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 November 25 - December 1, 2013
Airship Ambassador review of Teslacon IV ,

Airship Ambassador - A Tribute to Richard Nagy ,

Steampunk Magazine - Madeline Foxtrot interviews the Airship Ambassador, part 1

Steampunk Magazine - Madeline Foxtrot interviews the Airship Ambassador, part 2

Read - Steampunk Poe by Edgar Allan Poe

Read - Clockwork Angels: The Novel by Kevin J. Anderson

Read - Steampunk: An Illustrated History of Fantastical Fiction, Fanciful Film and Other Victorian Visions by Brian J. Robb

Read - Agatha H. and the Clockwork Princess by Phil and Kaja Foglio

Read - International Steampunk Fashions by Lisa Griffiths

Kickstarter - Tinker Steampunk Web Series, Prepare for a high-flying steampunk adventure in this all-new Sci-Fi / Fantasy series about a pair of talented inventors called, the TINKERS. Set in an alternate history timeline that picks up in the late nineteenth century, the story follows the lives of the Tinkers, a father/daughter engineering duo, in San Francisco of the Northwest American territory. Ends Jan 3, 2014

Kickstarter - Pacemaker: A Steampunk Novel, Pacemaker is a Steampunk/Historical Fiction trilogy that follows the lives of Ada Lovelace and Henry Babbage. Ends January 10, 2014

Kickstarter - Joy Kill Club, This is a story of the worlds best assassins in a steampunk world. They are charged with keeping peace at all costs. Ends December 16th

Kickstarter - Noble Beast Classics — Creating Interactive Literature, enhanced, interactive and immersive cervions of classic stories. iPad, Web and Android (stretch goal) Ends December 12th.

Kickstarter - Zeppeldrome: The Humorous, Hazardous Dirigible Rally, A humorous, puzzle, screw-your-neighbor game with a hazardous, modular board; and cards used to help you or mess with your opponents. Ends December 15th.


November 18 - November 24, 2013
Airship Ambassador interview with Richard Preston, part 2, steampunk author of Romulus Buckle and the Engines of War

Watch - World of Steam, The Clockwork Heart, Episode 1, "Hieronymous Smythe has lost his wife, and tries to rebuild his shattered heart"

Kickstarter - Crimson Rhen of The True North, Steampunk! Fantasy! Adventure! It's like those 1980s adventure movies you used to love, but as a COMIC... plus airships and magic! Early pages of Crimson Rhen appeared on the Shadowbinders.com website several months ago. Ends Dec 12th

Kickstarter - The Clock Maker's Legacy, The Clock Maker’s Legacy is a steampunk fantasy adventure set in a unique universe that is filled with wonder and rich with history.. Ends Dec 1st

Kickstarter - Machina Arcana, Machina Arcana is a cooperative steampunk horror board game for 1-4 players. An immersive and dark, turn-based tactical game. Ends Dec 24th

Kickstarter - The Littlest Clockwork, a steampunk children's book, An illustrated tale of a boy who wants to fly the family airship & the clockwork girl who helps him find his way home. Kid steam-punk! Ends Dec 11th

Kickstarter - Windforge, CONTRA meets MINECRAFT in a building-block RPG! Explore an ever-changing steampunk world featuring Airships & Sky Whales! Windforge is a 2D building block RPG that seamlessly combines gameplay like Contra with the freedom and building of Minecraft. Build airships and explore hostile skies in an ever changing Steampunk world. Ends Dec 6th

Kickstarter - MONSTER OF THE SKY - Mythic Steampunk Film Post-Production, A mythic Steampunk tale of love and revenge, mashed up with modern motion-capture animation and traditional puppetry! Monster of the Sky is a stunning Clockwork puppet film inspired by a Lord Byron poem and driven by the music of Stereo Alchemy. In a futuristic world of cogs and gearwork, young Sky falls in love and is swept off to the clouds by a winged prince, only to die on her wedding day. But the story doesn't end here - resurrected by mechanical ghosts, she becomes a goddess of vengeance who sets out to find her prince again. Ends Dec 14th

