New Book Deals and Releases for Seton Hill Writers - September 2010

Krista Russell sold A Following Sea, a middle-grade historical novel, to Peachtree Publishers. It is scheduled for publication in 2012.

Adina Senft signed a three-book deal with Hachette to write Amish women's fiction.

Sabrina Benulis sold her Archon series to Eos in a three-book deal. The first book will be published in Fall 2011.

The movie for Patrick Picciarelli's The Prince of Arthur Avenue has wrapped and is in editing. He will have a short story, The Friendly Island, in the International Association of Crime Writers annual anthology to be published next year.

Michael A. Arnzen and Gary Braunbeck both have stories in Legends of the Mountain State IV anthology.

Maria V. Snyder's Spy Glass, the last novel in the Glass series is on shelves. Maria is currently touring and teaching workshops. For a full list of her venues, please visit her website: http://www.mariavsnyder.com/appearances.php

Penny Dawn's short story "Last Good Grace" will appear in Issue #20 "The Fifth Column" of Six Brick Press' Six Little Things.

The first 200 words of Christopher Paul Carey's story "A Kick in the Side" is up at Meteor House Press. The story is part of The Worlds of Philip Jose Farmer 1: Protean Dimensions.

Seton Hill Writers News - April 2010

Here is April's news from Seton Hill Writers:

#1: KJ Howe's novel Breathless is a RWA 2010 Golden Heart Finalist in Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure.

#2: Inside Out, Maria V. Snyder's first book in a new SF series, is on shelves

#3: Heidi Ruby Miller was interviewed by Adele Cosgrove-Bray at Hub Pages.

#4: The Brain Plague steampunk trilogy by Steven Piziks will be released by Ace Books beginning in September 2010.

#5: Three Seton Hill Writers made it as finalists in The 2010 Sandy Contest at Crested Butte Writer's Conference: Emilie Bishop's thesis novel in the Children's/YA category; KL Grady's novel in the SF/Fantasy category; and Krista Russell's novel in the Children's/YA category.

#6: Lucy A. Snyder received a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in POETRY for her collection Chimeric Machines through Creative Guy Publishing.

#7: Laurie Alice Eakes is guest blogging at The Hartline Literary Agency blog - From the Heart. Laurie is represented by Tamela Hancock Murray at Hartline Literary.

New Releases from Seton Hill Writers

Writers from the Seton Hill University Writing Popular Fiction MFA Program had releases this month in Fantasy, Mystery, YA, and Inspirational:


Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder


Tidings of Great Boys by Shelley Adina


Secrets in the Fog: The Invisibility Project by Ellen Spain


Breathless by Jessica Warman


Fantastical Visions IV edited by W.H. Horner

More Seton Hill Writers Updates

#1: Fire Study, the third novel by Maria V. Snyder made the New York Times Best Sellers List for trade paperbacks.

#2: James Morrow's latest novel is out. He is currently touring with The Philosopher's Apprentice.

#3: Toby Buckell's second novel Ragamuffin is in the Fantasybookspot March Madness Tournament. Voting ends March 15 for Round 2.

#4: Monica Spence has a new website at http://monicaspence.web.officelive.com/default.aspx.

#5: Kimberley A. Opatka-Metzgar has a new project called Emma's Wetlands Adventures.

#6: Nalo Hoplinson's story "Soul Case" made it into Year's Best Fantasy 8 edited by Kathryn Cramer and David G. Hartwell.


Writing Popular Fiction, Heidi Ruby Miller, Maria V. Snyder, James Morrow, Tobias Buckell, Monica Spence, Kimberley Opatka-Metzgar, writing, Nalo Hopkinson, Seton Hill Writers

Even More Seton Hill Writers News

#1: Katherine Ivy was interviewed at Cerridwen Press about her first novel Dishonorable Intentions. You can find her on LJ at kat_ivy.

#2: Penny Dawn has an interview at Novel Sisterhood about her latest book The Long Run. You can also find Penny at Shelfari.

#3: The Philip Jose Farmer collection Venus on the Half-Shell and Others, edited by Christopher Paul Carey is listed as a New and Notable Book in Locus Magazine.

