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Why we published: Things Falling Apart, by J.W. Schnarr

It was Robert Runte who introduced me, virtually, to J.W. Schnarr in 2011. Schnarr apparently had an armful of novels and short horror collections in which we might be interested, some of them self- or previously published, some debut. J.W. Schnarrin one of his classier moments I have to admit I was a bit squeamish about considering a horror writer, having somewhat of an antipathy for the genre’s penchant for gratuitous violence and gore, particularly…

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09
Sep 2013
By Lorina StephensJ.W. Schnarr, Things Falling Apart, Why We Published1 Comment

Steve Stanton reviews Immunity to Strange Tales, by Susan Forest

Steven Stanton, author and president of SFCanada, reviewed Susan Forest’s collection of short speculative fiction on Goodreads. It would appear Stanton was impressed. Steve Stanton’s Reviews > Immunity to Strange Tales  Read My rating: 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars[ 5 of 5 stars ] Immunity to Strange Tales by Susan Forest  Steve Stanton‘s review  Sep 04, 13 5 of 5 stars Immunity to Strange Tales is a superb premier collection of…

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06
Sep 2013
By Lorina StephensImmunity to Strange Tales, Reviews, Susan ForestComments Off on Steve Stanton reviews Immunity to Strange Tales, by Susan Forest

Why we published: Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero, by Michell Plested

One of the joys of running a small publishing house is the ability you have to access unknown authors with that gem of a manuscript. It isn’t an every day occurrence, but I’d have to say it’s happy circumstance that Five Rivers has had an embarrassment of riches from debut authors. Such was the case when Michell Plested first approached us in 2010 with a story about a young boy determined to be the guardian…

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04
Sep 2013
By Lorina StephensMichell Plested, Mik Murdock, Why We Published2 Comments

Why We Published…Susan Forest’s Immunity to Strange Tales

From the Desk of Robert Runte I try to keep on top of developments in the Canadian SF community, and had noticed that Susan Forest was being published in the major short story markets: Analog, Tesseracts, AE Science Fiction Review and so on. Then she won first place in The Galaxy Project a major contest judged by Robert Silverberg, David Drake and Barry Malzberg. That certainly got my attention. Even though I hadn’t had a…

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02
Sep 2013
By Lorina StephensImmunity to Strange Tales, Runte, Susan Forest, Why We PublishedComments Off on Why We Published…Susan Forest’s Immunity to Strange Tales

Why We Published…North By 2000+, by H. A. Hargreaves

From the desk of Robert Runte I first heard Dr. Hargreaves read Dead to the World in 1976 just before North by 2000 was published. The story was funny and thought provoking and was something of a revelation, because it was the first time I was able to pinpoint what it was about Canadian SF that was different. North by 2000 was the first short story collection ever marketed as Canadian Science Fiction, and it…

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29
Aug 2013
By Lorina StephensCanadian SF, Hargreaves, North by 2000+, Runte, Why We PublishedComments Off on Why We Published…North By 2000+, by H. A. Hargreaves