Tobias Buckell: Author, Futurist, Speaker, and Blogger
My latest short story is out in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. When I first started writing short stories, back in the 90s, F&SF was one of the 'big three' that I really wanted to get a story in to cross off my bucket list. The big three were Asimov's, F&SF, and Analog.… Continue reading A Little About My Story “Apocalypse Considered Through a Helix of Semiprecious Foods and Recipes” Now Out in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
I have a new story out in the world today. It is called "Galactic Tourist Industrial Complex" and you can find in the anthology New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, edited by Nisi Shawl. I was very honored when Nisi reached out to me to see if I would write a story… Continue reading A Little About My Latest Story “Galactic Tourist Industrial Complex” (Launching Today in New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color)
The first time I threw myself at the claws of the reaper everyone assumed it was a mistake. Surely, said the reapermaster, she must have stumbled into its track. Though, we’d all been taught since we could walk to avoid the great creatures.
My short story 'Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance' has caught me off guard with just how much people seem to be singling it out. As of right now, I have signed four contracts for the story to appear in Year's Best collections. I am beyond amazed and incredibly grateful for the honor. Here… Continue reading Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance to be in THREE different Year's Best Collections and Year's Top Ten Tales
Patreon lets me run a monthly short story subscription service for readers. Over 100 of my readers have subscribed to have a short story a month delivered to their inboxes for as little as $1. The August Patreon short story came out last night, a 6,300 word long classic science fiction story about a headstrong… Continue reading Sunset: August’s Patreon Short Story (read it for as little as $1)
I'm really excited about this anthology. It features my short story Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance. I really love the story. It wasn't an easy write. Had to do a lot of edits, as I wrote it coming off another huge project and I was exhausted. Like, blurry screen exhausted. But I had… Continue reading Cosmic Powers anthology is available! Features my story Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance
About two years ago I may have posted some stills about a short, fifteen minute film made out of one of my short stories. I'm delighted that the producer of the film sent me news that I could upload it to YouTube and share it however I wished. So I've done just that, and am… Continue reading All Her Children Fought: A 15 Minute Short Film, Based on My Short Story, Can Now Be Viewed on YouTube
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