Art - Elo Steam Sparrow by elodie50a at Deviantart.com

Art - Kickstart2 by xelosuchiha at Deviantart.com

Art - Sign for Florida Steampunk Exhibition by IllustratorG at Deviantart.com

Art - Helium City by phantoms-siren at Deviantart.com

Art - League of S.T.E.A.M. DVD cover by shoomlah at Deviantart.com

Read - Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff. Book Two in Jay Kristoff's critically acclaimed Lotus War series that began with Stormdancer. The mad Sh?gun Yoritomo has been assassinated by the Stormdancer Yukiko, and the threat of civil war looms over the Shima Imperium. The toxic blood lotus flower continues to ravage the land, the deadlands splitting wider by the day. The machine-worshippers of the Lotus Guild conspire to renew the nation’s broken dynasty and crush the growing rebellion simultaneously - by endorsing a new Sh?gun who desires nothing more than to see Yukiko dead.

Read - Anatomy of Steampunk: The Fashion of Victorian Futurism by Katherine Gleason. From formal outfits to costumes crafted for the stage, from ensembles suited to adventure to casual street styles, steampunk fashion has come to encompass quite a few different looks. Many steampunk practitioners, rather than confining their vision to one European city, imagine steam-driven societies all over the world.

Read - Long Live the Queen by Kate Locke. Xandra Vardan thought life would be simpler when she accepted the goblin crown and became their queen, but life has only become more complicated. Everyone -- vampires, werewolves and humans -- wants the goblins on their side, because whoever has the goblins -- wins.

Read - Walking Your Octopus: A Guidebook to the Domesticated Cephalopod by Brian Kesinger. A beautifully produced and richly illustrated book that showcases the day-to-day adventures of independent girl-about-town Victoria Psismall and her pet land octopus Otto. Thirty panoramic, full-page illustrations humorously chronicle the duo's home and social activities that include (among other things) bathing, biking, dating, cooking, playing croquet, and pumpkin carving. Accompanying text explains the "do"s and "don't"s of living with a large land octopus.

Read - The Executioner's Heart by George Mann. The fourth Newbury & Hobbes steampunk mystery from George Mann--the detectives are up against the most frightening villainess England has yet seen. The victim’s chest has been cracked open and their heart torn out. Bainbridge suspects there’s a symbolic reason for the stolen hearts, so he sends for supernatural specialist Sir Maurice Newbury and his determined assistant, Miss Veronica Hobbes.

The Girl Genius Paper Doll App is here!, get it for free from the iTunes store

Dead Flowers Case - giveawayWin 1 of 100 limited edition prints signed by artist Stephen Halleux

Article - That Time Jules Verne Caused a UFO Scare

Steampunk artist, Matt Silva, is on Syfy's Face Off, a competition/elimination series exploring the world of special-effects make-up artists and the unlimited imagination that allows them to create amazing works of living art.

RPG - Victorian Lost, a historical setting for Changeling: The Lost. This book contains information on the late Victorian Era, including both actual history and fanciful imaginings of this time.

Watch - Live Tea With Madeline Foxtrot! Teslacon 2013 Edition, See as Madeline Foxtrot Tackles the hot button issues in this first ever LIVE Tea with Madeline Foxtrot. Madeline: Defines Steampunk, discusses how to take a TRUE Steampunk photo, and interviews Austin Sirkin, Veronique Chevalier, and Lisa Hager!


November 11 - November 17, 2013
Airship Ambassador interview with Colleen Gleason, part 2, steampunk author of The Clockwork Scarab

Airship Ambassador return interview with Richard Preston, Jr, talking about his newest book, Romulus Buckle and the Engines of War

Review - The Boston Metaphysical Society

Kickstarter - The Dead Flowers Case, An eccentric and fascinating game for PC, Mac & Tablets in a steampunk universe by the producers of Syberia & Amerzone and S. Halleux. Ends December 8th.

