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Win a Scholarship for Mystery Writing

The annual Helen McCloy/MWA Scholarship for Mystery Writing is accepting applications for 2011!

07/05/10

Summer 2010 issue of 'The Lorelei Signal'

The July-Sept 2010 issue of female-oriented free online fantasy 'zine The Lorelei Signal has been posted! Carol Hightshoe's awesome fiction magazine includes some awesome new fantasy stories by Jasmine Giocomo, Ripley Patton, Marva Dasef, and Beatriz F. Fernandez.

07/05/10

Amber Benson's 'Among The Ghosts' out August 2010

Among The Ghosts is Amber Benson's new Young adult ghost story and we just found it it will be out in late August 2010!

06/17/10

Anne Boleyn And Her Re-Creation In 'Boleyn- Tudor Vampire'

Horror author Cinsearae S. enlightens us with this history and description of her new horror novel Boleyn - Tudor Vampire, in which Anne escapes death at the hands of her husband Henry VIII by becoming a vampire - and seeking revenge. In the line of new horror mixing classics with horror elements (think Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Boleyn - Tudor Vampire is a bright spot that we thinks needs a read...

06/15/10

'Suck It Olivia Munn!'

Olivia Munn, a G4 hostess on Attack of the Show and self-described 'geek' now has a new gig on The Daily Show and a book called Suck It, Wonderwoman! and we think she's awful. Why?

06/08/10

Nebula Awards Honor Catherynne M. Valente with an Andre Norton Award

2009 Nebula Award Winners, awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, honored author Catherynne M. Valente with the Andre Norton Award for The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. They also gave the SFWA Solstice Award, bestowed upon individuals who have made a significant impact on the science fiction or fantasy landscape, to author and editor Terri Windling.

Eugie Foster's novelette “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast,” beat out all the boys in her category.

05/19/10

'Realms of Fantasy' Magazine seeks submissions for August 2011 “Women in Fantasy” issue

Realms of Fantasy Magazineis planning an all-women-authors issue for August 2011, and they're looking for submissions from women and regarding women for nonfiction, art, and fiction! This is a great chance to publish that fantasy short story with a female lead character, or your essay about female superheroines or your Red Sonja fan art. Feminists, fantasy fans, and anyone who loves women and fantasy are encouraged to apply.

Their official submissions rules and instructions are as follows...

05/15/10

Caitlin R. Kiernan, Sarah Waters among 'Shirley Jackson Award' Nominees

Sarah Langan, as a new advisor for the Shirley Jackson Awards, is stoked about her recent Bram Stoker Award and mentions in Ellen Datlow’s Anthology, The Best Horror of the Year, 2009 (her short stories Fenstad’s End, The Burn Victim, The Dark Materials Project, and The Agathas) and says,

"Remember how 'SNL' used to be dominated by men, and then the ladies came along? It feels like that. A total sea change."

04/19/10

Pamela K. Kinney's 'Spectre Nightmares and Visitations' is now available

Pamela K. Kinney's collection of dark fantasy short stories, Spectre Nightmares and Visitations is now available as an eBook from Under the Moon, and in print later this spring.

Many things scare us. But the most fearful things are those that infect our nightmares and visitations. Monsters from the closet or from another planet. Ghosts that haunt more than a house. Werewolves are not the only shapeshifters to beware of. Children can be taken from more than the human kind of monsters. Even normal things can be the start of a heart-pounding terror. Prepare to step beyond the door into Spectre Nightmares and Visitations.

04/04/10

Jeani Rector, Amber Benson, Sarah Langan, Sarah Pinborough among British Fantasy Award 2010 nominees

Among the The British Fantasy Society Award 2010 nominees are Jeani Rector, Amber Benson, Sarah Langan and Sarah Pinborough, as well as an awesome number of female horror, fantasy, and sci-fi authors.

Rector's The Horrorzine, a monthly ezine that features some of the best horror and fantasy authors of today, as well as fantastic up-and-coming and established artists. Founded in 2009, The Horrorzine has quickly established a reputation as an e-publication that truly delivers...

03/31/10

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