This time last year I never expected to be writing a Bigfoot story. But here it is! It's called Loggers, it appears in the newly released collection Bigfoot Tales from Open Casket Press (publishers of World's Collider) and it was a blast to write! I saw a call for submissions to a different Bigfoot anthology some time back. Honestly I was stumped. How on Earth could I think of something new and interesting to do with a creature seemingly so limited in scope and appeal. So I moved on to someth...

It's release day for Solaris Rising: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction. I still have to pinch myself that my little skewed-time story is part of a lineup that includes Peter F. Hamilton, Alastair Reynolds, Stephen Baxter, Paul di Filippo and Adam Roberts. Excuse me while I sit down for a moment... OK, that's better. (more…)

I woke this morning to a very pleasant surprise. My story for the upcoming Warhammer Anthology featuring the ever-popular duo, Gotrek and Felix, has been announced. The Funeral of Gotrek Gurnisson is my very first foray into the exciting Warhammer world and I hope it won't be my last! My thanks to everyone at Black Library, especially Christian Dunn, for making this a reality. Huge thanks also to Nathan Long, who read my original pitch and made some great suggestions. It's been a big challenge k...

The deliciously-titled Zombie Buffet is now available! This gourmet collection of pig-out loveliness comes direct from the kitchen of Open Casket Press and includes some tasty tales of deep-fried undeadliness to sink your teeth into. There's even a gastronomic morsel by me called Clean Living, and that's a dish best served twitching. Dine on a copy while it's still warm. You can buy this now in paperback or ebook format, via Amazon US or Amazon UK (paperback) and Amazon UK (Kindle), or Amazon...

The Doctor Who zine I used to edit, Myth Makers, is under new management and has a new issue available to order. Pseudoscope features stories written around the theme of altered perception. The new editors, Andrew Kearley and Matt Grady, were gracious enough to accept an unpublished story of mine that was originally written for a now-defunct project and happened to fit the theme really nicely. It's called Centrepoint and it features the eighth Doctor and his companions from the BBC Books range, ...

You've got to hand it to Obverse Books, they have an uncanny habit of putting out books with gobsmacking covers. Here's the latest to be revealed, the striking cover image for Wildthyme in Purple by Mark Manley. The latest Iris Wildthyme short story collection will be released in November and features a story by me. But don't let that put you off. Here's the full list of confirmed writers to get you salivating (note, this list has been updated as of August 29th): (more…)

I am delighted to announce that Kizuna - Fiction for Japan, is now available for the Kindle. This is a charity project benefiting orphanages in one of the regions badly affected by the terrible earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan earlier this year. The editor is the tireless Brent Millis, who has put together a huge number of 1,000-word-or-less stories from over seventy writers, including the legendary Michael Moorcock. (more…)