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Sue Burke sees two essays and a poem published. - Posted on 21 Nov 2009 by KimRichards Sue Burke has an essay, "From Best-Seller to Oblivion," in the November 2009 issue of Internet Review of Science Fiction. She also has an essay "The Highest Mile" in the anthology Courting the Bull. Her poem "Who would have counted" appears in Vampyr Verse.
Internet Review of Science Fiction: http://www.irosf.com
Courting the Bull: http://www.innoword.com
Vampyre Verse: http://www.vampyrverse.com
Rocket Boy and the Geek Girls - Posted on 09 Nov 2009 by KimRichards Rocket Boy and the Geek Girls, the first anthology from Book View Press, the e-book publishing arm of Book View Cafe, includes stories by Broad Universe members Nancy Jane Moore, Sylvia Kelso, Amy Sterling Casil and Jennifer Stevenson. Rocket Boy and the Geek Girls is available at http://bit.ly/rgr4K for the Kindle version and http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php/BVC-eBookstore/ for other formats including pdf, mobi, prc, lit, lrf, epub. Check out both this science fiction anthology and other Book View Cafe offerings at htpp://www.bookviewcafe.com
Tracy S. Morris's new novel, Bride of Tranquility has been released from Yard Dog Press - Posted on 10 Sep 2009 by KimRichards Bride of Tranquility by Tracy S. Morris is a crossgenre murder mystery set at a haunted hotel during a Renaissance wedding. It is the sequel to the award-winning novel Tranquility. It is available from Yard Dog Press at http://www.yarddogpress.com.
New England Broads Celebrate Birthday of Mary Shelley - Posted on 25 Aug 2009 by KimRichards Join New England member of the Broad Universe Writers Group to celebrate the birthday of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, in a whirlwind weekend of parties!! The events will feature a brief introduction to Shelley's life and works, along with short readings inspired by her themes and Frankenstein-inspired refreshments.
Participating authors include: fantasy author Elaine Isaak of Bedford, along with Justine Graykin of Deerfield and Julie M. Andrews of Nashua. Trisha J. Wooldridge, author, journalist and educator, will offer brief talks about Shelley's themes and influence, and Phoebe Wray, a member of BroadUniverse's governing body, the Motherboard, will present highlights from the author's life. Also appearing will be Massachusetts-based vampire fiction authors Inanna Arthen and Morven Westfield. Authors will be reading in a rapid-fire format from their poetry, stories and novels.
Saturday, August 29th, 10:00 AM to noon at the Nashua Public Library, Nashua, NH
Saturday, August 29th, 2:00 to 4:00 at the Toadstool in Milford, NH
Sunday, August 30th, noon - 2:00 at Pandemonium Books & Games in Cambridge, MA
Sunday, August 30th, 4:00 - 6:00 at Back Pages Books in Waltham, MA
Mary Shelley's Birthday Celebration - Posted on 17 Aug 2009 by KimRichards Mary Shelley's Birthday Celebration (August 27-30, 2009) Join New England women writers from the international organization, Broad Universe, as they honor the 212th anniversary of Mary Shelley's birth. Learn about the amazing life and work of a woman whose vision reached far ahead of her time. Hear the truth about the original "mad scientist" and his creation. Thursday, August 27th, 6:30 - 8:00 Jacob Edwards Library, 236 Main Street, Southbridge, MA 01550 http://www.jacobedwardslibrary.org/Vampire fiction writers Inanna Arthen and Morven Westfield and SF/Fantasy author Trisha J. Wooldridge Saturday, August 29th, 10:00 AM to noon Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St, Nashua, NH 03060-3475 http://www.nashua.lib.nh.usVampire fiction writer Morven Westfield and SF/Fantasy authors Elaine Isaak, Phoebe Wray, Trisha J. Wooldridge and Julie Andrews Saturday, August 29th, 2:00 to 4:00 Toadstool Books, Lorden Plaza, Milford, NH 03055 http://www.toadbooks.com/NASApp/store/IndexJspVampire fiction writers Inanna Arthen and Morven Westfield and SF/Fantasy authors Elaine Isaak, Phoebe Wray, Trisha J. Wooldridge, Justine Graykin and Julie Andrews Sunday, August 30th, noon - 2:00 at Pandemonium Books & Games, 4 Pleasant Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 http://www.pandemoniumbooks.com/Vampire fiction writers Inanna Arthen and Morven Westfield, past Nebula Award nominee Jennifer Pelland, and SF/Fantasy authors Elaine Isaak, Phoebe Wray, Trisha J. Wooldridge and Julie Andrews Sunday, August 30th, 4:00 - 6:00 at Back Pages Books, 289 Moody Street, Waltham, MA 02453 http://www.backpagesbooks.com/Vampire fiction writers Inanna Arthen and Morven Westfield, past Nebula Award nominee Jennifer Pelland, and SF/Fantasy authors Elaine Isaak, Phoebe Wray, Trisha J. Wooldridge and Julie Andrews
Linnea Sinclair book signing - Posted on 07 Aug 2009 by KimRichards Award-winning Science Fiction Romance author and BU member Linnea Sinclair (http://www.linneasinclair.com) will sign books from her Dock Five series (GABRIEL'S GHOST, SHADES OF DARK, HOPE'S FOLLY) in the Central Ohio Fiction
Writers' multi-author book signing (open to the public), Friday September 18, 2009 from 6:30 to 7:45 PM. This event is part of their annual conference; Sinclair resides in Ohio part of each year and is also a member of COFW. The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn of Worthington, Ohio (7007 N. High Street), September 18 - 19, 2009.
