So, on into November and for most of the years of my past that would be a welcoming thought, with a view to the hotter and dryer Cape summer months ahead. Now, of course, the opposite holds true - the nights lengthen and it gets colder, wetter and darker - with a lot more bite than the old Cape winters! Still, work, writing and living continues.<\/p>\n
Locus<\/i> recently published my article on SF in South Africa<\/i> in their current November issue. I will upload this overview article onto the website at the end of the month as SF in SA 10<\/i>, with due acknowledgement to first publication in Locus<\/i>. The article focused on written sf, not other media or film. Thus District 9 (D9)<\/i> does not get a direct mention for example. For anyone wanting to pursue further analysis of D9<\/i> however, there's an interesting collection of online essays at http:\/\/www.zeleza.com\/symposium\/949<\/a><\/p>\n Lavie Tidhar<\/b> reports on the World SF Blog<\/i> that Apex<\/i> have a special world sf issue, tied in with the release of their anthology. http:\/\/worldsf.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/03\/special-apex-magazine-world-sf-issue-released<\/a>. Kudos goes to Lavie<\/b> for his tireless efforts in raising the profile of non-Western or anglophile speculative fiction. Till next time, i.e. December, and roll on summer.<\/p>\n Nick Wood - November 2009<\/p>\n
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