Morehouse Signed with Mad Norwegian
Lyda Morehouse has signed a contract with small press publisher Mad Norwegian Press for a prequel to her AngeLINK universe. The book will be titled Resurrection Code.
Publisher's Website: http://www.madnorwegian.com

Lange on blogtalkradio
Sue Lange will be participating in a live chat on blogtalkradio on Jun 26th at 11pm. Call in at (347) 215-9536 or visit the chat room at the website.
Website: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/yolandarenee

Jones Finalist in Independent Publisher Awards
BU member, Pauline Baird Jones, has been named a finalist in the Independent Publisher Awards for her book, The Key.
Info: http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1230

Zannini Novel Debuts
Maria Zannini's book, Touch Of Fire, is out on Sam Hain Publishing.
Touch Of Fire link: http://samhainpublishing.com/romance/touch-of-fire

Malcohn Work Published
BU member, Elissa Malcohn has an article, "Life and Art: More than Imitation," in Poets' Forum Magazine, Spring 2008. This issue will also feature one of her photographs on its cover. She has also recently published a story, "Identity Theft," in The Drabbler #10 (Sam's Dot Publishing), February 2008. Her Poems, "Forest Dragons" (Honorable Mention) and "Salvage" (Top Ten) in The 2nd Annual SFPA Poetry Contest 2007: Sonnets, Spec House of Poetry in cooperation with the Science Fiction Poetry Association, December 2007.
Member's website: http://home.earthlink.net/~emalcohn/index.html

Moore's Changeling at Amazon
Aqueduct Press is now selling their Conversation Pieces on Amazon.com as well as on their website, http://aqueductpress.com/. Included in the Series is BU member, Nancy Jane Moore's "Changeling: A Novella."
Amazon site: Changeling

Aqueduct Press Readings at Wiscon
The following BU members will be participating in the Aqueduct Press readings at Wiscon: Andrea Hairston, Nancy Jane Moore, and Sue Lange. Aqueduct Press is owned by BU member, Timmi Duchamp. Wiscon will be held May 22-24, 2008 in Madison, WI
Details: http://www.wiscon.info/schedule.php

Lundoff Win's Choice Award
Catherine Lundoff's multigenre erotica collection, Crave:Tales of Lust, Love and Longing (Lethe Press, 2007) has won a 2007 Lesbian Fiction Reader's Choice Award for erotica.
Awards Site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LesbianFictionReadersChoiceAwards/

Moore Collection Released
Nancy Jane Moore's collection Conscientious Inconsistencies has just been released by PS Publishing as the second volume in its Showcase series. Copies are available from the publisher as well as at the BU table at Wiscon.
To get a copy: PS

Frankel's Potter Parady Wins Indie Excellence Award
Henry Potty and the Pet Rock: An Unauthorized Harry Potter Parody (ISBN: 978-1-59594-088-9, WingSpan Press) by BU member, Valerie Estelle Frankel, has won the Indie Excellence 2008 Book Award for "eBook Fiction." The paperback version of the novel has also won many awards, most recently in USA Book News National Best Books 2007.
Author's website: http://www.HarryPotterParody.com

Martin Creates Guided Tour of Ravencon
Author and Broad Universe member Gail Z. Martin (The Summoner, The Blood King) launched her videoblog at Ravencon, and fellow BU member Danny Ackley-McPhail was among those profiled.
View the videos:
Day 1: http://www.audioacrobat.com/playv/WZ1m0XG4
Day 2: http://www.audioacrobat.com/playv/WNTsBD64
Day 3: http://www.audioacrobat.com/playv/WB7Lmfh4

Sinclair to Teach World Building
BU member Linnea Sinclair will teach a workshop on "World Building For Writers, or Why Everyone in the Galaxy Doesn't Speak English" June 2 ­ 13 at RWA's online Writer's Campus. Registration begins May 19th
Details: http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/campus.htm.

