Winter poems. Today it’s grey and dripping in my corner of Washington. All the rare and glorious snow has turned into a wet slog. What better time for poetry. I am honored to have poems appearing in the winter volume of two of my favorite journals The Southern Review http://www.lsu.edu/tsr/IssuesWinter08.html and Relief Journal http://www.reliefjournal.com/ The [...]
Some friends and I have been having a discussion about our favorite movies from 2007. Sometimes it’s difficult for me to tell if a movie actually came out in 2007 because movies take a while to make it to the Tri Cities. And good movies, anything out of the mainstream, don’t stay long. So, it’s [...]
Want to speak Klingon, play Sci-Fi Jeopardy, discuss Heroes-the series, learn about drinking in history or how to make the quintessential pirte jacket? Want to hear about alternative markets for your urban fantasy space romance novel? Then RadCon’s the place to be Feb 15-16th. I’ll be there talking about inspiration and alterantive markets. But do [...]
New year, new writing opportunities. So, all you student writers out there take note. “Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen.” Willa Cather The Kay Snow Writing Contest http://www.willamettewriters.com/1/guidelines.php poetry and fiction Scholastic Art and Writing Awards http://www.scholastic.com/artandwritingawards/index_page6.htm Teen Writing Contest http://www.piercecountylibrary.org/kids-teens/teens/teen-writing-contest/Default.htm
The new issue of GF is live. http://www.goblinfruit.net/winter08/ We all enjoy that delicious thrill of something scary read from the comfort and safety of our own armchairs or from the warm cocoon of our own beds. Remember ghost stories at slumber parties? That’s the only reason I ever got invited, to tell a good ghost [...]
Here’s the new postcard that will be going out to Seattle schools. If your school would like a copy, please email me: info@maureenmcquerry.com
I sometimes get questions about who designed my website. It was designed by Brennan McQuerry, (the book and vine design) and Mike McCain, layout and design. Mike, a former student, is the webmaster. He doesn’t only design web pages. He’s also a concept artist, animator and illustrator. Take a look at his gallery of work. www.mdbworks.net/mike The featured art [...]
In my life, celebrations tend to cluster in mid-winter. My birthday falls three days before Christmas. As most “Christmas babies” know, it’s easy to get lost in the holiday shuffle. Not so this year. Late on the evening of December 21st, Ingrid, one of my children’s’ friend, suggested we participate in the 5k Cable Bridge [...]