My first novel, Dark Innocence: Book One of the Star-Seer's Prophecy has just been released by Rose Press, and is now available on Amazon.com.  E-book formats to come in 2012.

This is a story of mystery and intrigue, courage and endurance, secrets and forbidden love, set in a world of blood sorcery and ritual magic. In this adult fantasy, the hero, Kyr, is a slave who knows only pain and evil, yet the Star-Seer's Prophecy foretells that he is the only one who can restore the Sacred Balance of the mortal and divine realms.

For more information, visit: www.starseersprophecy.com

On Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 4:30pm, the Shop is hosting a book launch party and reading for author Caron Cro.  The Houston venue will be in the courtyard of Rivas Restaurant, 1117 Missouri Street in the Montrose.

The novel, Tierra del Fuego, Colony Ship; Parting Shots, is a science fiction adventure set in 2088.  Earth's first ship to colonize a new planet holds 2000 of Earth's most accomplished scientists, engineers, doctors, and Federated Instersystems Voyages officers. The narrator just happens to be most interested in the gay/lesbian contingent aboard. The novel has been reviewed by OutSmart, the Alcalde, and the Montrose Star.

For more information, visit: www.tierradelfuegocolonyship.com

Susan Klement, one of the bean counters working on our statistics page, has put together a more detailed breakout of the writing awards for the Nebula awards, including breakdowns of the nominees. It can be found as a link on the main statistics page, or by going directly to the statistics page itself:
http://www.broaduniverse.org/statistics/nebula-award-statistics

Alexandra Wolfe and the VENUS MAGAZINE are holding their first lesbian short fiction competition, which will be open to all lesbians worldwide. We are looking for works of 4000 words or less.

The submissions period is from October 1st to December 21st, 2011. With the top five stories winning prizes and publication in the February 2012 issue of the magazine.

The Judges are seeking the highest quality original short fiction regardless of genres. We want to see emotion, heart and soul; we want characters we can identify with, but most of all, we want to see quality of writing and great storytelling.

More details and submissions guidelines

Kissed By Venus Website