Imaginarium 2012: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing

At their best, these stories disrupt habits, overcome barriers of cultural perception to make the familiar strange through the use of speculative elements such as magic and technology. They provide glimpses of alternate realities and possible futures and pasts that provoke an ethical, social, political, environmental and biological inquiry into what it means to be human. Featuring stories by Camille Alexa, Kelley Armstrong, Madeline Ashby, Peter Chiykowski, Carolyn Clink, David Livingstone Clink, Geoffrey W. Cole, Cory Doctorow, Amal El-Mohtar, Steven Erikson, Gemma Files, Neile Graham, Lisa L. Hannett, Ada Hoffman, Claire Humphrey, Susan Ioannu, Kristin Janz, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, Derek Künsken, Helen Marshall, Anna Mioduchowska, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, David Nickle, Rhonda Parrish, Kelly Rose Pflug-Back, Timothy Reynolds, Ian Rogers, Robert Runté, Geoff Ryman, Rebecca M. Senese, George Swede, Peter Watts, A.C. Wise, and Rio Youers.

table of contents

INTRODUCTION

STEVEN ERIKSON

LOOKER

DAVID NICKLE

THE LIST

KELLEY ARMSTONG

BITING TONGUES

AMAL EL-MOHTAR

BLEAKER COLLEGIATE PRESENTS AN

ALL-FEMALE PRODUCTION OF

WAITING FOR GODOT

CLAIRE HUMPHREY

SPLIT DECISION

ROBERT RUNTÉ

THE CINDER GIRL

PETER CHIYKOWSKI

THE CANDLE

IAN ROGERS

THROUGH THE DOOR

SUSAN IOANNU

SIGNAL TO NOISE

GEMMA FILES

THE ONES OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR

NEILE GRAHAM

DOWN WHERE THE BEST LILIES GROW

CAMILLE ALEXA

HIDE

REBECCA M. SENESE

WHAT WE FOUND

GEOFF RYMAN

LIE-FATHER

GEMMA FILES

CENTIPEDE GIRL

ADA HOFFMANN

CLOCKWORK FAGIN

CORY DOCTOROW

SELECTED HAIKU

GEORGE SWEDE

PURE

RIO YOUERS

10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT STAPLERS

CAROLYN CLINK

LAIKAS I

KATHRYN KUITENBROUWER

ON THE MANY USES OF CEDAR

GEOFFREY W. COLE

OBSCURED

RHONDA PARRISH

HAWKWOOD’S FOLLY

TIMOTHY REYNOLDS

RAZOR VOICES

KELLY ROSE PFLUG-BACK

THE BEAN-SIDHE CALLS IN OWL-LIGHT

NEILE GRAHAM

FUR AND FEATHERS

LISA L. HANNETT

BREATHING BONES

PETER CHIYKOWSKI

THE EDUCATION OF JUNIOR

NUMBER 12

MADELINE ASHBY

ONE QUARTER GORGON

HELEN MARSHALL

A PUDDLE OF BLOOD

SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA

NOTHING BUT SKY OVERHEAD

DAVID LIVINGSTONE CLINK

THE KISS OF THE BLOOD-RED

POMEGRANATE

KRISTIN JANZ

CHARM

ANNA MIODUCHOWSKA

FINAL GIRL THEORY

A.C. WISE

TO LIVE AND DIE IN GIBBONTOWN

DEREK KÜNSKEN

BEAUTIFUL MONSTER

HELEN MARSHALL

MALAK

PETER WATTS

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

ABOUT THE EDITORS

• Author
• Sandra Kasturi, Halli Villegas, Kelley Armstrong, David Nickle, Peter Watts, Rio Youers, Steven Erikson, Madeline Ashby, Cory Doctorow, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Geoff Ryman, Gemma Files, Corey Lewis, Samantha Beiko, Ian Rogers, Camille Alexa, Rhonda Parrish, Amal El-Mohtar, Claire Humphrey, Robert Runte, Peter Chiykowski, Susan Ioannu, Neile Graham, Rebecca M. Senese, Ada Hoffmann, George Swede, Carolyn Clink, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, Geoffrey W. Cole, Timothy G. M. Reynolds, Kelly Rose Pflug-Back, Lisa L. Hannett, David Livingstone Clink, Kristin Janz, Anna Mioduchowska, A.C. Wise, Derek Künsken, Helen Marshall

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 372

• Series
• Otherworld Stories -The List

• Publisher
• ChiZine Publications

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781926851679

• Genres
• fantasy, horror, anthologies, canada

• Release date
• 2012