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Award Eligible Stories
I had four stories eligible for awards this year.- "Tethers" -short story category- Baen.com (Nov. 2016)
- "The Long Fall Up" -novelette category- Fantasy & Science Fiction (May, 2016) There is a link to this one in the Nebula reading list on the SFWA site.
- "Piper's Due" -short story category- Daily Science Fiction (April 2016)
- "Moonlet Sonata" -short ( Read more... )
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2013 Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest
The 2013 Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest opens tonight at midnight. Send us a story about humanity's near future in space! Professional publication and a cool engraved crystal award. -
DeepSouthCon
I'm going to be a panelist at DeepSouthCon this coming weekend. Here is my schedule.
Friday
6-7pm
Main Programming: Fly Me to the Moon--How Do We Get There, What Do We Do When We're There--
Les Johnson, Wm. Ledbetter (m), G. Patrick Molloy, Stephanie Osborn
Sunday
11am-12pm
Main Programming: Moon v. Mars--Wm. Ledbetter, Travis Taylor, Tony Daniel (m)
2-3pm
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The Gruff Variations
My story "Bridges Dark and Distant" is now available in a new charity anthology called The Gruff Variations. As implied by the title, the stories are all derived from the old Three Billy Goats Gruff tale. It's edited by Eric James Stone and is packed with charming, amazing and imaginative tales by an all star list of writers, including New York ( Read more... ) -
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly issue 12
Issue 12 of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly is now live, with great fiction by Seamus Bayne, Russell Miller and Spencer Ellsworth. Also some excellent poetry by Bethany Powell, Colleen Anderson and Phil Emery.
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ConDFW schedule
I'll be at ConDFW in two weeks (Feb. 17-19th) and here is my schedule. I'm gonna be one bizzy con rat!
FRIDAY
Panel Room 3 - Canterbury
4pm - Life As We Know It: The Astronomy of Class M Planets
Panel Room 1 - Warwick
6pm - The Aspiring Writers Panel
Panel Room 3 - Canterbury
9pm - Yard Dog Press Road Show
SATURDAY
Panel Room 3 - Canterbury
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A Sale!
I just sold my story "Square One" to Something Wicked. This is the second story of mine they've printed. They're a great publication from South Africa, very slick, awesome artwork, great stories and the editorial staff are real pros. -
What We Want - Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest
Several writers have recently asked if there are things we see too often or not enough in the entries for the Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest, so here are a few observations that might be helpful. But please keep in mind, these are just generalities, if you send an awesome story that floors us and is in the ballpark, we can ignore a lot of the ( Read more... ) -
Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest
Just a reminder for anyone interested in entering the Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest, the submission window is still open, but
closes on Feb. 1. See the website for details and feel free to ask me any questions you might have. -
An Interview
The delightful and talented author, Amber Sistla, has posted an interview with me on her Writer Wednesday weekly blog feature. Thanks, Amber!