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The Pastel Journal has purchased, "The Art of the Critique Group- Schelly Keefer methods for establishing and running a critique group" for their December issue www.pasteljournal.com

The Science Fiction Writers of America Bulletin will publish my speculative essay, "What do we do with Flores Man?" in their fall issue for 2005. http://www.sfwa.org/bulletin/ 

"What I need know to own property and not get my butt sued off!" TouchStone Times Summer 2006 issue.

Charlotte Writers Club Annual Award Anthology 2005 will contain the award winning “Zoltan Szabo Remembered- A life in Art” http://www.mainstreetrag.com

Watercolor Magazine: Fall 2003 issue, “The Light in the Darkness” www.myamericanartist.com

Pastel Journal: Nov 2002 issue, “The Art Techniques of Schelly Keefer” nonfiction, www.pasteljournal.com

Independence Blvd: “A Quick Medium: A biography of the Artist Zoltan Szabo” Jan, 2000.

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Awards:

2008 Finalist New Mexico Book awards for "The Robot Not Taken" a "Lair Story" http://www.nmbookcoop.com/BookAwards/2008-Book-Awards/2008-Book-Awards.html and first place in 2008 Crosstime SF contest

2007 Honorable mention "Writers of the Future" for "Medievil" a "Templar" Story                                                                                                  

2006 Crosstime SF Contest First Place for "Beautiful Dreamer"                                   2004 Charlotte Writers Club, Third place“Zoltan Szabo, A life in Art” Nonfiction
2003 Charlotte Writers Club Honorable Mention, “Work in Progress”
2003 Finalist in the North Carolina Elizabeth Simpson Literary contest, “Dimensions” 
2003 Fantasy Readers Hall of Fame, “Bloodsucking Gourmets from Outer Space”
2003 Charlotte Writers Club, Honorable Mention for “The People”
2002 Writer’s Digest Short Story Contest Honorable Mention for “Lair of the Lesbian Love Goddess.”
2001 Finalist in the North Carolina Elizabeth Simpson Literary contest for “Lair of the Lesbian Love Goddess.”
2000 First prize in the Canadian X the Unknown contest for 2000.  “New York Minute”
2000 Runner up in the same:  “Open Twenty-Four Hours.”

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Articles:

2002 Charlotte Observer People Section  “Artist and writer couple succeed.”

Ed's reviews and work with other authors:

I am proud to announce that I have joinged the staff of Abdandoned Towers Magazine as an editor http://www.cyberwizardproductions.com/AbandonedTowers/

I was recently asked to write an introduction to a wonderful piece of work by Sarah Wegner http://www.sarahwagner.domynoes.net/  (alias Shade 53 on SF reader) in her upcoming work "Hardwired Humanity" soon to be issued by Cyberwizard publishing's Altered Dimension Imprint.  This is a terrific collection of stories on the intersection of man and machine, keep haunting the site until it is for sale. http://www.cyberwizardproductions.com/

See my Reviews:http://www.sfreader.com/bbreviewer_results.asp?LN=McKeown&FN=Edward

Reviews of Ed's work

-Eric S Brown LiteralMinded http://www.literalminded.com/story/book-review-shadaa-tales-apocalypse  Sha'Daa: Tales of the Apocalypse is an end of the world book like no other I have read before. The anthology was written by various authors whose tales weave together into a seamless novel, rather than a collection of related stories. It is set on a fictional world that is constantly under attack from Hellish creatures of other dimensional origins...

"The Dive", written by Edward McKeown, is the opening tale and one of its strongest in the anthology. It pits a band of sewer workers and a lone cop against the demons of the time of the Sha'Daa as they try to cross over into our world. The story possesses enough driving energy to match even the best "fast zombie" apocalyptic stories. After encountering The Salesman, the workers discover the demons in the sewer tunnels and suddenly are forced to find a way to stop them from reaching the surface and the teeming metropolis above who are blissfully unaware of their impending doom.

Selected Reviews of Lowport’s “Lair of the Lesbian Love Goddess”

“Warning to fans of Lee and Miller’s Liaden: this anthology isn’t focused on that universe’s Low Ports, much as readers might like to see them at center stage for once. Rather, these stories are about the low ports of many worlds, comprising a sort of universe of scruffy towns like Mos Eisley on Tattoine in Star Wars, particularly the back streets and dreary cantinas of such places. As in almost any anthology, the content’s quality varies. But the idea behind the whole enterprise is to tell the stories of folks who usually play small parts in the background; that is, when authors don’t neglect them entirely. Despite the PC flavor that such a theme generates, the 20 authors involved here produce a number of original settings and some high-quality characterizations. Pay particular attention to the contributions of eluki bes shahar (aka Rosemary Edghill), Edward McKeown, Jody Lynn Nye, Laura J. Underwood, and in one of his relatively rare appearances at shorter-than-novel length, L. E. Modesitt.”