Watch - The World of Steam - 2013 ComicCon Sizzle Reel, " a Twilight Zone-like webseries set in a Steampunk universe. " First episode on Nov 20th.

Watch - Amelia, a bittersweet story about a clock maker creating a companion, told in wonderful rhyme and visual filming

Watch - Jake von Slatt - The Steampunk Workshop, a tour of his Steampunk workshop area

Watch - Building a Steampunk Dining Table

Read - Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger

Read - Fiddlehead by Cherie Priest

Read - Empire of Ruins by Arthur Slade

Read - The Clockwork Scarab: A Stoker & Holmes Novel by Colleen Gleason

Read - Fiendish Schemes by K. W. Jeter

Art - Kaguya, by VargasNi at Deviantart,com

Art - Louge Chair Punk,by Strangeknowledge at Deviantart,com

Art - Mechanical Prince,by KyogrePrincess16 at Deviantart,com

Art - Steampunk Batman, by R-Tan at Deviantart,com

Art - Uber Rpg Steampunk cover, by JMayura at Deviantart,com


November 4 - November 10, 2013
Airship Ambassador interview with Colleen Gleason, steampunk author of The Clockwork Scarab

Airship Ambassador interview with Colleen Gleason, part 2

Blog - Steampunk Isn’t Science Fiction by Lisa England

The State of Steamfunk, Part II!

Article - This Programmable 6,000-Part Drawing Boy Automata is Arguably the First Computer

(Nearly) 10 Quotables Overheard at TeslaCon


October 28 - November 3, 2013
Pictures from Steamcon V from Jon Lavinder

Steamcon V in the Seattle Times

Flickr - Steamcon V

FIC Interview: Madeline Holly Rosing | Boston Metaphysical Society

Steamcon V Airship Awards Ceremony

Doctor Who Panel, Steamcon V

Kickstarter - Modo: Ember's End--Hardcover Graphic Novel by author Arthur Slade, ends Nov 13th.

Review - SteamCon V 2013 Seattle

Review - Travelogue from Steamcon V

Pictures from Steamcon V


October 21 - October 27, 2013
Airship Ambassador interview with Arthur Slade, part 2, steampunk author

Blog - Steampunk, Technological Time & Beyond Victoriana: Advocacy and the Archive

Blog - The Semantics Of Steampunk

Review - Devon Purkiss' The Cowboy and The Goliath

Screenshots of PS4 exclusive The Order: 1886

Steampunk Halo 4 weapon concept arts , over at The Art Of Dejan Ostojic

See - High School Senior Steampunk Photoshoot, NOTE: music automatically plays on the page.

Review - K.W. Jeter's Fiendish Schemes

Watch - CTV Morning Live, interview with Andrew Aulenback from the Jules Verne Phantastical Society

A Sepiachord Almanac 2013 Released, At Steamcon V Sepiachord will be releasing their latest thumbdrive compilation

The Dead Flowers Case, A murder mystery game in Stephane Halleux's amazing steampunk universe. The Dead Flowers Case is a murder/mystery adventure, set in a mechanised, retro-style dystopian world in which workers take Nevrovitamin pills so they never have to take a break. All plant life has long since been eliminated, leading police to investigate why some dead flowers have been found next to the body of a murdered factory worker. Coming to Kickstarter on November 7th.


October 14 - October 20, 2013
Airship Ambassador interview with Arthur Slade, steampunk author

Call for writers for the second Steamfunk anthology, Rite of Passage: Road to Nicodemus, Based on the feature film, Rite of Passage – which is set in a world conceived by authors Milton Davis and Balogun Ojetade, based on a short story by Milton Davis of the same name. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2013.

Kickstarter - Modo: Ember's End--Hardcover Graphic Novel, by author Arthur Slade. A stand-alone, steampunk-infused graphic novel set in the Wild West. Inspired by the bestselling series: The Hunchback Assignments.

