Nov 7 2010

Odyssey: The Fantasy Writing Workshop Announces its Winter 2011 Online Class Line-up

Odyssey is offering three online writing classes.  Each class is focused on a particular element of fiction writing and is designed for writers at a particular skill level, from beginners to professional writers. 

The three different online courses cover some of the most critical issues for developing writers:

Three-Act Structure in Fantastic Fiction
January 5 – February 2, 2011
Instructor:  Jeanne Cavelos
Level:  Intermediate/Advanced
Application Deadline:  December 9, 2010

Worldbuilding in Fantastic Fiction
January 12 – January 26, 2011
Instructor:  Melissa Scott
Level:  Beginner/Intermediate
Application Deadline:  December 16, 2010

Writing in Scenes
February 9 – 23, 2011
Instructor:  Nancy Kress
Level:  Beginner/Intermediate
Application Deadline:  January 10, 2011

Odyssey’s Online Classes pack valuable content into each session and provide assignments that challenge students to take their writing to the next level. The classes provide the tools and techniques needed to improve a student’s writing. Students receive feedback on their work that reveals whether they are successfully using the tools and techniques being taught. Courses provide a supportive and challenging atmosphere. Class size is limited to fourteen students.  While courses are designed for adult writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, interested writers of other genres are welcome to apply. 

Last winter, Odyssey offered its first online course, Showing versus Telling in Fantastic Fiction.  “The class was a huge success,” Odyssey Director Jeanne Cavelos says.  “Using Web conferencing software, we held live class sessions with fourteen students from the US, Japan, and Australia.  We had some great discussions, and the students proved that they could commit significant amounts of time and energy to a rigorous, demanding course despite the long distances.  They worked intensely on recognizing and manipulating showing and telling in their fiction and made exciting improvements.”

For more information about the online classes, check out www.sff.net/odyssey/online or by emailing Odyssey Director Jeanne Cavelos at jcavelos@sff.net. The Odyssey Web site, www.odysseyworkshop.org, offers many resources for writers, including free podcasts, writing and publishing tips, a weekly writing blog, and a critique service.

Nov 5 2010

Evarts’ Artwork Goes Mainstream

The book “It’s Okay to be a Zombie: An Unchildren’s Book” has spawned clothing, buttons and water bottles. The book was written by Nathaniel Lambert and illustrated by NEHW member Danny Evarts.  The items created with Evarts’ artwork can be purchased at the Café Press website, www.cafepress.com/UnchildrensZone.

The book can be purchased through Amazon (www.amazon.com/Its-Okay-Zombie-Unchildrens-Book/dp/0982727526/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288934661&sr=8-1).

Evarts is selling clothing with his unique artwork through Café Press (www.cafepress.com/DannyEvarts).

According to the Café Press website, it offers the best selection of personalized gifts and unique t-shirts, clothing, mugs, art and posters. They have millions of designs from shopkeepers around the world that range from funny to cool to promotional.

Nov 3 2010

NEHW member’s new short story available now

New England Horror Writer member Kristi Petersen Schoonover has a new Christmas horror story, “Jingle Shells,” available at Full of Crow (www.fullofcrow.com/fiction/2010/10/schoonover/).
According to its website, Full Of Crow Quarterly Fiction is diverse, eclectic in style, and features a broad range of contributors from published authors to emerging writers. It is collected fiction that is presented in online quarterly issues which is edited by Paul Corman-Roberts. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.

Nov 2 2010

Revisiting what the NEHW is all about.

This blog was started almost a month ago and has steadily risen in hits per day. I thought it would be nice to revisit what the New England Horror Writers (NEHW) is all about.

Founded in 2001, New England Horror Writers (NEHW) provides peer support and networking, with a relaxed and social mindset, for authors of horror and dark fantasy in the New England area. NEHW focuses on forming new friendships and supporting each other’s writing goals, as well as promoting the writing of New England authors.
NEHW is primarily a writer’s organization, focusing on horror and dark fiction writers in all mediums (novels, short stories, screenplays, poetry, etc.) in the New England area. But we are also open to professional editors, illustrators, agents and publishers of horror and dark fiction in the region.
NEHW activities include book signings and group panel discussions at conventions, as well as purely social gatherings. With members ranging from Maine to Connecticut, NEHW events take place in varying locations, making it easier for different members to meet with each other.

Qualifications To Join New England Horror Writers (NEHW)

New England Horror Writers (NEHW) is open to all New England horror authors (novel, short story, screenplay, poetry) at all experience levels. Our members include full-time, mass market authors with decades of experience as well as unpublished newcomers. NEHW does not require specific publishing or payment qualifications to join, but actively encourages all members to strive for the highest professional levels of achievement. We do not charge any dues.
If you meet these qualifications, then click on http://www.horror.org/ne/join.htm to join NEHW.

Check out the New England Horror Writers’ website www.newenglandhorror.org.

