Interviews
(for contributor interviews please go here)

Kate Laity - We met with Kate on 29th May 10 / Audio
K. A. Laity is the award-winning author of Pelzmantel and Other Medieval Tales of Magic (Immanion Press 2010) as well as Unikirja (Aino Press 2009), a collection of short stories and a play based on the Kalevala, Kanteletar , and other Finnish myths and legend, for which she won the 2005 Eureka Short Story Fellowship as well as a 2006 Finlandia Foundation grant. With cartoonist Elena Steier she created the comic Jane Quiet . Her bibliography is chock full of short stories, humor pieces, plays and essays, both scholarly and popular. From her Website.

Andrew Newbound - We interviewed Andrew on the 30th April 10
My Favourite Books chatted with him 1st April 10
Andrew Newbound, author of the all-action Demon Strike , grew up on the edges of the Rhubarb Triangle in Yorkshire, wanting to be a private investigator. After school he studied journalism at college, before dropping out to become a debt collector. Later he switched to managing a few pop bands, and eventually writing award-winning ads. He has had the burning desire to tell stories since the age of nine. From the chicken house website

Seanan McGuire - We chatted to the lovely Seanan in April '10
in March 10 she spoke to Bitten by Books , Book Love Affair interviewed her in Nov 09 , In Aug 09 Seanan talked to Inky Girl
Seanan is an author of urban fantasy and horror and well as writing and producing her own music. She has been bitten by numerous strange things and at this point I direct you to the Bio's on her own site, which are well worth a read.

Steven Savile - We talked to Steve in April '10
(we also interview Steve in June '09 )
Author of the Von Carstein Vampire trilogy set in the popular Warhammer world. He has written the best-selling original audio novel Torchwood: Hidden for BBC Audiobooks, read by Naoko Mori who plays Toshiko Sato in the BBC series. He has also written for Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and four incarnations of The Doctor. adapted from Steve's website

Stevie Watson - We interviewed Stevie in April 2010
Stevie Watson is a student and performance poet, we met at WIC 2010 and I thought it would be interesting to get her over to answer a few questions. Reckon I was right.

Dan Wells - Dan met Un:Bound at WHC in March 2010 /Audio
He was a Big Idea on Whatever March 2010 too, Wondrous Reads met Dan in March 2009 Alternative Magazine Online also featured an interview
Short Version:
Dan was born at a young age, killed a man in Reno just to watch him die, and ate the last mango in paris. Then he wrote this book. (from his website, where there is also a long version)

Helen Burke - We interviewed Helen on 1st March 2010
Helen is a British poet whose work often draws on her own life, with a sense of humour. I enjoyed Helen's performance at Short Fuse so much I put the invitation to interview on the site and was delighted when she contacted me to accept.

Guy Adams - We Chatted with Guy in Feb 2010
Guy is already pretty well established as a tie in author and has now written a novel in his own twisted world. He also breathes fire which is awesome and dragonlike. Check out Guys website

Dave Devereux - We chatted with Dave in Feb 10
BFKBooks grabbed an audio int in 2007
Dave has worked as a mortuary technician, a bodyguard, and a bar manager. He also writes comedy scripts and has provided voices for radio. He is now writing fiction and indulging in his hobbies, which include real ale and cooking. More on his website.

Debbie Viguie - Met with Young & Un:Bound in Jan 10
Debbie Viguie has been writing for most of her life. She has experimented with poetry and nonfiction, but her true passion lies in writing novels.She also loves chocolate mousse, of which I thoroughly approve. Adapted from her site.

Cat Connor - We broke in 2010 with Cat
And Blazing Trailers met her back in Oct 09
Cat is the author of FBI thrillers featuring Ellie Conway and a sense of humour. In the last few years Cat Connor has been published extensively in various U.K. and U.S.A. print and ezines. (mostly from her website)

2009

Alyxandra Harvey - We interviewed Alyx in Dec 09
and so did Sci Fi Guy
Alyxandra Harvey is a fan of the romantic poets, Maid Marian and Pride and Prejudice. She writes YA Vamp romance books and YA gothic victorian books and her coffee of choice is a latte. Her website

Various on Zombies
Un:Bound attended a 12 hour Zombie movie event in the UK and podcasted a chat about the nature and appeal of zombies as well as some survival tips.
Zombie Ed or www.terror4fun.com , Jasper Bark - Way of the Barefoot Zombie , Nick & Michael Thomas - Zompoc , Dr Jennifer Cooke - Loughborough Uni

Inara LaVey - Inara talked romance with us Nov 09
audio int with Phoebe Jordan Dec 09
Inara is the pen name of Dana Fredsti for when she writes for Ravenous Romance. We have interviewed Dana before about her first book The Peruvian Pigeon. This time we focused on the Romance and Inara. Scroll down for our interview with Dana.

Dan Abnett - We interviewed Dan in October 09
Back in July 09 he met with The Hypergeek , Proton Charging grabbed him in Dec 05
Normally this would be a bit of info on Dan, but he does it so much better you should check out his site instead.

Alison Dunne - BookDoctor - Alison chatted with Un:Bound in Sept 09 / Audio
Alison is a poet, writer and Leicester's BookDoctor, promoting literacy and helping people find their next read.

