Seton Hill Writers in Eye Contact - Winter 2010

Filled with death, loss, and mourning, this was a beautifully dark issue of Eye Contact, appropriate as we come close to the winter solstice.

Here is a peek at the table of contents:

Eyes by Patrick Schober
Bloom by Passion Hannah
Aquila by Christine Telfer
Living Grace by Maddie Gillespie
Memorial by Stephanie Pikula
Kalina by Molly Follmer
Sounds in the Jungle by Heidi Ruby Miller
Tá Mé I Ngrá Leat by Lyndsey Basham
Lesson by Judith R. Robinson
Wave Swinger by Jason Jack Miller
The Man on Clipper Street by Patrick Schober
The Shorts Have Eyes by Matthew Duvall
Eye Spy by Aja Hannah
Cinderella by Stephanie Wytovich
Uh-Oh by Lyndsey Basham
Origami Moons by Penny Dawn
Dear Summer by Carissa Altizer
Dock by Alex Lowe
Visiting Campus Seven Years Later by Joe Kaldon
Clockwork by Meg Mims

The faculty advisor for Eye Contact is Timons Esaias.

Seton Hill Writers Deals and Publication News for November 2010

The subject of Patrick Picciarelli's true crime book, Takedown: The True Story of the Undercover Cop Who Brought Down the Real-Life Sopranos, has optioned his life rights to Steven Spielberg and Steve Zaillian for a feature-length movie based on Patrick's proposal.

Patrice Luneski sold her paranormal YA novel, Lethally Blonde to Leap Books. It will be out in Fall 2011.

The second book in Pearl North's Libyrinth Trilogy, The Boy From Ilysies, is out and available in bookstores everywhere.

The Boy from Lysies by Pearl North
The Book Beat has signed copies available. Calico Reaction has a review up here.

Two holiday novels by Seton Hill Writers are on the shelves now:

Dana Marton's The Spy Who Saved Christmas
The Spy Who Saved Christmas by Dana Marton
and

A Montana Maverick's Christmas by Susan Mallery and Karen Rose Smith
Susan Mallery's A Montana Mavericks Christmas with Karen Rose Smith.

Also, Susan's Finding Perfect is an editors' pick for Top Ten Romance Novels of 2010 at Amazon.com.

Heidi Ruby Miller has an article in Nov.-Dec. 2010 issue of The PennWriter titled "Almost There", which she talks about on her blog.

The Winter 2010 issue of Eye Contact includes the poem "Origami Moon" by Penny Dawn, photographs by Jason Jack Miller ("Wave Swinger") and Meg Mims ("Clockwork") and short stories by Matt Duvall ("The Shorts Have Eyes") and Heidi Ruby Miller ("Sounds in the Jungle").

Jennifer Brisendine's creative non-fiction essay titled "Oh Hell! What Have We Here?" was accepted last week for publication in The Pedestrian, a quarterly literary journal of non-fiction.

Mary SanGiovanni's novel Thrall will be out Spring 2011.

Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller's Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction from Headline Books, Inc., will hit shelves in April 2011.

Timons Esaias sold a poem to Strange Horizons.

Seton Hill Writers: New Jobs and Positions - September 2010

Natalie Duvall is the new "Speak Up!" columnist for Fine Living Lancaster. Read her witty columns at http://www.finelivinglancaster.com/Magazine/Issue15.pdf.

Kimberley Howe (K. J. Howe) is the new Executive Director of Thrillerfest, the annual conference for the International Thriller Writers.

Penny Dawn recently became adjunct creative writing faculty at two colleges in the north Chicago suburbs.

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

Here is an update on publications and appearances by Seton Hill alums and mentors:

Alum Mary SanGiovanni, author of the Bram Stoker-nominated The Hollower and its sequel, Found You will be a judge for the Black Static Magazine and WHC 2011 Short Story Contest.

Mentor Michael A. Arnzen will appear with several other Raw Dog Screaming Press authors at Backlist Books (39 Lincoln Way E., Massillon, OH 44646) on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 3:00 PM.

Alum Chrsitopher Paul Carey's "Philip José Farmer and ERB: A Shared Mythography" is part of The Burroughs Bulletin tribute issue to Philip José Farmer.

