Strong Women Strange Worlds

Third Thursday QuickReads, April 18, 2024

Featuring

Marie Brennan co-author of The Mask of Mirrors

Arenza Lenskaya; Renata Viraudax: by any name, Ren is a con
artist out to make a fortune and a future for herself and her sister,
Tess. But when nightmare magic envelops her city, she must sort
truth from lies, or face losing everything she holds dear.
https://linktr.ee/swan_tower

Jessica Peter author of “A Study in Umber”

from Collage Macabre: An Exhibition of Art Horror, an anthology of
art horror that was a group labor of love created by Jessica Peter
and writer-friends, as The Future Dead Collective.
While this story is a little more light-hearted horror, the anthology
also dives into darkest obsessions.
https://collagemacabre.com/ www.jessicapeter.net

Ginger Smith author of The Rush’s Edge

Lab-grown "vat" soldier Hal and his friend scour the Edge
salvaging crashed ships. He knows vats don't fall in love; they die
chasing the rush of battle. When Hal meets tecker Vivi, he sees a
possible future together, but first they must discover what an
alien artifact downloaded into their ship and why the government
will do anything to keep them silent about it.
ginger-smith-author.com

Rosalyn Briar author of Her Dark Enchantments

The Wicked Fairy. The Mistress of All Evil. The villain of Sleeping
Beauty goes by many names, but where did she come from?
Discover the origins of the Wicked Fairy and fall under a spell.
https://www.quillandcrowpublishinghouse.com/her-dark-
enchantments rosalynbriar.com

Victoria Nations author of “Scabrous” from A Quaint and Curious

Volume of Gothic Tales edited by Alex Woodroe
A story about how pain and violence linger like ghosts.
www.VictoriaNations.com

Meredith R. Lyons author of Ghost Tamer

Aspiring comedian Raely is the sole survivor of a disastrous train
wreck. Already dealing with the intense grief of losing her best
friend, now she can see ghosts. Including one who claims to have
been with her all her life, and another intent on destroying her and
taking her soul. https://meredithraelyons.com/
https://camcatbooks.com/Books/G/Ghost-Tamer
In addition to the authors who read today, please check out the organizers of the
Strong Women•Strange Worlds Group Author Reading Series
Terri Bruce writes hard-to-classify Anne E.G. Nydam makes relief
fantasy and science fiction stories block prints and writes poetry,
that explore the supernatural side short stories, and books for all
of everyday things. She is the ages about adventure, magic, and
author of the “Afterlife” series, wonder. Her most recent book is
the short story collection SOULS, On the Virtues of Beasts of the
and numerous short stories in Realms of Imagination. www.NydamPrints.com
anthologies and magazines. www.terribruce.net
Claudia Blood blends her science
Patricia Correll is the author of and IT background with a life-long
fantasy and horror novels, novellas passion for Dungeons and Dragons
and short stories, as well as daily to pen award-winning Sci-fi and
to-do lists. Thief, archer, and food fantasy novels.
for fire ants, she lives in Alabama https://claudiablood.com
with her family.
twitter.com/Author_PCorrell

Kathryn Sullivan writes stories

where girls are the explorers, the
wizards, and the ones who solve
problems and rescue people. Her
books include The Crystal Throne
and Agents, Adepts, & Apprentices.
www.kathrynsullivan.com
Sarah Smith's Agatha winning
mysteries and SF are published in
14 languages and have become
bestsellers here and abroad. Her
latest mystery is Crimes and
Survivors. www.sarahsmith.com
FB & Twitter @sarahwriter
Kate Pope is the "token non-
author" on the organizing
committee. She is a reader
extraordinaire, and a tie-dye artist.
Plus, these events would not be possible
without the generous efforts of a team of
additional volunteers including
Elaine Isaak http://rocinantebooks.com
Ef Deal https://www.efdeal.net
Lindsay Macannon
Amanda Huskisson
Lisa Fox
Clare Macannon
Cindy O’Quinn
Cari Lyn Jones https://carilynjones.com
N.D. Jones https://www.ndjonesparanormalpleasure.com
Christina Delia Instagram @christinadelia_writer
D.C. Gomez https://dcgomez-author.com
JF Garrard https://jfgarrard.com
Joanne Nundy
Angela Yuriko Smith https://angelaysmith.com

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