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The Specusphere is a free webzine that focuses on the Australian fantasy, sci-fi and horror industries. We publish feature articles, interviews, reviews and fiction pieces. We are always seeking casual contributions from writers as well as more volunteers to help run the website. Benefits of being involved are exposure (on a reputable online magazine) and experience working with a team of dedicated volunteers.
The Specusphere is an independent website created by people who want to explore the sphere of speculative fiction as a creative industry.
It is an experimental enterprise open to partners and collaborators. All that is needed to join is passion, vision and a willingness to share responsibility.
Personnel currently running The Specusphere are:Amanda Greenslade — Webmaster, Designer, Editor, Writer
www.greensladecreations.com and www.amandagreenslade.com 
Amanda is the volunteer webmaster for The Specusphere and performs a lot of the maintenance, design and copywriting for The Specusphere. Born in Queensland, Australia in 1982, she completed a Bachelor of Communication majoring in writing and screen production and has been employed as a Multimedia Manager and a Communications Officer. Her interests include fantasy and science fiction, animals, writing, reading, movies and TV shows, gaming, website design and music.
Amanda enjoys creating and is often involved in multiple projects. She aspires to finish editing her novel Talon, the first book of The Astor Chronicles and publish it. See www.astorchronicles.com for more information about this high fantasy series.
Further information
- Amanda's profile
- Amanda's directory listings: editing, writing, graphic design
- Click here to contact Amanda
From a background in the performing arts, principally dance and music, Satima (Carol Flavell Neist) switched to writing in these areas in 1987. A regular contributor to magazines such as Dance Australia and Music Maker, she was dance critic for The Australian in Perth for five years. She has recently turned to fiction and is currently working on a fantasy novel.
Satima holds a BA in Religious Studies, an Associate Diploma in Performing Arts (Dance) and the certificate of the Federation of Australian Astrologers. To put bread on the table, she writes and edits to order, mainly academic papers, family history and astrology. Her hobbies are mostly work-related and include research in the fields of astrology and family history, as well as reading Shakespeare with friends and writing the odd bad sonnet.
Further information
Stephen Thompson — Publisher, Editor, Writer
Stephen is the originator and publisher of The Specusphere. His website is at www.essteemedia.com
Stephen believes in that to remain fresh and vital a webzine needs to continuously re-invent itself and to experiment with new directions. After almost 10 years at the helm of The Specusphere he has decided that, in order to evolve, The Specusphere needs to undergo a radical transition. To that end, he has taken a back seat in the running of the site to allow for the creative flair of younger editors to drive the project further. However, Stephen will continue to fund the website to make it all possible. He will also continue to give input into the development of the website and he remains the primary editor for articles and fiction.
Since 1997 Stephen has pursued an interest in creative writing that he'd been nurturing for over 25 years. His publishing credits include poetry, radio drama, short fiction, non-fiction, music and screenwriting.
Stephen is a committed believer in life long learning and self-directed study. He studied General Philosophy at Sydney University in the late 70s and completed Open Learning courses in a variety of sciences during the 80s and 90s.
Stephen has an industry recognised Diploma of Editing (Publishing) and works as a freelance editor, proofreader and publisher in Brisbane. He is the primary editor for most articles in The Specusphere.
Further information
- Stephen's profile
- Stephen's directory listings: writing, editing
- Click here to contact Stephen
The Specusphere relies on the talents of a growing pool of reviewers to read/watch books, movies and games, write reviews worth reading and submit them to The Specusphere. For more info. on some of our regular reviewers, please see the article from our Jan/Feb 2009 issue here.
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