'Starlings' published in Interzone 264

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Any publication in Interzone is a cause for celebration here at Tyler's publicity team HQ, particularly one as substantial as Tyler's latest contribution: the 14,000-word novelette, 'Starlings'.  The piece appears alongside work from Rich Larson, Gwendolyn Kiste, Malcolm Devlin, and James Van Pelt.  Tyler's story is set in Swansea and South Wales on a dying earth, is written in the form of a mother's farewell note to her son, and chronicles the last week leading up to Departure Day for the 'starlings' of the title.  Sound intriguing?  The whole issue is well worth reading (Interzone always is) and we'd highly recommend checking it out.  A copy can be picked up from TTA's online shop or picked up on Kindle. 

'The Weeds and The Wildness' to be published in Strangers Among Us Anthology

We at Tyler's publicity team recently received the proofs and cover for Strangers Among Us: Tales of the Underdogs and Outcasts, an anthology of speculative fiction due out in August from Laksa Media Group.  The book adopts the tagline 'an anthology with a cause' and has an admirable aim: the theme is mental health and a portion of its revenue will go towards the Canadian Mental Health Assocation.  As the cover blurb puts it:

Nineteen science fiction and fantasy authors tackle the division between mental health and mental illness; how the interplay between our minds’ quirks and the diverse societies and cultures we live in can set us apart, or must be concealed, or become unlikely strengths.

Tyler's contribution is the story 'The Weeds and the Wildness': a retro piece of spec fic that involves a menacing landscaping company, and the effects its activities have on its clientele.  The book will be available through Amazon and all major bookstores in Canada by August.  For now, here's a teaser of the cover, with a quote courtesy of SF legend Robert Sawyer:

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Abergavenny Writing Festival

This week Tyler is bouncing from one event to another, to the extent that we at his publicity team can hardly keep up (it would help if he kept us even moderately informed, say, more than a night in advance).  But regardless: just back from his reading at the launch of Upshots, the London Short Story Prize anthology, on Tuesday night, Tyler is getting ready to start off the inaugural Abergavenny Writing Festival in his hometown, with his workshop on the Creative Process.  Here's the low-down:

In this workshop, award-winning author and Creative Writing lecturer Tyler Keevil will guide participants through the initial stages of the creative process. How important is a writing space? Where do writers get their ideas from? And once you have an idea, what ways can you develop it? This interactive session will use writing exercises and lively discussion to examine these areas and more. It is aimed at beginning and aspiring writers looking to find out more about the craft, and have some fun while doing so.

It goes without saying that Tyler is very much looking forward to this event on home turf, and afterwards he's even granting us hard-earned publicists a bit of leave, so we can enjoy the rest of the readings and fun the festival has to offer, including events with Rachel Trezise, Penny Thomas, D.D. Johnston, Jonathan Edwards, Mark Blayney, and Matthew Plumb.  See you there!