Jawahara Saidullah
Jawahara Saidullah
Jawahara Saidullah’s first novel, The Burden of Foreknowledge, was published in 2007 by Roli (India) Press. Shorter works of her fiction and non-fiction have appeared in anthologies by Seal Press and Penguin Press, as well as, in Rind Literary Journal, Open Road Review, Feminist Wire and others. From 1995 until 2001 she was a featured writer on the now-defunct South-Asian literary website, www.chowk.com. For four years, from 2000 until 2004 she was a weekly columnist on cross-cultural issues for Mid-Day Newspaper in Mumbai, India. In 2005,Jawahara was invited to be a writer-in-residence by the Ledig-Rohwolt Foundation at the Chateau du Lavigny in Switzerland.
Jawahara procrastinates and/or reads when she is not writing, in New Jersey, where she lives with her husband, seven-year old daughter and two cats.
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Jawahara Saidullah signed a one book women’s fiction contract.
Gemma Evans
Gemma Evans
Gemma Evans lives in Terre Haute, Indiana with her husband and children. Gemma found a love for reading that turned into writing her own stories at a young age. When she’s not at her day job or writing, Gemma can be found attempting to keep the big and little humans alive and tending to the furry and scaled members of her family. A good book never far from her side.
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Gemma Evans signed a three book women’s fiction contract.
Everest Noel
Everest Noel
Everest Noel is a non binary trans person with a goal to write fantasy and sci fi stories with LGBT+ protagonists. They are currently working on their MFA with a goal to pursue a doctoral degree in writing in 2023. When they’re not being a work aholic, they can be found playing video games, or posting on Twitter @alwaystheprince.
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Everest Noel signed a three book contract for Queer science fiction.
Emily Shaw
Emily Shaw
Emily Shaw is a writer of young adult fantasy. A writer since childhood, she’s excited to get her stories out into the world. Emily lives in the Midwest with her husband and daughter and their small, disgruntled dog. An avid reader, television, and movie enthusiast, when she is not writing you are likely to find her on the couch with a bowl of popcorn.
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Emily Shaw signed a three book YA werewolf series.
E.A. Comiskey
E.A. Comiskey
E.A. Comiskey’s work is broadly described as “speculative fiction” and is often a wild mix of humor, mythology, fantasy, horror, and romance. From time to time, she dabbles in creative nonfiction and other genres that catch her fancy. She is published with Scarsdale Publishing and is a Wattpad Creator. She was honored with Watty Awards in 2018 and2021 and she was chosen as Southwest Airlines Storyteller on the Rise. Southwest produced her short story, Alone in Tombstone, as a short film that is available on their in-flight entertainment portal. In addition to other places, her work has been seen in Parade Magazine, on The Weather Channel, and in Marriott Bonvoy Magazine.
She lives in rural Michigan with her family and a veritable zoo of creatures. If there’s a festival in the area, you can bet she’s there, most likely drawing on the pavement with chalk. After all, when you live in Michigan, you go outside whenever you get the chance.
You can find her online on Amazon, her author page, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
DJ Solice
DJ Solice
DJ Solice, the second eldest of six children, was born in the small town of Winnfield, Louisiana, and raised primarily in Lake Charles and Shreveport.
DJ resides part time in the east Texas area, and the rest of the year in Moscow, Russia, where she teaches middle schoolers. She is the proud mother of two beautiful daughters and her three grandchildren are truly ‘the keepers of her heart’.
DJ has been an educator for many years and her career has taken her to the Middle East and now Russia, along with several regions in the U.S. As a state chapter member of the International Reading Association, DJ entered Louisiana’s Educators as Authors Contest, and won first place in fiction. She was a 2016 finalist and a 2018 triple finalist in the Writer’s League of Texas Manuscript Contest.
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DJ Solice signed a four book YA sci fi contract.
