Prose and Cons

Bits and pieces today.

1) It seems like almost anyone who is part of the next BEST NEW HORROR volume found out this week, so other than me you'll find such authors in the book as Ramsey Campbell, Steve Rasnic Tem, Paul Finch, Reggie Oliver, Gary McMahon, Steve Duffy, Sarah Pinborough, Tim Lebbon, Edmund Bertrand, and others. It looks like it's going to be a great line-up.

2) Ellen Datlow's YEAR'S BEST hasn't had its table of contents finalised yet, but Ellen has mentioned E Michael Lewis's "Cargo" is in. I mentioned the story a few months ago and it's good to see it made it inside. I don't know anyone else yet in the table of contents, but knowing Datlow it will be worth buying.

3) My next collection is coming... at some point. Details when I have them.

4) I'm seriously considering going to ReaderCon this year. It's in Massachusetts — about a nine hour drive away. It's not that crazy a distance, and I thought I could leave early Friday and arrive for the evening events. Then, spend Saturday there and leave for home Sunday morning. A weekend away at a convention where I could meet authors/editors such as Peter Straub, Ellen Datlow, Laird Barron, Nathan Ballingrud, John Langan, Tom English, Paul Tremblay, Elizabeth Hand, and a bunch more I can't remember at present. The question is of course about finances, but I think it might be fun. It also occurs to me that perhaps I don't spend enough time with my American contemporaries — at least nowhere near as much as I spend with their UK counterparts. It would probably do me some good to spread out a bit more.