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EVENT: Hazard Yet Forward at IMJ Halloween Blitz

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EVENTS Visit Ian and Jose at Inveterate Media Junkies (IMJ) for a Halloween Blitz benefiting the Hazard Yet Forward charity anthology. The IMJ Nation has generously donated three of our monthly columns (Heidi Ruby Miller's Geek Girl Underground, Irene L. Pynn's The Princess and Her PS3, Jason Jack Miller's Sound Check) to promote breast cancer awareness and introduce you to some wonderful authors. They answered some questions and talked about their stories. And you'll find out just how each of them plans to deal with a zombie apocalypse. Now, about the anthology... Seventy-six writers connected to the Seton Hill University Writing Popular Fiction program have created a multi-genre charity anthology entitled Hazard Yet Forward. All proceeds from this project will benefit Donna Munro, a 2004 graduate of the program. Munro, a teacher living in St. Louis, Missouri, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Genres represented in the book range from horror to roma

NEWS: Heidi Ruby Miller Editor at Dog Star Books

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NEWS I am thrilled to announce that I was named the managing editor of Dog Star Books at DogCon this past weekend. DSB is a new Science Fiction Adventure imprint from mother company Raw Dog Screaming Press , who also owns Guide Dog Books and Imaginary Books . See the announcement by RDSP co-owner Jennifer Barnes and my speech about the imprint: To find out more about Dog Star Books , visit the blog at http://dogstarbooks.blogspot.com

Event: DogCon Countdown #13 - Jason Jack Miller

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EVENTS DOGCON COUNTDOWN #13 October 20-21, 2012 The first ever DogCon , hosted by Raw Dog Screaming Press , will be part Halloween party, part writer's weekend, part State of the Dog address. This is an invitation only event but if it goes well could be a public event next year! GUEST SPOTLIGHT - JASON JACK MILLER Jason Jack Miller hails from Fayette County, Pennsylvania, as in, "Circus freaks, temptation and the Fayette County Fair," made famous by The Clarks in the song, "Cigarette." He is a writer, photographer and musician. His first band was the un-ironically named Phist, a punk/grunge hybrid who played their first show during second period at Tri-Valley High School’s Winter Carnival. Their last show was a week later on New Year’s Eve at Friend’s Roller Rink. He worked as a whitewater raft guide on the Lower Yough in Pennsylvania and the Cheat in West Virginia, during which time he met his wife, Heidi. Shortly after getting hitched they moved to

EVENT: Western Maryland Indie Lit Festival 2012

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EVENTS Western Maryland Indie Lit Festival Downtown Frostburg, Maryland October 13, 2012 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Several Raw Dog Screaming Press authors and editors will be attending the Western Maryland Indie Lit Festival , including Michael A. Arnzen , Jennifer Barnes , John Edward Lawson , Heidi Ruby Miller , Jason Jack Miller , and K. Ceres Wright . The Frostburg State University Center for Creative Writing , in partnership with the Allegany County Library System , is excited to announce that the sixth annual Western Maryland Indie Lit Festival . The event brings together editors and publishers with writers and educators of the local community. Panel discussions and roundtable sessions include topics on various creative genres, DIY publishing, self-publishing, promotion and marketing, writing local, and reading and writing online. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Washington Street Library at 301.777.1200 or the Frostburg Cente