The DC Area Speculative Fiction Writers Scene

[tomdoyle]

Here’s a summary of some recent books and activities of local writers in the greater Washington area:

Scott Edelman’s short story, “Petrified” is on the preliminary ballot for the Bram Stoker Award.

I’ve finished reading the novels of Jeri Smith-Ready.  I’ve already noted how much I enjoyed Wicked Game (“Nick Hornsby for blood suckers”), and I

Comments

[ethereal_lad]

Thanks for the shout-out!

[mindyklasky]

::grin::

Thanks for pulling all of this great information together in one place! (And thank you, even more, for your kind words!)

[tomdoyle]

You're both welcome! I think I'm going to keep doing these clearinghouse postings, unless WSFA or someone else already has something set up with broader reach. If you know other local folks I should be reading/mentioning, please let them and me know. These summaries will be rebroadcast on myspace, facebook, and tribe.

[jer_bear711]

Hey Tom, thanks for what you said about my books. I'm glad they can appeal to both genders--that's definitely my goal. One of these days I'd love to get back to a male first-person protagonist. Just not the Devil next time. ;-)

Looking forward to Balticon! I'm so psyched about Charlie Stross.