Category: blog

July 16, 2015

Emerging Author Finalist, Indiana Authors Award

I’m thrilled and honored to share with you that I have been selected by The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation as an Emerging Author finalist for…
June 25, 2015

“Shut up!” he explained.

Invariably in a fiction workshop the subject of dialogue tags will come up. A dialogue tag is the bit that’s slapped onto the end…
May 22, 2015

Residency at Rivendell Writers’ Colony

Part of me would like to keep this place a secret, but I have a lot of writer friends who would love Rivendell Writers’…
May 22, 2015

Everywhere Stories Named International Book Award Finalist

I am very pleased to say that Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet has been named a finalist for the International Book Award…
April 24, 2015

Prime Number Magazine Issue #71

We published the latest issue of Prime Number Magazine this week. Issue #71 includes fiction by Kevin Winchester and Jeffery Hess, an essay by…
April 15, 2015

AWP — Press 53 Booth

This year at AWP, instead of overwhelming myself with panels, I went to only one each day (because, frankly, I didn’t see a lot…
April 14, 2015

AWP — the book haul

My favorite thing about AWP is the bookfair. Seven hundred exhibitors–publishers, literary magazines, and services all showcasing their wares. In the past I’ve come…
April 12, 2015

AWP15 Wrap-up

On Wednesday, I was scheduled on a 6:15 am flight to DC and then on to Minneapolis. But when I showed up at SHD…
March 22, 2015

Best New Fiction Reviews — a new book review site

I am pleased to announce that I’ve teamed up with a few other writers to create a new book review site called Best New…
March 19, 2015

Virginia Festival of the Book

The Virginia Festival of the Book is a five-day literary orgy of readings and panel discussions centered on books. I started coming to the…