The EPIC eBook Awards

EPICon was the annual convention of theElectronically Published Internet Connection (Later known as The Electronic Publishing Industry Coalition). This international writers conference had a strong focus on eBook publishing and gave juried awards called EPIC eBook Awards (formerly the EPPIEs) to the best eBooks of the previous calendar year. After a 20-year span, EPIC ceased operations in 2018.

EPIC, the Electronically Published Internet Connection, held its annual conference in Tampa, FL March 7-9 2003. Piers Anthony was the keynote speaker, and a copy of his address is here. EPIC sponsors annual awards for the best eBooks in several categories.

The 2002 conference was held in Seattle EPIC March 14-16. Rick Sutcliffe was a keynote speaker, and a copy of his address is here. The 2002 EPPIE awards were announced there, with Rick Sutcliffe presenting the award for the best SF novel among eBooks published this year. For more information on the nominees for (and the winner of) this prestigious award, click here.

A new anthology of Canadian eAuthors published by ceAuthors is now available here FREE. It includes a story from The Exile, the upcoming volume three of Rick Sutcliffe's The Interregnum.

The Mid York public library (New York State) quotes our definition of eBooks on its eBook lending page.

The Fourth Civilization re-Published

Wipf and Stock are the new publishers for the fifth edition of Rick's textbook on Ethical and Social Issues in Technology Adoption. Click on one of the Non-Fiction links to get to the relevant pages.

Some new reviews

A couple of very positive reviews, the first of the whole series are posted on the Amazon site for The Peace and copied here.

Paper, Finally

Third editions of The Interregnum (new covers), first editions of The Throne, and concluding volume The Paladin (two parts) are all available in Kindle and Paper! Links on the HowToBuy page.

Paladin Published

Tara's Mother Published

The third book in The Throne, Tara's Mother is available in eBook and paper format.

Rea's Blood Published

The second book in The Throne came out late 2015 in eBook and paper format.

Culmanic Parts Published

The first book in The Throne series was published in June 2015.

New Covers up

The Interregnum has all new covers for new (slightly corrected) editions. Click on the link to see all the covers and links to purchase.

An important review of The General

Analog SF has given another thumbs up to The Interregnum, with Tom Easton of The Reference Library expressing his enjoyment of The General for November 2006.

Reviews of The Interregnum

Rick Sutcliffe's series The Interregnum has received good reviews. Here's a collection.

Hibernian heraldry

Graphical representations of Hibernian coats of arms, the Royal Army arms, and a soldier's coffs with SpecialOps option, and explanations of the heraldry.

The Friends--Best SF Novel of 2003

The Friends, Volume II of The Interregnum, Rick Sutcliffe's Christian SF series won the 2004 EPPIE for the best science fiction novel of 2003. The Exile was also a finalist for this award.

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Besides books, Arjay Enterprises also publishes opundo (a word garage of clean humour), The Northern Spy, and Sheaves Christian Resources. In addition, it offers name registrations and hosting. All services and sites are available through ArjayEnterprises.com.