Deborah Jayne Pye
Deborah Jayne Pye
Deborah Jayne Pye is a fantasy/romance author from England. Relishing in all things magical and steamy, Deborah created detailed and engrossing worlds to become lost in. Specialising in escapism through fantasy, her worlds have no limits.
Deborah’s latest series, the Brigantia House saga, introduces a world of Elemental abilities, steaming romance, and world consuming danger. A enthusiast of history and psychology, Deborah’s tales tackle themes of class divide, oppression, and revolution.
When she’s away from the keyboard, Deborah enjoys baking too many cakes, listening to music too loud, and walking in the mountains with her husband, three very tall boys, and their giant St Bernard.
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Deborah Pye signed a four book urban fantasy YA contract.
C.E. McClelland
C.E. McClelland
C.E. McClelland was born in Idaho but made his way to Texas early enough in life to call himself a native Texan. He’s designed haunted houses, performed in musical theatre, and worked as a pyrotechnician for theme parks, all while maintaining his real job as a theatre educator. His published plays have been produced internationally, and his independent horror film, “From the Dark,” was an AFI Dallas selection and is available on Amazon. He’s married with two stepchildren, two dogs, a hedgehog, and a fancy crested gecko named Smoothie. For more information about McClelland and his work, please visit www.cemcclelland.com.
A Scoundrel in the Making
IMAGINATION HAS NO LIMITS...
A Scoundrel in the Making
Retired spy Abigail Matheson has inherited the title of Marchioness of Buchman upon the death of her cousin. The title, which her cousin inherited from her father, should never have been hers. But that annoyance is forgotten when The Raven, Abigail’s superior, introduces her to Sir Stirling James. They request her assistance on one final mission: find the stolen crown jewels of Scotland. Abigail accepts this unexpected opportunity in hopes of forgetting the young French spy she killed on her last assignment. When The Raven and Sir Stirling inform her that she will be working with Lord Reade, a rake of the first order, Abigail, who’s always worked alone, plans to ignore the partnership and complete this mission alone. Lord Reade, brother to Robert Murdock, the Earl of Kinwall, has been given the opportunity to gamble with men who can afford to lose a lot of money. And a lot of money is exactly what Reade needs if he is to save his family’s ancestral home from creditors and prevent his brother’s family from being forced onto the streets. The catch: he must work with a beautiful spy to find the thief who stole the Honors of Scotland. Surely, he can ignore her long enough to salvage his family’s fortune. The string of suitors determined to be the next Marquess of Buchman prove too much a distraction, however, and Reade is forced to take matters into his own hands.
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Her Wicked Highland Spy
IMAGINATION HAS NO LIMITS...
Her Wicked Highland Spy
As a spy in His Majesty’s Service, Ethan Brodie possesses an unrivaled ability to charm himself out of any situation, and under many a petticoat. Upon his mentor’s death, he retires from the service and promises to settle down to the business of finding a wife. Having lived his life on the edge of danger, he soon loses interest in dancing and grows bored with the season’s debutantes. After all, with three younger brothers to insure the Clan Brodie line of succession, he feels no pressure to marry and, instead, seeks out the dangers and risks of hot-air balloons.
To help out a friend, Ethan agrees to escort his mentor’s widow and her niece, Rosalyn Beaumont, on a seaside holiday. After all, he owes his life to the man many times over. But the more time he spends with Rosalyn, the more her prying ways capture his attention.
Rosalyn Beaumont’s heart broke the previous season when she caught her fiancé in bed with another woman. The engagement ended then and there, but her desire for justice did not. Instead of jumping back into the marriage mart, she sets herself up as a Lady’s Defense, providing services to the season’s debutantes by spying on their behalf. She prefers to call herself a discreet observer of men’s habits, particularly those relating to manners, hygiene, and, of course, fidelity. She also seeks to answer any personal curiosities a prospective bride might have.
The day comes when she is contracted to observe Ethan Brodie, but as she investigates the man, she finds her professional detachment crumbling as her attraction to him grows.
