Mark Bilsborough

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About Mark Bilsborough

Mark Bilsborough learned his craft on Brunel University ‘s creative writing Master’s programme and the Odyssey Writing Workshop, where he also discovered how to avoid the comma splice. His published works are mainly science fiction with occasional forays into fantasy and can be found in various places online and through his Amazon page. He is currently working on a time travel novel which, ironically, is going to require time travel for him to find the time to finish it.

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Wyldblood #8 (Wyldblood Magazine) Apr 20, 2022

by Mark Bilsborough, Mark Rigney, JL George, Celine Low, Joe Kelly, Brianna Suazo, Tom Learmont, Kathy Gollan, Jordan Chase-Young, Nancy Renken

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Magic, robots and time travel in the latest Wylblood Magazine, featuring ten new science fiction and fantasy stories about the death of trees, tattoos with mystical powers, the downside of shop-bought pasta sauce, insect killers, missing fairy tales, weaponising androids, unusually clever androids, flashbacks backwards, a man to avoid (if you can) and the explosive return of Wyldblood favourite Dash Nine as the repurposed security bot shows his true colours (which, inevitably, is not without casualties).

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Wyldblood Magazine #1 Jan 15, 2021

by Mark Bilsborough, Holley Cornetto, Peri Dwyer Worrell, Bonnie West, Rosemary Srogi, Sydney Paige Guerrero, Stephanie Kraner, Mark Rigney, Robert Borski, Jacey Bedford

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Cutting edge science fiction and fantasy from established and upcoming writers.

Eleven stories, one interview, loads of book reviews and a bright, shiny cover. There's frogs and dogs, doll's houses and crows, soul eaters and graffiti artists, ice sculptures and coal miners, wizards and savants and a cyclist on a mission. Fantasy, science fiction and a touch of darkness.
Plus an interview with Tiffani Angus, whose debut novel Threading the Labyrinth is attracting a great deal of interest, and reviews of the latest from Jen Williams, Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds and others. All in a tightly packed supersized 88 pages.

Wyldblood Magazine will print bi-monthly all through 2021 - next issue available in March.

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Runs Like Clockwork (Wyldblood Anthologies Book 1) Feb 9, 2022

by Mark Bilsborough, Liam Hogan, Riv Rains, Dawn Vogel, Holly Schofield, Rose Strickman, Lisa Short, Wendy Nikel, Valerie Hunter, Jennifer Lee Rossman

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A collection of thirteen Steampunk stories full of high adventure and sumptuously surreal settings, We've got airships and mechanical men, a hint of magic and a strong smell of steam and gunsmoke. Our stories are set throughout time (and space) but most are rooted in a classic Victorian world that didn't quite exist, where everything is slightly sepia toned and the view from the gondola of the skyship is exquisite.

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The Call of the Wyld (Wyldblood Anthologies Book 2) Feb 16, 2021

by Mark Bilsborough, Holly Rae Garcia, Liam Hogan, Eric Nash, Laura Garrity, David Rank, Adam Stemple, Richard Pulfer, Christopher Muscato, Holly Barratt

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Twelve grisly new tales of fur and fury in this brand new anthology of werewolf stories. Liam Hogan’s The Mortsafe, full of gothic darkness, Holly Rae Garcia’s Werewolf’s Lament (because werewolves have feelings too), Chris Muscato’s Howling on the Moon. Werewolves in space – and right in the place where it all happens for them. Full moon all the time – kill or cure, right? Then M.T Johnson’s Ivanwolf tells a very human story of some decidedly inhuman happenings.Holly Barratt’s Rabbit Ears in the Laundry helps us face up to some of the more troublesome consequences of living with a werewolf, but the mood swiftly darkens with the tense suspense of Eric Nash’s unsettling Rewilding. Laura Garrity’s The Lodger explores what happens when the new guy in the spare bedroom suddenly has more fur than a landlady has a right to expect, followed by a tale of doomed love – The Wolf is Always at Your Door by E.J Sidle, and C. H. Knyght’s To Prey which (spoiler) is nothing to do with going to church. Then a pause with the quirky Walking Dog by David J Rank before settling into a fine lupine love story – Adam Stemple’s Werewolf Eulogy. Then full circle with the Big L – like the opener the Mortsafe, this is a story of how to tame the curse, but with a very different outcome.

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Dreams and Visions : a collection Jul 20, 2020

by Mark Bilsborough

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You may sell your dreams down at the Dreams Emporium but there's a price to pay - in nightmares. Dreams and Visions is a collection of ten dark and unsettling fantasy short stories by Mark Bilsborough, with sea monsters, demons, haunted pens, bestial creatures from alternate dimensions, wolves, astral projections, life after death and the devil himself. From the atmospheric gothic 'The Pen' to the urban dystopia of 'Undertow', there are common themes in these stories - redemption, heroism, consequences and the supernatural. Don't go into the basement. Don't go near the water. And once you've been to Jennings' Dreams and Keepsakes, remember to sleep with the lights on.

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Phantaxis: Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine August 2017 Aug 5, 2017

by Phantaxis, Dale T. Phillips, Arlen Feldman, Vanessa Kittle, Philip Brian Hall, Matencera Wolf, C.R. Berry, Jenni Wood, Russ Watrous, Mike McHone

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ISSUE 6 (August 2017)
Superbly crafted tales of science fiction and fantasy from around the world. Previously unpublished stories that will take you to new realms, experience mystic sorcery, meet strange creatures, travel through time and visit distant galaxies! Turn the pages and let your journey begin today.

