A new issue of The Specusphere is now available: http://www.specusphere.com

Our editorial takes on the thorny question of what to do about self-publishers who by-pass editors.

". if a novel has not been edited then it is, essentially, nothing more than
a glorified manuscript-in-progress ."

Also:

a.. Our reviewers give their opinion about what they thought were the best books of 2009
b.. Brendan Carson gives us more other-worldly cogitation
c.. Alan Baxter wonders about the iPad
d.. Damien Kane speculates on the imagination

In other sections, Astrid Cooper enthralls us with chats and interviews with people of the genre: Sue Bursztynski, Malcolm Walker, Erica Hayes and Edwina Harvey. Damien Kane talks about what makes his writing tick, and Stephen Turner leads us further along the Hero's Journey. There's another two editions of the humorous flash fiction series by Yusuf Martin.

And of course there's Satima's amazing reviews section, which even Australian publishers read. It's said by some to be the best reviews section in an Australian web magazine.

There's something for everybody at The Specusphere.

Volunteers

We are always on the lookout for volunteers, be it to help edit the reviews, proofread articles, start a new section or take over an old one. How about taking charge of our news desk? What about running this bulletin? Or writing editorials? Or being a blog liaison person — now there's a job for an enterprising editor.

Readers have recently suggested we:

a.. Create the capacity for readers to comment on articles
b.. Have a regular comic section
c.. Have a gallery page for artists and graphic designers

Yes, we'd like to do all the above, but we need people to turn the idea into
something practical.

Next issue: 4 April 2010