Georgina Kamsika

Georgina Rachael Kamsika is an Anglo-Indian British author of speculative fiction. Her genres switch between science fiction, horror and fantasy. Her debut novel The Sulphur Diaries was published in November 2011 by Legend Press.

Georgina Kamsika
Born
South Yorkshire
NationalityBritish Anglo-Indian
Alma materNottingham Trent University
OccupationWriter

Biography

Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, she moved to Nottingham to attend university. Post graduation, she worked at first in E-Learning,[1] specialising in accessibility,[2] before moving on to work on more commercial websites.[3]

She has had several short stories published in numerous magazines or book anthologies. She is a member of the British Science Fiction Association and the Horror Writers Association. In 2012 she attended the Clarion West Writers Workshop, with tutors such as George R.R. Martin and Chuck Palahniuk.[4] She was a judge for the 2018[5] and 2019 British Fantasy Awards[6].

Works

Novel
  • The Sulphur Diaries (2011)

Short stories
  • The Many Deaths of Johnny Silver (2010)
  • Our Fathers' Eyes (2010)
  • Mission Six (2010)
  • Communication (2010)
  • Acceptable Suitors (2010)
  • Cage the Beast (2010)
  • Mother India (2010)
  • Oracle (2012)
  • Childhood Monsters (2012)
  • Altus (2012)
  • Dominance (2012)
  • Nostalgia (2015)
  • Samsara (2018)

Anthologies
  • Letters from the Dead (2010)
  • Five Stop Story: Short Stories to Read in 5 Stops on Your Commute (2011)
  • Behind Locked Doors (2012)
  • Orbital Hearts (2012)
  • Fading Light (2013)
  • Alien Sky (2013)
  • After the Fall (2015)
  • Not So Stories (2018)

Essays
  • Women Who Are More Than Strong (2014)[7]
  • How The British Chose Curry for Their National Dish (2018)[8]

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313024106/https://www.thestar.co.uk/business/e-learning-get-in-on-the-act-1-276793
  2. http://www.cipd.co.uk/NR/rdonlyres/6CA182B5-EEC8-4F39-AF16-6B24601C9DF4/0/incllearn4all.pdf
  3. http://www.linkedin.com/in/gkamsika
  4. Clarion West Writers Workshop
  5. http://theakersquarterly.blogspot.com/2018/10/britishfantasyawards2018.html
  6. http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/british-fantasy-awards/british-fantasy-awards-2019-jurors/
  7. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lightspeedmagazine/women-destroy-science-fiction/posts/742903
  8. http://www.rebellionpublishing.com/post/2664
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