EXIT EARTH ANTHOLOGY

A project in London, UK by STORGY
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STORGY is an indie publisher of cutting edge short fiction. Help fund our 1st print publication - The EXIT EARTH Short Story Anthology.
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Funded: £8,236 of £6,000
Dates: Jul 18th -> Aug 17th (30 days)
Project By: STORGY
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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - GUY SMITH & PAUL TURNER & DAVID JAMES POISSANT

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
      Guy is a passionate, enthusiastic and inexperienced storyteller. He works in the film industry in London, and this is his first published short story. He hopes to write much more across different mediums in the future. If anyone would like... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - TOMAS MARCANTONIO & ALAN ROBSON

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
      Tomas Marcantonio is a writer and English teacher from Brighton, England. He graduated from the University of Sussex with a degree in English Language and Film, and he has since been travelling widely. His travels have influenced much of... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - ROBIN GRIFFITHS & RICHARD LEE-GRAHAM

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
      Robin previously wrote for the Dorling Kindersley Indy magazine, and was the jackets editor for the children's section. Several of Robin's articles have appeared in magazines including a new publication called Breathe. He also copy edited... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - COURTTIA NEWLAND & M. R. CAREY

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
    Courttia Newland is the author of seven works of fiction that include his debut, The Scholar. His latest novel, The Gospel According to Cane, was published in 2013 and has been optioned by Cowboy Films.  He was nominated for the Impac Dublin... (Read More)

The EXIT EARTH Short Story Competition Winner!

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We are pleased to announce the winners of The STORGY EXIT EARTH Short Story Competition. Winner:Rachel Connor 'How To Curate a Life' 2nd place:Duncan Abel 'Don't Go To The Flea Circus' 3rd place:Alan Robson 'When The Tide Comes In' Congratulations... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - PHILIP WEBB GREGG

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
      Philip Webb Gregg was brought up among a subculture of activists, nihilists and travellers. His work seeks to question established norms, both in the conflict of the individual, and the wilderness of wider society. Love, madness and nature... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - FRANCISCO GONZÁLEZ

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
    Francisco González was raised in Santa Barbara County, California. A native Spanish speaker, he achieved English-language fluency at age seven. He lives in New York, where he is a Master of Fine Arts candidate at Columbia University. *  Tune... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - RACHEL CONNOR

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
      Rachel Connor is a novelist, dramatist and short story writer based in Yorkshire, where she teaches creative writing at Leeds Beckett University. In addition to writing plays for stage and site-specific performance, she has published short... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - JESSICA BONDER

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
      Jessica Bonder is an American fiction writer. She has previously published short stories and prose poetry in STORGY Magazine, The Bohemyth, Vending Machine Press, The Fiction Pool, Split Lip Magazine, Unbroken Journal, and The Lonely Crowd.... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - JAMES MILLER

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
    James Miller was born in London. He is the author of the novels LOST BOYS, SUNSHINE STATE and UNAMERICAN ACTIVITIES as well as numerous short stories.  He has a PhD in American literature and is currently senior lecturer in Creative Writing... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - TOBY LITT

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
    Toby Litt is the author of nine novels and four books of short stories. He is currently writing Wrestliana, a memoir about his relationship to his great-great-great grandfather, William Litt – a champion wrestler, poet, smuggler and exile.... (Read More)

EXIT EARTH Short Story Competition SHORTLIST

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
  We are pleased to announce the SHORTLIST of the STORGY EXIT EARTH Short Story Competition. In Alphabetical order... Duncan Abel 'Don't Go To The Flea Circus'Erik Bergstrom'Crow Rides A Pale Horse'Rachel Connor'How To Curate a Life'Francisco... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - MICHAEL BIRD

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
    Michael Bird is an award-winning investigative journalist and writer mixing multimedia elements, verse, lyrics and website formats into fiction.   Here is a story, ‘England Doesn’t Want You’, of a singer-songwriter finally succeeding to... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - ERIK BERGSTROM

August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
      Erik Bergstrom lives and writes in Minneapolis, MN. By day he works as a copy editor for an automotive marketing company. Nights and weekends, he writes gloomy stories.  You can follow him on Twitter @erikbbergstrom or Instagram... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - VIRGINIA BALLESTY

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
      Virginia Ballesty is a writer based just outside of New York City. She works in marketing and writes in her in-between hours.  She has one other short story published in the Almond Press’ anthology “Broken Worlds.” When she is not... (Read More)

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - DUNCAN ABEL

August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
          Duncan Abel’s short stories have been published by Unbound Press and Spilling Ink. His short story, “A Good Son”, was performed at London Lit 2012. His novel, The Way Home, was shortlisted for the 2010 Luke Bitmead Award. ... (Read More)

EXIT EARTH Short Story Competition Finalists

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
 We are pleased to announce the finalists of the STORGY EXIT EARTH Short Story Competition.   *In Alphabetical order.......the finalists are... Duncan Abel'Don't Go To The Flea Circus' Virginia Ballesty'Cake' Erik Bergstrom'Crow Rides A Pale... (Read More)

EXIT EARTH COMPETITION LONGLIST ANNOUNCEMENT

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
    And now, the end is nearAnd so I face the final curtain.My friend, I'll say it clearI'll state my case, EXIT EARTH is here for certain. Are you ready?So finally the time has come. The wait  is over. Almost.  At 13.00 BST on Friday 28th July... (Read More)

Artist Spotlight - CARRIE SOUTH

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
So here we have our second Artist Spotlight - the awesome....   Carrie South is an illustrator and painter from Oklahoma City, OK who creates delightfully brutal illustrations.         You can find out more about Carrie and her incredible... (Read More)

EXIT EARTH - Tales From The Fandom Podcast

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
  Listen to STORGY Executive Director Anthony Self discuss The EXIT EARTH Competition and the EXIT EARTH Kickstarter campaign with David Ginsburg from 'Tales From The Fandom'.  Thank you to David for taking the time to talk with us and giving us... (Read More)

Artist Spotlight - AMIE DEARLOVE

July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Over the course of the next four days we will be presenting a spotlight on the incredible artists who have agreed to create artwork for The EXIT EARTH Anthology. This will be followed by the announcement of the Longlist on Friday 28th July, and a... (Read More)

Thank You!

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
With two and a half hours left of the first day of our EXIT EARTH Kickstarter Campaign, all of us at STORGY would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has taken the time to look at our page. Thank you for your encouragement and support and... (Read More)

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