Category: Writing and Editing

“A startlingly good book of poetry for teens…a gem!”

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Featured in Slider, Poetry, Writing and Editing
May 2, 2019
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A great review of my collection of fantastical poetry, I Tumble Through the Diamond Dust, illustrated by my niece, Wendi Nordell, is now online, after previously appearing only in print in Resource Links, which reviews books for school libraries. Exerpts… “In April 2016, Saskatchewan’s then–poet laureate Gerald Hill sent members of the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild …

Praise for Paths to the Stars from Saskatchewan Book Awards jurors

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Featured in Slider, Shadowpaw Press, Writing and Editing
May 2, 2019
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Paths to the Stars was shortlisted for two Saskatchewan Book Awards this year (my eighth book to be shortlisted): the City of Regina Book Award for best book by a Regina author, and the Muslims for Peace and Justice Fiction Award, for best work of fiction. Although it didn’t win (you can see the complete list of winners here, and …

A new, revised edition of Spirit Singer, my award-winning YA fantasy

By Edward Willett in Books, Shadowpaw Press, Writing and Editing
April 16, 2019
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Through Shadowpaw Press, I’ve released a new, revised edition of Spirit Singer, my young adult fantasy, first published in 2002, that won multiple awards: a Saskatchewan Book Award (the Regina Book Award for best book by a Regina author), an EPPIE Award for best electronically published young adult novel, and a Dream Realm Award (young …

Here’s what I have eligible for the 2019 Aurora Awards

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
April 2, 2019
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Nominations are now open for the Aurora Awards, which honour the best in Canadian science fiction and fantasy each year. I’ve been shortlisted several times over the years and won the award for Best Long Form Work in English for Marseguro (DAW Books) in 2009, Any Canadian citizen or permanent resident is eligible to nominate …

I’m interviewed on The Raven, and read from Worldshaper

By Edward Willett in Audiobooks, Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
March 28, 2019
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I was a guest on the new podcast The Raven, hosted by Jason Lavelle, for an episode that went live this week. I’ll let him describe it: On today’s show, author Edward Willett reads us a passage from his fantasy novel, Worldshaper, and I have to say, he does a fantastic job! After the story, Edward and …

I’m interviewed on Rave About the Page

By Edward Willett in Blog, Writing and Editing
March 24, 2019
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Here’s a new interview with me on a new podcast, Rave About the Page. I enjoyed it–I hope you do, too!

Rehearsals underway for new play-with-music, The Music Shoppe, which runs April 25-28

By Edward Willett in Blog, Music, Plays, Writing and Editing
March 13, 2019
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Rehearsals are well underway for The Music Shoppe, a new play-with-music I’ve written and am directing for Regina Lyric Musical Theatre. Ben Redant is the music director. The show runs April 25-28 at the Shumiatcher Theatre, MacKenzie Art Gallery. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets will be on sale later …

Nice review of I Tumble Through the Diamond Dust in Star*Line

By Edward Willett in Books, Poetry, Writing and Editing
March 10, 2019
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A nice review of I Tumble Through the Diamond Dust, my collection of science fiction and fantasy poetry, written by Lisa Timpf, appeared recently in Star*Line, the journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. I Tumble Through the Diamond Dust grew out of the 2016 Poetry Month challenge by then-Saskatchewan Poet Laureate Gerald Hill. Each …

Great review of Lost in Translation

By Edward Willett in Blog, Writing and Editing
February 28, 2019
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It’s always nice when an older book gets discovered by a reader, and such was the case with Lost in Translation, my very first novel from DAW Books. On Goodreads, Aleksandar Ovnarski praises it in a five-star review, calling it a “wonderful book”: “…at first Lost in Translation seemed like a short space opera, but …

Worldshaper audiobook now available!

By Edward Willett in Audiobooks, Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
February 26, 2019
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The audiobook of Worldshaper, Book 1 in my new Worldshapers series from DAW Books, is now available through Brilliance Audio, narrated by the fabulous Saskia Maarleveld. Worldshaper is downloadable directly from Audible or through Amazon: at Amazon, you can also order physical media for it, in MP3 or Audio CD formats. I’m thrilled to say …

Another great review for Worldshaper

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
February 20, 2019
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The Book Dragon gives 4.5 / 5 stars to Worldshaper. Some highlights: “I absolutely loved this book… “Edward Willett does an absolutely amazing job keeping the reader engaged in the plot and up-to-date with what exactly is going on… “Willett also intertwines modern humor and witty historic literary references throughout the novel. Shawna’s entertaining humor …

Paths to the Stars shortlisted for Saskatchewan Book Awards

By Edward Willett in Books, Writing and Editing
February 14, 2019
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Thrilled to announce that Paths to the Stars, my collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories, the initial release from my own Shadowpaw Press, has been shortlisted in two categories for this year’s Saskatchewan Book Awards. The book, which features twenty-two short stories, most previously published but a few published for the first time, …