Ann Wilkes' SF Reviews List
BU member, Ann Wilkes, has posted a huge list of places to get your work reviewed in the 'net.
Review page: http://wilkes.zftp.com/ReviewPlaces.html

Moore Finalist in Bill Fisher Award
Leslie Ann Moore's Griffin's Daughter has been named as a finalist for this year's Bill Fisher Award For Best First Fiction by a New Publisher, given by the Independent Book Publisher's Association. The yearly awards given by the IBPA are known collectively as the Ben Franklin Awards.
Read a synsopsis: http://www.leslieannmoore.com.

Ackley Novel up at Amazon
Danielle Ackley-MacPhail's Bad-Ass Faeries 2: Just Plain Bad is now at Amazon
Preorder the book: Bad-Ass Faeries

Garfinkle Excerpt in Thaneros
"Eleanor's Lessons," an excerpt from BU member Gwynne Garfinkle's as yet unpublished novel, The Posthumous Life of Eleanor Bell, appears in the February 7 issue of Thaneros Online Magazine. Her poem "Scarlet Ode" will appear in an upcoming issue of Goblin Market, and her poem "Allison Gross Speaks of the Worm" will appear in Aberrant Dreams.
Link to novel excerpt: http://www.thaneros.com/fiction/fiction0408/eleanors%20lessons.htm

Lundoff in Farrago's Wainscot
Catherine Lundoff's story "Three Views of the Maiden in Peril" is up in the new issue of Farrago's Wainscot
Wainscot website: http://www.farragoswainscot.com/current.html

Poetry from Elissa Malcohn
BU member, Elissa Malcohn has the following poetry either published or out soon: "Algebraic Sestina for the Ocean" in Anna Lovrics' article, "What is the connection between poetry and maths?" in the March 2008 STEM Newsletter. "First Contact in Appalachia," in Space and Time, TBD. "Ancient Wisdom Distilled," in We'Moon '09. "Derivative Work," in Asimov's, TBD.
Author's website: http://home.earthlink.net/~emalcohn/index.html

Calvani Interviews Wray
BU member, Mayra Calvani, has interviewed BU member, Phoebe Wray, about her new futurist novel, JEMMA7729.
Read the interview: http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/08/114513.php

Ackley-McPhail eBook Out
Bad-A$$ Faieries 2, edited by BU member, Danielle Ackley-McPhail is now available. The Print edition will be launced may 25, 2008 at Balticon, in Baltimore, MD.
Launch details: http://www.sidhenadaire.com/promoBAF2.htm

Harris Sequel out on Torquere
STAY, the sequel to Jessica Freely's first story, Hero, is out from Torquere Books. Both are available at this link:
Publisher's website: http://www.torquerebooks.com/zencart/index.php?manufacturers_id=119&main_page=index

Lange to Appear at Pennwriters Conference
Sue Lange will be attending the authors' tea and signing at the 2008 Pennwriters Conference, on Saturday, May 17, 2008. The signing is open to the public and commences at 3:45pm. The Conference will be held at Host Resort in Lancaster, PA.
Conference information: http://www.pennwriters.org/menus/menu_conference.html

Simon's VECTORS Ties for Stoker Award
Member Marge Simon and Charlee Jacobs' poetry collection, VECTORS: A Week in the Death of a Planet (Dark Regions Press) tied with Linda Addison's Being Full of Light, Insubstantial, for the Outstanding Achievement in Poetry Collection Bram Stoker award this year at the World Horror Convention.
Author's website: http://hometown.aol.com/margsimon

Berg at Pikes Peak
BU mebmer, Carol Berg, will give a keynote address at the Pikes Peak Writers Conference, April 25-27, 2008 in Colorado Springs, CO, exactly ten years and ten published novels after her first venture to a writers' conference (also Pikes Peak) to "maybe learn a little bit about the publishing business."
Conference website: http://pikespeakwriters.com/