#4: Tobias Buckell has an essay up at The Angry Black Woman.

#5: Maria V. Snyder guest blogged at The Story Siren about her newest novel Fire Study.


Seton Hill University, Heidi Ruby Miller, Katherine Ivy, Tobias Buckell, Penny Dawn, Maria V. Snyder, Christopher Paul Carey, writing, author interviews, Seton Hill Writers

PATHS TO PUBLICATION - MARIA V. SNYDER

Seton Hill Writer Maria V. Snyder talks about her new novel Fire Study and her PATH TO PUBLICATION today.


PATHS TO PUBLICATION, Heidi Ruby Miller, Maria V. Snyder, Fire Study, LUNA, fantasy, Poison Srudy, writing, author interviews, Seton Hill Writers, Seton Hill University

More Seton Hill Writers News

#1: Two Seton Hill Writers made it to the final ballot for the Nebulas. Congratulations to Tobias Buckell, author of Ragamuffin and Nalo Hopkinson, author The New Moon's Arms.

#2: Michael Mehalek has a new flash story Tissue of Biblical Proportions up at The Write Way.

#3: Maria V. Snyder has posted her appearance schedule for the release of the third book in the Study Series, Fire Study.

#4: Congratulations to the 2006-2007 staff of Eye Contact, the literary-art magazine of Seton Hill University. They won a an ASPA Award for the Fall '06 - Spring '07 issue. Contributors included: Michael A. Arnzen, Jessica Braccio, Dante Ciolfi, Amanda Cochran, Lisa Cooper, Michael B. Diezmos, Melissa James Doll, Laura Fleming, Siena Frank, Shu-Hsin Kao, Karissa J. Kilgore, Marie Manski, Jason Jack Miller, Erin Mitchell, Rochelle Moore, Kim Pennesi, Adrea Peters, Juliann Picklo, Stephan Puff, Moira Richardson, Mike Rubino, Nora Thompson, and Erin Waite


Seton Hill University, Heidi Ruby Miller, Tobias Buckell, Nalo Hopkinson, Maria V. Snyder, Michael Mehalek, Eye Contact, writing, Nebulas, Seton Hill Writers

Seton Hill Writers Newest Releases

#1: Mary SanGiovanni's debut novel The Hollower, which was also her Master's thesis for Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction Program, comes out this week.
The Hollower

You can read an interview with Mary on Maria V. Snyder's blog.

#2: The Naked Truth, a Harlequin Blaze by alum Shannon Hollis is released this Saturday.

#3: Alum Maria V. Snyder's second novel of the popular Study series Magic Study was just released in trade paperback with a new cover.

#4: Seton Hill mentor Timons Esaias' short story "Norbert and the System" is part of the new textbook Philosophy Through Science Fiction.


Seton Hill Writers, Heidi Ruby Miller, Mary SanGiovanni, The Hollower, Shannon Hollis, Maria V. Snyder, Timons Esaias, writing, Seton Hill University

Recent Seton Hill Writers News

#1: Maria V. Snyder asks others to share their rejection horror stories on her blog.

#2: Gary Braunbeck has two audio stories up at Dread Central.

#3: Catherine Mulvany is featured at the Argus Observer.


Heidi Ruby Miller, Maria V. Snyder, Gary Braunbeck, Catherine Mulvany, writing, Seton Hill University

Guest Blogger

I was a guest blogger on sister Seton Hill alum Maria V. Snyder's MySpace blog today. She asked me to talk about the inspirations behind my story "The Islands of Hope" found in the Fantasist Enterprises' anthology Sails and Sorcery: Tales of Nautical Fantasy.
Sails and Sorcery:Tales of Nautical Fantasy


Heidi Ruby Miller, Maria V. Snyder, Sails and Sorcery: Tales of Nautical Fantasy, Fantasist Enterprises, fantasy, pirates, writing, Seton Hill University, The Islands of Hope

Seton Hill Writers Update

#1: Kaye Dacus at Write Place, Write Time interviews Maria V. Snyder about how she ended each book in her Study series.

