When I posted my eulogy for my father, James Lee Willett, for Father’s Day, I neglected to provide one important link: many of Dad’s sermons are online as MP3 files. You can download them here. My previous post reminded me!
Star Song shortlisted for Saskatchewan Book Award
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 …
Featured in Regina Lyric Musical Theatre 45th Anniversary video
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 …
Star Song now available as audiobook
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 …
RUNNING NOW: Kickstarter campaign for SHAPERS OF WORLDS VOLUME IV
The Kickstarter campaign for Shapers of Worlds Volume IV is now live for the fourth annual anthology featuring some of the top writers of science fiction and fantasy working today, all of whom were guests …
Julie Czerneda and I talk about our latest novels
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 Space-Time Continuum: Neologisms
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 …
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The Quraneyeens
- By Edward Willett in Blog
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July 4, 2007
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The Big Pharaoh, an Egyptian blogger, writes about the arrest and imprisonment of members of a group I’d never heard of before: The Quraneyeens. Here’s his explanation of what they believe: They’re Muslims who believe in the Quran, and only the Quran. In traditional Sunni Islam, religious jurispudence and law are mainly derived from two …
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Episode 131: Alex Shvartsman
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…
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Episode 130: James S. Peet
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…
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Episode 129: Julie Czerneda and Edward Willett
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
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Episode 128: Eli K.P. William
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…
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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
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