The Kickstarter campaign for Shapers of Worlds Volume IV for the fourth annual anthology featuring some of the top writers of science fiction and fantasy working today, all of whom were guests on my Aurora Award-winning podcast, The Worldshapers, succeeded, topping out at $15,504 (the goal was $12,000). That means the book is a go! Shapers …
Soulworm, my first published novel (originally released by Royal Fireworks Press in 1997), is now available in a brand-new, lightly revised edition from Shadowpaw Press Reprise. You can purchase it at one of these links or directly from Shadowpaw Press. Soulworm was shortlisted for Best First Book at the Saskatchewan Book Awards the year it …
Yesterday, the shortlist for this year’s Saskatchewan Book Awards was announced, and I’m pleased to say that my young adult science fiction novel Star Song, previously shortlisted for the Aurora Award for Best Young Adult Novel, is a finalist in the Young Adult Literature Award. This is my eleventh book to be nominated for a Saskatchewan Book Award; …
Regina Lyric Musical Theatre, which I’ve involved with since 1989, recently marked its 45th anniversary with a gala celebration and concert that I was part of. This video was produced in conjunction with that by Global Regina, and I’m featured rather a lot in it. Check it out!
My Aurora- and Saskatchewan Book Award-nominated young adult science fiction novel Star Song is now available in audiobook format, narrated by Amy Cau Nugent. You can find it on Audible, Amazon (here are the Canadian and US links) and Apple Books. Here’s a handy link that also provides options for getting the print and ebook …
Enjoy this conversation between Julie Czerneda and me about our latest novels from DAW Books–mine The Tangled Stars and hers To Each This World. This was supposed to be video from start to finish but the gods of the Internet had other ideas, so there’s a long audio-only portion in the middle, but the conversation …
Here’s my latest Space-Time Continuum column from the January 2023 issue of the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild’s magazine, Freelance. “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” —Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass Humpty Dumpty, noted wall-sitter and …
To start off the new year, I’m officially announcing the launch of my second publishing company, Endless Sky Books. Whereas my first publishing company, Shadowpaw Press, is and always will be a traditional publishing company, one where authors pay nothing to be published and all money I receive is from the sale of books, Endless …
For the first time, you can now buy the entire Shards of Excalibur series in a single omnibus ebook! Just released by Shadowpaw Press, this includes the latest editions of the books, and costs only half as much as buying all five ebooks separately! Available on Amazon (and soon everywhere else) or directly from Shadowpaw Press. …
The Tangled Stars, my far-future humorous space opera from DAW Books, is now available everywhere in ebook and audiobook (narrated by Wayne Mitchell). For an introduction to the main characters, check out “Thibauld’s Tale” in Shapers of Worlds Volume II, the second of the anthologies I’ve Kickstarted featuring authors who were guest on my podcast, …
Shapers of Worlds Volume III, the third anthology I’ve Kickstarted that features science fiction and fantasy by authors who were guests on my Aurora Award-winning podcast, The Worldshapers, has now officially been released upon the world. This handy link provides links to many sources of the ebook, paperback, and hardcover: books2read.com/shapersofworlds3 You can also get …
This is the latest in my occasional column about writing science fiction and fantasy that appears in the Saskatchewan Writers Guild magazine Freelance. Authors who are regularly interviewed often profess to hate one particular question, the cliché of clichés: “Where do you get your ideas?” (One oft-quoted response to this question is that given by …
An hour-long interview with J.G. Gardner, scientist and author of the new high-fantasy novel The Path from Regret. Websitejgardnerauthor.com J. G. Gardner’s Amazon page The Introduction J.G. Gardner has a Ph.D. in Microbiology and is currently a researcher working on new ways to generate renewable energy using bacteria. While having published many technical papers on…
An hour-long chat with Rebecca Yarros, the USA Today– and New York Times-bestselling author of more than fifteen novels, including the just-released Fourth Wing, book one of the new fantasy series The Empyrean. Websiterebeccayarros.com Facebook@RebeccaElizabethYarros rTwitter@RebeccaYarros Instagram@RebeccaYarros Rebecca Yarros’s Amazon Page The Introduction Rebecca Yaros is the USA Today– and New York Times-bestselling author of…
An hour-plus chat with Brent Weeks, bestselling and award-winning author of the Night Angel Trilogy and the Lightbringer Series and the just-released Night Angel Nemesis, first book in a new series, The Kylar Chronicles. Websitebrentweeks.com Facebook@BrentWeeksAuthor Twitter@brentweeks YouTube Brent Weeks’s Amazon Page The Introduction In a small-town Montana school at age twelve, Brent Weeks met…
An hour-long chat with P.L. Stuart, bestselling Canadian fantasy author of The Drowned Kingdom Saga, inspired by Plato’s tale of the lost realm of Atlantis. Websiteplstuart.com Facebook@plstuartwrites Twitter@plstuartwrites Instagram@p.l.stuart YouTube@thedrownedkingdomsaga7847 P.L. Stuart’s Amazon Page The Introduction P.L. Stuart was born in Toronto and holds a university degree in English, specializing in Medieval Literature. He is…
An hour-long chat with D.J. Williams, author of Hunt for Eden’s Star, Book 1 of the new Beacon Hill series: “Harry Potter meets Young Indiana Jones.” Websitesdjwilliamsbooks.comthebeaconhillseries.com Twitter@djwilliamsbooks Instagram@djwilliamsbooks Facebook@djwilliams316 D.J. Williams’s Amazon Page The Introduction With the DNA of a world traveller, D.J. Williams was born and raised in Hong Kong, igniting an adventurous…
An hour-long chat with writer, translator, game designer, and anthologist Alex Shvartsman, author of three fantasy novels and more than 120 short stories. Websitewww.alexshvartsman.com Facebook@shvartsman.alex Twitter@AShvartsman Alex Shvartsman’s Website Alex Shvartsman is a writer, translator, game designer, and anthologist from Brooklyn, NY. His adventures so far have included traveling to over thirty countries, playing a…
An hour-long chat with James S. Peet, author of the Corps of Discovery science fiction series, set in the multiverse. Websitejamespeet.com Facebook James S. Peet’s Amazon Page The Introduction James S. Peet is a modern-day Renaissance Man. He’s lived on four continents in six countries and visited countless more. He’s been a National Park Service…
Listen in as DAW Books authors Julie Czerneda and Edward Willett talk to each other about their latest books, To Each This World (Julie) and The Tangled Stars (Ed). Websitesczerneda.comedwardwillett.comDAW Books Facebook@JulieCzernedaOfficialFanPage@edward.willett@DAWBooks Twitter@julieczerneda@ewillett@DAWBooks Instagram@julieczerneda@edwardwillettauthor@DAWBooks Amazon Author PagesJulie CzernedaEdward Willett Source
An hour-long chat with Eli K.P. William, Japanese literary translator and author of the Jubilee Cycle science fiction trilogy, set in a near-future Tokyo. Websiteelikpwilliam.com Facebook@elikp.william Twitter@Dice_Carver Eli K.P. William’s Amazon Page The Introduction Eli K.P. William is a novelist and Japanese literary translator. He is the author of the Jubilee Cycle trilogy, set in…
An hour-long chat with Monte Schulz, novelist, composer, owner of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, and eldest son of the late Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Schulz. Websiteswww.monteschulz.comwww.metropolisthebook.com Facebook@monte.schulz.7 Twitter@monteschulz Monte Schulz, author of the dystopian coming-of-age novel Metropolis (Fantagraphics), received his M.A. in American Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He published his…
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