Blog - The Mammoth Book of Gaslit Romance, Ekaterina Sedia announces the lineup for her next anthology.

Review - Tales of the Airship Neverland Volume II: Captain Hook and the Pirates of Mars, the reader travels to worlds of fantasy including Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Pellucidar, the underground world of perpetual sun at the earth’s core.

Blog - How to Write Steampunk, SteamU Professor Nathan L. Yocum Presents: The Art of Anachronism—Research Tips for Authors & Steampunk Enthusiasts

Blog - I’ve been #Steampunk’d, by Kriss Morton, Cabin Goddess

Sepiachord Playlist for the Week ending Oct 13th,

Urban Dictionary - Steampunk Codebase,

Watch - Making a Venetian Mask,


October 7 - October 13, 2013
Airship Ambassador interview with Karina Cooper, part 3, steampunk author

See the Artwork of Mark Jason Page,

Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure, A seven issues series for Dynamite Entertainment launches in January and will feature art by Sergio Fernandez Davila and covers by Joe Benitez (Lady Mechanika).

Read and excerpt from Fiddlehead, Cherie Priest's next book in teh Clockwork Century series.


September 30 - October 6, 2013
Airship Ambassador interview with Karina Cooper, part 2, steampunk author

Airship Ambassador October Announcements

Indiegogo - STEAMpunk Scientific Exhibition, a science fair in February 2014. Ends November 30.

Interview - Steampunk India, Marcus Rauchfuss talks with Suna Dasi

The Sky High City of SteamPuff - Episode 3 ,

Blog - The Steampunk Holmes Enhanced Book, by Geekdad

Call for Artists, 2014 Art Show “Time Travel is Messy: Vonnegut in the Aerodrome”. The second annual Art exhibit is part of the Circle City Aerodrome’s annual Steampunk immersion weekend. Enter by by November 29

Art - Steampunk Dream Catchers,

Watch - Progress, a ten episode webseries, a game of riddles to decipher the identity of the killer.

Free Kindle Steampunk Book - limited time, Aetheric Elements: The Rise of a Steampunk Reality by Travis Sivart. Enjoy a savory sampler of Steampunk society and sinister scenarios to whet your appetite for the author's upcoming full length novel.

Art - Pirate steampunk submarine by Kurczak, at Deviantart.com

Art - Armillary sphere by Kurczak, at Deviantart.com

Art - Steampunk Flightcraft by Nosslak, at Deviantart.com

Art - Mechanical Core Returns by ark4n, at Deviantart.com


September 23 - September 29, 2013
Airship Ambassador interview with Karina Cooper, steampunk author

Download Exhibition Hall #26, "reviews of Vintage Tomorrows by Pablo Vazquez, Curtsies & Conspiracies by Debbie Bretschneider, The Doctor & The Dinosaurs by Chris Garcia and much, much more!"

Read - Boston Metaphysical Society - Chapter 3

Review - Casebook, George Mann's latest Newbury and Hobbes book

Kickstarter - The Astonishing Adventures of Heracles Flint, Join a battle across the centuries against the immortal evil that is Dracula. An adventure with a dash of Sci-Fi, Steampunk, & Horror, ends October 12th

Kickstarter - STEAMPUNK REILLY- The Twelve Volume Graphic Novel, A graphic novel telling the story of Sidney Reilly, the world's first true secret agent, set against a Steampunk alternate history. Ends October 27th

Kickstarter - Tinker Deck - Steampunk Playing Cards, Tinker Deck Playing Cards - Steampunk inspired Playing Card deck, tinkering with history and machinery. End October 5th

Madeline Foxtrot’s “No Torque Zone”: An Interview with Glenn From League of STEAM

MS Fantasy Ball Overrun With Steampunk Goblins, an interview with Joy Halcott

Short Story - ON THE EFFECTS OF TRANSMUTATIONAL SCIENCE, by Jeannie M. Leighton

Watch - Steamworks & Shadows, Episode 1, Airship Vindus encounters difficulty in their latest delivery job, but a new opportunity may be waiting around the corner.

