The Feathered Edge, An anthology worth reading

While I wait to hear everyone's opinion on the suggestions from yesterday's post, I thought I would go ahead and start by mentioning The Feathered Edge, an anthology edited by and showcasing at least two members of the CW family.

Some of you may recall the wonderful Lace & Blade anthologies (Vol. 1 and 2) published by Norilana a few years ago, and edited by the gifted Deborah Ross.  She just happens to be a talented author as well.  And the Feathered Edge, published by Sky Warrior Books, is the continuation of those anthologies.

The Feathered Edge

The Feathered Edge

The Feathered Edge is available from Amazon.com in both trade paperback and Kindle edition.  Much to my surprise there are still no customer reviews.  Now when more and more books are being independently published by editors and authors, the support of colleagues for reviews and publicity has become more important than ever.  I admit that I have fallen behind in my own reading and have not yet reviewed this deserving anthology either.  I fully intend to remedy this lapse.

For those of you who may not have the funds to purchase your own copy at this time, check with Sky Warrior Books for a review copy.  They require a 50+ word review in return.  Your review of the Feathered Edge, as well as any of their other books for sale, will help this small press company grow and be able to publish more deserving authors in the future. 

Free Publicity for Potential Authors

Hello Everyone,

I thought I would stop by to make certain that everyone knew this blog is most definitely still active.

I've been actively working in the background to find the best path for the revival and survival of the CW anthology. This means I am in discussion with fellow editors and authors.  Many ideas are being examined.

The opening up of this blog to the public was just such a suggestion.  Here anyone interested in Clothesline World may comment, but please reserve the sharing of story ideas for the private facebook page.  Any potential author or supporter of CW can join the private facebook group.  Just ask here or e-mail me at clotheslineworld@gmail.com.  I'd love to grow the CW family.

Now, I have had a thought.  What would all of you think of posting the bios for potential CW authors here.  I thought it might offer a little free publicity for everyone, and help us all get to know each other.  Who can afford to turn down free publicity?  The posting of a bio in no way means that a potential authors submission has been accepted. 

I would also be happy to announce sales and publications, even self publications in places such as Amazon.com.

The comment board is open.  Please let me know what you think.

Private Facebook Group for CW members

For those of you who would like to friend me on Facebook, just because you like me, or because you would like to join the private CW group on fb, just let me know.

You will find my fb page at

http://www.facebook.com/messages/#!/rochelle.uhlenkott

Hugo Awards 2012

Sorry about the delayed post, but for some reason Blogger would not let me post from my iPad.

For those of you who haven't heard, or did not watch the ceremony in person or on-line, here are the results.

Big Heart Award -- Juanita Coulson
Special Committee Award -- Robert Weinberg

John W. Campbell Award -- E. Lily Yu

Best Fan Artist -- Maurine Starkey
Best Fan Writer -- Jim C. Hines
Best Fancast -- SF Squeecast (Lynne M. Thomas, Seanan McGuire, Paul Cornell, Elizabeth
Bear, Catherynne M. Valente)
Best Fanzine -- SF Signal (edited by John DeNardo)

Best Semiprozine -- Locus (edited by Liz Groen Trombi, Kirsten Gong-Wong, et al.)

Best Professional Artist -- John Picacio
Best Editor, Long Form -- Betsy Wollheim
Best Editor, Short Form -- Sheila Williams
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form -- "The Doctor's Wife" (Dr. Who) (written by Neil
Gaiman; directed by Richard Clark , BBC Wales)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form -- Game of Thrones, Season 1 (created by David Benioff
and D.B. Weiss, written by David Benioff, D. B.
Weiss, Bryon Cogman, Jane Espenson, and George
R.R. Martin; directed by Brian Kirk, Daniel Minahan,
Tim van Patten, and Alan Taylor, HBO)
Best Graphic Story -- Digger (by Ursula Vernon, Sofawolf Press)
Best Related Work -- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Third Edition -- edited by
John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nichols, and Graham Sleight, Gollancz)
Best Short Story -- The Paper Menagerie -- by Ken Liu (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science
Fiction March - April 2011)
Best Novelette -- Six Months, Three Days -- by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com)
Best Novella -- The Man Who Bridged the Mist -- by Kij Johnson (Asimov Oct. - Nov. 2011)
Best Novel -- Among Others -- by Jo Walton (Tor)