We are delighted to reveal the cover for Nova Scotia Vol 2: New Speculative Fiction from Scotland, edited by Neil Williamson and Andrew J Wilson. The artwork is by Scottish-based award-winning artist Jenni Coutts!
Jenni Coutts is an award winning artist, illustrator, speculative fiction writer, and NHS doctor who has spent the last 11 years in Glasgow, Scotland. She is the current Art Editor for BFS Horizons magazine and is the art show lead for the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton in 2025. Â Originally from Leeds, she won the British Fantasy Award for Best Artist in 2022 and was nominated again in 2023. She has had artwork featured in both UK and international publications. She was shortlisted for the Scottish New Writers Award in 2019.
Let's hear it from Jenni:
"I was really excited to work on this cover artwork. I loved the idea of celebrating the wild myths and legends that form the fabric of Scotland, as well as showcasing some of the amazing new science fiction and speculative fiction that comes from Scottish Writers. Neil and Francesca brought me a really strong and exciting cover brief, requesting deep blues, views of the coast and/or ocean, possible flora and fauna of Scotland and maybe a lighthouse. I had a lot of fun creating sketches that incorporated some or all of these ideas, whilst still trying to keep a dark and moody speculative fiction feel, and I am very excited to be able to read the amazing stories in Nova Scotia Vol 2!"
If you've missed our TOC announcement, here are the authors representing Scotland, and their individual stories:
Weak Gods Of Mars - Ken MacLeod Â
When You Are The Hammer, Strike - Eliza Chan
Mhairi Aird - Lorraine Wilson
Shoals - Morag Edward
New Town - David Goodman
Me, And Not Me - Jon Courtenay Grimwood
The Bruce And The Spider - Andrew J. Wilson
Lise And Otto - Pippa Goldschmidt
The Colour Of Their Eyes - Dilys Rose
Broderie Écossaise - Eris Young
Grimaldo The Weeping - Ali Maloney
Blood Lines - Russell Jones
Junior - Lindz McLeod
Peter's Thoughts - Grant Morrison
Midnight Flit - Neil Williamson
Sugar Teeth - CL Hellisen
Dodos - Rhiannon A Grist
Under The Hagstone - Doug Johnstone
The Donkey - T.L. Huchu
Helpline Zero - Ever Dundas
Night Snow - Jane McKieÂ
The Retreat - Chris Kelso
Fruits Of Empire - James Kelman
Glencoe - Carole Johnstone
Love, Scotland - E.M. Faulds
To The Forest - Jeda Pearl
Nova Scotia Vol 2: New Speculative Fiction from Scotland will be out on the 30th of July, with the launch at Worldcon Glasgow, this coming August. Join us there!
Pre-orders will open at the end of June. Stay tuned!
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