Podcast Archives : Dark Matter Zine

Today’s special guests are Sean Williams, Marianne de Pierres, John Birmingham and Meg Mundell. World-building in near-future science fiction Contents list (click for quick-links without scrolling) Sean Williams’ bio (guest) Marianne de Pierres’s bio (guest) John Birmingham’s bio (guest) Meg Mundell’s bio (guest) Questions Back to contents Introducing our special gues...

Today I have three special guests talking about a topic close to my own heart; Galen Dara, Wendy N Wagner and Rachel Swirsky from Lightspeed Magazine talk about Women Destroy Science Fiction Contents – quick links to skip scrolling: Galen Dara bio (guest) Wendy N Wagner bio (guest) Rachel Swirsky bio (guest) Questions Recommendations for awards […] The post “Women Destroy Science...

Computer games panel This podcast is convention-panel-style with three guests — Freya Robertson, Tom Dullemond and Claire McKenna — gamers and published authors all. They cover a lot of ground in this ‘convention panel’, covering everything from what games they like to play, what’s important to them in gaming to parenting gamer-children. (I’m a huge […] Th...

Jo Spurrier has a Bachelor of Science but says she turned to writing because people tend to get upset when scientists make things up. Judges shortlisted Spurrier for an Aurealis Award for her debut novel, Winter be my shield. Winter Be My Shield is especially surprising because she lives in Adelaide, a city that, arguably, […] The post Jo Spurrier appeared first on Dark Matter Zine .

Sean McMullen is an internationally-recognised award-winning author who spoke to Dark Matter recently about his writing and career. This interview is available in MP4 (video) and MP3 (audio) at the bottom of this page. Sean McMullen has a degree in physics and history from Melbourne University (1974); a postgraduate degree in library and information science; and a PhD in Medieval Literature. He wa...

Recently Nalini Haynes spoke to P J Tierney who debuted as an author with her novel Jamie Reign: The Last Spirit Warrior, aimed at 9 to 12 year olds. One of the reasons I was so interested in interviewing PJ and reading her book was my assignment for ‘Archetypes & Imagery’, looking at contemporary Australian fantasy […] The post P J Tierney appeared first on Dark Matter Zine...

Ian McHugh talks about his writing and the Canberra Science Fiction Guild at Sydney Supanova in 2013 in this interview that is approximately 18 minutes long. The post Ian McHugh appeared first on Dark Matter Zine .

At Supanova in Sydney 2013, Nicole Murphy talked to Nalini Haynes about Nicole’s writing, mentoring other authors, Conflux (Canberra’s convention), the CSFG (Canberra’s Science Fiction Guild) and more in this 22 minute (approx) interview. For more on Nicole and her writing, see her website or follow her on Twitter. The post Nicole Murphy appeared first on Dark Matter Zine .

Raymond E Feist Sydney Supanova had Raymond E Feist as guest of honour in June 2013. Ray had just finished the final in the Riftwar Saga after over thirty years. In this guest talk, Ray discusses the series, answers some questions and talks about the future. He’s not retiring, folks, he’s just moving to a […] The post Raymond E Feist appeared first on Dark Matter Zine .

Richard Harland in the Limelight In this interview I’m talking to a fantasy and science fiction writer, living in New South Wales, Australia, who has been an academic, performance artist and writer, publishing 15 full length works of fiction, three academic books, short stories and poems. He’s won the Aurealis Award 6 times and the A Bertrand […] The post Richard Harland appeared first on Da...

K J Taylor in the Limelight Melbourne Supanova featured K J Taylor as a guest speaker. I seized the opportunity to speak to Katie about her career and her novels. That interview is available below in MP4 (video) and MP3 (audio only) formats. One of the things that impressed me deeply about Katie is her work ethic […] The post K J Taylor appeared first on Dark Matter Zine .

Paul Collins in the Limelight I recently spoke to Paul Collins, author and owner/operator of Ford Street Publishing here in Melbourne.  Ford Street has a strong focus on the educational publication sector, with books ranging from picture books for children to YA (teens). This interview is a must for aspiring and emerging writers to more fully understand […] The post Paul Collins appeared fir...

Hugh Howey in the Limelight Hugh Howey was guest of Supanova in 2013. He started as a self-published author but is now published by large publishing houses. His bestselling novel Wool was optioned for a movie. Update: Apple TV seems to be running a few series based on Hugh Howey’s books, starting in 2023. On […] The post Hugh Howey appeared first on Dark Matter Zine .

