On June 1st, Flash Fiction Online will be open for submissions for a “Winter Folklore” issue, scheduled for January 2025. Guest editor for this issue is Carina Bissett. Image: The Snow Queen by Charles Robinson WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: The darkest nights of the year have always held special appeal for storytellers. The winter seasonContinue reading “Special Call for the Winter Folklore Issue at Flash Fiction Online”
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Dead Girl, Driving and Other Devastations: Book Launch
I’ve been watching the approach on March 8th with a mix of anticipation and more than a little bit of dread. Today is the day my debut short story collection goes out into the world. Happy book birthday Dead Girl, Driving and Other Devastations! I hope you have the best book release EVER!!! E. L.Continue reading “Dead Girl, Driving and Other Devastations: Book Launch”
The Tower (ARCANA)
I’m excited to share my work with ARCANA —an innovative project based in Munich, Germany. Each participating writer was given the task of composing a piece of flash or a poem based on based on a specific card in the Major Arcana. When I opened that invitation, I found that I’d been assigned The Tower—Continue reading “The Tower (ARCANA)”
Upcoming Appearances (Sep. & Oct. 2021)
September and October are especially busy this year. In addition to wrapping up novel revisions and promoting the upcoming release of Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas, I will be talking about some of my favorite subjects on upcoming panels at WhimsyCon, MileHiCon, Fox Cities Book Festival, and Pikes Peak Writers. I hope toContinue reading “Upcoming Appearances (Sep. & Oct. 2021)”
A Short Story Sale & A Celebration of Fairy Tales
As a fan of fairy tales and myth, I’m always on the lookout for new takes on old narratives. Last year, specialty publisher Air & Nothingness Press captured my attention with a lovely book filled with fairy tale mash-ups that had been retold in a variety of genres. I was hooked. I backed the KickstarterContinue reading “A Short Story Sale & A Celebration of Fairy Tales”
Registration Open for Spring 2021 Workshops
Registration for the Spring session of Intersections: Science Fiction, Fairy Tales and Myth is open! There will only be two sections available; time and day for workshops will be determined according to participant availability. One of these has already been filled. There are only five seats remaining to be claimed. Workshops will begin the first week of MarchContinue reading “Registration Open for Spring 2021 Workshops”
On Rejections and Awards
There is one thing all writers have in common, regardless of genre and skill. It doesn’t even hinge on author presence and publication history. At some point in every writer’s career, rejection hits. It’s just part of the game. Yet, rejection stings. Every single time. Prior to my current work in fiction and poetry, IContinue reading “On Rejections and Awards”
Fairy Tale Salon-Open Registration
Things are changing at The Storied Imaginarium! In addition to new self-paced courses and upcoming workshop opportunities, we are launching the new Fairy Tale Salon series in October Friday (10/9) in the U.S. & Canda/Saturday (10/10 in Australia). The first salon features author and artist Kathleen Jennings, who will be joining us online for twoContinue reading “Fairy Tale Salon-Open Registration”
Carina Bissett 