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Oct 31 2010

NEHW newsletter Halloween edition

Issue #2 (Halloween 2010)

The Epitaph

Journal of the New England Horror Writers (NEHW)

Dan Keohane – Co-Chair

Tracy L. Carbone – Co-Chair

Tim Deal – Director of Publications

Morven Westfield – Webmaster

T.J. May – Director of Events

Jason Harris – Director of Publicity

Tracy L. Carbone – Director of Social Events

 NEHW SIGNINGS AND READINGS:

NEHW member Bob Heske will be appearing with other authors at an AUTHOR’S NIGHT at the Playa Del Carmen restaurant in Sturbridge, MA. The event, which is a benefit for the Opacum Land Trust (http://www.opacumlt.org/), will be held on Thursday, November 11 from

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Heske will be joined by several other authors, and the event features works by NEHW members Tracy Carbone and Michael Presutti.
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Tracy L. Carbone will be signing her middle grade paranormal The Man of Mystery Hill at the following locations in the month of November:

Thursday, November 11, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Playa Del Carmen, Sturbridge, MA
Authors’ benefit for Opacum Land Trust featuring several NEHW members. Saturday, November 13, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Borders Books, Mansfield, MA.

Saturday, November 20, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Borders Books, Kingston, MA.

Saturday, November 27, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Barnes and Noble in Framingham, MA.

Please visit her website, www.abbymcnabb.com, for more details.

NEHW MEMBER NEWS:

From Tim Deal:

Shroud magazine is hosting a con, AnthoCon, next year. It will run November 11 through 13, 2011. This convention will showcase the creative brilliance of authors and artists within imaginative genres including, but not limited to, horror, mystery, noir, fantasy, science fiction, historical, steampunk, and bizzaro. It will also showcase the convergence of art and literature within these genres in graphic novels, comics, and games.

For more information about the convention and how it came about, check out the website http://shroudpublishing.blogspot.com/2010/10/anthology-2011-sneak-peak.html.

From Laura Cooney and L.L. Soares:

Cooney and Soares have a new story collection, In Sickness, out now from Skullvines Press (http://skullvines.com). The collection is available in trade paperback and as an ebook. You can find it on amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and wherever fine books are sold.

From Kurt Newton and L.L. Soares:

Newton and Soares’ new novella, Breaking Eggs, will be released soon from Sideshow Press (http://www.horror-mall.com/BREAKING-EGGS-by-Kurt-Newton-L.L.-Soares-signed-trade-paperback-edition-p-21462.html). The signature sheets have been signed by both authors.

From Bob Heske:

Heske was a guest on two podcasts:

“Discussions with Decapitated Dan” which can be heard at http://www.horrornewsnetwork.net/ftopict-14372.html or downloaded at iTunes at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/discussions-decapitated-dan/id391093794 .

Bob was invited to be a phone-in guest on the inaugural episode of “Jeremiah Greer Live” (formerly “Shadows in the Dark” on Tenacity Radio). You can check out the episode titled “JGL Celebration” and dated 10.10.10 at http://jeremiahgreerlive.com/october-2010.

From Daniel G. Keohane:

Keohane’s short story, “Last Halloween,” will be appearing this fall in Shroud Magazine’s upcoming Halloween issue (issue #10). Click on the link www.shroudmagazine.com/shroud-magazine-issue-10-autum102010.html to order the issue.

From Paul Tremblay:

Tremblay had his short story collection, In the Mean Time, published by Chizine Publications (http://chizine.com/chizinepub/books/in-the-mean-time.php) on Oct 15.

From Raven Starr:

Starr had two horror shorts released in October. “The Record Shop” was released on October 13 and “The Drum” on October 20. Both shorts were published by Wicked Nights (http://wicked-night.co.cc/?page_id=200).

Starr also had Vampire’s Embrace released on September 1 by Damnation Books (www.damnationbooks.com). Vampire’s Embrace is also available in print through Amazon.com.

She also hosts a blogtalk radio show at www.blogtalkradio.com/oneworldonevoice.

For more information about Starr, visit her website www.ravenkstarr.com

From Trisha Wooldridge:

Trisha Wooldridge of A Novel Friend Writing & Editing (www.anovelfriend.com) hosts the ninth episode of the Broad Pod featuring Rae Lorie (www.raelori.com), Gail Z. Martin (www.chroniclesofthenecromancer.com), Roxanne Bland, and NEHW staff member Morven Westfield (www.morvenwestfield.com). Each participant gives their take on vampire mythos and the adventures or misadventures of their intriguing, undead icons. This October episode and the earlier archives are available at broadpod.posterous.com

From Stacey Longo:

Longo has a short story, “Good Night, Francine,” in the Malicious Deviance anthology coming out in November from the Library of Horror Press. The Library of Horror Press is a sister imprint of the Library of the Living Dead Press (http://www.thelibraryofthelivingdead.com).

