Two new reviews of Blue Fire, my stand-along young-adult fantasy penned as E.C. Blake and published by Shadowpaw Press, came along within twenty-four hours of each other this week, and both were very positive! Aurealis Magazine is a long-running Australian science-fiction magazine. Writing in Issue #141, reviewer Clare Rhoden says, in part: “This novel reads …
OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS: Endless Sky Books, my new hybrid publishing company
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, …
New omnibus ebook edition of The Shards of Excalibur series
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 …
Now available: my 12th novel for DAW Books, The Tangled Stars
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 III now available!
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 …
The Space-Time Continuum: Make Our Garden Grow
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, …
Authors talk about their Shapers of Worlds anthology stories
At When Words Collide 2022, one of the panels I led featured a handful of the many authors whose stories have appeared in the Shapers of Worlds anthologies I Kickstarted (and who have also, of …
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Literary Titan calls Worldshaper “a mesmerizing story”
- By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Featured in Slider, Writing and Editing
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July 15, 2020
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There’s a great new review of Worldshaper from Literary Titan, which gives it four out of four stars. Some highlights: “Worldshaper by Edward Willett is an exciting supernatural adventure story that builds on a unique premise to deliver a mesmerizing story…one of the most unique setups to a story that I’ve read this year…we get to …
Master of the World makes Sunburst Award longlist
- By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Featured in Slider, Writing and Editing
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June 8, 2020
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I’m pleased to announce that Master of the World, Book 2 in my Worldshapers series from DAW Books, has been named to the longlist of the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. Master of the World is on the list in the Young Adult Fiction category, the same category Worldshaper was …
The Worldshapers podcast an Aurora Award finalist again for Best Fan Related Work
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May 8, 2020
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I’m very pleased to announce that my podcast, The Worldshapers (“Conversations with science fiction and fantasy authors about the creative process”) has, for the second year in a row, been nominated for the Aurora Award for Best Fan Related Work–an award it won last year! (That’s the very nice trophy in the photo.) The Aurora …
Master of the World shortlisted for Fiction Award, 2020 Saskatchewan Book Awards
- By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
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February 15, 2020
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The shortlist for this year’s Saskatchewan Book Awards, honoring the best books by Saskatchewan authors, was announced Friday, and I’m thrilled to be able to tell you that Master of the World, Book 2 in my Worldshapers series from DAW Books, has been shortlisted for the Fiction Award, sponsored by Muslims for Peace and Justice. This is the second year …
An interview with me from the Saskatchewan Writers Guild newsletter, Freelance
- By Edward Willett in Blog, Featured in Slider, Writing and Editing
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January 8, 2020
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The latest issue of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild newsletter, Freelance, features this interview with me… What drove you to science fiction writing? Like most writers of science fiction and fantasy, I became interested in it because it was what I read. I have two older brothers, both of whom read in the genre, so those …
Some recent interviews and reviews
- By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
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October 22, 2019
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There have been several recent interviews with me, and some nice new reviews of Master of the World. Follow the links! I read a sample from Master of the World on the Sample Chapter podcast Lisa Timpf reviews Master of the World on The Future Fire Way Too Fantasy gives Master of the World 4/5 stars Christie Stratos interviews me for The Writers Showcase videocast …
Booklist calls Master of the World “highly amusing…fun…great”!
- By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Featured in Slider, Giveaways, Writing and Editing
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August 1, 2019
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Hard on the heels of a great Publishers Weekly review for Master of the World, Book 2 of my Worldshapers series for DAW Books, comes another terrific review, this one from Booklist: Reviewer Emily Whitmore writes: “Watching Shawna navigate and understand the Verne world is highly amusing and fun for readers familiar with his oeuvre. …
Worldshaper long-listed for Sunburst Award for best YA novel!
- By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
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June 12, 2019
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My novel Worldshaper (DAW Books) has been long-listed for this years Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, in the Young Adult Fiction category. (A bit of a surprise since it wasn’t published as YA, but it’s YA-friendly.) I’m very pleased! The full press release listing all the long-listed works is below–congratulations …
I’m the next Saskatoon Public Library Writer in Residence!
- By Edward Willett in Blog, Featured in Slider, Writing and Editing
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June 5, 2019
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I’ve known about this for a while, obviously, but it just became official today with the sending out of a press release by the library. Which I humbly (or, possibly not-so-humbly) copy below: SPL announces Edward Willett as 2019/20 Writer in Residence One of Saskatchewan’s most prolific authors, Edward Willett, is looking forward to sharing …
The Worldshapers podcast is an Aurora Awards finalist!
