Since 1999, members of the Speculative Fiction Writing Cooperative have shared their passion for speculative fiction -- and now they are expanding their audience.

Ann Lovejoy, Northwest gardener and writer, and Paul Hanson, manager of Eagle Harbor Book Co, founded the supportive group where, under the aegis of science fiction, writers of all sorts hone their skills in fantasy, hard science, horror, slipstream fiction, myth, mystery, and magical realism.

Their most recent anthology, OBLIQUITY, is imaginative storytelling with, at times, no more than a passing nod to the ordinary norms of science fiction, fantasy or magical realism. Certainly readers can expect to visit the far reaches of outer space and the inner spaces of computerized intelligence, the distant future and the mythical past, but they will also encounter unexplainable forces of nature, non-corporeal life forms, even intergalactic humor, in tales that might not have made their way into more conventional science fiction/fantasy collections.


Their first anthology, OFF THE ECLIPTIC, represents the best (so far) of the short works produced by some of the more regular of the irregular members of the SFWC.

The group meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month at 7pm and welcomes newcomers and drop-ins. For more information, contact Paul Hanson at the bookstore.

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