TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS CORY WILLIAMS! A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cory attended the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA), enrolling in the school’s first year hen it was a fledgling program, where he majored in Creative Writing and minored in Videodrama, becoming an award-winning director ofContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #10”
Category Archives: Speculative Fiction
BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #9
TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS CAROLE MCDONNELL! Carole McDonnell holds a BA degree in Literature from SUNY Purchase and is a writer of Christian, speculative fiction, and multicultural stories. Her writings appear in various anthologies including “So Long Been Dreaming: Post-colonialism in science fiction,” edited by Nalo Hopkinson and published by Arsenal PulpContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #9”
BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #7
TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS ALICIA MCCALLA! It took thirty years for Alicia McCalla to accept her calling as a writer of “unusual stories.” Always writing edgy tales that pushed the envelope. She learned to hide her violent, heart-pumping,and tragically romantic stories from family and friends. It wasn’t until she joined RWA that sheContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #7”
BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #6
TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS MAURICE BROADDUS! Maurice Broaddus has written hundreds of short stories, essays, novellas, and articles. His dark fiction has been published in numerous magazines, anthologies, and web sites, including Asimov’s Science Fiction, Cemetery Dance, Apex Magazine, and Weird Tales Magazine. He is the co-editor of the Dark Faith anthologyContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #6”
BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #4
TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS CED PHARAOH! My name is Ced Pharaoh, I was born in Chicago, IL and was married in front of thousands at The African Festival Of Arts. I’m a lifelong bookworm; my earliest favorites were, of course comic books/graphic novels but that branched out into mysteries (Encyclopedia Brown, SherlockContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #4”
BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #3
TODAY’S SPOTLIGHTED AUTHOR IS SERESSIA GLASS! Seressia Glass is an award-winning author of more than twenty contemporary and paranormal romance and urban fantasy stories. Her current series (Shadowchasers, Sons of Anubis) (see below) are steeped in Egyptian mythology. She lives north of Atlanta with her guitar-wielding husband and two attack poodles. When not writing, she spendsContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #3”
BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #2
TODAY’S SPOTLIGHTED AUTHOR IS THE LEGENDARY STEVEN BARNES! Steven Barnes is an American science fiction writer, lecturer, creative consultant, and human performance technician. He was born in Los Angeles, CA and is married to writing peer and legendary speculative fiction author, Tananarive Due. The couple reside in California with their son. Barnes also has a daughter fromContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #2”
OCTOBER IS BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH!
EACH DAY WILL FEATURE A SPECULATIVE FICTION AUTHOR/ARTIST OF COLOR! Greetings Staunch Perusers! The month of October is BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH! During this time we celebrate the work and contributions to speculative fiction by People of Color. Many people are either unaware and/or simply choose to ignore the various creative works of ethnic minoritiesContinue reading “OCTOBER IS BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH!”
Indiana Horror Authors to offer workshops at Mooresville Arts in the Park Event
Mooresville Arts in the Park All Day Arts Festival Saturday, October 12! Pioneer Park–Link to directions and park website Flash fiction workshops and product tent! Preregistration preferred, walk-ins welcome Mooresville, IN Website and Facebook I’m very excited to announce an upcoming event taking place during the Arts in the Park festival at Pioneer Park on Saturday, OctoberContinue reading “Indiana Horror Authors to offer workshops at Mooresville Arts in the Park Event”
FOREST OF SHADOWS FEATURED IN SEVENTH STAR PRESS ANTHOLOGY TITLED THUNDER ON THE BATTLEFIELD
GREETINGS STAUNCH PERUSERS! My latest character creation, Prince Jaziri of Kagiso, makes his debut in my BRAND NEW Sword & Soul short story “Forest of Shadows”! Available now in eBook format from Amazon and Barnes & Noble and by mid-August in Print, as part of the Thunder on the Battlefield: Sword and Thunder on the Battlefield: Sorcery anthologies fromContinue reading “FOREST OF SHADOWS FEATURED IN SEVENTH STAR PRESS ANTHOLOGY TITLED THUNDER ON THE BATTLEFIELD”
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