On 15 April 2013, I spoke to an author who claims he’s held more jobs than any sane person should admit to — singing in a band, selling shoes, managing a financial institution, throwing newspapers, and designing military manuals, to name just a few. He also hosted a syndicated radio show for ten years, worked […] The post Tad Williams appeared first on Dark Matter Zine .

Russell B Farr is the founder of Ticonderoga Publications; Russell currently runs Ticonderoga with his partner, Liz Grzyb, both pictured left (photo courtesy of Cat Sparks, thanks). Russ blames SF personalities like Jonathan Strahan for his desire to start a publishing company in the 1990s. Ticonderoga Publications can be described as small press and an […] The post Russell B Farr appeared f...

Gracie and Josh Susanne Gervay and Serena Gedde’s beautiful children’s book Gracie and Josh was launched on the Labor Day long weekend in the Richmond Library’s children’s section. Paul Collins of Ford Street Publishing acted as MC, introducing Hazel Edwards as guest speaker who launched Gracie and Josh, Susanne and Serena and finally Kathryn Norton […] The post Graci...

If you’ve been following the space marine controversy since December, you will have seen an explosion from the science fiction community seeking to keep ‘space marines’ in the public domain as befits a science fiction icon first mentioned in 1932 and since incorporated into the SF of many great authors.  A backlash occurred from those protective of […] The post MCA Hogarth...

UPDATE: MP3 of speeches is now at the bottom of this page. Big Arse 3, Melbourne’s largest scheduled comic book launch for 2013, saw speeches and huzzahs aplenty. The facebook event describes Big Arse: “It’s that time of the year when the giant arse from space hovers over Melbourne and delivers us a great golden shower of […] The post Big Arse 3 appeared first on Dark Matte...

Alison Goodman in the Limelight UPDATE: MP3 version of the interview is above. Alison Goodman talks to Nalini about Alison’s career, her published novels and her work in progress.  The interview is available in MP4 below; an MP3 (audio only) version will be available soon. Alison’s debut novel was short-listed for Australia’s premier judged science fiction […] The post Alison Goo...

Claudia Christian in the Limelight On 18 December 2012, Claudia Christian spoke to Nalini Haynes of Dark Matter about her time on Babylon 5, the reason she left B5,  her book Babylon Confidential and more. Planned interview questions Planned interview questions are as follows (please note: interviews are organic so the order of questions may […] The post Claudia Christian appeared first on D...

Kathryn Leigh Scott in the Limelight Kathryn Leigh Scott with the cast of Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows Kathryn Leigh Scott started working as a Play Bunny before moving on to an iconic soapy slash mild horror that influenced TV productions like Buffy.  Since that series, Dark Shadows, she has made guest appearances on many notable TV […] The post Kathryn Leigh Scott appeared first on Dark...

Morgan Grant Buchanan‘s interview is at the bottom of this page in MP4 (video) format.  An MP3 option will be added shortly. Morgan has authored comic books, the screenplay for Barrier, ghost-written Babylon Confidential (Claudia Christian’s memoirs) and is currently working on 16 different projects including co-writing Wolf’s Empire, a science fiction young adult series, [&#8230...

Roxanne Longstreet Conrad AKA Rachel Caine talks to Nalini Haynes about her career, her Morganville Vampires and Weather Wardens series.  This interview is available in MP4 (video) and MP3 (audio only) at the bottom of this page. After interviewing Roxanne, I attended her author talk at Dymocks.  Her talk was different to the interview, plus she answered […] The post Rachel Caine appeared fi...

Kristi Reed on voice acting and directing: Kristi talks about her career, the industry and how to develop a career for the aspiring actor or director.  This interview with Kristi Reed is available in MP4 (video) and MP3 (audio only) at the bottom of this page. Kristi is a professional voice director working on animations, anime and […] The post Kristi Reed appeared first on Dark Matter Zine...

Today I talked to Joe Abercrombie about his career, his First Law trilogy, Red Country and his upcoming novels.  That interview is available in MP4 (video) and MP3 (audio only) at the bottom of this page. In 2010 I interviewed Joe Abercrombie via email; this interview is text only. I recently reviewed Red Country, Joe’s latest novel. […] The post Joe Abercrombie 2012 appeared first on...