Thursday, February 7, 2008

Bulletins & Other News: Feb. 07, 2008

Lisa Mantchev - Feiwel & Friends Acquires the Théâtre Illuminata
"My lovely and talented agents at the Ashley Grayson Literary Agency sold the Théâtre Illuminata trilogy to Jean Feiwel at Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan, in a three-book, hardcover deal for North American serial rights. The Curtain Goes Up Spring of 2009."

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Dark Horse Comics - MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS #7 IS LIVE!
The newest installment of MySpace Dark Horse Presents has been posted! Featured in this issue are all new stories by Gilbert Hernandez, Arvid Nelson, Fabio Moon/Gabriel Ba, and more! Just click here to check it out!

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Author R.M. Hamilton - From the Shadows Pre-order now available
From the Shadows is available for pre-order on Barnes and Noble .com from Triad Publishing Group Go check it out! To pre-order click here.

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Tor Books - New Podcast: What Makes a Cover Work, Part 1
There was a new podcast posted today: "What Makes a Cover Work, Part 1 " - http://www.tor-forge.com/Podcasts/.

Releasing 2/5 from Tor Books / Tor’s Salvatore Sweepstakes
Check the Tor Books blog.
www.tor-forge.com | www.myspace.com/torbooks | www.myspace.com/torteen | Facebook Group | http://twitter.com/torbooks

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Louise Rose Aveni - Web Address Correction
"Okay, so not that I'm over enthused or anything, but I typed my own web address incorrectly! Go figure. It should read: www.sedonaangels.com.
(or http://louiseaveni.com/ ) Thanks to everyone who brought this error to my attention. Go HYBRID! ~ Louise"

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Vern - Catholic Writers Online Conference
Please check Vern's blog entry "w00t, and the Catholic Writers Conference Online " for details.

Infinite Space, Infinite God II Accepting Submissions
"I'd like to let all the folks at NWSFS know that we are accepting story submissions for Infinite Space, Infinite God II. We are seeking science Fiction stories 3000-12,000 words that have strong Catholic characters and themes. Deadline March 31. Full guidelines at www.isigsf.com."

News worth reposting:
Multiple sourcs - RIP Barrry Morse
Here is the URL to the official Barry Morse website: http://www.barrymorse.com/

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Lucy-S - Sparks and Shadows wins Black Quill Award
My collection Sparks and Shadows won the Editor's Choice Black Quill Award for Best Dark Genre Collection.

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Daniel Braum - From the Book of Monsters...
From the Book of Monsters is live now up at www.dailycabal.com. Check it out and fun sized flash fiction daily from many great authors ! ~ Daniel

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Word Weavers - Features: John & Flo Stanton, Kevin Lucia, Star Ferris
Head on over to the WW MySpace page to check out this weeks Special Features!

  • The dynamically artistic team of John and Flo Stanton are our featured authors!
  • The widely published Kevin Lucia brings us an excerpt from his thrilling book, Paying The Devil's Due!
  • Star Ferris' Trading Card is in the Spotlight this week!
Word Weavers Anthologies | http://www.freewebs.com/weaversofwordshttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/WeaversofWords/

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Jeremy C. Shipp, Dark Fiction Writer - I'm interviewed at The Writers' Block (gnomes are great)
Here's the interview.

A list of my short stories you can read online for free
"Here they are: camp, nightmare man, the hole, losing, wasteworld, the want, parsnip the artist, & metal the rebel. What d'ya think? - Jeremy"

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Jennings Grove - Chapter 9: Lights, Part III
Part III of Chapter 9 is now live! Read more at http://jenningsgrove.gravesidetales.com

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Jen (Greybon) - New postings over at Hodgepodge
New Hodgepodge posts: Chance Fortune and the Outlaws by Shane Berryhill, A Month of Funky Sculpture Continues with The Magic Tap, & Writing Prompt: Conversation at the Standing Stones.

www.sonechki.com | Hodgepodge | Sonechki Corner's | www.myspace.com/bunkville | On Facebook | http://greybon.deviantart.com

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The Pyromantics - BACK AND BLOODY!
"Hey Morbid Scribblers, we'd like to let you know that we are up and about again, after a long period of writing sensible academic things, and we need fresh blood now. We've posted our first story of 2008 'The Island' by Guilty Genius so come on over, have a read, and leave some feedback. It'd be great to get some new writing up on the site to really kick 2008 off and to make up for lost time. So, please do send your stuff on over, guys. Any bloody Valentine's tales out there?

Also we were thinking of using the space where we previously had the Heart Shaped Box competition stuff, to put up images and news about new horror coming out, or sci-fi etc. If you guys have any ideas about what you'd like to see there, or you have something you yourself would like to put up, a new book you're selling, or e-zine you've started etc then let us know, we need visuals so if you have an image to go with it then that's even better!

Message us here or email thepyromantics@outgun.com"

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Are We Alone? - New episode "You Talkin' to Me? The science of communication"
Blah, blah, blah. Yadda, yadda, yadda. Yap, yap, yap. There's a lot of blather out there in the verbalsphere - you know what I'm saying? So you need to be crafty in order to be heard. We'll wax eloquent about those who succeed at getting their messages across... from a theory about how animals compete for bandwidth to the beautiful and sonorous language of whales. Also, how to recognize a message from E.T. And, making the case for letting that library card lapse: the extinction of the written word. Guests:
| You can listen to the new episode at: http://radio.seti.org/

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Clarkesworld Magazine / Wyrm Publishing - Shriek: An Afterword by Jeff VanderMeer Limited Edition
Wyrm Publishing is pleased to announce that they are now accepting preorders for the signed limited edition of Jeff VanderMeer's Shriek: An Afterword. There is a 25% discount for anyone ordering this book between now and February 9th, 2008.

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Grim Trixter - Brandy Leah Schwan - Dark Distortions
Dark Distortions Volume 1. Over 580 pages of dark delights. $21.95 + Shipping & Handling (7.5% Tax for Nebraska Buyers)
Pre-Order Now! All pre-orders will be signed by the editors as thanks. Ships March 20th, 2008.
Available at: http://www.scotopiapress.com/bookstore.htm

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