If you liked “From the Clay of His Heart” you can nominate for Hugo

You may nominate works for the 2009 Hugo award if you either: were an attending or supporting member of Denvention 3 (the 2008 World Science Fiction Convention); OR are an attending or supporting member of Anticipation (the 2009 World Science Fiction Convention) before January 31, 2009 If you liked “From the Clay of His Heart” and

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Press Release – Utah Author Selected for Best SFF Stories 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTAH AUTHOR SELECTED FOR BEST STORIES OF 2008 Will Present Keys to Successful Fiction at BYU Symposium LAKETOWN, UTAH |  February 9, 2009 |  Utah author John Brown’s novelette, “From the Clay of His Heart,” has just been listed as one of the best stories of 2008 by Locus Magazine, the main

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“From the Clay of His Heart” to be included in Year’s Best Fantasy #9

More good news! I just found out that my novelette, “From the Clay of His Heart,” will be included in this year’s annual Year’s Best Fantasy anthology edited by David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer. The anthology will be released in the summer of 2009.           .

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“From the Clay of His Heart” makes Locus Magazine’s 2008 recommended reading list

Locus Magazine, the trade publication for the science fiction and fantasy genre, has listed my novelette, “From the Clay of His Heart,” on their 2008 recommended reading list. Yea! Lots of other goodies out there as well.         .

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The 3 Things You Must Learn to Write Killer Stories: Feb 20 @ BYU

Mark your calendars!! The free, 2009 Life, the Universe, and Everything symposium at BYU will run Thursday – Saturday, February 19 – 21. The speical guests are Tracy & Laura Hickman (Dragonlance authors) and James C. Christensen (yes, the amazing fantasy artist). But there will be more than a dozen other authors there, including: L.E.

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