Ticonderoga Publications
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Ticonderoga Publications is an Australian independent publishing house founded by Russell B. Farr
in 1996 and now run by Farr and Liz Grzyb. The publisher specialises in collections of science fiction
short stories.
in 1996. The publisher initially specialised in collections of science fiction
short stories. Between 1996 and 1999, Ticonderoga Press published collections by Steven Utley
, Sean Williams, Stephen Dedman
and other writers.
Co-partner in Ticonderoga Publications is editor Liz Grzyb.
Publishing activities were suspended in 1999, with the editor concentrating on his TiconderogaOnline webzine instead.
In 2005, Ticonderoga Press announced 2 new anthologies, to be released in late 2006-early 2007. In 2006 Ticonderoga Publications published Troy, a collection by Simon Brown.
In 2007 TP published the Ditmar Award
winning Fantastic Wonder Stories, edited by Russell B. Farr.
TP have published several anthologies, including The Workers' Paradise (2007) edited by Russell B. Farr and Nick Evans, Australia's first SF anthology to explore the future of work; Scary Kisses (2010) edited by Liz Grzyb, Australia's first paranormal romance anthology; and Belong (2010) edited by Russell B. Farr, 23 stories of interstellar immigration with writers from Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, USA, UK and New Zealand.
In 2008 Ticonderoga Publications published Magic Dirt: the best of Sean Williams, winner of the inaugural Aurealis Award
for Best Collection.
In 2010 TP announced the forthcoming publication of The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror series, to be edited by Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene.
The West Australian newspaper has described Ticonderoga Publications as one of "the most important micropresses in Australia".
Russell B. Farr
-Biography:Farr was born in Perth, Western Australia. In 1996 he founded Ticonderoga Publications publishing works by authors such as Sean Williams and Stephen Dedman. In 1999 Farr created the online journal Ticonderoga Online, which in 2006 won the Ditmar Award best fanzine...
in 1996 and now run by Farr and Liz Grzyb. The publisher specialises in collections of science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
short stories.
History and current
Ticonderoga Publications was founded Russell B. FarrRussell B. Farr
-Biography:Farr was born in Perth, Western Australia. In 1996 he founded Ticonderoga Publications publishing works by authors such as Sean Williams and Stephen Dedman. In 1999 Farr created the online journal Ticonderoga Online, which in 2006 won the Ditmar Award best fanzine...
in 1996. The publisher initially specialised in collections of science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
short stories. Between 1996 and 1999, Ticonderoga Press published collections by Steven Utley
Steven Utley
Steven Utley is an American writer. He has written poems, humorous essays and other non-fiction, and worked on comic books and cartoons, but is best known for his science fiction stories.-Biography:...
, Sean Williams, Stephen Dedman
Stephen Dedman
Stephen Dedman is an Australian author of dark fantasy and science fiction stories and novels.-Biography:...
and other writers.
Co-partner in Ticonderoga Publications is editor Liz Grzyb.
Publishing activities were suspended in 1999, with the editor concentrating on his TiconderogaOnline webzine instead.
In 2005, Ticonderoga Press announced 2 new anthologies, to be released in late 2006-early 2007. In 2006 Ticonderoga Publications published Troy, a collection by Simon Brown.
In 2007 TP published the Ditmar Award
Ditmar Award
The Ditmar Award has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in Australian science fiction and science fiction fandom...
winning Fantastic Wonder Stories, edited by Russell B. Farr.
TP have published several anthologies, including The Workers' Paradise (2007) edited by Russell B. Farr and Nick Evans, Australia's first SF anthology to explore the future of work; Scary Kisses (2010) edited by Liz Grzyb, Australia's first paranormal romance anthology; and Belong (2010) edited by Russell B. Farr, 23 stories of interstellar immigration with writers from Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, USA, UK and New Zealand.
In 2008 Ticonderoga Publications published Magic Dirt: the best of Sean Williams, winner of the inaugural Aurealis Award
Aurealis Award
Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award.-History:...
for Best Collection.
In 2010 TP announced the forthcoming publication of The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror series, to be edited by Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene.
The West Australian newspaper has described Ticonderoga Publications as one of "the most important micropresses in Australia".
Published
- Howard WaldropHoward WaldropHoward Waldrop is a science fiction author who works primarily in short fiction.Waldrop's stories combine elements such as alternate history, American popular culture, the American South, old movies , classical mythology, and rock 'n' roll music. His style is sometimes obscure or elliptical...
- Steven UtleySteven UtleySteven Utley is an American writer. He has written poems, humorous essays and other non-fiction, and worked on comic books and cartoons, but is best known for his science fiction stories.-Biography:...