Please visit http://www.cofw.org/conference.html for conference details and a schedule.
Maria Zannini on Radio Free Bliss - Posted on 06 Aug 2009 by KimRichards Maria Zannini, author of the post-apocalyptic fantasy, "Touch of Fire", was the latest interviewed by Kaz Augustin at Radio Free Bliss. They talk promotion, marriage, lions and Texas. Head on over to the Radio Free Bliss site ( http://RadioFreeBliss.ksaugustin.com) for a listen!
Eileen Kernaghan's Wild Talent is up for a Sunburst Award! - Posted on 03 Aug 2009 by KimRichards
Do you enjoy filk music? - Posted on 01 Aug 2009 by KimRichards Roberta Rogow's filk song "Take It Back", words and music both by me, won first prize in the Concertino 2009 Song-writing contest.
Awesome Roberta! It's nice to see multi-talented Broads!
P.L. Blair's series, Portals, receives favorable reviews. - Posted on 01 Aug 2009 by KimRichards P.L. Blair has a fantasy series, "Portals," which currently consists of three books: "Shadow Path," "Stormcaller" and "Deathtalker." Book Four, "Sister Hoods," is in the works. All are published by Studio See Publishing LLC, headquartered in Sheridan, Wyo.
Her books have received favorable reviews from Armchair Interviews and Front Street Reviews.
Reviewer Tom Morton (Front Street Reviews) says: "The books are a refreshing change from the norm where fantasy is concerned. This cross-genre series blends the ages-old detective novel with a unique twist on a fantasy world co-existing and interacting with the modern day world we all know and love."
A note from P.L.:
I am dividing my time between Sheridan, Wyo., and Rockport, Texas, and have spent the spring and summer doing book signings. Because my publisher does not yet have a distributor, my books have limited placement, but they can be ordered online at www.studiosee.com and are available at book stores in Sheridan, at Hastings Books stores in Billings, Mont., and Victoria, Texas, and in stores in Rockport, Portland and Calallen, Texas.
Carol Berg's Lighthouse duet wins Mythopoeic Fantasy Award! - Posted on 01 Aug 2009 by KimRichards Carol Berg's Lighthouse Duet, _Flesh and Spirit_ and _Breath and Bone_, WON the 2009 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for
Adult Literature. WAY TO GO CAROL! You can see the list of finalists, winners, and more about the Mythopoeic Society at
<http://www.mythsoc.org/awards/>.
Elissa Macohn is one busy woman! - Posted on 01 Aug 2009 by KimRichards Anyone need some inspiration? You'll find it with Elissa Macohn. She reports in with all kinds of news.
Publications:
Poem "Where Relativity Ends" appeared in Strange Horizons, Feb. 2, 2009.
http://www.strangehorizons.com/2009/20090202/malcohn-p.shtml
Poem "Frightening the Horses" appeared in Aoife's Kiss (Sam's Dot Publishing), June 2009.
Acceptances:
Story "Judgment at Naioth" is forthcoming in the Dybbuk Press anthology She Nailed A Stake Through His Head: Tales of Biblical Terror, expected Spring 2010.
Poem "Lepidoptera in Space" is forthcoming in Star*Line's prose poem issue, Nov/Dec 2009.
