notes From A Class Reunion On Asimov Station VI</span>" in Stygian Articles). She's currently working on a larger poetry project.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113629248355079236?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1135328970968000132005-12-23T01:07:00.000-08:002005-12-23T01:14:13.466-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/cartoon3.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/400/cartoon3.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/ani_banner049.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/320/ani_banner049.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113532897096800013?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1135018010248460772005-12-19T10:44:00.000-08:002005-12-19T10:47:39.553-08:00The Winter edition of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Istanbul Literature Review</span> is now available.<br />Great stories, articles, travelogues, poetry, music, and more.<br /><br />Our website also now features <span style="font-weight: bold;">ILR Mobile</span>, global on-the-go delivery via<br />GPRS technology. Now you can access high quality literature anywhere,<br />anytime.<br /><br />Check us out.<br /><br />Istanbul Literature Review<br /><a href="http://www.ilrmagazine.net/">http://www.ilrmagazine.net/</a><br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Thomas Fortenberry<br /><br />Consulting Editor<br />Istanbul Literature Review<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113501801024846077?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1134253364010034462005-12-10T14:19:00.000-08:002005-12-12T02:26:59.470-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/The%20Beauty%20Of%20Psyche%20Front%20Cover%20web%20small.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/320/The%20Beauty%20Of%20Psyche%20Front%20Cover%20web%20small.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />English author <span style="font-weight:bold;">Andrew Staniland</span> has published a new novel, "<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Beauty Of Psyche</span>", which sets the Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche in a timeless world of imagination, where the myth itself co-exists, poetically and playfully, with its contemporary representation by imaginary actors, paintings and "sets" and with the author's own reflections on it. It is available from online bookstores, including <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1411631889/203-1945775-2955118">Amazon UK</a>.<br /><br />He has also published another novel, "<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Weight Of Light</span>", a poetic <br />description of a woman's spiritual life, along with his "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Selected Poems</span>", <br />"<span style="font-weight:bold;">Collected Poems</span>", "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Three Narrative Poem</span>s" and "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Four Plays</span>".<br /><br />Extracts, reviews and more purchase links are available on the author's <br />website: <a href="http://www.andrewstaniland.co.uk/">http://www.andrewstaniland.co.uk/<br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113425336401003446?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1134123783469063572005-12-09T02:20:00.000-08:002005-12-12T02:34:32.753-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/scifantastic3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/320/scifantastic3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Issue 3 </span>will be out at the end of the week. You can preorder it <a href="http://scifantastic.atspace.com/html/buy/issue3">here</a>. Issue 2 pdf is now available to buy <a href="http://scifantastic.atspace.com/html/buy/issue2.html">here</a>. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Here's #3's line-up!</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cover Art</span>: Stephen Peirce<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fiction:</span><br />Kris Ashton - The Beauty Without<br />Andrew OD Booth - Waldo Fobgib's Electric Picture Shop<br />Allyson Bird - The Oily Door<br />Karl Hodge - Remembrance<br />Graham Wood - A Metaphor the Sun<br />Terry Gates-Grimwood - Albert & the Engine of Albion<br />Cathy Buburuz - Beyond Ledra<br />Rhys Hughes - The Stuffed Goddess<br />Alan Heal - We'll Take Manhattan<br />David Mathew - Things Break<br />Micheal Kechula - Beasties<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Interior Art:</span><br />Teresa Tunaley (Beauty Without, Waldo Fobgib, The Oily Door + an Extra Special Xmas illo!)Chris Cartwright (Albert, Remembrance)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Reviews:<br /></span>Hal Spacejock (r. Andrew OD Booth)Who Needs Cleopatra (r. Alan Heal)Amber in the Overworld (r. David Rafer).<br />Comps:Trunk Stories #2 & #3<br />A special Scifantastic hidden comp (you'll have to look carefully!)