 The group's underlying emphasis on quality and professionalism has, in recent years, contributed to the commercial publication of novels and/or short story collections by members including Michael Cobley, Hal Duncan, Gary Gibson, and Neil Williamson.Members have also had work published in magazines including "Analog", "Asimov's Science Fiction", "Interzone", and "The Third Alternative", and short story anthologies "", "Other Edens II", "Shipbuilding", and "Year's Best Fantasy and Horror".The origins of the Circle lie in a science fiction short story competition – originally suggested by the SF writer Chris Boyce – that ran for several years in "The Glasgow Herald" newspaper (now, "The Herald").