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Context 20 - The Writers' Con

The programming schedule is up for Context 20 (Columbus, OH - September 28-30). If you're thinking that just because the writing workshops are mostly filled there isn't a reason to go, just check out the awesome panels on writing and science. Saturday, September 29, 2007 The Academics of Popular Fiction 1 pm Dayton With more university writing programs taking an interest in the popular side of fiction, what does it means to be a genre or literary writer in today's publishing market, and can you be both? Panelists: Michael Arnzen* - Horror Guest of Honor ( Read his PICK SIX! ), Joseph Martino , D. Harlan Wilson ( Read his PICK SIX! ), Karen Nagel , Heidi Ruby Miller* , Jason Jack Miller* Poetry Reading 8:30 pm Board Room 1 Poetry readings by some of our panelists, followed by open reading. Poetry people, bring your poems from the poetry workshop or any of your original work. Readers: Michael Arnzen , Lucy Snyder ( Read her PICK SIX! ), Heidi Ruby Miller* , Ti

NEWS: Poetry Updates

NEWS #1: I sold my poem "Misplaced my keys" to Star*Line . #2: Michael A. Arnzen still has a few spots open for his "Writing SF/F/H Poetry" workshop held at Context 20 on Friday, September 28, 2007 at the Midwest Hotel and Conference Center . #3: Poetry readings will take place at Context on Saturday, September 29, 2007, from 9 to 11 PM. So far among the poets presenting are Horror Guest of Honor, Michael Arnzen , Timons Esaias , and Heidi Ruby Miller .

Every Day Fiction - September Schedule Is Up

My flash story "The Surrender" will be appearing at Every Day Fiction on September 12 . The entire September schedule is now available. Every Day Fiction is a project of Jordan Lapp , Camille Gooderham Campbell , and Steven Smethurst . Every Day Fiction , Heidi Ruby Miller , September 2007 , The Surrender , Jordan Lapp , Camille Gooderham Campbell , Steven Smethurst , writing

Guest Blogger

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I was a guest blogger on sister Seton Hill alum Maria V. Snyder's MySpace blog today. She asked me to talk about the inspirations behind my story "The Islands of Hope" found in the Fantasist Enterprises' anthology Sails and Sorcery: Tales of Nautical Fantasy . Sails and Sorcery:Tales of Nautical Fantasy Heidi Ruby Miller , Maria V. Snyder , Sails and Sorcery: Tales of Nautical Fantasy , Fantasist Enterprises , fantasy , pirates , writing , Seton Hill University , The Islands of Hope

CHALLENGE: 15 Books by Labor Day

CHALLENGES This summer I decided I would enjoy more reading time, especially since so many friends have lent me books a while ago that I've never picked up yet. Here is a partial list (in no particular order) of the 15 I would like to finish by Labor Day. "X" shows which ones I've finished. I would love suggestions for the last two. X 1. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance by Jennifer Armstrong (borrowed from Angie Mollis, one of my high school English teachers and now Jason's colleague) X 2. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (borrowed from calico_reaction at the June 2006 Seton Hill residency) 3. Digital Fortress by Dan Brown (borrowed from Dina Kriebel, a chemistry teacher who works with Jason and a good friend) 4. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (borrowed from my sister-in-law _dolphy_ ) X 5. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (Jason finished this while we were in Europe,