Seton Hill Writers Update - October 2010

Mary SanGiovanni has a short story at Literary Mayhem starting October 24. She also has a non-fiction essay about James Patterson's Along Came a Spider in Thrillers: 100 Must Reads, edited by Hank Wagner and David Morrell and published through Oceanview Publishing.

Thrillers: 100 Must Reads
To chat with Mary on internet radio, tune into The Funky Werepig on November 5.

Maria V. Snyder's article "The Weather: Part Art, Part Science, and Part...Magic?" is up at Black Gate. Her short story "Cursing the Weather" will be in the December issue of Black Gate Magazine. She is now blogging at the Official Maria V. Snyder Blog. Meet Maria on October 23, 2010 at Celebrate the Book Festival located in the Carlisle Expo Center

Meg Mims won the Utah RWA's 2010 Heart of the West Contest in the Mystery/Suspense category for her thesis novel Murder at Fire Point.

Michael A. Arnzen will be reading poetry from his many collections on October 21, 2010 at Morgantown Poets Night located in the Monongalia Arts Center.

Kaye Dacus will be signing books at Heaven Help Us Christian Bookstore in New Albany, IN, on Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 1 to 3 PM.

Monica Spence just completed her first year of her PhD at Lancaster University in England. Her thesis novel is The Illustrious Woman, the story of the first internationally recognized woman painter of the Renaissance, Sofonisba Anguissola. Monica blogs at A Writer's Heart.

W. D. Prescott opened up The Non-Horror Reader Survey, a stepping stone into changing the public face of Horror literature. Along with the survey, he will have author interviews and spotlight books.

Matthew D. Donahue has posted the first four chapters of his thesis novel Progeny online at his website.

Nicole Taft is having an October Book Giveaway on her blog A Bookseller Recommends.

Seton Hill Writers Update

Here are some Seton Hill Writers updates from the past couple of months:

#1: Kerri Mountain's WPF thesis novel The Parson's Christmas Gift is still available at some online sites even though it sold out at the publisher's site, Steeple Hill Books.

#2: Shelley Adina's second book in the All About Us YA series is out in bookstores. It's called Be Strong and Curvaceous. The third book Who Made You a Princess? is due to hit stores in May 2009.

#3: Monica Spence was elected as President of the Long Island Romance Writers, Chapter 160 of the RWA.

#4: Maria V. Snyder's novel Poison Study made the 2009 YALSA "Popular Paperback" list.

#5: Traci Castleberry has a short story titled "Rent Girl" in the Valentine's Day anthology Lace and Blade 2. Also, as her alter-ego Nica Berry, she has a new e-book out from Loose Id titled Consort.

#6: Dr. Ellen Spain was selected as a judge for the 2009 Young Voices Awards.

#7: A new community on Facebook honors one of Seton Hill's horror writers and mentors - "What would Mike Arnzen do for a Klondike Bar?"

#8: Irene L. Pynn has a revamped site - http://www.irenelpynn.com

June 2008 Seton Hill WPF Grads Online

Here's where you can find some of the June 2008 Seton Hill WPF graduates:

#1: Adrea Peters has her Summer 2008 newsletter at Artists Looking Ahead. Her guest interview this time is writer and adventurer Kira Salak.

#2: Aubrey Curry has a new blog series about finding an agent.

#3: Emilie Bishop has a brand new website at http://emiliebishop.com/default.aspx.

#4: Monica Spence has a new blog at http://monicaspence.blogspot.com.


Heidi Ruby Miller, Adrea Peters, writing, Aubrey Curry, Monica Spence, Emilie Bishop, Seton Hill Writers, Seton Hill University

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

On the Web Update

#1: Independent Book Report just started up, but is already producing some great content. MONDAYS showcase the publisher of the week; TUESDAYS TEASERS have excerpts from the author being interviewed that week; WEDNESDAYS are author interview days.

#2: Shara Saunsaucie is conducting research for a story and is asking for information on the standard of living and job market where people live and on any experiences moving from one place to another.

#3: Monica Spence has a new MySpace and is looking for friends.

#4: K. Ceres Wright's poem "Doomed" was an editor's choice this month at Star*Line. Ceres also has added some new interviews to her blog series about professions, including Fandom Representative, Network/Computer Specialist, Automotive Repair and Service Expert, and Russ Howe as the European Medieval Martial Arts Scholar.

#5: Penny Dawn's latest ebook is out. You can get Frenchin' at Amber Quill Press.

#6: Michael Arnzen is guestblogging this week at A Bunch of Wordz.


web content, Heidi Ruby Miller, Monica Spence, Michael Arnzen, Penny Dawn, K. Ceres Wright, Shara Saunsaucie, writing, Independent Book Report, Seton Hill University