November 2025

Mahmud Rahman—author of THE FICTION FACTORY (featured in Embark, October 2017)—has had an essay titled “Bari Koi?—Where Is Home?” published in Washington Square Review. He wrote the essay after revisiting Bangladesh, the country where he grew up but was then cast out by war. Congratulations, Mahmud!

October 2025

Terri Paul has published her novel Almost American (featured in Embark, January 2020) on Amazon! The book follows fourteen-year-old Sarah Spirer, who flees war-torn Hungary with her family in the 1920s and then struggles to grow up in Columbus, Ohio, navigating her strict Orthodox family, making friends (and enemies) at school, and striving to become “American.” You can pick up a copy here. Congratulations, Terri!

Shelley Fairweather-Vega—translator of KRONOS, by Sabina Tussupova (featured in Embark, October 2025)—has had a novel that she translated from the Uzbek, We Computers by Hamid Ismailov, selected as a finalist for a National Book Award. Fabulous news, Shelley!

Nancy Foley—author of LA RANA (featured in Embark, April 2021)—has sold her debut novel, I Am Agatha, to Avid Reader Press, a division of Simon & Schuster. The novel, set in rural New Mexico, tells the story of a painter whose devotion to a widow with dementia sparks a radical reckoning with life, loss, and love’s aftermath. It will be released in March 2026; you can pre-order a copy here. This is fantastic news, Nancy!

Andrea Caswell—author of ESCAPE FROM PROVIDENCE (featured in Embark, October 2018)—has had an essay titled “The Perfect Age” included in the anthology Rising from the Ashes, the debut publication of Pearl Street Press. Congratulations, Andrea!

B. B. Garin—author of CHEMICAL CITY (featured in Embark, October 2018)—has had a short story called “After the End” published in Lunch Ticket and then nominated for Best of the Net. Congratulations, B. B.!

Maggie Hill’s novel Sunday Money (featured in Embark, April 2022, under the title HOOPS, and later published by She Writes Press) has won Gold in the 2025 Readers’ Favorite Awards in the YA Social Issues category, and was a Distinguished Favorite in the NYC Big Book Awards. Wonderful news, Maggie!

Allison Cundiff has sold her novel THE MYSTERIOUS WOMEN OF J ROAD (featured in Embark, April 2025) to the regional press April Gloaming, which will release it next year. Her debut novel, Hey Pickpocket, a contemporary romance set on an island near the coast of Ireland, has just been published by JackLeg Press, and you can pick up a copy here. Many congratulations, Allison!

Catherine Butterfield—author of The Serpent and the Rose (featured in Embark, October 2023, and later published)—is about to release her second novel, Manhattan Triptych, a fictionalized memoir based on her time as an actress living in New York, which tells the stories of three women bound by friendship over the course of four decades. You can purchase a copy here. Wonderful news, Catherine!

Thatcher Carter’s novel Razed (featured in Embark, October 2022) has been published by The Inlandia Institute. The novel follows two sisters in upstate New York in 1973, who discover during their father’s funeral that he played a nefarious role in a highway project that destroyed Black and Jewish neighborhoods, and take opposite sides in the ensuing battle over his legacy. You can pick up a copy here. Many congratulations, Thatcher!

Robert Garner McBrearty—author of THE WILD CHILD (featured in Embark, April 2019)—has won The Ghost Story‘s 2025 Supernatural Screw Turn Flash Fiction Contest for his short story “Starving.” Congratulations, Robert!

Shiela Pardee—author of BRANCHES AND BONES (featured in Embark, October 2021)—has had a short story called “Exposure” published in the  Spring-Summer 2025 issue of Ginosko Literary Journal. Congratulations, Shiela!

Jo-Anne Rosen—author of A MAP OF THE MIND (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had a short story called “The Measure of Our Days” published in an anthology published Wising Up Press called Living Our Blessings: Aging, Mortality and Gratitude. Congratulations, Jo-Anne!

Karen Wilfrid—author of WAITING FOR THE REAL JAMES (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has had three essays recently published: one about her grief after the death of a student in Electric Literature, one about American Girl dolls in HuffPost, and one about “Les Misérables” in WBUR’s Cognoscenti. Great news, Karen!

Grace Bialecki—author of PARIS NIGHTS (featured in Embark, October 2020)—has had a poetry chapbook titled Young Thing published by the small press Rainbow Skull. Congratulations, Grace!

Jillian Schedneck—author of LAYLA AND RINA (featured in Embark, April 2024)—has had a story called “#lasteuropeansummer” published in the Tahoma Literary Review. Congratulations, Jillian!

A. D. Metcalfe—author of Street (featured in Embark, October 2020, and later published)—has released the second novel in the series, Street Brotherhood: Rise of the Underground, which continues the story of a gang of urban youth in gritty 1970s New York. Congratulations, Alyssa!

Dina Greenberg—author of Nermina’s Chance (featured in Embark, January 2019, and later published by Atmosphere Press)—has received a 2025-26 Fulbright Scholar Award for her project “Capturing Jewish Narratives of Kosovo: Oral History As Legacy.” She will complete the project at the University of Prishtinë’s Sociology Institute in Kosovo. Congratulations, Dina!

April 2025

Dheepa R. Maturi will publish her eco-thriller 108 (featured in Embark, October 2022) in June. The novel tells the story of a San Francisco reporter with a mysterious connection to an Indian forest, who must save the world from a corrupt agrochemical corporation. You can pre-order a copy here. This is wonderful news, Dheepa!

Axel Forrester—author of THREE STEPS OF THE SUN (featured in Embark, April 2023)—has signed with literary agent Natalie Jerome, of Originate Literary Agency. Many congratulations to you both!

S. P. Singh—author of IN THE SHADOW OF THE RAINBOW (featured in Embark, October 2024)—has had a story called “The Bridge” published in this year’s Spring issue of The Brussels Review. Congratulations, S. P.!

Mark Schimmoeller—author of ROCK, SKY, GIRL (featured in Embark, April 2023)—has had a book of poems called Bound to the Moon published by Larkspur Press. Congratulations, Mark!

Michael Rigg’s suspense novel Voices of the Elysian Fields (featured in Embark, April 2021) has been published by Level Best Books. The mystery focuses on a Coroner in New Orleans investigating a series of disturbing crimes among the city’s powerful elite. You can buy a copy here. Many congratulations, Michael!

Dina Greenberg—author of Nermina’s Chance (featured in Embark, January 2019, and later published by Atmosphere Press)—has had a collection of poems and stories called Prayers for the Lost & for the Living published by Sligo Creek Publishing. She has also been awarded a 2025 writing residency from the Croatian Literary Translators’ Association in Zagreb. Fantastic news, Dina!

Mahmud Rahman—author of THE FICTION FACTORY (featured in Embark, October 2017)—has been awarded a 2025 Translation Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, for his project of translating My Sister, Life, a 1972 novel by the Bangladeshi writer Mahmudul Haque, in collaboration with Shabnam Nadiya. Congratulations, Mahmud!

Scott Lipanovich—author of The Lost Coast (featured in Embark in April 2021 and later published by Encircle Publications)—will have a fourth Jeff Taylor mystery, West County, published by Encircle in July. Congratulations on this successful series, Scott!

Jessica Bryant Klagmann’s novel North of the Sunlit River (featured in Embark in October 2022 under the title ARCHITECTS OF A BETTER EXISTENCE) will be released by Lake Union Publishing in September. The novel is a moving trek through grief, hope, and the Alaskan wilderness, as a young woman seeks the truth behind her father’s recent death and the loss of her best friend. You can pre-order a copy here. Fantastic news, Jess!

Monica Goertzen Hertlein—author of HIDEAWAY (featured in Embark, October 2024)—has had two stories published: “Cold, Dark Night” in the Impulse anthology from Inkd Publishing and “How to Be Human After Evil Fae Possession” in The Lorelei Signal. Wonderful news, Monica!

Joseph Cummins—author of THE WET HEN SOCIETY (featured in Embark, April 2024)—has had another excerpt from the same novel published in Litbreak Magazine. Congratulations, Joe!

Jo-Anne Rosen—author of A MAP OF THE MIND (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had three stories published: “Good Old Gals” in Eclectica Magazine, “The World Without Me” in Twelve Winters Journal, and “The Emperor’s Cloak” in Sundial Magazine. Congratulations on all these publications, Jo-Anne!

Linda Lenhoff’s novel *Your Actual Life May Vary (featured in Embark, January 2018) will be released by the Santa Fe Writers Project in August 2025. This comic novel tells the story of Patty Grant, an out-of-work academic in San Diego who rescues a child and sets out on a search for something new. You can pre-order a copy here. Many congratulations, Linda!

E. J. McBride—author of TAKING LEEANN (featured in Embark, April 2023)—was a finalist for the 2025 Iowa Short Fiction Award with a collection of stories entitled That Thing We Call Love. One of the stories in that collection, “End of the Road,” won first prize in a contest sponsored by the California Writers Club and will be the lead story in their 2025 literary anthology. He published his debut novel, Our Brooklyn, which features the same lead characters as “End of the Road,” in March. Another story from the same collection was published in Transitions, a literary anthology sponsored by the Redwood branch of the California Writers Club. An excerpt from TAKING LEEANN was published in the literary journal december. This is all fabulous news, Ed!

Bill Mesce Jr.—author of Median Gray (featured in Embark in July 2017 and later published by Willow River Press)—is publishing his first sci-fi novel, titled The Golem Project, under the pseudonym Elijah Bone, in May. His short story “Freelancer” will be published in the August issue of Yellow Mama Webzine. He has also been awarded an Individual Artist Grant from the New Jersey Council on the Arts for his work on the stage, and his story “Business” will be included in an anthology of works by Council of the Arts recipients later this year. Congratulations on all this good news, Bill!

February 2025

Terri Lewis’s novel Behold the Bird in Flight (featured in Embark, April 2021) is being published by She Writes Press and will be released in June. The novel tells the story of Isabelle d’Angoulême, a French noblewoman who was abducted by King John of England in the early 13th century and became his queen. You can pre-order a copy here. This is wonderful news, Terri!

Barbara Bridger—author of THIS TIME COULD MEAN GOODBYE (featured in Embark, October 2024)—has written a monologue called “Witnessing” that will be performed at the Bread and Roses Theatre in London this month, as part of their Raise the Vibration event. Congratulations, Barbara!

December 2024

S. P. Singh—author of IN THE SHADOW OF THE RAINBOW (featured in Embark, October 2024)—has had four short stories published recently: “The Purple Dawn” in Ultramarine Review, based in Chile; “A Daughter’s Diwali” in How to Save the World: The Compassiviste Anthology, vol. 1, published in the UK; “The Quest for True Love” in the third issue of Aksolotl, based in Estonia; and “The Two Faces of Summer” in Egophobia, a literary magazine based in Romania. Many congratulations, S. P.!

November 2024

Robert Garner McBrearty—author of THE WILD CHILD (featured in Embark, April 2019)—will have a collection of short stories, entitled The Problem You Have, published by University of New Mexico Press in April 2025. You can pre-order a copy here. Congratulations, Robert!

Regina Sokas—author of CRAZY LIKE HEAVEN (featured in Embark, April 2022)—has had a story called “The Spring Grove Experiment” published in a new collection, Left Turns: 12 Tales of Rash Decisions and Beautiful Mistakes, published by Button Hall. Congratulations, Regina!

October 2024

Joseph Moldover’s young-adult novel Just Until (featured in Embark in October 2021 under the title FOSTER ROAD) will be published by Holiday House on October 29th. The book tells the story of a high-school junior in Maine who takes on the responsibility of raising her two nephews and, in the process, reshapes her own life. You can pre-order a copy here. Many congratulations, Joe!

Thatcher Carter has sold her novel Razed (featured in Embark, October 2022) to Inlandia Books, for publication in May, 2025. The novel describes the difficult relationship between two sisters in upstate New York in the 1970s, as they grapple with the past after their powerful father’s death. Fantastic news, Thatcher!

Axel Forrester’s novel THREE STEPS OF THE SUN (featured in Embark, April 2023), about the late-Victorian artist Mary Watts, has won the 2024 Shortlist Prize awarded by The Literary Studio in the UK. Another of her manuscripts, VIVIAN MAIER FRAMED, was shortlisted for this year’s Plaza Literary First Chapters Prize (2024), and the first chapter was performed online at the WILDsound Novel Writing Festival. The chapter also won second place in the Opening Lines competition from Retreat West and has been published in The Write Launch. Congratulations on all counts, Axel!

B. B. Garin—author of CHEMICAL CITY (featured in Embark, October 2018)—has had two short stories published: one, called “The Long Road Down to the Very Beginning,” in The Westchester Review, and the other in an anthology titled Beacon Radiant, from Great Weather for Media. Congratulations, B. B.!

