THE FANTASIST

A Rhysling one.

Lucien E. G. Spelman — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:33:44 +0000

I was just notified that my poem FAMILY JAUNT was nominated for a Rhysling award, and will therefore at the very least, be included in The 2010 Rhysling Anthology, a collection of the poems nominated for the Rhyslings (published by the Science Fiction Poetry Association); members use the Rhysling Anthology to cast their final votes [...]

A Long One

Lucien E. G. Spelman — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:35:58 +0000

OK. Here are the most recent updates: * Blade Red Press has purchased my story The Stain of the Psychopomp King for their forthcoming anthology, Dark Pages. This story won an “Honorable Mention” at the prestigious Writers of the Future awards, and has gone through quite a few re-writes since then. It’s a story that I [...]

A Short One.

Lucien E. G. Spelman — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:26:04 +0000

My work in the Real World is slowing down giving me some much needed time to catch up on projects. Progress on the novel is slim, but moving forward; submissions are in the works; short stories are being rehashed and re-submitted; and a fun monster short “The Greedy Blue,” is up at The Monsters Next [...]

New Story Up At AWR & Kudos From/For a Fellow Writer!

Lucien E. G. Spelman — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:28:15 +0000

Hi there, A new story, The Wavelength of Maybird, is up at Absent Willow Review. Go check it out. I’m quite happy with this one. It’s quirky sci-fi.. Also, I was truly flattered when I stumbled onto an interview of fellow writer Angel Zapata and he listed my story “Seven and Four” (Boston Literary Magazine, Summer 2009) as [...]

Three New Poems Up and The Gentlemen of Horror!

Lucien E. G. Spelman — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:22:29 +0000

Well, three new poems are up at various sites around the internet: New Bedlam, Autumn 1888, a creepy two POV piece is available as part of the New Bedlam Project, a great horror magazine which centers around the fictional city of New Bedlam. I contributed a bit of horrific history with this piece. The Alligator Xylophone, a [...]

Writers of the Future, New Sales, and a New Story Up.

Lucien E. G. Spelman — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:06:59 +0000

So… I placed in top 5% in the Writers of the Future Contest with an honorable mention. I’m fairly happy with that, considering who the judges are. I think I’ll enter this one again. A recent interview I did with one of my favorite authors Joe Abercrombie, is now available over at SF Signal. Two new sales, Blinkensderfer [...]

A New Sale and Poetry

Lucien E. G. Spelman — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:11:26 +0000

Hi all, My poem Family Jaunt is now available for viewing at Niteblade Online a fun Sci-Fi/Fantasy magazine which was kind enough to publish me before. If you like the work , please don’t hesitate to leave a comment with your thoughts. Also, I just sold a good old fashion Monster Tale called The Greedy Blue to [...]

Voiceovers and Poetry

Lucien E. G. Spelman — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:14:13 +0000

Just two quick notes: * I recorded four different roles for The Colonial Radio Theater’s production of Zorro and the Pirate Raiders and Jarem Lee: Ghost Hunter which will be aired on Sirus and XM satellite radio. This is exciting news… I’ve always wanted to get into voice acting, and this is an auspicious beginning. The [...]

Update on forthcoming work and a link to Pete Tzinski’s Rocket Johnny

Lucien E. G. Spelman — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:12:30 +0000

Just a couple of quick things this time around: I have sold two more pieces. One, a good, old-fashion Black Sheep sci-fi story called The Wavelength of Maybird will appear on August 16th over at The Absent Willow Review, and the other a short-short humorous piece called Seven and Four will appear at The Boston Literary [...]

Clockwork Bird at Niteblade

Lucien E. G. Spelman — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:58:36 +0000

Hi there, Just a short note to say you can check out my fun little steam-punky-free-verse poem Clockwork Bird in the most recent issue of Niteblade. Enjoy, and SUPPORT SMALL PRESS! LEGS