Hello from Jonathan Ball Another Year Dies Hello, Reader! Another year's dying on the vine. It's been hectic but good. I have VERY BIG NEWS coming your way from Stranger Fiction, but it's not coming yet. Let me forewarn you that SF will be VERY ACTIVE in 2026. You'll hear from me much more. Just a quick summary of a few highlights in the last while: Our movie had a private screening and got a great reaction. I'm speaking, of course, of THE PRINCESS AND THE DRAGON. Directed by Miles Crossman...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, This weekend, I'll be at PRAIRIE COMICS FESTIVAL (check them out here) representing Stranger Fiction (we have a booth) and myself (you can get all my books from me, and I'll sign them for you). I will also be on a panel Saturday, Sep. 6 @ 11 a.m. to discuss "Pitching to Publishers." I'll talk more then about best practices in general and also about how Stranger Fiction is NOW accepting submissions. Our submissions page is here! JEFF LEMIRE will also be at PCF! Come for him, one...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, As I write this, I am packing for a vacation. As you're reading it, I am driving back from said vacation. If I don't survive the vacation, this is my ghost speaking. Shortly, I will be teaching at the University of Winnipeg, doing some creative writing, horror, literature, and screenwriting classes. If you're signed up for my classes, see you soon! My main focus this year is not teaching, however, but ramping up the publishing program of Stranger Fiction. Recently, Deadline...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Will try to keep this short and to the point, but there is a LOT of news to throw your way. A quick update on all things... The Princess and the Dragon movie. The movie I co-wrote and co-produced, based on a short story I co-wrote, just signed a distribution deal. No release dates and details yet, but you can view a trailer here. Kickstarter coming in October. Details coming at you fast and furious beginning in September. For now, please sign up to be notified here when the...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Hello from Jonathan Ball Toronto Friends! Hello, Reader! GMB Chomichuk and I are coming to Toronto in June! We will be doing two amazing events, a multi-book launch at LITTLE GHOSTS bookshop and tabling at TCAF (the Toronto Comic Arts Festival). GMB Chomichuk is signing at Little Ghosts Book on June 6 from 6–8 p.m. Chomichuk will be signing his two newest books, ONCE LANDS (a Shared World sword & sorcery book co-created with J. Gillespie) and SKY DEVIL AND THE HAUNTED AIR (an air-ace...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Hello from Jonathan Ball At the Brandon PrairieCon Hello, Reader! Are you in Brandon? So am I! Myself and Stranger Fiction authors Chadwick Ginther and GMB Chomichuk are at PRAIRIECON all weekend. Come on by the Stranger Fiction table and pick up some great books and comics or some Chomichuk art prints. Movie Sneak Peek. Brandon is also home to the director, producer, and co-writer of the movie THE PRINCESS AND THE DRAGON, which adapts one of our stories to feature film, and he's at the...
10 months ago • 1 min read
Hello from Jonathan Ball A Writing Lesson from SHE WOLF #1 Hello, Reader! Let's talk a little about a moment from SHE WOLF #1 that shows off a writing technique that I like to teach. Recently, I was looking at the book again, because I found my personal copy that I'd lost (copy 6 / 66) and added it to my archive. In that issue, there's a moment where Lee, the She Wolf killer of the title, is about to slaughter her friend Dante in the woods. CA$7.00 She Wolf - Issue 1 SHE WOLF is a new comic...
10 months ago • 4 min read
Hello from Jonathan Ball Coming to Calgary! Hello, Reader! Stranger Fiction is coming to Calgary! I will be in ARTIST ALLEY at the CALGARY EXPO from April 24–27! Come on by and check out all the new stuff from Stranger Fiction! Also don't miss the Calgary launch of SKY DEVIL AND THE HAUNTED AIR! SKY DEVIL will be soaring at Owl's Nest Bookstore following the Expo, on April 28 @ 7 p.m.! I will be back in Winnipeg but GMB Chomichuk is staying behind to launch the Stranger Fiction book he made...
11 months ago • 1 min read
Hello from Jonathan Ball SKY DEVIL LIVES! (sort-of) Hello, Reader! SKY DEVIL lives! If you call this living. A new author joins the Stranger Fiction fold with the publication of Rick Overwater's SKY DEVIL AND THE HAUNTED AIR, co-created and illustrated by frequent SF collaborator GMB Chomichuk. This book is full of action-packed storytelling, awesome illustrations, and FULL-COLOUR interiors! Order it now from the SF site using the code PREDEVIL ... this will give you $10 off the book. AIR ACE...
11 months ago • 1 min read