Sharon LaCour has published her novel The Meeting of Air and Water (featured in Embark in April 2018 under the title DOLORES COUVILLON). The book is set in Cocodrie, a small town on the disappearing Louisiana coastline in 1923, where a sensitive young girl is given a camera that offers her a window onto an otherwise frightening world. You can purchase a copy here. Many congratulations, Sharon!

Heather McClean—author of THE ABSENCE OF COLOR (featured in Embark, April 2021)—had an essay called “What We Lost” published in the summer issue of Dreamers Magazine, and the essay received an Honorable Mention in the 2024 Dreamers Sense of Home Contest. Congratulations, Heather!

Devin Thomas O’Shea—author of VEILED PROPHET (featured in Embark, January 2020)—has sold a nonfiction book about the same subject, called The Veiled Prophet, to Haymarket Books, for publication in 2026. The book describes a regressive and cultish secret society in St. Louis that includes some of the wealthiest and most influential people in the country. Congratulations, Devin!

Sucharita Dutta-Asane—author of MEMORIES OF TOMORROW (featured in Embark, October 2020)—has had a collection of short stories entitled These Tongues that Grow Roots published by Dhauli Books. Wonderful news, Sucharita!

Nancy Hayes Kilgore—author of Bitter Magic (featured in Embark in July 2019 and later published by Milford House)—has just sold her latest novel, Pennsylvania Love Song, again to Milford House, for publication in 2025. The novel tells the story of a mother and daughter each navigating a time of social upheaval, in the 1910s and the 1940s. Excellent news, Nancy!

Alix Christie’s novel The Shining Mountains (featured in Embark in July 2019 and later published by High Road Books) has now been released as an audiobook, read by Kate Zane. Alix also won a Gold Medal in the Historical Novel Society’s 2024 First Chapters Competition with the opening of her new novel, RUBBLE WOMEN. She was recently selected for a writing residency at Nawat Fes, in Morocco. Many congratulations, Alix!

Cathy Cruise—author of TRACE MOUNTAIN (featured in Embark, January 2020)—has had a short story called “To the All-American Family” published in the Summer 2024 issue of 3Elements Review.  Congratulations, Cathy!

Beth Ford—author of of HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN (featured in Embark, October 2019)—will have her second novel, a time-travel romance called Love Between Times, published next month by The Wild Rose Press. Wonderful news, Beth!

Karen Wilfrid—author of WAITING FOR THE REAL JAMES (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has had an essay accepted for publication in Cognoscenti, the ideas and opinions section of WBUR, Boston’s NPR station. Congratulations, Karen!

Kenneth Robbins has published his novel Second Born (featured in Embark in April 2018 under the title SKUNK). The novel is a coming-of-age story set in the atomic age, 1943-62, in the small and traditional village of Prosperity, Georgia. You can purchase a copy here. In addition, his award-winning play “The Legend of Little Molly Nobody” has been published by Southern Arizona Press. Congratulations, Kenneth!

Andrea Caswell—author of ESCAPE FROM PROVIDENCE (featured in Embark, October 2018)—has had an interview with the author Sven Birkerts, about his collection of essays The Miró Worm and the Mysteries of Writing, published in Cleaver Magazine. Congratulations, Andrea!

Ross West—author of THE iCON (featured in Embark, October 2018)—has a short story in the upcoming Fall 2024 issue of the Red Rock Review. Congratulations, Ross!

Dina Greenberg—author of Nermina’s Chance (featured in Embark, January 2019, and later published by Atmosphere Press)—has had a poem called “In Times Like These” published in ZiN Daily, the literary journal of the Zvona i Nari Cultural Center in Croatia, where she was a writer-in-residence this past August. Congratulations, Dina!

Bill Mesce Jr.—author of Median Gray (featured in Embark in July 2017 and later published by Willow River Press)—will have his third novel in a series set in Maine, this one titled Casco Bay, published by Between the Lines Press later this year. His first sci-fi novel, The Golem Project, will be released by the same press in 2025. He also has several short stories recently published or forthcoming, in such journals as The Lab., Action, Spectacle, and Punk Noir. Fantastic news on all fronts, Bill!

September 2024

Hesse Phillips’ novel Lightborne (featured in Embark in January 2020 and published in the UK earlier this year) will be released in America by Pegasus Books on October 22nd. The novel tells the story of Christopher Marlowe, playwright, lover, and spy, as he evades enemies and traitors in the plague-ridden streets of Elizabethan London. You can pre-order a copy here. Excellent news, Hesse!

August 2024

Beth Ford—author of HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN (featured in Embark, October 2019)—has published her debut novel, In the Time of Spirits, an adventure through the world of the 19th-century spiritualist movement. You can pick up a copy here. Many congratulations, Beth!

June 2024

Steven K. Smith’s novel The Great Disruption (featured in Embark, July 2019), about the apocalyptic aftermath of a plague that kills 99.99% of humanity, has now been published by Line by Lion Publications. You can pick up a copy here. Wonderful news, Steven!

April 2024

Linda Lenhoff—author of * YOUR ACTUAL LIFE MAY VARY (featured in Embark, January 2018)—has won second place in Lilith Magazine‘s fiction contest with her story “Joie to the World.” Congratulations, Linda!

Arthur Powers—author of SHADOW COMPANION (featured in Embark, July 2019)—has had a sonnet series titled “Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones” published in Presence, a journal of Catholic poetry. At the end of May, he will lead two sessions at the Catholic Writers Guild’s annual conference in Chicago. Congratulations, Arthur!

Maggie Hill’s novel Sunday Money (featured in Embark, April 2022, under the title HOOPS) will be released next month by She Writes Press, a division of SparkPoint Studio. The novel tells the story of a girl in the 1970s who finds confidence and direction by playing on a women’s basketball team. You can pre-order a copy here. Fantastic news, Maggie!

Mark Cecil—author of THE THINNING (featured in Embark, July 2019)—has just had his debut novel published by Pantheon Books, an imprint of Knopf Doubleday. The book, called Bunyan and Henry; or, The Beautiful Destiny, is a historical fantasy starring two of America’s favorite folk heroes. You can purchase a copy here. Many congratulations, Mark!

Jessica Bryant Klagmann’s novel North of the Sunlit River (featured in Embark in October 2022 under the title ARCHITECTS OF A BETTER EXISTENCE), has been picked up for publication by Lake Union Publishing and will be released in Fall 2025. Wonderful news, Jess!

Pamela Gwyn Kripke—author of At the Seams (featured in Embark in April 2022 and later published by Open Books)—has released a collection called And Then You Apply Ice, again with Open Books. The stories feature women and girls managing transgressions large and small. Congratulations, Pamela!

Andrea Caswell—author of ESCAPE FROM PROVIDENCE (featured in Embark, October 2018)—has had two essays published recently: “What to Do to Go to Hell,” published in the inaugural issue of Word West Revue in October, and “The Perfect Age,” published in Issue 6 of Hags on Fire in November. Congratulations, Andrea!

Barbara Buckley Ristine—author of FACES OF WAR (featured in Embark, October 2023)—has had a flash-fiction piece called “The Heart Burns” published in the Spring 2024 issue of New Feathers Anthology. Congratulations, Barb!

Edward McSweegan’s novel The Fever Hut (featured in Embark, July 2019) has now been published by Fireship Press. The novel follows Duncan Cleary, a young army surgeon, who is dodging bullets in the Cuban jungle in the summer of 1898 and ends up joining forces with Walter Reed, the man who found a cure for the deadly yellow fever. You can purchase a copy here. Another of his historical novels, The Cottage Industry, will be published in June 2024 by The Wild Rose Press. Many congratulations, Ed!

Alix Christie—author of The Shining Mountains (featured in Embark, July 2019, and later published by High Road Books)—won The Missouri Review‘s 2023 editors’ prize in fiction, as well as a Pushcart Prize, with her story “Everychild.” It appears in the 2024 Pushcart anthology, Pushcart LXVII, and you can read its opening here. Her essay “Our Father the Outlaw” appeared in the Summer 2023 issue of the North American Review and was nominated for a 2025 Pushcart Prize. Congratulations, Alix!

Sharon LaCour—author of DOLORES COUVILLON (featured in Embark, April 2018)—had a short story called “Ringel, Ringel, Reihe” published in the May 2023 issue of the Chautauqua Journal. Congratulations, Sharon!

Jo-Anne Rosen—author of A MAP OF THE MIND (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had three stories published recently: “Anything But Sheep,” published in January 2024 in Sundial Magazine; “Body Parts,” published in November 2023 in Winged Penny Review; and “Deep Space,” a flash-fiction piece published in November 2023 in Hare’s Paw. Congratulations, Jo-Anne!

Jill Yonit Goldberg’s novel After We Drowned (featured in Embark in July 2019) will be published this August by the Canadian independent publisher Anvil Press! The novel is a tragic coming-of-age story set in the swampy heart of Cajun America, in the aftermath of an oil-rig explosion that permanently scars the protagonist’s father. You can pre-order a copy here. Fantastic news, Jill!

Bill Mesce Jr.—author of Median Gray (featured in Embark in July 2017 and later published by Willow River Press)—has had a third collection of essays about film and TV published by BearManor Media, in February, entitled Reel Change III: Flashbacks and Coming Attractions. In addition, his short story “Overhead” was published in the Spring ’24 issue of The Lab, and his story “Respect” was published in Action, Spectacle in February. His novel Legacy was picked up for rebooting by Willow River Press and released as Dante’s Paradise in January of this year. Congratulations on all this good news, Bill!

Terri Lewis—author of BEHOLD THE BIRD IN FLIGHT (featured in Embark, April 2021)—has had two stories published in the last six months: “Alien” in the Chicago Quarterly Review and “The Red Dot” in Issue 48 of Blue Mesa Review. Congratulations, Terri!

Michael Gaspeny—author of A Postcard from the Delta (first featured in Embark, April 2019, and later published by Livingston Press—has had a collection of poetry entitled Flight Manual: New and Selected Poems published by Unicorn Press. Wonderful news, Michael!

Dina Goldberg—author of Nermina’s Chance (featured in Embark, January 2019, and later published by Atmosphere Press)—has a prose poem entitled “Far from Home” coming out in the Chautauqua Journal next month. Congratulations, Dina!

Catherine Butterfield’s historical novel The Serpent and the Rose (featured in Embark, October 2023), about the complex relationship between Queen Marguerite de Valois and her mother, Catherine de Medici, in 16th-century France, has now been released! Pick up a copy here. An audiobook of the novel is also available, read by the author herself. Many congratulations, Catherine!

Janet Garber’s novel The French Lover’s Wife (featured in Embark as THE PARIS NOVEL in July 2018 and published by SparkPress in 2023) received an Independent Press Award, being named as a Distinguished Favorite in Women’s Fiction. In addition, The Raven’s Perch has published her short story “Killing Me (Microsoftly).” Congratulations on both counts, Janet!

Kenneth Robbins—author of SKUNK: AN AMERICAN LIFE FROM CONCEPTION TO COMMENCEMENT (featured in Embark, April 2018)—is having two plays published in the coming year: “The Dallas File” in May by Next Stage Press and “The Legend of Little Molly Nobody” in the summer by Southern Arizona Press. Congratulations, Kenneth!

James A. Ross’s crime novel Coldwater Endgame—the third in a series that began with Coldwater Revenge (featured in Embark in October 2017 and published by Level Best Books in April 2021)—will be released by Level Best Books this summer. The first two books in the series have won numerous literary awards in the mystery/thriller category, including a Maincrest Book Award, an American Fiction Award, a Pencraft Award, and a CLUE Award. Marvelous news, Jim!

Gill Mather published her novel Class of ’97 (featured in Embark in October 2018 under the title THE SHEDS) in 2021. The novel follows two people in England whose lives become intertwined as each wrestles with personal demons from the past. She is now writing a set of historical novels inspired by Pride and Prejudice, entitled “The Elizabeth Bennet Series.” Many congratulations, Gill!

Linda Drattell—author of THE PECCADILLOES OF FILAMENA PHIPPS (featured in Embark, October 2023)—has enjoyed a flurry of writing activity in recent months. Her poetry collection Remember This Day won a bronze award from Reader Views. Her second poetry collection, The Lighter Side of Horse Manure, is scheduled to be published later this year, also by Finishing Line Press. Her co-authored children’s book, Who Wants to Be Friends with a Dragon?, received an Independent Press Distinguished Favorite Award. Lastly, she has had several short stories and individual poems published in anthologies and online magazines, most recently a poem in Zoetic Press and a flash-fiction piece called “The Appointment” in Issue V of the journal Loft. Congratulations on all of these achievements, Linda!

Ross West—author of THE iCON (featured in Embark, October 2018)—is having a collection titled The Fragile Blue Dot: Stories from Our Imperiled Biosphere published by GladEye Press. The stories raise complicated and nuanced questions, exploring the fault lines where aspirations for a better world in the future collide with the all-too-human passions of today. You can pre-order a copy here. Wonderful news, Ross!

