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The Starry Rift, a new anthology of kids-oriented science fiction, comes out today. It’s edited by Jonathan Strahan, and includes fiction by Neil Gaiman, Steven Baxter, Greg Egan, Jeffrey Ford, Gwyneth Jones, Kathleen Goonan, Ian McDonald, Kelly Link, Scott Westerfeld, Garth Nix, Walter Jon Williams and others — including me (with my story Anda’s Game).

The editor, Jonathan Strahan, did a fantastic job in pulling this together, and it couldn’t come at a better time. Kids’ literature is peaking right now, and a high-quality anthology that introduces young people to authors they can plunge into for books and books and books is a timely and great idea.

Jonathan’s giving away five copies of The Starry Rift to the first five young readers who write to him and name the last sf novel they loved and why.

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The German magazine Spex just published an interview with me, conducted while I was there in February touring with the German edition of Eastern Standard Tribe.

Jede technologische Entwicklung in der Geschichte der Menschheit hat Gewinner und Verlierer produziert. Als es noch keine Radios und Grammophone gab, war für einen Künstler Charisma, die Bühnenpräsenz, das Wichtigste – die Eigenschaft, die ihn erfolgreich werden ließ. Radio und Schallplatte relativierten die Wichtigkeit der charismatischen Bühnenpersönlichkeit, wichtiger wurde die Virtuosität im Studio – die Fähigkeit, seine Stimme oder sein Instrument im Moment der Aufnahme perfekt zu beherrschen! Es gefiel einer Menge Künstler nicht, dass sie ein Produkt einspielten, eine Konserve, die anschließend jemand anders dem Publikum lieferte – diese Künstler mussten sich bald neue Jobs suchen… Wer sich als Autor zu fein ist, Lesungen zu geben, Vorträge zu halten und für Magazine zu schreiben, hat in der heutigen Zeit verloren. Technologie tut Gutes und Böses, und die Frage ist nicht, ob die Helden und Gewinner von Gestern die Helden und Gewinner von Morgen sein werden. Die wichtige Frage ist vielmehr: Wird einer größeren Anzahl von Menschen die Möglichkeit gegeben, an Bildung und Kultur teilzuhaben?

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The finalists for Canada’s Aurora Awards for the best science fiction of the year have been announced, and I’m delighted to note that Tesseracts Eleven, the anthology I co-edited with Holly Phillips, is a finalist for Best Work in English (Other)!



Best Long-Form Work in English:
As Fate Decrees by Denysé Bridger (published by EDGE Publishing)
New Moon’s Arms by Nalo Hopkinson (Grand Central Publishing)
The Moon Under Her Feet by Derwin Mak (Windstorm Creative)
Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer (Tor/Analog)
Cry Wolf by Edo van Belkom (McClelland & Stewart)

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See also: Tesseracts 11 Canadian sf anthology launch in Toronto this Sat

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Review:

Some Review

Doctorow excels in writing short forms, the essay no less than the short story, making this
collection a pleasure to read, not to mention thought-provoking.

Regina Schroeder, Booklist

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I’m featured in the April 1 ish of Locus Magazine:

In a widely anticipated move, blogger and sf writer Cory Doctorow today announced that he is making himself available for download under a Creative Commons license. The download, which will be available from midnight on Tuesday, will be for a wide range of non-DRM platforms.

In a webchat announcing the plans, Doctorow downplayed suggestions that the download would reduce demand for people wanting to meet him in person: “My bet is that the Ubiquitous Cory will be the best promotional tool I’ve ever had.”

The downloaded Doctorow also includes a laptop, MP3 player, and a range of eight Copyfight/EFF T-shirts.

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