Blog - Exclusive sneak-peek inside Katherine Gleason’s ANATOMY OF STEAMPUNK, "We wanted to show the dynamic potential of steampunk fashion — that it was more than neo-Victorian. More than skinny pale waifs. More than looking or acting a certain way. More than reinforcing the value of a colonialist past. And it was definitely more than Victorian science fiction."

Blog - Steam, power and politics: talking steampunk with Diana M. Pho

Watch - What is steampunk for you?, first premiered during Esuropean Steampunk Convention, Sept 28th, 2013

Start reading Sally Sprocket and Piston Pete, at Deviantart.com

Art - Time is Death by TheChameleon11, at Deviantart.com

Art - Steampunk Clockwork Earrings II by ArtofAdornment, at Deviantart.com

Art - Steampunk Fish by Diarment, at Deviantart.com

Art - The Iron Conqueror by Kachinadoll, at Deviantart.com

Web comic - The Timepiece Doll by Tennessee11741, at Deviantart.com

Watch - Steampunk Music Summit, from Dragon Con 2013

Watch - Especial Steampunk, from European Steamcon 2013

Watch - Orion Lumia, built by Steampunk designer Will Rockwell

Watch - Bicycle Steampunk, the playing card deck

Watch - The Steampunk League trailer


September 16 - September 22, 2013
Airship Ambassador interview with Thomas Willeford, part 2, steampunk maker, entrepreneur, and artist

Art - Steampunk Pencil case by ChanceZero, at Deviantart.com

Art - A Trip to the Theatre by PeteAmachree, at Deviantart.com

Art - Paddlesteamer of Doom by JanBoruta, at Deviantart.com

Call for LGBT steampunk submissions, Writer Julien Morgan and editor Isabelle Wenta have put out a call for submissions for an anthology with French publisher Editions Voy’[El], and they need YOU!

Decimononic's interview with Art Donovan, an artist, designer and museum curator with a lengthy career in the arts.

Watch - Madeline Foxtrot Digestible: Challenge to Hari Kondabalu,

Call for entries - Steampunk Originals: Volume 5, "Steampunk Originals is an open-call, steampunk-themed comic anthology released quarterly by Arcana ( www.arcana.com ) and distributed by Diamond ( www.diamondcomics.com ). Each volume includes over 100 pages of full color comic and collectively, Volumes 1-4 have already featured 150 creators from across 6 continents. The deadline is January 6th."

Art - The Clockmaker by Derek (dcriler),

Sepiachord’s Steampunk Field Guide to Appropriate Behavior, Attire & Accessories presents:, Download the 1894 Manners, culture and dress of the best American society by Richard A. Wells

Art - Bathyscaphe by machacasaurio, 2nd place entry in Steampunk: Fantastic Vehicles

Blog - Caught in the Cogs: Steampunk Spotlight: Steam Powered Giraffe

Penelope Bartotto's Reviews - The Dark Victorian: Risen Volume One

Review: Steel Dominance by Cari Silverwood

37 Conversation Rules for Gentlemen from 1875

Non-Euclidean Ćthercast #18: Steampunk University Lecture, a presentation on Steampunk at the TU Dortmund

Watch - The Sky High City of SteamPuff - Episode 2 ,

Review of Victor Sierra's Yesterday's Tomorrow

Excerpt from Casebook, George Mann's latest Newbury and Hobbes book, which includes "revenants, murderous peers, mechanical beasts, tentacled leviathans, reanimated pygmies, and an encounter with Sherlock Holmes."

