The Dragon Book...

The trade paperback edition of The Dragon Book, edited by Jack and Gardner Dozois has been published in the U.S. by Ace Books. Library Journal wrote: "Strong storytelling and new takes on a beloved topic result in a welcome addition to the literature of dragons." Booklist called it "An enticing collection for genre fans," and SFFWorld.reviewed it as an "eclectic array of stories featuring perhaps the most iconic figure of fantasy literature...Dann and Dozois should be commended."

Aussiecon4: 68th Science Fiction Convention

Jack will be attending the 'Worldcon' in Melbourne, which is being held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center (MCEC). He would love to see you there. Here is a 'shortlist' of his speaking engagements:

Thursday 2 September
Jack Dann and Janeen Webb to launch the collection Baggage, edited by Gillian Polack
Borders South Wharf, 20 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf, 1:00 pm

Friday 3 September
Panel: Write What You Know
Jack Dann, with Chris Lawson, Kim Stanley Robinson, , and Kaaron Warren
MCEC, Room P1, 1:00 pm

Saturday 4 September
Panel: Reading from the Other Shelf: When SF becomes Literature
Jack Dann with John Clute, Rani Graff, and Simon Spanton
MCEC, Room 213, 11:00 am

Panel: Finding the Right Voice: Tips, Stratagies, and Techniques for accurately Representing Speech in Fiction
Jack Dann with Karen Miller, Deborah Kalin, and Kaaron Warren
MCEC, Room 204, 4:00 pm

Jack Dann Reading: Jack reads from his work-in-progress Shadows In the Stone
MCEC, Room 207, 5:00 pm

Sunday 5 September
Jack Dann to launch the first six novels of Chimera Publications Classic Australian SF series
MCEC, Room 203, 11:00 am

Kaffeeklatch with Jack Dann: an Informal Chat with the Author
MCEC, Room 201,  12:00 pm

Panel: Dreaming Down-Under, again
Jack Dann with  Janeen Webb, Jenny Blackford, Jason Nahrung, Stephanie Smith, and others
MCEC, Room 211, 2:00

Monday, 6 September
Panel: Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
Jack Dann with Ellen Kushner Robert Silverberg, and Glenda Larke
MCEC, Room  P3, 10:00 am

Panel: A House Made from Stories: Building the Anthology
Jack Dann with Ellen Datlow, Robert Silverberg, Alisa Krasnostein, and Jonathan Strahan
MCEC, Room P3, 1:00 pm

The Legendary Drive-by: Jack Dann

Angela Slatter's interview with Jack can be found at http://angelaslatter.com/2010/08/27/the-legendary-drive-by-jack-dann/

Jack to speak at event with astronomer Fred Watson...

Jack will be speaking at an event hosted by the RiAus (Royal Institution of Australia). The topic is Science Fiction to Science Fact. Jack and astronomer and popular-science writer Fred Watson will explore how science and science fiction borrow from each other to entertain and to expand knowledge of the universe. In association with the Playing With Words Festival, the event will take place on Sunday 11 July from 10:45 am to 12:15 pm at the West Gippsland Arts Center, Warragul, Victoria, Australia. To book go to http://scifitoscifactwarragul.eventbrite.com/

Just published: Legends of Australian Fantasy...

Legends of Australian Fantasy, which Jack co-edited with Jonathan Strahan, will be published in June by HarperCollins Australia.  Legends contains short novels by Sean Williams, Kim Wilkins, Cecilia Dart-Thornton, Isobelle Carmody, Trudi Canavan, Garth Nix, John Birmingham, D.M. Cornish, Jennifer Fallon, Ian Irvine, and Juliet Marillier.

Jack Interviewed Online...

Jack has been recently interviewed by Festivale Online Magazine and Livejournal.

A Note About This 'Revised' Official Jack Dann Website...

The Jack Dann website now has a slightly different look.  We've been in the process of updating the site after it went off-line temporarily. We were having trouble with our previous provider...but that's been rectified. Stay tuned for updates about Jack.

Jack's essay "Antinomies" and "Life Matters" on ABC National...

Jack's essay "Antinomies" has been published in 50 Voices of Disbelief, edited by Russell Blackford and Udo Schuklenk (Wiley-Blackwell). Jack was a guest on ABC Radio National's Life Matters. This was the final talk-back show of the year, and you can listen to the show or download it as a podcast. You will also find an excerpt from the essay, which they have titled "An Atheist's Prayer."

One of 50...

Jack's essay "Antinomies" has just been published in Russell Blackford's and Udo Schuklenk's 50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists (Wiley-Blackwell).

"Mohammed's Angel" on the web...

Jack's short story "Mohammed's Angel," which was published in Overland 196, Spring 2009 is available online at http://overland.org.au/test/?page_id=1678...and it's free!