Awards:
Riffing on Strings (Scriblerus Press; contains my story "Arachne") received an IPPY Silver Medal.
http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1298&urltitle=Announcing%202009%20IPPY%20Awards%20National%20and%20Regional%20Results
Unspeakable Horror (Dark Scribe Press; contains my story "Memento Mori") received a Bram Stoker Award.
http://www.stokers2009.org/
Self-published releases:
The second edition of Deviations: Covenant and the first edition of its sequel, Deviations: Appetite, are now available as free e-book downloads from my website and from Manybooks.net.
Both books were reviewed at Rachel Baker's site Old Musty Books:
http://www.oldmustybooks.com/review/elissa-malcohm-deviations-covenant-appetite/
Publicity:
Profile by Julianne Draper at The Miami Examiner:
http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-SciFiFantasy-Books-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Author-Profile-Elissa-Malcohn
Interview at "Chronicles" (Blog Talk Radio) on May 28, 2009, with host Mark Eller:
http://podcast.com/episode/40101742/145467/
Interview at "Conversations LIVE!" (Blog Talk Radio) on July 6, 2009, with host Cyrus A. Webb:
http://tobtr.com/s/570615
Conventions:
Program participant at Oasis (Orlando, FL, May 22-24, 2009).
Will be a:
Program participant (incl. BU RFR) at Anticipation (Montreal, Aug. 6-10, 2009).
Guest at Necronomicon (St. Petersburg, FL, Oct. 23-25, 2009).
Speaker at Halloween Horrorfest, Homosassa Library (Homosassa, FL, Oct. 29, 2009).
Non-genre but writing-related:
Creative nonfiction appears in the "Short Takes" section of New Plains Review's "Service" issue, Spring 2009.
Poems "The Unexpected Answer" and "Sijo Sequence for Larry" appeared in the June 2009 Of Poets And Poetry. "The Unexpected Answer," which won the Florida State Poets Association's "Spring Fling" mini-contest, will be reprinted in Harp-Strings Poetry Journal.
Article "Social Networking and the Found Poem" will appear in the Summer 2009 Poets' Forum Magazine.
Will be a speaker at the NaNoWriMo Kickoff, Lakes Region Library (Inverness, FL, Oct. 19, 2009)
Here's her home page for more:
http://home.earthlink.net/~emalcohn/index.html
Twice Upon an Eventide up for DRA - Posted on 02 Jul 2009 by KimRichards Sheri McGathy's "Twice Upon an Eventide" is a Dream Realm
2008 finalist in the Anthology category. This story won an EPPIE earlier this year. Good luck Sheri
Book: Twice Upon an Eventide
Finalist category: Anthology/Fantasy
Authors: Shannah Biondine and Sheri L. McGathy
Publisher: Double Dragon Publishing
TWICE UPON AN EVENTIDE
ISBN-10: 1554045738 / ISBN-13: 978-1554045730
Congratulations Carol Berg - Posted on 02 Jul 2009 by KimRichards Congratulations to Carol Berg on the sale of French translation rights to two of her novels: Revelation and Restoration to Bragelonne.
Dream Realm Awards Finalis - Posted on 29 Jun 2009 by KimRichards Gloria Oliver reports her story, Cross-eyed Dragon Troubles is a finalist for the Dream Realms Awards. This one is in the YA Fantasy Category.
Gloria Oliver's website is at:
www.gloriaoliver.com
We're rooting for you gal!
Review of Bad-Ass Faeries - Posted on 29 Jun 2009 by KimRichards Danielle Ackley-McPhail shares this new review for Bad-Ass Faeries over at Mystique Books
In short: "Packed full of mischief, magic and mayhem this anthology delivers a delight romp through the land of Fae." says Sarah Gentili, reviewer, Mystique Books.
For the full review please visit http://mystiquebooks.livejournal.com/34583.html
Ursula Pflug is One Busy Woman - Posted on 29 Jun 2009 by KimRichards
Breath and Bone Wins Award - Posted on 29 Jun 2009 by KimRichards Carol Berg's novel Breath and Bone has won the 2009 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction. The Colorado Book Awards are presented annually by Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book to recognize outstanding contributions by Colorado authors, editors, illustrators, and photographers.
You can find Carol online at:
www.carolberg.com
textcrumbs.blogspot.com
Two news bits from Jessica Reisman! - Posted on 29 Jun 2009 by KimRichards
And...
Sounds like two great stories for your summer reading pleasure!
