You can reach any and all of our writers, Gina Ruiz, Shannon Muir or Fred Patten by using the contact form below. Requests for reviews or other questions can also be directed via the contact form.
News, Reviews & Interviews
You can reach any and all of our writers, Gina Ruiz, Shannon Muir or Fred Patten by using the contact form below. Requests for reviews or other questions can also be directed via the contact form.
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Dear Gina, Shannon and Fred,
I am writing because I wrote a book review of Infidelis by Vicente Cooper and I am curious to see if you may be interested in publishing it. Mr. Cooper is a wonderful Chicano poet out of San Antonio. There are many tremendous Latino poets, but few like Mr. Cooper are getting coverage. I heard him read his moving poetry at AWP and so I bought his book. On the plane home, I read it and that night I had to review it, because I found it that important for others to hear his voice.
I am a Disney lawyer for the last 27 years. I have attended the Yale Writers’ Workshop for the last three years. This year, I was accepted by YWW’s intensive writers’ workshop. In addition, I was accepted this year in Story Studio’s Novel in a Year Program. I am in the process of writing a YA fiction novel set in Mexico City and the Mayan Underworld and a non-fiction book lifting up the voices of Latina immigrant women who founded a nonprofit in Boyle Heights called Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission.
Thank you for your consideration,
Saludos,
Rey
Dear Gina Ruiz, I am writing to you because of your SF/F and urban fantasy writing, in particular the fractured fairy tales taking place in the barrio!
I’m Cristina Deptula, journalist with the Knee Deep Times and editor of Synchronized Chaos International Magazine (synchchaos.com). I’m also involved in writing and activism related to the resilience of our urban environments (in my case, the SF Bay Area).
Last year I organized a panel with colleagues for the Association of Writing Programs conference on “Tales of the Town” about preserving and celebrating cities as a cultural and physical sanctuary for many people.
This year I’m putting another one together for AWP26 that’s along the lines of many of our fantasy reading and watching interests, “Orcs, Morlocks, Avatars and the Urban Fantastical.” (That’s a tentative title).
We would be incredibly honored if you were to participate in our virtual/hybrid presentation!
It’s about the role of urban fantasy literature in shaping our imagination about the future of our cities. Given your interest in urban fantasy, we think this would interest you.
I read N.K. Jemisin’s article on why she hates orcs and believe we’re thinking along the same wavelengths 🙂
Could you please let me know if you would be interested in joining the panel? We will handle the administrative details and will be happy to have your presence and thoughts.
Thank you very much,
Cristina Deptula
Synchchaos.com