scottVDV
@scottvdv.bsky.social
Aussie freelance editor of roleplaying games, speculative fiction, graphic novels, and much more. Associate editor for Aurealis magazine. Website: https://scottvandervalk.com.
The latest issue with me as associate editor is out now! (Goodness me, I've been editing for Aurealis for 14 years!)
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Aurealis #186
Aurealis #186 offers more of the quality writing that our readers have come to expect. Plus you get useful reviews and provocative articles. It has it all!
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November 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The latest issue with me as associate editor is out now! (Goodness me, I've been editing for Aurealis for 14 years!)
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Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
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November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
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Aurealis - a ten issue subscription for less than $4 per issue. Go to www.aurealis.com.au and sign on!
September 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Aurealis - a ten issue subscription for less than $4 per issue. Go to www.aurealis.com.au and sign on!
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Aurealis #184, our latest issue, is chockers with fascinating genre related non-fiction: ‘Alienated Labour in The Substance and Mickey 17’ by Ani White, ‘The God Pan and English Fantasy’ by Emmet O'Cuana and an exclusive interview with SF legend Alan Dean Foster, conducted by Trevor Howis!
September 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Aurealis #184, our latest issue, is chockers with fascinating genre related non-fiction: ‘Alienated Labour in The Substance and Mickey 17’ by Ani White, ‘The God Pan and English Fantasy’ by Emmet O'Cuana and an exclusive interview with SF legend Alan Dean Foster, conducted by Trevor Howis!
'Dogsbody' is the second of my short stories for the Sudden Conflict game.
This story came the easiest of the three - but I did a lot of thinking and pre-planning ahead of this one, so by the time I started putting pen to paper, it was more fully formed.
This story came the easiest of the three - but I did a lot of thinking and pre-planning ahead of this one, so by the time I started putting pen to paper, it was more fully formed.
June 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
'Dogsbody' is the second of my short stories for the Sudden Conflict game.
This story came the easiest of the three - but I did a lot of thinking and pre-planning ahead of this one, so by the time I started putting pen to paper, it was more fully formed.
This story came the easiest of the three - but I did a lot of thinking and pre-planning ahead of this one, so by the time I started putting pen to paper, it was more fully formed.
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Do you love reading Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror? The Aurealis Awards are calling for judges across all categories (novel, short story, graphic novel, and age categories) for the 2026 awards. Details below.
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Australia's premier speculative fiction awards
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June 10, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Do you love reading Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror? The Aurealis Awards are calling for judges across all categories (novel, short story, graphic novel, and age categories) for the 2026 awards. Details below.
Designing an RPG scenario for Pendragon to hopefully publish in the next months.
Still a bit in the early stages of SPLASH ALL IDEAS ONTO THE PAGE.
The one I might not actually use... strange new customs of Blackburn: trial by combat, but with parsnips only, and to first blood.
Still a bit in the early stages of SPLASH ALL IDEAS ONTO THE PAGE.
The one I might not actually use... strange new customs of Blackburn: trial by combat, but with parsnips only, and to first blood.
June 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Designing an RPG scenario for Pendragon to hopefully publish in the next months.
Still a bit in the early stages of SPLASH ALL IDEAS ONTO THE PAGE.
The one I might not actually use... strange new customs of Blackburn: trial by combat, but with parsnips only, and to first blood.
Still a bit in the early stages of SPLASH ALL IDEAS ONTO THE PAGE.
The one I might not actually use... strange new customs of Blackburn: trial by combat, but with parsnips only, and to first blood.
So I had three short stories published recently.
These were commissioned by a friend who wanted some fiction to go up on the website for the Sudden Conflict game that's been in development the past few years. (I've been playtesting and editing for it over that time.)
These were commissioned by a friend who wanted some fiction to go up on the website for the Sudden Conflict game that's been in development the past few years. (I've been playtesting and editing for it over that time.)
June 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
So I had three short stories published recently.
These were commissioned by a friend who wanted some fiction to go up on the website for the Sudden Conflict game that's been in development the past few years. (I've been playtesting and editing for it over that time.)
These were commissioned by a friend who wanted some fiction to go up on the website for the Sudden Conflict game that's been in development the past few years. (I've been playtesting and editing for it over that time.)