<br />TRUNK STORIES FEATURE <br />Chat / Critique / Comp Cocktail <br /><br />All my best<br />Sarah Dobbs<br />PS. Keep checking the site throughout the month for Xmas goodies!<br />Editor SCIFANTASTIC - <a href="http://scifantasticmag.co.uk">http://scifantasticmag.co.uk</a> <br /><a href="http://scifantastic.atspace.com/html/buy/buyind.html">BUY UK</a>, BUY US: <a href="http://projectpulp.com/item_detail.asp?bookID=1009971166">Project Pulp</a>, <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/147587">BUY PDF</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113412378346906357?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1133944001008382772005-12-07T00:25:00.000-08:002005-12-07T00:27:55.306-08:00Acting as a testing ground for both new and<br />established authors, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Wiredtales plans to release its<br />first collection in May</span>, based on the most popular<br />voted stories, via the print on demand service at<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">lulu.com</span>. In terms of reveune, 30% of any profit<br />earnt through donations and publications will be spent<br />on the site itself, the remainder will be split<br />equally between the authors published.<br /><br />In the meantime, the site is growing and - according<br />to David - should send out a clear <span style="font-weight:bold;">message to<br />publishers the world over</span>;<br /><br />"Start paying writers a reasonable share of the<br />profits you earn from their work, or they'll start<br />taking over the means of production.oops, too late. <br />We just did."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113394400100838277?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1133943040027044182005-12-07T00:05:00.000-08:002005-12-12T02:28:51.240-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/Amulet.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/320/Amulet.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />News from Willie:<br /><br />My latest novel, <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Midnight Eye Files: The Amulet</span> is now available to buy on <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0976791463/qid%3D11300745">Amazon.co.uk</a></span> .<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Lovecraftian entities, jaded PIs, booze, fags and broads in a Glasgow you don't see in the guidebooks." </span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Purchase links:</span><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0976791463/">Amazon (UK)</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976791463/">Amazon (US)</a> It can also be ordered direct from the publishers site <a href="http://www.khpindustries.com/amulet.html">(Black Death Books)</a>. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Reviews:</span></span> <br /><a href="http://www.hellboundbooks.com/MEreview.htm">Hellboundbooks.com</a> <br /><a href="http://www.horror-web.com/reviews/YaBB.cgi?board=Books;action=display;num=1130427079;start=0#0">Horror-web.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113394304002704418?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1133514482735170082005-12-02T01:06:00.000-08:002005-12-06T23:46:53.836-08:00News from Dave: <br />Wiredtales update 1 December 2005:<br /><br />"So we have <span style="font-weight:bold;">two new stories</span> for you this time round,<br />both of them with a horror slant: <span style="font-weight:bold;">Brian James Lane</span>'s<br />"<span style="font-weight:bold;">Fixer-Upper</span>" a creepy little haunted house number<br />from the states, and <span style="font-weight:bold;">my own</span> cross-genre "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Bloodshot<br />Moon</span>." Brian assures me that in the US, a Fixer-Upper<br />is a house that is in need of serious repairs. It was<br />good he told me this, because I'd been puzzling over<br />the title for some time. Personally I'm a sucker for a<br />good, creepy ghost story, and this one sent a shiver<br />up my spine. So, dim the lights, switch off your phone<br />and go play with Brian...<br /><br />Regarding "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Bloodshot Moon</span>," - one comment I received<br />for this was that the reader's hand might need holding<br />a little more from the start, rather than throwing<br />them straight into it. So, I tell you what: Take a<br />step into an alternative England, where all the<br />monsters are real (and most of them work for the<br />government ) and I'll hold your hand - at least as far<br />as the Cinammon Club. Step into Brian's Fixer-Upper,<br />however and you're all on your own, and be warned -<br />the lights don't work too good. If you feel something<br />holding your hand, it really isn't me.<br /><br />Incidentally, regarding spelling: if a story comes<br />from the UK it will be spelt in British Standard<br />English. If it comes from the US, it will be written<br />in US English.