Melanie Tem Offers Writing Help

Melanie Tem (email melanie at melanietem@earthlink.net), recipient of the British Fantasy Award and multiple Bram Stoker awards, offers the following:

• Writing class/workshop. This is an ongoing, pay-as-you-go ($10/session) class and workshop for fiction writers. The group will combine writing instruction with critiquing.

• Editing, book doctoring, and ghost writing on a pay-for-hire basis.
  

Connie Willis Novella in Asimov's and Sub Press

Connie Willis's novella "All Seated on the Ground" is in the December 2007 issue of Asimov's. Purportedly you can read part of it online at Asimov's (though I couldn't find it so, you know, good luck with that).

Subterranean Press has published it as a short standalone available in a signed limited edition and a trade edition. The cover (shown here) is by J. K. Potter.

Carol Berg was GoH at Icon

Carol Berg was the Guest of Honor at Icon, Israel's annual Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Role Playing festival. Icon was held at the Tel-Aviv Cinematheque and adjoining facilities, this year from September 28 - October 3. Icon promotes fantastic literature, art, and gaming in all forms, and offers a huge variety of activities to its audience: panel discussions and workshops; expert lecturers in various academic, creative and fandom fields; educational activities for children, fan-based events and much more.

Brian Hodge's Novel mad dogs is Out

Brian Hodge's novel mad dogs [sic] is out from Cemetery Dance Publications. I'm pretty sure you save printing costs by not capitalizing book titles. I'm just sayin'.

Leslie Caine's Fatal Feng Shui Decorates Shelves

Leslie Caine's latest Domestic Bliss mystery, Fatal Feng Shui, is out now from Dell. The series is said to be a mix of Nancy Drew meets Martha Stewart meets The Wolfman (okay, I threw in that last bit about The Wolfman, I'm pretty sure Lon Chaney, Jr. is not in the series). And in the interest of full disclosure, I doubt Nancy or Martha make an appearance, either. Though, Leslie, would it kill ya to put in The Wolfman?

James Van Pelt Sells Story to Realms of Fantasy

James Van Pelt sells his short story "The Light of a Thousand Suns" to Realms of Fantasy.

Ian Breeze-Cannon Story in Forgotten Worlds

Ian Brazee-Cannon's story "Renee of the Sacred Order of Our Lady of Bloody Vengeance" is in Forgotten Worlds, Issue 9.

Robert Greer's 6th CJ Floyd Mystery Released

University Of Colorado Professor Robert Greer’s latest novel, The Mongoose Deception, is out now from North Atlantic Books/Frog, Ltd. This murder mystery is the 6th novel in the CJ Floyd series.

Cacek and Tem Garner International Horror Guild Nominations

Both P. D. Cacek ("Forced Perspective" - long fiction) and Steve Rasnic Tem ("The Disease Artist" - Short Fiction) are nominated for International Horror Guild awards.

UPDATE: The winners were announced November 1, 2007. For Long Fiction, the winner was Norman Partridge, "Dark Harvest" (CD Publications). and for Short Fiction, the winner was Stephen Gallagher, "The Box" (Retro-Pulp Tales).

Connie Willis Interview on iTunes

Connie Willis's interview with Nancy Pearl is available on the Book Lust web site. You might need to download the latest RealPlayer to see it. The show is also available as a podcast via iTunes. Connie is a great talker, if you haven't seen/heard her before I strongly suggest watching this. And if you get a chance to see her in person, do it. She's a hoot.

Carol Berg's Novel Flesh and Spirit Released

Carol Berg's newest fantasy novel, Flesh and Spirit, has been released by New American Library/Roc Books. A renegade sorcerer gets caught up in a world of monks, doomsayers, princes who steal the eyes of the dead, and mythical guardians who dance the patterns of the world.

Paolo Bacigalupi's Hugo Nomination

Paolo Bacigalupi's novelette, "Yellow Card Man," has won Asimov's magazine's readers' award for, you guessed it, best novelette. This story is also a finalist for a Hugo.

UPDATE: The winners were announced September 1, 2007, see them here.