March 2024

Terry Wolverton’s thriller Season of Eclipse (featured in Embark, January 2019, under the title THE RULES DO NOT APPLY) has been published by Bella Books! The novel tells the story of a celebrated novelist who finds herself thrust into the Witness Protection program, stripped of her vibrant life and identity. You can purchase a copy here. Many congratulations, Terry!

January 2024

A. D. Metcalfe has published her novel Street (featured in Embark, October 2020), a coming-of-age story set in gritty 1970s New York that explores the challenges of teenage homelessness and urban life. You can purchase a copy here. Wonderful news, Alyssa!

December 2023

Max Burger—author of MY FATHER’S FATHER (featured in Embark, October 2023)—has had a novel titled Even in Death, a mystery-thriller about the Irish Troubles, published by Rogue Phoenix Press. You can purchase a copy here. Congratulations, Max!

October 2023

Cheryl Walsh’s novel Unequal Temperament (featured in Embark, April 2022), about a woman’s carefully balanced life of music, meteorology, and marriage, has been published by American Buffalo Books. You can pick up a copy here. Fantastic news, Cheryl!

Hesse Phillips—author of LIGHTBORNE, which was featured in Embark in January 2020 and will be published by Atlantic Books in 2024—has had a short story called “Sebastian Melmoth in Silver City,” about Oscar Wilde, published in both Pangyrus and The Hyacinth Review, and a poem called “Queer Mycology” published in Sage Cigarettes and nominated for Best of the Net. Congratulations, Hesse!

Peter W. Fong—author of THE LIFE OF HUAI LI (featured in Embark, January 2018)—has a new book coming out from Latah Books in December: Rowing to Baikal: Sixty Days on Mongolia’s Selenge River. The book chronicles the journey of a thousand miles across Mongolia and Russia—by horse, camel, kayak, and rowboat. You can pre-order a copy here. Excellent news, Peter!

Steven K. Smith’s novel THE GREAT DISRUPTION (featured in Embark, July 2019), which tells the story of the apocalyptic aftermath of a plague that kills 99.99% of humanity, has been picked up by the small publisher Line by Lion Publications. Congratulations, Steven!

Jo-Anne Rosen—author of A MAP OF THE MIND (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had four stories published recently: “Boondocks,” in Workers Write! Tales From the Club; “The Nymphs at the Vagabond Motel,” in The Arlington Literary Journal; “Ashes of Old Lovers,” in The Write Launch; and “Driving in the Dark,” forthcoming in Big City Lit. Wonderful news on all counts, Jo-Anne!

Axel Forrester’s novel THREE STEPS OF THE SUN (featured in Embark, April 2023), about the late-Victorian artist Mary Watts, was longlisted for the 2023 Bath Novel Award. Congratulations, Axel!

Ann Faison—author of SHATTERPROOF GLASS (featured in Embark, October 2022)—was awarded an honorable mention in the 2023 Writer’s Digest fiction contest for her short story “Three Things.” The same story won her a scholarship to this year’s International Literary Seminars in Kenya. Congratulations, Ann!

Terri Paul—author of ALMOST AMERICAN (featured in Embark, January 2020)—had three poems published by The Raven’s Perch in July: “Cusp,” “Thief,” and “Influenza.” Congratulations, Terri!

Jon Volkmer’s novel Brave in Season, a story of race, railroads, and baseball (featured in Embark, April 2020), has been published by Sunbury Press. Set in 1950 and inspired by real events, the novel explores what happens when an African American railroad-repair crew comes to a tiny, all-white community in the rural Midwest. You can purchase a copy here. Excellent news, Jon!

Robert Garner McBrearty—author of THE WILD CHILD (featured in Embark, April 2019)—has had a story called “An Identity Crisis” published in MoonPark Review. He also has stories forthcoming in Laurel Review, Sequestrum, Bull, and Hawaii Pacific Review. Many congratulations, Robert!

Julie Stielstra—author of ALL BLOODY PRINCIPLES (featured in Embark, April 2023)—will have a review of R. C. Sherriff’s 1939 novel The Hopkins Manuscript published in the British literary journal Slightly Foxed. Her essay “Eleanor, Daughter,” about a woman who grew up in the house Julie now lives in, will appear in November in the 105 Meadowlark Reader. Earlier this year, Julie was chosen to participate in the fiction track of the Looking Glass Writers Conference in North Carolina. Wonderful news all around, Julie!

Devin Thomas O’Shea—author of VEILED PROPHET (featured in Embark, January 2020)—has signed with literary agent Erik Hane of Headwater Literary. Devin was interviewed on NPR about an essay he wrote that was published in Jacobin, called “Girls, We Can’t Lose!”: In 1930s St. Louis, Black Women Workers Went on Strike and Won.” Jacobin also featured his essay “Socialist Gym Rats Fought to End Slavery in America.” His short story “Cementland” was published in Cult, and a profile of Tennessee Williams ran in The New Territory. Lastly, his essay  “American Charivari” was published in Lapham’s Quarterly. Congratulations on all this great news, Devin!

Grace Bialecki—author of PARIS NIGHTS (featured in Embark, October 2020)—has had an essay published in The Millions called “What It Takes to Be a TikTok Poet.” Congratulations, Gracie!

Kenneth Robbins—author of SKUNK: AN AMERICAN LIFE FROM CONCEPTION TO COMMENCEMENT (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has had a poetry collection called The Book of Sorrows published by Southern Arizona Press. His one-act play “The Italian Wives Club” received a reading as part of Accenti Magazine’s first Festival of the Arts in Calabria, Italy, and was also awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2023 William Faulkner Literary Competition. Many congratulations, Kenneth!

August 2023

Anna Scotti—author of L.A. WINTER (featured in Embark, January 2018)—has had a short fiction piece called “On Blackpoint Road” published in The Saturday Evening Post. Wonderful news, Anna!

July 2023

Dina Goldberg—author of Nermina’s Chance (featured in Embark, January 2019, and later published by Atmosphere Press)—has had two prose poems, entitled “Not Ours” and “Strong Swimmer,” published in Issue #38 of the journal Unbroken. She has also had an essay, “Waging Peace in Bosnia,” published on The BeZine, an Israeli literary site. Congratulations, Dina!

April 2023

Janet Garber’s novel The French Lover’s Wife (featured in Embark as THE PARIS NOVEL in July 2018) has now been released by SparkPress! It tells the story of an American woman who discovers that Paris and her French husband are not all that she imagined. You can purchase a copy here. Fantastic news, Janet!

Anna Scotti—author of L.A. WINTER (featured in Embark, January 2018)—will have a story that was initially published in Ellery Queen: Mystery Magazine featured in this year’s Best Mystery Stories of the Year (Mysterious Press, 2023). One of her other stories from Ellery Queen, “Schrödinger, Cat,” was honored with a Readers’ Choice Award and has also been nominated for a Thriller Award (ITW, 2023). She has more stories forthcoming both in Ellery Queen and in Sherlock Holmes: Mystery Magazine, and some of her work is also included in the new collection Paranoia Blues (Down & Out Books, 2023). Anna’s YA novel, Big and Bad, was awarded a Paterson Prize for Best Young Adult Novel in 2021. She also writes poetry, with a recent publication in Nimrod and another poem upcoming in this year’s Women Artists Datebook. Congratulations on this abundance of good news, Anna!

Joseph Moldover’s young-adult novel Foster Road (featured in Embark, October 2021) has been sold to Holiday House. The book tells the story of a high-school junior in Maine who takes on the responsibility of raising her two nephews and in the process reshapes her own life. Excellent news, Joe!

Mark Cecil—author of THE THINNING (featured in Embark, July 2019)—has sold a literary historical fantasy about Gilded Age America, entitled Paul Bunyan and the Beautiful Destiny, to Anchor Books, an imprint of Knopf Doubleday; it will be released in early 2024. Congratulations, Mark!

Hesse Phillips’ novel Lightborne (featured in Embark, January 2020) has been sold to the UK publisher Atlantic Books and will be released in the spring of 2024. The novel tells the story of playwright Christopher Marlowe as he navigates the perils and intrigues of Elizabethan England. Congratulations, Hesse!

Jordan M. Griffin—author of S-1-D-0 (featured in Embark, April 2021)—now hosts a podcast called The Write Turn, dedicated to the art of fiction-writing. You can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. Thank you for this resource, Jordan!

Jo Anne Braithwaite has published her novel Black Randall (featured in Embark, April 2020), which tells the extraordinary story of one of her ancestors, a man born to slavery in the American colonies who finds freedom by fighting for the British Army, then escapes to England and ultimately becomes a landowner in Australia. You can purchase a copy here. Many congratulations, Jo!

Steve Cushman—author of WHAT HAPPENS NEXT (featured in Embark, July 2018)—will have a poetry collection entitled The Last Time published by Unicorn Press in the fall of 2023. Congratulations, Steve!

Sharon LaCour—author of DOLORES COUVILLON (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has had a piece of creative nonfiction called “Through My Bare Feet” published in Ariel’s Dream, another piece accepted by Levitate, and a third by Chautauqua Journal. Congratulations, Sharon!

Jody Gerbig—author of TAKE CARE (featured in Embark, April 2022)—has signed with literary agent Adam Chromy of Movable Type Management. Congratulations to both of you!

Terri Paul—author of ALMOST AMERICAN (featured in Embark, January 2020)—has had a poem called “Challenger” published in the Ohio Bards Poetry Anthology, released this month by Local Gems Press. Congratulations, Terri!

Katherine A. Sherbrooke—whose novel Leaving Coy’s Hill was featured in Embark in April 2020 and published in 2021 by Pegasus Books—has had another novel published by Pegasus, called The Hidden Life of Aster Kelly, about the glamour and secrets of Hollywood in the 1950s. She has also had two essays published: “My Mother’s Last Lesson,” in Cognoscenti, and “Saying Good-bye to My Free-Spirited Sister,” in ZIBBY Magazine. Many congratulations, Kathy!

Marianna Boncek’s mystery Diamond City (featured in Embark, October 2018) will be released on April 23, 2023, by Atmosphere Press. Set in upstate New York, the book portrays the crimes and divisions of a small town, and the police officer who must bridge the gap between his community and a group of outsiders, in the process revisiting old connections of his own. You can pre-order a copy here. Wonderful news, Marianna!

Scott Lipanovich—author of The Lost Coast (featured in Embark in April 2021 and later published by Encircle Publications)—will have a third Jeff Taylor mystery, Sky Lake, published by Encircle in July. In this novel Jeff must track down a murderer who is targeting water-skiers on Lake Tahoe, including one of Jeff’s childhood friends. Congratulations, Scott!

C. Matthew Smith—whose novel Twentymile was featured in Embark, April 2021, and published in 2021 by Latah Books—has signed with literary agent Fergus Inder of High Spot Literary. His short story “Pre-Procedure Timeout” appeared in the crime fiction anthology Mickey Finn: 21^st-Century Noir, Vol. 3 (Down & Out Books, 2022). Wonderful news on both counts, Matthew!

Robert Garner McBrearty—author of THE WILD CHILD (featured in Embark, April 2019)—has just sold a collection of short stories to the University of New Mexico Press. He has also recently had stories accepted by Fiction International, Laurel Review, and BULL, and he was interviewed for the May edition of The Writer. Many congratulations, Robert!

Tom Hearron—author of THE SERPENTS OF PARADISE (featured in Embark, January 2019)—has had a short piece of creative nonfiction entitled “Batman and Me” published in the Spring 2023 issue of The Westchester Review, and will have a second piece published in an upcoming issue of Stone Canoe. Wonderful news, Tom!

Alix Christie’s novel The Shining Mountains (featured in Embark, July 2019) has now been released by High Road Books, an imprint of the University of New Mexico Press. The novel is an epic tale of the American West and the marriage of the fur trade and indigenous worlds, based on the author’s own family. You can purchase a copy here. Wonderful news, Alix!

Edward McSweegan—author of THE FEVER HUT (featured in Embark, July 2019)—recently had a short story called “The Bookshop” published in the Maryland Writers’ Association 2022 anthology, Caption This! His debut historical novel, Shadow of the Moon, was published in March by Wild Rose Press. He has also been invited to the 2023 DISQUIET International Literary Program in Lisbon, Portugal. Congratulations all around, Ed!

Kenneth Robbins—author of SKUNK: AN AMERICAN LIFE FROM CONCEPTION TO COMMENCEMENT (featured in Embark, April 2018)—had a poetry collection called A Wake for Josephine published in March by Southern Arizona Press. His award-winning drama Atomic Field will be released on May 1, 2023, by NextStage Press. Finally, his ten-minute play Two’s Company, Three’s a Crowd won the Seven Hills/TWA Award for 2022 and will be published in the next issue of the Seven Hills Review. All fantastic news, Kenneth!

Cathy Cruise—author of TRACE MOUNTAIN (featured in Embark, January 2020)—will have a flash story, “Duo,” published in the Grace in Love anthology released by the publishers Grace and Gravity on May 1, 2023. The yearly Grace anthologies feature women writers in the Washington, DC area. Congratulations, Cathy!

