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Ion Newcombe Ion Newcombe i(A71125 works by) (a.k.a. Nuke)
Born: Established: 1960
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
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1 End of the Saunders Era Ion Newcombe , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , March no. 165 2012;
1 y separately published work icon The AntipodeanSF Radio Show Ion Newcombe (presenter), Macksville : Antipodean Computer Services , 2011- 23286930 2011 series - publisher podcast science fiction

Podcast / community radio program that includes the reading (sometimes by the author, sometimes by someone else) of stories published in Antipodean SF.

Available through the Antipodean SF Radio Show website, but also broadcast on Nambucca community radio.
1 Untitled Ion Newcombe , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , December no. 138 2009;
— Review of Oceanic Greg Egan , 1998 single work novella
1 Untitled Ion Newcombe , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , November no. 137 2009;
1 Vide : SFnal Motes, Mites and Sprites Ion Newcombe , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , June no. 132 2009;
— Review of The Magician's Apprentice Trudi Canavan , 2009 single work novel
1 Untitled Ion Newcombe , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , May no. 131 2009;
— Review of The Magician's Apprentice Trudi Canavan , 2009 single work novel
1 Vide Ion Newcombe , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , February-March no. 117 2008;
— Review of Fivefold Nathan Burrage , 2008 single work novel
1 Vide Ion Newcombe , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , June-July no. 109 2007;
— Review of Dark Space Marianne de Pierres , 2007 single work novel
1 Untitled Ion Newcombe , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , March-April no. 106 2007;
— Review of Project Integrens John B. Biggs , 2005 single work novel
1 Chuman Manifest Ion Newcombe , 2006 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Borderlands , October no. 8 2006; (p. 74-97)
1 Ionospherics Ion Newcombe , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , April-May no. 83 2005; The editor talks about this and future issues of Antipodean SF
1 A Norwegian Landscape Ion Newcombe , 2001 single work short story science fiction humour
— Appears in: AustrAlien Absurdities : Comic Tales of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror by Australian Writers 2001; (p. 225-226)
1 Residual Contract Ion Newcombe , 1999 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Harbinger : Australian Magazine of Speculative Fiction , February no. 1 1999; (p. 39-43)
1 1 y separately published work icon Antipodean SF : Anthology 1 Ion Newcombe (editor), Macksville : Jade Creations , 1999 Z1312370 1999 anthology short story science fiction
1 3 y separately published work icon Antipodean SF AntiSF Ion Newcombe (editor), 1998 Macksville : Antipodean Computer Services , Z993439 1998 periodical science fiction fantasy (257 issues)

A webzine specialising in flash fiction (stories under 500 words), Antipodean SF (aka AntiSF) was established out of Macksville, NSW, by Ion Newcombe. (It later relocated to Nambucca Heads.) The first edition of the magazine, published in February 1998, outlined its motivation as the opportunity to provide writers of speculative fiction, especially Australian writers, a fresh outlet in what was then the new medium of online publishing. In his contribution to Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview, Newcombe records that his intention was to focus on stories that surprise, examine other realms, highlight other points of view, and investigate anything that generates a sense of awe (p.159).

Newcombe also produces the AntiSF Radio Show, a weekly program that features two or three stories, usually narrated by the authors themselves. The show is broadcast to the Nambucca Valley (NSW mid-North Coast) on Sunday evenings by community radio station 2NVR (105.9 FM).

Further Reference

Hanson, Donna Maree. Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview. Murrumbateman, NSW: Australian Speculative Fiction, 2005.

Newcombe, Ion. Antipodean SF website. Online. (Sighted: 8/07/2011)

http://www.antisf.com.au/
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