- Simon Brown
- Sean Williams
- Stephen DedmanStephen DedmanStephen Dedman is an Australian author of dark fantasy and science fiction stories and novels.-Biography:...
- Lewis ShinerLewis ShinerLewis Shiner is an American writer.Shiner began his career as a science fiction writer, identified early on with cyberpunk, and later wrote more mainstream novels, albeit often with magical realism and fantasy elements...
- Terry DowlingTerry DowlingTerence William Dowling, born at Lystra Private Hospital , is an Australian writer, freelance journalist, award-winning critic, editor, game designer and reviewer...
- Kim WilkinsKim WilkinsKim Wilkins is an Australian writer of popular fiction based in Brisbane, Queensland. She is the author of several mass-market novels, including her debut horror novel, The Infernal , which won Aurealis Awards for both horror and fantasy...
- Kaaron WarrenKaaron WarrenKaaron Warren is an Australian author of horror, science fiction, and fantasy short stories and novels.She is the author of the short story collections The Grinding House, which won the 2006 ACT Writing and Publishing Awards and Dead Sea Fruit...
- Angela SlatterAngela SlatterAngela Slatter is an award-winning writer based in Brisbane, Australia. Primarily working in the field of speculative fiction, she has focused on short stories since deciding to pursue writing in 2005, when she undertook a Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing...
- Justina RobsonJustina RobsonJustina Robson is a science fiction author from Leeds, England.- Biography and publishing history :Justina Robson was born in Leeds , and studied philosophy and linguistics at the University of York...
- Lucy SussexLucy SussexLucy Sussex is a fantasy and science fiction author, editor, academic and teacher currently residing in Melbourne, Australia.She is often associated with feminist science fiction.-Personal life:...
- Lisa L. Hannett
1996
- Custer's Last Jump by Steven UtleySteven UtleySteven Utley is an American writer. He has written poems, humorous essays and other non-fiction, and worked on comic books and cartoons, but is best known for his science fiction stories.-Biography:...
and Howard WaldropHoward WaldropHoward Waldrop is a science fiction author who works primarily in short fiction.Waldrop's stories combine elements such as alternate history, American popular culture, the American South, old movies , classical mythology, and rock 'n' roll music. His style is sometimes obscure or elliptical...
(ISBN 978-0-9586856-0-3 (chapbook with cover by Shaun TanShaun TanShaun Tan is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books such as The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and The Arrival...
, out of print))
1997
- Ghost Seas by Steven Utley (ISBN 978-0-9586856-1-0 (first edition trade paperback, out of print), ISBN 978-0-9803531-5-0 (first edition ebook, 2007), ISBN 978-0-9803531-3-6 (second edition hardcover, 2009) and ISBN 978-0-9803531-4-3 (second edition trade paperback, 2009))
1998
- Cannibals of the Fine Light by Simon BrownSimon BrownSimon Brown, born in 1956 in Sydney, New South Wales, is an Australian Science Fiction writer.He originally trained as a journalist and worked for a range of Australian Government Departments, including the Australian Electoral Commission and the NSW Railways Department...
(ISBN 978-0-9586856-2-7 (trade paperback with cover by Emma Barber, out of print)) - A View Before Dying by Sean WilliamsSean WilliamsSean Llewellyn Williams is a New York Times best selling science fiction author who lives in Adelaide, Australia. He was born in Whyalla, Australia. He is the author of almost seventy published short stories and twenty-seven novels, including the Books of the Catalcysm and Evergence, Orphans and...
(ISBN 978-0-9586856-3-4 (chapbook with cover by Emma Barber, out of print))
1999
- New Adventures in Sci-fi by Sean WilliamsSean WilliamsSean Llewellyn Williams is a New York Times best selling science fiction author who lives in Adelaide, Australia. He was born in Whyalla, Australia. He is the author of almost seventy published short stories and twenty-seven novels, including the Books of the Catalcysm and Evergence, Orphans and...
(ISBN 978-0-9586856-4-1 (trade paperback, out of print)) - The Lady of Situations by Stephen DedmanStephen DedmanStephen Dedman is an Australian author of dark fantasy and science fiction stories and novels.-Biography:...
(ISBN 978-0-9586856-5-8 (trade paperback, out of print), ISBN 978-0-9803531-7-4 (second edition hardcover, 2009) and ISBN 978-0-9803531-8-1 (second edition trade paperback, 2009))
2007
- The Workers' Paradise edited by Russell B. Farr & Nick EvansNick EvansNicholas John "Nick" Evans is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays Fly Half and fullback...