Bill Mesce Jr.—author of Median Gray (featured in Embark, July 2017, and later published by Willow River Press)—was named the winner of the ScreenCraft Stage Play Competition in March for his drama The Advocate, based on the story of his first novel. Congratulations, Bill!

February 2023

Pamela Gwyn Kripke’s novel At the Seams (featured in Embark, April 2022) has been published by Open Books and is now available for purchase! The novel follows a woman who hears of a death in her family that has been hushed up for generations, and resolves to break her family’s cycle of repression. Congratulations, Pamela!

January 2023

Heather McClean—author of THE ABSENCE OF COLOR (featured in Embark, April 2021)—has been selected as a contributor to the New York Times column “Tiny Love Stories,” with a piece called “There All Along.” Many congratulations, Heather!

Elizabeth Gonzalez James—author of Mona at Sea (first featured in Embark, April 2019, and later published by the Santa Fe Writers Project)—is having a hybrid play/essay called Five Conversations about Peter Sellers published by Texas Review Press. The book will be released on March 1st, and you can preorder a copy here. Congratulations, Elizabeth!

November 2022

Jo-Anne Rosen—author of A MAP OF THE MIND (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had a nonfiction piece called “My Body Is My Biz” published in Eclectica as the Spotlight article for their October/November 2022 issue. Congratulations, Jo-Anne!

October 2022

Joni MacFarlane has published her historical novel My Beautiful Mistake (featured in Embark, October 2019), about a dangerous friendship between two Canadian nurses during World War II, on Amazon. You can purchase a copy here. Congratulations, Joni!

Edward McSweegan—author of THE FEVER HUT (featured in Embark, July 2019)—will soon have a historical novel called Shadow of the Moon, about the 1878 solar eclipse, published by Wild Rose Press. Congratulations, Edward!

A. D. Metcalfe—author of STREET (featured in Embark, October 2020)—has had a short story called “Forgettable” published in the British journal Close to the Bone. Congratulations, A. D.!

Katherine A. Sherbrooke’s novel about the 19th-century feminist and abolitionist Lucy Stone, Leaving Coy’s Hill (featured in Embark in April 2020 and published in 2021 by Pegasus Books), has won Honors in the annual Massachusetts Book Award contest. Her next novel, The Hidden Life of Aster Kelly, will be coming out in April 2023, again from Pegasus Books. Many congratulations, Kathy!

Jessica Bryant Klagmann—author of ARCHITECTS OF A BETTER EXISTENCE (featured in Embark, October 2022)—has sold another novel, tentatively titled Your Echo on the Waves, to Lake Union Publishing, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, for publication in January 2024. Congratulations, Jessica!

Amy Mattes has sold her novel Late September (featured in Embark, April 2020), about a bi-curious tomboy and misunderstood skateboarder who leaves behind her small-town life for a fresh start in Montréal, to the Canadian publishing house Nightwood Editions. The novel will be released in Spring of 2024. Congratulations, Amy!

Jonathan Page’s novel Blue Woman (featured in Embark, April 2020), about a fictional 20th-century Welsh artist, has been published by Weatherglass Books. Jonathan has now signed with literary agent Cara Lee Simpson at Peters, Fraser & Dunlop in London. Additionally, his short story “Fear and Trembling” was chosen for publication in this year’s Rhys Davies Short Story Anthology. Excellent news all around, Jonathan!

Maggie Hill has sold her novel Hoops (featured in Embark, April 2022), about a girl in the 1970s who finds confidence and direction by playing on a women’s basketball team, to SparkPress, a division of SparkPoint Studio, for publication in the spring of 2024. She also has a short story called “Only the Drunk Can Sleep” forthcoming in the premier issue of The Lakeshore Review. Congratulations, Maggie!

Cheryl Walsh’s novel Unequal Temperament (featured in Embark, April 2022), about a woman’s carefully balanced life of music, meteorology, and marriage, was the first winner of the Buffalo Books Fiction Prize and will be published in 2023. Cheryl has also been chosen as one of five debut authors to feature in this year’s Debutante Ball. Wonderful news, Cheryl!

Beth Ford—author of HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN (featured in Embark, October 2019)—has had a flash-fiction piece called “The Train” published in The Bluebird Word and a short story called “The Hoard” published in Thin Air Magazine. Congratulations, Beth!

Terri Paul—author of ALMOST AMERICAN (featured in Embark, January 2020)—had had a poem called “Stills” featured in The Aurora Journal, and two more of her poems will be published in the upcoming months: “The Open Road” in Better Than Starbucks and “Standby” in Beyond Words. Fantastic news, Terri!

B. B. Garin—author of CHEMICAL CITY (featured in Embark, October 2018)—has had a short story selected for Penumbric Magazine’s Best Of Anthology for 2022. The story, called “The Teaseller,” is set in the same world as Chemical City. Congratulations, B. B.!

Elizabeth Bell’s novel Necessary Sins (featured in Embark, July 2017), about a young man who becomes a conflicted priest in antebellum South Carolina, is now an unabridged audiobook performed by Dallin Bradford. You can find Necessary Sins and its three sequels, the complete Lazare Family Saga, on all audiobook platforms, including Audible. Wonderful news, Elizabeth!

Peter W. Fong—author of THE LIFE OF HUAI LI (featured in Embark, January 2018)—has had a new novel for children and adults, The Coconut Crab, published by Green Writers Press. Congratulations, Peter!

Bill Mesce Jr.—author of Median Gray (featured in Embark in July 2017 and later published by Willow River Press)—will release a romantic mystery called Lucidity, the second in an ongoing series, in December, under the pen-name Aja Holland. He was also part of the creative team for Third Act, a collection of profiles of people who, late in life, pursued long-deferred dreams, due out from Princeton Architectural Press in November. Lastly, his new collection of essays about the movies, Reel Change Take Two, is due out from BearManor Media in January. Fantastic news on all fronts, Bill!

August 2022

Michael Gaspeny’s novel A Postcard from the Delta (first featured in Embark, April 2019) will be published by the Livingston Press at the University of West Alabama in December 2022. The novel is a coming-of-age story in which the blues, football, and racial hatred combine in a dramatic explosion in the Mississippi Delta. You can pre-order a copy here. Congratulations, Michael!

Karen Wilfrid—author of WAITING FOR THE REAL JAMES (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has sold her middle-grade novel Just Lizzie, at auction, to Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. It will be published in the fall of 2023. This is wonderful news, Karen!

Sandra Miller—author of What the River Said (featured in Embark, April 2018, under the title The Journey Itself and published by the University of Nevada Press in 2021)—has another novel coming out from the same press: Out of Patients, a humorous look at physician burn-out and workplace drama in the medical world. Many congratulations, Sandra!

June 2022

Janet Garber—author of The Paris Novel (featured in Embark, July 2018, and due to be published in April 2023)—has had a story called “Strong Women Picking Up the Pieces” published in Jewish Women of Words, an Australian journal, and a flash-fiction piece called “Hanging Tough” published in CommuterLit, a Canadian publication. Great news, Janet!

Grace Marcus—author of Visible Signs (featured in Embark, January 2019, and published by TouchPoint Press in May 2022)—has had a short story called “Blue Hydrangea” published in the magazine Carolina Woman. Congratulations, Grace!

Roger Collins’ speculative novel Cities of Glass (featured in Embark, October 2019) has been published by All Things That Matter Press! The novel tells the story of a future Golden Age of Transparency, in which Fitima Anueche, an Afro-Caribbean astrophysicist, battles mysterious outbreaks of anarchy that threaten her world. You can purchase a copy here. Many congratulations, Roger!

May 2022

Yuval Atias’s novel The Seer (featured in Embark, October 2021)—an urban fantasy about a teenager who discovers that she comes from a family of shape-shifters—will soon be released by one of the largest publishing houses in Israel, Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir, in the Hebrew language. Wonderful news, Yuval!

Dina Goldberg—author of Nermina’s Chance (featured in Embark, January 2019, and later published by Atmosphere Press)—has partnered with the Boston NGO Most Mira, whose focus is peace-building. This August, she will travel to Bosnia to take part in Most Mira’s annual “Project on Peace-Building.” A portion of all sales from Nermina’s Chance will be donated directly to Most Mira. In addition, Dina is creating an ongoing series of interviews with survivors of the 1992-95 war in Bosnia, which she will collect in a forthcoming book. Bosnian news outlet Bosna Global has published the most recent story, “Thirty Years Beyond War in Bosnia: A Family’s Severed Branches.” Many congratulations on all of this laudable work, Dina!

Pamela Gwyn Kripke—author of AT THE SEAMS (featured in Embark, April 2022)—has had a short story called “The Suitor” published in the Spring 2022 issue of Book of Matches. Congratulations, Pamela!

April 2022

Sheila Myers’ novel The Truth of Who You Are (featured in Embark, April 2020)—about a boy who grows up in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and then, as an adult in the 1930s, helps to transform the region into a National Park—is being published by Black Rose Writing and is available for purchase here. Wonderful news, Sheila!

Alix Christie’s novel The Shining Mountains (featured in Embark, July 2019) will be published by High Road Books, an imprint of the University of New Mexico Press, in the spring of 2023. Many congratulations, Alix!

Siân Griffiths—author of Scrapple (featured in Embark in January 2018 and published by Braddock Avenue Books in 2020)—has had a story called “The Win-Loss Columns” published in the Fall/Winter 2021 issue of the Colorado Review. Her essay collection, The Sum of Her Parts, is now available from the University of Georgia Press as a part of their Crux series in Creative Nonfiction. Congratulations, Siân!

Hesse Phillips—author of LIGHTBORNE (featured in Embark, January 2020)—was a finalist in the Irish Writers Centre’s Novel Fair in February, which led to her signing with literary agent Brian Langan of Storyline Literary in County Meath, Ireland. Many congratulations to both of you!

B. B. Garin—author of CHEMICAL CITY (featured in Embark, October 2018)—has signed with literary agent Ali Herring of Spencerhill Associates. In addition, she has had short stories published in Palooka, freeze frame fiction, and Penumbric. The story in Penumbric, called “The Teaseller,” is set in the same world as CHEMICAL CITY. This is all fantastic news, B. B.!

Terri Lewis—author of BEHOLD THE BIRD IN FLIGHT (featured in Embark, April 2021)—has been named a finalist for the Missouri Review‘s Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize, for a non-fiction piece. Congratulations, Terri!

Jo Anne Braithwaite—author of BLACK RANDALL (featured in Embark, April 2020)—has signed with literary agent Martin Shaw of Shaw Literary. Wonderful news for both of you!

Maury Zeff’s novel OFF MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD (featured in Embark, July 2018) has won the 2021 Clark-Gross Award in the Novel, given out by San Francisco State University. In addition, his play Merchant of Stratford, which imagines William Shakespeare as an Elizabethan gangster, will be performed at the Jewish Ensemble Theater in Michigan in June, and his story collection When We Talk About Time Travel is a finalist for the 2022 Acacia Fiction Prize from Kallisto Gaia Press. This is all excellent news, Maury!

Terri Paul—author of ALMOST AMERICAN (featured in Embark, January 2020)—has had another chapter of the same novel, “Mrs. Shylock,” published in the Wilderness House Literary Review. Her poem “A Brief History of Brevoort Park” was published last December in The Trouvaille Review and then reprinted in Voices of the Real 6 (from Poetry is Life Publishers). Her poem “Stills” will appear this spring in the Aurora Journal. Congratulations on all these achievements, Terri!

Grace Marcus’s novel Visible Signs (featured in Embark, January 2019)—about an American nun in the 1970s who leaves her convent to practice her faith in the outside world—will be released by TouchPoint Press at the end of May. It is available for pre-order here. Fantastic news, Grace!

Donna Marie West—author of THE TIMES OF MY LIFE (featured in Embark, January 2020)—has had her latest novel, The Mud Man, published by Manta Press. It is available for purchase here. Congratulations, Donna!

Janet Garber’s novel The French Lover’s Wife (featured in Embark as THE PARIS NOVEL in July 2018)—about an American woman who discovers that Paris and her French husband are not all that she imagined—will be published in April 2023 by She Writes Press. Congratulations, Janet!

James A. Ross’s crime novel Coldwater Confession—sequel to Coldwater Revenge (featured in Embark in October 2017 and published by Level Best Books in April 2021)—will be released by Level Best Books later this month. It is available for pre-order here. Congratulations, Jim!

Kenneth Robbins—author of SKUNK: AN AMERICAN LIFE FROM CONCEPTION TO COMMENCEMENT (featured in Embark, April 2018)—is having a novel called Three Hiroshimas published by Adelaide Books later this month. Wonderful news, Kenneth!

Andrea Caswell—author of ESCAPE FROM PROVIDENCE (featured in Embark, October 2018)—had a poem called “Mont Blanc” published in MicroLit Almanac in March. She also participated in a video project for a new edition of Charles Baudelaire’s Flowers of Evil, translated by Aaron Poochigan and published by Liveright Books, a division of W. W. Norton; video readings are available here. This is all great news, Andrea!