Alum Bridget Midway is the cover girl on the March issue of RT Book Reviews magazine. There is also a feature article about her inside.

Alum Penny Dawn received a 4 star review in RT for The Carman Chronicles.

Alum Laurie Alice Eakes's first Heartsong Presents from Barbour Publishing will be out in May in large print.

Alum Kaye Dacus's A Case for Love, book 3 in the Brides of Bonneterre series was released February 1, and has spent several weeks on Amazon's Christian Romance best-sellers list. A Case for Love received a 4 star review at RT.

Kaye will be teaching at the North Louisiana RWA chapter's conference the weekend of March 5-6 in Shreveport, Louisiana. More info can be found here: http://www.nolastars.com/node/81

During July 18 - 31, 2010, mentor Kathe Koja will be a Shared Worlds instructor at Wofford College in South Carolina.

Mentor Jessica Freely sold reprints of three stories ("Hero", "Stay", and "Scars") to Loose Id.

Alum Venessa Giunta, Senior Editor for Loose Id will be a guest at Frolicon (www.frolicon.org) in April. She will be participating in several panels on writing, both craft and business

Alum Heidi Ruby Miller has a poem in the April 2010 issue of Beyond Centauri.

Alum David Corwell's southwestern fantasy short story, "Conqueror of Shadows," will be published in Tales of the Talisman, Volume 6, Issue #2, due out in Autumn 2010 and his short-short Halloween story entitled "The Harvest" will appear as a reprint in Daily Flash: 365 Days of Flash Fiction, which will be published by Pill Hill Press in December 2010.

David now represents all Fantasist Enterprises titles in New Mexico, including Cloaked in Shadow which showcases his story "The Legacy of the Quedana". A list of upcoming events can be found at his BookTour site: http://booktour.com/author/david_j_corwell. He is also a book reviewer for ReadingNewMexico.com, a site dedicated to reviewing books about New Mexico or by New Mexican 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.


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PATHS TO PUBLICATION - PENNY DAWN

Seton Hill Writer Penny Dawn talks about her new book The Long Run and her Path to Publication today.


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Seton Hill Writers News

#1: Kaye Dacus has an ongoing series about critical reading on her blog Write Place, Write Time. Dr. Michael A. Arnzen makes a guest appearance this week.

#2: Penny Dawn's new collection Basic Training has been released from Amber Quill Press.

#3: Kelly Eileen Hake's multi-book contract with Barbour Publishing was mentioned in Publisher's Weekly.

#4: Scott A. Johnson reviewed Michael A. Arnzen's CD Audiovile at Dread Central.


Heidi Ruby Miller, Kaye Dacus, Michael A. Arnzen, Penny Dawn, Kelly Eileen Hake, Scott A. Johnson, writing, Seton Hill Writers, Seton Hill University

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.


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Seton Hill Writers News

#1: Jason and I will be at the Penn Writers Conference this weekend. Hope to see some of you there!

#2:K. Ceres Wright started a new blog interview series on her LJ (dohlman) where she will talk with experts with interesting jobs and hobbies.

#3: The Romance Studio reviews Ancient History by Penny Dawn.


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Seton Hill Writers News

#1: Congratulations to Gary Braunbeck on winning his third Stoker for his collection Destinations Unknown.

#2: Steven Harper's novel Battle Star Gallactica: Unity is out this month. You can also read an interview with him by John Joseph Adams at SciFi.com.

#3: Anne Harris' short story Still Life with Boobs is featured in the Nebula Awards Showcase 2007.

#4: Anita of The Romance Studio has a review of Penny Dawn's latest, The Carman Chronicle, Book I: The Satin Slippers.


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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.


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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.


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HEIDI'S PICK SIX - Penny Dawn

HEIDI'S PICK SIX with Penny Dawn is up at ambasadora.

HEIDI'S PICK SIX

Tomorrow begins the HEIDI'S PICK SIX blog series over at ambasadora where I present fifteen questions or prompts to dozens of authors, but they can only respond to six.

You'll get to see which questions they answered and what they had to say.

Here's the line up for this week:

MONDAY - Nalo Hopkinson / SF

WEDNESDAY - Scott A. Johnson / Horror

FRIDAY - Penny Dawn / Romance and Erotica

Tell your friends! ;)


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