Subject: Sinclair a RITA finalist!
BU member Linnea Sinclair is again a finalist for the Romance Writers of America's highest honor, the RITA. Her standalone GAMES OF COMMAND, a 2007 release from Bantam/Spectra, is the third of her novels to attain this standing since she qualified to enter this prestigious contest in 2005.
Author's website: http://www.linneasinclair.com

News from Martinuzzi's Pretty Scary
Pretty Scary, the horror webzine published by BU member, Heidi Martinuzzi, has recently interviewed Christa Faust about her new noir horror Moneyshot. The site also features a review of BU member Eileen Watkin's novel PARAGON. BU member Natalia Lincoln's THE MIRROR is also reviewed.
Faust interview: http://www.pretty-scary.net/article-1464-thread-1-0.html
Watkins review: http://www.pretty-scary.net/article-1525-thread-1-0.html
Lincoln review: http://www.pretty-scary.net/article-1491-thread-1-0.html

Moore and Reisman in Farrago's Wainscot
BU members Nancy Jane Moore and Jessica Reisman both have stories in the current issue of Farrago's Wainscot. Nancy's story, "Running the Road," was originally published some years back in CC Motorcycle Newsmagazine, so it should come as no surprise that there's a motorcycle in the story. Jessica describes her story "Flowertongue" as "a story of orchid hunting, strange botany, river journeying, and love."
Nancy's story: http://www.farragoswainscot.com/2008/6/running.html
Jessica's story: http://www.farragoswainscot.com/2008/6/flowertongue.html

Prell Novel to be Released
Lettie Prell's novel, Dragon Ring, will be released in May with Flying Pen Press. As a preview, read the story excerpt called "Stalking the Virtual Mysteries" in the new issue of the Lorelei Signal. The story is accompanied by a beautiful illustration by Lee Kuruganti.
Preview: http://www.loreleisignal.com/StalkingtheVirtualMysteries.html

Calvani Interviews Jackson
BU member, Mayra Calvani, interviews Lisa Jackson.
Read the interview: http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/02/164613.php

Ackley-MacPhail to Launch Bad0-A$$ Faeries 2
BU member Danielle Ackley-MacPhail announces her Bad-Ass Faeries 2 will be launched at this year's Balticon, 7:30pm, Sunday, May 25, 2008, Hunt Valley Marriot in Baltimore. She will be raffling off a custom painted (by Pamelina H.) leather jacket based on her story from the book.
For information: http://www.sidhenadaire.com/promoBAF2.htm

Hightshoe Reviewed at Romantic Times
BU member, Carol Hightshoe's A Time to...vol. 2 has been reviewed at Romantic Times Book Reviews.
Read the review: http://www.loreleisignal.com/ATimeTo2.html

Bergman Poetry Chapbook to be Released
BU member, F.J. Bergmann will have an SF poetry chapbook, Constellation of the Dragonfly, released this month. In other news, her poem "Eating Light" has been nominated for the Rhysling Award.
Book Info: http://www.planbpress.com/upcoming.html

News from Elissa Malcohn
BU member Elissa Malcohn has the following stories soon to be published: Deviations: Appetite (the second volume in the Deviations series), Aisling Press, September 2008; "Arachne," in anthology Riffing on Strings: Creative Writing Inspired by String Theory, Scriblerus Press, June 1, 2008; "Hermit Crabs," in Electric Velocipede, Issue #14; "Memento Mori," in anthology Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet, Dark Scribe Press, late 2008; "Prometheus Rebound," in Helix: A Speculative Fiction Quarterly, TBD.
Author's website: http://home.earthlink.net/~emalcohn/index.html

McGathy Story in Lorelei Signal
BU member, Sheri L. McGathy announces her story Promises has been published by Wolfsinger Publications' "The Lorelei Signal"
Read the story: http://www.loreleisignal.com/Promises.html

Moore Collection Due from PS Publishing
Nancy Jane Moore's collection, Conscientious Inconsistencies, is due out soon from PS Publishing.
Publisher's website: http://store.pspublishing.co.uk/acatalog/PS_showcase_two_conscientious_inconsistencies_hc.html

