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Agog! Press

Australian book publisher

Press was an independent Australian book publisher, specializing in speculative fiction short story collections. Founded in 2002 by Cat Sparks, the press published ten anthologies of speculative fiction by Australian writers. Press shut down in 2008 after publishing its final anthology, Canterbury 2100: Pilgrimages in a new world, because Cat Sparks and Rob Hood wished to focus more on their own writing.2 It was founded by Catriona Sparks.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Agog! Press was an independent Australian book publisher, specializing in speculative fiction short story collections. Founded in 2002 by Cat Sparks, the press published ten anthologies of speculative fiction by Australian writers.2

The story

Founded by Catriona Sparks.1

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Products and brands

Agog! Ripping Reads (2006), ed. Cat Sparks, ISBN 0-8095-6237-5

Canterbury 2100: Pilgrimages in a new world (2008), ed. Dirk Flinthart, ISBN 978-0-8095-7327-1

Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales (2005), ed. Rob Hood and Robin Pen, ISBN 0-9580567-4-9

Daikaiju!2: Revenge of the Giant Monsters (2007), ed. Rob Hood and Robin Pen, ISBN 978-0-8095-7231-1

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Daikaiju!3: Giant Monsters vs the World (2007), ed. Rob Hood and Robin Pen, ISBN 978-0-8095-7233-5

Agog! Smashing Stories (2004), ed. Cat Sparks, ISBN 0-9580567-3-0

Agog! Terrific Tales (2003), ed. Cat Sparks, ISBN 0-9580567-2-2

Agog! Fantastic Fiction (2002), ed. Cat Sparks, ISBN 0-9580567-0-6

AustrAlien Absurdities (2002), ed. Chuck McKenzie and Tansy Rayner Roberts

Scary Food: A Compendium of Gastronomic Atrocity (2008) ed. Cat Sparks, ISBN 978-0-9580567-5-5. A charity anthology to raise money for the treatment of Paul Haines, who had been diagnosed with cancer. All authors donated their stories.

From Wikipedia’s article on Agog! Press, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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