Great Links

Fiction and Writing Links

Academy of Super-Heroes
I began my writing apprenticeship writing free superhero fiction on the Internet, under the news group rec.arts.comics.creative. The series that I wrote most for was Academy of Super-Heroes, started by my good friend Dave Van Domelen.
Critters
I am a member of Critters, an online fantasy and science fiction critique group. Many fellow Critters are great writers, others are new writers learning the craft. I highly recommend this free and useful service.
Ralan Conley's Webstravaganza
Ralan's market report is the first site I go to when I need to find a market for my fiction.
Speculations
Speculations is a wonderful web community for writers.
SFF.net WebNews
A good source for forums like sff.writing.writersofthefuture, sff.publishing.thefix-online, sff.people.richard-horton, sff.people.julie-czerneda, and more.
The Fix Online
A review site for short speculative fiction.
Writers of the Future
The most prestigious international F&SF writing competition for new writers. I won Second Place in Q1 2006. Well worth entering if you are still eligible.

Linguistics Links

Dialect Topography of Canada
A survey of dialect differences in Canada and U.S. border regions. The project is headed by Professor Jack Chambers. I designed the online database and maps, as well as collected data for Greater Vancouver.

Fellow WOTF XXIII Authors and Illustrators

Aliette de Bodard
John Burridge
Stephen Kotowych
Grand Prize winner and my writing 'twin'.
Stephen Gaskell
Damon Kaswell
Kim Zimring
Andrea Kail
Jeff Carlson
Douglas Texter
Lars Edwards
Ed Sevcik
Joseph Jordan

Friends and Fellow Authors

Elizabeth Bear
Leah Bobet
Suzanne Church
Julie Czerneda
Keesa Renee DuPre
Eugie Foster
Jim C. Hines
I-Wei Huang
I-Wei's my cousin, and he has won awards for his real steampunk robots. Check it out!
Mike Rimar
Marc "Not the Beastmaster" Singer
Karina Sumner-Smith
Dave Van Domelen
Sean Williams
Robert J. Sawyer