KAT CLAY

  • Each year I sum up the wonderful books I’ve read over twelve months. They’re not necessarily published in 2017, but I like to share what I’ve been reading. My tastes generally run to genre fiction, especially noir and weird fiction.

  • Last weekend went to one of the biggest writing conventions in Australia: Genrecon. It’s held every two years in sunny Queensland. I had a blast last time I went, so I wasn’t about to miss out this time. The last…

  • These days a small cut wouldn’t warrant a trip to the hospital, let alone a trip to the local doctor. You’d clean the wound with antiseptic before wrapping it up, leaving it to heal in a couple of days. But…

  • I’m really excited to tell you all I’m chairing a panel at Genrecon in November with some fantastic genre fiction authors. Yay! The panel is: Surviving the book launch (and the lull that follows) 1:30-2:30pm Sunday 12 November First the…

  • Moving house sucks. And as much I love my book collection, I’ve used the opportunity to give away some of my books. But how can I give them away? For many of my bookworm friends, parting with a book is…

  • After every convention I go to, I try to put some meandering brain thoughts into words, so that everyone can partake of the wonder that is a speculative fiction convention. This year Continuum 13 was the Australian National Science Fiction Convention.…