(ISBN 978-0-9586856-7-2 (trade paperback with cover by Amanda Rainey)) - Fantastic Wonder Stories edited by Russell B. Farr (ISBN 978-0-9586856-8-9 (trade paperback))
2009
- Love in Vain by Lewis ShinerLewis ShinerLewis Shiner is an American writer.Shiner began his career as a science fiction writer, identified early on with cyberpunk, and later wrote more mainstream novels, albeit often with magical realism and fantasy elements...
(ISBN 978-0-9586856-9-6 (hardcover) and ISBN 978-0-9803531-0-5 (trade paperback)) - Basic BlackBasic Black: Tales of Appropriate FearBasic Black: Tales of Appropriate Fear is a collection of horror stories by Terry Dowling, a bumper collection in hardcover of the best of his weird and supernatural fiction, which includes two previously uncollected tales...
by Terry DowlingTerry DowlingTerence William Dowling, born at Lystra Private Hospital , is an Australian writer, freelance journalist, award-winning critic, editor, game designer and reviewer...
(ISBN 978-0-9803531-9-8 (hardcover) and ISBN 978-0-9806288-2-1 (trade paperback)) - Make Believe: A Terry Dowling Reader by Terry Dowling (ISBN 978-0-9806288-0-7 (hardcover) and ISBN 978-0-9806288-3-8 (trade paperback))
2010
- Belong edited by Russell B. Farr (ISBN 978-0-9803531-1-2 (hardcover) and ISBN 978-0-9803531-2-9 (trade paperback))
- The InfernalThe InfernalThe Infernal is a 1997 horror/fantasy novel by Kim Wilkins. It follows the story of musician whose fans keep turning up dead and who is having memories that don't belong to her.-Background:...
by Kim WilkinsKim WilkinsKim Wilkins is an Australian writer of popular fiction based in Brisbane, Queensland. She is the author of several mass-market novels, including her debut horror novel, The Infernal , which won Aurealis Awards for both horror and fantasy...
(ISBN 978-0-9806288-1-4 (limited hardcover)) - Scary Kisses edited by Liz Grzyb (ISBN 978-0-9806288-4-5 (trade paperback with cover by Amanda Rainey))
- Dead Sea Fruit by Kaaron WarrenKaaron WarrenKaaron Warren is an Australian author of horror, science fiction, and fantasy short stories and novels.She is the author of the short story collections The Grinding House, which won the 2006 ACT Writing and Publishing Awards and Dead Sea Fruit...
(ISBN 978-0-9806288-5-2 (hardcover with cover by Olga Read) and ISBN 978-0-9806288-6-9 (trade paperback with cover by Olga Read)) - The Girl With No Hands by Angela SlatterAngela SlatterAngela Slatter is an award-winning writer based in Brisbane, Australia. Primarily working in the field of speculative fiction, she has focused on short stories since deciding to pursue writing in 2005, when she undertook a Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing...
(ISBN 978-0-9806288-7-6 (hardcover with cover by Lisa L Hannett) and ISBN 978-0-9806288-8-3 (trade paperback with cover by Lisa L Hannett))
2011
- HeliotropeHeliotropeHeliotrope may refer to:Natural science* Heliotropium, a genus of flowering plants* A plant that exhibits heliotropism, diurnal motion in response to the sun's movement* Heliotrope Media and entertainment...
by Justina RobsonJustina RobsonJustina Robson is a science fiction author from Leeds, England.- Biography and publishing history :Justina Robson was born in Leeds , and studied philosophy and linguistics at the University of York...
(ISBN 978-0-9807813-3-5 (limited hardcover) and ISBN 978-0-9807813-4-2 (trade paperback)) - More Scary Kisses edited by Liz Grzyb (ISBN 978-0-9807813-2-8 (trade paperback))
- Dead Red Heart edited by Russell B. Farr (ISBN 978-0-9807813-0-4 (limited hardcover) and ISBN 978-0-9807813-1-1 (trade paperback))
- Matilda Told Such Dreadful Lies by Lucy Sussex (ISBN 978-0-9807813-6-6 (limited hardcover) and ISBN 978-0-9807813-7-3 (trade paperback))
- The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror Volume 1 edited by Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene (ISBN 978-0-9807813-8-0 (hardcover) and ISBN 978-0-9807813-9-7 (trade paperback))
- Bluegrass Symphony by Lisa L Hannett (ISBN 978-1-921857-00-3 (limited hardcover) and ISBN 978-1-921857-01-0 (trade paperback))
Forthcoming
- The Hall of Lost Footsteps by Sara Douglass (November 2011)
- Bread and CircusesBread and circuses"Bread and Circuses" is a metaphor for a superficial means of appeasement...
