Category: Fiction

I’m pleased to announce that my flash story, The Choices You Make will be included in the upcoming anthology, If This Goes On.

Published by Parvus Press, it has an expected release date of October 2018.

I’m thrilled to announce that I am a contributor to a great new book which is to be published by Writer’s Digest Books in October, 2018.

*Putting the Science in Fiction* is a collection of super useful and interesting articles based on Dan Koboldt’s blog series of the same name. The book brings together scientists, physicians, engineers and other experts to explain science, technology and medicine to the science fiction writer, with tips to avoid common pitfalls and misconceptions.

I am thrilled to be a part of this and I can’t wait to read the final product!

I’m completely thrilled to have my story Komeedi püüdmine (“Comet Catching”) translated into Estonian by Juhan Habicht and published in Algernon.

http://www.algernon.ee/node/1067

This was originally published as To Catch a Comet in Galaxy’s Edge.

It starts something like this…

Saatja: Samantha Schandin
Saaja: Greg Smith
Teema: Asteroidioht

Armas Greg,
Palun vaata kirja lisas olevaid, Observatorio del Teide värskelt kogutud andmetel põhinevaid hinnanguid läheneva asteroidi kohta. Tulemused on õigeks tunnistatud ka siin, Cambridge’i Astrofüüsikaosakonnas.
Nagu sa näed, pole tegemist heade uudistega. Sa pole viimasel ajal kirjutanud, kuidas su töö edeneb, ja ma loodan, et tõrjemissiooni ettevalmistamisel pole tekkinud viivitusi, sest kokkupõrkeni on jäänud ainult loetud kuud.
Palun võta ühendust ja anna mulle asjade seisust teada.
-Samantha

I’m thrilled that my short story To Catch a Comet is in this month’s issue of Galaxy’s Edge.

You can read the magazine online or buy a paper edition from BN.com or Amazon.

My short story Alienated, originally published by Nature magazine, is featured in Evil Girlfriend Media today!

http://www.evilgirlfriendmedia.com/1343/news/alienated-by-sylvia-spruck-wrigley/

One of my favourite stories (that I’ve written) is in the current edition of Nature. Project Daffodil is a short piece about the colonisation of Mars.

“For obvious reasons, the entire project is very hush-hush.”

You can read the full story on Nature’s website along with a short article about my inspiration for the story. I hope you enjoy them both!

I’ve been wandering all over the world to talk to people about the release of Domnall and the Borrowed Child. It’s been a busy but very fun process and I had a great time exploring different angles. Here’s the collection of posts that I’ve written over the past few weeks:

Tor.com – Five Reasons Not To Piss Off the Fair Folk : http://www.tor.com/2015/10/21/five-reasons-not-to-piss-off-the-fair-folk/
…in which I give a modern slant to ancient lore and legend. The comments on this had me laughing out loud with the seriousness with which they were taking my premise.

Deborah Walker’s blog – The Ephemeral Muse : http://deborahwalkersbibliography.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/the-ephemeral-muse-happy-book-birthday.html
…in which I escape to Glastonbury for the weekend and try to work out why the hell I’m writing anything anyway

Rachel Swirsky’s blog – Interview : http://rachelswirsky.com/2015/11/interviewing-sylvia-sprug-wrigley/
…in which Rachel asks me interesting questions about being a writer outside of the US

Alex Shwartsman’s The Hook – Domnall : http://alexshvartsman.com/2015/02/25/introducing-the-hook/
…in which I discuss how I found the beginning of Domnall and why I decided to go with a soft start

Writers Read – Sylvia Spruck Wrigley : http://whatarewritersreading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/sylvia-spruck-wrigley.html
…in which I admit that I might be a tiny bit behind just now

Beth Cato’s Bready or Not : Lemon Fairy Cakes – http://www.bethcato.com/bready-or-not-guest-sylvia-spruck-wrigley-with-fairy-cakes/
…in which my family ensures that I will never make them baked goods again, ungrateful wretches

Kate Heartfield’s Unlikely Influences : http://heartfieldfiction.com/2015/11/15/unlikely-influences-what-sylvia-spruck-wrigley-learned-from-a-spontaeous-vacation/
…in which I tell the story of how I acccidentally went to Scotland in the first place

Dan Koboldt’s Science in Sci-Fi, Fact in Fantasy : Space Flight in Science Fiction – http://dankoboldt.com/space-flight-science-fiction/
…in which I explain illusions which confuse and disorient pilots and how they would affect a space battle

Tor.com : Five Modern Books with Bad-Ass Fairies – http://www.tor.com/2015/11/10/five-modern-books-with-bad-ass-fairies/
…in which I discuss five of my favourite books with Bad-Ass Fairies

And now, I think I’m going to sleep for a week!

I’m in the latest issue of Expanded Horizons!

Dear Author,

I picked up your book, the Sex Adventurer’s Travel Guide to the Kuiper Belt, on sale at a used book bulletin on frugalspacefarers.com. I now recognize that this was my first mistake. However, although I was aware that the book might be out of date, it didn’t occur to me that it could possibly be so wildly inaccurate so as to get me into serious trouble…

Read the whole story on their website: expandedhorizons.net » The Sex Adventurer’s Handbook to Kuiper Belt Resorts

My faerie fantasy novella, Domnall and the Borrowed Child was released last week. It’s been incredibly exciting!

Find out all about it here:

http://domnall.intrigue.co.uk/

I’m excited that my short story The Daffodil Project has been picked up for Nature Future’s and will appear in an upcoming issue of the magazine.

This is my fourth story in Nature and it remains one of my favourite sources of short fiction.