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Georgina Kamsika

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Georgina Kamsika was born in South Yorkshire, the youngest child to her Anglo-Indian immigrant parents. After attending a local catholic school, she escaped to university in Nottingham and began writing. Many years later, now based in Sheffield, she began taking writing seriously and has published several speculative short stories in magazines and the odd anthology. She is lucky enough to have three friends who write and they all work together regularly, sharing ideas, discussing writing techniques and motivating each other.

She reads widely, everything from E.M. Forester to Chuck Palahnuick and values her comics collection – from Sandman to Preacher. She admits to being a geek and whenever she’s not writing, she loves reading and walking he...more


Just a quick post to say I have another short story in the publication queue. This time it’s the horror story ‘Altus’ that’s been accepted into the Fading Light anthology, edited by the talented dark fantasy author Tim Marquitz.



Its got a great selection of stories and I’m really excited to be part of this. I’ll share more when a publication date has been set.

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Published on May 17, 2012 00:54 • 6 views
Average rating: 4.38 · 32 ratings · 14 reviews · 5 distinct works
The Sulphur Diaries
4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011
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Letters from the Dead
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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Orbital Hearts
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4.89 of 5 stars 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
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The Sulphur Diaries Book Signing
Author appearance, August 25, 2012 11:00AM — 4 people invited
Waterstone, Waterstones The Wool Excange Hustlergate , Bradford , GB

http://www.kamsika.com
Georgina will be signing copies of her début novel 'The Sulphur Diaries' and the...more


Wolf Hall
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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
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All Clear by Connie Willis
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Blackout by Connie Willis
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I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
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Under the Needle's Eye by Linda DeMeulemeester
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There's a range of stories in different style, some of which I liked a little more than others - but in general this is a great anthology and I'll certainly be looking out for more from some of the individuals in it.
Under the Needle's Eye
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Recipes For Disaster by Sheryl Browne
Recipes For Disaster
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When Sheryl mentioned she was writing a rom com book stuffed with recipes, I must admit I had no idea how it'd work. Then I finally sat down with my kindle and devoured the book in one sitting! Such a great idea, mixing up these kind of ingredients -...more
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Behind Locked Doors by Jessica A. Weiss
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It Came from del Rio by Stephen Graham Jones
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Great pulp-esque novel (I love the cover design) broken into a two-act literary horror-fest. Bunny-headed zombies, oh yes.
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Half Sick Of Shadows by David  Logan
Half Sick Of Shadows
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Georgina Kamsika Claire wrote: "Hi George, how are you? It was SO lovely to see you yesterday. Do you fancy having a go at my DEAD GAME quiz??? Just for a bit of fun. My youngest is poorly today so I've been looking for things..."

It's always lovely to see you, Claire =) I'm just rushing out but I'll take it tomorrow morning - looking forward to it xx


Claire Kinton Hi George, how are you? It was SO lovely to see you yesterday. Do you fancy having a go at my DEAD GAME quiz??? Just for a bit of fun. My youngest is poorly today so I've been looking for things to do! http://www.goodreads.com/quizzes/resu...


Georgina Kamsika Kathee (Kitty) wrote: "I love your new story, Acceptable Suitors on www.romanceflash.com - great job!!"

Thanks Kathee - I'm really pleased to have been accepted again - especially for the sites one year anniversary!


Kathee (Kitty) Jantzi I love your new story, Acceptable Suitors on www.romanceflash.com - great job!!


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