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Karl Kroeber
1926-2009
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Marshall Payne, formerly a pro musician, has written over 100 stories appearing in place like Aeon, Brutarian, and Talebones.
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Ohio farm boy John Rayburn comes face-to-face with his doppelganger from another universe, resulting in a worlds-spanning adventure to get back home again.
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Quick Updates for 2009-10-01
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
Resources
Agent Janet Reid has a good list of questions to ask a prospective agent.
Member News
- Welcome to SFWA’s newest Active member, Marie-Claude Bourque and her book Ancient Whispers.
- In an interview at io9, Cory Doctorow Talks About the Future of the Novel, Including His Own
- The October issue of Clarkesworld features fiction by SFWA member Kij Johnson.
- Happy Book Release day to Gail Carriger whose novel Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate) hit the stores today.
- Congratulations to Alethea Kontis who sold her short story “Diary of a Ghost’s Mistress” to Shroud Publishing.
- Check out the interview with Tim Pratt as one of “21 Authors to Keep an Eye On”
- Congratulations to Laura Anne Gilman who has sold audio rights to Flesh and Fire: Book One of The Vineart War to Tantor Audiobooks.
- Blog Talk Radio interviewed Brandon Sanderson
- The Barnes and Nobel Book Club features The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi saying it’s “nothing short of an instant dystopian classic.”
Industry News
- Sourcebooks announces new YA imprint.
- Lawsuit against Scribd challenges copyright filtering technology intended to protect against infringement.
Tags: Alethea Kontis, Brandon Sanderson, Cory Doctorow, Gail Carriger, Kij Johnson, laura anne gilman, Marie-Claude Bourque, new members, Paolo Bacigalupi, Tim Pratt, twitter
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Quick Updates for September
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Member News
- Welcome to SFWA’s new Associate members, Keffy R. M. Kehrli,Linda J Daly, Ben Fransisco, Mary Lowd, and Mercedes M. Yardley
- Welcome to SFWA’s new Active members, Deborah LeBlanc, Gail Selinger, Robin Usher, Jon Sprunk, Carolyn Dunn, and A.W. Hill
- Congratulations to Stacia Kane who has sold audio rights to the first three Downside books, to Blackstone Audio.
- Jeff VanderMeer interviewed Gail Carringer for Amazon
- Congratulations to Jay Lake. Audible.com acquired audio rights to his novel, Green.
- Congratulations to William Shunn who sold his SF story “Care and Feeding of Your Piano” to Hugo Award winning fanzine Electric Velocipede.
- Flesh and Fire by Laura Anne Gilman is Bookpage’s Fantasy Pick of the Month. The review says ‘a delightful discovery,’ ’skillful,’ and ‘first-class’
Industry News
- Short Fiction by Writers of Color (September)
- Videos of last week’s House Judiciary Committee’s Google Books Settlement hearing now up at Open Book Alliance site.
- Writers Digest Books is actively seeking authors on very specific how-to topics.
- There’s still time to nominate works for 2008 Carl Brandon Awards.
Under normal circumstances, I would post these daily, but I was moving in September and got behind. –MRK
Tags: A. W. Hill, ben fransisco, carolyn dunn, deborah leblanc, gail selinger, Jay Lake, jon sprunk, keffy r.m. kehrli, laura anne gilman, linda j daly, mary lowd, mercedes m. yardley, new members, robin usher, twitter, william shunn
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