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Stelliform Press

ICYMI, a wonderful review of The Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens by Lynn Hutchinson Lee dropped over at Strange Horizons. Review by Kyle R. Garton.

From SH: "This is folk fairytale refracted through contemporary litfic, unified by setting and 'a pervasive sense that reality itself is fuzzy.'"

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Strange Horizons · Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens by Lynn Hutchinson LeeOf all the elements of narrative, Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens lays special emphasis on setting.
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Stelliform Press

We're delighted to share the cover of Ursula K Le Guin Prize winner Rebecca Campbell's debut short story collection, The Other Shore. The cover art is BC artist Kerry Pagdin's "The Death of Ostara," a perfect match for Campbell's unsettling west coast speculative fiction.

Pre-orders are now open on our website:
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Cover reveal for Rebecca Campbell's short story collection The Other Shore. Art by Kerry Pagdin is a linocut print called "The Death of Ostara" featuring a rabbit skeleton in a snare, hanging over long grass and mushrooms.
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Shantell Powell

The voter's' packages for the Aurora Awards are now available. If you're a member of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, you can go download them. If you're not a member, it's only ten bucks to become one, and then you can read all sorts of terrific speculative fiction and poetry. My poem "Angakkuq" is one of the contenders, and I'd be honoured if you read it. Go read, and vote for your favourites! csffa.ca/ #SpeculativePoetry #SpeculativeFiction #AuroraAward #CanLit #IndigenousCreatives #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #IndigenousAuthors

www.csffa.caThe Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) – Home of the Prix Aurora Awards and CSFFA Hall of Fame
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Stelliform Press

For anyone new to poetry, this review of Mahaila Smith's SEED BEETLE offers some encouragement! This narrative poetry collection is for poetry-lovers and fiction-lovers alike!

"As someone relatively new to reading poetry, I was a bit nervous going into this read. But I can confidently say that Seed Beetle is an exquisite blend of being accessible while still challenging viewpoints, particularly those surrounding our trust in technology and corporations"

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A screenshot excerpt from Paige Petrovsky's blog and review of Mahaila Smith's SEED BEETLE As someone relatively new to reading poetry, I was a bit nervous going into this read. But I can confidently say that Seed Beetle is an exquisite blend of being accessible while still challenging viewpoints, particularly those surrounding our trust in technology and corporations. Smith paints an exceptionally vivid picture for readers of Utopic Robotics but also of the existing environment that surrounds it, along with the environment that once did, and the environment that may proceed it. Some of my favourite titles from the collection are as follows: On Weekends Breaking the Spine Down or Up Making Up Our Time and Space
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Stelliform Press

We had a blast last night at the Earth Day Eve launch of Through the Portal and The Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens. Lynn Hutchinson Lee even brought spring peepers with her to set the swampy vibe.

Orchid is now available everywhere books are sold! Congrats Lynn!

Purchase links in the thread!

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Text banner reads: Happy Birthday, Orchid! a 3x2 grid of photos from the Free Times Cafe launch on April 21, with pictures of Lynn Hutchinson Lee, Lynn Sargent, Ursula Pflug, and Nina Munteanu. The text below reads: The joint orchid and portal launch was a packed-house, sold-out blast! Thanks to all who spent their evening with us!
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Stelliform Press

This holiday Monday, come to our double book launch & celebrate Earth Day Eve with dinner, drinks, & some stunning eco-fiction!

We're launching Through the Portal and Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens at 6:30pm at Free Times Cafe, 320 College St., Toronto.

Enjoy readings from Nina Munteanu, E. Martin Nolan, Lynne Sargeant, Ursula Pflug, Bruce Meyer, & Lynn Hutchinson Lee.

Double Book Launch Dinner, Drinks & Great Fiction 6:30pm at Free Times Cafe 320 College St., Toronto Readings start at 7:30pm Earth Day Eve, April 21 Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens Lynn Hutchinson Lee Through The Portal (Eds. Lynn Hutchinson Lee & Nina Munteanu) Featuring authors Nina Munteanu, E. Martin Nolan, Lynne Sargeant, Ursula Pflug, and Bruce Meyer
REVIEWS For Through the Portal and Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens "A stunning collection of short stories and poetry that address our most existential concerns." – Mary Woodbury, dragonfly.eco "The prose is sensuous and lyrical, saturated with earthy, evocative enchantment ... In the powerful and intimate novel Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens, a bold, loving heroine confronts racism, sexism, and classism." – Foreword Reviews Come to the launch at 6:30pm on April 21, Free Times Cafe, Toronto
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