Sharon LaCour—author of DOLORES COUVILLON (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has had a flash-fiction piece published in Apple in the Dark, an essay in Chicken Soup for the Soul, and a story that was named as a finalist for the J. F. Powers Short Story Prize in the journal Dappled Things. Congratulations on all this good news, Sharon!

Scott Lipanovich’s The Golden Ceiling—sequel to The Lost Coast (featured in Embark in April 2021 and later published by Encircle Publications)—will be released in July, again by Encircle. Many congratulations, Scott!

Bill Mesce Jr.—author of Median Gray (featured in Embark in July 2017 and later published by Willow River Press)—has published a romantic mystery called Original Sins under the pen-name Aja Holland. Excellent news, Bill!

February 2022

Heather McClean’s novel THE ABSENCE OF COLOR (featured in Embark, April 2021)—about a Black woman struggling with the anguish of grief after her son is murdered by police officers—has been named one of three finalists in Simon & Schuster’s First Novel Contest. Many congratulations, Heather!

December 2021

Grace Marcus’s novel Visible Signs (featured in Embark, January 2019) will now be published by TouchPoint Press in the summer of 2022. The novel is about an American nun in the 1970s who leaves her convent to practice her faith in the outside world. Congratulations, Grace!

November 2021

Scott Lipanovich’s mystery The Lost Coast (featured in Embark, April 2021)—about murder, politics, and corruption in northern California—was published in July by Encircle Publications: you can purchase a copy here. The same publishing house will release two sequels, The Golden Ceiling and Lake in the Sky, as well as a short story called “Moonlight,” in the next two years. Fantastic news, Scott!

October 2021

Gracie Bialecki—author of PARIS NIGHTS (featured in Embark, October 2020)—has had an essay published in Catapult about travel bans and expat familial woes, entitled “Reaching for My Family—And My French Not-Husband.” Congratulations, Gracie!

Terri Paul—author of ALMOST AMERICAN (featured in Embark, January 2020)—has had a bevy of poems published recently! “Artifact,” “Thread,” and “G-Harmony” appeared in the May online version of Our Poetry Archive. “The Other Side of the Wall” is on the Poetica Magazine website and was selected for their print version (November 2021) as well. “Osteoporosis” was included in the anthology Realm of Emotions (October 2021), published by Poet’s Choice. Finally, “A Brief History of Brevoort Park” won the 2021 A Mother’s Love Contest sponsored by Poetry Is Life Publishers. This is all wonderful news, Terri!

Jo-Anne Rosen—author of A MAP OF THE MIND (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had a short story called “Transit Visa to Redemption” published in The Write Launch. Congratulations, Jo-Anne!

Ari Honarvar’s novel A Girl Called Rumi (featured in Embark, October 2019), about a successful spiritual advisor whose Iranian childhood continues to haunt her, was published by Forest Avenue Press in September. You can read some rave reviews and purchase a copy here! Many congratulations, Ari!

Karen Wilfrid—author of WAITING FOR THE REAL JAMES (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has signed with literary agent Lauren Scovel at the Laura Gross Literary Agency with her novel Just Lizzie. Fantastic news, Karen!

Peter W. Fong—author of THE LIFE OF HUAI LI (featured in Embark, January 2018)—has published a piece called “The Messenger from Heaven” in Politics/Letters and a piece called “Bedload” in Litro Magazine. Both were excerpts from a longer manuscript, ROWING TO BAIKAL, which describes his leadership of the first ever scientific expedition from the headwaters of Mongolia’s Delgermörön River to Russia’s Lake Baikal. His new novel for children and adults, The Coconut Crab, is forthcoming from Green Writers Press. Thrilling news on all fronts, Peter!

Sheila Myers’ novel The Truth of Who You Are (featured in Embark, February 2020) will be published by Black Rose Writing in April 2022. Many congratulations, Sheila!

Arthur Powers—author of SHADOW COMPANION (featured in Embark, July 2019)—had a collection of short stories set in Brazil, Padre Raimundo’s Army, published by Wiseblood Books in July. Congratulations, Arthur!

Siân Griffiths—author of Scrapple (featured in Embark, January 2018, and published by Braddock Avenue Books in 2020)—will have a collection of essays entitled The Sum of Her Parts published by the University of Georgia Press in the spring of 2022. Wonderful news, Siân!

Sharon LaCour—author of DOLORES COUVILLON (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has an essay coming out on November 2nd in Chicken Soup for the Soul, as well as a flash-fiction piece coming out in Apple in the Dark, an online journal. Congratulations, Sharon!

Robert Garner McBrearty’s novel THE WILD CHILD (featured in Embark, April 2019) was a finalist for the 2021 Elixir Press Fiction Award. He also has stories forthcoming in Fiction, Bayou Magazine, and Flash Fiction Magazine, and Some Short Stories will produce a video reading of a story of his that originally appeared in The Missouri Review. Excellent news all around, Robert!

Sarah Warburton’s novel Once Two Sisters (featured in Embark, January 2019)—a thriller about a dangerous bond between two estranged siblings—was published by Crooked Lane Books in 2020. Her second book, another thriller called You Can Never Tell, came out this past August, also from Crooked Lane Books. You can purchase a copy of the new book here. Congratulations on both achievements, Sarah!

Sandra Miller—author of THE JOURNEY ITSELF (featured in Embark, April 2018)—had her fourth novel published by the University of Nevada Press in September 2021. This novel, called Where No One Should Live, is set in Phoenix and addresses public health, residency training, undocumented neighbors, aging parents, and the personal lives of physicians. You can purchase a copy here. Fantastic news, Sandra!

Dallas Woodburn—author of GHOST FINGERS (featured in Embark, January 2018)—recently learned that her debut novel, The Best Week That Never Happened, has been awarded the Grand Prize in the Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction, sponsored by Chanticleer Book Reviews. Her second YA novel, Thanks, Carissa, For Ruining My Life, will be released by Immortal Works in February 2022. Many congratulations, Dallas!

Sucharita Dutta-Asane—author of MEMORIES OF TOMORROW (featured in Embark, October 2020)—has had a short story called “The Silence of Falling Snow” published in RIC Journal, which is based in both Paris and Jaipur. Congratulations, Sucharita!

Cathy Cruise—author of TRACE MOUNTAIN (featured in Embark, January 2020)—has had a short story called “Single Family Home” published by Fiction Attic. Congratulations, Cathy!

Donna Marie West—author of THE TIMES OF MY LIFE (featured in Embark, January 2020)—will have a novel called Blood Connections (the sequel to her debut novel, Next in Line) published by Random Evolved Media this coming winter. Excellent news, Donna!

September 2021

Jim Ross’s crime novel Coldwater Revenge (featured in Embark in October 2017 and published by Level Best Books in April 2021) has won an array of prizes! These include the Firebird Book Award for legal thrillers; the American Fiction Award for Mystery/Suspense: Hard-boiled/Crime; Finalist in the Mystery-Legal category for the Readers Favorite Book Award; and a Paris Book Festival Honorable Mention for General Fiction. Many congratulations, Jim!

C. Matthew Smith’s book Twentymile (featured in Embark, April 2021) will be released on November 19, 2021, and can be pre-ordered now from Latah Books! The novel is a complex thriller set in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and explores, among other themes, humanity’s troubled relationship with nature and the true ownership of land. Congratulations, Matt!

July 2021

Janet Garber—author of THE PARIS NOVEL (featured in Embark, July 2018)—has had several pieces accepted for publication recently: “How to Appease a Sports Fanatic” in BoomerCafe, “Shishkosh” in Confetti Magazine, “An Obscure Talent” in Changes in Life, and “Wild Dill Pickle Rides Again” in Read650. Congratulations on all of these achievements, Janet!

Grace Marcus has sold her novel Visible Signs (featured in Embark, January 2019) to Family of Light, a publisher focusing on books by military veterans and their families. The novel is about an American nun in the 1970s who leaves her convent to practice her faith in the outside world; it will be published in May of 2022. Many congratulations, Grace!

Dina Greenberg is now publishing her novel Nermina’s Chance (featured in Embark, January 2019) through Atmosphere Press in October 2021. The novel tells the story of a woman’s flight from Bosnia and struggle with trauma during the Balkan War in 1992. Excellent news, Dina!

June 2021

Cathy Cruise—author of TRACE MOUNTAIN (featured in Embark, January 2020)—has had a short story called “And Now This” published in Fictive Dream. Congratulations, Cathy!

May 2021

Mary Portser—author of SQUAWK (featured in Embark, April 2018)—had a flash essay called “In Bristol” published in Hobartpulp this month. Congratulations, Mary!

Jonathan Page has sold his novel Blue Woman (first featured in Embark, April 2020) to the British publishing house Weatherglass Books. The book depicts the life of a fictional 20th-century Welsh artist, Rose Hartwood, and will be released in February 2022. Wonderful news, Jonathan!

Michael Gaspeny has sold his novel A Postcard from the Delta (first featured in Embark, April 2019) to the Livingston Press at the University of West Alabama. The novel is a coming-of-age story fusing the blues, football, and racial hatred into an explosion in the Mississippi Delta. It will be released in the Fall of 2022. Many congratulations, Michael!

April 2021

Andrea Caswell—author of ESCAPE FROM PROVIDENCE (featured in Embark, October 2018)—is a fiction editor at Cleaver Magazine and runs Cleaver’s Short Story Clinic, which offers one-on-one feedback on short stories of up to 5000 words. She also leads a weekly practice session called Weekend Writing, open to writers of all levels and genres. Enrollment is ongoing, and all are welcome. Thank you for these resources, Andrea!

Katherine A. Sherbrooke’s novel Leaving Coy’s Hill (featured in Embark, April 2020), about the life of 19th-century feminist and abolitionist Lucy Stone, will be published by Pegasus Books this May and is available for pre-order now. Congratulations, Kathy!

Terri Paul—author of ALMOST AMERICAN (featured in Embark, January 2020)—has had a short story called “Another Mouth” published in an anthology entitled The Roaring ’20s: A Decade of Stories. Additionally, three of her poems will appear in The Poetry Archive next month. Congratulations, Terri!

Arthur Powers—author of SHADOW COMPANION (featured in Embark, July 2019)—is having a collection of short stories set in Brazil published by Wiseblood Books in May 2021, under the title Padre Raimundo’s Army. Excellent news, Arthur!

Jenny Ferguson—author of THE INTERSECTION[S] (featured in Embark, July 2018)—has sold a YA novel called The Summer of Bitter & Sweet in a two-book deal to Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books. Fantastic news, Jenny!

Donna Marie West—author of THE TIMES OF MY LIFE (featured in Embark, January 2020)—has had a novel called Next in Line, about a woman mourning the death of her mother and a young man who claims to be the descendant of Christianity’s most sacred family, published by Random Evolved Media. Congratulations, Donna Marie

William Reichard—author of SUN, MOON, STARS (featured in Embark, January 2018)—has had a collection of prose poems called Our Delicate Barricades Downed published this month by Broadstone Books. Congratulations, William!

Sandra Miller’s novel The Journey Itself (featured in Embark, April 2018), about a woman working as a physician at the Grand Canyon, will be published by the University of Nevada Press under the title What the River Said, in May; it is currently available for pre-order. The same press will then release another of her novels, Where No One Should Live, about a physician’s residency training in downtown Phoenix during a brutally hot summer, in September 2021. Fantastic news on all counts, Sandra!

Sucharita Dutta-Asane—author of MEMORIES OF TOMORROW (featured in Embark, October 2020)—has had a short story called “Zeitgeist” published in a collection entitled Open Your Eyes: An Anthology on Climate Change, featuring poets and writers from across India. Wonderful news, Sucharita!

Janet Garber—author of THE PARIS NOVEL (featured in Embark, July 2018)—has had a short story called “The Port of Many Foibles” published in The Raven’s Perch. Congratulations, Janet!

P. K. Adams—author of THE GREENEST BRANCH (featured in Embark, October 2017, and now available for purchase)—has had her novel Silent Water, the first in a historical mystery series about the royal court in 16th-century Cracow, translated into Polish as Ciche wody. The original English version is available now, and the translation will be released in May of 2021.  Congratulations, P. K.!

Louise Titchener—author of MURDER MOUNTAIN (featured in Embark, January 2020, and now available for purchase)—has now released the sixth book in this series of historical mysteries set in 19th-century America; the latest entry is titled Fatal Flowers. Congratulations, Louise!

Jim Ross’s novel Coldwater Revenge (featured in Embark, October 2017), a mystery set in a small town in upstate New York, will be released by Level Best Books on April 27, 2021, and is currently available for pre-order. Congratulations, Jim!

Peter Selgin’s novel Duplicity, published in December of 2020, was nominated for a slew of awards, including the Disquiet Literary Prize, the Georgia Author of the Year Award the Foreword Indie Award, the Big Other Book Award, the Elixir Book Prize, the Steel Toe Books Prize, and the Craft First Chapter Contest. Many congratulations, Peter!

