Author: Liz
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Falling Leaves, Live on EscapePod PLUS Aurealis Awards Alternate Reality Speech
You can listen to Falling Leaves over at EscapePod NOW! There is a tradition in some circles that after an awards ceremony the folks who did not win awards get together and give their acceptance speeches. I had the pleasure of seeing such an unceremony at a Nebula Awards after party and it was beautiful.…
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Escape Artists Trifecta! ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!
Aka I have a story coming out in Escape Pod soon, read this to find out just how much that means to me. Escape Artists are an amazing speculative fiction machine. Through the powers of their THREE podcasts, Escape Pod for science fiction, PodCastle for fantasy and Pseudopod for horror they have brought joy to…
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Things Without WILL be in Uncanny Magazine Year 2
I mentioned it over on the Things website, but neglected to share the joyous news here. It came down to the last few hours, but thanks to all the brilliant Kickstarter backers the Things will be responding to fiction over at Uncanny Magazine. I’m so excited about Year Two and if you’re not excited go…
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Locus Reviews “The Sisters’ Line”
Lois Tilton reviewed Issue 6 of Uncanny Magazine and has some kind words to say about “The Sisters’ Line.” Including “Nicely ingenious fantastic stuff, scented with spices, enigmatic, enhancing the sense of mystery and wonder.” http://www.locusmag.com/Reviews/2015/09/lois-tilton-reviews-short-fiction-early-september-2015/#uncany201509
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Joyfully Uncanny Things Need Your Kickstarter Support
In March I read a short story by Kat Howard over at Uncanny Magazine called Translatio Corpus. I liked the story so much that the Things responded to it. After a very successful first year Uncanny is running a Kickstarter to support year two (and asking for a lot less money as wonderful Patreons and Weightless Books e-subscribers…
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Clarion Essay Collection Updated!
Tamara Vardomskaya’s from Clarion 2014 wrote a lovely post entitled “Invitation to the Clarion Game. It has been added to the list. The Arthur C Clarke Centre For Imagination also has some of 2014’s thoughts about the experiences on their website. Amanda Fitzwater, Haralambi Markov, Amin Chehelnabi and Martin Cahill. It’s a pretty amazing resource and soon there will be…
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29 Eagles Eyed, the Clarion Write-a-Thon
As always I’m participating in the Clarion Write-a-thon, an entity I will always have the deepest fondness for. The Clarion Write-a-Thon began in 2011, using a structure kindly donated by our sister organization, Clarion West, who have been raising funds like BOSSES for many years. That year we did a lot of hand coding, Justin…
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Asking the Right Question, Spotlight Interviews at Lightspeed Magazine
Originally posted on LinkedIn. TLDR, I’ve interviewed a bunch of nifty people, including Ursula K. LeGuin who was gracious and delightful, go read them. I have the ongoing pleasure of writing the interview questions for Lightspeed’s Author Spotlights. For each set of questions I read the text, then spend several hours researching the author, then I…
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Self motivation
Right now I’m writing 2,000 words a day. Part of my motivation is that for every 100 words I write I get to eat a jelly belly. Writing is hungry work though, I sometimes think better when I’m chewing and I’m also trying to put on weight (in roller derby every kilo is a kilo…
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Aurealis Award News
Dear Friends, So much has happened since I last wrote, but here is my most exciting piece of recent news. My short story, Falling Leaves, is a finalist for an Aurealis Award in the category of Best YA Short Story. I’m super pleased. You can read it for free online. I have been someone who spends…