Pamela Sargent

The Watchstar Trilogy...

2010-08-18T15:35:45Z

is also available in electronic and POD formats, here.

My Venus Trilogy

2010-07-25T16:05:20Z

The complete Venus trilogy is again available, in both print-on-demand and electronic formats, at E-Reads.

"The True Darkness"

2010-05-01T13:43:34Z

A new short story of mine, "The True Darkness," is now up at the Web site of the magazine World Literature Today, as part of a special science fiction issue edited by Christopher McKitterick. You can read it here.

UPDATE: The contributors' page for this special issue is up here.

A Reprint...

2010-04-28T21:50:06Z

...of my 1992 story about Mongols and Mohawks, "The Sleeping Serpent," has been reprinted in The Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories, which can be bought in the US here and at other book sellers. A short review of the anthology appeared in the Financial Times, which shows that I am in really great company.

News About Polyphony 7

2010-04-10T15:49:24Z

I've written about this before, but Wheatland Press has announced that Polyphony 7 will be on sale on or about July 1, 2010. Interested readers can order this anthology here, and can get all the earlier volumes at a special sale price.

"Mindband"

2010-03-08T23:24:14Z

My new novella, "Mindband," is now out in Asimov's SF Magazine.

A Note to Readers

2010-02-03T18:35:30Z

For a few days now, readers have been unable to buy my two Tor novels, Earthseed and Farseed, directly from Amazon. Why? For a beautifully written answer to that question, in case you have been out of touch with the news, John Scalzi provides an eloquent explanation here. In the meantime, I urge my readers to purchase my books from Powell's, Barnes & Noble>Barnes & Noble, or your local independent bookstore, which you can locate using Indiebound's handy online tool here. (H/T to John Scalzi for the suggestions.) UPDATE: WaPo's Steven Pearlstein weighs in. UPDATE TWO: You can also buy a number of my books, in electronic and print editions, from E-Reads, here. UPDATE THREE: The Buy button at Amazon for my Tor books has been restored.

Wigilia

2009-12-23T22:55:55Z

I'm not Polish or a Christian, but learned about the Polish custom of Wigilia through my life partner, writer George Zebrowski. That most excellent progressive blogger, Susie Madrak, charmingly describes Wigilia here. Happy holidays, everyone.

Polyphony and Wheatland Press

2009-11-20T15:45:25Z

It was my good fortune to have a story of mine published in Polyphony 6, the sixth volume of Wheatland Press's acclaimed anthology series, which can still be purchased here. Polyphony 7 is ready for publication, but needs subscribers. Publisher Deborah Layne writes: "In 2002, the Polyphony anthology series debuted. Conceived as a short fiction venue for stories that would skate gracefully across the boundaries of science fiction, fantasy, magic realism, and literary fiction, it was quickly recognized as the standard bearer for cross genre work. Since then, the series' six volumes have become a vital, unique collection of voices in literature of the fantastic. "Polyphony has been twice nominated for a World Fantasy Award and the stories therein have been featured in several "Year's Best" anthologies, along with garnering accolades from several award judges and committees. Polyphony authors range from multiple-award-winning seasoned writers to the previously unpublished. The series is truly a melodic interweaving of many voices: old and new, speculative and literary, heralded and unknown. Polyphony has not merely crossed literary boundaries, it has reformed and redefined them. "The harsh economic climate threatens to kill this vital series. Wheatland Press is asking for your help. ]]> Polyphony 7 a reality. They've agreed to a reduced pay rate to see the volume published. Now we need readers. "In order to publish Polyphony 7, Wheatland Press must receive 225 paid pre-orders via the website by March 1, 2010. If the pre-order quantities cannot be met, Polyphony will cease publication. It's that simple. The preorder link is here (scroll down to middle of page). "If the preorder number is met, then Polyphony 7 will be published on or about July 1, 2010. "We have heard from many in the SF/F literary community that Polyphony is a vital part of small press publishing. We agree, but we cannot continue without your support. We hope that you will support our fine authors and their art by becoming part of the Polyphony community and pre-ordering a copy of Polyphony 7." This volume includes stories by Howard Waldrop, Michaela Roessner, George Zebrowski, Bruce Holland Rogers, and many more. Support this worthy venture and receive hours of great and rewarding reading in return!

Two Posts, and Some News

2009-10-15T21:11:21Z

Two more posts of mine are up at www.Tor.com, here and here. And I have just sold a new novella, "Mindband," to Asimov's Science Fiction. It'll be good to be appearing there again after too long an absence.

A New Post

2009-09-30T14:19:36Z

I have a new post up at www.tor.com, here.

On July 20, 1969....

2009-08-11T17:20:50Z

...in case you missed my thoughts, posted at www.tor.com, about that day.

Apologies to Pam and her readers

2009-07-25T02:53:02Z

Webmaster Glen here with a little note of apologies to all who may have tried to visit this site recently and not been able to or received a notice about this being an attack site. All of the web pages in my server were compromised at the end of May, likely due to a backdoor ftp hack. Basically, an unscrupulous web site had added a small amount of code on every *.html page that would provide them additional links, thus raising their site in Google's search ranks. Google, therefore, identified all of my sites, including this one which I host and maintain for Pam, as an "attack site." After a thorough clean and rinse (including locking down ftp a bit more thoroughly), everything should have been returned to normal around here, but do let me know (either by comments here or to engelcox at gmail) if you see any broken links or missing pictures. Signed, Your Friendly Neighborhood Webmaster

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse

2009-05-27T15:53:01Z

Well, Dick Cheney can easily refuse this particular offer, but I really think he should accept it. Update, June 29, 2009: Some advice for Mary Matalin, who will be publishing Cheney's memoir.

Available Books at E-Reads

2009-03-13T21:15:58Z

A reminder that a number of my books are available in both paper and electronic formats from E-Reads, including Venus of Dreams. Go here to find out more.