Calvani Releases Picture Book
BU member Mayra Calvani announces the release of her second children's picture book, CRASH! Information:
http://mayrassecretbookcase.blogspot.com/2008/04/just-released-crash.html

Oliver to Release YA Fantasy
Gloria Oliver's Cross-eyed Dragon Troubles, a young adult fantasy, will be released in trade paperback in March from HardShell Word Factory.
Author's website: http://www.gloriaoliver.com

Ackley-McPhail Novel to be Published
BU member, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, announces her second novel, Tomorrow's Memories will be released in August of 2008 by Mundania Press. Cover art (left) by Lynn Perkins (http://www.lwperkins.com) and Christina Yoder (http://www.artdragon.net).
Publisher's website: http://www.mundania.com/books-tomorrowsmemories.html

Lange to Speak on Science Fiction and Culture at Mifflin Library
BU member, Sue Lange, will be speaking on the subject of science fiction, culture, and her writing at the Mifflin Community Library in Shillington, PA, Tuesday, April 15th at 6:30pm.
Library website: http://www.berks.lib.pa.us/mifflincl/

Ackley-McPhail Scheduled for Maryland Faerie Festival
BU member and fantasy author, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, has been selected to be a guest performer by the Maryland Faerie Festival for their 2008 event on June 7th and 8th. She will be reading from her published works, Yesterday's Dreams, Bad-Ass Faeries, and Sails and Sorcery, as well as from her unpublished works.
Festival website: http://www.marylandfaeriefestival.com

Wray Novel Out
Phoebe Wray's first novel, JEMMA7729, a feminist, dystopian, futurist action-adventure tale, was released this month from EDGE.
Publishers website: http://www.edgewebsite.com

Zannini Featuring Augustin
BU member, Maria Zannini has featured KS Augustin (COMBAT!) in an interview at blogspot. The interview highlights KS as a martial arts expert as well as a kick-ass author. Zannini's blogspot includes "news, tips, markets & more for writers."
Blog (Augustin interview posted on February 27, 2008): http://mariazannini.blogspot.com/

Sinclair Wins Reader's Choice Awards
GAMES OF COMMAND, one of two 2007 releases from BU member Linnea Sinclair, has won both the PEARL Futuristic category (Paranormal Excellence Awards for Romantic Literature) and the All About Romance 12th Annual Reader Poll Best in SF/F & Futuristic awards.
Author's website: http://www.linneasinclair.com

Kemp Novel Nominated
Debra Kemp's novel, The Recruit, the second novel of her House of Pendragon series, is a 2007 Reader Views Awards Semi-finalist/Great Lakes Region!
Awards Site: http://www.readerviews.com/Awards2007SemiFinalists.html

Jones Interview Posted
BU member, Rosemary Jones, is interviewed by John Ottinger
Interviewers website: http://otter.covblogs.com/archives/026755.html#c40874

Crater at Left Coast Crime
BU member, Theresa Crater, will do a panel and sell Under the Stone Paw at Left Coast Crime, a mystery conference in Denver March 6-16."
Conference link: http://www.leftcoastcrime.org/2008/

Burke in Desolate Places
BU member, Sue Burke, has a short story "A Poor, Desert Planet" in the anthology Desolate Places, just released by Hadley Rille Books.
Anthology link: http://www.hadleyrillebooks.com/

Isaak Guest Speaker at Monadnock Writers' Group
BU member, Elaine Isaak, will be the guest speaker at the Monadnock Writers' Group meeting at the Peterborough Public Library in Peterborough, NH, Saturday March 15.
Writers' Group Website: http://www.monadnockwriters.org

Kenyon Novel Hits "Best of 2007" Lists
Publishers Weekly listed Bright of the Sky, the first book in Kay Kenyon's sci-fantasy series, among the top 150 books of 2007. It was SF Site's #1 book of 2007, and a top five SF pick at American Library Association.
Member website: http://www.kaykenyon.com