Art - Steampunk Light by Kachinadoll, on Deviantart.com

Art - Archimedes by KellyNGin, on Deviantart.com

Art - Of Brass and Steam: Perilous Diver,on Deviantart.com

Art - Observer by Vadim , on Deviantart.com


September 9 - September 15, 2013
Airship Ambassador interview with Thomas Willeford, steampunk maker, entrepreneur, and artist

Watch - Warlords of Aria, " a fast-paced mix of science fiction, fantasy and steampunk elements. The viewer is led into a fantasy world where many unknown lands, cultures and life forms are still to be discovered, and every day holds a new adventure. "
Review of The Clockwork Scarab By Colleen Gleason, reviewed by Iris Lyons Bennett

Steampunk Author Karina Cooper donates proceeds, after pledging to donate everything she made on the Wicked Lies novella to It Gets Better.

Kickstarter - Cedaria: Blackout, RPG, a cooperative adventure game, featuring a unique blend of Middle Eastern and steampunk architecture and style. Ends Oct 18.

Kickstarter - The Astonishing Adventures of Heracles Flint, the adventures of monster hunter Heracles Flint and his global network of Victorian knights, The Society of Esoteric Technica, who have battled various threats to humanity in the late 19th century. End Oct 12.

The Aluminum Airship of the Future Has Finally Flown, following the successful launch of its half-scale prototype. "The (fully rigid) Aeroscraft has been under development by Aeros Corp, the world's largest airship and blimp maker, since 1996. "

Doll Divine hosts an online paper doll dress up game, Clockwork Couture, by Annie Stegg

Teslacon - A note from Lord Bobbins, discussing this year's theme and events.

Blog - Touring Steampunk Paris, by SJ Chambers and Arthur Morgan

Twisted Skies Steampunk Card Game, From Mad Raven Productions. "portrays the War Across Worlds in the multiple Realities of the Multiverse. Players will work together towards victory at the start of the game and then work to thwart each other at the end! Fantastic Steampunks and their gadgets from across time and space abound in this fun game!"

12 Steampunk Wedding Dresses,



September 2 - September 8, 2013
Airship Ambassador interview with Lisa England, Part 3, creator of the interactive story and show Aurelia

Steampunk IRON MAN and OPTIMUS PRIME Helmets, created by Etsy user Captain Bayley

Steampunk Modeller III , at Sci-fi and Fantasy Modeller, "Steampunk Modeller Volume 3 transports genre modellers to a wonderful, 'what if?' universe of wild, wacky, deeply inventive projects, immersing you in step-by-step retro-future modelling articles to stimulate your imagination and infuse your hobby with limitless new possibilities." 128 pages.

Rebel Minis - 15mm Steampunk British Infantry, "Each pack contains 21 British and are perfect for Pulp Gaming and Steampunk gaming! Sculpted by Martin Baker. Painted by Micropanzer! "

Steampunk Cyberman, seen at Dragon*Con, photographed by Jen of Epbot

Machina Arcana - a cooperative steampunk horror board game, "The main goal behind Machina Arcana is to provide players with a fun, yet chilling, game that can never be played the same way, mechanics that enable varying strategies and approaches, and an extensive framework that combines everything smoothly. As the story progresses so does your gear. But beware! If you are too slow, Horror might very well prevail and devour you whole."

'Koryo' Steampunk Card Game, "Asmodee and Moonster Games are planning an October release for Koryo, a take-no-prisoners card game set in a steampunk alternate history universe. "

Review of The Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare, by Penelope Anne Bartotto of Library at the End of the Universe

Free download - Before the Chase: An Anthology, by Dara Fogel, "Imagine a bold world in which descendants of an ancient mystical order secretly struggle to keep the forces of darkness at bay, utilizing every means and device at their disposal. Magic, mystery and strange technology beckon from beyond the limits of history and belief. Three stories of power, love, and pivotal decision from the world of The GrailChase! Chronicles. "

Challenge Results: Steampunk Wheelchair Design for Kyron, "The main goal of this design Challenge was to modify Kyron’s wheelchair with a cool Victorian aesthetic and maintain the wheelchair’s full functionality."