by Felicity Dowker (April 2012) - Damnation and Dames edited by Liz Grzyb and Amanda Pillar (April 2012)
- The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror Volume 2 edited by Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene (May 2012)
- The 400-Million-Year Itch Volume 1 of The Silurian Tales by Steven Utley (July 2012)
- Lezli Robyn collection (August 2012)
- Wild Chrome by Greg Mellor (October 2012)
- Midnight and Moonshine by Lisa L Hannett and Angela Slatter (November 2012)
- The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror Volume 3 edited by Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene (May 2013)
- Invisible Kingdoms Volume 2 of The Silurian Tales by Steven Utley (July 2013)
- Everything is a Graveyard by Jason Fischer (October 2013)
1999
- Winner New Adventures in Sci-Fi, Sean Williams. Ditmar Award Collected Work
- Winner "Atrax", Sean Williams and Simon Brown. Aurealis Award Horror Short Story
- Winner Antique Futures: The Best of Terry Dowling. Aurealis Award Convenor's Award (TP was part of MP Books)
2007
- Winner Fantastic Wonder Stories, edited by Russell B. Farr. Ditmar Award Collected Work
- Winner "A Scar for Leida", Deborah Biancotti. Aurealis Award YA Short Story
1998
- Cannibals of the Fine Light cover, Emma Barber. Nominee Ditmar Award Professional Artwork
- A View Before Dying cover, Emma Barber. Nominee Ditmar AwardDitmar AwardThe Ditmar Award has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in Australian science fiction and science fiction fandom...
Professional Artwork
2000
- "A Sentiment Open to Doubt", Stephen Dedman. Nominee Aurealis AwardAurealis AwardAurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award.-History:...
Horror Short Story
2005
- "Summa Seltzer Missive", Deborah BiancottiDeborah Biancotti-Biography:Biancotti was born in 1971 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Her first work was published in 2000 with her short story "The First and Final Game" which was featured in Altair and won the 2000 Aurealis Award for best horror short story. In 2001 she won the Ditmar Award for best new talent...
. Nominee Ditmar Award Short Story - "Macciato Lane", Cat Sparks. Nominee Aurealis Award Horror Short Story
2007
- The Workers' Paradise, edited by Russell B. Farr and Nick Evans. Nominee Ditmar Award Collected Work
- "Yamabushi Kaidan and the Smoke Dragon", Shane Jiraiya CummingsShane Jiraiya CummingsShane Jiraiya Cummings is an Australian horror short story writer and editor. He lives in Perth, Western Australia with his partner Angela Challis...
. Nominee Ditmar Award Novella - "His Lipstick Minx", Kaaron WarrenKaaron WarrenKaaron Warren is an Australian author of horror, science fiction, and fantasy short stories and novels.She is the author of the short story collections The Grinding House, which won the 2006 ACT Writing and Publishing Awards and Dead Sea Fruit...
. Nominee Ditmar Award Short Story - "A Scar for Leida", Deborah Biancotti. Nominee Ditmar Award Short Story
- The Workers' Paradise cover, Amanda Rainey. Nominee Ditmar Award Artwork
- "Arctica", Cat Sparks. Nominee Aurealis Award SF Short Story
- "Lonely as Life", Simon Brown. Nominee Aurealis Award SF Short Story
- "Cast Off", Tracey Rolfe. Nominee Aurealis Award YA Short Story
- "Yamabushi Kaidan and the Smoke Dragon", Shane Jiraiya Cummings. Nominee Aurealis Award YA Short Story
- Russell B Farr. Nominee Ditmar Award Professional Achievement
2010
- Scary Kisses, edited by Liz Grzyb. Finalist Australian Shadows AwardAustralian Shadows AwardThe Australian Shadows Award is an annual literary award established by the Australian Horror Writers Association in 2005 to honour the best published work of horror fiction written or edited by an Australian...
Edited Publication - The Girl With No Hands and other tales by Angela SlatterAngela SlatterAngela Slatter is an award-winning writer based in Brisbane, Australia. Primarily working in the field of speculative fiction, she has focused on short stories since deciding to pursue writing in 2005, when she undertook a Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing...
. Finalist Australian Shadows Award Long Fiction - "Bread and Circuses" by Felicity DowkerFelicity DowkerFelicity Dowker is a speculative fiction writer from Victoria, Australia. She is predominantly recognised as a writer in the horror genre.In 2009, she won the Ditmar Award for Best New Talent...
. Finalist Australian Shadows Award Short Fiction