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mikebrotherton.com - 2/18/2009

The Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop for Writers is now taking applications

— mikebrotherton.com — It’s the time of the year again to advertise for my annual astronomy workshop. Launch Pad is... going to be held from July 14-21, 2009. The special guest instructor this year is Joe Haldeman , who writes hard science fiction, has a degree in ... (more) The Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop for Writers is now ...

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10 Places to Read Science Fiction Online

— andscifi.blogspot.com — I love Science Fiction movies and TV, but what really got me into the genre were the... Asimov anthologies. Nightfall is still the best short story I've ever read. Here are a few places I've found to read science fiction on the web. In no order whatsoever 1. Science Fiction Periodic Table Put ... (more) 10 Places to Read Science Fiction Online

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Diamonds in the Sky Released

— mikebrotherton.com — OK, this is the big announcement. The anthology of astronomy stories I’ve been working on for the... last year or two, off and on, is finally completed and available: Diamonds in the Sky . The anthology is free and you can go there now and ... (more) Diamonds in the Sky Released

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February 18, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — Just plugging along. Check out some free Astronomy Science Fiction with Diamonds in the Sky. Speaking of anthologies, here's the table of contents to the upcoming Lovecraft Unbound. Sheila Finch on Islands of the Imagination. Wheatland Press is having a sale! James Van Pelt on Art and Competitiveness in a Scary Publishing World. Ryan Harvey on Remember to Punch In: Writing “On-the-Clock.” Ben Vincent on Book Packagers.The rest of the blogosphere seems to be plugging ...

Diamonds in the Sky is free sf/astronomy anthology
SFScope — ... grant, and it's available for free at www.mikebrotherton.com/diamonds . Brotherton writes, "The purpose of the anthology is to provide stories with ample and accurate astronomy spanning a range of topics covered in introductory courses. Instructors in high school and college may these stories useful, as some students may learn concepts more easily through story than from lecture. Fans of science fiction with good science should also enjoy these stories." Each of the stories is presented with notes as to which specific scientific topics it discusses. Some of the stories are ...

FREE ANTHOLOGY: Diamonds in the Sky edited by Mike Brotherton
SF Signal — ... the release of a new, FREE online anthology featuring some big-name writers. It's titled Diamonds in the Sky and is comprised of both new and reprinted stories that feature Astronomy. It was funded by the National Science Foundation. ...

Friday Free Fiction for 20th February
Futurismic — ... The anthology of astronomy stories I’ve been working on for the last year or two, off and on, is finally completed and available: Diamonds in the Sky. ...

Weekend Getaway: Diamonds in the Sky
Tor.com — ... This weekend I send you away to Diamonds in the Sky, an online anthology of astronomy-based science fiction stories. The entire anthology is available for free, and features the work of Alma Alexander, Mike Brotherton, Jeffrey A. Carver, Kevin Grazier, Dan Hoyt, Valentin Ivanov, Mary Robinette Kowal, Geoffrey A. Landis, Alexis Glynn Latner, David Levine, Wil McCarthy, G. David Nordley, Jerry Oltion, Ges Segar, and Jerry Weinberg. The anthology contains both original work and reprints. ...

“Planet Killer,” a new short story by Ges Seger and Kevin Grazier
Marooned: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror books on Mars — [image] Fans of hard science will probably enjoy “ Planet Killer ” (2009), a new short story by Ges Seger and Kevin Grazier that appears in Diamonds in the Sky (2009), an online anthology of astronomy-based science fiction stories edited by Mike Brotherton . “Planet Killer” is an astronomical murder mystery set aboard the Martian (i.e., human) starship MSV Procyon as it is dispatched by Martian Space Force on its maiden voyage in the year 2191 to a destination called the Coalsack. With characters that include a captain, XO, ...

10 Places to Read Science Fiction Online
Life, The Universe, and Sci Fi — ... 2. Diamonds in the Sky - An anthology of science fiction based on Astronomy. This is funded by the National Science Foundation and it looks like it has some good stuff. ...

SF Tidbits for 3/5/09
SF Signal — @Joseph Mallozzi's blog: David Louis Edelman (MultiReal) answers reader questions. Free Fiction: The free fiction Diamonds in the Sky website now has downloadable version in several formats. Reminder: Blue Tyson maintains one the biggest lists of free fiction lists I've ever seen that's super easy to use and Free Samples: Chapter 1 of Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie. Chapter 1 of MythOS by Kelly ...

Journey into Links
Torque Control — ... here. Toby Litt on why he loves sf I found these three posts at the Black Gate blog, which develop a conversation about women warriors in fantasy, more intriguing than most such discussions; see also this conference Kristine Kathryn Rusch in IROSF on the economy and sf publishing, with lots of comments The SF Site editor’s choice 2008; compare the reader’s choice Diamonds in the Sky, an online anthology of astronomy-related hard sf, edited by Mike ...

Astronomy Science Fiction: Now with Biology!
Biology in Science Fiction — ... The short story anthology Diamonds in the Sky is an excellent continuation of that tradition. Edited by science fiction writer and astronomer ...