The Pocketbook Guide to Scottish Superheroes

The serial continues in November 2025.

Start here: Chapter 1 – A Rude Awakening? – Swarming Superheroes – A Blast From The Past
  • Latest Fiction

    • Grame was punctual, although it had taken him eight hours to climb the free track up the shoulder of the Mountain. When he arrived, it . . .

      The Long Way Back

      Margot Bennett

    • Dear Megan,

      Thanks so much for the photos you sent with your last letter! The girls are getting big now – it’s easy to forget . . .

      A Letter South

      Beth Nuttall

    • When Dad arrives, he twiddles a dial in the panel, and SnapRoom gets brighter.

      He’s wearing the same slacks and mustard-coloured cardigan that I expect . . .

      A silhouetted figure stands at the edge of a radiant, swirling tunnel filled with vibrant colors and lights, suggesting a journey into a cosmic or spiritual dimension. The scene conveys a sense of exploration and enlightenment, yet with a sense of loneliness and loss.

      Snapshots

      Leo Robertson

  • Latest Non-fiction

    • Margot Bennett (1912-1980) was the author of two distinctive and idiosyncratic science fiction novels, The Long Way Back (1954) and The Furious Masters (1968).

      b&w photo taken in the 50s, possibly. white woman, smiling, in her 4os ddark haird, neat hair do. dark buttoned top, with a glittering brooch at her throat. Classic portrait of its time.

      Margot Bennett

      Nick Hubble

    • David Lindsay’s A Voyage to Arcturus (1920) is a daring, epic adventure. It is a philosophical exploration of good and evil, the soul, and the . . .

      David Lyndsay

      Monica Burns

    • Interview with Cat Hellisen, where we talked about their inspiration and writing as the outsider.

  • Latest Poetry

News

Upcoming Science Fiction and Writers’ events in Scotland

Pictcon1 and Cymera’s Writers’ Conference There are two great events happening in November. We have: Pictcon1 – A one day, . . . .

SF Caledonia at Cymera Festival

Join Noel Chidwick and Pippa Goldschmidt for a Sunday afternoon stroll with a selection of Scottish writers of science fiction . . . .

The Pocketbook Guide to Scottish Superheroes by Kirsti Wishart

Meet Scotland’s new breed of Superheroes –there’s an awful lot of them! Scotland population is growing with superheroes emerging with . . . .

SF Caledonia Anthology One

A showcase of science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction, poetry and essays by Scottish writers.

Published in paperback and all ebook formats.

Available now
Front cover of the anthology. Dark blue night time background, with the faint shape of a saltire amongst the stars. In the foreground a small campfire, and smoke rising into the sky making the shape of a mysterious face. We call this Smokey Face, and use it a lot for SF Caledonia branding.
Front cover of the anthology. Dark blue night time background, with the faint shape of a saltire amongst the stars. In the foreground a small campfire, and smoke rising into the sky making the shape of a mysterious face. We call this Smokey Face, and use it a lot for SF Caledonia branding.

A Showcase of Scottish SF

SF Caledonia is a free online magazine and resource of short stories by Scottish Science Fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction writers.

Phase 2: The Sapling

Read the origin story
Smoky face emerging from a small campfire.

Comic

The Beachcomber Presents

Mark Toner's Beachcomber asks the eternal question: "where have all the Time machines gone?
Read on . . .