Simon Bestwick

The main event of the week took place when Ellen Datlow published her longlist of Honourable Mentions for last year. (You can read its thr...

Hello again! So, what's new? Well, my contributor copy of The Hyde Hotel arrived - edited by James Everington and Dan Howarth, it f...

Readers may wish to pour themselves a large, stiff drink before continuing. This is going to be a long post. I've thought long and har...

A hard-earned and well-deserved prize. :) I have to admit to being pretty ambivalent about awards. I wish I could be completely indiffer...