News: Masques anthology launch

Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild (CSFG) Publishing would like to invite you to the launch of its eighth anthology Masques on 20th March 2009, from 5.00pm.

Special guest author Gary Hampson will unveil Masques at the National Archives of Australia on Queen Victoria Terrace.

Some authors and editors will be in attendance to sign copies of Masques. Please join us for an evening of food, wine and books.

Based in Canberra, the CSFG aims to assist science fiction, fantasy, horror writers and illustrators Australia-wide to develop their craft through critiquing, and sharing news and experiences. 30 authors from across Australia (and beyond) come together in Masques.

Jack Dann, multiple award-winning author, who has written and edited over seventy-five books including his international best seller The Memory Cathedral, says about Masques:

“Forget The Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The West Australian, The Canberra Times; forget all the bad news on the radio and television; forget the recession, depression, inflation, deflation, monetization, securitization, and the jobless rate. Forget all that because we are in the lucky country; and if you need proof (and perhaps also a bit of relaxation, ‘fantasization’, and exhilaration!), then start reading Masques, edited by Gillian Polack and Scott Hopkins. Here are our own home-grown fantasists…who will knock your argyle socks off.”

Masques Anthology Launch
20 March 2009, 5.00pm
National Archives of Australia

Queen Victoria Terrace, Canberra

Source: Gillian Polack
Masques Cover Art: Mik Bennett