From Kevin Lewis:

Lewis is excited to report that his short story “Get Me Out Of Here!” will be appearing in the anthology, Groanology 2: Monsters, Madness, and Mayhem. The anthology will be published by the Library of the Living Dead Press (www.thelibraryofthelivingdead.com).

From Stefan Petrucha:

Petrucha’s new novel Blood Prophecy was released on October 26 in mass paperback and as an ebook. It is available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. He made a video, which can be found at www.petrucha.com/BPmedia, promoting his novel.

For more information about Petrucha, check out his website www.petrucha.com.

From Kristi Petersen Schoonover:

Schoonover has had a busy Halloween season. Her newly-released Skeletons in the Swimmin’ Hole: Tales from Haunted Disney World which is a collection of ghost stories set in Disney theme parks. The collection has sold nearly 500 copies since it was released on September 30 which was a couple weeks earlier the original release date of October 23.

Her collection was selected as Scary Story of the Week by Paranormal, Eh?, a Canadian Paranormal Culture Group, which also interviewed her. She also discussed her book on The Invisible World with Frank Todara, a paranormal internet radio show. The episode (#33) is available at www.blogtalkradio.com/theinvisibleworld.

Her short stories: “Burning Origami” is available at 5923 Quarterly, “Camouflage” is available in Creepy Things; and “Jingle Shells” is now out in Full of Crow Fiction Quarterly.

Recently, Schoonover spent the day at Bristol Community College in Massachusetts, where she discussed her story “Doors” in depth with a Literature and Composition class. She also spoke to the Psychology Department’s Life & Death class about the nature of ghost stories.

For more information on Schoonover, check out her website www.kristipetersenschoonover.com.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

Bill Gauthier (MA)

Crystal Bouffard (RI)

Lisa Jacob (RI)

Sean Thompson (MA)

Stacey Longo (CT)

Bob Bois (MA)

Raven Starr (CT)

John McIlveen (MA)

Kyle Sheldon (MA)

Editor’s Note:

Dear members, if you have information about releases, signings, appearances, etc. in between newsletters, feel free to send them. I will be able to put up the information on the NEHW blog at www.jasonharrispromotions.wordpress.com.

– Jason Harris, Editor, the Epitaph: Journal of NEHW

– Stacey Longo, Assistant Editor, the Epitaph: Journal of NEHW

Oct 26 2010

NEHW members’ appearances this Saturday

NEHW member Tracy L. Carbone will be signing her middle grade paranormal suspense story The Man of Mystery Hill at the Barnes and Noble in Manchester, New Hampshire at 4 p.m this Saturday. It’s part of the bookstore’s”Spooky Night.”

NEHW member Kristi Petersen Schoonover will be reading and signing copies of Skeletons in the Swimmin’ Hole this Saturday at the Lumberyard Pub in West Redding, Connecticut from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. as part of the pub’s “Lady Gaga Halloween Bash.”

Oct 25 2010

Petrucha’s new book released Tuesday

Author Stephan Petrucha’s new novel Blood Prophecy is released on Tuesday in mass paperback and as an ebook. It is available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Petrucha made a video, which can be found at www.petrucha.com/BPmedia, promoting his novel. Journalist Karen Dionne talked with the author about this video in her article at http://www.thrillerwriters.org/2010/10/blood-prophecy-video-now-online.html.

For more information about Petrucha, check out his website www.petrucha.com.

Oct 22 2010

Shroud staff appearances

NEHW members Tim Deal, Danny Evarts, Robert Davies and Timothy Remp will be at the Goodwin Library on Wednesday, October 27 at 6 p.m. for the event Shroud Publishing: An Evening of Terrifying and Tantalizing Tales!  

The library hosts the publishers of Shroud, a horror fiction magazine based in Milton, New Hampshire. Some of the authors who have contributed to the magazine will be reading from their work.

Author Davies will be reading from his novella, Hiram Grange and the Digital Eucharist. Author Remp will share a tale from Shroud magazine. Deal, Managing Editor of the magazine, will answer questions about Shroud and how a person can submit work to the magazine. Evarts, Art Director of the magazine, will discuss the imagery that has come to define the literary works of the magazine.

For more information about the event check the library’s website at http://www.goodwinlibrary.com/specialevents.html. The library is located at 422 Main Street, Farmington, New Hampshire. The phone number is (603) 755-2944.

  The Shroud group will also be at the River Run Bookstore on Thursday, October 28 at 7 p.m.

The bookstore is located at 20 Congress Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. For more information call the bookstore at (603) 431-2100 or check out its website http://www.riverrunbookstore.com/events/an-evening-of-sinister-thrills-with-shroud-publishing

Oct 22 2010

NEHW members in Shroud

NEHW co-chair Daniel G. Keohane has a story, Last Halloween in the Halloween issue (Issue #10) of Shroud magazine (http://www.shroudmagazine.com/).
NEHW member Danny Evarts, Shroud’s Art Director, did several original wood and linoleum cuts for spot illustrations. He also edited and designed the issue.