ODD?! Odd Anthology, Odd Video, Odd Subscriptions, Odd Contest

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ODD?! Odd Anthology, Odd Video, Odd Subscriptions, Odd Contest

(Myster Odd based on a character created by Jeremy Zerfoss. Music by Danny Fontaine; lyrics by Jeff VanderMeer and Danny Fontaine.)

WHAT IS ODD?

Announcing the release of the unique new fiction anthology ODD?, which asks the question "Is it odd, or are you too normal?" A mix of originals, new translations, and reprints (many of them hard-to-find) that qualify as "strange fiction", some of it surreal, some horrific, some fantastical, and all of it…odd. (Unless it's just because you're too normal.)

—Featuring, among others, Amos Tutuola, Nalo Hopkinson, Jeffrey Ford, Rikki Ducornet, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Hiromi Goto, Stacey Levine, and Jeffrey Thomas—with new translations by Gio Clairval, Larry Nolen, and Brian Evenson of such classic writers as Gustave Le Rouge, Leopoldo Lugones, and Karl Hans Strobl as well as a brand-new story by Leena Krohn! (Full table of contents below the cut.)

—Brought to you by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, the team behind such anthos as The New Weird, Steampunk Reloaded, Last Drink Bird Head, The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities, The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories, and the Best American Fantasy series.

WHERE CAN I BUY IT?

In addition to Amazon in Germany, France, and the UK, you can buy ODD? at:

—Amazon.com

—B&N

And coming very soon:

—Weightless Books

—Wizard's Tower

WHERE CAN I SUBSCRIBE?

This blog post gives you details on all kinds of special offers good through Friday (when prices rise)—along with information on how to become an Oddkin or even a Super Oddkin! (Note: print version of ODD? is out next year.)

WHAT'S THE CONTEST?

Just post an odd true-life story of something that happened to you in the comments thread of this blog post any time between now and Friday, October 21, and you could appear in the next volume of ODD? Yes, that's right. You could receive a contract for your weird true-life story to appear in ODD? Not only that, the winner will receive a year's subscription to both the ebook and print versions. Under 1,500 words, please, and anything above PG-13 will need bleeps. TO BE JUDGED BY ODDITY AND MULTIPLE WORLD FANTASY AWARD WINNER JEFFREY FORD!

WHAT'S WITH THE COOL VIDEO?!

The video featured above is a unique short film by Greg Bossert celebrating ODD? Bossert, based just over the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. has done research and design for feature films—including the Neil Gaiman/Roger Avary adaptation of Beowulf and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland—and worked on creating visuals and sounds for independent films, including the One Minute Weird Tales video series. His stories have appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction and ESLI Magazine. Find out more at Sudden Sound and his website.

WHAT THE HECK IS A CHEEKY FRAWG?

Cheeky Frawg specializes in quality, self-aware e-books. We hand-craft every e-book on a letterpress using only the best, most perfectly formed 00000s and 111111s. Our e-binding is hand-rolled by former Cuban cigar makers, our interiors are lovingly formatted by Neil Clarke, and our covers, unique back covers, and wallpapers are designed by the Las Vegas Madman, artist Jeremy Zerfoss. Cheeky Frawg is a joint production of Ann and jeff VanderMeer. Join us on facebook!

ODD? – TOC

Ann & Jeff VanderMeer – Introduction

Amos Tutuola – "The Dead Babies"

Gustave Le Rouge – "The War of the Vampires" (translation by Brian Evenson and David Beus)

Jeffrey Ford – "Weiroot"

Leopoldo Lugones – "The Bloat Toad" (translation by Larry Nolen)

Mark Samuels – "Apt 205″

Michael Cisco – "Modern Cities Exist Only to Be Destroyed"

Nalo Hopkinson – "Slow Cold Chick"

Sumanth Prabhaker – "A Hard Truth About Waste Management"

Hiromi Goto – "Stinky Girl"

Eric Basso – "Logues"