Scarlett the Fantasy-Faction Dragon Gets a Makeover
Jennie Ivins
If you’ve been with us for a while you will probably recognize our site mascot Scarlett the dragon. If you’ve not met her before, here she is in all her…
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Holiday Microfiction: “The Clockwork Bee” by Kellie Doherty
Today, we have Kellie Doherty and “The Clockwork Bee”. “The Clockwork Bee” by Kellie Doherty Gylvonna sat on her bunk, trying her best to ignore the frost that rimed the…
Holiday Microfiction: “Christmas Pudding” by L. A. Young
Today, we have L. A. Young and “Christmas Pudding”. – – – “Christmas Pudding” by L. A. Young The scents of sugar, cloves, and ginger permeated the house. The cake,…
Todd Lockwood Interview – The Summer Dragon
S. H. Paulus
I went to Dragon Con (a convention held in Atlanta, George) in the fall of 2016. Amid the hustle and bustle of the massive crowds, attending author panels and going…
Ripple Grove Press Interview – Fantasy in Children’s Picture Books
Kellie Doherty
When I was at Portland State University going for a master’s in book publishing (Yes, that’s a real thing!), I had the amazing opportunity to work one-on-one with some local…
Bastien Lecouffe Deharme – Artist Spotlight
Some of you may know this already, but I am an art addict. I love fantasy art and sci-fi art and classical art and surreal art and…well you get the…
Genre of the Impossible
Victoria Hooper
For a while now there has been an emphasis on realism in our fantasy, which has created some exciting new stories and series, including some personal favourites. However, as the…
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
Before I get started, this isn’t the sort of review that folks are used to here, given that the book in question is meant for little kids. However it should…
The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains: A Tale of Travel and Darkness with Pictures of All Kinds by Neil Gaiman
Aleksandra Kesek
This is a review of the book and the performance which took place on 6th July 2014 in the Usher Hall in Edinburgh. When I was a little girl I…
Judge A Book By Its Cover – An Interview with Larry Rostant
Mike Shackle
I never intended to buy The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett. I was walking through a bookshop intent on picking up something else, most probably a crime novel. I…
Raiders of the Lost Art
Dan Hanks
It was always a dream of mine that once my book was published, and the film deal secured, Drew Struzan and Ralph McQuarrie would step into Bespin’s carbon-freezing chamber and…
Interview with John Kenn: The Post-It Note King
David Carani
The first time I saw something by John, I knew it was something special. His eerily imaginative art on a deceptively simple medium was a thing of wonder. If you’ve…