New Story from Rhiannon Held

Fairwood alum Rhiannon Held, writing as R.Z. Held, has a new story in the latest issue of Beneath Ceaseless Skies. "Swimming Apart" focuses on the bond of friendship, featuring treasure-hunting in underwater caves, and is Rhiannon's second BCS story after last year's "Red Dreams."

John Pitts (1965-2019)

Friend and Fairwood alum John Pitts died on Oct. 3 with too many stories left to tell. We mourn his loss.

As J.A. Pitts, he published the Sara Beauhall urban fantasy series, the second of which, Honeyed Words, won the 2012 Gaylactic Spectrum Award; the other three books made the award's short list. John also published several short stories, including a collection from Fairwood Press, Bravado's House of Blues.

John was devoted to his wife, Kathy, and their children, Patrick and Emily, and was a generous friend, always willing to listen and help where he could. During his time as a Fairwood Writer, he provided encouragement and thoughtful critiques within the group and for our critique workshops at Norwescon and Westercon--and he kept up those contributions even after he left Fairwood, as well as teaching workshops and mentoring several writers.

He is deeply missed.

Erin Tidwell will mentor for Pitch Wars 2019

Fairwood Writer Erin A. Tidwell will be a Pitch Wars 2019 mentor. Erin is an alumni of Pitch Wars 2016, and will be co-mentoring in the Adult SFF genre with author Hayley Stone.

They'll be accepting submissions only from September 25 through 27, 2019. Check out Erin and Hayley's Pitch Wars wishlist on Hayley's blog.

New Story from Harold Gross

Check out the new story from Fairwood alum Harold Gross in the newly released anthology, Alternative Truths III: Endgame, the final volume in the Alternative Truths series from B Cubed Press. Harold's story, "Skin in the Game," explores what might happen if our leaders were held a bit more responsible for their decisions, right or wrong, in very permanent ways.

Edited by Bob Brown and Jess Faraday, this anthology offers stories and essays by 30 writers and political thinkers examining some possible outcomes of our political decisions. Among them is a look, in Paula Hammond's "Fortunate Son," at a Donald Trump who answered his country's call to serve in Vietnam.

Part of the anthology's proceeds are donated to the ACLU of Washington. Pick up the ebook or paperback today!

Find out more about Harold's writing at http://literaryends.com/hgblog/writing/.

New Story from Kate Marshall

Fairwood alum Kate Marshall is on a roll these days!  Fresh off the publication of her YA thriller and inclusion in a Year's Best anthology, Kate now offers up a new story in Beneath Ceaseless Skies' Tenth Anniversary issue.

"We Ragged Few" is Kate's third appearance in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.  Check them all out!

End of an Era

We regret to announce that after many years, the Fairwood Writers will not be running the writers' workshop at Norwescon 42.  The convention will be taking the workshops in a new direction in 2019, and we wish them every success.

It's been an honor and a privilege to work with so many hard-working writers from the Northwest and beyond over the years.  We hope to see you all soon at conventions and other events.

Stay tuned for updates on our own new directions and other news.

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

One of 2017's Best

   

The editors of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 have selected Fairwood alum Kate Marshall's story, "Destroy the City with Me Tonight," to appear in the latest anthology showcasing the country's best short fiction.

Due out in October, this anthology features N.K. Jemisin's picks of the top 10 fantasy and top 10 science fiction short stories published in 2017.

Kate's story first appeared in the superhero anthology, Behind the Mask.