And certainly not least: As promised, a Very Good Excuse Indeed for why this blog has been quiet:
Our Current Work in Progress:
“Baby Girl Winward”
Expected Release date: June 12, 2014
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UNDOING WINTER – coming June 2014
“Brigid’s Brambles” by Shannon Connor Winward
Also very exciting: My first poetry collection, UNDOING WINTER, has been contracted for publication by FINISHING LINE PRESS.
UNDOING WINTER is a mix of previously published poems and new work, in chapbook form. The collection deals with speculative and mythological themes as well as biographical (or semi-biographical) material.
The release date is tentatively scheduled for June 21st, 2014, with advance copies and pre-publication sales beginning in mid-March.
I will, of course, post updates as they become available. Watch this space!
Last week I promised some exciting news. As the heading suggests, I have THREE very important announcements, the first of which is:
Emerging Artist Fellowship, Honorable Mention
This year I was thrilled to learn that I have been awarded Honorable Mention for the 2014 Emerging Artist Fellowship, sponsored by the Delaware Division of the Arts. My application was in the Literature:Fiction category, and included excerpts from my novels TO THE TOUCH (currently in submissions) and COVENANT (in progress). My work was recognized from among 115 participating artists from my home state.
The Delaware Division of the Arts is an agency of the State of Delaware. Together with its advisory body, the Delaware State Arts Council, the Division administers grants and programs that support artists and arts organizations, educate the public, increase awareness of the arts, and integrate the arts into all facets of Delaware life. Funding for Division programs is provided by annual appropriations from the Delaware State Legislature, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
I have a lot of announcements to make in the days to come, including an explanation for why this blog has been quiet for so long (it’s a good one, I promise!).
In the meantime, please accept my belated congratulations to my friends and colleagues at The Written Remains Writers Guild and Smart Rhino Publications for the release of our much-anticipated anthology, SOMEONE WICKED, now available in print and e-book editions at Amazon.com.
“Avaricious, cruel, depraved, envious, mean-spirited, vengeful—the wicked have been with us since the beginnings of humankind. You might recognize them and you might not. But make no mistake. When someone wicked crosses your path, your life will never be the same. Do you know someone wicked? You will.
The 21 stories in the Someone Wicked anthology were written by the members of the Written Remains Writers Guild and its friends, and was edited by JM Reinbold and Weldon Burge.”
Someone Wicked is an eclectic web of stories spun around the central theme of evil incarnate, with a diversity of genre and style that is the hallmark of Smart Rhino Publications (and good anthologies everywhere). The authors featured in this collection include veteran storytellers as well as virgin word-wrights for whom Someone Wicked is a first-time publication. Contributors include:
- Gail Husch – Reckonings
- Billie Sue Mosiman – The Flenser
- Mike Dunne – The Fire of Iblis
- Christine Morgan – Sven Bloodhair
- Ramona DeFelice Long – The Chances
- Russell Reece – Abracadabra
- Carson Buckingham – The Plotnik Curse
- Chantal Noordeloos – Mirror Mirror
- Patrick Derrickson – The Next King
- Barbara Ross – Home Improvements
- JM Reinbold – Missing
- Shaun Meeks – Despair
- Liz DeJesus – Sisters: A Fairy Tale
- Doug Blakeslee – The Flowering Princess of Dreams
- Justynn Tyme – The Semi-Aquatic Blue Baker of Borneo
- Ernestus Jiminy Chald – The Tail of Fate
- Weldon Burge – Right-Hand Man
- Joseph Badal – Ultimate Betrayal
- Maria Masington – Impresario
- L.L. Soares – Sometimes the Good Witch Sings to Me
and – hey, that’s me! –
- Shannon Connor Winward – The Devil Inside.
Interested in learning more? Someone Wicked is being featured at The Mortuary, an online forum dedicated to the horror genre in all its forms. Creep over to the discussion to see what readers and authors are saying about the Someone Wicked stories.
By the way, the illustration for the cover for Someone Wicked (which I absolutely LOVE) was created by Jamie Mahon and designed by Amy York. Learn more about all the Someone Wicked, as well as news and updates, over at www.SmartRhino.com.