Tag: mythology

Audio Performance of “Primrose, or Return to Il’maril” at Drabblecast

My short story, "Primrose, Or Return to Il'maril" (originally appearing in Apex Magazine, Oct. 2014) is currently being featured by Drabblecast, an award-winning speculative podcast, for Women and Aliens Month. You can listen to the story here (scroll down for the link to audio). Host Norm Sherman makes an intense Vierro Casstratil, and Gabrielle deCuir's voice acting for …

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“Camille” Wins Second Place in Marguerite McGlinn National Prize for Fiction

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My short story, "Camille," has been selected by judge Julianna Baggott as the second-place winner of this year's Marguerite McGlinn National Prize for Fiction! This is one I've been working on for a while -- it's the story that opens my novel retelling the Odysseus myth from the perspective of a Vietnam soldier's wife -- so I'm …

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‘Wait’ Wins Faulkner Prize for a Novel in Progress

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I'm so excited that Judge Janette Turner Hospital has announced my manuscript, 'Wait,' this year's winner of the Faulkner Prize for a Novel in Progress! 'Wait' retells the Odysseus myth from the perspective of a soldier's wife in the Deep South during the Vietnam War: "My clear choice for winner, this manuscript in progress is stunning for a number of …

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