In this issue:

FOR HANNAH—Mark Bilsborough
If a virtual copy of a person falls in love with you, does that mean the real human will do so as well?

PLAYMATES—Arlen Feldman
Imagine, for a moment, a world where anything that you 3D print can come to life. And then imagine that ability being wielded by a child.

EVENS AND ODDS—Vanessa Kittle
All of us keep a darker side buried deep within. Siman was given the chance to experience his darker side when he accidentally met his clone.

THE SHIP OF THESEUS—Philip Brian Hall
If every piece of your body was to be replaced with a new one, would you still be the same person?

AN INFERNAL MALADY—Michael Haynes
There are times when a poison for some is actually a cure for another. Beware of accepting aid from those who are too eager to help...

THE HOME SECRETARY IS SAFE—C.R. Berry
One can never know what to expect when they are caught up in a secret government endeavour, especially if reality seems to bend in on itself…

DAUGHTER OF THE WESTERN WINDS—Jenni Wood
For most people, controlling their primal tendencies is rather easy when comparing it to half-breeds, because for half-breeds, controlling their animal side is the only thing that keeps them human and everyone else alive.

THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE—Matencera Wolf
The road to a new world is usually paved with the blood of others.

F-BOMBS—Allen Kuzara
As the world changes, both the laws and personal rights will change, sometimes to the point where they become unrecognizable.

URGENT CARE—Dale T. Phillips
If you believe medical care is tough today, wait ’til you experience it in the future!

A GUY WALKS INTO A BAR—Russ Watrous & Mike McHone
A fantasy tale that every person has experienced at least once in their life… If not, here’s your chance.

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Futures Oct 28, 2020

by Mark Bilsborough

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Thirteen science fiction stories of the near future—set in our world and beyond. They're optimistic, unsettling and imaginative. These futures are utopian and dystopian, edgy and dangerous. Follow Valentine as he chooses whether to abandon his broken world or stay and rebuild. Travel Sideways through exotic dimensions. Fight the seductive pull of the Immersion tanks. Spend years travelling between systems to be with the true love you’ve never met. Fight to the death in VR hell. Play Shakespeare to miners on Pluto. Make first contact in unexpected places. And ponder the wisdom of philosopher cats.These stories outline a future which is sometimes challenging, sometimes hopeful but always changing. Are we alone? Will artificial intelligence be our salvation or our nemesis? Can we avoid blowing ourselves up or poisoning our planet? Can we find our place in the stars? And when we get there, most importantly, will there be fish?

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SERIAL Magazine: Issue Two: Featuring Word Burials by J.J. Steinfeld May 4, 2019

by J.J. Steinfeld, Michael W. Clark Ph.D., John M. Floyd, Anna Kaye-Rogers, Robert Petyo, Mark Bilsborough, Doan Trang

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Our second issue of SERIAL Magazine features the first installment of Word Burials by J.J Steinfeld, a suspense novel about a man buried in a prison of sand as he plots his escape. The second installment of The Last Dung Beetle by Michael W. Clark Ph.D can also be found in this issue. Additional stories includes:

SPEED DIAL by John M. Floyd: An ex-con exacts his revenge on the police officer who killed his brother.
KALEIDOSCOPE by Anna Kaye-Rogers: A teen girl uncovers something sinister in the woods of her small town.
GOING OVERBOARD by Robert Petyo: A professor with a wandering eye gets accused of a crime.
SIDEWAYS by Mark Bilsborough: Scientists discover a wild new world in the middle of a Brazilian jungle.

Kzine Issue 22 Sep 25, 2018

by Graeme Hurry, Ken McGrath, Louis Palmerino, Mark Bilsborough, Peter DiChellis, E.V. Morozov, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Ana Gardner, Dave Windett

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Kzine is a magazine of sf, horror, crime and fantasy original short stories. This issue has stories from Ana Gardner, Ryan Fitzpatrick, E.V. Morozov, Peter DiChellis, Mark Bilsborough, Louis Palmerino and Ken McGrath. The cover is by Dave Windett.

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The Colored Lens: Spring 2017 Apr 9, 2017

by Tamoha Sengupta, J. J. Roth, David Cleden, Peter Ryan, Mark Bilsborough, Dale L. Sproule, Serena Johe, Subodhana Wijeyeratne, Madeline Olsen, A.P. Miller

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The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is.

The Colored Lens strives to do exactly that. By publishing short stories and serialized novellas every quarter in genres ranging from fantasy, to science fiction, to slipstream or magical realism, we hope to help our readers see the world just a bit differently than before they came to us.

Featuring works by J. J. Roth, Tamoha Sengupta, David Cleden, Peter Ryan, Mark Bilsborough, Dale L. Sproule, Serena Johe, Subodhana Wijeyeratne, Madeline Olsen, A.P. Miller, Lynn Rushlau, and Jamie D. Munro.

Edited by Dawn Lloyd and Daniel Scott. Henry Fields, Associate Editor.

One Step Beyond: An Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy Nov 17, 2016

by Vaughan Stanger, Mike Lewis, Alys Sterling, Mark Bilsborough, Sue Oke, Liz Holliday, Heather Lindsley, Jaine Fenn, Tony Hughes

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An anthology of stories from the long-running One Step Beyond writers' group, including tales from all corners of the speculative fiction genre. All profits from the sale of this anthology will go to English PEN, a charitable network defending and promoting freedom of expression around the world.

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