P. K. Adams—author of THE GREENEST BRANCH (featured in Embark, October 2017, and now available for purchase)—has had her novel Silent Water, the first in a historical mystery series about the royal court in 16th-century Cracow, translated into Polish as Ciche wody. The original English version is available now, and the translation will be released in May of 2021.  Congratulations, P. K.!

Louise Titchener—author of MURDER MOUNTAIN (featured in Embark, January 2020, and now available for purchase)—has now released the sixth book in this series of historical mysteries set in 19th-century America; the latest entry is titled Fatal Flowers. Congratulations, Louise!

Stephanie Smith has sold her novel The Mortal Light (featured in Embark, October 2018, under the title STILL ICE) to Adelaide Books; it will come out in the winter of 2022. She also has another novel forthcoming from the same press, titled Strange Grace. Wonderful news, Stephanie!

February 2021

Claire Ibarra’s novel Fragile Saints (featured in Embark, July 2018) has been published by Adelaide Books and is available for purchase now! The novel tells the story of a woman who travels from America to her family’s ancestral farm in Peru, where she makes transformative discoveries about her family, her past, and herself. Many congratulations, Claire!

October 2020

Amy Mattes—author of LATE SEPTEMBER (featured in Embark, April 2020)—has signed with literary agent Chelene Knight of Transatlantic Agency. Congratulations to both of you!

Jo-Anne Rosen—author of A MAP OF THE MIND (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had three stories published this year: “At the Casino with Two Jacks,” in the Summer 2020 issue of Big City Lit; “Our Late Lamented Union,” in the Spring 2020 issue of Change Seven; and “Anna’s Hummingbird,” in the Flash Fiction Magazine on May 16, 2020. Wonderful news, Jo-Anne!

Jonathan Freeman-Coppadge—author of THE WORLD IS MINE (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has an essay titled “Aspirations,” on the challenges of raising a preemie, coming out in What We Didn’t Expect: Personal Stories about Premature Birth, published by Melville House. Congratulations, Jonathan!

Emily Wortman-Wunder—author of TERRAIN VAGUE (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has an essay coming out in Guernica this month and was accepted for an Aldo & Estella Leopold Writing Residency at Mi Casita in New Mexico. Congratulations, Emily!

Elizabeth Gonzalez James’s novel Mona at Sea (featured in Embark, April 2019) will be published by the Santa Fe Writers Project next year and is available for pre-order now! The novel tells the story of a young college graduate who finds herself unemployed and living with her parents in the midst of the 2008 financial crisis. Many congratulations on this upcoming publication, Elizabeth!

Peter Selgin—author of THE WATER MASTER (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has had three essays on obscure or neglected classics published in CRAFT. Two more of his essays are forthcoming in the same journal, and a sixth, called “A Matter of Perspective,” was just published in Transformations. His novel Duplicity will be published by Serving House Books in December; the novel was among the finalists for the 2020 Elixir Press Fiction Award. Congratulations on this array of good news, Peter!

Nancy Kilgore’s novel Bitter Magic (first featured in Embark in July 2019) will be published by Sunbury Press in August 2021. The novel is based on the true story of confessed witch Isobel Gowdie in seventeenth-century Scotland. Many congratulations, Nancy!

Robert Garner McBrearty—author of THE WILD CHILD (featured in Embark, April 2019)—has had new stories published in The Greensboro Review and the Journal of Compressed Literary Arts, a flash-fiction piece called “Lost on the West Highland Way” published in Exposition Review, and a story forthcoming in Fiction Magazine. Wonderful news, Robert!

Arthur Powers—author of SHADOW COMPANION (featured in Embark, July 2019)—has had a story titled “All Things Visible and Invisible” published in the September 2020 issue of The Windhover, and his story “Carmelucia” will be published in Dappled Things in October 2020. The second edition of his novella The Book of Jotham, winner of the 2012 Tuscany Novella Prize, was just issued by Full Quiver Publishing. Congratulations on all this good news, Arthur!

Devin Thomas O’Shea—author of VEILED PROPHET (featured in Embark, January 2020)—spoke about the novel on the TrueAnon podcast in July 2020. He’s also had an essay published in Current Affairs and a short story called “St. Roch’s Dog” published in CHEAP POP. Congratulations, Devin!

Bill Mesce Jr.—author of Median Gray (featured in Embark, July 2017, and now published by Willow River Press)—has written a stage collaboration with Los Angeles TV writer Stephen Harper called “Black Lives / Blue Lives,” which has transitioned to virtual performances and is sponsored in part by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Humanities. Congratulations, Bill!

September 2020

Katherine A. Sherbrooke’s novel Leaving Coy’s Hill (first featured in Embark, April 2020) will be published in hardcover by Pegasus Books in the summer of 2021. Many congratulations on this excellent news, Kathy!

Dina Goldberg—author of NERMINA’S CHANCE (featured in Embark, January 2019)—has had a humor piece called “Hi, This Is Your Neighbor” published on Scoundrel Time. Congratulations, Dina!

Laura Wareck—author of THE COLOR READER (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has signed with literary agent Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Congratulations to both Laura and Jemiscoe on this wonderful news!

August 2020

Bill Mesce’s novel Median Gray (first featured in Embark, July 2017) has been published by Willow River Press, an imprint of Between the Lines Publishing, and is now available for purchase on Amazon. The novel received an Individual Grant Fellowship Award from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Wonderful news, Bill!

July 2020

Janet Garber—author of THE PARIS NOVEL (featured in Embark, July 2018)—had a short story called “Creation, Inc.” published in The Raven’s Perch and another story, called “Stranger on the Plane,” published in Coffin Bell, both in May 2020. Additionally, she had an essay called “Call Me Tante” published in Read650‘s True Stories of Love, Latkes and L’Chaim in February 2020, and another essay, “Family Values,” accepted by Boomer Café in May 2020. Lastly, her poem “Trees in a Hurricane” was published in the literary journal Tiny Seed in August 2020. Congratulations on all this good news, Janet!

Anna Scotti—author of L.A. WINTER (featured in Embark, January 2018)—has won the 2020 Lightscatter Press Prize, for her collection of poetry Bewildered by All This Broken Sky. The collection will be published in early 2021. Congratulations, Anna!

June 2020

Dina Greenberg has signed a contract with Propertius Press for the publication of her novel NERMINA’S CHANCE (first featured in Embark, January 2019). The novel, about a Bosnian refugee who flees from her homeland during the Balkan War in 1992, will be released in 2021. Dina has also had a poem entitled “All That We Hear en Los Estados Unidos” published in the June 2020 issue of Chronogram Magazine and another poem, “Prayer for a Pandemic,” accepted by Please See Me, an online journal sponsored by the Center for Healthcare Narratives, for publication in July 2020. Congratulations on all this wonderful news, Dina!

Steven Smith has now published his novel The Great Disruption (first featured in Embark, July 2019), which describes the apocalyptic aftermath of a plague that kills 99.99% of humanity. You can find it here, on Amazon. Fantastic news, Steven!

May 2020

Devin Thomas O’Shea—author of VEILED PROPHET (featured in Embark, January 2020)—has had a short story called “Trillion-Dollar Guillotine” published in the latest issue of Boulevard. Congratulations, Devin!

April 2020

Anna Scotti—author of L.A. WINTER (featured in Embark, January 2018)—will have a poem called “Whisk” published in an upcoming issue of The New Yorker. Congratulations, Anna!

Cathy Cruise—author of TRACE MOUNTAIN (featured in Embark, January 2020)—has had a short story called “Gently Used” published in Wordrunner’s Onward anthology. Congratulations, Cathy!

Marylee MacDonald—author of THE VERMILION SEA (featured in Embark, January 2019)—has had a short-story collection called Body Language published by Grand Canyon Press. These twelve stories present characters in the grip of love, guardedness, regret, anxiety, and fear. Grand Canyon Press has also published her nonfiction book Small Presses & Independent Publishers, designed to help unagented writers find more ways to publish their books. Congratulations and thank you, Marylee!

Siân Griffiths’ novel Scrapple (featured in Embark, January 2018) is being published by Braddock Avenue Books! The novel tells the story of a fifteen-year-old boy from Oregon trying to find a place for himself in his family’s new home of Philadelphia. You can pre-order a copy here. In addition, Siân’s short fiction chapbook, The Heart Keeps Faulty Time, is now available from Bull City Press. This is all wonderful news, Siân!

Sandra Miller’s trilogy of novels about a woman working as a physician at the Grand Canyon, published by the University of Nevada Press and beginning with The Color of Rock (released in November 2019), will continue with a second novel (forthcoming in September 2020) and concluding with The Journey Itself (forthcoming in Spring 2021 and first featured in Embark, April 2018). Congratulations, Sandra!

Jim Ross has just signed a three-book contract with Level Best Publishing for a mystery series. The first book in the series, Coldwater Revenge, was first featured in Embark, October 2017, and will be released in April 2021. The next two books will be published in April 2022 and 2023 respectively. Moreover, his historical novel Hunting Teddy Roosevelt, about an attempted assassination of Teddy Roosevelt while he was on safari in Africa, is due out from Regal House Publishing on June 12, 2020; pre-ordering is available here. Congratulations on all counts, Jim!

Michael Gaspeny—author of A POSTCARD FROM THE DELTA (featured in Embark, April 2019)—had a short story called “The God Box” published in the online journal storySouth last fall. In addition, his poem “The Street Where You Lived” won second place in the 2019 Flyleaf Books Poetry Contest, leading to a reading in Chapel Hill. Finally, his third chapbook, The Tyranny of Questions, is now available from Unicorn Press. Fantastic news, Michael!

Stephanie Smith—author of STILL ICE (featured in Embark, October 2018)—is expecting her novel Asteroidea to be released by Adelaide Books on October 1, 2020. Congratulations, Stephanie!

Cathy Adams—author of WOODY (featured in Embark, July 2018)—has had two stories published recently: “Hannah’s Habit” (April 7, 2020) in Litro and “All the Wrong Things” in The Saturday Evening Post (February 15, 2020). Congratulations, Cathy!

Claire Ibarra’s novel Fragile Saints, featured in Embark in July 2018, will be published in early 2021 by Adelaide Books. Excellent news, Claire!

Rebecca Wurtz—author of THE MAPMAKER’S BODY (featured in Embark, January 2019)—is having a short story called “The Third Story” published in the Bellevue Literary Review (Issue, 38, Spring 2020). She was also a finalist in the 2020 Mighty River Short Story Contest held by the Big Muddy Literary Review, with “The River and the Change It Brings.” Congratulations, Rebecca!

March 2020

Anna Scotti—author of L.A. WINTER (featured in Embark, January 2018)—has had her first young-adult novel published by Texas Review Press! The novel is called Big and Bad and is available from Barnes & Noble and many other sellers. Many congratulations, Anna!

February 2020

Kathleen Tyler—author of PEACE RIVER (featured in Embark, July 2018)—has won the 2019 Cypress & Pine Fiction Prize awarded by Yellow Flag Press with her collection of short stories What Shadows Eat. Congratulations, Kathleen!

January 2020

Beth Ford—author of HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN (featured in Embark, October 2019)—has had a short story called “Matryoshka Dolls” published in the new issue of The Scores. Congratulations, Beth!

Cathy Cruise—author of TRACE MOUNTAIN (featured in Embark, January 2020)—has had a flash-fiction story called “Bring It“ published in the Vestal Review. Wonderful news, Cathy!

Elizabeth Bell—author of Necessary Sins (released last year and featured in Embark, July 2017)—has now released the second novel in the Lazare Family Saga, Lost Saints. You can learn more about the book and purchase a copy here. Many congratulations, Elizabeth!

Marylee MacDonald—author of THE VERMILION SEA (featured in Embark, January 2019)—has won the Tallahassee Writers’ Seven Hills fiction prize, and the story will be featured in their forthcoming anthology. She has also had a story accepted by an anthology in Great Britain published by the Willesden Herald, and on April 17 her new short story collection, Body Language, will be coming out. Congratulations on all this good news, Marylee!

Maury Zeff—author of OFF MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD (featured in Embark, July 2018)—had a story entitled “Violeta, Violeta” published in bosque last month. The story was nominated for a 2020 Pushcart Prize by the editors. Congratulations, Maury!

B. B. Garin—author of CHEMICAL CITY (featured in Embark, October 2018)—has had an echapbook, New Songs for Old Radios, published by Wordrunner Press; it is available on Kindle and Smashwords.  One of the stories from the collection, “Ashes Hit the Floor,” is a 2020 Pushcart nominee. Congratulations, B. B.!

Sarah Warburton’s novel Once Two Sisters (featured in Embark, January 2019) has been sold in a two-book deal to Crooked Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Wonderful news, Sarah!