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More amazing internal art from Aurealis #180, out latest issue: here's Peter Allert's otherworldly illustration for 'A Hole in the Earth' by Alexander Lwin.
May 13, 2025 at 4:18 AM
More amazing internal art from Aurealis #180, out latest issue: here's Peter Allert's otherworldly illustration for 'A Hole in the Earth' by Alexander Lwin.
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More extraordinary internal art from Aurealis #180: Matt Bissett-Johnson's evocative illustration for ''The Cloth Wall' by James Rowland.
May 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
More extraordinary internal art from Aurealis #180: Matt Bissett-Johnson's evocative illustration for ''The Cloth Wall' by James Rowland.
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Showcasing the sensational internal art in Aurealis #180, here's Chris Catlin's superb illustration for 'The Sea In The Darkness Calls' by Em Dupre.
May 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Showcasing the sensational internal art in Aurealis #180, here's Chris Catlin's superb illustration for 'The Sea In The Darkness Calls' by Em Dupre.
My stories are live!
'Dogsbody', 'Dust Among the Stars' and 'The Stranger in the Attic' are up at the Sudden Conflict website under the Tales section. Pen name Scott Winter.
www.suddenconflict.com
'Dogsbody', 'Dust Among the Stars' and 'The Stranger in the Attic' are up at the Sudden Conflict website under the Tales section. Pen name Scott Winter.
www.suddenconflict.com
Sudden Conflict
www.suddenconflict.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
My stories are live!
'Dogsbody', 'Dust Among the Stars' and 'The Stranger in the Attic' are up at the Sudden Conflict website under the Tales section. Pen name Scott Winter.
www.suddenconflict.com
'Dogsbody', 'Dust Among the Stars' and 'The Stranger in the Attic' are up at the Sudden Conflict website under the Tales section. Pen name Scott Winter.
www.suddenconflict.com
Anticipation!
My three short stories will likely go live some time soon.
Keen for people to read 'Dogsbody', 'Dust Among the Stars' and 'The Stranger in the Attic' (and see the wonderful artwork that will go with the pieces).
My three short stories will likely go live some time soon.
Keen for people to read 'Dogsbody', 'Dust Among the Stars' and 'The Stranger in the Attic' (and see the wonderful artwork that will go with the pieces).
May 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Anticipation!
My three short stories will likely go live some time soon.
Keen for people to read 'Dogsbody', 'Dust Among the Stars' and 'The Stranger in the Attic' (and see the wonderful artwork that will go with the pieces).
My three short stories will likely go live some time soon.
Keen for people to read 'Dogsbody', 'Dust Among the Stars' and 'The Stranger in the Attic' (and see the wonderful artwork that will go with the pieces).
Oh, the strange places research for writing takes you. Today: Beekeeping up to the Norman period.
March 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Oh, the strange places research for writing takes you. Today: Beekeeping up to the Norman period.
My latest issue as associate editor has been released!
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Aurealis #178
Join us for wall-to-wall SFF in Aurealis #178. This issue continues the Dirk Strasser’s thirtieth anniversary retrospective on the Aurealis Awards with a look at judges and the judging process. Fictio...
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March 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
My latest issue as associate editor has been released!
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OK, nearly done with clogging your timeline about this:
ONE DAY LEFT TO PITCH ME!
As previously noted, if this is the first you've heard of it, AND you've got a great idea BUT it's not fully thought out yet, STILL EMAIL ME. We can work through it together and see if it works/ is a fit.
ONE DAY LEFT TO PITCH ME!
As previously noted, if this is the first you've heard of it, AND you've got a great idea BUT it's not fully thought out yet, STILL EMAIL ME. We can work through it together and see if it works/ is a fit.
About one more week to send me your essay pitch!
Under-represented/marginalised authors, we are VERY interested in your work (whether or not it focuses on identity!)
Payment is AUD 5c/word...
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Under-represented/marginalised authors, we are VERY interested in your work (whether or not it focuses on identity!)
Payment is AUD 5c/word...
www.speculativeinsight.com/pitches-open
February 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
OK, nearly done with clogging your timeline about this:
ONE DAY LEFT TO PITCH ME!
As previously noted, if this is the first you've heard of it, AND you've got a great idea BUT it's not fully thought out yet, STILL EMAIL ME. We can work through it together and see if it works/ is a fit.