#2: E. A. Whitt has a new blog series called NAME THAT NOVEL. Every Monday she posts the opening of a book, every Friday a last line (not from the same book), and readers can guess the novel in which they are found.

#3: Nalo Hopkinson will be one of the distinguished faculty teaching at the University of Toronto Summer Writing School - July 9-13, 2007.


Kaye Dacus, Maria V. Snyder, E. A. Whitt, Nalo Hopkinson, Name That Novel, University of Toronto, writing, author interviews, Seton Hill University

Seton Hill Author News

#1: Congratulations to Traci Castleberry, this year's winner of the Seton Hill University McLaughlin Scholarship in writing.

#2: I recently put up a World Map on MySpace and am looking to fill it up with guest pins. While you're there, feel free to friend me.

#3: Venessa Giunta has started a new feature on her blog called Friday Markets and Monday Contests where she will be highlighting 3-5 magazines/markets/contests. She kicked it all off yesterday.

#4: Chapter four of Assassin Study by Maria V. Snyder is up at eHarlequin.com.


Heidi Ruby Miller, Traci Castleberry, McLaughlin Scholarship, Maria V. Snyder, Assassin Study, Seton Hill University, Venessa Giunta, Friday Markets, Monday Contests

Seton Hill Writers News

#1: Mary SanGiovanni's short story "The Eleventh Hour Syndrome" is in Issue #100 of Space and Time, the double-sized 40th anniversary issue.

#2: The poetry contest from Michael A. Arnzen's goreletter is about to close. Check it out here to win a copy of Mike's movie Exquisite Corpse.

#3: Secret Contract by Dana Marton comes out this month. Her interview will be up tomorrow on HEIDI'S PICK SIX.

#4: Chapter three of Assassin Study is up at eHarlequin. Tell Maria V. Snyder where to go from here by voting on the ending. You can also read the first two chapters and see what choices the voters made.

#5: Gary Braunbeck is on the Stocker Final Ballot for his novel Prodigal Blues and his fiction collection Destination Unknown.


Mary SanGiovanni, Michael A. Arnzen, Dana Marton, Maria V. Snyder, Gary Braunbeck, Stokers, writing popular fiction, Seton Hill University

Seton Hill Romance

#1: To celebrate the upcoming Top Pick release of Secret Contract from Harlequin Intrigue, author Dana Marton is giving away a box of Godiva chocolates. Email her at danamarton@yahoo.com and tell her one thing you like about the excerpt from Secret Contract that is posted on her web site. She will draw one lucky reader from all who respond by April 30 to receive a box of Godiva truffles.

#2: You can win $500 in the texting sweepstakes for Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder. The contest ends April 10.

#3: Penny Dawn's latest short Go For Miles is available now through Amber Heat.

#4: Kaye Dacus has moved her blog Write Place, Write Time to a new home.


Dana Marton, Secret Contract, Maria V. Snyder, Poison Study, Penny Dawn, Go for Miles, Kaye Dacus, Write Time, Write Place, Seton Hill University

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - Maria V. Snyder

HEIDI'S PICK SIX with Maria V. Snyder is up at ambasadora.

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - WEEK 4

Here's the line up this week over at ambasadora:

MONDAY - Maria V. Snyder / Fantasy and Science Fiction

WEDNESDAY - Gary Frank / Horror

FRIDAY - Susan Crandall / Romance


HEIDI'S PICK SIX, Heidi Ruby Miller, Maria V. Snyder, Gary Frank, Susan Crandall, writing, author interviews

Seton Hill Writers on the Web

#1: Maria V. Snyder (SHU 2007) has a short story series up at eHarlequin.com about Valek in celebration of the re-relase of Poison Study.

#2: Penny Dawn (SHU 2006)and other Amber Quill authors are blogging over at Amber Heat about their new short story series Best in Game.

#3: Shelley Bates (SHU 2002) gives her input about writers finding their own voice over at Kaye Dacus' (SHU 2006) blog, Write Place, Write Time.


Seton Hill University, Writing Popular Fiction, eHarlequin, Maria V. Snyder, Poison Study, Penny Dawn, Amber Quill, Best in Heat, Shelley Bates, Kaye Dacus, Write Place, Write Time