Jeff VanderMeer is no stranger to GeekDad readers —see here for James Floyd Kelly’s take on his Steampunk Bible anthology or here for an interview I did with Jeff and his wife Ann Vandermeer a few years back. He’s had considerable success in a wide range of writing ventures: fiction ...

We’ve recently had a controversial primer on why British Sci-Fi television is better than its American counterpart, thanks to Daniel. I don’t know that we’ve had a similar post on the subject of written SF, but if you’re looking for something interesting to read that’s outside the realm of American ...

One of our favorite and more prolific authors and editors of the weird and fantastic, Jeff VanderMeer had a pretty good year in 2010. High among his achievements this year was the shortlisting of his novel Finch back in February for a Nebula award, but he also also co-authored The ...

If you’ve been reading GeekDad for long, you’ll know that we have a rather high degree of enthusiasm for Shared Worlds, the non-profit science fiction/fantasy teen writing camp that that’s been held annually since 2008 at Wofford College in South Carolina. Read about it here and here, if you’d like ...

Author Jeff VanderMeer, who has a long relationship with GeekDad, is up for a Nebula award! VanderMeer’s Finch, has been nominated for 2009 Novel of the Year. The awesome start to 2010 for the VanderMeer household doesn’t stop there; a few weeks ago Jeff’s wife, Ann VanderMeer, was named Editor ...

Just a quick note to let you know that Jeff VanderMeer’s highly recommended writer’s guide,  Booklife: Strategies And Survival Tips For The 21st-Century Writer, is now shipping.  VanderMeer is well known to Geekdad readers; in fact, yours truly is quoted on the book’s back cover and the role of GeekDad’s ...