Hi folks, today I have a real treat for you. Today I want to
introduce you to Siri Paulson. Siri will tell you all about Turtleduck Press
and what’s they've got that's new on the market. All right, Siri, you’re on.
Thanks for hosting
me, Prudence!
I edit and write
for an indie publisher, Turtleduck Press, and
I'm here to talk a little bit about why we're doing what we're doing.
First off, I'm a
strong believer in making room for diverse stories from many voices, that don't
necessarily fall into neat slots. The mainstream publishers are getting better
at this, but small presses and indie writers have an unparalleled ability to experiment.
Turtleduck Press
was born on this premise two years ago. One of our members was writing GLBTQ
novels that couldn't find an agent or a publisher, and she was pretty sure the
reason was not the quality but the content. She believed in her work and wanted
to share it any way she could. Then she discovered that she wasn't alone.
Others wanted to take the same path.
We pooled our
talents and settled on a hybrid model based around collaboration. Everything we
publish is vetted and thoroughly edited that so the Turtleduck Press label
means something – it's a marker of quality. At the same time, because we're a
small press on a shoestring budget, we're free to take risks with content and
form.
One of us writes
gay science fiction romance, with some action/adventure thrown in for good
measure.
One of us writes
both poetry and science fantasy.
One of us writes YA
that doesn't fall into the boundaries of what's popular right now.
One of us (me!)
writes all over the science fiction and fantasy spectrum, and sometimes outside
of it, and sometimes right on the edge.
We're thrilled to
be able to experiment together.
Our latest project
is just such an experiment. We decided to write an anthology of longish short
stories (a nearly unpublishable length) set in a shared universe...but not one
with firm rules. We agreed on a loose premise – a planet where the seasons
stopped changing a century before – and each found her own angle to explore.
The four stories
that emerged are not obviously in the same world, unless you squint a bit. One
is firmly on the fantasy side, one is post-apocalyptic steampunk, one is
science fiction with a magical realism flavour, and one is dystopian. But they
all explore the theme of lost seasons...or unending seasons, depending on how
you look at it.
Seasons Eternal is available from http://www.turtleduckpress.com/toybox/index.php/turtleduck-works/43-longworks/221-seasons-eternal .
Now folks, let me tell you a bit more about Siri and where you can find
her online.
Siri is a science
fiction / fantasy writer and an editor of both fiction and (in her other
life) non-fiction. She recently moved into a big old house in Toronto and is
still wondering what she got herself into. In her spare time (when she has any)
she dances, knits, and dissects movies.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/siri_paulson
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Very interesting way to tie an anthology together :)
ReplyDeleteHi Marcy. Yeah, I thought so too. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliment, Marcy!
ReplyDeleteLove the premise of your anthology and like the lovely ladies above mentioned it is a very interesting way to pull it all together. Adding it to the tottering TBR pile.
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