Tag Archives: When the Sky Comes Looking for You

Award Eligible Works Published in 2022

Posted on by

It’s that time of year again! If you are one of those nominating, or thinking about nominating, works for science fiction/fantasy-related awards (the Nebula, the Hugo, the Aurora, in particular), in 2022 I published the following:

Books:

When the Sky Comes Looking for You, Ravenstone Books (October 2022). If you’re voting in the Auroras, When the Sky Comes Looking for You is eligible in the Best Related Work category.

Short stories:

“The Empress of Marshmallow,” Pirating Pups: Salty Sea-Dogs and Barking Buccaneers, Tyche Books, Rhonda Parrish, editor, August 2022. About 5800 words, eligible in the short story category. Read an excerpt here.

“Ballroom Blitz,” When the Sky Comes Looking for You, Ravenstone Books, October 2022. About 7550 words, eligible in the novelette category. Read an excerpt here.

“Far Gone and Out,” When the Sky Comes Looking for You, Ravenstone Books, October 2022. About 8000 words, eligible in the novelette category. Read an excerpt here.

“No Sunshine in Hel,” When the Sky Comes Looking for You, Ravenstone Books, October 2022. About 9400 words, eligible in the novelette category. Read an excerpt here.

If you’re voting on any the various speculative fiction awards this year and want to read more of any of these stories please drop me a line, and I’ll make sure you can read any of my work that interests you. If you’re looking for more additions to your reading list, Cat Rambo and A.C. Wise keep pretty comprehensive lists of who published what in 2022.

Thanks for reading, folks!

A Couple Fun Things

Posted on by

A couple fun little bits of promo material happened to cross my desk at the same time yesterday, so I thought I’d post the links here too.

I wrote up a guest blog for the publishers of the Thunder Road series where I talk about my “writing studio.” I give a little tour of where and how I write.

It took me a moment to decide exactly what I should call my “studio.” I can—and do—write pretty much anywhere and everywhere. I write on the bus to work, on my coffee and lunch breaks. I’ve dictated scenes into my phone while on the road, edited on planes and in hotels on my way to, from, and during, conferences. I’ve transcribed notes on the couch while watching D&D livestreams and cartoons. Pretty much wherever I can steal a moment and a scrap of paper and pen is fair game to make some new words or fix some old ones. All that said, my home office is still where I call my writing home.

And, an interview I gave with Kelsey James with CanStar News to promote When the Sky Comes Looking for You is out in the world now, where I talk about about my love of fantasy and how I ended up as a fan of Norse Mythology.

“What I like about fantasy, as a writer, is it allows you to do anything,” Ginther said.

Thanks for hosting me, and thank you for reading!

New Thunder Road Art!

Posted on by

Every book I’ve published I’ve commissioned a piece of art from Winnipeg artist Scott Henderson to celebrate the occasion.

Here’s what he came up with for When the Sky Comes Looking for You:

I fucking love it so much!

I gave Scott what I thought would be a nigh-impossible task: a reference to each of the ten short stories in When the Sky Comes Looking for You, and daaaaaamn, did he ever nail it.

Thanks, Scott! I can’t wait to hang this up in my office.

When the Sky Comes Looking for You: Short Trips Down the Thunder Road

Posted on by

The news is out!

I’m super chuffed to be able to announce this expansion to the Thunder Road Trilogy. More details to follow soon, but in the meantime, the official press release is below!

Photo credit: Ashley MacLennan

Turnstone Press is pleased to announce the upcoming fall 2022 release of Chadwick Ginther’s new short fiction collection, When the Sky Comes Looking for You: Short Trips Down the Thunder Road, scheduled to be released under Turnstone’s Ravenstone Imprint.

Come along for another trip down Thunder Road. It has been 10 years since Ted Callan’s fateful encounter with a roomful of dwarves and his world exploded with gods and monsters, giants, witches, and more.

In this anniversary collection, When the Sky Comes Looking for You expands upon the Thunder Road trilogy with a series of short stories, both loved and brand new, from acclaimed author Chadwick Ginther.

Chadwick Ginther is the Prix Aurora Award nominated author of Graveyard Mind and the Thunder Road Trilogy. His short fiction has appeared in many magazines and anthologies, his story “All Cats Go to Valhalla” won the 2021 Prix Aurora Award for Best Short Story. He lives and writes in Winnipeg, Canada, spinning sagas set in the wild spaces of Canada’s western wilderness where surely monsters must exist.

Established in 1998, Ravenstone, an imprint of Turnstone Press, publishes some of the most exciting mysteries, thrillers, cli-fi, and speculative fiction in Canada.

Rights inquiries about When the Sky Comes Looking for You should be directed to rights@turnstonepress.com.