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June 1, 2019
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My podcast, The Worldshapers (“Conversations with science fiction and fantasy authors about the creative process”) is a finalist for this year’s Aurora Awards (honouring the best in Canadian science fiction and fantasy), in the Best Fan Related Work category (a first for me!). Lots of great work nominated in all the categories–check out the complete …
“A startlingly good book of poetry for teens…a gem!”
- By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Featured in Slider, Poetry, Writing and Editing
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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 …
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Episode 127: Monte Schulz
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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Episode 126: Robin Stevens Payes
An hour-long chat with Robin Stevens Payes, author of four novels in the Edge of Yesterday series, intended to entertain young adult readers and spark an interest in STEM/STEAM careers, especially for girls. Websiteedgeofyesterdaybook.com Facebook@RobinStevensPayesAuthor Twitter@robinstevenspayes Instagram@robinstevenspayes Robin Stevens Payes’s Amazon Page About the Author Robin Stevens Payes is the author of four novels for…
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Episode 125: Brian Trent
An hour-long chat with Brian Trent, award-winning author of Redspace Rising and Ten Thousand Thunders plus numerous short stories. Websitewww.briantrent.com Facebook Brian Trent’s Amazon Page Brian Trent’s work regularly appears in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, the New York Times-bestselling Black Tide Rising anthologies, The Year’s Best Military and Adventure SF, Terraform, Flash Fiction Online, Daily…
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Episode 124: Chadwick Ginther
An hour-long chat with award-winning Canadian fantasy writer Chadwick Ginther, author the Thunder Road Trilogy. Websitechadwickginther.com Facebook@chadwickginther Twitter@chadwickginther Instagram@chadwickginther Chadwick Ginther’s Amazon Page Chadwick Ginther is the author of When the Sky Comes Looking for You, the Thunder Road Trilogy, and Graveyard Mind. His short fiction has appeared in many magazines and anthologies, and his story “All…
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Episode 123: Alan Smale
An hour-long chat with Alan Smale, NASA astrophysicist and Sidewise Award-winning author of alternate and twisted history and hard SF, including Hot Moon and Clash of Eagles. Websitealansmale.com Facebook@alansmale Twitter@alansmale Alan Smale’s Amazon Page The Introduction Alan Smale writes alternate and twisted history and hard science fiction. His novella of a Roman invasion of ancient…
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Episode 122: Brad R. Torgersen
An hour-plus chat with Brad R. Torgersen, Dragon Award-winnning (and Hugo, Nebula, and Campbell-nominated) science fiction and fantasy author. Websitewww.bradrtorgersen.com Facebook@brtwrites Twitter@bradrtorgersen Brad R. Torgersen’s Amazon Page The Introduction Brad R. Torgersen is a multi-award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer whose book A Star-Wheeled Sky won the 2019 Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel at the…
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Episode 121: Joan He
An hour-long chat with Joan He, bestselling author of The Ones We’re Meant to Find, Descendant of the Crane, and Strike the Zither, the first in a duology, recently released by McMillan. Websitejoanhewrites.com Instagram@joanhewrites Twitter@joanhewrites Joan He’s Amazon Page The Introduction Joan He was born and raised in Philadelphia but still will, on occasion, lose her…
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Episode 120: Kevin Moore
An hour-long chat with Kevin Moore, author of The Book of Souls, a mystical ghost story, the first book in a series featuring Jack Kelly and his paranormal abilities. The Book of Demons (think Harry Potter meets The Exorcist) is the sequel. Websitewww.kevinmoorepublishing.com Facebook@kevinmoorepublishing Instagram@kevinmoorepublishing Kevin Moore’s Amazon Page The Introduction Kevin Moore is the…
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Episode 119: Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
An hour-long chat with Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, author of the critically acclaimed new historical fantasy novel The Witch and the Tsar (Ace Books). Websiteolesyagilmore.com Facebook@olesyaauthor Twitter@OlesyaAuthor Instagram@olesyaauthor Olesya Salnikova Gilmore’s Amazon Page The Introduction Olesya Salnikova Gilmore was born in Moscow, Russia, raised in the US, and graduated from Pepperdine University with a BA in English…
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Episode 118: Sangu Mandanna
An hour-long chat with Sangu Mandanna, critically acclaimed author of children’s books like the Kiki Kallira series and The Celestial Trilogy, as well as The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, her first novel for adults. Websitewww.sangumandanna.com Twitter@SanguMandanna Instagram@sangumandanna Sangu Mandanna’s Amazon Page The Introduction Sangu Mandanna was four years old when an elephant chased…