—Frieda Murray, Booklist
“It’s hard to get a handle on the kinds of stories you’ll find in Low Port by simply reading the title. Depending on your tastes, this could be a double-edged sword. What you won’t find in Low Port are stories about the larger-than-life characters that seem to populate so much of today’s popular fiction. What you will find, however, are stories about the characters that normally get only a passing mention or the unlikely heroes that get completely overlooked.

“That said, the stories in this anthology run the gamut. From Edward McKeown’s futurized crime noir tale, “Lair of the Lesbian Love Goddess,” to Patrice Sarath’s tale of four adventuresome kids, “More to Glory,” there should be at least a few stories in this book that would appeal to even the most selective reader. Nathan Archer’s “Contraband” is the story of a customs inspector who discovers that a shipment of “pets” is more than it seems. Paul E. Martens’ “The Times She Went Away,” tells of a female space adventurer and the profound impact she has on a port dweller’s life through the course of a handful of meaningful encounters. “Bidding the Walrus,” by Lawrence M. Shoen is one of the anthology’s strongest efforts, recounting the story of a futuristic contractor’s near-disastrous foray into the world of Artificial Intelligence. Yet, editors Lee and Miller save the book’s most skillfully crafted story for last. Douglas Smith’s “Scream Angel,” is a multi-layered tale about a circus that features a pair of angels who have the ability to produce a drug that produces pleasure based on intensity of emotion. Factor in that the owner of the circus is in love with one of the angels as well as addicted to the drug she produces, and the story quickly becomes one that holds the reader’s attention until the very end.

“Overall, this anthology is entertaining and has some thought-provoking stories that will keep readers on board in order to see what kind of odd scenario or character they will encounter next. Recommended for readers of any genre who appreciate a well-told story.”

—Jason Brannon, SpecFicWorld



“The ‘low port’ may be the lower decks of the space ship, the kitchen or the dungeon of a castle, the homeless of society, or even an orphan. They can be the lowest on the rung, but it doesn’t always mean they are the lowest of the low or the bottom of the barrel. Everyone has their pride and their dreams and that is what I find most admirable about this anthology.

“Digger Don’t Take No Requests” by John D. Teehan is the story of a panhandler on the Moon with his eyes set on the stars. Ru Emerson’s “Find a Pin” is the story of a homeless girl and her mother living on the edge. Chris Szego’s tale of “Angel’s Kitchen” is one of a strange meeting place. “Lair of the Lesbian Love Goddess” by Edward McKeown is a charming tale of aliens and sex. Other stories are by Jody Lynn Nye, Lee Martindale, Laura J. Underwood, and Sharon Lee.

“This is an unusual and interesting group of stories by authors old and new, authors tried and true. Be sure to check out these stories. It may be about the lower level characters, but it is high-level adventure.”

—Barry Hunter, Baryon Magazine 91


“The fans of Sharon Lee and Steve Miller’s Liaden Universe® are many and widespread and, apparently, include not a few authors. The writing team has brought together this time not an adventure of the aristocratic families of Clan Korval, Clan Mizel and the other high-powered families of that universe, but the people who normally go unnoticed. It would be a mistake to call them “average”—there are thieves and addicts and agents and biomeds and saviours. The characters of Low Port are the beings that keep the world going while royalty dances among the stars. And the stories of these survivors have a flavour that is uniquely their own.

“All is not gloom and despair in these well-chosen stories, however. A wry humour radiates from the garbled world in Joe Murphy’s “Zappa for Bardog,” with a lead character that is lovable, if untouchable, and a refusal to give up among the rebellious beings. An edgier wit peeks through the dangerous prose in “Gonna Boogie with Granny Time”—a contribution from Sharon Lee herself that earns its position in this irresistible anthology. And, title aside, “Lair of the Lesbian Love Goddess” shows off Edward McKeown’s sly and clever mastery of the joke left unsaid.

—Lisa Dumond, Black Gate Magazine, MEviews

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