Kickstarter - Zombies Need Brains SFF Anthologies

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While at Shore Leave 39 this year, I talked with author/editor/publisher Joshua Palmatier for a while. Eventually the discussion got around to future projects. He mentioned he was going to do a Kickstarter for three new anthologies, but he hadn't come up with any solid ideas yet. He said to watch his website for a notice in August.

So I did.

He now has the Kickstarter up and running. Here are the subjects for the books!

This project will fund THREE science fiction and fantasy anthologies, titled THE RAZOR'S EDGE, GUILDS AND GLAIVES, and SECOND ROUND: A RETURN TO THE UR-BAR, containing approximately 14 all-original (no reprint) short stories each from established SF&F authors in the field. The books will be edited by Patricia Bray & Joshua Palmatier (SECOND ROUND: A RETURN TO THE UR-BAR), S.C. Butler & Joshua Palmatier (GUILDS AND GLAIVES), and Troy Bucher & Joshua Palmatier (THE RAZOR'S EDGE).

Joshua has a number of quality books out already, and if you'd like to help out with the next round of anthologies you can donate here (there are a lot of different levels and rewards!):

Click here to go to the ZNB Anthology Kickstarter

You can do more than just give money to the effort. If all goes as planned, you can submit your stories, too!

As we did in our previous anthologies, we plan to include the very best stories we can find, spanning the gamut from bestselling authors to new, previously unpublished voices, including an open submission window if the Kickstarter is successful, where anyone can submit their stories featuring the current themes for a chance to be part of the anthologies. And new this year, Zombies Need Brains is officially a "qualifying market" for the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA)!

So, check it out! Maybe you'll want to donate and get some new reading material—or perhaps you'll get published in a quality anthology!

"The Razor's Edge" by Justin Adams, Varia Studios

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Author John B. Wren At Viva Vienna

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    A couple of weekends ago, I dropped by Viva Vienna, a local fair, to see what was going on and discovered another budding writer with a booth set up to display his work. His name is John B. Wren. He has three books out and a couple of more in the works.

    We talked briefly about the trials and tribulations of getting published, the editing process, and he told me about The Northern Virginia Writer's Club. I may join up! It's always interesting when you run into somebody with experience in writing and publishing who can give you a few pointers.




John B. Wren - from his Amazon author page

John B. Wren's books (all cover pictures below are from Amazon.com):

Darryl's Reunion    

        

Killing His Fear

        

To Probe A Beating Heart

        

Links

Amazon author page

Goodread's author page

Twitter

If any of these books interest you, pick one (or two) up and let John know where you found out about them! 

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