<br /><br />Usually.<br /><br />Mood setting aside, I think it's getting around the<br />time to tell you what this site is actually here for.<br />Short fiction, obviously, but what kind of fiction?<br /><br />What I'm aiming for is this: <span style="font-weight:bold;">the coolest, most<br />exciting fiction around</span>. Fiction which is intelligent,<br />fun, accessible, covers a range of genres and doesn't<br />bore the pants off the readers. "DON"T BE BORING"<br />could well be taken up as the battle cry of<br />Wiredtales. I want fiction which has a good plot, good<br />characters, accessible style and keeps you entertained<br />from start to finish. I want you to be as excited<br />about stories as I am. I want you to get as much of a<br />kick out of the stories we are posting as I do. I am<br />sick of reading short fiction where the writer thinks<br />if they put up a story about the time they picked<br />their nose for three hours, other people will be<br />remotely interested. This is the 21st century. Short<br />fiction has to compete - and collaborate - with the<br />other media, which include film, television, music,<br />comic books, MTV. I want short fiction which is edgy,<br />provocative, exciting - and which we can sell the film<br />rights to for millions of pounds.<br /><br />(That's my rant cut short. But I'll be coming back to<br />these topics at a later date. Or I may just delete all<br />of this and deny that it was ever written. So, if you<br />want to hold me to account at a later date, I suggest<br />you print this for your records. <br />I'll still deny it though.)<br /><br />Did I mention that I also want world peace? <br /><br />Well, if I even achieve half of the above, it'll be<br />something.<br /><br />On another topic, for all you writers out there, <span style="font-weight:bold;">WT is<br />open to submissions again</span>. We pay diddly squat except<br />for a profit share of any revenue generated (don't<br />hold your breath..) but I'm planning to release a<br />collection of most popular from the site sometime in<br />April or June. Please be patient when submitting<br />stuff, even if you are Terry Pratchett, Iain Banks or<br />Clive Barker, and please - PLEASE!!!! - send us stuff<br />according to the guidelines set out in the contact<br />section.<br /><br />So what was the other thing? <br /><br />Oh, yeah: Until the next time: <br /><br />be cool.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dave</span>."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wiredtales.com/">www.wiredtales.com<br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113351448273517008?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1133514309492643232005-12-02T01:03:00.000-08:002005-12-12T02:36:22.026-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/1600/Ucompanionsmall.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7032/1312/320/Ucompanionsmall.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />My book of genre poetry, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Unearthly Companion</span> has just come out and it is now available at <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.lulu.com/ilonah" target=new>Lulu.com</a></span>. It contains 41 poems (sci-fi, fantasy, horror, humor).<br />So far it has recieved five glowing reviews, and one of the poems has been nominated for <span style="font-weight:bold;">Muses Prize</span> in the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Best Poem of Year 2005</span> category. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Unearthly Companion</span> is available both in ebook form (<span style="font-style:italic;">$1.75</span>) and in paperback (<span style="font-style:italic;">$7.36</span>). You can find all info and the reviews <a href="http://ilonahegedus.topcities.com/Unearthly%20Companion.html" target=new>here</a>. (I've started the site with my news, so these will be at the bottom.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113351430949264323?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19120796.post-1132566423118421042005-11-21T01:47:00.000-08:002005-11-28T03:55:31.556-08:00Hi, and welcome to the <STRONG>European Reader</STRONG> website. This is a news site dealing with European writers, writers living in Europe, and others who consider themselves European. (Occasionally, there will also be articles and book reviews, too.) We'll also have a message board.<br />There's still some time until the official launch. In the meantime, check out the <STRONG>member links</STRONG>. They lead to the sites of writers, ezines and printed magazines, so you can find there many things to read.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19120796-113256642311842104?l=europeanreader.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ilonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845042702783898663noreply@blogger.com0