Siân Griffiths—author of SCRAPPLE (featured in Embark, January 2018)—recently learned that her story “An Imaginary Number,” first published in Monkeybicycle, has been selected for Best Microfiction 2020. She has also had several other recent publications: “California, or Something to Do with the West” (poetry) in the Fall 2019 issue of Epoch; “Ankle” (creative nonfiction) in Pithead Chapel; and “Idaho, 1994” (creative nonfiction) in 7×7’s special issue Legislating Bodies. Congratulations on all of these achievements, Siân!

Ross West—author of THE iCON (featured in Embark, October 2018)—has had two essays recently published: “Out with the Old, In with the Newspeak” appeared in The Satirist, while “Elephant Man: Notes on Science, Salvation, and the End of the World” was in Unearthed, the literary journal from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Congratulations on both publications, Ross!

Jo-Anne Rosen—author of A MAP OF THE MIND (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had a short piece of historical fiction, “The Emperor’s Cloak,” published in The Copperfield Review (November 2019). Congratulations, Jo-Anne!

John Califano—author of JOHNNY BOY (featured in Embark, April 2019)—has had another excerpt from the same novel, “Treasure Map to Success,” published in Adelaide Literary Magazine. Congratulations, John!

Derek Heckman—author of A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO COMING BACK FROM THE DEAD (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had a story published in Teacher Voice, an anthology of writing by teachers recently released by Malarkey Books. Excellent news, Derek!

Kenneth Robbins—author of SKUNK: AN AMERICAN LIFE FROM CONCEPTION TO COMMENCEMENT (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has a one-act play, In Silence, scheduled for a two-performance run at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, in April, 2020. Congratulations, Kenneth!

Bill Mesce’s novel Median Gray (featured in Embark, July 2017) is scheduled for publication this summer by Between the Lines Books. He also has a collection of essays, entitled The Screenwriter’s Notebook: Reflections, Analyses, and Chalk Talks on the Craft and Business of Writing for the Movies, scheduled for a March release from Serving House Books. Congratulations on both of these upcoming publications, Bill!

Arthur Powers—author of SHADOW COMPANION (featured in Embark, July 2019)—has had a volume of poems set in Brazil, entitled Sketches / Rio de Janeiro, published by Finishing Line Press. Congratulations, Arthur!

Dina Greenberg—author of NERMINA’S CHANCE (featured in Embark, January 2019)—has a hybrid flash-fiction piece entitled “Something Carried” forthcoming in Crack the Spine. This story is part of a novella in flash. Congratulations, Dina!

November 2019

P. K. Adams has sold the audiobook rights for her historical novel The Greenest Branch (featured in Embark, October 2017) to Tantor Media! The audiobook will come out in the spring of 2020. Wonderful news, P. K.!

Jill Yonit Goldberg—author of AFTER WE DROWNED (featured in Embark, July 2019)—has written and produced a short film called Homeland with animator and director Farzin Farzaneh. The film will soon be shown in the Festival Fotogenia in Mexico City and recently had its world premiere at the Film Miami Festival. Congratulations, Jill!

October 2019

Emily Wortman-Wunder—author of TERRAIN VAGUE (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has had a book of short stories, Not a Thing to Comfort You, published by the University of Iowa Press. The collection won this year’s Iowa Short Fiction Award. Many congratulations, Emily!

T. M. De Vos—author of YEAR OF WOMEN (featured in Embark, October 2017)—received the 2019 Pigeon Pages fiction prize, judged by Laura Sims, for her story “Dead Girl, Developing.” Congratulations, T. M.!

Elizabeth Gonzalez James’s novel Mona at Sea (featured in Embark, April 2019) has been shortlisted for this year’s SFWP Book Award, judged by Carmen Maria Machado! The novel will be published in the Spring of 2021 by the Santa Fe Writers Project. Congratulations, Elizabeth!

Kenneth Robbins—author of SKUNK: AN AMERICAN LIFE FROM CONCEPTION TO COMMENCEMENT (featured in Embark, April 2018)—had a new play, “The Tragedy of King Robert the First, a Comedy in one act,” included in the 12th Annual Shakespeare  Birthday Festival at Louisiana Tech University, as a staged reading. His one-person drama “The Audition” was performed at the Etcetera Theatre, London, by Iustina Nevel in July, 2018. Wonderful news, Kenneth!

Madelyn Bennett Edwards—author of Catfish (featured in Embark, October 2017)—published her third book, Sissy, in September. She will be going on book tours through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida in November and January. Her second book, Lilly, was published in 2018. You can find out more about all of her novels on her website. Congratulations on these publications, Madelyn!

Robert Garner McBrearty—author of THE WILD CHILD (featured in Embark, April 2019)—has had a collection of flash fiction entitled When I Can’t Sleep published by Matter Press; you can purchase it on Amazon here. Congratulations, Robert!

September 2019

Elizabeth Bell’s novel Necessary Sins (featured in Embark, July 2017), about a young man who becomes a conflicted priest in ante-bellum South Carolina, has now been released! You can learn more about the author at her website here and purchase a copy here. Congratulations, Elizabeth!

Derek Heckman—author of A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO COMING BACK FROM THE DEAD (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had a piece of flash fiction entitled “Bread Crumbs” published in Ellipsis Zine. Congratulations, Derek!

August 2019

Dina Greenberg will have a chapter of her novel NERMINA’S CHANCE (featured in Embark, January 2019) published in September in Halfway Down the Stairs. Congratulations, Dina!

Stephanie Smith—author of STILL ICE (featured in Embark, October 2018)—has signed a contract with Adelaide Books, which will be publishing her novel Asteroidea in the fall of 2020. Wonderful news, Stephanie!

Anna Scotti—author of L.A. WINTER (featured in Embark, January 2018)—has had a poem entitled “Where Babies Really Come From” published in The New Yorker.  Congratulations, Anna!

July 2019

Siân Griffiths—author of SCRAPPLE (featured in Embark, January 2018)—has had an essay entitled “Evening: Super Bowl XLVIII” published in Hobart, a piece of flash fiction entitled “An Imaginary Number” published in Monkeybicycle, and another piece of flash fiction, entitled “You Were Raised By a Dragon,” published in the Winter 2019 issue of Mid-American Review. Congratulations, Siân!

Andrea Caswell—author of ESCAPE FROM PROVIDENCE (featured in Embark, October 2018)—had an essay entitled “Lost and Found” published by New Mexico Review in May. Her essay “Revolution in the Making,” about fiber arts and resistance, was published this month by Atticus Review. She has also been accepted to the Sewanee Writers’ Conference 2019 for fiction. Congratulations, Andrea!

Sandra Miller’s novel The Color of Rock is being published by the University of Nevada Press; it will be released in November 2019. The novel is the first in a series set in the American Southwest, of which THE JOURNEY ITSELF (featured in Embark, April 2018) is the third. Fantastic news, Sandra!

Grace Marcus—author of VISIBLE SIGNS (featured in Embark, January 2019)—has signed with agent Tracy Crow of the Tracy Crow Literary Agency. Wonderful news, Grace!

Tom Hearron—author of THE SERPENTS OF PARADISE (featured in Embark, January 2019)—has an essay called “Home” coming out in Issue 15 of the literary magazine upstreet. Congratulations, Tom!

Elizabeth Gonzalez James—author of MONA AT SEA (featured in Embark, April 2019)—has a short story called “Children of a Careless God” coming out this December in the 2019 issue of The Idaho Review. Congratulations, Elizabeth!

Michael Gaspeny has had another chapter of A POSTCARD FROM THE DELTA (featured in Embark, April 2019) published, in the Summer 2019 issue of Brilliant Corners: A Journal of Jazz and Literature. It follows the protagonist Johnny Spink’s trip from the Ozarks to the Mississippi in pursuit of the Blues. Michael was also named as a finalist in this spring’s Thomas Wolfe Fiction Contest for his short story “The God Box.” Lastly, his chapbook Tyranny of Questions, a novel in verse, will be published by Unicorn Press next spring. Congratulations on all of these accomplishments, Michael!

Jo-Anne Rosen—author of A MAP OF THE MIND (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had an array of short fiction published in the last few months. “Our Happiness,” a short story, was included in The Write Spot, a print anthology, in May 2019. Her short story “I Found Your Leg” was featured in Spank the Carp, Pond 51 (June 1, 2019). A long short story, “The Good Samaritan,” was included in Issue 27 of The Write Launch in July 2019. And finally, “Liberating,” a piece of flash fiction, was reprinted on FlashFiction.net, on July 9, 2019. Many congratulations, Jo-Anne!

Ross West—author of THE iCON (featured in Embark, October 2018)—has had a satirical essay entitled “Make a Splash! Career Advantages of Taking a Dump on Joan Didion” published in Brevity’s Nonfiction Blog. Congratulations, Ross!

Robert Garner McBrearty—author of THE WILD CHILD (featured in Embark, April 2019)—has had a collection of flash fiction entitled When I Can’t Sleep accepted by Matter Press; it will be published later this year. He also has a new story called “Sarge and Hollings” in the Spring 2019 issue of Witness, a literary magazine published by the Black Mountain Institute at UNLV. Congratulations, Robert!

June 2019

Therese Doucet has sold her novel The Prisoner of the Castle of Enlightenment (featured in Embark, April 2019) to the publisher D. X. Varos. The book is scheduled to be released in February 2020. Congratulations, Therese!

May 2019

Karen Wilfrid—author of WAITING FOR THE REAL JAMES (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has had an essay called “Book Expo 2019: How I Met My Favorite Author” published in Publishers Weekly. Congratulations, Karen!

April 2019

Sarah Warburton—author of ONCE TWO SISTERS (featured in Embark, January 2019)—has signed with literary agent Melissa Jeglinski of The Knight Agency! In addition, she has had a short story called “Survival English” accepted for publication in the August 2019 issue of Oyster River Pages. Congratulations on finding representation, Sarah, as well as on the publication of your short story!

Meagan Lucas’s novel Song Birds and Stray Dogs—featured in Embark, July 2018—is being published by Main Street Rag in August and is now in pre-sales. You can order a discounted copy here. Congratulations, Meagan!

Janet Garber—author of THE PARIS NOVEL (featured in Embark, July 2018)—has had an essay published in The New York Times called “Filling in the Blanks.” Congratulations, Janet!

Emily Wortman-Wunder—author of TERRAIN VAGUE (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has work coming out soon in The Kenyon Review Online and Creative Nonfiction. In addition, her collection of short stories, Not a Thing to Comfort You, won the Iowa Short Fiction Award and will be coming out in the Fall of 2019. Wonderful news, Emily!

Robert Garner McBrearty—author of THE WILD CHILD (featured in Embark, April 2019)—has had a story called “In the Bar” read on stage by actor Brad Leland (whose film and TV credits include Friday Night Lights and Deepwater Horizon) at the Arts & Letters Live “Texas Bound” show at the Dallas Museum of Art on April 1, 2019. In addition, his short story “Sarge and Hollings” appears in the new issue of Witness. Congratulations on both accomplishments, Robert!

Sharon LaCour—author of DOLORES COUVILLON (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has had a story called “Sugar Cane” accepted for publication by Propertius Press in an anthology to come out in June. Congratulations, Sharon!

Salvatore Difalco’s new collection of short fiction, Minotaur and Other Stories, published by Truth Serum Press, is due out on May 3 and includes a version of the opening of ENTER NIGHT, which was featured in Embark, January 2019. Congratulations, Salvatore!

March 2019

Judith Haran—author of THE ICE-MAKER’S DAUGHTER (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had a story called “Forbidden Elegy” published in Persimmon Tree. Congratulations, Judith!

Janet Garber—author of THE PARIS NOVEL (featured in Embark, July 2018)—has had several stories published recently: “The Flap of a Single Wing” was Story of the Week (for February 12) in The TulipTree Review; “Memory Box” appears in the latest issue of The Neworld Review; and finally “O’ Brave New World” can be found in The RavensPerch. Congratulations on all of these achievements, Janet!

Grace Marcus—author of VISIBLE SIGNS (featured in Embark, January 2019)—has had a short story called “Grove of the Patriarchs” published in Me First Magazine. Congratulations, Grace!

February 2019

Ross West—author of THE iCON (featured in Embark, October 2018)—has had a short story called “A Leader of Men” published in Issue 47 of Spank the Carp. Congratulations, Ross!

January 2019

Mahmud Rahman—author of THE FICTION FACTORY (featured in Embark, October 2017)—has had a short story called “Dear Honourable Commissioner” published in Himal Southasian; the story focuses on a regulation imposed by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police requiring screenwriters to seek permission before depicting police characters. In addition, Mahmud’s personal essay “Crossing Borders, Mapping Tongues,” about his journey through languages, writing, and translation, has been featured in Papercuts, a publication of Desi Writers’ Lounge. Congratulations on both of these achievements, Mahmud!

 Dina Greenberg—author of NERMINA’S CHANCE (featured in Embark, January 2019)—has had a prose poem called “Boy, Bearing” published in the Fall/Winter 2018 issue of the Medical Literary Messenger (Virginia Commonwealth University). Her creative non-fiction piece “Once, I Used to Care About Lost Boys” will appear in the Spring 2019 Issue of Pembroke Magazine. Finally, her prose poem “Rooftop Stigmata” will appear in the Spring 2019 issue of Split Rock Review. Congratulations on all these accomplishments, Dina!

