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A podcast for creators and consumers of speculative fiction in New Zealand.
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Apr 19, 2020
Apr 19, 2020
24 min
In this episode we got to chat with Dunedin author Sharon Hannaford, about Urban Fantasy, marketing, and the importance of character flaws.
You can find Sharon here at her website
As ever your co-hosts are:
Nix Whittaker
Kura Carpenter
Mat Danaher
Apr 5, 2020
Apr 5, 2020
28 min
In this episode we talk about rights for writers and other creatives, fiction as a way of exploring what's happening to our world, and why New Zealand writers should join the NZSA.
Mandy's website can be found here
The New Zealand Society of Authors can be found here
And as ever your co-hosts can be found by clicking on the links below:
If you have any questions or feedback or would like to be interviewed please flick an email to: podcast@specfic.nz
Feb 25, 2020
Feb 25, 2020
23 min
In the episode Wellington writer Melanie Harding-Shaw talks about the 2020 World Science Fiction Convention, or Worldcon which is coming from Wellington this year. She also talks about the new anthology she is helping to edit (Black Dogs, Black Tales), and why submitting a lot of short stories is the key to success.
You can find more Melanie's website here, the CoNZ website here and the Facebook Page here.
Just like last season your co-hosts are:
Nix Whittaker and,
And as usual the Podcast is brought to you by SpecFicNZ which you can find here. If you're already a member don't forget to join the Facebook Group here.
Nov 2, 2019
Nov 2, 2019
36 min
For this episode we were joined by award winning Hamilton based author Jean Gilbert. She talked about teaching writing to young people, living with face blindness, and writing for film and TV.
You can find her here:
As always your co-hosts are:
and Mathew Danaher, who is also to blame for any audio glitches or issues.
Oct 20, 2019
Oct 20, 2019
30 min
In this episode we had a chat (and a laugh) with Jamie Sands. We talked about their YA book the Suburban Book of the Dead (buy it here), identity, role playing games, and romance, among other things.
You can find them at the following links:
You can buy their romance novels here
As ever you can join SpecFicNZ here
Your hosts are:
Mathew Danaher (who amateurishly edited and produced this episode).
Oct 2, 2019
Oct 2, 2019
57 min
In this episode your hosts talk about what they wished they had known before starting out down the self publishing, or traditional publishing routes.
Some of the things they talk about are:
New Zealand Society of Authors and their contract reading service.
And vanity publishing and why you should avoid it, You can read more about them on the Writer Beware website.
As every your hosts are:
And this podcast is part of SpecFicNZ which you really should join.
Sep 14, 2019
Sep 14, 2019
38 min
We had a lot of fun recording this episode as you can probably tell. Apologies from Mat for being a bit mumbly, as he was sat in the room where the recording was happening, there's no excuse. He will try better next time!
Trudie is one of the hosts of the wonderful and super useful if you are or want to get into self publishing SPA Girls Podcast. Available on all good apps. Subscribe to it already!
We talked a lot about:
Romance Writers of New Zealand, and of course SpecFicNZ.
Your hosts:
Mathew Danaher (who also does the recording, producing, and editing).
If you would like to be interviewed or otherwise get involved - get in touch: podcast@specfic.nz
Aug 30, 2019
Aug 30, 2019
35 min
You can find Tim Jones Online:
You can buy his latest book - Where We Land.
And you can read a review here - SpecFicNZ
As ever your co-hosts are:
Aug 24, 2019
Aug 24, 2019
43 min
You can find out more about Eileen at her website here - https://www.eileenmuellerauthor.com/
Ava Fairhall's map for Dragons Realm - http://www.geysercon.nz/updates/avafairhallsfantasymaps
As ever your hosts are:
Aug 4, 2019
Aug 4, 2019
35 min
In this episode we talked with award winning Wellington based horror writer Dan Rabarts.
You can find him online at:
https://www.facebook.com/rabarts
He is a member of the Australasian Horror Writers Association, as well as FFANZ.
As usual your co-hosts are: