{"id":19952,"date":"2013-04-17T06:30:55","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T18:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=19952"},"modified":"2013-04-02T21:57:38","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T08:57:38","slug":"heres-specficnz-christchurch-introducing-comrades-in-speculative-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2013\/04\/17\/heres-specficnz-christchurch-introducing-comrades-in-speculative-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s SpecFicNZ-Christchurch: Introducing Comrades in Speculative Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/09\/20\/its-aotearoa-new-zealand-speculative-fiction-blogging-week\/specficnzlogo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16066\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16066\" title=\"SpecFicNZlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SpecFicNZlogo-300x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SpecFicNZlogo-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SpecFicNZlogo-150x66.jpg 150w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SpecFicNZlogo.jpg 623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>From next week, I hope to be starting a new &#8220;mini-post&#8221; series on the blog titled <strong>&#8220;Here&#8217;s SpecFicNZ-Christchurch.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.specficnz.org\/\">SpecFicNZ<\/a> is the <em>&#8221; national association for creators, writers and editors of speculative fiction in or from New Zealand&#8221;<\/em> and we have a lively local group here in Christchurch&#8212;so much so that I thought some of my blog readers might enjoy &#8220;&#8216;meeting&#8221; the members.<\/p>\n<p>The spirit of\u00a0 the series is similar to that of my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfsignal.com\/archives\/2013\/03\/fun-with-friends-helen-lowe-talks-with-ian-irvine\/\">&#8220;Fun With Friends&#8221; interview series <\/a>on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfsignal.com\/\">SF Signal<\/a>, which focuses on fellow New Zealand and Australian authors.<strong> &#8220;Here&#8217;s SpecFicNZ-Christchurch&#8221; <\/strong>will not be an interview series, however, but rather an opportunity for local members to introduce themselves using a series of headings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Here&#8217;s Who:<\/strong> a short, first person introduction to the writer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Here&#8217;s Why:<\/strong> the writer writes speculative fiction, as opposed to any other genre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Here&#8217;s What:<\/strong> an example of the writer&#8217;s work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Here&#8217;s Where:<\/strong> <em>you<\/em> can find out more about the writer and their work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am thrilled this series is happening and am looking forward to hosting my fellow SpecFicNZ-ers<strong><\/strong> on <em>&#8220;&#8230;Anything, Really.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If I have my nefarious way, the series will start next Wednesday, 24 April. 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