Jeffrey Perso’s novel Water Bodies (featured in Embark, July 2017) is being published by Black Rose Writing and will be released on March 7. Copies are available for pre-order through the publisher and on Amazon. Wonderful news, Jeffrey!

Mary Portser has signed with literary agent Chris Kepner of The Kepner Agency, who contacted her after reading the opening of her novel Squawk in the April 2018 issue of Embark. Congratulations to both Mary and Chris on this excellent news!

Bill Mesce’s novel MEDIAN GRAY (featured in Embark, July 2017) has been named a quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition. In addition, the Nov/Dec 2018 issue of Ragazine published his essay “The Magician’s Trick,” on John LeCarré and Sebastian Junger. The anthology Gateways: A Collection of New Writing from Alumni of the Fairleigh Dickinson University MFA in Creative Writing came out in December and included an excerpt from Bill’s 2015 novel A Cold and Distant Place. The anthology Triumph: Stories of Victories Great and Small comes out this month and includes Bill’s short story “Ante Meridiem.” Finally, his short story “10-11” will appear this spring on The Broken Plate. Congratulations on all this good news, Bill!

December 2018

Derek Heckman—author of A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO COMING BACK FROM THE DEAD (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had a story entitled “Eight Tips for Living with the Monster Under Your Bed” published by Wigleaf. Congratulations, Derek!

Andrea Caswell—author of ESCAPE FROM PROVIDENCE (featured in Embark, October 2018)—had a short story called “The House on Hemlock Lane” published in Issue 35.2 of Louisiana Literature in November 2018. Congratulations, Andrea!

November 2018

Judith Haran—author of THE ICE-MAKER’S DAUGHTER (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had an essay called “De-composure: A Meditation on Burial” published by The Dark Mountain Project. Congratulations, Judith!

Meagan Lucas has sold her novel Song Birds and Stray Dogs (featured in Embark, July 2018) to the Main Street Rag Publishing Company, which will publish the book this coming Spring. In addition, her short story “Voluntary Action” was chosen by Wiley Cash as a Judges Choice finalist in the 2018 fiction competition hosted by Still: The Journal and was published in their 28th issue. Wonderful news on both counts, Meagan!

Jo-Anne Rosen—author of A MAP OF THE MIND (featured in Embark, July 2017)—had a story called “Family Again” published in the Amsterdam Quarterly in September. In December, her story “Crossing Borders” will be published in the Winter 2018 issue of the Valparaiso Fiction Review. Congratulations, Jo-Anne!

October 2018

Sarah Pascarella—author of BENEFICIARIES (featured in Embark, October 2017—has had a short story called “Patty” published in the journal Booth. The story is an excerpt from a graphic novel that she is collaborating on with her uncle, Rick Stromoski. Congratulations, Sarah!

Emily Wortman-Wunder—author of TERRAIN VAGUE (featured in Embark, April 2018)—wrote a story called “Endangered Fish of the Colorado River” that has won the Conium Review’s Innovative Short Fiction Contest. It will be published in Volume 7 of the Review. She has also had essays accepted by the Cold Mountain Review and the Kenyon Review Online. Congratulations, Emily!

Siân Griffiths—author of SCRAPPLE (featured in Embark, January 2018)—has had a collection of short fiction entitled The Drum, Like the Heart, Keeps Faulty Time selected for publication by Bull City Press. The volume will be forthcoming in Spring 2020. Her essay “The Gun That Won the West” is featured in the current issue of Prairie Schooner. Lastly, one of her flash fictions, “Everyone Fails,” is forthcoming in Lost Balloon and will be released on October 24. Congratulations on all this good news, Siân!

Dallas Woodburn—author of GHOST FINGERS (featured in Embark, January 2018)—signed earlier this year with literary agent Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Group, who then sold her debut YA novel, The Best Week That Never Happened, to Month9Books! The novel is scheduled to be released in 2020. Congratulations on this wonderful news, Dallas!

Bill Mesce—author of MEDIAN GRAY (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has sold a collection of his short works, Tides, to Unsolicited Press. It will be published next year. Congratulations, Bill!

Jim Ross—author of COLDWATER REVENGE (featured in Embark, October 2017)—has just signed a contract with Regal House Publishing, which will be publishing his debut novel, a historical thriller titled Hunting Teddy Roosevelt. Congratulations on this achievement, Jim!

Carl Wooton—author of JULES AND MATTHEW (featured in Embark, October 2018)—has had a busy year. In August, he self-published Harmony’s Song and Other Stories, a collection of previously published pieces, two of which were recognized among the 100 Best Stories in American Magazines at the time of their publication. He also had three short stories published: “Across the Bed” and “Status Update” in Blue Lake Review, and “A Boy in the Woods” in the Scribes Valley Publishing anthology of new fiction, Take a Mind Trip. This month, a second chapter from his novel, entitled “Something Awful,” was accepted for publication by 34th Parallel Magazine. You can find out more about all of his publications on his website, carlwooton.com. Congratulations on these many accomplishments, Carl!

September 2018

Sharon LaCour—author of DOLORES COUVILLON (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has had a story called “The Hermit Crab” published in the August 2018 issue of the Arkansas Review. Congratulations, Sharon!

Janet Garber—author of THE PARIS NOVEL (featured in Embark, July 2018)—has had a comedic science-fiction story called “Shishkosh” published in Space Squid. Her essay on tackling New York Times crossword puzzles, “Puzzling,” will appear in the New York Times in March 2019. And her essay “Exiled in Paris” will appear in the Fall 2018 issue of Colere, a publication of Coe College. Congratulations, Janet!

August 2018

Judith Haran—author of THE ICE-MAKER’S DAUGHTER (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had a scholarly article published in the Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies called “The Nuremberg Trials Project at Harvard Law School: Making History Accessible to All.” Congratulations, Judith!

July 2018

Jonathan Freeman-Coppadge has signed with literary agent Chris Kepner of The Kepner Agency, who will be representing Jonathan’s novel The World Is Mine (featured in Embark, April 2018). Chris first encountered Jonathan’s pitches in #DVpit and then read the first chapter in Embark before requesting the full manuscript and eventually making an offer. Congratulations to both Jonathan and Chris on this wonderful news!

Bill Mesce—author of MEDIAN GRAY (featured in Embark, July 2017)—is in the process of signing with the academic publisher McFarland Books for a book celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Sam Peckinpah’s controversial Western The Wild Bunch. Bill’s novel Four Days to Trinity was published this month by Endeavour Press. He also recently signed with Unsolicited Press for Collected Works by the late playwright, poet, and fiction writer Sean Michael Rice; the book will come out this September. Congratulations on all counts, Bill!

T. M. De Vos—author of YEAR OF WOMEN (featured in Embark, October 2017)—has received the Paper Darts short fiction award, judged by the writer Carmen Maria Machado, for her story “The Wrong Sort of Woman.” She has also had a short story called “Blue Whale” published in Tinge Magazine and was a semifinalist in The Same’s fiction contest, with publication pending. Congratulations on these accomplishments, T. M.!

Anna Scotti—author of L.A. WINTER (featured in Embark, January 2018)—has had a poem called “Tanager” reprinted recently in Lunch Ticket. A selection of her poems has been awarded an Honorable Mention by judge Patricia Smith for the Pablo Neruda prize; these poems will appear in the Fall 2018 issue of Nimrod International Journal. Anna’s unpublished collection, Bewildered by All This Broken Sky, was named a finalist for the 2018 Louise Bogan Award offered by Trio House Press. Two of her poems, originally published in The Comstock Review, appear currently at isacoustic*.  Her poem “Then Fall Again” will appear in an upcoming issue of The New Yorker. Several of her stories will appear in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, beginning with the November/December issue, on sale in October. Congratulations on all this good news, Anna!

June 2018

P. K. Adams is releasing her historical novel The Greenest Branch this month! The opening of this novel, which is set in the 12th century and tells the story of Hildegard of Bingen, Germany’s first female physician, was featured in Embark in October 2017. Congratulations, P. K.!

 May 2018

Derek Heckman—author of A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO COMING BACK FROM THE DEAD (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had a story called “On Ethics in Monster-Making” published by The Furious Gazelle. Congratulations, Derek!

Judith Haran—author of THE ICE-MAKER’S DAUGHTER (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has written a blog post for Harvard Law School called “Voting with Your Feet? Better Check Protocol First,” an addendum to the HLS Scanning Nuremberg series. Congratulations, Judith!

Jane Deon—author of FIERCE COUNTRY (featured in Embark, January 2018)—has had a story called “Goodbye July” published in the second issue of Manzano Mountain Review. Congratulations, Jane!

April 2018

Jo-Anne Rosen—author of A MAP OF THE MIND (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had a story called “The Nymphs at the Vagabond Motel” published in the Poydras Review. Congratulations, Jo-Anne!

Sandra Miller—author of THE JOURNEY ITSELF (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has had one of her blog posts, entitled “How Writing Fiction Can Free Physicians,” reposted on the popular medical-social site KevinMD.com. Congratulations, Sandra!

William Reichard—author of SUN, MOON, STARS (featured in Embark, January 2018)—is having a book of poetry published by Brighthorse Books later in 2018. The collection, entitled The Night Horse: New and Selected Poems, will include selections from his first five books of poetry as well as new work. Congratulations, William!

Peter Selgin—author of THE WATER MASTER (featured in Embark, April 2018)—has recently published a book on the art of writing first pages, entitled Your First Page (Serving House Books, 2017), which has also been the subject of a weekly column on the writer Jane Friedman’s website. It will certainly be of interest to novelists submitting to Embark!

Kenneth Robbins—author of SKUNK: AN AMERICAN LIFE FROM CONCEPTION TO COMMENCEMENT (featured in Embark, April 2018)—will have his one-character play, The Audition, produced in London in July 2018. This will be the first time his play has been performed in the UK. Congratulations, Ken!

Jeff Perso—author of WATER BODIES (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had another chapter of that novel accepted by the Twisted Vine Literary Arts Journal. The chapter, entitled “Now, Lend Me Your Horse,” will appear in Twisted Vine‘s forthcoming issue. Congratulations, Jeff!

Derek Heckman—author of A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO COMING BACK FROM THE DEAD (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had a story, titled “Accidents,” published in the latest issue of The Collapsar. Congratulations, Derek!

January 2018

Dallas Woodburn—author of GHOST FINGERS (featured in Embark, January 2018)—has won Yellow Flag Press’s Cypress & Pine Fiction Award for 2018 with her debut short-story collection, Woman, Running Late, in a Dress. The collection will be released in March. Congratulations, Dallas!

Siân Griffiths—author of SCRAPPLE (featured in Embark, January 2018)—has a story called “Wooden Spoons” in the current Cincinnati Review, as well as an essay in the current Indiana Review. Congratulations on these accomplishments, Siân!

Bill Mesce—author of MEDIAN GRAY (featured in Embark, July 2017)—recently signed with the UK e-publisher Endeavour Press for his novel Four Days to Trinity, a suspense thriller touching on themes of race, intolerance, and the cultural divide currently plaguing the U.S.  Additionally, his short story “The Drowned Man” was just accepted by The Valparaiso Fiction Review for publication this summer. Congratulations, Bill!

Mahmud Rahman has had a chapter of his novel THE FICTION FACTORY published at The Write Launch. The opening of this novel was featured in Embark in October 2017. Congratulations, Mahmud!

November 2017

Jo-Anne Rosen—author of A MAP OF THE MIND (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has had a story called “The Dude Who Stole Her New Shoes” published by the online literary magazine Five on the Fifth. Congratulations, Jo-Anne!

October 2017

Karla Stover has sold her book Wynters Way to BWL Publishing, Inc., a Canadian publishing house. The opening of this novel was featured in Embark in October 2017. Congratulations, Karla!

Madelyn Bennett Edwards has released her debut novel, Catfish, about a young girl growing up in Louisiana in the 1960s. The opening of this novel was featured in Embark in October 2017, and you can find out more about where to buy the book on Madelyn’s website. Congratulations, Maddy!

Jeff Perso has been named a Finalist for the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Novel Prize, for his book WATER BODIES. The opening of this novel was featured in Embark in July 2017. Congratulations, Jeff!

Bill Mesce—author of MEDIAN GRAY (featured in Embark, July 2017)—has recently had two books published: a novel, Legacy, released by Impress Books, and a nonfiction book called The Rules of Screenwriting and Why You Should Break Them (McFarland). Next month, the online literary magazine Ovunque Siamo, which publishes fiction and essays relevant to the Italian/American, will be running his short story “Furlough, November 1944.” Lastly, the site Shore Scripts, dedicated to the craft of screenwriting, has run three of his essays. Congratulations on all of these accomplishments, Bill!