Charlotte Boyett Campo blog - Posted on 19 Jun 2009 by KimRichards
Carol Berg series books are finalists for Mythopoeic Fantasy Award - Posted on 19 Jun 2009 by KimRichards
Carol Berg's two-book series, "Flesh and Spirit" and "Breath and Bone," is a finalist for the 2009 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature.
The award is given for "the fantasy novel, multi-volume
novel, or single-author story collection for adults published during the
previous year that best exemplifies 'the spirit of the Inklings'." The
Inklings were the 1930s-50s Oxford literary circle that included J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and others. Former finalists and winners include Ursula Le Guin, Mary Stewart, Gene Wolfe, Patricia McKillip, Roger Zelazny, and Neil Gaiman.
The 2009 winner will be announced in July at MythCon. Good luck Carol! We're rooting for you.
Dark Lady's Chosen Sneak Peek June 21st - Posted on 19 Jun 2009 by KimRichards
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Chronicles of the Necromancer Series
Dark Lady's Chosen Sneak Peek June 21 |
Fantasy Author Gail Z. Martin previews the newest book in The Chronicles of the Necromancer adventure series with a round-the-world online event hosted on sites in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Bulgaria, Canada, and Switzerland beginning June 21 at http://www.chroniclesofthenecromancer.com/DarkLadysChosen.html .
Dark Lady's Chosen, Book Four in the Chronicles of the Necromancer, will be released by Solaris Books in late December of 2009. Martin is offering fans an early preview with excerpts, interviews, web audio and video, a special Ghost in the Machine podcast and giveaways. There's also big news about the cover of the new book and at least one major surprise announcement.
In addition to Martin's www.ChroniclesOfTheNecromancer web site, partner sites for the promotion include SolarisBooks.com (UK), Bookloons.com (Canada), SciFiChick.com, FantasyBookCritic.Blogspot.com (Canada), and SFSignal.com (US), Phantastich (Germany), Starliter (Bulgaria), Temple Library Reviews (Bulgaria), Epheros, Dribble of Ink (UK) and Letters From Lausanne (Switzerland) are hosting copy. Different sites have different giveaways and downloads beginning on or close to June 21.
On June 19, Martin will Twitter the first chapter from Dark Lady's Chosen at Twitter.com/GailZMartin
Martin will post a new Dark Lady's Chosen page on her series web site at http://www.chroniclesofthenecromancer.com/DarkLadysChosen.htm on June 21.
In Dark Lady's Chosen, Jonmarc Vahanian battles a vayash moru uprising that threatens to topple the balance of power between mortals and the undead. Martris Drayke, Margolan's Summoner-king, must find a way to win the siege of Lochlanimar and crush the traitors who threaten his crown. But the price to save his kingdom may be the lives of those he loves most-and his soul. |
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Gail Z. Martin is the author of The Summoner,The Blood King, Dark Haven and Dark Lady's Chosen in the Chronicles of the Necromancer series, published by Solaris Books. Learn more at www.ChroniclesOfTheNecromancer.com |
Come read a chapter of Indigo Springs by Alyx Dellamonica - Posted on 10 Jun 2009 by KimRichards
'Shades of Dark' and 'Hope's Folly' news from Linnea Sinclair - Posted on 22 Jan 2009 by Superheidi Shades of Dark, by BU member Linnea Sinclair, is a finalist for the 2008 Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice award in the Futuristic/Fantasy Romance category. And Sinclair’s forthcoming Hope's Folly (to be released February 24, 2009) is already receiving rave reviews – Jace Scribbles calls it “unputdownable” and KathysReviewCorner asserts “"phenomenal ... a fun, fast-paced easy read ... I loved it.” The author will be appearing at a number of Florida venues, including bookstores and libraries, to promote the newest in her Dock Five Universe series throughout February and March; please see her website for details.
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Broadsheet
September 2009 Issue
 The
latest issue of Broad Universe's Broadsheet is now posted on line.
You can view the latest issue free of charge HERE
including
- On BU Becoming an Educational Non-Profit by Lettie Prell
- Juicing Up and Jump Starting Your Writing By Shaking, Rattling, and Rolling by Annette Bowman
-Sharpening Your Axe
by Morven Westfield - Interview with Lisa Mannetti by Elizabeth Blue
And reviews of Catherine Asaro's The Night Bird (by Paula Chaffee Scardamalia) and Nisi Shawl's Filter House (by Alan Scott).
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