My poem, "A Poem for Aiken", was published in the Aiken-Barnwell Genealogical and Historical Society News and Journal, Volume XXXIX Number I, First Quarter 2023.

My article "Discovering Hampton Hill Plantation" was published in the April 2023 edition of the Charleston Mercury.

Denny Hamann is pleased to announce his  first novel, Cryin's for Hungry Babies ISBN 9798361634392, was published in December. It's a ninety-one thousand word historical fiction novel set in North Carolina during the Civil War.

His second book, another historical fiction novel, Cottonville Road, A Dusty Path to Power, is scheduled to be released by April first.

https://www.amazon.com/author/dennyhamann

In Yvette R. Murray‘s Hush, Puppy she becomes one with the Port City. This collection is a direct address, a love letter to Charleston from the black hand side. The poet takes readers on an intentional trek, while brilliantly negotiating the past, the present, and the future.--Glenis Redmond, Poet Laureate, Greenville SC

https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/hush-puppy-by-yvette-r-murray/

Hot Poet Equinox will be online on March 20 with my poem "Magenta" accompanied by three of my photos: "Banksies Paint Pot Angel in Rose", "Flame Maple", and "Flown".  Thanks ahead of time to anyone who takes a peek!

I was pleasantly surprised today to receive my first acceptance for a work of fiction I'd submitted to a publication.

That publication, Sci Phi Journal, received the 2022 European Science Fiction Society Hall of Fame Award for Best SF Magazine, so I'm thrilled that they liked my work.

It's a short piece, so not a lot of money, but I guess now I can claim to be an "Author" as well as an "Internationally published author"! I'm not sure when the story will actually be published, but will share that information once I receive it.

Thanks to all of the people in the SCWA  Science Fiction/Fantasy Virtual Genre Group and the other SCWA critique groups I participate in for the constructive criticism I've been given since joining.

Steve Mullaney’s second novel, RANDOMIZATION, is coming June 01, 2023 (from Wilmont & Wilshire).

In this 76k word thriller, Matthew kills someone just to see what it would be like, and it soon turns into an itch he needs to scratch. But, no one gets away with murder---or do they? Karma takes care of what the law does not.

Marjorie Hudson is pleased to announce her debut novel, INDIGO FIELD, is forthcoming from Regal House Publishing. 

"A mesmerizing story of loss, injustice, and revenge conspiring to darken the human heart—and the redemptive and unexpected ways the light comes in.”— Bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd

“Hudson digs beneath the surface of the contemporary Southern world and raises up stories long repressed—stories of Indigenous and Black heritage”—NYT Bestselling Oprah Author Lalita Tademy

Upcoming Tour Events

M. JUDSON BOOKSELLERS – Wednesday, April 5,@ 5:30 pm, Greenville, SC

HUB CITY BOOKSHOP – with SUSAN ZURENDA – Thursday, April 6 @ 6pm, Spartanburg, SC 

CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY – Wednesday, May 10 @ 10:30 am Coffee with Author – 164 King St, Charleston, SC 29401

Book Trailer

Mary Alice Dixon is thrilled to learn her story "Bride of Wild," which is in The Petigru Review, Issue 15, Fall 2022, has been nominated for Best Short Fiction. She is also happy to announce that her story "Doll Clothes for Jesus" is in moonShine Review, Fall/Winter 2022, Vol. 18, Issue 2. Her story "Polka Dots & Yellow Teeth" is in The RavensPerch, December 9, 2022. These three stories were all birthed in the SCWA Virtual Fiction Group, a group of gifted writers from whom Mary Alice perpetually learns. Finally, Mary Alice's poem "Night Owl Dreams Woman" is shortlisted for Ireland's international Anthology Poetry Competition Award.

Patty’s book, A Letter to a Friend: The Story of Abuse in America was a winner in the Hope PYX Global International Book Awards in Faith & Spirituality. Winners were selected on October 21, 2022 from a group of finalists. The creative nonfiction book recently surpassed 1,500 copies sold.