ONE DAY LEFT TO PITCH ME!
As previously noted, if this is the first you've heard of it, AND you've got a great idea BUT it's not fully thought out yet, STILL EMAIL ME. We can work through it together and see if it works/ is a fit.
My latest issue of Aurealis as associate editor is out now! Good work to everyone involved!
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Aurealis #177
Welcome to a brand-new year of speculative fiction, non-fiction, illustrations and reviews! This year is the thirtieth anniversary of the Aurealis Awards, and Dirk Strasser takes us back to 1995 to sh...
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February 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
My latest issue of Aurealis as associate editor is out now! Good work to everyone involved!
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
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Welcome to a brand-new year of Aurealis! Issue #177 features Baden M Chant’s ‘Dying Mountain’, Scott Steensma’s ‘Full Term’, and Eric Del Carlo’s ‘Macaws in the Yukon’.
Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au. Only USD$3.99 for a single issue or USD$24.99 for a ten issue subscription.
#Aurealis
Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au. Only USD$3.99 for a single issue or USD$24.99 for a ten issue subscription.
#Aurealis
February 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Welcome to a brand-new year of Aurealis! Issue #177 features Baden M Chant’s ‘Dying Mountain’, Scott Steensma’s ‘Full Term’, and Eric Del Carlo’s ‘Macaws in the Yukon’.
Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au. Only USD$3.99 for a single issue or USD$24.99 for a ten issue subscription.
#Aurealis
Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au. Only USD$3.99 for a single issue or USD$24.99 for a ten issue subscription.
#Aurealis
Two short stories marked as 'final' and sent today! (And I got to see a preview of some artwork for them too! Exciting!)
February 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Two short stories marked as 'final' and sent today! (And I got to see a preview of some artwork for them too! Exciting!)
Xena: 5 months gone. Gorgeous artwork by Jess at www.popartpuppydogs.com
But, we have a Mac! Or, as he was picked up from BARC: Lord MacGuffin, a name we decided to keep. Or, his full name: Lord Macchiato MacGuffin.
But, we have a Mac! Or, as he was picked up from BARC: Lord MacGuffin, a name we decided to keep. Or, his full name: Lord Macchiato MacGuffin.
January 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Xena: 5 months gone. Gorgeous artwork by Jess at www.popartpuppydogs.com
But, we have a Mac! Or, as he was picked up from BARC: Lord MacGuffin, a name we decided to keep. Or, his full name: Lord Macchiato MacGuffin.
But, we have a Mac! Or, as he was picked up from BARC: Lord MacGuffin, a name we decided to keep. Or, his full name: Lord Macchiato MacGuffin.
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Anyway, everyone is allowed to be sad and some time to process that someone they admired may well be awful.
You don’t have to know the person to feel bad about it. It’s an awful story with real injuries.
You don’t have to know the person to feel bad about it. It’s an awful story with real injuries.
January 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Anyway, everyone is allowed to be sad and some time to process that someone they admired may well be awful.
You don’t have to know the person to feel bad about it. It’s an awful story with real injuries.
You don’t have to know the person to feel bad about it. It’s an awful story with real injuries.
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Titmouse Animation (TAG) animates The Legend of Vox Machina on Amazon Prime for Critical Role. Many of their employees have lost everything. They have created a table (t.co/RErcD9Xa3B) of GoFundMe links for their employees. If you are looking for a way to help, they could sure use it.💔
January 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Titmouse Animation (TAG) animates The Legend of Vox Machina on Amazon Prime for Critical Role. Many of their employees have lost everything. They have created a table (t.co/RErcD9Xa3B) of GoFundMe links for their employees. If you are looking for a way to help, they could sure use it.💔
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December 18, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Looking for a gift for a Fantasy/SF reader? Why not a subscription to Aurealis, 10 issues for only USD$19.99? A year's worth of top F/SF short stories, non-fiction and art - it's a Christmas miracle!
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Writing is weird. Had a day yesterday where I was anxious about not being able to do it and could hardly apply myself to it. Then today I'm like, 'Wow, I wrote that!' and it just flowed.
November 22, 2024 at 7:38 AM
Writing is weird. Had a day yesterday where I was anxious about not being able to do it and could hardly apply myself to it. Then today I'm like, 'Wow, I wrote that!' and it just flowed.