MirrorDanse Books An independent Australian publisher of Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy MirrorDanse Books, PO Box 546, Chatswood NSW 2057 AUSTRALIA ABN: 11393 511 580 Ph: 61 2 9884 9615, Email: mirrordanse@ iprimus.com.au, Web: www.tabula-rasa.info/MirrorDanse/ For immediate release. July 2006 Local Chatswood based publisher, MirrorDanse Books, takes on the multinationals with the second volume in the critically acclaimed Year’s Best Australian SF & Fantasy series! “Year’s Best volumes are usually the territory of publishers such as Harper Collins, or St Martins Press in New York, but independent publishers are entering this market niche around the world,” says editor and publisher, Bill Congreve. “And this year we’ve got internationally acclaimed authors like Greg Egan, Jack Dann, Lucy Sussex, Simon Brown and Stephen Dedman with stories in the book.” “There’s been an explosion in science fiction writing in Australia since. More writers, more stories, a higher standard and greater international recognition than ever before. With the Year’s Best series we’re bringing the best of the small press – and the best of the stories published overseas – to a wider audience in Australia.” says Congreve. The Year’s Best Australian SF & Fantasy, Two, edited by Bill Congreve and Michelle Marquardt, is the sixteenth release from MirrorDanse, Australia’s longest running independent publisher of SF, and is released on their mass market imprint, MirrorDanse Books. Available from: The Year’s Best Australian SF & Fantasy, Two (isbn 0975773615) is a May release from Tower Books, Unit 2/17 Rodborough Road, Frenchs Forest NSW 2086. Phone: (02) 9975 5566, fax: (02) 9975 5599. Also available: The Year’s Best Australian SF & Fantasy, One (isbn 0975773607). Interview and events: The editors, Bill Congreve and Michelle Marquardt, are available for interview by telephone or email at (02) 9884 9615, or [email protected]. Bill and Michelle are also available for in-store promotional events. .