Laurel Anne Hill

Archives for August 2012

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Shanghai Steam edited by Ace Jordyn, Calvin D. Jim and Renee Bennett

Look for MOON-FLAME WOMAN by Laurel Anne Hill

Steampunk–Wuxia
anthology…

From ancient China to a future Mars, from the British Empire to the Old West, 19 authors show you worlds with alcohol-fueled dragons, philosophical automatons, and Qi-powered machines both wondrous and strange in tales of vengeance, paper lantern revolutions and flying monks.

Shanghai Steam is a unique mashup of steampunk and the Chinese literary genre known as Wuxia (loosely translated as martial hero).

Stories by:  Camille Alexa, Shen Braun, Amanda Clark, Ray Dean, Tim Ford, Laurel Anne Hill, Minsoo Kang, William H. Keith, Crystal Koo, Frank Larnerd, Emily Mah, Derwin Mak, Brent Nichols, Frances Pauli, Jennifer Rahn, Tim Reynolds, Julia A. Rosenthal, Nick Tramdack, K. H. Vaughan.

More Information:
www.shanghai-steam.com
A History of Steampunk
Beyond Victoriana
List of Steampunk Works
Steampunk Wiki

Official Release: World Fantasy Convention, November 1-4, 2012 Toronto
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I’m so excited to be part of “Shanghai Steam.”  The editorial staff for this anthology is amazing.  I look forward to reading a first-class group of innovative tales.

Warm wishes,

Laurel Anne Hill
Author of “Heroes Arise,”  an award-winning adventure about love, loyalty and breaking the cycle of vengeance.(http://www.laurelannehill.com)

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Who Will Be “Most Wicked 2012?” Eight Wicked Women Writers Compete!

Who will be “Most Wicked 2012?”  Eight Wicked Women Writers (WWW) compete for this coveted title.  This year, the WWW Challenge theme is Horror Takes no Holidays.  Each of our WWW was assigned a holiday, a location and an object to include in her tale of horror.  To listen to the stories, go to http://www.horroraddicts.net after August 10, 2012.  Voting starts August 11 and ends September 13.  To vote, email horroraddicts@gmail.com.  Put “vote” in the subject line.  One lucky voter will win a prize.

 

Chantal Boudreau

Chantal Boudreau is an accountant, author and illustrator who lives in Nova Scotia with her husband and two children.  A member of the Horror Writers Association, she has had several of her stories published in horror anthologies and as stand-alone digital shorts.  She has three novels published as of the end of 2011.  Her website is  http://www.writersownwords.com/chantal_boudreau/

 “Thanksgiving Special” by Chantal Boudreau
Holiday:  Thanksgiving
Location:  A big box store — She used Sale-Mart
Object:  A sack of marbles

 

Rebecca Snow

Rebecca Snow lives in Virginia with a small circus of felines.  Her short fiction has been published in a number of small press anthologies and online.  You can find her lurking at cemeteryflower.blog.com and on Twitter @cemeteryflower.

 “The Secret Ingredient” by Rebecca Snow
Holiday:  Christmas
Location:  A tunnel
Object:  A Matzo ball

 

 

Killion Slade

Killion Slade is normally a wife and husband author team, but for the WWW Challenge, Mrs. Slade holds the reins. Killion primarily focuses in the horror genre, preferring the darker side of humor to guts & gore.  The Killion Slade team wrote “Robbie the Ghoulie” which appeared in The Danse Macabre in February 2012.  The current project for Killion Slade is a paranormal thriller trilogy series, where a gaming software developer must play wicked clues inside her own online role playing game to rescue her kidnapped sisters before they become breeders for the Dhampir army.

 “The Children of Angels” by Killion Slade
Holiday:  Passover
Location:  A seashore
Object:  A garden rake

 

Maria Violante

Maria Violante is the author of the De la Roca Chronicles, a fantasy trilogy of novellas and novels, and the Shiver Shorts line of horror stories.  When not writing, she reviews indie authors on her website, www.mariaviolante.com.  Her next major project?  Tackling life and a writing career on a semi-truck – wish her luck!

 “Out of Hours” by Maria Violante
Holiday:  Halloween
Location:  A gas station
Object:  A mink coat

 

Jenna M. Pitman

Jenna M. Pitman is a 20-something year old from the Pacific Northwest where she attends many science fiction/fantasy/horror conventions as a panelist and guest. She has written for a variety of publications and anthologies.  Most of these are currently available on Amazon.  Others can be found elsewhere.  Recently she took on the responsibility of editing the Iron Maidens charity anthologies.  She has a wonderful dog with horrible tendons named Fenris, a Great Dane named Remus, a cat dubbed Whymer Cathulhu, and the paragon of kitty-ish virtue Zillah.  Her house is more than a little hairy.

 “Do Not Trust the Gilded Tentacles on the Fourth of July” by Jenna M. Pitman
Holiday:  The Fourth of July
Location:  A cruise ship
Object:  A silver candelabra

 

Michele Roger

Michele Roger is author of the novels “Dark Matter” and “The Conservatory.”  Some of her short stories are published in anthologies as well as in podcasts on iTunes.  When she isn’t writing she is performing as a harpist in the Detroit area.  You can find her at www.micheleroger.com .

“Deus Mortis” by Michele Roger
Holiday:  Columbus Day
Location: A computer mainframe room
Object: A walkie-talkie

 

 

Jaki Idler

Jaki Idler:  Jaki lives outside Philadelphia where she writes, teaches and raises two beautiful boys.  She has been writing for a couple years.

“Terminal” by Jaki Idler
Holiday:  Valentine’s Day
Location:  A train station
Object:  A Gucci handbag

 

 

Jeri Unselt

Jeri Unselt is a receptionist by day and a gothgirl in mind by night.  Jeri  has been writing horror since childhood.  It was in 2008 that she began podcasting her novel Inner Demons and she’s been hooked since.  Plans are being made to publish the novel in e-book form as well as podcast the prequel Inner Demons: Turmoil.  She can be found at http://www.jeriunselt.com.

“Memorial Day Aftermath” by Jeri Unselt
Holiday:  Memorial Day
Location:  A museum
Object:  A peanut butter and jelly sandwich

 

I hope you enjoy these stories!

Warm and wicked wishes,

Laurel Anne Hill  (“Most Wicked 2011”)

 

 

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70th World Science Fiction Convention (2012 Worldcon): Laurel Anne Hill will be there.

From the APOPO HeroRAT Website

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s my schedule for the Chicago Worldcon (Chicon 7):

Aug. 30: Faith in Fiction (panel), 4:30-6:00 pm, Crystal A.  Panelists are Laurel Anne Hill, Martin Berman-Gorvine, Paul Genesse, Shanna Swendson and Tim Akers.

Aug. 30: Are You as Smart as a Rat? (panel about landmine issues), 6 – 7:30 pm, Crystal C.  Panelists are G. David Nordley and Laurel Anne Hill.

Aug. 31: Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading, 3 – 4:30 pm, Grand Suite 3

Aug. 31: Reading, Laurel Anne Hill, 6 – 6:30 pm, Dusable

Sept. 2: Writers Workshop (Closed Session)

Sept. 3: String Theory for Dummies (panel), 10:30 am – 12 noon, Crystal A.  Panelists are G. David Nordley and Laurel Anne Hill.

Sept. 3: Autograph Session, Laurel Anne Hill, 12 noon – 1:30 pm, Riverside Center Exhibition Hall

 

For more information about the Chicon 7 program, go to:  http://www.chicon.org/.  I hope to see some of you there.

Laurel Anne Hill
http://www.laurelannehill.com