Englebert in Telugu

The Telugu translation of my short story Englebert is out today at literary webzine Sanchika, translated as Into the Desert... 

This is the 11th language for this story, and Telugu is a new language for me - my 38th! 

Most of the translations have been accompanied by illustrations of Englebert, but this one also features the other main character ,Yusef.

Two Flash Stories

 New daily flash fiction webzine Quotidian Bagatelle has accepted two of my stories, to appear in May and June:

• Gone With the Window, which has previously been published in Scots
• Never Talk to Strangers, which has previously been published in Welsh and Spanish

I may have a few more I can send them...

Greek Shakespeare

 I'm very pleased that my short story Romeo and the Robots has been accepted by Greek magazine Ef-Zin. This will be my ninth story to have appeared in that magazine, and my twelfth in Greek altogether. It should be in the next issue due out in July.

Twentieth Spanish Story

 The Spanish translation of my short story Never Talk to Strangers is out now in Argentine-based webzine Microficciones y Cuentos. 

This story has only been published in Welsh before, but the English version is also due to be published soon. It's my fifth story at Microficciones y Cuentos and my twentieth story in Spanish altogether.

The Greek Week of Quarantine

 The Greek translation of The Second Week of Quarantine is out today in issue #48 of Ef-Zin magazine. 

This is the sixth language for this story, my eighth story in Ef-Zin and my eleventh story in Greek altogether. 

Thai Sci Fi Club

Another new language today, my 37th: Thai. Three of my stories appear on the website of the Thai SciFi Club, along with the English originals: 

• The Gondolier
• The Second Week of Quarantine
• Englebert

The Gondolier had previously been translated into Thai and appeared here on this website. The Thai Sci Fi Club have published that version along with a poetic version of the same story. Interestingly, when the German translation was published in Exodus magazine it was also listed as a poem.

Canines, Reptiles and Other Romanian Anomalies

The Romanian translation of my short story Canines, Reptiles and Other Biological Anomalies is out now in the latest issue of Galaxia 42 magazine. 

This is the fourth of my Yorick stories, and this is the fourth language it's been published in. It's my 7th story in Galaxia 42 magazine, and my 11th in Romanian altogether.

Romeo and the Spanish Robots

 My short story Romeo and the Robots has been accepted by Cuban magazine Korad to be translated into Spanish for their next issue. This will be the first translation of this story, my second story in Korad and my nineteenth story in Spanish altogether.

The Year in Writing

 I don't seem to have written much this year: only three new stories, though I did also revise two old stories. On the other hand, publications have gone rather well, amounting to a total of 24, the third highest amount in any years.

This number is larger than I was expecting and particularly pleasing after Aphelian magazine ceased publication (temporarily, I hope) after only putting out parts 1-4 of Galaxy's Game. Parts 5-10 are still awaiting publication.

Aside from this, I had seven new stories published in English - also the most for several years. I also had translations published in nine languages, including Chinese, my only new language this year.

Including publications that I was expecting this year but haven't yet appeared, I have 19 publications already lined up for next year too!

Spanish Reprint Accidentally Saves the Earth from Alien Conquest

 I discovered today that a reprint of the Spanish translation of my short story Five Ways to Accidentally Save the Earth from Alien Conquest was published in the May-Aug 2025 issue of Cuban speculative fiction magazine Korad.

This is the third appearance of this Spanish translation, and the story's eighth appearance altogether.