Ellen Datlow is one of the best editors of speculative
fiction, her anthologies come at the highest of standards and her annual year’s
best are among the most concentrated collections of excellent fiction. Now Ellen
Datlow teams up with one of the most original and notable publishers of dark
fiction, ChiZine Publications, for an anthology project, “Fearful Symmetries”,
due to be published in early 2014. Nothing surprising so far. However, the
interesting thing comes from “Fearful Symmetries” taking its first step to
publication as a Kickstarter campaign, campaign that runs until 10th
of January. And since the project has already reached a quarter of its funding
goal I have hopes that we would see Ellen Datlow’s “Fearful Symmetries” in
print.
Given the rapidly
changing publishing market, Datlow decided to turn to Kickstarter as an
experiment to see if it could fund the project. The campaign will go toward the
editing, layout, and production of the book, as well as offering professional
rates to the authors. Datlow selected ChiZine Publications based on the quality
of their books and distribution.
“This project is
close to my heart,” says Datlow, “which is why I’ve decided to appeal to the
public through Kickstarter. And while I have a stable of writers whose work I
love, I want to give a chance to new talent that I may not be aware of. I want
them to write the stories they’ve always wanted to and perhaps couldn’t because
there was no venue for them.”
Unlike a lot of her
anthologies, Fearful Symmetries will not have a theme. Datlow intends to
solicit work from well-known horror writers, as well as those selected during
an open reading period, something Datlow does not do often. If the campaign is
a success, Fearful Symmetries will be released as a trade paperback and eBook,
and is expected to be 125,000 words long.
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