I’ve long promised to do a sort of “anatomy of a book” here on the blog and follow the development of a frontlist title from inception to launch. It’s a weird journey — sometimes terrifying, sometimes exhilarating, and usually full of deadlines met at the 11th hour (or, occasionally, missed). SFWP didn’t have a frontlist [...]
Yearly Archives: 2012
2013 Literary Awards Program — The Judges
We’ve updated our Literary Awards Program pages for 2013. The contest officially starts in the New Year, but we’ve opened up the gates now…you’re free to submit your work and get the ball rolling. I’ll be going into the contest in more detail in the weeks to come, taking a look at each page on [...]
Book Sale in Paradise!
Between now and February 1st, we’re offering a special deal for folks who order direct from our distributor, the Independent Publishers Group. Order a copy of Paradise, or, Eat Your Face via this link and you’ll get a copy of The Fires for free. Remember, when you checkout, to enter the promo code “Alanpromo.” That’s [...]
Not Fifth Avenue
It was the pounding of it, more than its liquidity, that demanded my attention, but the rain was sufficiently wet to soak me from head to toe in less than a minute. It wasn’t unusual to get “lightning-raid” storms at this time of year, usually around eight in the evening, but this one struck with a power unlike any I’d experienced in my three months in Oaxaca. My jeans and t-shirt were no match for it. Moments ago, I’d been admiring the almost-full moon against the dark sky. Now, I was looking for refuge.
Richard Currey’s The Wars of Heaven
On December 1st, we’ll be releasing our latest ebook — Richard Currey’s The Wars of Heaven, bringing this stunning collection of short stories back into print (virtually speaking) for the first time since 1999.
Christmas & Heaven
Okay…looking back to my post earlier this month, let’s see if we can knock out some of the news. We’ll start with the books. On October 1st, our sister company, Alan Squire Publishing, released Billy Christmas from first time British author Mark Pritchard. Here’s the blurb:
October News & Events
I’m a bad blogger. I know. There are lots of things I want to talk about… It’s getting to the point where I don’t even know where to begin. There’s the October 1st release of Billy Christmas from our sister company, Alan Squire Publishing. It’s exciting. It’s a YA fantasy. It’s selling out left and [...]
The Wars of Heaven
On our Facebook page, I recently posted the final cover for the Anniversary Edition of The Wars of Heaven — Richard Currey’s extraordinary collection of short stories, published just over 20 years ago. These are stories that include Pushcart and O. Henry prizewinners. Publisher’s Weekly calls it eloquent, Library Journal said it was lyrically and [...]
Chocolá Is a False Cognate
Emily Stone was selected by judge Alan Cheuse for third place in the 2011 Literary Awards Program. Here’s an excerpt from her nonfiction entry, In Search of Chocola: Love, Chocolate, and Language in Guatemala
Joe Schuster and the SFWP Awards Program
When Joe Schuster contacted me about his new release, The Might Have Been, it was a much needed kick in the pants to get on here and talk about the plans for the next SFWP Awards Program. Chapter one of The Might Have Been can be found right here, and here’s a link to the [...]