Tidelands is an ongoing sci-fi and fantasy serial. Set some years in the future, it is a dystopian blend of cyberpunk, first contact, Lovecraftian horror and dark humour. Click/tap the cover images…| Gareth Southwell
I’ve just written a little article for Pen to Print’s Write On! magazine on the pitfalls faced by sci-fi writers, but also writers in general. We tend to think that writing the future is unproblematic, because the future is a blank canvas, where anything can happen. We don’t have to worry about historical inaccuracy or […]| Gareth Southwell
I’ve been working hard recently to promote my books to libraries in the UK and Ireland. This has been quite a learning curve, involving wholesalers and retailers, bibliographic databases and quality MARCs, and other things I won’t bore you with. However, I’m pleased to announce that MUNKi, and other titles in the Merrywhile series, will […]| Gareth Southwell
I’ve done another little book list/interview type thing over at Shepherd.com on “The best books on understanding the crazy world of contemporary art”. It’s based on the research I did for my novella…| Gareth Southwell
The lovely people over at Creative Pool have interviewed me as part of their member spotlight feature, which was great fun to take part in. Check it out here. I go into my dark and troubled history, discuss my process, my influences, and so on. Gareth Southwell is a philosopher, writer and illustrator from the […]| Gareth Southwell
I have now started my own publishing imprint, called WoodPig Press. All my fiction books, and some of my non-fiction, are now available directly through my shop. This includes paperbacks, ebooks and audiobooks, delivered straight to you from me. This means that less – I mean, er, FEWER of my royalties will now go to […]| Gareth Southwell
Perhaps the most plausible thing about Samantha Schweblin’s disquieting novel is the cavalier way in which people invite privacy-invading technology into their lives. The setting is not especially futuristic: kentuki are the new must-have gadget sweeping the world; you become the “keeper” of a little furry pet-sized robot, which might take the form of a […]| Gareth Southwell
What is the point of capitalism? If asked, Scottish economic philosopher Adam Smith would have said that its primary goal is the generation of wealth, and that the riches of those who succeed “trickle down” to the rest of society, who benefit indirectly as the rich spend their wealth. While not disagreeing, economist F. A. […]| Gareth Southwell
A reading list on the 5 best books about technology by philosopher and sci-fi writer Gareth Southwell| Gareth Southwell
It is now arguably the dominant perspective to see human history as progressive. This has not always been the case. The Judaeo-Christian view envisions a fall from a primary state of divine favour and perfection; the Greek poet Herodotus saw human civilisation as devolving from an original Golden Age of peace and plenitude; similarly, Hinduism […]| Gareth Southwell
Science fiction authors have been warning us for decades of the dangers technology poses. Recently, advances in artificial intelligence and robotics seem to suggest that they have been right all along.| Gareth Southwell