August 26 - September 1, 2013
Airship Ambassador interview with Lisa England, Part 2, creator of the interactive story and show Aurelia

Interview with Madeleine Holly-Rosing, creator of the webcomic, The Boston Metaphysical Society

Kickstarter - Adventures of the League of S.T.E.A.M. Season Three, "We want to bring you the next installment of nine exciting new web series adventures by The League of S.T.E.A.M. This season will introduce new characters, special guest stars, amazing locations, cool monsters and fantastical steampunk gadgets. We plan on expanding our resources and increasing our production quality to bring you an exciting new experience." Ends October 3rd.

Watch - the ongoing web series Aurelia, "This steampunk-fantasy drama, based on the serial Rise Of The Tiger, follows the citizens of a self-sustaining, steam-powered city as they battle a deadly energy crisis. Through this portal, Aurelia's citizens report on their daily lives, trade gossip, spy on enemies and collaborate with allies in the city's ongoing quest for sustainable power." The show were audience members can be characters, too.

Kickstarter - Incredible Expeditions: Quest for Atlantis, "Lead a steampunk expedition to explore fantastic places and face otherworldly horrors in a deckbuilding strategy game for 1-5 players." Ends September 16

Download - Clockwork Heroines: Female Characters in Steampunk Literature, graduate thesis by Cassie N. Bergman, Western Kentucky University


August 19 - August 25, 2013
Airship Ambassador interview with Lisa England, creator of the interactive story and show Aurelia

Steampunk horror short story - Glass Boxes and Clockwork Gods, by Damien Walters Grintalis

Blog - Has Steampunk Peaked in the US?, by Austin Sirkin

Blog - "Steampunk 1.02": My Thoughts on the Revolution, by Laura Morrigan

Watch the trailer for “The Record Keeper” , a steampunk web-series about angels as they fight the epic battle of good and evil. The web series is set for release later in 2013.


August 12 - August 18, 2013
Call to Artists: Steampunk Legion , a Steampunk themed art exhibition hosted by Into the Woods Fine Art Gallery & Body Art Studio. Online Submission Deadline: Wednesday, September 4th, 2013 – Midnight. Exhibit Dates: September 28th 2013 - January 2014

Kickstarter - Annabelle Avery: Steampunk Girl, Comic Book, "She's just like any other 17-year-old in 1880's London, except for one important fact: she owns a jetpack and isn’t afraid to use it! When her adventurous inventor parents disappear when she is a baby, Annabelle Avery is raised by her posh Uncle Albert, Her Majesty's Minister of Technology. But Annabelle has danger in her blood, and can't resist trying to discover their true whereabouts! " Ends September 16.

Blog - Call for Submissions: The Steampunk World Anthology, " a planned collection of steampunk short stories set in places outside of Europe. Edited by Sarah Hans, this anthology will feature veteran and up-and-coming writers from the science fiction community"


August 5 - August 11, 2013
Airship Ambassador interview with Richard Preston, Jr, part 2, author of the new book, Romulus Buckle and the City of Founders

STIR interview with Bruce Rosenbaum, Sherwin Williams talks with Bruce about his modern spin on Victoriana

Steampunk Role-Playing Games , a post about various role-playing games in the steampunk genre.


July 29 - August 4, 2013
Airship Ambassador interview with Richard Preston, Jr, author of the new book, Romulus Buckle and the City of Founders

Art - Tesla Power Generator by James Christopher Hill

Steampunk Events for August 2013 on Tor.com

New Kickstarter for Tinker, a steampunk web series. Prepare for a high-flying steampunk adventure in this all-new sci-fi/fantasy series about a pair of talented inventors called, the TINKERS. Dr. Who + Blade Runner + Firefly, all rolled together in a Film Noir, Victorian Futurism that would make Verne and Wells proud.

Kickstarter - Bodacious Creed: A Steampunk Zombie Western, Steampunk technology has brought US Marshal Robert "Bodacious" Creed back from the dead, and justice returns to the Wild West. Ends August 9th






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