Damien G Walter - Un:Bound met with Damien Aug 09 / Audio
Damien G Walter is a writer of weird and speculative fiction. His stories have been published in Electric Velocipede, Murky Depths, Serendipity, The Drabblecast and many other magazines as well as broadcast on BBC Radio. (from his website). Needless to say his resume doesn't stop there.

Morgan Mandel - Morgan's blog tour stopped for a chat in Aug 09
at Alternative Reads here , with Lille Ammann here
Morgan Mandel writes as she feels, so some thriller, some lighter. Check out her blog here.

Mark Charan Newton - Mark met Un:Bound n July 09 / Audio
Talking to Dark Wolf in June 09 , Also in June 09 at Next Read , A Dribble of Ink spoke to Mark in April 09
Mark has a degree in Environmental Science but works in publishing for the Black Library and is published though Tor UK/Pan Macmillan . The first book is Nights of Villjamur .

Polly Tuckett - July 09 / Audio
Creative choices speak to Polly & co ,The Cynic features one of Polly's Stories , as does Canopic Jar 22
Polly Tuckett is a writer for children and adults. She teaches Creative Writing and directs Short Fuse Leicester, a spoken word show devoted to promoting the short story and its writers. http://shortfuseleicester.wordpress.com/ She lives in Leicester with her two children. Adapted from here

Deborah J Miller - We asked Debbie about the DGLA July 09
SFX talk to her about the award Oct 08 , SF site in 2001 as Miller Lau
Deborah Miller (a.k.a. Miller Lau) lives in Lincolnshire with her partner and daughter. She has been writing fiction all her life, mainly fantasy but also some science fiction and horror. From Debbie's site

Steven Savile - We talked to Steve in June '09
an audio interview Steve did Dec 09 , He talked to SFF World in 2007 , with infinity plus , and on the Scribe Awards with SF book news
(we interviewed Steve again in 2010)

AMP Mills - 21st May 2009
and here is the audio file ,The City got to him first though
An Australian who has been living in England for several years. Andrew has been writing for many years and started writing this story and got caught up in the process and before I knew it, the novel was completed. Then came the hard part - getting it published - and now comes the even harder part of trying to get it noticed. adapted from the website

M.F.W. Curran - 31st March 09 here
He talked to his publishers about The Hoard here , Sci fi now talked to him here
Matt FW Curran was born in Essex in 1974. From an early age he was brought up on a diet of fantasy and science fiction by parents who might have known better, but loved to encourage their son's imagination. From Matt's website

Caitlin Kittredge - March 2009 here
Caitlin spoke to Darque reviews here July 2008 , In March '08 on Fangs Fur & Fey , Bitten by Books interview here
Caitlin collects comic books, print books, vintage clothes, and bad habits. She loves tea, loud music, the color black (especially mixed with the color pink) and ghost stories. She can drive a stick shift, play the violin and knows more English curses than American ones. Caitlin lives in Olympia, WA with two pushy cats. From Caitlin's site

Brent Weeks - Jan 2009 here
Brent keeps pretty good track of his interviews himself here
Brent Weeks was born and raised in Montana.  After getting his paper keys from Hillsdale College, Brent had brief stints walking the earth like Caine from Kung Fu , tending bar, and corrupting the youth. From Brent's site

2008

Kelley Armstrong - Talked to us December 2008 - here
The SF Site in April 04 , Feb 05 at Writers Write , Flames Rising met her in Nov 05 , April 06 edition of Paranormal Romance
Married with three kids and living in rural Ontario, Canada.  After graduating with a degree in psychology, Kelley switched gears and studied computer programming.  Currently, she is a full-time writer and parent. Adapted from her website

Kat Richardson - November 2008 - here
At suite 101 in July 08 , My Lady Insanity August 07 , Hal Spacejock in August 08 , Kat met with Sci Fi Chick in May 08
Kat is a cross-genre writer: Greywalker, was released by Roc in October 2006 as the beginning of the Greywalker series of paranormal detective tales featuring Seattle PI Harper Blaine. Adapted from her site

Jennifer Rardin - October 2008 - here
Love Vampires interviewed Rardin in Nov 07 , At Reading with a Bite in Dec 08 , Fantasy Debut met with her in May 08, Over at Urban Fantasy Land in March 08
After a youth spent up to her eyeballs in fairy tales, nordic myths and supernatural legends Jennifer made the solid and practical decision to go to college and major in English. After which she never really held a well paying job until this gig came along! Which is why her kids love to sing that song to me from the musical “Avenue Q.” The one that begins with the line, “What do you do with a B.A. in English?” adapted from Jennifers site

Dana Fredsti - October 2008 - here
At No Bull in March 08 , Interviewed on Inkspot April 08 , Kat's Random Thoughts met with her in Jan 08
Mystery novel, short story and screenplay writer, B-movie actress (okay, C movie actress), zombie aficionado, exotic and domestic feline advocate, swordfighter, wine lover and beach glass junkie. From Dana's site

K Bannerman - September 08 - here
K keeps good records of her interviews here
When K. Bannerman was a little girl, her uncle pulled her aside and told her, sotto voce , that she would grow up to be a werewolf. He claimed that it was a family trait which could not be cured or ignored -- she'd just have to live with it. From Kim's site