KGB Fantastic Fiction is a monthly reading series held on the third Wednesday of every month at the famous KGB Bar in Manhattan. The reading series features luminaries and up-and-comers in speculative fiction. Admission is always free.
Some of our past readers:
Joyce Carol Oates, Lucius Shepard, Jeffrey Ford, Scott Westerfeld, Kelly Link, China Miéville, Nancy Kress, Jack McDevitt, Stewart O.Nan, James Patrick Kelly, Barry N. Marlzberg, Samuel (Chip) Delany, Holly Black, Michael Swanwick, Kit Reed, Peter Straub, Andy Duncan, Richard Bowes, Catherynne Valente, Ellen Kushner, Jeff VanderMeer, Naomi Novik, Elizabeth Bear and a smorgasbord of other talented authors. read more »
Fantastic Fiction at KGB is grateful for the generous support of Cemetery Dance Publications
Jeffrey K. Richard is donating a leather book cover. Hand-tooled and dyed. Southwestern motif. Safely fits books books up to 5″x8″ (easily fits most trade paperbacks).
Hand crafted by Oklahoma leather artist and SF/F fan J.K.Richard.
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Jeffrey K. Richard is donating a custom book cover made from cowhide. Mass market, trade paper, hard cover or custom book size. Hand carved, tooled, stamped and stained to winning bidder’s specifications. Winning bidder will be instructed to contact Jeff to discuss artwork and hardware options.
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Jeffrey K. Richard is donating a leather manuscript case/cover complete with a tooled depiction of the Assyrian god Marduk. Completed on 6-8 oz cowhide (top, bottom, inner flaps) and 12-14 oz cowhide (sides). Hand stitched with waxed thread. Mahogany stain. Clasp enclosure. Safely fits a 500 page manuscript. Will apply sheen sealant if winning bidder requests. Hand crafted by Oklahoma leather artist and SF/F fan J.K.Richard.
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“The Bird That Comes to Eat My Soul,” 3D Art by Greg Weber
This is a three dimensional piece of art made from feather, forks, a saw blade, a crab claw, and other plastic and metal parts. In wood base and ready for hanging. 9 x 13 inches. Anonymous donor.
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Alan Clark print “Interior for The Dark Country,” 8″x20″. Anonymous donor.
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About this piece:
“Chained Vacuum”
This unisex necklace is part of the Industrial Evolution series of cyberpunk jewelry by Clockwork Zero, steampunk designer. Shiny magnesium, delicate filaments and wonderful electrodes are sealed inside a glass vacuum tube. The chain she made uses hardware, dark bronze-tone metal beads and a dark complimentary chain. Perfect for a cyberpunk lover.” Donated by C.A. Manestar.
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One handmade necklace by author and jewelry designer JoSelle Vanderhooft. Materials: Mother of Pearl, glass, tree agate, jasper, sterling silver.
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“Bird Girls” an original pencil drawing by Terri Windling
Medium: pencil on paper
Size: 10 inches wide by 13 inches high
Artist’s note:
“In the last few years I’ve found myself creating paintings & drawings of and for children – featuring bunny girls, coyote boys, bird people, tree children, and assorted cactus fairies. A personal relationship with the natural world is important for all young people, no matter where they live: city, suburbia, or countryside. These little critters of mine are intended as guides to lead children into the magical world of nature, opening their eyes and ears to the stories in the land around them.”
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Tom Canty is donating one of the full page interior drawings for The Subterranean Press edition of George R.R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows, Book IV of A Song Of Fire and Ice.
This drawing is for Chapter 36, and is entitled “HANGINGS” , image size is approximately 8.5 x 14 inches.
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This is the letter of provenance for the story in a bottle titled “Moon over Lubyanka,” which I am donating the KGB Fantastic Fiction fund raiser. The story begins:
We met in a smoky piano bar called Dissidents, high up in a building directly across from Lubyanka Prison. It was a gorgeous night. A full moon hung low over the yellow-walled building that had once housed the Cheka and then, later, the KGB. Moscow never looked better.
“Moon Over Lubyanka” was written on May 28, 2008. I placed it inside an old Perrier Jouet bottle which I titled, signed, and dated with a diamond-tipped pen. I then corked the bottle. Finally, my wife sealed it with sealing wax. After which I destroyed all other copies and files of the story.
The story within the sealed bottle is unique. The bottle can be kept as an artifact, or the story can be read, whichever you choose. It is not possible to do both.
This is the tenth piece of bottled fiction I have created, all of which (save one, which I kept) have been given away to worthy causes, institutions, or individuals. Ownership of the bottle entails possession of the physical story only. Copyright is specifically withheld.
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