Can I have a drumroll, please? Here’s the complete Table of Contents (though not necessarily the final order) for the Shapers of Worlds anthology, successfully Kickstarted earlier this year, featuring original fiction and reprints from authors who were guests during the first year of my Aurora Award-winning podcast, The Worldshapers, now undergoing final editing and …
The new On Spec 2026 trailer
On Spec 2026: New Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, the anthology I edited for Shadowpaw Press, now has a book trailer. Here it is: The road takes you under a bridge with no ramps. The …
The new Fireboy trailer
Fireboy, my middle-grade/YA modern-day fantasy from Shadowpaw Press, now has a book trailer. Here it is: “I knew things were getting weird when I saw my best friend’s face in the campfire. I didn’t realize …
The Fifth Magic is coming from Hapax Press
I’m pleased to announce that my fantasy novel The Fifth Magic will be published in 2027 by Hapax Press. I announced the news on November 5 during the Hapax Press livestream that closed out The …
Watch me sing “O Canada” at Government House
On July 1, I had the honour to lead the singing of “O Canada” at the Lieutenant Governor’s Garden Party at Government House in celebration of Canada Day. And here’s a video! Here I am …
Fireboy is a High Plains International Book Awards finalist
My young-YA/middle-grade fantasy Fireboy, already a finalist for Best Young Adult Novel in this year’s Aurora Awards and finalist for a 2027 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award in the Northern Lights Division, has just been …
Sweeney Todd has come and gone
Had a great time being part of the cast of Regina Lyric Musical Theatre‘s production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. I played Fogg (the insane asylum keeper) and also sang in …
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Announcing the Table of Contents for Shapers of Worlds!
- By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Shadowpaw Press, Writing and Editing
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August 3, 2020
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FUNDED: a Kickstarter for an anthology of short fiction from some of today’s top science fiction and fantasy authors
- By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Featured in Slider, Podcast, Shadowpaw Press, Writing and Editing
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February 17, 2020
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My Kickstarter campaign to fund Shapers of Worlds, an anthology of short stories from some of the authors who were guests my Aurora Award-winning podcast, The Worldshapers, in its first year, was a great success, raising $15,700 CDN, well above the original goal of $13,500. As a result, the anthology is full-steam ahead, heading for an August …
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